Holmes & Watson

Eileen / she/her   A blog devoted to all things Sherlock-related. My non-Sherlockian blog is at eileentothestars.

[holmesoverture]

Hey, friends! Just a quick note to say that I will not be as active on this account anymore. Nothing bad has happened -- I'm just not as into Sherlock Holmes as I used to be. I'll probably pop back in occasionally, especially if I get back into the fandom at a later date. In the meantime, I will still be on Tumblr at my main account, @eileentothestars, if you want to hang out

Keep sleuthing, everybody :)

[neuroqueerings]

Someone has put it to me this morning, in the comments, that Watson/Edward Hardwicke is not in fact a quokka but a honey badger *pauses to let you take in the gravity of this statement*

They point out that in the Lady Carfax episode, shortly before being called a 'dangerous ruffian', he body-slams someone in a bank.

I must admit that what the quokka has in facial likeness/cuteness, it lacks in honey badger prowess and the physicality required to attack the foe of one's friend and colleague when absolutely necessary.

Also, doesn't Holmes end up as a bee-keeper? (I don't know I haven't reached the end yet). If so, that would strengthen the honey badger argument

[icantbotherwithusernames]

more magical girl sherlock holmes ft. magical boy watson and their dual special magic power

watson automatically transforms with holmes. he does not enjoy it.

[vancruejovi]

Could you imagine being Sherlock’s client though? You go to this random man’s house, he invites his mate who you don’t know to listen in, says he can tell you rode your bike there because your shoes have three (3) splashes of a specific type of mud on them that, he then looks like he falls asleep on the couch while you’re telling your deepest trauma, then farts around your garden for a while before accusing your uncle by saying he has a secret pet monkey or something. And you know what the best part is? He’s right

[bananaeatstape]

fly high king 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[troublewithangels]

[mikhaelwrites]

World's most bisexual man is lulled to sleep by his flatmate just to dream about a woman he met twenty-four hours ago. (This is the greed they talk about in the bible.)

The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

[kimgmac63]

[perregrin-of-1885]

I don’t think you’re dressed to receive attractive young ladies…

[citizenscreen]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859. The physician/writer is best known for creating the brilliant detecting duo, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. #botd

[nixxie-pic]

Please join us in the Sunday Watchalongs at ‘The Giant Chat of Sumatra’ On Discord, if you are a Sherlock fan (or just want some company!). All of May we're watching a new to us BBC series from 2000.

On 24th May we’ll watch part five of 'Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'; 'The White Knight Strategem'. The series stars Ian Richardson as Dr Joseph Bell. Bell helps the police to investigate the murder of a moneylender, but an old animosity between him and the officer in charge leads to conflict. Matters become worse when Doyle sees merit in the lieutenant's theories rather than in Bell's.

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All of the watchalongs take place in the Discord Server ‘The Giant Chat of Sumatra’ and we start watching Promptly at 20:10 UK time (People usually turn up from 19:45 onwards to have a natter beforehand!) Click here to convert to your timezone. You do not need to have ever been to a watchalong before - anyone reading this can come along.

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[lobotomy-jpeg]

It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.

[ID: Digital painting, a recreation of one of Leyendecker's Interwoven Socks ads, of a gentleman sitting in a wooden chair before a wooden desk, clutching some envelopes in hand. Instead, it's Dr Watson as played by David Burke, and there's an assortment of chemistry vials on the desk as well as a microscope.

Watson's in a light suit and has a yellow flower pinned to his lapel. The chair he sits in is a swivel one. He sits before a solid coral background. /end ID]

(details and some rambling under the cut!)

While I mostly find that quote up there like a big backhanded compliment, there's a part of me that finds it really endearing.

I think, the question is, can pure sunshine be a conductor of light? Because that's what Watson, especially David Burke's, is to me.

I started this study on the day Mr Burke's passing was shared publicly without knowing if I'd finish it, but I ended up chipping away at it light by little these past few days. I hope I have managed to do him even the slightest bit of justice 💛

Anyway, deets!

[ID: An assortment of details of the above illustration, each focusing on a different part of the image. In order:

1: Detail focusing on Watson's face. He's smiling gently, eyes closed.

2: Detail focusing on his hand holding the envelopes and a couple of beakers on the desk behind him, propped up by a metal stand.

3: Detail focusing on the microscope on the desk.

4: Detail focusing on the leg he's got crossed, painted in such a way that the sole of the shoe is facing the viewer.

5: Detail focusing on the other leg planted on the ground and the desk drawers behind it.

6: Detail focusing on the wooden swivel chair. /end ID]

[nymitz]

Morning...

[starrynightarchive]

arguably one of elementary's funniest gags is sherlock's tendency to pause whenever he's trying to figure out a motive and a murderer to turn to watson and be like "of course the murderer could be a woman. i would never think of implying only men can murder. watson im sure you can murder a man with a fire extinguisher any day easily." back when I first started elementary i saw a post about this that made me laugh so i thought okay maybe this happens once or twice. WRONG. it happens regularly. and I am so delighted about that. here are a few examples:

and immediately after:

watson is no longer sure if he is doing this to get on her nerves or if he really is That Serious about proper pronoun usage. he has no problem with being a cunt but he draws the line at misogyny. women will NOT be overlooked or underestimated on his watch🔥🔥🔥 his beautiful partner is a woman and he's a fan of his partner. so technically he's a fan of women. and he makes it abundantly clear again and again.

[aster-likes-space]

Again, in case you forgot, that is his Watson

[artemisthepoet]

You have no idea, in The Blanched Soldier Holmes literally says “I miss my Watson”

[holmesoverture]

The other day I was watching Danger Man (I think it was called Secret Agent here in the US?) and a baby Edward Hardwicke appeared as a Hungarian border guard of all things (it's never explicitly stated where they are but context clues make it obvious)

Tbh I didn't even recognize him (dude on the left) until I saw his name in the credits adsfadjdkfa

[kewti-est]

I know we love to talk about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s weird spiritualism and his love-hate relationship with Houdini, but I feel like we’re sleeping on several other aspects of his character here

Like, he personally Sherlocked two dudes out of prison? He was a whaler? He was a doctor and a field surgeon. Dude had a lot going on. Also I knew he was knighted, but I never thought to ask WHY. Low key thought the crown just REALLY liked his books.