Interesting review. Thank you. You're voicing something I've not seen in any other review.
I'm reminded of this (Steven Moffat speaking about the mythology of Doctor Who):
Moffat: You do get a thrill [when you throw in a reference], I think it’s a legitimate thrill. I do worry sometimes that I gotta crush the inner fanboy at times. And who doesn’t want to crush a fanboy now and then? I also think even for the new audience, you’re alluding to a whole other part of the mythology that you don’t know and that’s quite exciting. “Wow, he has a granddaughter, what the hell’s that about?” That’s quite exciting
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Mr. Holmes is definitely a different creature - it's not a bad sort of creature, but it's not interested in being about the Sherlock Holmes that has created a legion of fans for almost a century and a quarter. I think, as a a result, it will fade into the background of the Holmes narrative in the cultural consciousness (like the Guy Ritchie films), occasionally being remembered because of the actors, but not really changing anyone's deeply held conceptions of the characters. And I don't think non-fans who are introduced to Holmes by this story will be compelled to seek out more - there's such a conscious and explicit distance (I almost want to say disdain, but it's not quite that distinct) from the originals and all of the community which has built up around the originals that there's simply no incentive to seek them out based on this portrayal.
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I'm reminded of this (Steven Moffat speaking about the mythology of Doctor Who):
Moffat: You do get a thrill [when you throw in a reference], I think it’s a legitimate thrill. I do worry sometimes that I gotta crush the inner fanboy at times. And who doesn’t want to crush a fanboy now and then? I also think even for the new audience, you’re alluding to a whole other part of the mythology that you don’t know and that’s quite exciting. “Wow, he has a granddaughter, what the hell’s that about?” That’s quite exciting ( ... )
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