you know when you set your adult 'confirmed bachelor' brother up on a blind (friend/roommate) date with a cute doctor of his age because you're worried he gets lonely and spirals when he's alone and the doctor turns out to be his soulmate, you know that thing
Ok I binge watched both Enola Holmes movies and I am a bit wine at the moment so here are my thoughts:
I want all of Enola's clothes immediately thanks
Did not know I needed Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes but he has absolutely ROCKETED to the top of my personal favorite Sherlock Holmes portrayals
(The way he politely but firmly demands that Mycroft make Enola his ward? His delighted little "Ha!" when his baby sister beats him to the punch on a case? The way he immediately softens when he realizes someone held a knife to her throat (and he wasn't there to protect her)? They have a standing sibling date to check in with each other??? A+ Sherlock zero notes I would happily watch six seasons and three more movies of these two)
Related, I know Enola would always be in his shadow and thus she was right to turn down his offer, but I would also watch six seasons and three movies of Holmes & Holmes Detective Agency, oh my GOD GIVE ME THIS
The soundtrack for both movies absolutely WHIPS, it is exactly the right blend of Dramatic and Playful Period Murder Mystery without overpowering the visuals or demanding you Feel Things that aren't supported by what you're watching
The first movie does, unfortunately, suffer from the modern adaptation plague of "corsets are RESTRICTIVE and a CURSE" but that scene is mercifully brief and Enola proceeds to kick ass in appropriately structured and tailored period costume; also I will give her a pass since she was raised, as Mycroft says, as a wildling and so was probably not used to corsets and viewed them as a symbol of society trying to box her into a particular role.
Speaking of which, I was ready to go through the screen and fight everyone who wanted to force Enola into the mold of a Proper Lady, I should not have been surprised at the vehemence of my reaction and yet here we are
ALSO re: asskicking: ENOLA IS THE ANTI-MARY SUE, oh my God I was so delighted to see her being competent but not hypercompetent. She is resourceful and clever and skilled but she still gets bested sometimes, because she is a young woman facing off against unscrupulous men who are not pulling their punches! She wins through hard work and cleverness and it takes multiple tries for her to succeed!
I expected to be mildly annoyed at the romance but I actually really like Enola + Tewkesbury, they are v cute and I am surprisingly soft for competent badass lady + soft gardener gentleman and their whole relationship felt very organic rather than forced. (I did have some secondhand embarrassment at the ball in the 2nd movie but I suspect that is A Me Thing rather than a writing issue.)
Please see my previous post re: period dramas/romances and why Regency period costumes are boring as hell. MORE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN FANCY COSTUMES AND BALLS AND RELEVANT PINING PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
The social commentary in general is very very good, especially in the 2nd movie, but Edith's speech to Sherlock in the 1st movie absolutely knocks it out of the park
(Also speaking of Edith: Enola has two moms thanks for coming to my TED talk)
Holy SHIT I am so here for this version of Moriarty???
Enola setting her big brother up with Watson as a flatmate is a gift to me personally and I would like to thank everyone involved with that decision
enola 2 was so fucking good and i also love that enola got her man and was like “i need to get sherlock a man too but only the best!! i’ll send a hot doctor!!!!”
also i am Once Again saying that Eudoria and Edith are in lesbians, and between them and Tewkesbury and Enola’s chaotic bisexual vibes, i fear the only heterosexual in the Holmes family is Mycroft’s dweeb ass
You could have arguments about Shoulderlock, and how by all description the casting is inappropriate etc., and I'm sure that in less civilised quarters of the internet (reddit, twitter, etc.) people have--
But fortunately he's Henry Cavill in period dress, and every time I see him all coherent thought is replaced with Oh my god.... shoulders.
WB/Discovery has announced that there will be no forthcoming DC Fandome - the online, day long fan event that kicked off in 2020 to showcase DC Comics' slate and celebrate DC's history. But if you are sorely in need of another fan event that is not as much fun, then tomorrow is for you. Netflix holds their global fan event TUDUM that highlights their upcoming slate.
10am to 10:30am
Enola Holmes 2
Heart of Stone
Bridgerton
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (A limited prequel series about the rise of Charlotte).
Shadow and Bone
The Crown
Emily in Paris
The Old Guard 2
Wednesday
Manifest
3 Body Problem
Slumberland
10:30am - 11:30am
10:30am - 11:30am
Never Have I Ever
The Umbrella Academy (It has been announced that S4 will be its last).
Your Place or Mine
Guillermo de Toro's Pinocchio (Featuring the voicework of Thomas Mann as the titular character; Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz and Finn Wolfhard, among others).
Special Announcement by Noah Centineo
Berlin (The LA CASA DE PAPEL (MONEY HEIST) spinoff with Pedro Alonso reprising his character).
Entergalactic (The animated series from Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi featuring the voicework of Jessica Williams, Laura Harrier, Timothee Chalamet and Vanessa Hudgens)
The Redeem Team
The Mother (Thriller starring Jennifer Lopez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick and Paul Raci).
The Watcher
The Witcher: Blood Origin
11:00am - 11:30am
Extraction 2
Vikings: Valhalla
1899
They Cloned Tyrone
The Witcher
Lupin
Squid Game
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Games Spotlight
Dead to Me
Heartstopper
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Outer Banks
11:30am - 11:55am
The School for Good and Evil
Stranger Things
Triada
Carga Máxima
Matrimillas
El Elegido
Belascoarán
Ardiente Paciencia
Squid Game
Love is Blind: Brazil
La Firma (Music competition searching for the next LatAm superstar).