#I truly think ACD Adler is more feminist than Sherlock BBC Irene who runs around naked

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I love ACD Irene Adler.

Don't get me wrong, Watson's account of the events is still really sexist and many things he and Holmes (not to mention the king - but he's not supposed to be liked by the reader) say make me go urgh, but Irene Adler is simply living her best life. She keeps the photograph because she knows that men (e.g. the king) take advantage of her otherwise and she won't have that happen. Other than that, she doesn't give a damn about her ex and just goes on with her life in a way she sees fit.

But what I love most is how she fools Holmes not only once, but twice. Because strictly speaking, Holmes failed with this case. Yes, he found the photograph, but he couldn't retrieve it - because he underestimated Adler and she was one step ahead of him. Oh, to be one step ahead of Sherlock Holmes! He failed to recognize her in disguise (while she by following him unseen made out who he really was, although he was disguised as well). And then she left the country and took the photo with her and Holmes didn't anticipate this for even one second.

And I love how Holmes simply acknowledges her and his defeat and silently revises his view of women without falling in love.

#Holmes is used to explain the world to everyone and to be the smartest person in the room #and then he's outsmarted by a woman and he accepts it #I truly respect him for swallowing his pride #(although it should go without saying but it never does - not today and certainly not in the Victorian era) #but my hero here is Adler :) #I'm sure many people have talked about this before #but now it's my time to talk about this as I slowly work my way through canon #bbc Irene is much more of a male fantasy than ACD Irene #I truly think ACD Adler is more feminist than Sherlock BBC Irene who runs around naked #because it makes her look emancipated but tbh it's only serving the male gaze of TV viewers #needs a case to be explained to her by Sherlock #is weak because of her love for him #and in the end needs to be RESCUED from being beheaded in some dubious arabic coded country #like wtf this is not only sexist this is also very racist #anyway #irene adler #acd irene adler #acd canon #acd watson #acd holmes #a scandal in bohemia #a scandal in belgravia #sherlock bbc #ranting in the tags #feminism