So much is established already in this first story, I mean, I know there were two books before it, but Watson is already no longer living with Holmes, their adventures are like a thing from the past already, the coke thing is just mentioned as a given.
I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing as a starting point, but it sure is better than the two books. It's both quite representative of the stories but also a bit of an exception in ways. Actually, it's kind of exactly what it is, not quite a reboot, but a re-introduction to popular characters from a pre-existing media, in this case the two books.
The more I think about it, the more I like this story, tbh. It does such a good job of displaying all the great things about Holmes and Watson: the mutual respect, the sense of humor, the acting skills, the readiness to embark on random adventures, etc etc
AND it features a cool antagonist! And there are no murders!!
There should be more well-known adventuresses these days.
An adventuress who bests Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia to live her live with her husband is a much better story than whatever BBC's Sherlock turned it into.
This would make a great anime
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I think this line does more damage to adaptations in general than any disproportional focus on Irene Adler, honestly.
All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.
Once you read the stories critically for long enough you start to realize there is a really sharp narrative dissonance between who Watson tells us Holmes is, and who he shows us Holmes is. It's super interesting, but yeah, most adaptations of Holmes focus more on the "what Watson tells" side than "what Watson shows" side.
An adventuress who bests Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia to live her live with her husband is a much better story than whatever BBC's Sherlock turned it into.
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"The Continuing Adventures of Irene Norton" would be a fantastic story collection if done well
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