My comic for The Retired Colourman! I love this scene between Mariana and Sherlock sm

I’ve been catching up on Sherlock & Co. and I have to say that I really do love it. I love following along to mysteries and hearing John try to be the normal one when really he’s as socially awkward as Sherlock just in a different way. It’s like he’s trying to be too normal while Sherlock doesn’t try at all. It’s great and you can hear them actually like and care about each other. Sherlock isn’t someone who doesn’t care like some other versions have him be.

He cares about so many things! I can’t even list them all because he cares so much! He also likes things! He is not completely ruled by logic. He likes plants so much his college friend thought he’d get into botany. He likes animals, from rats to cats to dogs! John brings his dog home and now it’s THEIR dog! He likes Christmas!

And John is just so funny and actually brave. He’s not a soldier first, he’s a doctor first. He hesitates so much when he’s given a gun but shoved his way through a crowd to save a man he really doesn’t like at all. He broke the law to help people in a different country.

And god I love the cases. They’re just so much fun to listen to. Some of them are so far fetched, but keep a core of realism that I really appreciate. And god, what a way around the original stories. I was so excited to get to the Red Headed League because it was one of my favorite of the short stories, (a fun non-violent story that is just so weird) and it really didn’t disappoint! I love that they skipped over a Study In Scarlet altogether.

And god, I just really appreciated the Solitary Cyclist. That was like reading a Reddit story. And the ending was so exciting, like wow!

And the relationships are so great. I love Marianna so much, and I love how she really is the backbone of their business. They all have their roles and they all do it pretty well. (Although John needs a better microphone, or at least a separate one for traveling). Just it’s so nice to hear these three people really get along. And romance wise? I honestly don’t know if John will end up with Marianna or Sherlock. It’s like there’s enough to make a case for both or neither. Or it could go nowhere, no romance whatsoever and I would be so perfectly happy about it because there’s actual substance to it.

Anyway, it’s a great podcast. It’s funny and smart and really just such a good journey to be on. I’m genuinely considering joining the patreon because I hate ads so much, but god that theme song is so good it makes me completely forget about the ads until they pop up again.

10/10 highly recommend. Especially if you’re someone who felt betrayed by BBC Sherlock or even someone who was more into Elementary.

I am in love

John if youre lurking and you see these no you DO NOT

Super interesting question, I also think about it a lot!

I personally love the idea that John is a mess with everything concerning editing or he just completely forgets to cut out the shit he says. But I also realise this explanation works quite well in the first episodes, while now it all went a bit too far. As you said, some things he would definitely cut, not to mention the fact that he's getting better at editing so we cannot blame his lack of skills anymore.

One of my favourite things about sherlock and co is the implication that no matter how bad John's intros are, all of the other takes that we don't get to hear are much worse.

He's got a dog AND A DETECTIVE TO LOOK AFTER

podcast people in my phone

scar tissue that i wish you saw.

I now have a hc that Sherlock just sends John relevant songs instead of properly verbalising his feelings

what i love about the characters in sherlock & co is that john will inform sherlock about a social norm he’s breaking and then immediately after we hear john be the most awkward human being in existence with sherlock having to tell him to be quiet and i just think that’s beautiful

Couldn't resist

Drew a john with a blank shirt so you could put a design on him. The one on the right is a transparent png, and the one on the left is just white. Please give him a shirt, best shirt gets a cookie.

Say it louder!!

Ok as someone who’s really into narrative structure and all that jazz, what I think you guys need to recognise is how hard Sherlock & Co is working at balance whilst it figures out its relationships. “Oh I’m never listening again if they carry on dedicating all that time to Mariana and John” ok so the almost exactly the same length bit where John talked about his dad to Sherlock and Sherlock laughed and called him by his first name was nothing was it? Idk man I have such huge respect for the writing of this show and how well it’s trying to cover as much ground as possible, ESPECIALLY since it’s very early doors and none of us can for sure say where any of the relationships are going. I think from a structure point of view Joel has made sure that the episode is balanced and has enough moments on both sides of the John/Mariana/Sherlock debate to keep his options open and his fans happy and you guys need to not write something off the second it suggests that it might not go in a direction you agree with.

Anyways that’s just my two cents but a reminder that the show has only been going for a few months and we’re still in the early days. I think Joel is doing a phenomenal job of keeping things open ended whilst also exploring his character relationships in an interesting way and I’m excited to see what he does with them in future.

Obsessed

therye so sillay

I love the casual deep talks in this podcast

sherlock talking about memory, about how he views his school days through the lens of other people... holy shit. i get it. he's a little too relatable right now imma need to relax.

professional true crime podcaster doctor jonk watson md and that guy that lives with him

Sherlock and co did not put Sherlock and John in the same bedroom because nobody would have been sane after that.

The Gloria Scott - part 2

Last bit of The Red-Headed League pt. 3 is just Sherlock treating his boy to a romantic date.