“what does elementary have that sherlock doesn’t?”
#multiple queer characters in roles that aren’t all about their queerness but treat them as people #recurring POC characters who are not treated as incompetent or antagonists #a story structure and format better suited to the style of the original stories #an appealing and relateable Watson #also Bee Assassins
-treatment/coverage of addiction and recovery that is thoughtful and extensive and not at all judgmental or dismissive
-an absence of queerbaiting
-a watson who regularly calls out misogyny and racism
-a loving but solidly platonic relationship between the male and female leads
-female watson! female moriarty!
-a sherlock who is still blunt and often insulting but also far more openly sympathetic and understanding than his bbc counterpart
-CLYDE
-more than 10 episodes
