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Some thoughts on last night's episode...
Both BBC!Sherlock and Elementary!Sherlock are often arrogant and rude, although the latter less so than the former. House from the tv show of the same name is a similar type of character--the genius who gets away with being a jerk because he can solve problems/cases that no one else can. I thought it was quite interesting that in last night's episode of Elementary, Sherlock not only gets called on his jerkishness by Joan and Captain Gregson, but it actually has consequences. He ends up getting forced off the case by a restraining order, and the serial killer nearly gets away with his crimes because (1) Sherlock was rude and dismissive to the detective who handled the original murder case instead of using a little more tact (although I think that guy was also in the wrong for letting his pride get in the way of re-examining the case) and (2) because Sherlock lost his temper and punched the suspect.
The ending was interesting, because Sherlock admits that he was wrong, but I'm not sure that he learned his lesson. He apologizes to Joan, and admits that she was right about his rudeness getting in the way of the investigation, and he says he'll try to do better although he'll probably slip up again in the future, which seems fair enough--people can't change old habits overnight, but at least he's making the effort to change. Or is he? Because in practically the next breath, he essentially tells Joan, "This is who I am, and I can't change," which pretty much contradicts what he just said. Joan says something like "people will only put up with that for so long." I guess it kind of struck a nerve with me, because I've known people who've used "This is just how I am" or "I'm just telling it like it is" to justify being rude to people (including yours truly). It remains to be seen how things will develop...maybe Sherlock doesn't think he can change or is afraid to change, but while Joan will put up with a certain amount of his crap, I think there's an upper limit as to how much she'll tolerate, so he may be forced to change and mature eventually? And Sherlock has strained and tested his friendship/working relationship with Gregson more than once, although I really loved the scene near the end where Gregson told the squad that if they don't like the way he does things, "there's the door." I think that Sherlock really doesn't appreciate (as Gregson pointed out) how much Gregson sticks out his neck for Sherlock, putting his own career on the line.
Both BBC!Sherlock and Elementary!Sherlock are often arrogant and rude, although the latter less so than the former. House from the tv show of the same name is a similar type of character--the genius who gets away with being a jerk because he can solve problems/cases that no one else can. I thought it was quite interesting that in last night's episode of Elementary, Sherlock not only gets called on his jerkishness by Joan and Captain Gregson, but it actually has consequences. He ends up getting forced off the case by a restraining order, and the serial killer nearly gets away with his crimes because (1) Sherlock was rude and dismissive to the detective who handled the original murder case instead of using a little more tact (although I think that guy was also in the wrong for letting his pride get in the way of re-examining the case) and (2) because Sherlock lost his temper and punched the suspect.
The ending was interesting, because Sherlock admits that he was wrong, but I'm not sure that he learned his lesson. He apologizes to Joan, and admits that she was right about his rudeness getting in the way of the investigation, and he says he'll try to do better although he'll probably slip up again in the future, which seems fair enough--people can't change old habits overnight, but at least he's making the effort to change. Or is he? Because in practically the next breath, he essentially tells Joan, "This is who I am, and I can't change," which pretty much contradicts what he just said. Joan says something like "people will only put up with that for so long." I guess it kind of struck a nerve with me, because I've known people who've used "This is just how I am" or "I'm just telling it like it is" to justify being rude to people (including yours truly). It remains to be seen how things will develop...maybe Sherlock doesn't think he can change or is afraid to change, but while Joan will put up with a certain amount of his crap, I think there's an upper limit as to how much she'll tolerate, so he may be forced to change and mature eventually? And Sherlock has strained and tested his friendship/working relationship with Gregson more than once, although I really loved the scene near the end where Gregson told the squad that if they don't like the way he does things, "there's the door." I think that Sherlock really doesn't appreciate (as Gregson pointed out) how much Gregson sticks out his neck for Sherlock, putting his own career on the line.