Bees: The bees are fucking awesome. That is all. He has a massive beehive on the roof in the middle of the densest city in America. Also, it's been there long enough that there is a honey seepage, which damn. Plus, bees as one of the few remaining acceptible methods of self soothing.
Sex: I liked that the girl who might be a friend, or a pro, or a friend/pro picked up on craigslist. Whateves. It serves two story purposes, or three really: By having him clearly have some sort of "kinky" sex with a random woman, and be all 'well, yeah, totally but I'm bored and I wouldn't bother but it turns out my penis likes the attention' you get three things out of the way:
a. The entire asexual argument. Sex isn't his motivating factor in life, but he sometimes has it anyway. Getting this out of the way actually frees him from needing to date or find a romantic love interest. You can assume that if he feels the urge he goes, he hooks up with some one, and feels no need to mention it again.
Not that there is anything wrong with an asexual Sherlock, but in a modern context it raises a lot of questions, and puts the focus on that. BBC Sherlock made it a character focus point, at least in implication. In NYC or London in 2012, there are not that many 40 year old virgins. He's hot, he's rich, he likes drugs. Some fuckery is going down there.
b. He's not gay. This Sherlock Holmes appears to be willing to fuck girls. Which does not in anyway mean he can't be bisexual, but does resolve the question without needing to state it or repeat it. So audience, don't be surprised if he picks up a girl or two. Also, should they ever get to that point, feel free to ship with the female Watson.
c. Much like the clothing: This isn't BBC Sherlock. I love the BBC series, and that Sherlock is very much of the 'do not touch' persuasion. He's icy. This one is more tactile, like a bit of kicked puppy.
The ACD Sherlock very much had issues with women, and I am certain that Elementary Sherlock does to. This one isn't all that likely to get married to one either. It's just that in 2012, issues with women doesn't mean that he isn't interested in the random bout of no strings attached sex.
Re: My thoughts on strike/yaoi/strike Elementary
Sex: I liked that the girl who might be a friend, or a pro, or a friend/pro picked up on craigslist. Whateves. It serves two story purposes, or three really: By having him clearly have some sort of "kinky" sex with a random woman, and be all 'well, yeah, totally but I'm bored and I wouldn't bother but it turns out my penis likes the attention' you get three things out of the way:
a. The entire asexual argument. Sex isn't his motivating factor in life, but he sometimes has it anyway. Getting this out of the way actually frees him from needing to date or find a romantic love interest. You can assume that if he feels the urge he goes, he hooks up with some one, and feels no need to mention it again.
Not that there is anything wrong with an asexual Sherlock, but in a modern context it raises a lot of questions, and puts the focus on that. BBC Sherlock made it a character focus point, at least in implication. In NYC or London in 2012, there are not that many 40 year old virgins. He's hot, he's rich, he likes drugs. Some fuckery is going down there.
b. He's not gay. This Sherlock Holmes appears to be willing to fuck girls. Which does not in anyway mean he can't be bisexual, but does resolve the question without needing to state it or repeat it. So audience, don't be surprised if he picks up a girl or two. Also, should they ever get to that point, feel free to ship with the female Watson.
c. Much like the clothing: This isn't BBC Sherlock. I love the BBC series, and that Sherlock is very much of the 'do not touch' persuasion. He's icy. This one is more tactile, like a bit of kicked puppy.
The ACD Sherlock very much had issues with women, and I am certain that Elementary Sherlock does to. This one isn't all that likely to get married to one either. It's just that in 2012, issues with women doesn't mean that he isn't interested in the random bout of no strings attached sex.
cont.