SHERLOCK 2x02 "The Hounds of Baskerville"

❝𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔❞

• pairing: sherlock (bbc) x fem!reader

• genre: fluff

• summary: reader accidentally confesses her feelings to sherlock and he reacts rather sweetly. but later.

• word count: 2,014

• warning: none

a/n - in case anyone doesn't know the first quote is by tolstoy, i do not own any credit for that.

MASTERLIST

He stepped down, trying not to look at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

You never understood these lines until you started living with Sherlock in 221B. It was hard not to look at him, and inhale every detail of his face. The curve of his lips, the razor-sharp cheekbones, the deep baritone voice that'd send shivers down your spine, the way you wanted to run a finger along his pale neck . . .

Disgusting! It was disgusting how intoxicated you were by him!

You always have kept your emotions to yourself, much like Sherlock, but not because you hated showing weakness or sentiment but because you wanted no parts of those emotions and their consequences whatsoever. To say that your experience in the romantic field is huge wouldn't be right, but you've played the field long enough to know when to stop.

And yet here you are, letting yourself down, enjoying the obnoxious rush of dopamine, and getting urges to tangle your hand through Sherlock's hair every time you're in his company.

Your shoes click audibly on the sidewalk as you walk beside your roommate, carrying grocery bags in your hands. He's talking about some experiment that he conducted at Bart's. You stopped listening after he said pancreas. Your eyes flickering from the ground to Sherlock's eyes, then back again to the ground. It's hard to keep up with his gaze. You don't like it because it makes you nauseous, but most importantly it scares you because your eyes may tell something that your lips couldn't. You try your best to keep up with his story by humming in agreement occasionally.

Sherlock had agreed to accompany you to the grocery store this morning and you were visibly surprised by that. You'd joked saying he'd woken up on the right side of the bed and to that, he said nothing except gave you one of his smug smiles.

"So would you do it?" He stops, now focusing on you.

"Yes! Absolutely!"

You have no idea what he's talking about but as long as he's not asking you to chase a criminal, you're fine with everything.

His lips curve into a satisfied smile as he looks down at you before leaning in towards your face and whispers.

"At least try to be a good liar."

Your eyelids flutter rapidly as you feel mortified by the sudden proximity. Sherlock steps back, still smirking, then strides ahead with the heavy bags as if they are weightless. You jog behind him struggling with the bags but catch up with him quickly.

"Sorry, I guess, I zoned out." You chuckle answering sheepishly.

"Well, at least I didn't look like a lunatic talking alone, even though it was actually the case." He teases giving you a look from the corner of his eyes.

"Yes, I mean, that is true. But it's almost always that I don't understand what you're talking about even when I'm paying attention to you so…" You trail off shrugging your shoulder as Sherlock rolls his eyes.

"What did you want me to do?" You inquire.

"Donate a pair of lungs."

You stop and look at him with an alarming frown. He chortles in response. Of course, he said that to check if you were listening earlier.

After walking in silence for a couple of minutes he speaks again.

"It's none of my business, but you were zoned out for almost . . . . eight minutes, which suggests you have something on your mind that's troubling you. If you want . . . ." He drawls awkwardly looking straight ahead as you raise an eyebrow. ". . . . you can tell me about it."

"Look at you, talking like a normal friend." You smile at him.

"Trying." He shrugs.

The air suddenly becomes thick. You wonder if he's figured it out and take a long pause to respond as you know he's waiting for you to say something.

"It's . . ." You swallow hard and try to sound casual. "Nothing big actually. Could be dealt with."

He gives you a side glance before snorting.

"I know it's not nothing big. But it's fine if you don't want to bring that up."

You know, it shouldn't be awkward, but your feelings, the things going around your head and the fear is making you awkward and anxious. You continue to walk ahead in the cold silence looking around at the stores.

There's a kid eating ice cream across the street and a few steps away from him is a couple walking hand in hand. You turn your head away from them and look forward only to find another couple walking ahead. You're not sure if they actually are a couple but you think they are. You don't understand why your brain is suddenly spotting cute couples on the street but it's really not helping your situation. You walk past a flower shop and your fingers brush adoringly against the petals of the white lilies from a bouquet, still deep in thoughts.

"I like someone." You mumble, your heart booming in your chest.

"I'm sorry?" He turns his face to you.

"I like someone. It's troubling me." You say clearly this time, raising your face towards him.

"Oh."

That's all that comes out of his mouth but his face does hold a surprised expression.

"Okay." If you're not imagining things then one would also interpret the look on his face as a disappointment.

"So…… what's troubling you?" He finally asks after a series of 'ohs' and 'okays'.

You laugh at his response.

"You really don't know anything about crushes, do you?" You get a funny look in return.

"Not from any personal experiences, no." He keeps his head straight ahead.

"Well, it feels like I'm trying to travel someplace that doesn't exist." Your tone changes to an intense one.

"So, does this person not reciprocate your feelings?" He turns to look at you curiously.

"Yes, I think he doesn't. At least not in the way I have feelings for him."

"Well, just forget him then. What's the point of wasting your time on someone who doesn't care? There are plenty of other men in the world for you." He shrugs nonchalantly as if he just gave you the easiest solution to the problem.

"You think it's easy to get over someone? I can't just forget him, I see him every day!" You blurt out irritated.

"Every day? Don't tell me it's someone from the Scotland Yard. The place is filled with morons." He scoffs.

"No!" You wince. "And it's not important! The point is, your advice isn't very helpful."

"I never said I'd give you a piece of advice. I said I'll listen." He points out. "Tell me more about him."

You squint at him surprised and utter an 'okay'.

"Well, he's . . . pretty . . ." You feel a bashful smile growing on your face.

"Pretty what?"

"Pretty." You state laughing.

He looks at you condescendingly and you gasp in defense.

"Sherlock, just because you don't appreciate people's appearances does not mean everyone else shouldn't too!" He only rolls his eyes and urges you to continue.

"He's funny, and quite smart too. Actually he's really smart."

You reach Baker Street. Sherlock opens the door for you and you step inside. He does it without realizing it, like it's his second nature, but it makes you smile warmly.

"Sweet. He's very sweet when he has to be." You can't stop smiling and he scrunches up his face at your words.

"Though he is a dick most of the times." You chuckle. " But again no one's perfect."

"Sounds oddly familiar." He remarks suddenly giving you serious look.

"He is." You gulp.

He knows. He knows. He knows. There's no way he doesn't.

The longer he looks at you the smaller you wish to become.

"Oh great! You're back." Mrs. Hudson comes bursting through her apartment as she notices you two halfway through the stairs. "You two, alright?" She asks looking between the two of you.

Sherlock answers with a firm yes without breaking eye contact. But growing nervous you break it and turn to Mrs. Hudson with a small smile.

"Would you take a look at the vacuum cleaner for me? It's stopped working." She explains in a hurry.

"Give me a minute." Sherlock answers quickly gesturing to the bags. "I'll help you fix it."

He rushes past you with bags then enters the apartment. You tail behind him like a puppy, but with a sad face. He stands in the middle of the room looking lost as his eyes roam everywhere but on you after dropping the bags. Then he heads straight out of the door clearly feeling uneasy about the situation.

Your eyes linger on the doorway a little too long, wishing he'd come and say at least a word, but he doesn't. You lay on the couch and stare at the ceiling wondering if it was a mistake.

Maybe you shouldn't have discussed your feelings with Sherlock. You knew it'd come to this. It always does. This has happened before. What were you even thinking? That he'd somehow be happy and confess his love for you too? What kind of fairy tale miracle were you waiting for?

You get up and head to the bedroom hoping that a nap would help you escape your thoughts.

- - - - - - - - - -

It didn't. You tried to rest but you couldn't. Every time you closed your eyes you saw Sherlock looking down on you, ridiculing you about being weak and rejecting you. So instead you cried, read a few chapters from a book, nibbled on a piece of bread, and spent the whole afternoon in Sherlock's bedroom since he never decided to come back after fixing Mrs. Hudson's vacuum cleaner.

It was evening now and John was back and watching the TV. You'd asked him if he knew where Sherlock was but he didn't. So you didn't press more about it and went to make yourself something to eat.

You stand in the kitchen while making some instant noodles and hear a shuffling noise in the living room followed by John's voice.

"Who are these for?" You hear John ask.

"No one." You recognize the deep voice.

There's a pause, then you hear a few footsteps, and soon Sherlock's standing adjacent to the dining table. He's holding something in his hand. Flowers. He's holding flowers in his hand. They are white lilies, just like the ones you saw this morning.

You look up at him and he looks a little embarrassed, cheeks tinted pink. His adam's apple bobs as he steps forward.

"These are for you." He says softly looking at you before his eyelids flutter several times nervously.

His blue eyes have never looked more beautiful and you wonder if this a dream. Your face is a blushing mess as you feel a tingling sensation in your toes and stomach. John's face catches your attention and he gives you a teasing smile. You bite your lip embarrassed. He'd always assumed that you'd liked Sherlock and you'd denied it, every time.

"John." Sherlock turns to him and John raises his eyebrows in response. "You're making her nervous." Your eyes go wide at his comment.

John raises his hands in defense and goes back to the TV.

You slowly take the flowers from his hands while his lips hold a delicate smile that you've never seen before. He leans forward and places a delicate kiss on your cheek, then steps back again.

Your lungs fill with so much air it becomes hard to breathe. You frankly want to throw yourself out the window just so you could confirm whether this is a dream or not.

"Thanks." You breathe out. "So . . . . what's this about?"

"You know very well what this about." He smirks and stands straighter locking his hands behind.

"Are you sure? Really?" You ask doubtfully.

"Would you like a formal letter?" He sasses back.

You roll your eyes and step forward grabbing him by his collar. His lips press against yours and it's all that you've been waiting for for a long time.

And although you can't see, you're sure that John's jaw is touching the floor right now.

special tags: @starks-hero

🕯️ a/n: hey everyone! thank you so much for reading! requests are open, so if have any requests for sherlock let me know. hope you're having a lovely day!

so... I’m working on the third part of The Cold Tea series and it’s WIP, I promise. in the meantime, shower thoughts happened to me and pondered over how Sherlock could have asked Molly to bring that ambulance to John’s therapist. so - here it is, a prompt (?), oneshot (?) - no sure, you pick the right term.

there was Flufftober which I missed. can we make Comfortember now, please?

(hope you’ll like it!)

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“Hello, Molly. I was hoping to catch you before you leave.”

Sherlock Holmes entered the lab in a very swift and brisk manner, making focused Molly jump. She stood next to a table, looking around and making sure she cleaned everything and did all that was necessary before heading home. She turned on a heel to face her visitor, smiling. She had her handbag with her, ready to leave.

“Oh, hello”. She inspected his tall figure top to bottom and a corner of her lips went up. “I see someone here had a little domestic?”

Sherlock furrowed his brows.

“Who?”

“You”, she replied with a soft chuckle.

If possible, his brows furrowed even more.

“I don’t understand. With whom?”

“A razor, apparently”.

One corner of his lips went up, too.

“I’m trying new things”, he responded, taking a couple steps to get closer to Molly.

“Ages you”, she said, still in a good mood.

After a second of scanning, however, her smile faded. He seemed slimmer but not in a good way. His hair was tussled, dark circles under his eyes deeper and skin paler than ever. Clothes that used to cling to his body perfectly now looked baggy and in the best case scenario, unfitted.

“You don’t look good”, she said quietly.

“And they say complimenting isn’t my good skill.”

“You know what I mean. What is the matter?”

He tried to shrug it off but knew that wasn’t going to stick with her. He was more than aware of her rather extraordinary capability of sensing everything what was wrong with him. Even if he tried, he couldn’t lie to her about himself.

“I’m fine”, he said eventually.

But her stare was stubbornly curious, unwilling to let go of the subject. Sherlock attempted that anyway.

“I need your help.”

“With what?”

She resumed going through the content of her handbag, mood slightly shifted. Her brows were furrowed.

“I need you to visit one address with a fully equipped ambulance for two weeks.”

Molly’s head shot towards him, eyes big from surprise.

“What for?”

Sherlock sighed.

“I’d rather not get into details right now, it’s difficult to explain”, he explained vaguely. “Trust me, I wouldn’t ask you if it wasn’t of grave importance”.

Seeing how being secretive didn’t help his case and how unhappy with that she was, Sherlock decided to let her a bit in on his plan. After all, she was a valuable asset whenever he needed help.

“John… is not going to be well”, he said carefully. “No worries, it’s not an illness or anything but he will need help anyway.”

“So the ambulance will be for him?”, she asked, trying to piece everything together.

“No, it’ll be for me”. Having noticed her confusion, he added: “Everything’s under control, though. I just need you to be there.”

She didn’t look convinced. Having no other option, eventually, she sighed, yielded, but her good mood visibly evaporated. She hooked the handbag onto her shoulder, quite sure their conversation was coming to an end.

“No more fake death certificates, though, right?”

A genuine, wide smile spread across Sherlock’s phase.

“No. We’re past that now”.

Social convention said he should move to exit then but seeing her deep brown eyes and a little smile despite obvious disapproval of whatever he was going to do, he didn’t feel like moving at all. In fact, that lab, that silence and Molly’s quiet but reassuring presence could as well become his comfort zone right in that moment. And she didn’t make an impression of a person willing to head out either. The kind, mildly amused stare of her brown eyes melted into his, making that moment the best thing he’d had in last two weeks. Of course, he’d notice what the breakup did to her – she looked exhausted, stressed and vulnerable. For a tiny little second he regretted dragging her into his plan but to be honest, he didn’t have anyone else to turn to in this matter. Besides, according to all his calculations, John was going to name her as the person to confirm Sherlock’s story – there was no one else John would trust on this. Molly had that fascinating, complete and utter honesty, not a shred of immorality or lie.

On top of that, John was unaware. She wasn’t his last thought. In fact, she was his first thought. For a reason Sherlock could not articulate, he wanted her to remain secret. Whatever it was between the two of them, it was intimate and only theirs. Sharing that with anyone would be inappropriate, almost a breach of trust.

“You know you can still trust me, right?”, she asked, her voice pleasantly soft and quiet.

“I know”, he replied, a little smile crawling up his face. “And I’m eternally thankful for that”.

She beamed at him and he couldn’t resist to follow suit.

“Feeling peckish?” His feet wouldn’t move and eyes wouldn’t let hers out of sight.

“Yeah”.

“Up for fish and chips?”

“Why not”.

They started pacing towards exit. Having walked out on the corridor, they resumed their conversation.

“After all, we’ve never gotten to visit that fish place, right?”, he asked, pressing the elevator button.

“The one with the shelves?”

“Well, the shelves were actually in the owner’s flat but you’re right, that same one”.

Elevator door opened and they entered it in sync. It closed and started descending.

“Will there be a tube mystery included?” she asked, trying to conceal a bright beam taking over her lips.

Without looking back at her, he replied:

“One can never be sure”.

Occam's razor is the principle that, of two explanations that account for all the facts, the simpler one is more likely to be correct.

this post is going to cover traits specific to the manga and the television drama, since those are the best adaptations to showcase L’s autism. THIS POST is required reading before you read anything i’m about to type, because it explains what kind of character niche L falls into--an unintentionally autistic coded character. i’ll talk more about that at the end.

i’m going to talk about manga L first, since he’s the original version after all. i’m going to go in order of physical traits, to behavioral, to his character writing. also, tumblr eats posts that have outside links, so i’m going to have my non-tumblr sources in a separate post, here.

anyways, more under the cut!

MANGA/ANIME:

sitting with his legs up and spine bent / sitting on the floor

this is such a big one and its extremely common in ppl with autism. sitting in chairs normally is uncomfortable to outright painful w many ppl with these disorders, myself included. L sitting like that (which, to recall, is a blatant homage to sherlock holmes, another character that is so blatantly autistic coded you can find absolutely ridiculous amounts of writing on the topic) and being like "I HAVE TO SIT LIKE THIS TO THINK PROPERLY" is so autistic. like sitting in a certain way to give you specific sensory stimulus/avoid distracting discomfort and pain is a thing. i found this post (1) written by an autistic person on the topic of sitting in chairs being uncomfortable, and it says as much:

“I suspect that seating discomfort is common in autism (though by no means limited to autistic people). Many of us, particularly as children, benefit greatly from chairs designed to be non-stationary: rocking chairs, “fidget” chairs, and so forth. These can improve focus, compensate for proprioceptive hypo-sensitivity, and alleviate restlessness. In short, many “attention issues” can be fixed simply by providing a little motion for the person sitting. Small change, huge results. That's what accommodations do at their best. They make (often minor) adjustments that have profound impacts.”

so when L says that sitting the way he does, for a specific sensory experience, improves his ability to think, it’s perfectly in line with this idea. Also it’s a good pressure stim.

standing with a slouch / shifting his weight around

to begin: yes! it’s very common for autistic people to stand or walk oddly for a number of different reasons, from physical comorbidity to other issues such as dyspraxia (see: movie L). From an article by YAI (2), an I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community program:

“Kyphosis (a curved spine), collapsed chest, dropped shoulders and even scoliosis are observed in many of our patients. These myriad of postural issues may result from reduced strength, decreased biomechanical stability, or from a sensory impairment, such as apraxia. 

Depending on the scene, L has mild to severe kyphosis which is very common in autistic individuals. Other things mentioned in that article if you want to click on it is instability in standing, where you sort of shift your weight around a lot between your  feet or rest all of your weight on one foot, which L is literally doing the first time we see all of him.

speaking with a monotone voice.

i obviously can’t show a picture for this one and it honestly depends on the voice actor you find for L, but in the anime in particular L has a very flat tone. a lot of this is bc he has a dry sense of humor but. just know that it’s very common for autistic people to have a flat affect (or go the other way into being too loud/emotive).

his eating habits. 

a lot (a LOT) of autistic ppl myself included can only eat certain kinds of food for texture and flavor reasons. HOWEVER there’s a term in the autism community called “samefoods” which is really well put by tumblr users candidlyautistic and autism-asks: 

“Samefoods or samefooding is a community word to describe the autistic trait of eating the same food over, and over and over . . . It is part sensory, part routine driven in most cases. A lot of times we samefood because we need that particular mouthfeel / texture / taste, and a lot of times even after that need passes, it turns into a need for routine until you actively dislike that food again.”

“Samefooding on the other hand is closer to a special interest. When I have a samefood (chocolate ice cream, currently), I really, really want that food. I could eat that food endlessly and not get tired of it. I will get upset if I’m not able to have the food in a day. For me, it usually is kind of routine based as well. For instance, with my current samefood, I have some in the evenings and it’s become part of how I wind down from my day.”

we don’t know exactly why L specifically desires sweet food or if he considers it part of his routine, but what we do know is that he really wants to eat sweet food and avoids eating anything other than sweet food, so it could either be that he’s a picky eater and can’t handle savory or he’s samefooding on sweets!

wearing the same clothes

L wears the same clothes every single day. It’s also worth noting that what he does wear is baggy, too-big clothing, the kind that wouldn’t be tight and uncomfortable. once again, sensory issues are a huge thing for autistic individuals. one of my favorite aspects is that in no adaptation does he wear socks. even L wears shoes, he wears them like slippers, not putting them on all the way. people comment that he seems like he’s poor, but we know for a fact that he’s very rich and that wearing these clothes is a personal choice he made.

not caring for himself/outsourcing his self-care

i don’t think one day is exactly canon, rather it’s an exaggeration of what might actually happen--i.e. L doesn’t have a huge closet full of the same outfit, but he does have several versions of the same outfit on rotation; L doesn’t use a human washing machine, but Watari might help him/encourage him to bathe regularly. One Day is a parody comic, but it was made by the creators for a reason and that reason is that L pretty obviously relies on a caretaker (Watari) for his personal needs. Watari, in the manga proper, cooks and cleans and does most things for L. we’ll come back to this topic when we get to the drama though.

doing stimming behaviors

if you don’t know what stimming is, it refers to self-stimulating behaviors, usually involving repetitive movements or sounds. everyone stims to some extent, but in autism it tends to be more obvious, go on for longer, and sometimes be more disruptive to others. it’s often used to help deal with sensory overload, or used to express feelings--think of an autistic person being happy and flapping their hands in the air.

there are a LOT of instances of L displaying stimming behavior, from stacking his food or things on his desk, to spinning in his chair, to biting his fingers/using them to press on his lips, to wriggling and tapping his toes. here are some specific instances:

there are a lot more. i’ll talk about more when we get to dramaverse, but if you rewatch/reread death note it’s definitely worth noting whenever L does something like this!

detective work as a special interest

ok, first and foremost i want to establish what a special interest is. Tumblr user cartoon has my favorite explanation of what a special interest is that i’ve seen to date: 

“To have a deep, intense, passionate and incredibly focused / narrowed interest in a certain area of study, subject, topic or thing - to the exclusion of other interests. This interest is something that exists for the long-term, most often lasting for multiple months, years, or even you’re entire life “

L says that he only does detective work because it’s a hobby, and he finds it entertaining. We’ve also seen that he’s been at it for quite some time--if you take side content (the wammy’s house comic, LABB) seriously, then he’s been at it since childhood, with unwavering interest. it definitely comes across to me as L having a special interest in detective work, rather than it just being a normal hobby or a job for him, especially since he says it isn’t out of any moral obligation.

germaphobia

Germaphobia is very common for individuals with autism. a lot of the time it’s actually sensory issues associated with “dirty” things, and a lot of the time it’s because features of OCD are heavily comorbid with autism, including contamination OCD and such fears. regardless of the reason, though, L’s aversion to touching Bad Things is a very autistic behavior, and so is his resulting quirk that he tends to hold things in a very odd manner!

muted emotional expression

this is getting more into L’s character, but L tends to feel and express emotions in a very muted way. not to say he doesn’t have them, but for instance in the example above, L doesn’t have a solid grasp on what exactly he’s feeling. he thinks he might be acting irrationally and overemotionally because he logically should be afraid, but he isn’t sure, and none of these emotions present themselves visibly. 

i’ve also seen it said that Ukita’s death is another good example of his muted response to emotion--he tells Aizawa to stay rational and his voice doesn’t waver as he tells him as much, but he holds himself tightly. for someone with poor emotional competence, these physical signs of distress can be hard to read in oneself, but Aizawa (a man who is extremely in-tune with his emotions) can tell immediately.

high logic, low empathy

L is also a character who, like many autistic people, lacks a certain degree of empathy. it’s not that he doesn’t have any, but it’s limited enough--and he values logic over it enough--that he’s willing to make extreme decisions and take a “ends justify the means” approach (such as using people as bait.) in the example above, L takes a moment to work through what it must actually feel like, which rings as very autistic.

bluntness/not caring about social convention

there are so many examples of this i honestly could list them all day, but L is a character who is very to-the-point and doesn’t care about mincing his words. he can be outright rude to the people around him, especially if he considers them not worth basic courtesy. see: Matsuda. 

DRAMAVERSE

if you all knew me you should have known this section is inevitable. i’m not going to talk about every single adaptation because i do not have the time and the only other adaptation that is meaningful in that regard is the movieverse (i am fairly certain that movie L is dyspraxic) but on account of the fact that i don’t care about them i won’t subject you all to them here.

anyway, drama L shows much the same traits as animanga L above (they are, after all, technically the same character) but he displays them in different ways. 

he has a much more advanced degree of germaphobia, with Watari saying he’s sensitive to outside air and spraying everyone who enters his space with disinfectant, but not making them wash their hands or anything like that, so we can kind of tell that his issues are more rooted, again, in a fear of germs rather than any actual medical issue. he wants to feel as though he is clean, not necessarily actually be clean. this is very common in contamination OCD, which has a high comorbidity with autism. (my girlfriend has a very good headcanon post about drama L and OCD that isn’t so much analysis than just plain fun, but it’s worth a read!)

he stims, but he has a different array of stims than animanga L--he chews on his jelly pouch bottles, 

he tosses it between his hands, 

he kicks his feet,

and he bounces in his chair.

he still sits in an unconventional manner. he still samefoods, this time even more exclusively--he only eats Lucky Charge jelly pouches and nutritional bars. Watari onscreen puts his shirts on for him, as well as cooking, cleaning, and mending his clothes for him.

however, there are a few traits that are drama-exclusive that i think really add to an analysis of his autism!

social scripting

social scripting and echolalic scripting are both commonly described as “scripting,” but are very different! echolalic scripting is like echolalia, but echolalic scripting is the recitation of longer passages of dialogue from things the individual has heard before. but social scripting is when you memorize common conversations so you can rattle it off without worrying too much! this can be very handy, such as exchanging basic pleasantries or ordering food, but it can also backfire if someone responds in a way your script’s not set up for. you can find more information on the difference in this video (3). 

now, this relates to L in that there are two separate scenes where L says the same thing, rather inappropriately:

L: When I consider Kira’s personality, could it be that the strong-willed daughter is Kira? Or could that sweet-looking son of yours surprise us by proving to be him? You never know what humans are hiding beneath the surface... Soichiro: Enough. L: Sorry. It was just a joke.

-- Episode 2

L: Light-kun. Oh, I’m sorry... If I called you “Yagami-san,” it would be the same as what I call your father.  Light: That’s okay. Call me whatever you want. L: Then what about Kira? (silence) L: It's a joke.

-- Episode 4

one could say that L just has a terrible sense of humor--and, of course, having a poor grasp of humor is common with autistic individuals--but the fact that he says nearly the same thing as a defense twice makes me feel as though he has it rehearsed as a defense when people react poorly to things he’s said, which happens often.

mirroring and echolalia

echolalia was briefly covered in the previous example, but for those unaware, via wikipedia (4):

Echolalia is the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person (when repeated by the same person, it is called palilalia). In its profound form it is automatic and effortless.

mirroring, on the other hand, is explained as such, also via wikipedia (5):

Mirroring is the behavior in which one person unconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another. Mirroring often occurs in social situations, particularly in the company of close friends or family. The concept often affects other individuals' notions about the individual that is exhibiting mirroring behaviors, which can lead to the individual building rapport with others.

both of these are very common in autism, and they’re exemplified while L’s character is established watching his favorite TV show, Owarai Paradise. On one occasion, he’s watching the show and this dialogue happens:

Hiroshi: Despite never telling her how I felt, I still got dumped. I am Hiroshi.  Watari: Who was this one again? L: He is Hiroshi. Hiroshi: I am Hiroshi. I am Hiroshi.

-- Episode 2

it’s important to note that in Japanese, “He is Hiroshi” and “I am Hiroshi” are said, at least in this instance, exactly the same, so L is echoing precisely what he’s heard.

On another occasion, L is again watching the show with a glass of wine (seemingly acquired simply to imitate the characters onscreen, as he never drinks it) and when the characters onscreen toast their glasses, L does the same, mirroring them. 

CONCLUSION

I linked a post at the very beginning of this analysis talking about how characters are unintentionally autistic coded, and it’s important to understand how this unintentional coding is different from a headcanon--i didn’t make up these traits. they aren’t something that only exist in my head that i ascribe to L for fun. 

i made this analysis both because i wanted to share L’s autistic coding in one cohesive place, because plenty of people have made lists before, but none that i could find that included so many examples with images and explanations--and i also made it because of the old ryuzaki persona “theory.” 

for those unaware, the ryuzaki persona headcanon suggests that L faked all of these traits in order to make people uncomfortable, to put them off-guard and better mask his identity. i’ve seen posts about people claiming that nobody could actually behave in these ways, that L would surely be unhappy and uncomfortable sitting like that, or eating like that, or engaging in any of these behaviors. I’ve seen some people outright say that L isn’t autistic, but his persona is--that is, he’s pretending to be autistic.

i named this essay “occam’s razor” because, to me, L being autistic is the simplest answer to account for all of these traits. claiming that an autistic coded character is faking it is ableist and it just doesn’t make sense with anything else we know about his character.

but if you want to know more about that, i recommend reading eyecicles’ first!L tag. it’s debunked it in more ways than i ever could.

anyways, in conclusion

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Sherlolly Appreciation Week Day One First Meeting

Exactly Her Type

Hooper looked up when the doors opened and smiled as her favorite detective inspector, Gregory Lestrade, entered the morgue. 

“Hello, Molly.”

“Good morning, Greg. Here about the Lancaster case?”

He nodded. “Brought in a consultant for this one--I hope that’s okay?”

Molly shrugged as she moved towards the coolers. “Mrs. Lancaster isn’t going to know the difference.”

“Right.”

She heard the doors swish open and turned to greet what she assumed would be a middle-aged, nondescript professional ... only to find exactly her type: tall, dark, and gorgeous. She gaped. 

“Molly, this is Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock, meet Dr. Molly Hooper, the world’s sweetest pathologist.”

“Um, uh, he-hello,” Molly said, sticking out her hand to shake. 

Sherlock Holmes didn’t take it, instead looking her up and down with sea-blue (green?) eyes. “Youngest pathologist in St. Barts’ history, graduated top of your class, skipped ... two years, one in primary school and one in secondary. You live alone with one recently acquired American shorthair cat, maintain a juvenile wardrobe and hairstyle to counteract the darkness of your chosen profession--” His eyes narrowed. “Chosen because someone died, someone close to you ... your father?-- and have an aversion to gherkins.”

Belatedly, Molly realized her hand still extended over Mrs. Lancaster’s bloated corpse and tucked it behind her back.

“Um, y-yes, but--”

But he wasn’t listening. Bent over the body at an alarming distance without PPE, he seemed absorbed by the woman’s right ear.

Molly turned to Greg. What??

“Just give him a chance,” Greg said in an undertone. “He notices things no one else does. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

I’ve never seen anyone like him, Molly thought. Tall and lean--too lean, her doctor’s eyes noticed, taking in the sharp cheekbones, the prominent sternal notch visible in his open collar, the gap between cuff and wrist, the way his shirt bunched with extra fabric at the waist. He had long legs (those were great jeans), dark curly hair that made her palms actually itch to touch it, large hands graceful despite their size, and a blasé attitude about dead bodies she immediately found refreshing.

Even though Mrs. Lancaster distinctly wasn’t.

Molly chuckled quietly at her own joke, watching him move around the body with quick, jerky movements. The small magnifying glass trembled slightly as he held it over the dead woman’s umbilicus. 

She frowned, putting the details together. Was he high? Surely Greg wouldn’t be working with a junkie. She stepped protectively towards Mrs. Lancaster, moving around the slab to get a better look at Sherlock’s face ... especially his pupils.

“Swab, please,” he said without looking up, extending one long-fingered hand.

Molly scrambled to comply, nearly knocking over the jar and making quite a racket as she replaced its metal lid.

“Slide.”

Who did he think she was, his personal lab assistant? 

She fetched a slide.

“Prep this,” he ordered, handing the now-soiled swab to Molly.

“Sherlock,” Greg said in a reproving tone.

He looked up with a blank expression.

“This is Dr. Hooper’s morgue,” Greg said.

“You have a lab too, don’t you?” Sherlock asked.

“Y-yes, up--” She swallowed, disconcerted by those--cerulean? malachite?--eyes. “Upstairs.”

“Well then, what’s the problem?” He turned back to the body without waiting for an answer.

Greg sighed. “Molly, do you mind?”

“No, not at all, but I already--”

Sherlock’s razor-sharp gaze focused on her, giving her a clear look at his pupils. Not high; but not long ago, either. 

“What did you find?” he said.

“The normal skin flora, denim-blue cotton fibers most likely from a pair of Levi’s, and algae consistent with a marshy ecosystem but not the Thames estuary. She has the same microorganisms in her ears and nose, but no water in her lungs. The body was disposed of in the water, but she wasn’t drowned.”

Sherlock merely hummed, but Molly had the feeling he was impressed nonetheless and felt a flicker of pride.

Wait, why did she care about this junkie upstart’s ordinary opinion? She was on the Royal College of Pathologists’ specialist register, thank you very much!

Although those cheekbones really were spectacular....

“Molly? Molly?”

“Hmm? Oh!” She jumped when she realized the detective inspector had caught her staring and flushed. “Yes, what? What do you need?”

“You’ve done quite enough. I’ll take it from here.” 

Greg watched Sherlock leave with an exasperated expression. “Well, I’m glad I told him to be nice. Who knows what he would have said otherwise? Thanks, Molly. See you later.”

“Bye,” Molly said, feeling somewhat like she’d just played half-a-dozen rounds of Ring Around the Rosie. On a ship.

She hoped Sherlock Holmes would solve the case ... and that Greg would take him to lunch as payment. That boy needed feeding up.

4Chips - Requested

Requested by anon:  Hi!can u make a one shot with Sherlock where he finds out she self harm(he couldn't deduce it&they're together)&he takes her out 4chips like in the lying detective&twalk around London &shows her that she doesn't need to do this with lots of fluff?

Pairing: Sherlock x reader

Word count: 2,120

Warnings: Cutting - mentions of blood, pain and depression.

A/N: This was such a release to write...

Enjoy!

Sherlock was out on a case; (Y/N) calculated he would be away for at least three more hours. She had no idea what the case was about, or who ended up being the criminal, and she didn’t care at all. She needed to do it.

That day had been rough, and she was feeling less than nothing. Sherlock was far too focused on his case and ignored her, as usual. Not that she expected much from him, they had only been together for a month and Sherlock wasn’t precisely affective. But sometimes one just needs a little bit of attention.

He was a know-it-all. From the instant they met, Sherlock deduced everything about her… Almost everything about her. He always missed a detail and the one he missed on her was one of the most important part of her life, whether she liked it or not.

Hiding the scars wasn’t hard. London was a place so cold it wasn’t weird to wear sweaters and multiple layers of clothing; also, Sherlock hadn’t tried to get intimate with her, maybe his disgust for other humans or the fact that, for a whole month, he had gotten a case right after the other.

She locked herself in the bathroom, taking off all of her clothes and the small razor blade she carried in her makeup bag. Nobody had ever noticed it, she could’ve worn it as a necklace and everyone would’ve thought it was a fashion statement but it was more than that.

Her inner pain was far too hard to bear, and needed to be opaque against something else. Physical pain, yes, that was her only way out. When the brain is too focused on the outside, it forgets about the inside.

Her tears ran a second after her fingers grabbed the blade. She knew it was wrong, she knew she had to stop, but she lived in a world where no one noticed how much she ached; no one noticed her suffering, her fear… Not even the Great Sherlock Holmes, who everyone thought of a master mind, someone who no one could keep a secret from him.

“Ha-ha” (Y/N) whispered at the thought, she had hidden something from him and she hadn’t been discovered.

The cold blade ripped her skin as she moved it swiftly over her thighs. The burn gave her a sweet release, something no therapy could, but she was insatiable. She needed more than one cut to forget about his inner pain for the rest of the week. Hence, she made another one, and another one, and another one until the bathroom floor had small droplets of blood.

She stayed there, observing the red liquid running down her shivering skin. It was warm, and dark… When people thought of red liquids to forget, they usually think of wine, but this… This was more intoxicating than any wine.

She was too mesmerized by it, and so she didn’t hear when Sherlock arrived two and a half hours earlier. If she had only known that the criminal wore too many fluorescent colours to sneak in the darkness… It was harder to cut a cake than to trap him.

Sherlock noticed the locked door before even touching it. He knew (Y/N) was there, he had asked her to wait for him because Watson insisted that he owed her a date. But she was quiet, only a soft sob could be heard from afar, almost like a whisper and Sherlock – aware of the many death threats he and his friends received daily – couldn’t think of something else but to drop to the floor and try to see something from the little separation from the door to the floor.

He didn’t have a clear view, but he saw the droplets of blood as well as her bare feet next to them. Judging by her position, she was leaning over the toilet, like she had fainted, and so Sherlock panicked. He opened the door with a kick and revealed (Y/N), wearing only her underwear, with a blade in hand and with dry blood all over her legs, arms and belly.

“What did you do?” He whispered, falling to his knees.

“Sher…” She breathed out. He was disappointed, sad even, and (Y/N) couldn’t stand to hold his gaze so she turned her face away from him. More tears escaped her eyes, and the kind of pain she felt then couldn’t be solved by more cuts.

She felt his cold hands over her legs, tracing her cuts softly like a hard touch would make them bigger. “I don’t understand…” He said, “Since when…”

“Years.” She muttered.

“It can’t be, I couldn’t…”

“Deduce it.” She interrupted, looking down at him. “This isn’t something you just deduce, Sherlock.”

“But why?” He inquired sadly, “Aren’t you happy?”

Happy, such a vague state. Happiness wasn’t the exact feeling she felt, yet it wasn’t completely untrue. She felt happy at times, like when Sherlock kissed her for the first time, but said happiness was soon covered by the dull darkness of numbness. She wasn’t precisely sad, either. She simply felt nothing, and that is the worse feeling in the world.

“I don’t know.” She whispered, “It’s like I can’t feel anymore… Everything that should make me happy feels dull… I know what I have, I know who my friends are and that they are there for me… But they feel so empty, like a blank piece of paper. I’m drowning in an empty pool, Sherlock.”

He nodded. “That’s what depression feels like.”

He stood up with a jump and went out to look for the first aid kit. She tried to argue, but Sherlock had made his mind and he was now curing her cuts. First, he cleaned them with alcohol, slowly and making sure to blow cold air every so often so it wouldn’t burn her. Then he used a pink liquid that turned red on her skin, it was meant to heal her faster. Finally, he put her bandages to avoid any kind of unfortunate contact with the fabric of her jeans.

Sherlock extended a hand to her. “What?” She inquired, alternating her gaze between his sad eyes and his hand.

“We’re going for chips.” He said. (Y/N) had no idea what he meant, but as long as he acted like a regular boyfriend for once was more than enough.

(Y/N) stood up, and before they could go out Sherlock begged her to change into something less tight. That way, her cuts would be able to “breathe” and heal faster. She agreed and ended up wearing one of Mrs. Hudson’s maxi dresses from when she was young and a coat Sherlock lent her.

Sherlock didn’t order for a cab, instead they walked. (Y/N) felt her cuts with every step she took, but it was part of the process and she was used to it. Sherlock remained quiet; he was holding one of her hands, which was a lot of PDA for him. But then again, what she did was out of the ordinary for him, and even if he denied it, he felt a little guilty.

It was just a cart, with a man charging and giving his clients bags of chips. Nothing special, nothing unique, but the simple smell of it mixed with the petricor of the rain that had just fallen was heavenly.

Sherlock payed for two bags and then lead her to sit on an empty bus stop. “These are the best chips in all London.” He said happily and ate one. (Y/N) mimicked him.

“Are you mad at me?” She inquired softly. Sherlock hesitated to reply.

“No.”

“No?”

“No.” He looked down at her, “I’m mad at myself for not… For not noticing.”

“No one notices ever, it’s not your fault.” She tried to comfort him.

“But I’m not a common person.” Sherlock insisted, “I’m Sherlock Holmes… And your boyfriend.”

(Y/N) looked down, not knowing what to say. She felt a tad bit embarrassed for being caught; if she had waited until she got back to her own flat, maybe things would be different.

“Tell me, why do you do it?” He asked.

“It eases the pain.” He nodded.

“The pain of…”

“Living.” She stated.

“Living isn’t painful.” Sherlock tilted his head a little.

“It isn’t a fun ride either.” He chuckled.

“There are so many things about life worth living for…” He whispered, “Let me show them to you.”

“Sherlock…”

“No, please.” He begged, “I know you must feel like crap right now, especially because you’re wearing a dress and its winter. But please, come with me… If it doesn’t help, we’ll find another way.”

“Sherlock Holmes begging.” She joked as the professional she was to change the subject.

“Please.” He said once more. He was uncomfortable with the word itself, just like (Y/N) felt uncomfortable with talking about her self-harm; and if Sherlock didn’t interrogated her, she wouldn’t force him to beg more than what he had just begged.

“Fine.”

-

The streets of London had a lot of people considering it was past midnight by then, but it was part of the beauty. “Look at that.” Sherlock pointed at the Buckingham Palace that shined from afar. “You see the lights illuminating it?”

“It’s impossible not to.” She said.

“Don’t you think they’re beautiful?” He inquired softly. He has the mind of a scientist or a philosopher…

“Yes.”

“And look at the bridge and the London Eye, and the boats at the Thames… They are all illuminated by small lightbulbs.” He continued, “One lightbulb would look awful, but when you mix them all they create this… Show.”

“What’s your point?” She asked.

“My point is that what you are feeling is like… Like the darkness from the night… And the small bits of happiness are the lightbulbs. If one focuses on the parts with no lights, they miss the ones that are illuminated…” He explained and the excitement was palpable on his voice.

“Sher…” And before she could finish, he dragged her back to the streets.

Sherlock walked with her all over London, telling her witty jokes and deducing things to impress her. He also didn’t miss a single chance to make some cheesy comparison, trying to get her to understand that life was worth living and that self-harming wasn’t the way.

They got to the darkest place in London. Away from the centre, from the crowds, a spot where the city was visible from afar like a film happening in a different time, on a different area. It would’ve been beautiful if it weren’t for the smell of garbage.

“This is where you are now.” Sherlock spoke, “It’s dark, it stinks and it was an amazing view of the lights, but it’s not quite there… You need to get back to the lights, (Y/N).” He turned to see her face to face.

“It’s not as easy as taking the tube or walking.” She mumbled.

“That’s why I’m here.” He said softly, “I will help you, (Y/N). Let me save you.”

“I…” She tried to move away, but Sherlock held her tightly against his chest within an instant. It was the first time that he truly hugged her instead of the usual absentminded hug they were used to.

And maybe it was his warmth, or the peaceful beat his heart had against her; maybe it was how amazing and understanding he had been with her, or the fact that he had showed her that he could feel as well, and most importantly, that he understood her feelings. More tears streamed down her face, but they weren’t sad tears, but rather the kind of tears that carry all the pain away with them, leaving one free of sorrow.

Sherlock held her until there were no more tears to be cried, and then he took her back to the city where they sat on a bench at the edge of the Thames and observed the first boats leave and how the city became alive slowly. The world was spinning, the people were doing things, following their routines, and they were only spectators.

Sherlock observed in awe as she took consciousness of her surroundings, the things she had ignored in the past. It was like a new born baby discovering the world for the first time, starting by the simplest things. He hadn’t let go off her hand since they sat there, and so his touch was the only thing keeping her truly warm; she felt like, if she moved, she would freeze to death.

“Are you feeling better?” He asked in a whisper.

“Yes.” Sherlock shifted closer to her, letting go off her hand to wrap his arms around her in a warm embrace.

“Good.”

*Requests are ALWAYS open.*

Masterlist.

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I didn't say Mary was narrating. I said she had the coda. But baroque storytelling bordering on overcomplicated and disjointed would so fit Sherlock so well. He likes the clever and over complicated.

Yes, Sherlock as a character loves that. But I think there’s far better ways of the plot going in directions like that that also are more integral to the arcs and better set up by past storylines. And I also think what Sherlock wants and what the writers want aren’t really the same thing. They shape their cleverness and narrative swerves to the audience and to the logic of television, which demands cleverness accessible by ordinary people and episodic identity and clarity. The typical complicated Moffat/Gatiss plot is generally a pretty simple story at heart. It’s how it’s told and how the nature of the story is revealed that makes it clever.

The Six Thatchers, for example, is through all the bust smashing and case cracking and hopping across the globe a pretty simple story focused on consequences of choices, with a razor-sharp focus on the endgame throughout. It constantly rehearses the tension between Mary and Sherlock, his desire to keep her safe repeatedly endangering her while at the same time constantly being complicated by her own given draw to consequences and danger. That’s what the episode is about and that’s the identity of the story,

Frankly, I think retconning elements of that as mispresented would be very harmful. It’s not like revealing the Doctor’s motive in the confession dial in Hell Bent, which is just a case of added information that clarifies the story. It’s a case of building an entire story around information and then shoving it aside and saying that information was wrong.

Adding information or context is how you do a twist, not setting up a story that stands on its own terms and then knocking it down. It’s like Steven Moffat recently said about The Six Thatchers (though in a different context), “You have to feel like you were warned and then forgot the warning. Twists only work if you have a fair chance to work it out.”

Saving, Mr. Holmes

  Chapter​​​​ ​​​​two-​​​​ ​​​​The​​​​ ​​​​Man​​​​ ​​​​with​​​​ ​​​​Fangs   

Chapter one 

Words: 1,828

Warnings: language 

A/N again story i’m working on with @onepissedofsquirrel

Sherlock​ ​looked​ ​at​ ​me​ ​with​ ​a​ ​slight​ ​smile.​ ​His​ ​eyes​ ​changed to​ ​a​ ​small​ ​degree​ ​of​ ​shock​ ​when​ ​I​ ​pulled​ ​four​ ​machetes​ ​out​ ​of​ ​my duffle​ ​bag.​​ ​​I​​ ​​slowly​​ ​​bent​​ ​​a​​ ​​bit​​ ​​at​​ ​​the​​ ​​waist​​ ​​to​​ ​​strap​​ ​​a​​ ​​machete​ ​to​ ​each​​ ​​leg.  

“How​ ​did​ ​you​ ​fit​ ​four​ ​of​ ​those​ ​in​ ​there?”​ ​Sherlock​ ​said​, lifting​ ​my​ ​bag​ ​and​ ​looking​ ​and​ ​rummaging​ ​around​ ​frantically. 

“You​​ ​​kill​​ ​​them​​ ​by​​ ​​chopping​​ ​​their​​ ​​heads​​ ​​off.”​​ ​​I​​ ​​said​​ ​​glancing in​ ​both​ ​of​ ​their​ ​directions.

  “Why​​ ​​do​​ ​​you​​ ​​get​​ ​​two?”​​ ​John​​ ​​complained​ ​childishly.  

“Simple,really.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​the​ ​most​ ​experienced.”​ ​I​ ​turned​ ​my​ ​head to​ ​Sherlock,​ ​“Not​ ​to​ ​mention​ ​the​ ​least​ ​likely​ ​to​ ​cut​ ​my​ ​own​ ​hand off.” 

 Sherlock​ ​glared​ ​at​ ​me,​ ​“I’ll​ ​have​ ​you​ ​know​ ​I​ ​am​ ​very​ ​skilled with​ ​a​ ​blade.”​

 ​I​ ​smiled​ ​and​ ​laughed​ ​lightly. “Whatever​ ​you​ ​say,​ ​Sherlock.” 

We​ ​quietly​ ​entered​ ​the​ ​abandoned​ ​warehouse.​ ​The​ ​building​ ​was eerily​ ​silent​ ​and​ ​only​ ​our​ ​footsteps​ ​could​ ​be​ ​heard.​ ​The​ ​faint sound​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sole​ ​tapping​ ​the​ ​floor​ ​reverberating​ ​faintly​ ​off​ ​the wall.​​ ​The​ ​warehouse​​ ​​was​​ ​a​ ​disaster,​​ ​windows​ ​had​ ​been​ ​shattered and​ ​steel​ ​support​ ​beams​ ​had​ ​fallen​ ​from​ ​the​ ​ceiling.​ ​​I​​ ​​heard​​ ​​a​ sickening​ ​crunch​ ​under​ ​my​ ​boot.​ ​As​ ​I​ ​moved​ ​my​ ​boot​ ​to​ ​inspect what​ ​had​ ​voiced​ ​the​ ​crunch,​ ​I​ ​found​ ​an​ ​old​ ​brittle​ ​bone.​​ ​​“At​ ​least​​ ​​we​​ ​​know​​ ​​we're​​ ​​at​​ ​​the​​ ​​right​​ ​​place.”​​ ​I​ ​voiced​ ​quietly.  Sherlock​​ ​​and​​ ​​John​​ ​​stalked​ ​closely​ ​behind​ ​me,​​ ​​knocking​​ ​​into​ ​me​​ ​when​ ​I​ ​would​ ​abruptly​ ​stop.​ ​I​ ​looked​ ​around​ ​the​ ​room​ ​upon hearing​ ​shuffling​ ​feet.​ ​All​ ​around​ ​us,​ ​men​ ​and​ ​women​ ​were surrounding​ ​us.​

 ​“Well​ ​well​ ​well,​ ​you​ ​boys​ ​and​ ​girls​ ​sure​ ​do​ ​know how​ ​to​ ​welcome​ ​someone​ ​into​ ​your​ ​home.” 

“American.​ ​It’s​ ​been​ ​awhile​ ​since​ ​I​ ​have​ ​tasted​ ​American.”​ ​A younger​ ​looking​ ​man​ ​spoke.

 “Well​ ​then​ ​come​ ​and​ ​get​ ​me,​ ​you​ ​fugly​ ​son​ ​of​ ​a​ ​bitch.”​ ​I smirked​ ​and​ ​slipped​ ​my​ ​machetes​ ​from​ ​the​ ​holders​ ​on​ ​my​ ​legs.​ ​The vampire​ ​roared​ ​and​ ​charged​ ​at​ ​me.​ ​In​ ​one​ ​fell​ ​swoop,​ ​I​ ​had detached​ ​his​ ​head​ ​from​ ​his​ ​shoulders​ ​and​ ​let​ ​his​ ​body​ ​fall​ ​limp at​ ​my​ ​feet.​ ​“Who’s​ ​next?” 

The​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​nest​ ​began​ ​charging​ ​at​ ​us​ ​and​ ​within​ ​a​ ​flash we​ ​were​ ​all​ ​dancing​ ​murderously​ ​around​ ​the​ ​warehouse.​ ​As​ ​we effortlessly​ ​slaughtered​ ​one​ ​after​ ​the​ ​other,​ ​the​ ​hunt​ ​continued on​ ​seemingly​ ​perfect.​ ​That​ ​was​ ​until​ ​I​ ​heard​ ​a​ ​loud​ ​roar​ ​from​ ​the likes​ ​of​ ​Sherlock.​ ​Sherlock​ ​was​ ​pinned​ ​down​ ​with​ ​the​ ​vampire’s razor​ ​sharp​ ​claws​ ​extending​ ​towards​ ​his​ ​face.​ ​I​ ​sighed,​ ​and extended​ ​my​ ​blade​ ​to​ ​effortlessly​ ​slaughter​ ​the​ ​monster​ ​,​ ​then made​ ​a​ ​break​ ​for​ ​Sherlock.​ ​I​ ​severed​ ​the​ ​head​ ​of​ ​the​ ​vampire,​ ​as blood​ ​splattered​ ​onto​ ​his​ ​face making me ​smirk​ ​and​ ​laugh.

 “You’re​ ​welcome.”​ ​I​ ​said​ ​as​ ​I​ ​helped​ ​him​ ​up​ ​“I​ ​have​ ​to​ ​say you​ ​play​ ​a​ ​rather​ ​cute​ ​damsel​ ​in​ ​distress,​ ​and​ ​I​ ​couldn’t​ ​let anything​ ​happen​ ​to​ ​that​ ​lovely​ ​face​ ​of​ ​yours.”​ ​​ ​He​ ​just​ ​stood there​ ​quietly​ ​as​ ​I​ ​looked​ ​around​ ​at​ ​the​ ​dead​ ​bodies. 

“Extraordinary.”​ ​John​ ​said​ ​as​ ​he​ ​walked​ ​over​ ​to​ ​us “Absolutely​ ​extraordinary.” 

“Does​ ​he​ ​do​ ​that​ ​often?”​ ​I​ ​said​ ​looking​ ​at​ ​Sherlock.

 He​ ​nodded​ ​“You​ ​get​ ​used​ ​to​ ​it​ ​as​ ​time​ ​progresses.” 

As​ ​we​ ​exited​ ​the​ ​warehouse,​ ​I​ ​wiped​ ​Sherlock's​ ​face​ ​free​ ​of blood.​ ​“I​ ​suppose​ ​I​ ​could​ ​welcome​ ​you​ ​to​ ​our​ ​apartment​ ​whenever you’d​ ​like.​ ​I’d​ ​like​ ​to​ ​see​ ​you​ ​at​ ​my​ ​doorstep​ ​more​ ​often.”

 “Would​ ​that​ ​be​ ​with​ ​or​ ​without​ ​the​ ​thigh​ ​highs?”​ ​I​ ​winked “Well​ ​considering​ ​the​ ​eye​ ​contact​ ​and​ ​slight​ ​sweat…​ ​I​ ​still​ ​got it​ ​without​ ​them.”​ ​I​ ​bent​ ​over​ ​again​ ​unstrapping​ ​the​ ​machetes​ ​from my​ ​thighs​ ​with​ ​a​ ​sigh. He​ ​signaled​ ​a​ ​taxi​ ​and​ ​we​ ​all​ ​climbed​ ​in​ ​anxious​ ​to​ ​rest.​ ​I was​ ​exhausted,​ ​as​ ​I​ ​rested​ ​my​ ​head​ ​my​ ​head​ ​against​ ​the​ ​window,​ ​it reminded​ ​me​ ​of​ ​the​ ​impala,​ ​which​ ​reminded​ ​me​ ​of​ ​Dean. 

 I​ ​took​ ​my​ ​phone​ ​out​ ​of​ ​my​ ​jacket​ ​pocket​ ​and​ ​typed​ ​out​ ​a simple​ ​text.​ ​​Vamps​ ​are​ ​taken​ ​care​ ​of​. 

Great.​ ​We​ ​miss​ ​you​ ​here.​ ​Text​ ​or​ ​call​ ​if​ ​you​ ​need​ ​help​ ​on any​ ​cases.​ ​​He​ ​replied​ ​quickly​ ​even​ ​with​ ​the​ ​time​ ​difference meaning​ ​it​ ​was​ ​8 ​AM​ ​for​ ​him. 

“Boyfriend?”​ ​Sherlock​ ​asked​ ​his​ ​head​ ​nodding​ ​towards​ ​my phone. I​ ​laughed​ ​quietly​ ​and​ ​shook​ ​my​ ​head​ ​lightly.​ ​

“No.​ ​My​ ​brother essentially.​ ​Would​ ​it​ ​be​ ​alright​ ​if​ ​I​ ​linger​ ​at​ ​your​ ​place​ ​for​ ​a bit.” 

He​ ​nodded​ ​his​ ​head​ ​as​ ​the​ ​taxi​ ​came​ ​to​ ​a​ ​stop​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of Speedy’s​ ​Café.​ ​I​ ​approached​ ​the​ ​big​ ​black​ ​door,​ ​labeled​ ​with​ ​a gold​ ​221B.​ ​I​ ​followed​ ​quietly​ ​behind​ ​them,​ ​through​ ​the​ ​tiny​ ​foyer and​ ​up​ ​the​ ​stairs.​ ​I​ ​sat​ ​on​ ​the​ ​couch​ ​and​ ​slowly​ ​unzipped​ ​my boots. 

“Where’s​ ​the​ ​shower?”​ ​I​ ​asked​ ​and​ ​he​ ​pointed​ ​me​ ​to​ ​the​ ​door on​ ​the​ ​left​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​hall.​ ​I​ ​grabbed​ ​my​ ​bag​ ​and​ ​made​ ​my​ ​way​ ​to the​ ​unlit​ ​room.

 I​ ​came​ ​out​ ​buttoning​ ​up​ ​my​ ​pjs​ ​shirt​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​beautiful violin​ ​music​ ​playing.​ ​I​ ​looked​ ​up​ ​to​ ​see​ ​Sherlock​ ​by​ ​the​ ​window playing​ ​eloquently.​ ​“Bach.”​ ​I​ ​said​ ​quietly​ ​and​ ​he​ ​stopped​ ​and looked​ ​at​ ​me​ ​still​ ​buttoning​ ​up​ ​my​ ​shirt.​ ​“I​ ​know​ ​classical music…​ ​my​ ​mom​ ​used​ ​to​ ​listen​ ​to​ ​it​ ​while​ ​she​ ​wrote.”  

“She​ ​died?”​ ​he​ ​asked​ ​as​ ​I​ ​sat​ ​down​ ​with​ ​my​ ​hunter’s​ ​journal.

 I​ ​nodded​ ​“Yes,​ ​both​ ​of​ ​my​ ​parents…​ ​it’s​ ​not​ ​that​ ​important.”​ ​I opened​ ​the​ ​golden​ ​latch​ ​on​ ​it​ ​and​ ​flipped​ ​the​ ​pages​ ​till​ ​I​ ​came to​ ​a​ ​fresh​ ​sheet. 

“What​ ​are​ ​you​ ​doing?​ ​You​ ​don’t​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​the​ ​type​ ​to​ ​express​ ​your feelings​ ​in​ ​a​ ​silly​ ​little​ ​book.”​ ​He​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​sit​ ​next​ ​to​ ​me,​ ​his hands​ ​folded​ ​on​ ​the​ ​table​ ​“and​ ​I​ ​already​ ​got​ ​the​ ​thigh​ ​high deduction​ ​wrong…​ ​I​ ​can’t​ ​get​ ​more​ ​than​ ​one​ ​thing​ ​wrong.​ ​At​ ​least I​ ​haven’t​ ​before.” 

“Don’t​ ​worry.​ ​It’s​ ​a​ ​hunter’s​ ​journal,​ ​you​ ​write​ ​about​ ​your cases.​ ​After​ ​all,​ ​they​ ​don’t​ ​exactly​ ​have​ ​a​ ​how​ ​to​ ​book​ ​on killing​ ​monsters​ ​so​ ​you​ ​make​ ​it​ ​yourself.​ ​With​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​other hunters​ ​of​ ​course.” He​ ​sat​ ​there​ ​in​ ​silence​ ​for​ ​a​ ​bit.​ ​I​ ​smirked​ ​and​ ​looked​ ​up​ ​at him.​ ​“It​ ​must​ ​be​ ​so​ ​empty​ ​in​ ​that​ ​boring​ ​mind​ ​of​ ​yours.” 

He​ ​looked​ ​at​ ​me​ ​offended​ ​“I​ ​do​ ​not​ ​have​ ​a​ ​boring​ ​mind!​ ​I’ll​ ​have you​ ​know​ ​I​ ​can​ ​point​ ​out​ ​a-“ 

“Pilot​ ​by​ ​his​ ​left​ ​thumb?”​ ​I​ ​said​ ​interrupting​ ​him​ ​“There’s​ ​no adventure​ ​there​ ​Sherlock.”​​ ​​ ​

He​​ ​​glanced​​ ​​in​​ ​​my​​ ​​direction​​ ​​before​ ​focusing​​ ​​on​​ ​​me​​ ​​entirely​​ ​​“​​You​​ ​​have​​ ​​more​​ ​​buttons​​ ​​undone​​ ​​on​ ​your​ ​shirt,​​ ​​you​​ ​​usually​​ ​​don’t​​ ​​wear​​ ​​it​​ ​​undone​​ ​​that​​ ​​low.​​ ​​To​​ ​​any​​ ​​man​ ​paying​​ ​​attention,​​ ​​which​​ ​​I​​ ​​am​ ​sure​​ ​​they​​ ​​all​​ ​​are,​​ ​​the​​ ​​black​​ ​​lace​​ ​​of​ ​your​​ ​​brassiere​​ ​​can​​ ​​just​​ ​​barely​​ ​​made​​ ​​out.​​ ​​Not​​ ​​to​​ ​​mention​​ ​​how​ ​you​ ​entered​​ ​​the​​ ​​room,​​ ​​buttoning​​ ​​your​​ ​​shirt.​​ ​​Slowly​​ ​​might​​ ​​I​​ ​​add.​​ ​​You​ ​could​​ ​​have​​ ​​done​​ ​​so​​ ​​in​​ ​​the​ ​bathroom,​​ ​​but​​ ​​you​​ ​​rathered​​ ​​do​​ ​​it​​ ​​in​​ ​​the​ ​wide​​ ​​open​​ ​​room.​​ ​​You​​ ​​crave​​ ​​the​​ ​​attention​​ ​​of​​ ​​a​​ ​​man.​​ ​​You​ ​crave​​ ​​to​ ​know​​ ​​that​​ ​​you​​ ​​are​​ ​​what​​ ​​he​​ ​​thinks​​ ​​about​​ ​​late​​ ​​at​​ ​​night.”​​ ​​Sherlock's​ ​tone​​ ​​was​​ ​​deductive,​ ​even,​​ ​​and​​ ​​seemingly​​ ​​uninterested.

 ​I​​ ​​moved​​ ​​in​​ ​​closer​​ ​​to​​ ​​him​​ ​​slowly,​​ ​​leaving​​ ​​our​​ ​​lips​​ ​​mere​ ​centimeters​​ ​​apart.​​ ​​I​​ ​​could​​ ​​feel​​ ​​his​​ ​​gentle  and​​ ​​slightly​​ ​​uneven​​ ​​breathes​​ ​​on​​ ​​my​​ ​​lips.​​ ​​“You​​ ​​say​​ ​​this​​ ​​all​​ ​​like​ ���you​​ ​​don’t​​ ​​enjoy​​ ​​looking​​ ​​at​​ ​​me​​ ​​in these​​ ​​ways,​​ ​​Mr.​​ ​​Holmes.​​ ​​I​​ ​​am​​ ​​pretty​​ ​​on​​ ​​the​​ ​​eyes​​ ​​though,​​ ​​aren’t​​ ​​I?​ ​Look​​ ​​at​​ ​​the​​ ​​way​​ ​​you​​ ​​are  holding​​ ​​yourself,​​ ​​Mr.​​ ​​Holmes.​​ ​​You​​ ​​keep​​ ​​your​​ ​​body​​ ​​and​​ ​​feet​​ ​​pointed​ ​towards​​ ​​me,​​ ​​a​​ ​​sign​​ ​​I​​ ​​have  your​​ ​​undivided​​ ​​attention,​​ ​​even​​ ​​though​​ ​​I​​ ​​have​​ ​​moved​​ ​​around​​ ​​the​ ​room​​ ​​repeatedly.​​ ​​Your​​ ​​lips​​ ​​are​​ ​​a​ ​decent​​ ​​sign​​ ​​as​​ ​​well.​​ ​​The​​ ​​way​​ ​​the​ ​are​​ ​​parted​​ ​​ever​​ ​​so​​ ​​slightly,​​ ​​and​​ ​​a​​ ​​gentle​​ ​​sheen​​ ​​over​​ ​​them​​ ​​from you​​ ​​repeatedly​​ ​​licking​​ ​​your​​ ​​lips.​​ ​​Your​​ ​​breath​​ ​​is​​ ​​uneven​​ ​​as​​ ​​well.​ ​I​​ ​​can​​ ​​feel​​ ​​your​​ ​​short​​ ​​breaths​​ ​​on​ ​my​​ ​​lips.”​​ ​​I​​ ​​pulled​​ ​​away​ ​slightly,​​ ​​my​​ ​​eyes​​ ​​drifting​​ ​​down​​ ​​to​​ ​​his​​ ​​lap.​​ ​​“And​​ ​​then​​ ​​there​​ ​​are​ ​your​​ ​​legs,”​​ ​​I​ ​smirked​​ ​​placing​​ ​​my​​ ​​hands​​ ​​on​​ ​​his​​ ​​thighs.​​ ​​“Parted​ ​just​​ ​​enough​​ ​​to​​ ​​allow​​ ​​me​​ ​​to​​ ​​fit​​ ​​between​​ ​​them,​ ​​ ​and​​ ​​display​​ ​​what​​ ​​it​ ​is​​ ​​you​​ ​​have​​ ​​to​​ ​​offer​​ ​​me,​​ ​​Mr.​​ ​​Holmes.”​​ ​​I​​ ​​slid​​ ​​one​​ ​​hand​​ ​​slowly​ ​higher​​ ​​up​​ ​​his​ ​thigh​​ ​​and​​ ​​heard​​ ​​his​​ ​​breath​​ ​​catch​​ ​​in​​ ​​his​​ ​​throat.​ ​“You​​ ​​may​​ ​​know​​ ​​about​​ ​​how​​ ​​badly​​ ​​I​​ ​​crave​​ ​​a​​ ​​man's​ ​attention,​​ ​​Mr.​ ​Holmes.​​ ​​Yet​​ ​​you​​ ​​give​​ ​​me​​ ​​the​​ ​​attention​​ ​​so​​ ​​easily.”​​ ​​I​​ ​​stood​​ ​​slowly​ ​and​​ ​​walked​​ ​​back​ ​to​​ ​​the​​ ​​chair​​ ​​across​​ ​​the​​ ​​room,​​ ​​sitting​​ ​​and​ ​crossing​​ ​​my​​ ​​legs​​ ​​gently.​​ ​​“What​​ ​​does​​ ​​that​​ ​​say​​ ​​about​​ ​​you,​ ​Mr.​ ​Holmes?”   

 I​ ​sat​ ​in​ ​my​ ​chair​ ​and​ ​went​ ​back​ ​to​ ​writing​ ​about​ ​the​ ​nest​ ​while Sherlock​ ​sat​ ​stunned​ ​“I​ ​think​ ​you​ ​crave​ ​giving​ ​a​ ​girl​ ​that attention​ ​Mr.​ ​Holmes.”​ ​I​ ​stood​ ​and​ ​walked​ ​to​ ​him​ ​slowly​ ​running my​ ​fingers​ ​effortlessly​ ​through​ ​his​ ​long​ ​curly​ ​locks.​ ​“I​ ​think you​ ​want​ ​me​ ​more​ ​than​ ​I​ ​want​ ​you.​ ​You​ ​need​ ​a​ ​girl​ ​to​ ​think​ ​about in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​of​ ​the​ ​night.​ ​One​ ​that​ ​occupies​ ​every​ ​corner​ ​of your​ ​mind​ ​and​ ​gives​ ​you​ ​all​ ​those​ ​delicious​ ​feelings.”​ ​I​ ​watched him​ ​look​ ​up​ ​at​ ​me​ ​and​ ​I​ ​sat​ ​delicately​ ​in​ ​his​ ​lap.

​ ​“I’ll​ ​take​ ​the couch​ ​tonight.”   

“Alright.”​ ​Sherlock​ ​stated​ ​with​ ​no​ ​second​ ​thought​ ​as​ ​I​ ​stood​ ​from his​ ​lap.  

John​ ​then​ ​input​ ​his​ ​word.​ ​“No​ ​no​ ​no.​ ​You’ll​ ​not​ ​be​ ​staying​ ​on​ ​the couch.”  

Sherlock​ ​shrugged​ ​his​ ​shoulders​ ​and​ ​looked​ ​to​ ​me​ ​“I​ ​don’t​ ​see​ ​a problem​ ​with​ ​it.”   

John​ ​sighed​ ​and​ ​motioned​ ​to​ ​the​ ​stairs​ ​“You​ ​can​ ​take​ ​my​ ​room. First​ ​door​ ​on​ ​the​ ​left.”   I​ ​looked​ ​thoughtfully​ ​at​ ​the​ ​clock.​ ​Surely​ ​it​ ​should​ ​have​ ​been later​ ​than​ ​three.  

​ ​Ms.​ ​Hudson​ ​walked​ ​up​ ​the​ ​stairs​ ​surprised​ ​in​ ​the​ ​least​ ​to​ ​see me,​ ​“Oh​ ​wonderful​ ​your​ ​still​ ​here!​ ​Let​ ​me​ ​get​ ​you​ ​all​ ​a​ ​hot cuppa.​ ​You​ ​must​ ​be​ ​tired​ ​after​ ​your​ ​busy​ ​day.”​ ​With​ ​that,​ ​Mrs. Hudson​ ​retreated​ ​back​ ​downstairs.   

“She’s​ ​very​ ​sweet.​ ​I​ ​quite​ ​like​ ​her.”​ ​I​ ​said​ ​looking​ ​to​ ​Sherlock.  

 “Yes​ ​well​ ​I​ ​ensured​ ​that​ ​her​ ​husband​ ​was​ ​executed​ ​in​ ​Florida.”​ ​he said​ ​as​ ​he​ ​read​ ​through​ ​the​ ​newspaper​ ​carefully.  

 The​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​night​ ​was​ ​quiet​ ​as​ ​we​ ​drank​ ​tea.​ ​I​ ​went​ ​to​ ​the bookshelf​ ​and​ ​picked​ ​out​ ​a​ ​book​ ​that​ ​stuck​ ​out​ ​slightly​ ​from​ ​the shelf.​ ​“The​ ​Study​ ​of​ ​Serial​ ​Killers,​ ​Including​ ​stories​ ​of​ ​Jack the​ ​Ripper​ ​and​ ​Hannibal​ ​Lecter”​ ​I​ ​read​ ​aloud​ ​to​ ​Sherlock​ ​not knowing​ ​that​ ​he​ ​was​ ​standing​ ​behind​ ​me.​ ​He​ ​breathed​ ​slightly against​ ​my​ ​neck​ ​now​ ​from​ ​how​ ​close​ ​in​ ​proximity​ ​he​ ​was.​ ​I​ ​gave him​ ​a​ ​tiny​ ​smile​ ​and​ ​went​ ​to​ ​the​ ​chair.​ ​“Play​ ​me​ ​a​ ​song?”​ ​I​ ​asked simply.​ ​“Pretty​ ​please,​ ​Mr.​ ​Holmes.” 

 “I​ ​only​ ​play​ ​when​ ​I’m​ ​thinking.”​ ​he​ ​said​ ​then​ ​he​ ​retreated​ ​to​ ​his room.​ 

​I​ ​noticed​ ​it​ ​was​ ​dark​ ​and​ ​took​ ​my​ ​book​ ​upstairs​ ​to​ ​John’s bedroom.​ ​I​ ​read​ ​in​ ​the​ ​dim​ ​light​ ​from​ ​his​ ​lamp​ ​until​ ​I​ ​fell asleep.      

World Enough and Time

Latest Review: Starring Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas Guest starring Michelle Gomez and John Simm Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Rachel Talalay Executive-produced by Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin First broadcast on BBC1, Saturday June 24th, 6:45pm   This review is based on a BBC preview and discusses major spoilers from the very beginning   From its specially-shot 'A Time for Heroes' promo trailer onwards, Series Ten has raised the question of Bill's fate. And although Steven Moffat's writing is famed for reversing and undoing the loss of key characters, this episode has the feel of something truly irreversible. It's the bleakest and darkest that Doctor Who has been for quite some time, and hopefully it won't provoke audience complaints. But the Mondasian Cybermen are incredibly spooky and unsettling, thanks both to their authentic, old-school voices and the very visible remnants of their humanity. Moments such as a pre-Cyberman intoning "pain" over and over again seem a world away from stereotypical 'children's TV' (either that, or I need to adjust my sense of the stereotype). Bill's predicament is treated in a full-on stylized fantasy mode, though, as if to render it less shockingly 'realistic'. Of course, there was never going to be blood - Doctor Who has to make sure that it doesn't transgress BBC guidelines - but the impressively striking visual of Bill (and us, and the Doctor, and the camera) realising that there was gaping, empty space where flesh and blood should have been was a truly startling sequence. And this in an episode packed with reveals and surprises, right from the pre-titles. Seeing the Doctor fighting his regeneration suggests that this must be the beginning of a three-parter that will only properly conclude at Christmas. Yet featuring a flash-forward (if that's what it is) to the Doctor's moment of regeneration doesn't quite seem to fit with recent publicity discussions of the regen's "complication" this time round. There must be more to it, I would have thought. And the opening's impact also felt a touch reduced thanks to the game-playing of Lie of the Land earlier this series: is this just another tease and fakeout, or is it the real deal? Hopefully the latter, but in a provisional world of stories and simulations, doubts can linger. However, there's enough 'meta' and self-referential commentary on show to stock a supermarket shelf's worth of easter eggs; the Master seems passingly familiar with conventions of Doctor Who episode titling, for instance. He prefers 'Genesis of the Cybermen' to World Enough and Time, though is less familiar with the Big Finish story Spare Parts that this appears to supersede in canon. And Missy enjoys teasing her "disposables" (and the fan audience) with tales of the Doctor's "real name", resulting in the fourth wall at times appearing to have a ragged SFX hole punched right through it. Putting Missy and the Master together risks overloading the density of camp quippery, but sadly they share relatively little screen time during this outing. For an episode marked by the science of time dilation, there's an odd kind of temporal distortion going on throughout. In effect, 'time' has already passed much quicker in Doctor Who's hype and marketing than it does within the story: we already know that the Cybermen will show up, and that the Master is somehow behind proceedings. Consequently, World Enough and Time frequently feels like an episode striving to catch up with itself, yet remaining focused on almost pure delay (the emphasis on arriving elevators captures this perfectly well, along with the near freeze frames of Mr Razor's TV). This must surely count as one of Who's great set-up episodes. Even the Doctor gets in on the act, settling down to watch with a packet of crisps.   Despite much grumbling about the recent (final?) series of Sherlock, one thing I thought it did extremely well was to mislead the audience into believing that a particular actor was actually a number of different characters. Prosthetics skill aside, the device is far less successful here. Depending on your facial recognition capabiities and knowledge of past Doctor Who, it may seem fairy obvious what trick is being pulled for the sake of a Masterful cliffhanger, and this aspect struck me as the least well achieved element of the episode. But given how hard-hitting the reveal of Cyber-Bill was, the Master's ornate scheming was always going to be left slightly in the shade, and it could be argued that its "dah-dah, it's me!" daffiness offered a lighter counterpoint to the terrifying narrative of Bill's situation. (As an aside, presumably part of the BBC's strategy behind live-streaming a Pearl Mackie Q&A right after this episode must be to reassure younger audiences that Pearl is fine in real life). And as a lead-in to episode 12, this multi-cliffhanger does its job perfectly. 'New' Doctor Who (though of course, it's not-so-new now) tends to be at its strongest when it intricately melds intimate moments of characterisation and emotion with epic science-fictional conceits. World Enough and Time displays this quality of 'intimate epic' by combining the vast Colony Ship with moments such as the Doctor and Bill discussing his history with Missy. This suffers slightly from the old 'show don't tell' maxim; a lot of the emotional weight behind the Doctor's fateful decision to test Missy's redemption/'goodness' relies on what we are told rather than what we're shown, and on how invested audiences are in the Doctor-Master/Missy backstory. Yes, the Doctor's hope was sharply delineated at the very end of last week's episode, but it still feels as if more emotional scene-setting would have been valuable for the Doctor-Missy storyline. As ever, though, Missy is a joy to behold, and her introductory sequence as she steps out of the TARDIS and shares her newly adopted name is simply brilliant. Michelle Gomez makes the absolute most of Moffat's zinging dialogue, whilst Missy's companions/pets look on, suitably aggravated.   If the Master-Third Doctor era was marked by the 'UNIT family', then this moment in the show's history also carries a strong familial sense, and not just because Missy's continued presence echoes that of the Delgado Master. Bringing Rachel Talalay back behind the camera for another finale means reassembling a crack team, whilst Bill and Nardole have gelled extremely well across this series, with Capaldi's Doctor undoubtedly benefitting from Doctor-companion relationships designed to suit his characterisation.  Talalay's direction makes the Mondasian Cybermen genuinely scary; the decision not to directly show Bill's partial conversion is also a sound one, as it ramps up the tension when we realise that a cyber chest-unit must have been installed, whilst the eventual 'full' Cyberman emerging from shadows is a memorably familiar sequence. Although the body horror that could have been pursued is dialled down somewhat, the partial conversions' monotone cries of anguish remain bleakly forceful. Who has rarely been this disturbing or this existentially raw. Thankfully, Talalay also has some fun with the time dilation (assuming this wasn't purely an editor's choice), as various sequences cut stylishly in and out of freeze frame. It is only the treatment of Mr. Razor that feels a little curious; he is featured so directly, even in relative close-up, that it's difficult not to discern the stunt being entertained, even though this kind of disguise has a well-established history in the programme. Presumably it was decided, directorially, that it didn't really matter when the penny dropped for audiences as they'd be waiting for the cliffhanger pay-off in any case.      Given that the 'iconic poster image' for this episode so strongly echoes that from Day of the Doctor, next week's title seems equally likely to refer back to the "Gallifrey Falls" strand of Steven Moffat's overarching plot. Will we see more of the Doctor's regeneration... perhaps even a number of different possible new faces starting to coalesce as the twelfth Doctor progresses towards the thirteenth? This transition has been more of a tease than ever before, and no doubt the showrunner hasn't run out of tricks yet.  Bring it, as the Doctor would say. http://reviews.doctorwhonews.net/2017/06/world_enough_and_time.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

got any good domestic johnlock fic recs??

Hi Nonny! 

YES!! I certainly do! I love domestic Johnlock! Done lots of lists in the past, so check out the additional lists, and I’ll update those lists with these latest ones I’ve sorted!

DOMESTIC JOHNLOCK Pt. 4

See also:

Platonics and Domestics

Platonics & Domestics Pt 2 / Hugs, Cuddles & Kisses Pt. 3 / Tooth-Rotting Fluff Pt. 4 / Love Confessions, Slow Burn & Dev. Rel. Pt. 2 / Established Relationship Pt. 3

Platonics / Bromance / Friendship Pt. 3

When Morning Comes by Youarethelightoftheworld (T, 423 w. || Christmas Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Lazy Mornings/Morning After, Fluff and Angst, Sleepy Cuddles, Domestic Fluff, Cuddling / Snuggling, Emotional Hurt/Comfort) – “Sherlock,” says John solemnly, “I’m not sure we can go anywhere today.”

Promises Kept by grannysknitting (K+, 844 w. || John POV, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship / Pre-Slash, Sherlock’s Violin, Worried Sherlock, John Whump, Post-TGG) – When they were in hospital, Sherlock made a promise to himself. Now he’s keeping it. Set after ’Polygamous Marriage’ but before ’Back in the Saddle’

Realisation by Susie.Donym (K+, 957 w. || Sally POV, Pre-Slash / Friendship, Humour) – It takes her a while but Sally finally makes a huge realisation.

Like Any Other Day by wearitcounts (T, 1,145 w. || Fluff, John’s Birthday, John Loves Sherlock, Sweet / Thoughtful Sherlock) – Just when John thought Sherlock couldn’t get any more strange…

Together is What we Have, Together Protects Us by Phantom of the Black Pearl (K+, 1,566 w. || Post-TRF, Friendship / Platonic or Slash, Hurt/Comfort, Insecure Sherlock, Worried Sherlock, Slice of Life) – After a case one evening in the flat Sherlock voices a concern that causes the pair to consider why they’ve chosen to stick together after all that’s happened.

Like Euphoria and Scotch by FinAmour (M, 1,856 w. || Five and One, Alchohol / Drinking, POV Second Person Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Sherlock’s Imagination, Armchair Sex, Fluff, Happy Ending) – 5 different ways it all could have gone + the one way it actually works itself out.

One in Ten Thousand by Blind Author (K+, 1,856 w. || Post-TGG, Friendship / Pre-Slash, Discussions of Violence, Worried then Curious Sherlock, Scars/John’s Bullet Wound, Medical Anomolies) – John seems to have unusual mobility for a shoulder wound…

The Adventure of the Mysterious Appearance of Tissues by Gwen’s Blue Box (K+, 1,910 w. || Fluff, Humour, Sick John, Caring Sherlock, Hurt/Comfort) – In which there is a case, John has caught a cold and is not interested in investigating, Mrs Hudson is away and Sherlock does the shopping.

The Case of the Missing Blogger by nicknack22 (K, 2,147 w. || Fluff, Humour, Friendship, Worried / Anxious Sherlock) – Alternately titled, The Case of the Oblivious Consulting Detective. In which Sherlock comes out of his mind palace to discover John missing. 221B does not fair well as a result.

Risotto by Richefic (K+, 2,153 w. || Friendship, Angst, Misunderstandings, Apologies) – The first time that John cooks dinner for Sherlock is almost the last. Fortunately, Sherlock is really quite observant. Inspired by John’s reference in “The Great Game” to there being some leftover risotto in the fridge.

The Many Faces of Concern by sdrawkcabemdaer5 (K+, 2,473 w. || Friendship, Angsty Fluff, John Whump, Mildly Clueless Sherlock) – John is injured on a case, leading to some surprising reactions and discoveries about their friendship.

Bored Games by patster223 (K+, 2,769 w. || Cluedo / Board Games, Friendship, Humour) – Sherlock is bored and John decides that they should play Cluedo. In retrospect, it was a truly awful decision.

The Rational Machine by Solstice Zero (K, 2,924 w. || Hurt / Comfort, Malnourishment / Fainting, Doctor / Minder John) – Sherlock passes out. John muses on the reasons why. Containing an absorbing case, two bags of shopping, and a few apples.

On a Sunday Morning by SD_Ryan (G, 3,136 w. || Fluff, First Kiss, Obsessive Sherlock, Pining Sherlock) – Sherlock has a little problem. He can’t stop obsessing about John Watson. {{Note to Self: ‘Cheese Tease’}}

Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down by standbygo (M, 3,282 w. || Post-S4, Five Plus One, Missing Scenes, Parenthood, First Kiss, Friends to Lovers, Cuddling & Snuggling, Hurt/Comfort, Declarations of Love, Fluff, Food, John Whump) – Five times when Sherlock and John ate together, and one time they didn’t. A history of the boys, in food.

The Bee Charmer by dreadpiratewatson (M, 3,314 w. || Est. Rel., Captain / Soldier John, Idiots in Love, Domestics, John in the Army) – Greg goes to 221B to check up on Sherlock after a strange phone call pulls him away from an important case, and is stunned to find himself in front of a gun brandishing soldier with a sleeping Sherlock on his chest. John Watson is a doctor, a war hero, a husband, and the only one in the world who can soften Sherlock’s heart.

Bored Games by SparksMayFly (K, 3,492 w. || Humour, Friendship, Cluedo / Board Games, Big Brother Mycroft) – Sherlock asks if he can take Reverend Green in for interrogation. John explains that’s not how the game works.

Every Step of the Way by Shi_Toyu (G, 3,795 w. || Car Accidents, John Whump, Hurt/Comfort, Pre-Slash, Caretaker Sherlock) – When John is injured on a case, Sherlock can’t forgive himself. Everyone expects him to give up on his flatmate and get bored, but he’ll prove them all wrong by sticking with him…every step of the way.

Five Times John Cooked Something with Peas and One First Kiss by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for (T, 3,915 w. || 5 and Ones, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Cooking / Food, Sick Sherlock, Music, Domestic Fluff, First Kiss) – After John cooks five dinners that slowly reveal their hunger for each other, Sherlock and John finally share a first kiss.

Jukebox by standbygo (T, 3,990 w. || Fluff, Singing/Music, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Hurt/Comfort, Humour, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss) – After the music halls of Sherlock’s mind palace get damaged by accident, John learns that Sherlock never forgets a song. Even the ones he’d rather forget. But the random singalong brings some unexpected benefits.

No Good Without You by textsandscones (T, 4,021 w. || Case Fic, Sherlock’s Violin, Dancing, Soppy Fluff) – A diverting new case surrounding musicians and stolen instruments captures Sherlock’s attention, the consequences of which lead both detective and doctor to see one another in a different light. Part 1 of Prompt Fills

Breakfast, acronyms and brotherhood by Rose de Sharon (K+, 4,074 w. || TBB Fic, Friendship/Bromance, Hurt/Comfort, Protective John, Fluff) – Set after The Blind Banker: my take of Sherlock and John’s conversation over breakfast. S/J friendship, bromance, no slash.

The Care and Keeping of Your Mad Genius by Janieshi (T, 4,553 w. || Post-TGG, Friendship, Anxious/Worried Sherlock, Light Humour/Teasing, Alternating POV, Cranky Sherlock) – If he hadn’t been so focused on holding the bastard still, John would have laughed aloud. This maniac really thought John was the pet in this dynamic?

Welcome Home, John by slashscribe (G, 5,504 w. || Post-S3, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Awkwardness, Stabbed Sherlock, Protective Sherlock, Panic Attack (Sherlock), Self Esteem Issues, Love Confessions, First Kiss) – When John moves back to 221B, he thinks he’s the broken one, but after a while, it becomes clear that he might not be correct.

Of Razors, Pipes, Red Notebooks and Rugby Jerseys, Or: Sherlock Doesn’t Like His Doctors Clean Shaven by allonsys_girl (E, 7,313 w. || Est. Rel., PWP / Porn With Feelings, John’s Beard / Beard Kink, Roleplay, Love Declarations, Banter, Rimming, Anal, Domestic Fluff / Bliss, Idiots in Love, Emotional Lovemaking, Pet Names, Obsessive Sherlock, Sherlock POV, Bottomlock, Cranky Sherlock) – John grows a beard. Sherlock really likes it. Part 1 of Consulting Husbands

On Favors and Keeping Score by Ewebie (G, 7,622 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Sick Fic, Fluff, John Whump) –  John woke up to the horribly unpleasant sound of his clock alarm. Which meant he’d slept through his phone’s alarm. And for a moment he glared blearily at the noisemaker before smacking at it with his palm. Ugh, he felt like rubbish. The back of his throat was burning with the irritation that heralded a proper dose, his nose was threatening to drip every few seconds, and he had the uncomfortable flush that normally suggested a fever. Nothing high, just uncomfortable. Nothing deadly, just irritating. Nothing worth calling in sick with, just a full day of discomfort in the face of other people’s discomfort. It was going to be a day where he was forced to bite his tongue from telling people off. “You’re not as sick as I am, so off you pop.” Part 7 of Tumblr Shorts

Speak My Language by Itsallfine (T, 7,479 w. || Thanksgiving, Love Languages, Love Confessions, First Kiss) – When Mrs. Hudson introduces John and Sherlock to the concept of the five love languages, Sherlock descends into a dark mood and John’s curiosity gets the better of him. What is Sherlock’s love language, and why does the whole concept set him so on edge? Part 1 of A Holiday Triptych

The Name Game by ItsClydeBitches221B (K, 8,958 w. || Humour, Family, Platonics / Friendship, Sort-of Parentlock, John/Mary, Mary is Nice, Five and Ones, Baby Watson, Mycroft Loves Baby Watson) – The names that baby girl Watson comes up with for her extended family. Or: how everyone—Watsons, Holmes, and others alike— just learned to give up and embrace their weirdness.

How To Give Your Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Know He’s Your Boyfriend the Best Valentine’s Day Ever byunicornpoe (T, 9,832 w. || Valentine’s Day, Fluff and Crack, Soft Sherlock, POV Sherlock) – Sherlock is pretty sure that John Watson is his boyfriend. He’s also pretty sure that John doesn’t know it. But with a little help from a magazine, some friends, three crepes, five dates, one awesome CD, and a stalker van, John is bound to realize just in time for Valentine’s Day.

A Is For Aftermath by ElvendorkInfinity (T, 10,567 w. || Injury / Whump, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship/Pre-Slash/Bromance/Platonics, Hallucinations, Introspection, Insecure / Worried John, Big Brother Mycroft, Alternating POV, Anxious Sherlock, Self-Deprecating, Mildly Possessive Sherlock, 3G Moment) – John is still hallucinating, Sherlock cannot sleep, and Lestrade has a new case for them. But will life at 221B ever be able to return to normal? Epilogue to M is for Moriarty.

Shuteye Shenanigans by Ayakae (K+, 13,263 w. || Post-TRF, Friendship / Epic Bromance, John’s Nightmares, Angsty Fluff, Bed Sharing, Humour, Cuddles, Taking Care of Each Other, Domestics) – John Watson has never slept with Sherlock Holmes. Never ever ever. And never will, thank you very much. Well, there was that one time, but John didn’t count that. It was completely different, just like the second time it happened. And the third. And the fourth. Epic bromance, but it can be read as pre-slash if you wish.

Hope for Heroes by Richefic (K+, 16,887 w. || Post-TGG Fic, Introspection / Flashbacks, Friendship/Epic Bromance, Hurt/Comfort, Worried/Anxious Sherlock, Sherlock Admires John, BAMF John, John Deduces, Fancy Party, John’s Self Esteem, Domestics) – In the final moments of “The Great Game” Holmes hopes he will have the chance to tell his flatmate that he was wrong. Heroes do exist after all and the one in front of him is called Dr John Watson.

Through the Clouds by Mazarin221b (E, 20,004 w. || Retirement, Sussex, Bees, Home Improvement, First Time, Romance) – Sherlock takes a remarkably early retirement at 47, and convinces John that a change of pace would do them both good. They buy an old cottage on the South Downs, and exchange their nonstop life in Baker Street for quiet contemplation, bee studies, and book writing. They might go completely insane, but sometimes it takes stepping outside of the life you’re living to find the life you want. Part 1 of Through The Clouds

Chaperones by MissDavis (T, 34,114 w. || 11 Years Post-S4, Fake Relationship, Parentlock, Disney World, Bed / Room Sharing, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, First Kiss, Obsessive Sherlock, Insecure John) – Right. Of course. Everyone assumed they were a couple and no one would question it. John put his elbows up on the table so he could rest his head in his hands. “You want to pretend to be a couple so we can chaperone a trip to Disney World with Rosie’s class and you won’t have to share a room with a stranger?” “Exactly.” Sherlock beamed at him. “Don’t worry about the cost. The Birmingham case last month paid more than enough to cover expenses for all three of us.”

The Book of Silence by SilentAuror (E, 60,056 w. || S4 Fix It / Post S4, Virgin Sherlock, Rosie / Parentlock, Domesticity, Fluff, Praise Kink, Sex Toys, First Person POV) – As spring blooms in London, John and Sherlock begin to take new cases and cautiously negotiate this new phase of life with John living at Baker Street again. Despite how well it’s all going, John struggles to forgive himself for the way he treated Sherlock following Mary’s death as well as trying to figure out how to finally put his long-time feelings for Sherlock into words. Part 1 of The Book of Silence/Rosa Felicia

House (TV series)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "House M.D." redirects here. For the titular character, see Gregory House. House (also called House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004 to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who, despite his dependence on pain medication, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The series' premise originated with Paul Attanasio, while David Shore, who is credited as creator, was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character. The series' executive producers included Shore, Attanasio, Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, and film director Bryan Singer. It was filmed largely in Century City. House often clashes with his fellow physicians, including his own diagnostic team, because many of his hypotheses about patients' illnesses are based on subtle or controversial insights. His flouting of hospital rules and procedures frequently leads him into conflict with his boss, hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein). House's only true friend is Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), head of the Department of Oncology. During the first three seasons, House's diagnostic team consists of Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), and Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps). At the end of the third season, this team disbands. Rejoined by Foreman, House gradually selects three new team members: Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde), Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), and Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn). Meanwhile, Chase and Cameron continue to appear in different roles at the hospital. Kutner dies late in season five; early in season six, Cameron departs the hospital, and Chase returns to the diagnostic team. Thirteen takes a leave of absence for most of season seven, and her position is filled by medical student Martha M. Masters (Amber Tamblyn). Cuddy and Masters depart before season eight; Foreman becomes the new Dean of Medicine, while Dr. Jessica Adams (Odette Annable) and Dr. Chi Park (Charlyne Yi) join House's team. House was among the top 10 series in the United States from its second through fourth seasons. Distributed to 66 countries, House was the most-watched television program in the world in 2008.[2] The show received numerous awards, including five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Peabody Award, and nine People's Choice Awards. On February 8, 2012, Fox announced that the eighth season, then in progress, would be its last.[3] The series finale aired on May 21, 2012, following an hour-long retrospective. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Conception 1.1.1 References to Sherlock Holmes 1.2 Production team 1.3 Casting 1.4 Filming style and locations 1.5 Opening sequence 2 Series overview 3 Characters and story arcs 3.1 Main characters 3.2 Recurring characters 4 Episodes 5 Reception 5.1 Critical reception 5.1.1 Critics' top ten lists 5.2 U.S. television ratings 5.3 Awards and honors 6 Distribution 7 Merchandise 8 See also 9 Footnotes 10 Citations 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External links Production Conception In 2004, David Shore and Paul Attanasio, along with Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, pitched the series (untitled at the time) to Fox as a CSI-style medical detective program,[4] a hospital whodunit in which the doctors investigated symptoms and their causes.[5] Attanasio was inspired to develop a medical procedural drama by The New York Times Magazine column, "Diagnosis", written by physician Lisa Sanders, who is an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH), and Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) is modeled after this teaching institution.[6] Fox bought the series, though the network's then-president, Gail Berman, told the creative team, "I want a medical show, but I don't want to see white coats going down the hallway".[7] Jacobs has said that this stipulation was one of the many influences that led to the show's ultimate form.[7] "We knew the network was looking for procedurals, and Paul [Attanasio] came up with this medical idea that was like a cop procedural. The suspects were the germs. But I quickly began to realize that we needed that character element. I mean, germs don't have motives." --David Shore to Writer's Guild magazine[8] After Fox picked up the show, it acquired the working title Chasing Zebras, Circling the Drain[9] ("zebra" is medical slang for an unusual or obscure diagnosis, while "circling the drain" refers to terminal cases, patients in an irreversible decline).[10] The original premise of the show was of a team of doctors working together trying to "diagnose the undiagnosable".[11] Shore felt it was important to have an interesting central character, one who could examine patients' personal characteristics and diagnose their ailments by figuring out their secrets and lies.[11] As Shore and the rest of the creative team explored the character's possibilities, the program concept became less of procedure and more focused upon the lead role.[12] The character was named "House", which was adopted as the show's title, as well.[9] Shore developed the characters further and wrote the script for the pilot episode.[4]Bryan Singer, who directed the pilot episode and had a major role in casting the primary roles, has said that the "title of the pilot was 'Everybody Lies', and that's the premise of the show".[12] Shore has said that the central storylines of several early episodes were based on the work of Berton Rouech, a staff writer for The New Yorker between 1944 and 1994, who specialized in features about unusual medical cases.[5] Shore traced the concept for the title character to his experience as a patient at a teaching hospital.[13] Shore recalled: "I knew, as soon as I left the room, they would be mocking me relentlessly [for my cluelessness] and I thought that it would be interesting to see a character who actually did that before they left the room."[14] A central part of the show's premise was that the main character would be disabled in some way.[15] The original idea was for House to use a wheelchair, but Fox rejected this. Jacobs later expressed her gratitude for the network's insistence that the character be reimagined--putting him on his feet added a crucial physical dimension.[12] The writers ultimately chose to give House a damaged leg arising from an incorrect diagnosis, which requires him to use a cane and causes him pain that leads to a narcotic dependency.[15] References to Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes serves as an inspiration for the series. References to the fact that Gregory House was based on the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle appear throughout the series.[16][17] Shore explained that he was always a Holmes fan and found the character's indifference to his clients unique.[14] The resemblance is evident in House's reliance on deductive reasoning[16] and psychology, even where it might not seem obviously applicable,[10] and his reluctance to accept cases he finds uninteresting.[18] His investigatory method is to eliminate diagnoses logically as they are proved impossible; Holmes used a similar method.[9] Both characters play instruments (House plays the piano, the guitar, and the harmonica; Holmes, the violin) and take drugs (House is dependent on Vicodin; Holmes uses cocaine recreationally).[16] House's relationship with Dr. James Wilson echoes that between Holmes and his confidant, Dr. John Watson.[9]Robert Sean Leonard, who portrays Wilson, said that House and his character--whose name is very similar to Watson's--were originally intended to work together much as Holmes and Watson do; in his view, House's diagnostic team has assumed that aspect of the Watson role.[19] Wilson even has a dead-beat brother who may be dead, like Watson's dead alcoholic brother. (season 1, episode 10) Shore said that House's name itself is meant as "a subtle homage" to Holmes.[9][20] House's address is 221B Baker Street, a direct reference to Holmes's street address.[10] Wilson's address is also 221B.[21] Individual episodes of the series contain additional references to the Sherlock Holmes tales. The main patient in the pilot episode is named Rebecca Adler after Irene Adler, a character in the first Holmes short story, "A Scandal in Bohemia".[22] In the season two finale, House is shot by a crazed gunman credited as "Moriarty", the name of Holmes's nemesis.[23] In the season four episode "It's a Wonderful Lie", House receives a "second-edition Conan Doyle" as a Christmas gift.[24] In the season five episode "The Itch", House is seen picking up his keys and Vicodin from the top of a copy of Conan Doyle's The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.[25] In another season five episode, "Joy to the World", House, in an attempt to fool his team, uses a book by Joseph Bell, Conan Doyle's inspiration for Sherlock Holmes.[9] The volume had been given to him the previous Christmas by Wilson, who included the message "Greg, made me think of you." Before acknowledging that he gave the book to House, Wilson tells two of the team members that its source was a patient, Irene Adler.[26] The series finale pays homage to Holmes's apparent death in "The Final Problem", the 1893 story with which Conan Doyle originally intended to conclude the Holmes chronicles.[27] Production team Bryan Singer directed the pilot episode and the third episode, "Occam's Razor".[28] House was a co-production of Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions, and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios for Fox.[29] Paul Attanasio and Katie Jacobs, the heads of Heel and Toe Films; David Shore, the head of Shore Z Productions; and Bryan Singer, the head of Bad Hat Harry Productions, were executive producers of the program for its entirety.[13]Lawrence Kaplow, Peter Blake, and Thomas L. Moran joined the staff as writers at the beginning of the first season after the making of the pilot episode. Writers Doris Egan, Sara Hess, Russel Friend, and Garrett Lerner joined the team at the start of season two. Friend and Lerner, who are business partners, had been offered positions when the series launched, but turned the opportunity down. After observing the show's success, they accepted when Jacobs offered them jobs again the following year.[30] Writers Eli Attie and Sean Whitesell joined the show at the start of season four. Since the beginning of season four, Moran, Friend, and Lerner have been credited as executive producers on the series, joining Attanasio, Jacobs, Shore, and Singer.[29] Hugh Laurie was credited as an executive producer for the second[31] and third[32] episodes of season five. Shore is House's showrunner.[33] Through the end of the sixth season, more than two dozen writers have contributed to the program. The most prolific have been Kaplow (18 episodes), Blake (17), Shore (16), Friend (16), Lerner (16), Moran (14), and Egan (13). The show's most prolific directors through its first six seasons were Deran Sarafian (22 episodes), who was not involved in season six, and Greg Yaitanes (17). Of the more than three dozen other directors who have worked on the series, only David Straiton directed as many as 10 episodes through the sixth season. Hugh Laurie directed the 17th episode of season six, "Lockdown".[34] Elan Soltes has been the visual effects supervisor since the show began.[35]Lisa Sanders, an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, is a technical advisor to the series. She writes the "Diagnosis" column that inspired House's premise.[36] According to Shore, "three different doctors... check everything we do".[37] Bobbin Bergstrom, a registered nurse, is the program's on-set medical adviser.[37] Casting "It wasn't a massive move when I first considered [doing House]. What usually happens is you do a pilot and of the very few picked up, only about a quarter go to a second year. So I thought I'll have three fun weeks. I never dreamed I'd be here three and a half years later." --Hugh Laurie[38] At first, the producers were looking for a "quintessentially American person" to play the role of House.[39] Bryan Singer in particular felt there was no way he was going to hire a non-American actor for the role.[11] At the time of the casting session, actor Hugh Laurie was in Namibia filming the movie Flight of the Phoenix. He assembled an audition tape in a hotel bathroom, the only place with enough light,[39] and apologized for its appearance[40] (which Singer compared to a "bin Laden video").[41] Laurie improvised, using an umbrella for a cane. Singer was very impressed by his performance and commented on how well the "American actor" was able to grasp the character.[11][42] Singer was not aware that Laurie was English, due to his convincing American accent. Laurie credits the accent to "a misspent youth [watching] too much TV and too many movies".[39] Although locally better-known actors such as Denis Leary, David Cross, Rob Morrow, and Patrick Dempsey were considered for the part, Shore, Jacobs, and Attanasio were as impressed as Singer and cast Laurie as House.[43] Laurie later revealed that he initially thought the show's central character was Dr. James Wilson. He assumed that House was a supporting part, due to the nature of the character, until he received the full script of the pilot episode.[44] Laurie, the son of medical doctor Ran http://www.expressupdate.com/places/724028210 Laurie, said he felt guilty for "being paid more to become a fake version of [his] own father".[39] From the start of season three, he was being paid $275,000 to $300,000 per episode, as much as three times what he had previously been making on the series.[45][46] By the show's fifth season, Laurie was earning around $400,000 per episode, making him one of the highest-paid actors on network television.[47] Hugh Laurie made his own audition tape while shooting a film in Namibia. Robert Sean Leonard had received the script for the CBS show Numb3rs, as well as that for House.[48] Leonard thought the Numb3rs script was "kind of cool" and planned to audition for the show.[48] However, he decided that the character he was up for, Charlie Eppes, was in too many scenes; he later observed, "The less I work, the happier I am".[48] He believed that his House audition was not particularly good, but that his lengthy friendship with Singer helped win him the part of Dr. Wilson.[48] Singer had enjoyed Lisa Edelstein's portrayal of a prostitute on The West Wing, and sent her a copy of the pilot script.[49] Edelstein was attracted to the quality of the writing and her character's "snappy dialogue" with House, and was cast as Dr. Lisa Cuddy.[49] Australian actor Jesse Spencer's agent suggested that he audition for the role of Dr. Robert Chase. Spencer believed the program would be similar in style to General Hospital, but changed his mind after reading the scripts.[50] After he was cast, he persuaded the producers to turn the character into an Australian.[51] Patrick Dempsey also auditioned for the part of Chase; he later became known for his portrayal of Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy.[52]Omar Epps, who plays Dr. Eric Foreman, was inspired by his earlier portrayal of a troubled intern on the NBC medical drama ER.[53]Jennifer Morrison felt that her audition for the part of Dr. Allison Cameron was a complete disaster.[54] However, before her audition, Singer had watched some of her performances, including on Dawson's Creek, and already wanted to cast her in the role.[54] Morrison left the show when her character was written out in the middle of season six.[55] At the end of season three, House dismisses Chase, while Foreman and Cameron resign.[56] After an episode in which he "borrows" a janitor whom he calls "Dr. Buffer" to assist in a diagnosis, House must then recruit a new diagnostic team, for which he identifies seven finalists. The producers originally planned to recruit two new full-time actors, with Foreman, who returns in season four's fifth episode, bringing the team back up to three members; ultimately, the decision was made to add three new regular cast members.[57] (Along with Epps, actors Morrison and Spencer remained in the cast, as their characters moved on to new assignments.) During production, the show's writers dismissed a single candidate per episode; as a result, said Jacobs, neither the producers nor the cast knew who was going to be hired until the last minute.[58] In the season's ninth episode, House's new team is revealed: Foreman is joined by doctors Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn),[59]Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson),[60] and Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde).[61] The candidates rejected by House did not return to the show, with the exception of the last one cut: Amber Volakis (Anne Dudek), who appeared for the rest of season four as Wilson's girlfriend,[62] and in seasons five and eight as a hallucination of House's.[63] While Penn and Wilde had higher profiles than the actors who played the other finalists, Jacobs said they went through an identical audition process and stayed with the show based on the writers' interest in their characters.[58] Kutner was written out of the series in episode 20 of season 5 after Penn took a position in the Obama White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.[64] The contracts of Edelstein, Epps, and Leonard expired at the end of season seven. As a cost-cutting measure, the three actors were asked to accept reduced salaries. Epps and Leonard came to terms with the producers, but Edelstein did not, and in May 2011 it was announced that she would not be returning for the show's eighth season.[65] Filming style and locations Frist Campus Center is the source of the aerial views of PPTH. House is often filmed using the "walk and talk" filming technique,[7][18] popularized on television by series such as St. Elsewhere, ER, Sports Night, and The West Wing.[66] The technique involves the use of tracking shots, showing two or more characters walking between locations while talking.[66] Executive producer Katie Jacobs said that the show frequently uses the technique because "when you put a scene on the move, it's a... way of creating an urgency and an intensity".[7] She noted the significance of "the fact that Hugh Laurie spans 6'2" and is taller than everybody else because it certainly makes those walk-and-talks pop".[7] Nancy Franklin of The New Yorker described the show's "cool, Fantastic Voyage-like special effects of patients' innards. I'll bet you didn't know that when your kidneys shut down they sound like bubble wrap popping."[67] "Cameras and special effects travel not only down the throat" of one patient, another critic observed, "but up her nose and inside her brain and leg".[68] Instead of relying primarily on computer-generated imagery, the interior body shots tend to involve miniature effects and motion control photography.[35] Many of the sets are dressed with a variety of unscripted props that allow Laurie to physically improvise, revealing aspects of his character and the story.[7] The pilot episode was filmed in Vancouver, Canada; primary photography for all subsequent episodes has been shot on the Fox lot in Century City.[37] Bryan Singer chose the hospital near his hometown, West Windsor, New Jersey, as the show's fictional setting.[13]Princeton University's Frist Campus Center[a] is the source of the aerial views of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital seen in the series.[69] Some filming took place at the University of Southern California for the season-three episode "Half-Wit", which guest-starred Dave Matthews and Kurtwood Smith.[70] Part of House's sixth season was filmed at the abandoned Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, as the fictional Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital.[71] Opening sequence The opening sequence begins with an MRI of a head with an image of the boxed "H" from the logo (the international symbol for hospital) in the foreground. This is then overlaid with an image of Dr. House's face taken from the pilot episode with the show's full title appearing across his face. House's head then fades and the show's title is underlined and has the "M.D." appear next to it, producing the entire logo of the show. This was the full extent of the title sequence in the pilot episode.[72] All subsequent episodes contain a longer sequence including the names of the six featured cast members and creator David Shore. Laurie's name appears first, followed by the names of the five other featured cast members in alphabetical order (Edelstein, Epps, Leonard, Morrison, and Spencer, then Shore).[73] After the show's title fades, an aerial view of PPTH (actually various Princeton University buildings, primarily Frist Campus Center)[69] is followed by a series of images accompanying each member's name; most are shown next to, or superimposed upon, illustrations of the human anatomy. Laurie's name appears next to a model of a human head with the brain exposed; Edelstein's name appears next to a visual effects-produced graphic of an angiogram of the heart. Epps's name is superimposed upon a rib cage X-ray; Leonard's name appears on a drawing of the two hemispheres of the brain.[73] The producers originally wanted to include an image of a cane and an image of a Vicodin bottle, but Fox objected. Morrison's title card was thus lacking an image; an aerial shot of rowers on Princeton University's Lake Carnegie was finally agreed upon to accompany her name.[74] Spencer's name appears next to an old-fashioned anatomical drawing of a spine. Between the presentations of Spencer and Shore's names is a scene of House and his three original team members walking down one of the hospital's hallways.[73] Jacobs said that most of the backgrounds have no specific meaning; however, the final image--the text "created by David Shore" superimposed upon a human neck--connotes that Shore is "the brain of the show".[74] The sequence was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2005.[75] The title sequence continued to credit Spencer and Morrison, even when their characters were reduced to background roles during seasons four and five, and Morrison even after hers was written out. A new opening sequence was introduced in season seven to accommodate the changes in the cast, removing Morrison's name and including Jacobson and Wilde's. It was updated in season eight removing Edelstein's name and added Annable and Yi.[76][77] The series' original opening theme, as heard in the United States, comprises instrumental portions of "Teardrop" by Massive Attack.[78] The piece was used in part because of the distinct tempo which roughly mimics the sound of a beating human heart.[79] An acoustic version of "Teardrop", with guitar and vocals by Jos Gonzlez, is heard as background music during the season-four finale.[80] Series overview See also: List of House episodes "Anytime you try to summarize a show in one word, you sound like an ass. It's about truth." --David Shore[81] Gregory House, M.D., often construed as a misanthropic medical genius, heads a team of diagnosticians at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.[72] Most episodes revolve around the diagnosis of a primary patient and start with a precredits scene set outside the hospital, showing events ending with the onset of the patient's symptoms.[18] The typical episode follows the team in their attempts to diagnose and treat the patient's illness,[78][82] which often fail until the patient's condition is critical.[78] They usually treat only patients whom other doctors have not accurately diagnosed,[69] and House routinely rejects cases that he does not find interesting.[18] The story lines tend to focus on his unconventional medical theories and practices, and on the other characters' reactions to them, rather than on the details of the treatments.[4] The team employs the differential diagnosis method,[82] listing possible etiologies on a whiteboard, then eliminating most of them, usually because one of the team (most often House) provides logical reasons for ruling them out.[83] Typically, the patient is misdiagnosed at least once and accordingly receives some treatments that are at best useless;[82] this usually causes further complications, but--as the nature of the complications often provides valuable new evidence--eventually these help them diagnose the patient correctly.[18] House often tends to arrive at the correct diagnosis seemingly out of the blue, often inspired by a passing remark made by another character.[82] Diagnoses range from relatively common to very rare diseases.[84] The team faces many diagnostic difficulties from patients' concealment of symptoms, circumstances, or personal histories, so House frequently proclaims during the team's deliberations, "The patient is lying", or mutters "Everybody lies"; such an assumption guides House's decisions and diagnoses,[10] and makes the countermeasure of housebreaking a routine procedure. Because many of his hypotheses are based on epiphanies or controversial insights, he often has trouble obtaining permission for medical procedures he considers necessary from his superior, who in all but the final season is hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy.[85] This is especially the case when the proposed procedures involve a high degree of risk or are ethically questionable. Frequent disagreements occur between House and his team,[86] especially Dr. Allison Cameron, whose standards of medical ethics are more conservative than those of the other characters.[78] Like all of the hospital's doctors, House is required to treat patients in the facility's walk-in clinic.[72][87] His grudging fulfillment of this duty, or his creative methods of avoiding it, constitute a recurring subplot, which often serves as the series' comic relief.[78][88] During clinic duty, House confounds patients with unwelcome observations into their personal lives, eccentric prescriptions, and unorthodox treatments.[72] However, after seeming to be inattentive to their complaints, he regularly impresses them with rapid and accurate diagnoses.[16] Analogies with some of the simple cases in the clinic occasionally inspire insights that help solve the team's case.[18][89] "It's not a show about addiction, but you can't throw something like this into the mix and not expect it to be noticed and commented on. There have been references to the amount of his consumption increasing over time. It's becoming less and less useful a tool for dealing with his pain, and it's something we're going to continue to deal with, continue to explore." --Shore on House's Vicodin addiction[90] A significant plot element is House's use of Vicodin to manage pain, caused by an infarction in his quadriceps muscle five years before the show's first season, which also forces him to use a cane.[91] In the first season, 11th episode "Detox", House admits he is addicted to Vicodin, but says he does not have a problem because the pills "let me do my job, and they take away my pain".[b] His addiction has led his colleagues, Cuddy and Dr. James Wilson, to encourage him to go to drug rehabilitation several times.[92] When he has no access to Vicodin or experiences unusually intense pain, he occasionally self-medicates with other narcotic analgesics such as morphine,[93]oxycodone,[94] and methadone.[95] House also frequently drinks liquor when he is not on medical duty, and classifies himself as a "big drinker".[96] Toward the end of season five, House begins to hallucinate; after eliminating other possible diagnoses, Wilson and he determine that his Vicodin addiction is the most likely cause.[97] House goes into denial about this for a brief time, but at the close of the season finale, he commits himself to Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital.[98] In the following season's debut episode, House leaves Mayfield with his addiction under control.[99] However, about a year and a half later, in season seven's 15th episode, "Bombshells", House reacts to the news that Cuddy possibly has kidney cancer by taking Vicodin,[100] and his addiction recurs.[101] Characters and story arcs Main article: List of House characters Name Portrayed by Occupation Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dr. Gregory House Hugh Laurie Infectious Disease Specialist, Nephrologist, Head of Department of Diagnostic Medicine Main Dr. James Wilson Robert Sean Leonard Head of Department of Oncology Main Dr. Eric Foreman Omar Epps Neurologist, Diagnostic Medicine, Dean of Medicine Main Dr. Robert Chase Jesse Spencer Surgeon, Intensivist, Cardiologist, Head of Department of Diagnostic Medicine (series finale) Main Dr. Lisa Cuddy Lisa Edelstein Endocrinologist, Dean of Medicine Main Dr. Allison Cameron Jennifer Morrison Immunologist, Diagnostic Medicine Main Guest Dr. Chris Taub Peter Jacobson Plastic Surgeon,[102] Diagnostic Medicine Main Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley Olivia Wilde Internist,[103] Diagnostic Medicine Main Dr. Lawrence Kutner Kal Penn Sports Medicine specialist,[103] Diagnostic Medicine Main Guest Dr. Martha Masters Amber Tamblyn Double-Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Art History,[104] Medical student Main Guest Dr. Jessica Adams Odette Annable Prison clinic physician,[105] Diagnostic Medicine Main Dr. Chi Park Charlyne Yi Neurologist, Diagnostic Medicine Main Main characters The original lead characters of House, M.D.: Wilson, Cuddy, Chase, House, Cameron, and Foreman Throughout House's run, six of the main actors have received star billing. All of them play doctors who work at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.[72] Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), the title character, heads the Department of Diagnostic Medicine.[106] House describes himself as "a board-certified diagnostician with a double specialty of infectious disease and nephrology".[107] Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), House's one true friend, is the head of the Department of Oncology.[108]Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), an endocrinologist,[109] is House's boss, as she is the hospital's dean of medicine and chief administrator.[110] House has a complex relationship with Cuddy, and their interactions often involve a high degree of innuendo and sexual tension.[111] In the sixth episode of season five, "Joy", they kiss for the first time.[112] Their physical relationship does not progress any further during the fifth season; in the finale of season five, House believes he and Cuddy had sex, but this is a hallucination brought on by House's Vicodin addiction.[98] In the finale of season six, Cuddy tells House she loves him. They kiss and agree to try being a couple.[113] Throughout season seven, House and Cuddy try to make their relationship work. However, in the finale of season seven, House drives his car into Cuddy's living room in anger and their relationship effectively ends. House's original team of diagnosticians consists of Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), a neurologist; Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), an intensivist; and Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), an immunologist.[110] In the season-three episode "Family", Foreman announces his resignation, telling House, "I don't want to turn into you".[c] During the season finale, House tells Chase that he has either learned everything he can, or nothing at all, and dismisses him from the team. Cameron, who has developed an affection for Chase, soon resigns.[56] This leaves House without a team for the season-four premiere.[114] Under orders from Cuddy to recruit a new team, House considers 40 doctors.[96] Season four's early episodes focus on his selection process, structured as a reality TV-style elimination contest[96] (Jacobs referred to it as a "version of Survivor").[115] House assigns each applicant a number between one and 40, and pares them down to seven finalists.[116] He assesses their performance in diagnostic cases, assisted by Foreman, who returns to the department after his dismissal from another hospital for House-like behavior.[116][117][118] While Foreman's return means only two slots are open, House tricks Cuddy into allowing him to hire three new assistants.[119] He ultimately selects Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), a former plastic surgeon; Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn), a sports medicine specialist; and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde), an internist (nicknamed for her number in the elimination contest).[119][120] In the season finale, Thirteen discovers she has, as she had long dreaded, inherited Huntington's disease from her mother, which is incurable.[80] In the 11th episode of season five, "Joy to the World", Foreman and Thirteen engage in a passionate kiss.[26] Thirteen is at first reluctant to start a relationship with Foreman, but the two eventually begin dating and are still together at the end of the season.[98] They break up early in season six. In the 20th episode of season five, "Simple Explanation", Kutner is found dead in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. Because Kutner left no note, House suspects foul play, though the death is accepted by the other characters as a suicide.[121] In the seventh episode of season two, "Hunting", Cameron and Chase have a one-night stand.[122] In the middle of season three, they initiate a sexual relationship that Cameron insists be casual;[109] when Chase declares that he "wants more", Cameron ends the affair.[123] By the end of the season, however, Cameron recognizes that she https://foursquare.com/v/newcastle-movers/58b9a969000bef4879f13a77 has romantic feelings for Chase and they begin a serious relationship.[56] After leaving the diagnostic team, they assume different roles at the PPTH, Cameron as a senior attending physician in the emergency room[d] and Chase as a surgeon.[96] They become engaged in the season-five episode "Saviors" (the episode immediately following Kutner's suicide)[63] and are married in the season finale.[124] When Chase rejoins House's team in season six, Cameron leaves her husband and the hospital in "Teamwork", the season's eighth episode.[125] She returns as a guest character in "Lockdown", nine episodes later.[126] Early in season seven, Thirteen takes an unexplained leave of absence. Cuddy orders House to fill her position with another woman,[127] but eventually makes the choice for him: medical student Dr. Martha M. Masters (Amber Tamblyn), who makes her first appearance in the season's sixth episode.[128] Thirteen returns in "The Dig"--the season's 18th episode and the show's 150th--in which the reason for her absence is revealed: she was in prison for six months for having helped euthanize her brother, who was suffering from advanced Huntington's.[129] While Jacobson and Wilde play central characters (as did Penn), they did not receive star billing until season seven. They were credited as "Also Starring", with their names appearing after the opening sequence.[130] In season seven, Jacobson and Wilde received star billing; new regular cast member Tamblyn did not.[131] Recurring characters The first six seasons of House each included one or more recurring featured characters, who appear in multiple-episode story arcs.[132] In season one, Edward Vogler (Chi McBride), the billionaire owner of a pharmaceutical company, appears in five episodes.[133] He donates US$100 million to the PPTH in return for chairing its board.[134] Vogler represented an attempt to introduce a villain, a move urged by Fox. By the time the Vogler episodes began to air, the show had become a hit and the character was soon dropped.[133] Shore said the concept of a villainous boss was not really viable for the series: "It's called House. The audience knows he'll never get fired."[10] Stacy Warner (Sela Ward), House's ex-girlfriend,[135] appears in the final two episodes of the first season, and seven episodes of season two.[10] She wants House to treat her husband, Mark Warner (Currie Graham), whom House diagnoses with acute intermittent porphyria in the season-one finale.[135] Stacy and House grow close again, but House eventually tells Stacy to go back to Mark, which devastates her.[136] Michael Tritter (David Morse), a police detective, appears in several season-three episodes. He tries to extract an apology from House, who left Tritter in an examination room with a thermometer in his rectum.[137] After House refuses to apologize, Tritter brings him up on charges of unprescribed narcotics possession and forces him to attend rehabilitation. When the case reaches court, Cuddy perjures herself for House and the case is dismissed. The judge reprimands Tritter for pursuing House to excess, and tells House that she thinks he "has better friends than he deserves", referring to Cuddy's 11th-hour testimony on his behalf. House is sentenced to one night in jail for contempt of court and finishes his rehabilitation under the influence of Vicodin.[92] The candidates for House's new diagnostics team are season four's primary recurring characters.[138] In addition to the three who are chosen, the other four finalists are Jeffrey Cole (Edi Gathegi); Travis Brennan (Andy Comeau), an epidemiologist;[138]Henry Dobson (Carmen Argenziano), a former medical school admissions officer;[96] and Amber "Cut-throat Bitch" Volakis (Anne Dudek), an interventional radiologist.[120] Each of the four departs the show after elimination, except for Volakis, who appears throughout the season, having started a relationship with Wilson.[139][140] In the two-part season finale, Volakis attempts to shepherd a drunken House home when Wilson is unavailable. They are involved in a bus crash, which leads to her death.[80][141] She reappears late in season five among the hallucinations House suffers.[63] Private investigator Lucas Douglas (Michael Weston), a character inspired in part by Shore's love of The Rockford Files, appears in three episodes of season five.[142][143] House initially hires Douglas to spy on Wilson, who has ended their friendship after Volakis's death (the friendship is subsequently rekindled). House later pays Douglas to look into the private lives of his team members and Cuddy.[144] If the character had been accepted by the audience, plans existed to feature him as the lead in a spin-off show.[145] In September 2008, Shore spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his vision for the character: "I don't want to do just another medical show. What does excite me in terms of writing is the choices people make and the nature of right and wrong... and a private investigator can approach that question much more readily than a doctor can."[146] There was no show featuring Douglas on the fall 2009 network television schedule.[147] He returns to House in season six as Cuddy's boyfriend.[148] They are briefly engaged until Cuddy breaks it off, realizing that she is in love with House.[149] Episodes Main article: List of House episodes Season Episodes Originally aired Ratings First aired Last aired U.S. viewers (millions) Rank 1 22 November16,2004 May24,2005 13.3 24[150] 2 24 September13,2005 May23,2006 17.3 10[151] 3 24 September5,2006 May29,2007 19.4 7[152] 4 16 September25,2007 May19,2008 17.6 7[153] 5 24 September16,2008 May11,2009 13.5 16[154] 6 22 September21,2009 May17,2010 12.8 22[155] 7 23 September20,2010 May23,2011 10.3 42[156] 8 22 October3,2011 May21,2012 8.7 58[157] Reception Critical reception House received largely positive reviews on its debut;[158] the series was considered a bright spot amid Fox's schedule, which at the time was largely filled with reality shows.[159] Season one holds a Metacritic score of 75 out of 100, based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[160] Matt Roush of TV Guide said that the program was an "uncommon cure for the common medical drama".[161]New York Daily News critic David Bianculli applauded the "high caliber of acting and script".[68]The Onion's "A.V. Club" approvingly described it as the "nastiest" black comedy from FOX since 1996's short-lived Profit.[162]New York's John Leonard called the series "medical TV at its most satisfying and basic",[163] while The Boston Globe's Matthew Gilbert appreciated that the show did not attempt to hide the flaws of the characters to assuage viewers' fears about "HMO factories".[164]Variety's Brian Lowry, less impressed, wrote that the show relied on "by-the-numbers storytelling, albeit in a glossy package".[165] Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle described it as "mediocre" and unoriginal.[166] Lisa Edelstein's performance as Cuddy was well received by critics. General critical reaction to the character of Gregory House was particularly positive.[158][167]Tom Shales of The Washington Post called him "the most electrifying new main character to hit television in years".[168] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Rob Owen found him "fascinatingly unsympathetic".[169] Critics have compared House to fictional detectives Nero Wolfe,[170]Hercule Poirot, and Adrian Monk,[171] and to Perry Cox, a cantankerous doctor on the television show Scrubs.[159][169] One book-length study of the series finds a powerful kinship between House and another famous TV doctor, Hawkeye Pierce of M*A*S*H.[172] Laurie's performance in the role has been widely praised.[78][170][173] The San Francisco Chronicle's Goodman called him "a wonder to behold" and "about the only reason to watch House".[166] Gabrielle Donnelly of the Daily Mail said that because of Laurie's complex personality, he was "perfectly cast" in the title role.[46] Critics have also reacted positively to the show's original supporting cast, which the Post's Shales called a "first-rate ensemble".[168] Leonard's portrayal of Dr. Wilson has been considered Emmy Award worthy by critics with TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today.[174][175] Bianculli of the Daily News was happy to see Edelstein "finally given a deservedly meaty co-starring role".[68] Freelance critic Daniel Fienberg was disappointed that Leonard and Edelstein have not received more recognition for their performances.[176] Reaction to the major shifts of season four was mixed. "With the new crew in place House takes on a slightly more energized feel", wrote Todd Douglass Jr. of DVD Talk. "And the set up for the fifth season is quite brilliant."[177]The Star-Ledger's Alan Sepinwall wrote, "The extended, enormous job audition gave the writers a chance to reinvigorate the show and fully embrace Laurie's comic genius".[132] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times, on the other hand, took issue with the developments: "the cast just kept getting bigger, the stories more scattered and uneven until you had a bunch of great actors forced to stand around watching Hugh Laurie hold the show together by the sheer force of his will".[178]USA Today's Robert Bianco cheered the season finale: "Talk about saving the best for last. With two fabulous, heartbreaking hours... the writers rescued a season that had seemed diffuse, overcrowded and perhaps too ambitious for its own good."[175] Season five of House was met with a more positive response in comparison to the previous season. It holds a Metacritic score of 77 out of 100, based on ten reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[179] It also holds a 100% approval rating on aggregate review website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 8.1 based on nine collected reviews.[180]USA Today praised Laurie's performance and the repercussions of the season-four finale, stating "a carry-over from last season's brilliant finale, House is firmly in the forefront. And when you have an actor of Hugh Laurie's range, depth and charisma, putting him center-stage makes perfect sense, particularly when you've written a story that explores the character and his primary relationships in a way that seems".[181] The New York Daily News noted that "The show pays more attention to relationships we care about, hints at a sensible number of new ones that show some promise, and thus doesn't rely on obscure medical mysteries to carry the whole dramatic burden", and noted that "the prognosis for this season could be better than last season seemed to foreshadow".[182] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times highlighted the performances of the cast, especially Michael Weston as detective Lucas Douglas, calling him a "delightful addition". She concluded, "So different is the premiere that the savvy House (and Fox) viewer may expect the revelation that it was all a fever dream. That does not seem to be the case, and one assumes that Laurie and the writers will be bringing a different version of their now-iconic character back to Princeton. Not too different, of course, but different enough."[178] Conversely, The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan disliked Weston's character, calling him "An unwelcome distraction... an irritating pipsqueak".[183] She continued saying "House used to be one of the best shows on TV, but it's gone seriously off the rails". The Sunday Times felt that the show had "lost its sense of humour".[184] The focus on Thirteen and her eventual involvement with Foreman also came under particular criticism.[132][185] At the end of the show's run, Steven Tong of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "House had, in its final seasons, become a rather sentimental show".[186] In New York Magazine's blog 'Vulture', Margaret Lyons wrote, "More than a hospital drama or a character piece or anything else, House is a complex meditation on misery." But, continued Lyons, there is a line between "enlightened cynicism" and "misery-entropy", and "as the show wore on, its dramatic flare dimmed while its agony flare burned ever brighter."[187]Alan Sepinwall wrote, "The repetition and muck of [the] middle seasons ultimately severed whatever emotional connection I had to House's personal struggles."[27] The show placed #62 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.[188] The show was declared the second-highest-rated show for the first ten years of IMDb.com Pro (2002-2012).[189] Critics' top ten lists After its first five seasons, House was included in various critics' top-ten lists; these are listed below in order of rank. 2005[190] #2 Newsday #3 PopMatters #3 USA Today #4 The New York Times #7 The Boston Globe - Chicago Tribune[e] 2006[191] #6 Newsday - Chicago Tribune[e] 2007[192] #2 Los Angeles Times #2 Chicago Sun-Times #5 The Boston Globe #6 Newsday #7 The Star-Ledger #7 The New York Times - Chicago Tribune[e] 2008[193] #4 Los Angeles Times - Chicago Sun-Times[e] 2009[194] - The New York Times[e] U.S. television ratings In its first season, House ranked twenty-fourth among all television series and was the ninth-most popular primetime program among women.[195] Aided by a lead-in from the widely popular American Idol,[196] the following three seasons of the program each ranked in the top ten among all viewers. House reached its peak Nielsen ratings in its third season, attracting an average of 19.4 million viewers per episode.[197] According to Jacobs, the production team was surprised that the show garnered such a large audience.[198] In its fifth season, the show attracted 12.0 million viewers per episode and slipped to nineteenth place overall. It remained Fox's most popular show other than American Idol.[199] The most-watched episode of House is the season four episode "Frozen",[200] which aired after Super Bowl XLII.[201][202] It attracted slightly more than 29 million viewers.[203]House ranked third for the week, equalling the rating of American Idol and surpassed only by the Super Bowl itself and the post-game show.[204] Below is a table of House's seasonal rankings in the U.S. television market, based on average total viewers per episode. Each U.S. network television season starts in September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. House season rankings in the U.S. television market Season Episodes Timeslot (ET) Season premiere Season finale TV season Rank Viewers (millions) 1 22 Tuesday 9/8c November 16, 2004 May 24, 2005 2004-05 #24 13.34[205] 2 24 Tuesday 9/8c September 13, 2005 May 23, 2006 2005-06 #10 17.35[206] 3 24 Tuesday 8/7c (2006) Tuesday 9/8c (2006-07) September 5, 2006 May 29, 2007 2006-07 #5 19.95[207] 4 16 Tuesday 9/8c (2007-08) Monday 9/8c (2008) September 25, 2007 May 19, 2008 2007-08 #7 17.64[208] 5 24 Tuesday 8/7c (2008) Monday 8/7c (2009) September 16, 2008 May 11, 2009 2008-09 #16 13.62[209] 6 22 Monday 8/7c September 21, 2009 May 17, 2010 2009-10 #22 12.76[210] 7 23 Monday 8/7c September 20, 2010 May 23, 2011 2010-11 #42 10.32[211] 8 22 Monday 9/8c (2011) Monday 8/7c (January-March 2012) Monday 9/8c (April-May 2012)[212] October 3, 2011 May 21, 2012 2011-12 #58 8.69[213] Awards and honors Main article: List of awards and nominations received by House "House has redefined the medical television show. No longer a world where an idealized doctor has all the answers or a hospital where gurneys race down the hallways, House's focus is on the pharmacological--and the intellectual demands of being a doctor. The trial-and-error of new medicine skillfully expands the show beyond the format of a classic procedural, and at the show's heart, a brilliant but flawed physician is doling out the prescriptions--a fitting symbol for modern medicine." --Judges of the American Film Institute on the show's 2005 win[214] House has received many awards and award nominations. In 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Laurie was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[215] The Emmy board also nominated House for Outstanding Drama Series in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, but the show never won the award.[216] For the season one episode "Three Stories", David Shore won a writing Emmy in 2005[75][217] and the Humanitas Prize in 2006.[218] Director Greg Yaitanes received the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Drama Series, for directing "House's Head", the first part of season four's two-episode finale.[219] The show has been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards and received two. Hugh Laurie has been nominated six times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama; he won in 2006[220][221] and again in 2007.[222][223] In 2008 the series received its first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama.[224]House was nominated for best dramatic series again the following year, but did not win in the category.[225] The show received a 2005 Peabody Award for what the Peabody board called an "unorthodox lead character--a misanthropic diagnostician" and for "cases fit for a medical Sherlock Holmes", which helped make House "the most distinctive new doctor drama in a decade".[226] The American Film Institute (AFI), included House in its 2005 list of 10 Television Programs of the Year.[214] In 2011, House won four People's Choice Awards: favorite TV drama; favorite dramatic actor and actress for Laurie and Edelstein; and favorite TV doctor.[227] Laurie won the Screen Actors Guild's award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in both 2007 and 2009.[228] Writer Lawrence Kaplow won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2006 for the season two episode "Autopsy".[229] In 2007, the show won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for prosthetic makeup.[230] In 2005, Laurie appeared on the cover of TV Guide as "TV's Sexiest Man".[195] In 2008, Gregory House was voted second-sexiest television doctor ever, behind ER's Doug Ross (George Clooney).[46][231] Distribution In 2008, House was distributed in a total of 66 countries. With an audience of over 81.8 million worldwide, it was the most watched television show on the globe and far surpassed the viewership figures of the leading TV dramas the previous two years (CSI and CSI: Miami).[232][233] The following year, it placed second in the world after CSI.[234] House episodes premiere on Fox in the United States and Global in Canada, which have identical schedules.[235] The show was the third-most popular on Canadian television in 2008.[236] That same year, House was the top-rated television program in Germany,[237] the number 2 show in Italy,[238] and number 3 in the Czech Republic.[239] The series is also very popular in France,[240] Spain,[241][242] Sweden, and the Netherlands.[243] In the United Kingdom, the first four seasons were broadcast on Five. Sky1 acquired first-run rights beginning with season five.[244] The original, English-language version of the show also airs in Australia on Network Ten,[245] in New Zealand on TV3,[246] and in Ireland on 3e, TV3's cable channel.[247] Episodes of the show are also available online for download: Amazon Video on Demand, iTunes Store and the Zune Marketplace offer episodes from all of seasons 1 through 8. In 2007, NBCUniversal (the show's distributor) and Apple Inc. (iTunes' owner) had a disagreement that temporarily kept the fourth season off iTunes.[248] In a statement to the press, Apple claimed that NBCUniversal wanted to drive up the per-episode price to $4.99.[249] In September 2008, it was reported that the issue between Apple and NBC had been resolved.[250] Episodes can now also be purchased in HD on iTunes for $2.99.[251] Recent episodes are available in streaming video on Fox's official House webpage[252] and all 8 seasons are now on Netflix DVD. The first seven seasons of the show were released on DVD encoded for regions 1, 2 and 4. A boxed set comprising seasons one through seven has been issued, as well.[253]Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced plans to rerelease the first season in region 1 in anamorphic widescreen (the original release is letterboxed).[254] It is unclear if the DVDs will be re-released with anamorphic widescreen in regions 2 and 4, where they have been presented in 4:3 fullscreen.[255][256] Merchandise For a charity auction, T-shirts bearing the phrase "Everybody Lies" were sold for a limited time starting on April 23, 2007, on Housecharitytees.com. Proceeds from sales of those shirts and others with the phrase "Normal's Overrated" went to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).[257][258]House cast and crew members also regularly attend fundraisers for NAMI and have featured in ads for the organization that have appeared in Seventeen and Rolling Stone. The show's efforts have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the charity. Jacobs said that through their association with NAMI, they hope to take "some of the stigma off that illness".[259] Nettwerk released the House M.D. Original Television Soundtrack album on September 18, 2007.[260] The soundtrack includes full length versions of songs featured in House and previously unreleased songs especially recorded for the series.[261] In 2008, the Spanish game company Exelweiss designed a cellphone game for the show, which was released in both Spanish and English versions.[262] In June 2009, Legacy Interactive announced a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (UPDPG) to develop a video game based on the series, in which players step into the roles of House's diagnostic team to deal with five unusual medical cases.[263] The game, released in May 2010, included a minigame calling upon the player to "navigat[e] a restaurant-placemat-style maze, in which a giant sandwich must avoid hungry physicians on its way to Dr. House's office." It http://www.expressupdate.com/places/724028210 received an F from The A.V. Club;[264] however, Legacy updated the game by August 2010.[264] See also List of diagnoses from House Footnotes ^ McCosh Health Center, Princeton University's infirmary, is situated adjacent to Frist, and can be seen in some shots.[265] ^ The line is part of an exchange at the end of the episode between House and Wilson. They are discussing how House has changed since the infarction in his leg. Wilson asks, "And everything's the leg, nothing's the pills, they haven't done a thing to you?" House responds, "They let me do my job, and they take away my pain."[266] ^ Foreman further explains his resignation to House: "You'll save more people than I will, but I'll settle for killing less. 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External links Find more aboutHouseat Wikipedia's sister projects Media from Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Official website at Fox.com Official House Wiki at Fox.com House on Internet Movie Database House at TV.com House at Yahoo! TV The House MD Project (explains the disease behind each episode) Polite Dissent (critiques the medicine in each episode) Precededby Criminal Minds 2007 House Super Bowl lead-out program 2008 Succeededby The Office 2009 v t e House Characters Main Gregory House Lisa Cuddy James Wilson Eric Foreman Robert Chase Allison Cameron Thirteen (Remy Hadley) Chris Taub Lawrence Kutner Martha Masters Jessica Adams Chi Park Recurring Stacy Warner Michael Tritter Episodes Season 1 "Pilot" "Paternity" "Love Hurts" "Three Stories" Season 2 "Acceptance" "Autopsy" "Humpty Dumpty" "Daddy's Boy" "Spin" "Hunting" "The Mistake" "Deception" "Failure to Communicate" "Need to Know" "All In" "Clueless" "House vs. God" "Who's Your Daddy?" "No Reason" Season 3 "Meaning" "Informed Consent" "Lines in the Sand" "Fools for Love" "Que Ser Ser" "Son of Coma Guy" "Whac-A-Mole" "Finding Judas" "Merry Little Christmas" "Words and Deeds" "One Day, One Room" "Needle in a Haystack" "Insensitive" "Half-Wit" "Top Secret" "Fetal Position" "Airborne" "Act Your Age" "House Training" "Family" "Resignation" "The Jerk" "Human Error" Season 4 "Alone" "The Right Stuff" "97 Seconds" "Guardian Angels" "Mirror Mirror" "Whatever It Takes" "Ugly" "You Don't Want to Know" "Games" "It's a Wonderful Lie" "Frozen" "Don't Ever Change" "No More Mr. Nice Guy" "Living the Dream" "House's Head" "Wilson's Heart" Season 5 "Dying Changes Everything" "Not Cancer" "Adverse Events" "Birthmarks" "Lucky Thirteen" "Joy" "The Itch" "Emancipation" "Last Resort" "Let Them Eat Cake" "Joy to the World" "Big Baby" "The Greater Good" "Unfaithful" "The Softer Side" "The Social Contract" "Here Kitty" "Locked In" "Simple Explanation" "Saviors" "House Divided" "Under My Skin" "Both Sides Now" Season 6 "Broken" "Epic Fail" "The Tyrant" "Instant Karma" "Brave Heart" "Known Unknowns" "Teamwork" "Ignorance Is Bliss" "Wilson" "The Down Low" "Remorse" "Moving the Chains" "5 to 9" "Private Lives" "Black Hole" "Lockdown" "Knight Fall" "Open and Shut" "The Choice" "Baggage" "Help Me" Season 7 "Now What?" "Selfish" "Unwritten" "Massage Therapy" "Unplanned Parenthood" "Office Politics" "A Pox on Our House" "Small Sacrifices" "Larger than Life" "Carrot or Stick" "Family Practice" "You Must Remember This" "Two Stories" "Recession Proof" "Bombshells" "Out of the Chute" "Fall from Grace" "The Dig" "Last Temptation" "Changes" "The Fix" "After Hours" "Moving On" Season 8 "Twenty Vicodin" "Transplant" "Charity Case" "Risky Business" "The Confession" "Parents" "Dead & Buried" "Perils of Paranoia" "Better Half" "Runaways" "Nobody's Fault" "Chase" "Man of the House" "Love Is Blind" "Blowing the Whistle" "Gut Check" "We Need the Eggs" "Body & Soul" "The C-Word" "Post Mortem" "Holding On" "Everybody Dies" Related Cast list Accolades Soundtrack Nurse Jeffrey Dr. Richter (Russian remake) Portal Category v t e Satellite Award for Best Television Series - Drama The X-Files (1996) NYPD Blue (1997) Oz (1998) The West Wing (1999) The West Wing (2000) 24 (2001) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002) The Shield (2003) Nip/Tuck (2004) House (2005) House (2006) Dexter (2007) Dexter (2008) Breaking Bad (2009) Breaking Bad (2010) Justified (2011) Homeland (2012) Breaking Bad (2013) The Knick (2014) Better Call Saul (2015) The Crown (2016) Authority control GND: 7592347-6 BNF: cb16132340b (data) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_(TV_series)&oldid=786333660" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(TV_series)