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the absolute best thing about elementary, besides the entirety of it, is sherlock's humanity.

he is not an arrogant asshole. he is not a "all of you shall bow before me." does he have moments where he acts superior and puts people down? yes. but it's never a fundamental part of his being. he is clever and skilled, yes, but it is not his personality. he isn't just excused to be an asshole. it's not just "oh that's sherlock, the complete dickhead." sherlock season 1 and sherlock season 7 are hardly the same person.

he admits his mistakes, hell, he fucking apologizes for them. he changes to be kind to people. his asshole arrogance is portrayed as a defense mechanism because he's so lonely. he learns to be kind. he learns to love and he learns to be polite for the sake of it. he hates marriage, hates it, absolutely hates it, but he buys an expensive glass of champagne for a man proposing to his girlfriend, people he doesn't know, without even hesitating. he comforts survivors of assault and does his best in being non-threatening whenever there's someone who is in a delicate state of mind. he helps a girl who lied to him (to put it mildly) chose a new name and identity, to move on. he helps a victim of assult get revenge. he is willing to frame a murderer to stop him from killing others. he solves murders because he thinks it's unfathomable not to.

he dates an autistic woman, and I'm not saying this in the "oh wow look he should be praised!" sort of way, i mean, he changes how he acts in order to make her more comfortable, he buys her a limited gift, he does things he isn't comfortable doing, like clearly stating his feelings, in order to make her feel better. he reassures her when she needs it.

sherlock cares. he so fundamentally cares, about people he doesn't know, about people he does. he threatens to kill his own brother if joan is even mildly hurt. he beats a man who hurt his friend, alfredo. he breaks the law in order to help friends of friends. he tries so hard to understand normal convention.

it isn't like the majority of sherlock's I've seen and read about. he deeply truly cares, he wants to be a part of functioning society, he helps because he can't imagine not doing it. he tries to express his care and concern for people and fails sometimes because he can't communicate with them.

it's kind of stated that he's possibly autistic and it fits in with his actions. his antisocial behavior isn't because he's a dick and thinks he's better than everyone, it's because there are so few he can express himself to, no matter how hard he tries.

he names a bee after watson. he calls her extraordinary and makes an effort to be kind to her.

he hates humanity, or he tries to, at least, but he loves people. he's tried to fit in, to be someone people could be friends with, and got rejected, and now that he's older, he's trying to help people from the outside, trying to connect with people in a different way. he's a tragic character in that sense, but it's shown, it's quite literally basically stated over and over, sherlock needs people.

he's desperate with it, really. he wants to talk to people but the majority don't understand or aren't willing to listen, so he finds shelter in other outcasts. he doesn't hate the people who don't understand him. he tries so hard to communicate with people.

and to sum this all up, here are some of the quotes im talking about.

S: It has its costs. W: What does? Learning to see the puzzle in everything. They're everywhere. Once you start looking, it's impossible to stop. It just so happens that people, with all the deceits and illusions that inform everything they do, tend to be the most facinating puzzles of all. Of course, they don't always appreciate being seen as such. Seems like a lonely way to live. As I said. Has its costs.

a friend of sherlock's: You can't expect Sherlock Holmes to relate to you the way another person might. The moment you do, he'll migrate out of your life, and you'll be the poorer for it.

W: I texted you. You didn't have to come. S: As I explained the other day, there's nothing more hazardous to my health than boredom. Besides, I thought it might be nice to meet the ex. W: I'm pretty sure he's not going to show. S: And here you sit. W: I'll give him ten more minutes. If there's someplace else you have to be... S: Not tonight, Watson. Not tonight.

Sherlock, after joan thanks him for making her family understand her job as a sober companion: I simply told them what they wanted to hear. They're nice people, your family, but they are, at their core, conventional. You make an effort to appear conventional, but I know, Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the humdrum routine of ordinary life. Your family will never understand this, so I gave them some words that they would understand.

S: Realizing that you were in physical danger was difficult for me. If anything ever happened to you, I'm not sure I could forgive myself. W: Okay, this is not how you express concern for someone that you want to keep safe. Quite right, so I've reached out to a handful of martial artists who reside in the city, each one of them an expert in his or her fighting style. My hope is some combination of them will agree to train you.

these are all just from the first season.

and a few more, my personal favorites.

Misanthropy was so easy, Watson. Elegant. I miss it sometimes.

I was dying, and no one could see it but you.

S: You could have killed Agent Mattoo. And from your perspective, it would have been the expedient thing. Moriarty: And yet, to you, it would have been repugnant. Tell me, is that how you learned to be one of them? By learning to care how your actions seemed in the eyes of another? S: I'm not sure I am one of them.

W: You're not the same person I met a year and a half ago. You're- S: Good to you? Yeah. For the most part. I consider you to be exceptional. So I make an exceptional effort to accommodate you.

#yaaaasss #all of this

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My personality hasn’t changed Watson.

#oh yes it has sherlock #444

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from Elementary season 7 gag reel

Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu !!!

#his hand on her waist is what gets me #and the way he leans into her ear asdfghjkl #and how she completely loses it laughing and hiding #also 'I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU' #??? that's so hot like? #also they're so cute I can't even #will forever be crying that I can't watch this video clip #but thank you so much for the gifs @possibility221

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2.22 / 4.24 / 7.13

#ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THE CAPTAIN BASICALLY TOLD SHERLOCK TO MARRY WATSON? #lmao I mean he kind of did #and basically compared Sherlock & Joan to his marriage to Paige #also also love that Sherlock's real father asked him not to stay with the person he loves most #and Gregson told him he should stay with her #love you Captain Gregson #<3 #you're the father figure we all need #joanlock

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Top 5 Elementary relationships according to my followers → #1 Joan Watson & Sherlock Holmes

As long as we’re together, what does it matter?

#BYE #joanlock #elementasquee

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I’m so so happy with the finale tbh but if there was one thing I’d ask for, it would have been a one-year-later scene with Arthur and Sherlock. It would have made this whole series for me. Like maybe when Sherlock comes back from the funeral, Arthur runs up to him, yelling “Uncle Sherlock!” And he picks the boy up. The rest of the scene continues in the same way, except Arthur is in Sherlock’s arms.

#i know there are logistical problems with this #bc they might have needed a different actor for older Arthur #but I think they could have gotten away with it tbh #and it would have made my life #moreso than the finale already did #joanlock #arthur watson #joan watson #elementary #elementary spoilers #elementasquee

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1.01/1.24/7.13

#sure watson you tell yourself that free honey is the reason you kept the aviary #elementary #elementasquee #elementaryedit #joan watson #joan x sherlock

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I’m staying. Of course I’m staying.

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Things I need to see in fics now

Sherlock and Arthur bonding

Sherlock going to all of Joan's doctor appointments

Joan worrying about herself

Joan worrying about ARTHUR

Kitty visiting with Archie so he can meet "cousin Arthur"

Sherlock doing random experiments in the basement when Arthur is supossed to be sleeping but Arthur wakes up because its loud

Sherlock seeking Gregson out to get advice on how to deal with this situation

Joan making Sherlock get another fridge so his experiments arent next to Arthur's food

Marcus and his fam stopping by to bring Joan dinner but she just gets irritated that no one thinks she can take care of herself

POST SHOW FICSSS

Sherlock heavily judging all of Arthur's college choices

Sherlock telling Joan he relasped

Marcus trying to hide cases from them while Joan is sick

Sherlock mother henning Joan so she starts hiding from him

FAMILY OUTINGS (in the begining where Arthur is still getting to know Sherlock)

Sherlock sitting with Arthur in the hospital

Sherlock pro-giving Arthur a phone at a young age bc they can track him and Joan anti-phone because of all the social factors

Sherlock learning to live with Joan's staff always in the house

Fics where its a complimation of all the times Rose or the PA almost ruined one of Sherlock's experiments or walked in on it in action

Somebody gets arrested and the others have to bail them out

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I’m terribly sorry. I thought he’d be at school. It’s okay.

#look at her FACE omg #her boys meeting at last #also can i just say that Sherlock’s complete devotion to this kid is not a normal meeting your best friend’s kid reaction #like you may love the kid and find him cute and be happy your bff has a kid #but an honour? telling her how amazing her child is? #that’s a man in love #in love with this amazing woman #in love with the idea of her having become a mother #in love with the both of then #no i dont accept criticism #bye #joanlock #joan watson #elementasquee #elementaryedit #elementary spoilers

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joan/sherlock + first and last scene

#oh NO

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7 x 13 | Their Last Bow

#i just did this without captions so I could watch the hug in slow mo tbh #no regrets #elementaryedit #elementasquee #joan watson #joanlock #elementary spoilers #elementary season 7

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7 x 13 | Their Last Bow

#look how they sway side to side #joanlock #joan watson #elementaryedit #elementasquee #sherlock holmes #elementary spoilers #elementary season 7 #elementary finale #goodbye

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#there is not a shred of doubt in my mind anymore #that sherlock holmes isn't completely and utterly in love with joan watson #and no hate on your brotp that's fine I love that they're platonic soulmates #and I think they will remain that way #but I am convinced his love for her in particular is romantic love #the deepest possible devotion which yes is not of a fraternal variety in this case #no i do not accept criticism #also I have forgiven the other 12 episodes of this season #for this one episode #[/end rant 1 of ? ] #joanlock #joan watson #elementary spoilers #elementasquee

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All I’m saying is, find you a man who loves you the way Sherlock Holmes loves Joan Watson

#as a demisexual i cant tell you how much i feel this on a primal level tbh #if a man loved me or i loved a man the way these two love each other #i would be irrevocably in love with him

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The Televekio case, I know what it is. I told him not to tell you. Why? Because I didn’t want you to feel like you had to stay. The captain said you had a lump removed a month ago and Televekio is the name of your oncologist. Look, I only told a few people. I didn’t want anyone at the 11th to worry about me. Huh. So the pathology report was positive for cancer. I’m starting chemo in a few days. 

#like she cant even believe he has rushed over to her #and wrapped his arms around her #and when he promises he will stay thats when she breaks down #and leans into him #and hugs him back #i have forgiven everything for this hug