so I got bored and made a Moriarty-centric blog
all adaptations, especially BBC, Granada, Ritchie and Elementary will be posted
I love my darling baby psychopath <3
I need to follow more Moriarty-centric blogs
if you post a lot of just Moriarty, like this post so I can check out your blog
I liked her in the book, A Scandal in Bohemia. I thought her character was incredible - the only person to ever beat the great Sherlock Holmes, and a woman no less! Holmes held such disdain for womenfolk. He despised them. But then Irene Adler came along and he had a new found respect for the gender, because he saw that some women are incredibly intelligent.
In the book, Irene goes to live with her new husband, because she has gotten her money and has beaten the great detective. Holmes never catches her. She even baffles him with a disguise (she walks past him in a long coat and hat, pretending to be a man). The ending to the book was perfect - Irene is happy with her husband, Watson is actually ecstatic that Holmes was baffled, the King of Bohemia got his pictures back, and Holmes fell a little bit in love. (Although at the end, when Watson goes home to his wife, Holmes goes back to “the cocaine bottle”. Yes I’m sad and I can recite the entire book. Shut up.)
The BBC version introduced me to Sherlock Holmes. Irene’s episode is what made me fall in love with the series (being the first episode I watched). However, looking back on the episode, I can see lots of flaws in it, especially in Irene’s character.
- Sherlock beat her in the end. NO NO NO. The whole point of Irene is that she is the woman who beat Sherlock. Yes he saved her life in the end and repaid his debt to her, but he shouldn’t have beaten her in the first place.
- Irene fell in love with Sherlock. WHY WHY WHY. Holmes 4 Adler but Adler n/4 Holmes. She liked him, and was intrigued by him, but was NOT in love with him.
- Irene was happy in the end of the book. She loved her husband very dearly. In the series, she just kind of… ends. She goes to die. If Sherlock hadn’t been there, she would have died. There was no need for that! If they had just said “hey she’s living overseas with another man and she’s happy”, Sherlock would have been appeased and they would have stayed true to the story. But nope.
I do love BBC’s Irene. Lara Pulver is an amazing actress, and I really admire her. BBC’s Irene is gorgeous, witty, clever - but fell short at the end.
Don’t get me wrong. I loved the episode, and I still do. But it was changed a lot, and in hindsight I think they could have made it better by sticking more to the book.
THE WAITRESS AT THE RESTAURANT I JUST WENT TO WAS IN SHERLOCK
YOU KNOW THEY WERE FILMING IN CHELTENHAM (MY HOME TOWN) THE OTHER MONTH?
YEAH SHE WAS WORKING IN THE RESTAURANT THEY WERE FILMING IN
SHE MET BENEDICT AND MARTIN AND SHE SAID THEY WERE LOVELY
SHOUTOUT TO THE MOST AWESOME WAITRESS EVER
“The Crowded Drive” is the best one of The Road Trip series. (x)
IT’S TIME FOR LUNA’S FIC RECSSSSSSS
My fic rec page is here (x), but my friend yellowteapots is halfway through Sherlock episode 1, and that calls for a roundup of the best fics in the Sherlock fandom :)
- The Long Drive Series
Incredibly funny, cute and true to the series. My favourite fic series ever. - Alone on the Water
The most heartbreaking and famous fic in the fandom. A must-read for literally everyone. - I’m The Kind of Human Wreckage That You Love
Johniarty smut. Reels you in with adorableness, sexiness, hotness, and then breaks your heart. - A Cure For Boredom
Johnlock and John/random people smut. CINNAMON. - The Detective Series
Adorable Wholock with Time Lord!Sherlock. - The(y) Kiss
Johnlock fluffinessssss. - I Just Had Sex
Very short Johnlock drabble - guaranteed laughs. - Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Hilarious and generic but very short. - I Don’t Speak French
Victor/Sherlock. Cuteness galore and then… yeah. - A Week is Just Seven Days, Isn’t It?
Johnlock - INCREDIBLY AWESOME JOHNLOCK. - It’s a Love Story, Baby Just Say Yes
Canebrella. Adorable crack. - Performance In a Leading Role
Another perfect MadLori fic. Johnlock AU.
I hope you enjoy!! :D
I love Moriarty so much. If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll have seen my essays and answers about him.
There’s just something about him, you know? Moriarty in any form is the epitome of brilliance. In the canon ACD books, his character stood out from the rest. You can’t have Sherlock Holmes without James Moriarty. He is just as well-known as the consulting detective himself. “The Final Problem” is probably the most well-known Sherlock Holmes book, after Baskerville and Bohemia, and why? Because the overall villain, the insatiable genius, the changeable madman, Moriarty, is in that book.
The BBC Moriarty is my favourite portrayal. I love the Granada one, and Ritchie’s Moriarty is awesome, but the BBC Moriarty captured my heart and soul as soon as I saw him. Not only is Andrew Scott a complete hottie and an absolutely amazing, versatile and incomparable actor, but the actual character of BBC’s Moriarty is stunning. He’s insane! He’s a genius! He’s a psychopath! If he was a normal genius, he wouldn’t be as deep or as interesting. It’s because he has flaws, because he’s insane, because he’s different and yet so similar to Sherlock, that we find him so brilliant.
Sane, non-Tumblr people always say that the villain is the worst character.
Moriarty proves them wrong every single time.
What the Hell have our fandoms come to? Some people are actually sending hate messages to the actresses.
Let me say that again. To the ACTRESSES. The ones who give you all these amazing shows, the ones who DON’T HAVE TO DO IT BUT THEY DO BECAUSE THEY LOVE THEIR PROFESSION.
And you’re sending them things like “go kill yourself” and “you can’t act”?
Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. I only hope that the actresses who are being hated can see that the messages are not on behalf of the whole fandom.
Sending hate messages to anyone is horrible, lowly and downright insolent. How dare you?
Some people make me ashamed to be a fangirl. I don’t want to feel like that. None of us do. So stop.
If I ever doubt my devotion to Sherlock, make me watch A Study in Pink.
If I ever doubt my devotion to Doctor Who, make me watch Rose.
If I ever doubt my devotion to Avengers, make me watch Iron Man 1.
Sometimes it’s good to go back and remember why you fell in love with them in the first place.
so i've read pretty much all of your *amazing* fics and was wondering if you could recommend any other sherlock fanficion to read?
/blush/ thanks darling!
All my fic recs are HERE.
Some new ones that I might not have added are:
- Sleeping With Dragons (Hobbitlock, John/Smaug)
- I Don’t Speak French (Victor/Sherlock)
- Man and Beast (Werewolf AU, Johnlock)
- One Date, Three Meals, and The End of Things (Moriarty/Sherlock, set after season 1)
I hope that helps! I’d really recommend The Long Drive series and ITKOHWTYL. They’re brilliant!
New fanfic rec: I Don’t Speak French
Fandom: Sherlock
Ship: Sherlock Holmes / Victor Trevor
Rating: hot and heartbreaking
okay so this is my second AO3 fanfic and it’s short and not finished so yeah
http://archiveofourown.org/works/769054
Name: Empty Space
No ships
Summary: “I am Dr John Watson,” he said quietly. He glanced at the empty space next to himself. “and this is Sherlock Holmes.”
