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After watching again the two seasons, I shall now write this review-slash-outpouring-of-emotions-for-the-series. As best as I can. Without going suebpgiwebgrhbvri.

[Warning: Spoilers and images and GIFs ahead. None of these images are mine.]

So. BBC’s Sherlock. Where do I even begin? Hmm. Just that it’s probably one of the most brilliant adaptations of Sir Conan Doyle’s famous detective.

At first, I was honestly a bit skeptic about the setting being in modern times, but I think that turned out quite well. In fact, it became easier to relate to the story since we’re more familiar with the technology they’re using.

I liked the show for two things, which are mainly: the mysteries of the cases they encounter and the relationships of the characters, though it was more of the latter. It was pretty interesting to watch Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he made his deductions, especially when the words appear, to help the audience follow with his thought processes. Though his speaking and thinking was very fast [I found myself repeating these parts the first time I was watching everything], I just chalked it to being part of his character since he is supposed to be one step ahead of the other people around him.

Now for the characters. Hmm. I don’t think there’s one that I really really hated. Sally Donovan and Anderson come to mind. I’m waiting for something like this to happen in the third season.

Anyway, aside from those two, I don’t dislike any of the other characters, even Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott), actually. In fact, I think he’s a very brilliant and effective villain. [Though I was partly amused during his first meeting with Sherlock.] I’m still somehow amazed at how every case was properly orchestrated to fulfill in due time his master plan. After all, he was able to use the police’s dislike for Sherlock and his “showing off” and making the police force look like idiots to his advantage. Then again, he isn’t Sherlock’s rival for nothing.

I really liked Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs), probably because she just seems like such a warm person. She’s a sweet lady but she could also be strong, and you could see that Sherlock has affection for her. Molly Hooper‘s (Louise Brealey) pretty much the same. She’s also sweet and nice but she’s willing to do everything she can for Sherlock. At first I couldn’t help but facepalm whenever she would do something in hopes of getting noticed by him [Well, he does notice, but he doesn't know the reason behind it because he's not good when it comes to feelings.], but I soon learned to like her because I could relate with her. And I couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration for her since she still does everything she can for the person she likes. As for Irene Adler (Lara Pulver), she..intrigues me. Somehow, I’m still a bit baffled why she becomes an important character in the adaptations when in the original, she merely beat Sherlock Holmes. Well, ok, that’s somehow a big deal. But still..

Moving on. There’s Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves) whom I’m also liking a bit more now. Probably because of these.

On a bit more serious note, though he isn’t like Sherlock who can easily see the evidence that matter and make deductions from them, he is still Sherlock’s most trusted officer in the force. In turn, he might not be too fond of how Sherlock makes a fool out of the officers, but he still respects and acknowledges Sherlock’s skill.

And then there’s Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss), the British government.

Err. ‘Nuff said. XD

So that leaves us with the two main characters: Sherlock and John Watson (Martin Freeman). This post is already long so I won’t gush about how I feel about them [and their actors]. Just that I think Sherlock’s as brilliant as he is in the stories and John’s less of an idiot as he is usually portrayed. And one more thing about John [and Freeman himself, I guess]: I still firmly believe that he’s a man made of kittens.

As I said earlier, one of the two things that I love about this series is the relationships of the characters, mainly Sherlock and John. And now I shall release my emotions regarding that.

“You take this cold, remarkable, difficult, dangerous, borderline psychopath man, and you wonder what might have happened to him had he not met his best friend, a friend that no one would have put him with – this solid, dependable, brave, big-hearted war hero. I think people fall in love, not with Sherlock Holmes or with Dr. Watson, but with their friendship. I think it is the most famous friendship in fiction, without a doubt.” - Steven Moffat

As said above by one of the show’s writers, Steven Moffat, meeting John greatly changed Sherlock. And to quote a friend of mine, “He’s more human, compared to the books.” Truth be told, I don’t really mind that. It just shows how much their characters slowly change in the course of their friendship.

I find it funny that just about every other character assumes that they’re together. I also find it funny that in the beginning, John would always correct these assumptions, but as time passed, he just gave up on making people think otherwise.

There was even one instance wherein Adler herself said that John and Sherlock are a couple, which he, of course, denies. Shipper heart aside, I agree with her. The two might not be exactly boyfriends or whatever but they have a strong relationship that probably can’t be given a proper name. For example, before, Sherlock was only all about his work and the thrill and challenge it presented to him. Other people, especially the emotional aspect of things, were never of importance to him. But after meeting John, he seemed to have mellowed a bit. Meanwhile, after Afghanistan, John never really had anything of importance: no place he considered home, no significant person, and most of all, no excitement in his life. But after meeting Sherlock, he was finally doing something, and it was like his life had finally been given a purpose. So in a way, they had become two halves of a whole – two individuals who complement each other so well and fill each other’s shortcomings. And here, Adler’s probably pointing that out to John. That yes, he and Sherlock are a couple in a sense that they have a special bond that weaved them together.

That said, I would just like to release all my emotions ever since the last episode of the second season, The Reichenbach Fall episode.

So I shall just sit here and try my best to wait patiently for the third season. All the while sobbing.

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