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neadodsI've had Elementary stuck in my head for the last couple of days, and not in the ZOMG!WTF? sense. A couple of weeks ago, the show did something I never expected to see - a plot that can not only arguably, but easily be tracked back to Doyle canon.
Moreover, it's canon that Sherlock hasn't referenced and which I rather confidently expected it to next season. The Problem of Thor Bridge may not have the keywords that Moffat and Gatiss have teased us with, but the concept of a love triangle involving an employee and framing a romantic rival for a crime are general enough to be used in a wide variety of applications.
But Elementary got there first. After Moffat making "sue" noises at CBS, will CBS return the favor if Sherlock uses the Thor Bridge framework? And is Elementary planning on doing other canon that Sherlock hasn't yet covered? Technically, isn't even canon that Sherlock has covered fair game?
That's where Elementary's hewing to the original inspiration. But the other thing stuck in my head is the way that Elementary is not only not hewing to canon but breaking entirely new ground. Canon, and Sherlock, made a large subplot about the friendship between two unexpectedly compatible men.
The relationship between Sherlock and Joan in Elementary, as I've bitched often, is about employment. They didn't randomly find each other; she was hired. For a few episodes I got a flicker that maybe Joan would find satisfaction and fascination in Sherlock's job while Sherlock would find that Joan was a friend who didn't need to be paid to like him, and that was how the most famous friendship in literature would be established.
But as the season progresses, only half of that is coming true. Over the course of several episodes Sherlock has started making gestures that show that he's growing to not just tolerate, but like Joan. On the other hand, there's no reciprocation from her. She doesn't seem to enjoy his work, she's said she looks forward to not doing it with him anymore, and she's making quite a few noises along the lines of "disengage, I'm movin' on."
And I've got no idea where they're planning on going with that.
Moreover, it's canon that Sherlock hasn't referenced and which I rather confidently expected it to next season. The Problem of Thor Bridge may not have the keywords that Moffat and Gatiss have teased us with, but the concept of a love triangle involving an employee and framing a romantic rival for a crime are general enough to be used in a wide variety of applications.
But Elementary got there first. After Moffat making "sue" noises at CBS, will CBS return the favor if Sherlock uses the Thor Bridge framework? And is Elementary planning on doing other canon that Sherlock hasn't yet covered? Technically, isn't even canon that Sherlock has covered fair game?
That's where Elementary's hewing to the original inspiration. But the other thing stuck in my head is the way that Elementary is not only not hewing to canon but breaking entirely new ground. Canon, and Sherlock, made a large subplot about the friendship between two unexpectedly compatible men.
The relationship between Sherlock and Joan in Elementary, as I've bitched often, is about employment. They didn't randomly find each other; she was hired. For a few episodes I got a flicker that maybe Joan would find satisfaction and fascination in Sherlock's job while Sherlock would find that Joan was a friend who didn't need to be paid to like him, and that was how the most famous friendship in literature would be established.
But as the season progresses, only half of that is coming true. Over the course of several episodes Sherlock has started making gestures that show that he's growing to not just tolerate, but like Joan. On the other hand, there's no reciprocation from her. She doesn't seem to enjoy his work, she's said she looks forward to not doing it with him anymore, and she's making quite a few noises along the lines of "disengage, I'm movin' on."
And I've got no idea where they're planning on going with that.
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Date: 2012-12-15 01:57 am (UTC)