Just finished Bridgerton last night and now I'm going to have to seek out why people are upset. I had my own, "Huh. I guess?" moments, but not having read the books, I don't have a vision of how it should be to compare the show to.
By contrast, S3 of Sherlock thoroughly convinced me that I didn't trust 2/3 of the writers to deliver coherent Sherlock Holmes homage that wasn't blatantly offensive in some way, and only really kept watching because I loved the cast and the production design was lovely. TJLC insanity absolutely kept me on the periphery of the fandom, and I really only engaged with Sherlock through crossovers and/or the Holmestice fest. By the time S4 aired, I had largely fallen out of love with BBC Sherlock, so I was less personally offended by how nonsensical it was. It's a damn shame, though. So much potential squandered on a big-budget circle-jerk. And this is why I have always preferred fanfiction. Because as much as I think TJLC people were always going to be disappointed because Moffat, they were entirely right that Sherlock and John should have smooched onscreen.
At least we got canon Reylo in defiance of the toxic SW culture. Heh heh heh heh.
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Date: 2024-06-18 04:41 pm (UTC)By contrast, S3 of Sherlock thoroughly convinced me that I didn't trust 2/3 of the writers to deliver coherent Sherlock Holmes homage that wasn't blatantly offensive in some way, and only really kept watching because I loved the cast and the production design was lovely. TJLC insanity absolutely kept me on the periphery of the fandom, and I really only engaged with Sherlock through crossovers and/or the Holmestice fest. By the time S4 aired, I had largely fallen out of love with BBC Sherlock, so I was less personally offended by how nonsensical it was. It's a damn shame, though. So much potential squandered on a big-budget circle-jerk. And this is why I have always preferred fanfiction. Because as much as I think TJLC people were always going to be disappointed because Moffat, they were entirely right that Sherlock and John should have smooched onscreen.
At least we got canon Reylo in defiance of the toxic SW culture. Heh heh heh heh.