rewatched hbomberguy's video on bbc sherlock and got pissed about how bad it is again, so i started a re-read of the original books to make myself feel better and as usual i am. SO confused as to why it became such a common thing for holmes to be characterised as a total asshole in adaptations when in the original he's... kind of a sweetheart? like he can definitely be insensitive and dismissive but he usually realises (or has his missteps called out by watson) and then like. apologises???? who the fuck set off the domino trail that lead to him being mischaracterised in like HALF of the modern adaptations

















