#Irene adler

[thelambthatkilledthewolf]

To me, the scene in ASiB where John and Irene are talking about John and Sherlock's relationship basically makes Johnlock canon. "If anyone still cares, I'm not actually gay." "Well I am. And look at us both." To me, that's Irene saying "Look at us both. In love with someone, despite our sexualities. In love with a man. In love with Sherlock." And John doesn't deny it. I can't be convinced that that isn't the case.

[youbutstupid]

The biggest queerbaiting storyline ever.

Being in the BBC Sherlock fandom back in 2016 was insane because it was the first time I was able to witness blatant and intentional queerbaiting and learn about it.

Comments were made from episode one about John and Sherlock’s sexuality, it was constantly hinted and joked about by the writers and the actors. From the first episode, the creators of the show wanted these characters to be shipped so desperately, they instantly put that idea in the minds of their audience.

For seven years, across four seasons, BBC Sherlock rode the high of having a queer fanbase who constantly tuned in and asked the question of ‘when will these two characters get together?’ Allowing it to become so much more than just another Sherlock adaptation but a commercial success and a phenomenon for queer teenagers during a time when positive LGBTQ+ representation was only just starting to become mainstream.

There is even a scene where John’s love for Sherlock is basically confirmed when he says ‘I’m not actually gay’ and Irene, a lesbian who is also somehow in love with Sherlock (weird Ik), says ‘well I am, look at us both’.

Picture this: it is January 2017, John’s wife is now canonically dead, it is the finale of the show and this finale has been bigged up for months, it is even showing in some cinemas, everyone is tuning in for this love confession that they know will happen because it has been teased for a while…. Just for the confession to be Sherlock admitting his love for Molly. At 14 years old I learned then to never trust tv show writers or creators.

[thebiballerina]

Hello, Sherlock Holmes adaptation writer. I have trapped you in this room. It is fully furnished and comfortable. On the table, you will notice a copy of A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of which redistribution is perfectly legal, as the work is in the public domain. You will notice it is rather thin. You have 24 hours to read the approximately 8,550 words in this story. To exit this room, all you must do is summarize the plot of the story without referring to Irene Adler as a seductress or implying she is attracted to Sherlock Holmes. Good luck.

[sandwormb]

When they make Sherlock Holmes and Irene Norton née Adler have sexual tension I get so angry that steam comes out of my ears. First of all that woman has a lovely husband whom she risked her well-being and outsmarted royalty for. Second of all, she’s like Lana Del Rey to Sherlock Holmes. He keeps a photo of her in the way stan twitter has screenshots of their fav artists. This is not a heterosexual dynamic.

[contact-guy]

A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA part 3 (part 1) (part 2)! the 'goodnight Mr Holmes' illustration is a direct reference to the Paget one, and Holmes is playing Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique Symphony) if you wanna listen along. And it really is canon that Watson sleeps over at Baker St here for uhhh no discernible reason

This is in the Watson's Sketchbook series!

[ffverr]

A family doesn't need to be a husband a wife and two kids, sometimes it's a lesbian terrorist couple, a flying brick from Mississippi, a Catholic German and a Cajun thief. And I think that's beautiful

[rknchan]

the woman!

[morgangalaxy43]

It’s crazy when people say that the X-men doesn’t have queer themes when they can’t read between the lines about Nightcrawler’s catholic guilt, Angel having to bind his wings, Charles and Erik clearly being implied to be more than close friends or Scott, Jean and Logan being implied to be in a romantic relationship throughout many comics and how so many fans ignore Mystique and Destiny’s complex romance or Gambit’s strong and obviously bisexual vibes and gender nonconformity as well as Iceman and his entire character arc as a mutant in X-men 2 being an queer allegory

[miss-carter]

Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler SHERLOCK HOLMES 2009 | dir. Guy Ritchie

[imagodetectiveversion]

happy pride to lesbian bullies (step on me)

[illyanarasputinfan]

X-Men Blue: Origins #1 (2023) MARVEL

I know some comic book readers are upset to learn Mystique and Destiny are Nightcrawler’s biological parents, but personally, I think that it is fantastic. When I learned of Chris Claremont’s idea to make the couple Kurt’s parent years ago, I thought it was strange, cool, and would NEVER be allowed at Marvel Comics. So as a queer kid disappointed that this revelation was scrapped in favor of making Azazel Kurt’s father, I found this retcon especially delightful. Is it convoluted? Yes. Is it awesome? Also yes. Sorry, not sorry, Internet trolls. This type of inclusivity and acceptance are exactly what I’ve loved about X-Men for decades. Kudos to Si Spurrier for making it canon. 👏

[cryptidteaparty]

Genuine question:

Who the fuck decided that Irene was Holmes's love interest??? Where did that fucking come from??? She got married and then was never mentioned again!!!!

Also...HOLMES'S FUCKING "AVERSION TO WOMEN"????? ARE WE JUST GOING TO IGNORE EVERY INSTANCE WATSON MENTIONS THAT??????

I hate popular media, can you tell?

[brimstoneclone]

honest to god i laughed SO FUCKING HARD at this

[alexstewart]

RACHEL MCADAMS As IRENE ADLER SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009)

[blistering-typhoons]

thinking about irene adler's queerness, in specific her bisexuality- and how granada not only takes the plunge in addressing her as queer, but how it never villifies her in doing so. typically a queer character, especially a bisexual woman, expressing overt and shameless attraction to the same sex is a codifer of that person's innate aggressiveness- indeed, irene's visible appreciation for the dancers on stage is overlaid with the king's monolouge about her ruthless cunning, and we see her in her suit and top hat, a clear marker also of her masculinity. it's a classical indication in most media that we are about to see a predatory queer woman, bent on nothing but fulfilling her own whims.

even holmes falls prey to this idea, and he structures his plans accordingly, and then cannot fathom when the irene he gets is simply what she's been all along- a brave, kind, brilliant woman at the end of her rope with the danger she's been put in.

i cannot count a lot of media who can show the vulnerability of a bisexual woman in such a human and effective way. i definitely cannot count a lot of holmes media.

[the-sign-of-the-flour]

People be like "he asked for the photo of Irene Adler because he loves her".... the man has framed pictures of criminals hanging all over his bedroom so idk