One of the things about Sherlock that I find a little bit funny is that despite him being a genius, and quite extraordinary tbh, he still is remarkably relatable.
I guess I find it funny because of how many times I’ve seen people talking about him as if he was a completely unrelatable character (I’m still wanking about dfp characterization, yes, I’ll never stop).
Look. I can relate to this dork who sucks at communicating, who skip meals and has a fucked up rhythm of sleep, who sulks and is vexed, who care about people and about what people think of him, who’s socially anxious and who cries a lot when he’s not rude (unknowingly and against his will), who doesn’t always get social conventions, who overthinks, who sees the world in his own way, makes bad jokes and likes humour noir (black humour, is that how it’s translated?), jokes only a very limited amount of people will laugh at, who has “odd” fields of interest, who is seen as awkward, who uses jokes as a defence mechanism when he’s anxious, who bottles up his feelings, who’s depressed and at the same time who can laugh to tears and jump in excitement, who lets his inner child express itself, who bicker with his brother, who has known rejection and hatred, and bullies, throughout his life, and who has an inalterable affection and dedication to his loved ones, who falls in love completely and passionately, who values loneliness and can’t stand to be alone, who values logic, morals, justice, loyalty, science, arts, music, friendship, kindness, love. And even if I’m not actually gay but bisexual, I also relate to Sherlock for this.
Sherlock is a very relatable character, as much as John is, despite the feeling of surrealism he can sometimes give because he’s basically one of the cleverest people in the world and lives the most incredible adventures; and I can see myself in him a lot - it’s actually with Sherlock I identify with the most, and that since the very first time I watched the show, that’s what makes me empathise with him (and not only understand him through analysis and basic psychology and sociology knowledge). I wouldn’t be able to relate this much if he was the cold sociopath and calculating machine some people think he is.
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