Elementary 1x17-1x18
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oyceterAhaha, I am now starting to search for Elementary interviews and behind the scenes and etc. Hello, slowly growing fannishness! I had vaguely forgotten what it felt like.
(We are pretty sure the show is not in much danger of cancellation? ... this is an odd feeling to me! I rather like it.)
1x17 Possibility Two
I have read two recaps of this episode to try to piece together the case, and it still keeps slipping my mind. Clearly this is not one of Elementary's more memorable cases, save for the ludicrous-even-for-tv skience.
But! It has Sherlock constructing a DINOSAUR out of those molecule construction things! And OMG the look on Joan's face when she bounces in to tell Sherlock she solved the dry cleaning money laundering racket! She just looks so happy. Also: rare bee.
1x18 Deja Vu All Over Again
Joan gets a case! Really loved this episode, which highlights why I think Joan is actually the stealth protagonist of the show so far. Both Sherlock and Joan have been going through a lot of personal growth, but I find the story arc of Joan slowly feeling out a change of profession to be really well done. There are just so many seeds of it scattered throughout the season: her uneasiness with Sherlock deducing her previous career as a surgeon, the various people in her life reacting to her current career, the way she jumps in to question a suspect in the pilot and how it makes Sherlock take another (literal) look at her. Obviously there's an arc for Sherlock as well, but I think the bits with Irene Adler and Moriarty and his father are a bit more scattershot.
Of course, this may also be because I am incredibly biased and just notice all the Joan stuff more.
I also think it's interesting that Sherlock's arc is much more about him connecting with people (Irene Adler's supposed death, his father) along with the Moriarty stuff and the rehabilitation stuff, and how Joan's is very specifically career focused.
Anyway, the episode!
Alfredo returns!! AWESOME. I love the reference that the relationship with him, Joan, and Sherlock has been building offscreen, and OMG. Joan and Alfredo doing a stake out and Alfredo trying to dissuade her from breaking into the guy's car was great, even though I cringed at how it was almost sure to go wrong.
Love love love the mirrored scene from the pilot, with Joan needing to be bailed out this time.
As other people have said, love seeing more of her social life, as well as Sherlock keeping track of her friend date for her and how that fits with him urging her to talk with other people about the decision to be his partner. (Also, is one of her friends a woman of color dating a white guy? I feel like there are a remarkable number of white guy romantic interests?) It's also a nice contrast to the Joan's ex-boyfriend episode, in which her mother basically tries to get him to stage some sort of intervention. Here it's the friends who are worried and her mother who is happy.
Mostly I love watching Joan spreading her fledgling detective wings. And OMG. When she is trying to convince herself that Sherlock's methods are special and maybe she's really not good at this and the way his face just falls as she leaves to apologize to the guy! I heart him so much for not going for easy reassurances, for being able to give her a sounding board for her ideas, for distracting her from her self doubt and asking good questions.
... it's really funny, having just rewatched the pilot and remembering that I was completely prepared to hate Sherlock. I think he's still often a jerk, but he actually does things like apologize, or call his father for help for a friend, or bring Joan spaghetti in a cup, and he's capable of realizing when he's not right, admitting so, and readjusting his course.
And that last shot of Joan, now a consulting detective! BEST.
(We are pretty sure the show is not in much danger of cancellation? ... this is an odd feeling to me! I rather like it.)
1x17 Possibility Two
I have read two recaps of this episode to try to piece together the case, and it still keeps slipping my mind. Clearly this is not one of Elementary's more memorable cases, save for the ludicrous-even-for-tv skience.
But! It has Sherlock constructing a DINOSAUR out of those molecule construction things! And OMG the look on Joan's face when she bounces in to tell Sherlock she solved the dry cleaning money laundering racket! She just looks so happy. Also: rare bee.
1x18 Deja Vu All Over Again
Joan gets a case! Really loved this episode, which highlights why I think Joan is actually the stealth protagonist of the show so far. Both Sherlock and Joan have been going through a lot of personal growth, but I find the story arc of Joan slowly feeling out a change of profession to be really well done. There are just so many seeds of it scattered throughout the season: her uneasiness with Sherlock deducing her previous career as a surgeon, the various people in her life reacting to her current career, the way she jumps in to question a suspect in the pilot and how it makes Sherlock take another (literal) look at her. Obviously there's an arc for Sherlock as well, but I think the bits with Irene Adler and Moriarty and his father are a bit more scattershot.
Of course, this may also be because I am incredibly biased and just notice all the Joan stuff more.
I also think it's interesting that Sherlock's arc is much more about him connecting with people (Irene Adler's supposed death, his father) along with the Moriarty stuff and the rehabilitation stuff, and how Joan's is very specifically career focused.
Anyway, the episode!
Alfredo returns!! AWESOME. I love the reference that the relationship with him, Joan, and Sherlock has been building offscreen, and OMG. Joan and Alfredo doing a stake out and Alfredo trying to dissuade her from breaking into the guy's car was great, even though I cringed at how it was almost sure to go wrong.
Love love love the mirrored scene from the pilot, with Joan needing to be bailed out this time.
As other people have said, love seeing more of her social life, as well as Sherlock keeping track of her friend date for her and how that fits with him urging her to talk with other people about the decision to be his partner. (Also, is one of her friends a woman of color dating a white guy? I feel like there are a remarkable number of white guy romantic interests?) It's also a nice contrast to the Joan's ex-boyfriend episode, in which her mother basically tries to get him to stage some sort of intervention. Here it's the friends who are worried and her mother who is happy.
Mostly I love watching Joan spreading her fledgling detective wings. And OMG. When she is trying to convince herself that Sherlock's methods are special and maybe she's really not good at this and the way his face just falls as she leaves to apologize to the guy! I heart him so much for not going for easy reassurances, for being able to give her a sounding board for her ideas, for distracting her from her self doubt and asking good questions.
... it's really funny, having just rewatched the pilot and remembering that I was completely prepared to hate Sherlock. I think he's still often a jerk, but he actually does things like apologize, or call his father for help for a friend, or bring Joan spaghetti in a cup, and he's capable of realizing when he's not right, admitting so, and readjusting his course.
And that last shot of Joan, now a consulting detective! BEST.
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