#the epic highs and dismal lows of late-stage conan doyle career

[july-19th-club]

and also late stage holmes canon is like star trek in the way that you'll get stories like "illustrious client" which was so good that when elementary went to adapt it they were like "three of these things (Sherlock Holmes Serious Concussion, Kitty Winter Acid Attacks Her Rapist, and Shinwell Johnson's Whole Thing) are so iconic we have to build an entire season around each of them or, like, "blanched soldier" which has a good mystery, a strong emotional through-line, and a really fun narration gimmick, BUT . then also in between stories like this you get stories like "shoscomb old place" which is just like. mildly bad like it's just not the best mystery, plus a dash of antisemitism, and stuff like "three gables" which is actively offensive in many ways

#it's like star trek. hi these are my best friends episodes the offspring and data's day #and here are my worst enemies up the long ladder and code of honor #the epic highs and dismal lows of late-stage conan doyle career #q #sherlock holmes