#when the biggest weaknesses in his writing come from his hyperawareness of his flaws
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I think I deserve a medal for not engaging in Moffat discourse in the year of our Lord 2023
#saw someone claim the rache/rachel joke in sherlock was a sign the writers thought they were better than the source material#as if that joke isn't a sign of how much they love the source material#you only make references to details like that if you know the details#saying that 'rache' is a dumb answer is poking fun not at the original story but at the audience#if they've read the original they might think they know what the clue means#but sherlock holmes has to be smarter than the audience so in this version the opposite answer has to be true to maintain that surprise#(also i don't think anyone wanted the episode to veer into a novella-length flashback about mormons)#in general i remain baffled every time someone tries to claim moffat thinks himself a genius without flaws#when the biggest weaknesses in his writing come from his hyperawareness of his flaws#and his deep fear that the audience will get bored and change the channel#you can accuse sherlock of many flaws (and i do) but you cannot claim that the creators don't love the source material#this started because two fanboys talked about how much they love the stories#they are playing with the stories#having fun the way that fans do#loving the source material enough to poke fun and make inside jokes#and that deserves respect no matter how one may disagree with their particular fannish interpretation
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