Charles Augustus Milverton
Aug. 7th, 2018 10:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarahthecoatFor @astudyincanon this week, i listened to the magpie audio reading of this, and watched the corresponding granada episode.
As others have noted, this one is full of shippy hand holding, glances exchanged, teamwork, and admits to a ton of unreliable narration. I was pleased that the granada episode is feature length, which allows the extra time needed to dilate on the blackmail cases alluded to, and to weave them together with ties of friendship and family. The network of maids and valets operating in the shadows is also shown. I especially appreciated that Col Dorking’s case involved a “murder disguised as suicide” (@tjlcisthenewsexy ) and that holmes & watson acknowledged it as such.
The scenes with aggie the house maid are straight-baiting on par with anything in ASIB or HLV. Holmes’ discomfort with her is so evident, “kiss me”, “i don’t know how”! Meanwhile Milverton is clearly poking gently to see if he can find a chink or a soft spot he can exploit between holmes and watson. He is super creepy! And the contrast with Lestrade, who surely guesses more than he lets on!
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Aug 7th, 2018
As others have noted, this one is full of shippy hand holding, glances exchanged, teamwork, and admits to a ton of unreliable narration. I was pleased that the granada episode is feature length, which allows the extra time needed to dilate on the blackmail cases alluded to, and to weave them together with ties of friendship and family. The network of maids and valets operating in the shadows is also shown. I especially appreciated that Col Dorking’s case involved a “murder disguised as suicide” (@tjlcisthenewsexy ) and that holmes & watson acknowledged it as such.
The scenes with aggie the house maid are straight-baiting on par with anything in ASIB or HLV. Holmes’ discomfort with her is so evident, “kiss me”, “i don’t know how”! Meanwhile Milverton is clearly poking gently to see if he can find a chink or a soft spot he can exploit between holmes and watson. He is super creepy! And the contrast with Lestrade, who surely guesses more than he lets on!
astudyincanon chas acd acd milv murder disguised as suicide
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Aug 7th, 2018
