tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post831113590266347823..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Sherlock: The Abominable BrideNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-25828160786071031892016-01-26T05:04:33.663-05:002016-01-26T05:04:33.663-05:00nice info.
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Finally got a ...Hello, Nikki! And Happy New Year!<br /><br />Finally got a chance to watch this. Loved it, and of course rushed right over here to get your thoughts. Just like 'Investigating Sherlock' this write-up was great insight and entertainment; and made me revisit the book's "From ACD To BBC," still my favorite bits.<br /><br />One thing that popped out at me in 'Abominable Bride' that I haven't seen mentioned is the first Establish of 221B; right between Watson & "Blue Carbuncle's" exchange and introducing Mrs. Hudson. We come off the white-on-black Baker Street sign with the Red W to the street itself, all wonderfully period. Well, it felt just like the opening of the Granada Television / Jeremy Brett series, MUSIC CUE AND ALL. Had to be an homage, right?<br /><br />I do hope you're well and may your games always be afoot.<br /><br />Best ...<br /><br />MichaelMichael Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797521109592845165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48857745832059825182016-01-13T09:56:21.979-05:002016-01-13T09:56:21.979-05:00I loved TAB and am still in the process of analyzi...I loved TAB and am still in the process of analyzing the complex and intriguing components of the plot. There is noticeable emphasis on Sherlock's sexuality in this 'episode,' as well as making it clear that Sherlock's nemesis, Moriarty, is gay (re his possessive, lustful and 'obscene' attentions to Sherlock in his mind palace). Can you contribute your thoughts on the subject of sexuality in TAB, please?<br /><br />And know that I greatly enjoyed your book (an indispensable reference for Sherlock fans), and was so happy to find your TAB review!<br /><br />Thanks in advance.... (BTW, I'm going 'anonymous' because of my work situation.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59684901330681837092016-01-12T21:00:51.529-05:002016-01-12T21:00:51.529-05:00Think I've watched it 4 times now and I pick u...Think I've watched it 4 times now and I pick up something new each time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-19211039302496654032016-01-12T20:59:57.697-05:002016-01-12T20:59:57.697-05:00Think I've watched it 4 times now and I pick u...Think I've watched it 4 times now and I pick up something new each time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-4199930534359127782016-01-12T20:58:57.548-05:002016-01-12T20:58:57.548-05:00We saw the show on TV and in the theater, and agr...We saw the show on TV and in the theater, and agree, completely brilliant and we were totally fish-hooked about it being completely out of the storyline. That said, I do have a beef with whomever wrote the trivia questions on the screen before the movie. One question asked, what song played on Moriarty's phone when it rang when he and Sherlock were facing each other down at the pool at the end of "The Blind Baker." So many things are wrong with that question I can't see how it passed proofreading. It couldn't have been from anyone connected to the show, they are entirely too detail focused for such an error. Has anyone else mentioned it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48805459833515594412016-01-11T21:55:48.105-05:002016-01-11T21:55:48.105-05:00I thought Lady Carmiachel was the pilot and not a ...I thought Lady Carmiachel was the pilot and not a flight attendant... alas maybe I was not paying that much attention to that detail. Great article :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-7676749117166029002016-01-11T20:39:19.240-05:002016-01-11T20:39:19.240-05:00For full effect, I watched, I came here to get edu...For full effect, I watched, I came here to get educated, and then I watched again. Where else can I get this kind of insight for free? <br /><br />It is free, isn't it?Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-75633826773136419142016-01-11T16:37:44.778-05:002016-01-11T16:37:44.778-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenny Aratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578555344678334189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-11619128532623407322016-01-11T11:26:07.462-05:002016-01-11T11:26:07.462-05:00John: “I’m taking Mary home.”
Mary: “You're wh...<br>John: “I’m taking Mary home.”<br />Mary: “You're what?”<br />John: “Mary's taking me home.”<br />Mary: “Better…”<br /><br />I was glad that the switch in time periods ended up playing a part in the overall continuity of the series. (Of course it would’ve been just fine as a lark, too.) Like Humanebean, I’m afraid that the nested realities got a bit cumbersome towards the end for my tastes, in particular how Sherlock went to dig up the Abominable Bride’s grave in the present day oh wait no he didn’t that’s part of his mind-palace construction he’s still on the plane newly waking up <i>now</i>, but a bit cleverer than necessary is preferable to dull — plus, the exchange in that scene between John and Mary quoted above was worth the price of admission virtually by itself. The Interweb hive-mind seems to have come down on the episode as a water-treading placeholder trifle featuring Sherlock at his most insufferable, most egregiously when he mansplains the secret society of suffragettes, apparently forgetting that it’s <i>taking place in Sherlock’s head</i>, so I’m happy that you enjoyed it and even happier that it prompted a nice long post. I greatly enjoyed such visual tricks as the parlor opening onto the scenes as Sherlock described them and the insight offered by the contrast between/among the “reality” of the show, the stories written about Sherlock as they exist within that reality and within ours, the mind-palace versions of the characters, and permutations thereof.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-33104464041904121022016-01-05T20:44:26.386-05:002016-01-05T20:44:26.386-05:00I loved the episode, and I loved reading what you ...I loved the episode, and I loved reading what you thought of it. The next season can't come soon enough!Erin {pughs' news}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03261798020134673516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-60518208770665951092016-01-05T12:20:05.496-05:002016-01-05T12:20:05.496-05:00Lovely clever analysis. I also enjoyed your book :...Lovely clever analysis. I also enjoyed your book :)Valerie Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279674372763845445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-5170753487342943562016-01-05T09:59:31.709-05:002016-01-05T09:59:31.709-05:00As ever, brilliant analysis, Nik! While I found th...As ever, brilliant analysis, Nik! While I found the episode thoroughly enjoyable, I was a little underwhelmed by the storytelling as a whole, finding the through-line a bit cumbersome, and the last third of the story somewhat overburdened by subtext. Minor criticisms, though, and perhaps equally attributable to my flu and concoction of medicines!<br /><br />One note on the costumes of the secret society/Twitterverse reaction. While you are no doubt quite right that the obvious connection to the KKK and the Five Pips is the surface allusion, the use of such outfits is most often attributed to an era in the early 20th century long after this Victorian setting. It is unlikely that this group of women would have drawn their sartorial inspiration from a white supremacist society in America - particularly in Abolitionist England of the late 1800s. Robes and hoods have a far deeper European tradition to draw upon as inspiration for even this bloody-minded suffragist association.<br /><br />In particular, I'm struck by the pointed headgear "capirote", which Wiki (ah, Wiki, We Sing Thy Praises ... While We Question Your Annotations) tells us was used in penitent religious ceremonies in Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capirote Religious orders throughout history with conical headgear are numerous, and this symbology would have been a more likely inspiration for our Purple Meanies.<br /><br />All in all, an episode that bears rewatching, IMO. Cheers!humanebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717844158635399246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-14931567193387140122016-01-05T09:57:02.176-05:002016-01-05T09:57:02.176-05:00Yes! I saw an article just this morning that was c...Yes! I saw an article just this morning that was called something like, "Easter Eggs in the Sherlock special" and they listed that dagger among them. Then someone commented on the article, "Dude, you just cribbed the special that happened in the theatre before the episode." ;) I'm assuming that special will be on the DVD (I hope!) Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-67518504167154274882016-01-04T22:26:00.401-05:002016-01-04T22:26:00.401-05:00The special before the episode in the cinema expla...The special before the episode in the cinema explains the dagger.Colleen/redeem147https://www.blogger.com/profile/17125457976511333341noreply@blogger.com