
Bombshellin’
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Watson and I feel that, in order to do our best work, the chemistry needs to be right.
#see THIS is what makes Sherlock in Elementary so unique#a lot of versions of Sherlock#or pretty much Any modern crime drama would have the brilliant detective calling the other detectives ‘idiots’#or ‘amateurs’ or basically insulting their intelligence and ability as detectives#here Sherlock is both acknowledging their skill as detectives and crediting that to their Captain’s leadership#while also acknowledging that he can’t work with them because THEY don’t like him#all the while he is accepting as fair because he’s self-aware to know he’s not easy to work with#there are ways to depict an anti-social genius without being a huge asshole to everyone#and this is it
all of the x men: okay mr magneto clearly broke at least 14 laws in the past hour are you SURE we cant have him arrested this time? or are you seriously just gonna let him run away every time
charles xavier: you dont have all the facts.
the x men: which are?
charles xavier: i love him
jk rowling’s at it again
Hot take: comparison gifsets that are in a zig zag layout look confusing and go against the purpose of the post, if you want to emphasise parallels do it with the left column being one thing and the right being the parallel of that
Timoclea (4th century BCE): the Woman Who Threw Her Rapist in a Well
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