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kat_lairSo, went to see Sherlock Holmes with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trialia tonight. And boy, you guys weren't lying about the bro yay. But how come no one said anything about the entirely unsubtle d/s dynamic? It's not just me, right? Because...
I mean really, the second scene: Holmes crawling to Watson on his hands and knees. And then sitting at his feet, leaning his head against Watson's legs. I pretty much choked on my tongue repeatedly. In a good way.
Film was visually awesome. Explosions were very pretty, use of alternative angles was good, period London breath-taking in its detail. I have preciously little to say about the plot (there was not!black magick, plan to take over the world and the introduction of Moriarty paving way for the inevitable sequel), because I was mostly asquee about the epic and glaringly obvious bromance unfolding in all its glory (oh there was a sub in this movie, it just wasn't in the text). The bickering! The co-dependency! The domesticity ('I thought I left the stove on.' 'You did.' and "Our dog!')! The not-talking-about-our-feelings awkwardness!
And holy crap, the d/s vibe! For example: Holmes is upset Watson is planning on marriage. How does he deal with this threat of losing hisdom friend? He goes and gets himself beaten up at a boxing match. Where he knows Watson likes to go to bet. He spends a good long time getting his ass kicked and scanning the crowd to see if Watson is there, and only when it's obvious he won't be coming, does Holmes finish off his opponent. There are also several scenes where Holmes is basically acting like a pushy brat, trying every trick to get Watson's attention (and mostly succeeding), a scene where Watson hits Holmes just to shut him up, and another one where he leaves Holmes to hang from a rope (a fake noose, harmless) just because he can and it amuses him, even though Holmes tells him that he's losing feeling in his tongue and it would therefore be useless.
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Yeah.
So hey, if you didn't guess already, I fucking loved it.
*goes to find some fic*
trialia tonight. And boy, you guys weren't lying about the bro yay. But how come no one said anything about the entirely unsubtle d/s dynamic? It's not just me, right? Because...I mean really, the second scene: Holmes crawling to Watson on his hands and knees. And then sitting at his feet, leaning his head against Watson's legs. I pretty much choked on my tongue repeatedly. In a good way.
Film was visually awesome. Explosions were very pretty, use of alternative angles was good, period London breath-taking in its detail. I have preciously little to say about the plot (there was not!black magick, plan to take over the world and the introduction of Moriarty paving way for the inevitable sequel), because I was mostly asquee about the epic and glaringly obvious bromance unfolding in all its glory (oh there was a sub in this movie, it just wasn't in the text). The bickering! The co-dependency! The domesticity ('I thought I left the stove on.' 'You did.' and "Our dog!')! The not-talking-about-our-feelings awkwardness!
And holy crap, the d/s vibe! For example: Holmes is upset Watson is planning on marriage. How does he deal with this threat of losing his
...
Yeah.
So hey, if you didn't guess already, I fucking loved it.
*goes to find some fic*
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on 2010-01-16 12:59 am (UTC)Thank you for reminding me of this. :D I saw Holmes tonight too, and am still on the bromance high. I love your angle. I was subconsciously there during the film, secretly hoping for more Watson!affection and Holmes!clinginess.
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on 2010-01-16 01:54 am (UTC)Mmmm, yes, that certainly was a lovely image. ;)
(Also, I got your postcard today! Thank you! :D )
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on 2010-01-16 05:22 pm (UTC)Yay! Glad it arrived safely. :)
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on 2010-01-16 02:58 am (UTC)There's some good fic at
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on 2010-01-16 05:25 pm (UTC)Ohh, thank you! See, I don't even have to bother finding things for myself, my lovely flist just provides links! ♥
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on 2010-01-16 09:57 am (UTC)HELLO. YOU ARE CORRECT. YOU ARE SO CORRECT I MAY NEED TO GET OFF MY ASS AND FRIEND YOU. HI.
... I will uncapslock in a minute but yes. Manipulative bossy SUB SUB SUB Holmes, yes please.
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on 2010-01-16 05:47 pm (UTC)Manipulative bossy SUB SUB SUB Holmes, yes please - unf unf unf. Like how Holmes regularly goes and takes a beating at boxing matches because he knows Watson likes to watch, and to bet on him. He makes sure to get bloodied up nice and proper first, before winning, and both of those he does for Watson. Then afterwards Watson totally scolds him for taking stupid risks, but Holmes knows it's all bluster because Watson's eyes and hands tell another story entirely, tracing every cut and bruise as he cleans Holmes up, just a little more roughly than is entirely professional for a doctor...
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on 2010-01-16 06:39 pm (UTC)THIS IS CANON. Ahem. It's quite clear that he goes out of his way both to rile Watson and to force him to have to take care of him, as well. I mean there's this incredible manipulative codependency and I'm tremendously sorry but I cannot get the image of Watson thrashing the back of Holmes' thighs with his cane out of my head. It's been there for DAYS.
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on 2010-01-16 06:55 pm (UTC)Watson thrashing the back of Holmes' thighs with his cane - ...I'm sorry, you were saying something? My brain just short-circuited from the akdjkajaklge'ahottttt. This is indeed an image worth contemplating. Now I'm wondering whether Watson just uses his regular cane or whether he has a special one with a bit more... swish.
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on 2010-01-16 07:09 pm (UTC)I had the "what sort of cane" discussion with my boyfriend on the way back from the cinema and then giggled all the way home from the bus stop. It's a good thing he's used to me. I think, though, he probably has the nice shiny sword-stick from his days in the army, and then he has the plain, standard one he uses when he's not involved in a case and therefore doesn't feel he has to defend himself at every second, and then there's this thin schoolroom one - why do you have that, Dr Watson? Oh, no reason. Swish. Swish.
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on 2010-01-16 07:51 pm (UTC)Nothing wrong with cane discussions. And I like your train of thought. Of course, Watson would like to have options. And a world of yes on the nice thin rattan one that leaves pretty welts.
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on 2010-01-18 03:33 pm (UTC)Yay you got my postcard! And lol, I just tend to sign like that for all LJ friends... Who knows, maybe you have 489320 other friends called Kat! But from now on I shall revel in my uniqueness and just sign with 'Kat'... or maybe not all! And just expect you to divine from the content who it was... :D
Um, um, um, idk about fic... I have so much on the go at the moment. Fic will certainly happen this month, but don't think any of it will be about these two.
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