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cimoreneinterestingly, the boxed set's liner notes say of 'wisteria' that it touched a bit on the homosexual (and almost as interestingly, out brett as bi):
this story is notable for a particularly electrifying performance by brett and an illustrious guest star--the guy who plays the policeman was from the shakespeare company, apparently, and is very good.
high points: the introductory scene. brett really chews the scenery. the height of adorability comes when he tosses a bunch of papers, and his hands, into the air in exasperation (because he's bored and thirsting for a case, you understand).
low points: the thing watson wears in the first scene (cap inside)--is it a smoking jacket, or a dressing gown? anyway, it's hideous.
guest stars/plot: particularly dramatic flashback towards the end of this one. plus, a nice shot of garcia kissing his gun (cap inside).
slash: not terribly obtrusive, but i thought this one was sort of warmfuzzy all the same.
the opening shot--poor bored holmes.
springing into action.
mr. john scott eccles, foreground. watson, behind, in the hideous jacket. what is that, brown silk jacquard with frog closures and--a fur collar?
thinking and tapping his lips. wearing black leather gloves, rar.
a nice shot of the street in the town where the investigations take place.
watson deciding from h.'s notes what to do while h. is in town for the day. that's a spyglass in his hand.
walking off into the sunset. investigating near where the body of garcia was found.
running to the bicycles to pursue a horse-drawn carriage, which bears an abducted lady to the train.
w. bicycling after h.
the inevitable discussion/explanation/solution scene in the denoument.
the lady's flashback--that's a knife at her throat.
the bad guy, a don pedro.
garcia kissing the gun.
h. paying his respects to the local constable, who has actually, for once, earned them.
"Powers remembered Brett to Scarlet Street magazine at the time of the actor's death, obliquely referring to the Brett's [sic] rarely-mentioned bisexuality:
'I am happy to be counted as one of Jeremy's friends--for indeed, I loved him, too. He was a princes--sometimes a princess-but always among the crowned heads of theater and film.'
...
'The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge' (1908) is a story with a gay subtext of its own. It has often been argued... that Mr. John Scott Eccles' invitation to visit Aloysius Garcia at Wisteria Lodge is nothing less than a homosexual pickup. ...
'I am a bachelor... and being of a socialbe turn I cultivate a large number of friends...I met some weeks ago a young fellow named Garcia... He spoke perfect English, was pleasing in his manners, and as good=looking a man as ever I saw in my life...In some way we struck up quite a friendship, this young fellow and I. He seemed to take a fancy to me from the first, and within two days of our meeting he came to see me at Lee. One thing led to another and it ended in his inviting me out to spend a few days at his house, Wisteria Lodge....'[all ellipses in this paragraph were already present when i got to it.] --Richard Valley
this story is notable for a particularly electrifying performance by brett and an illustrious guest star--the guy who plays the policeman was from the shakespeare company, apparently, and is very good.
high points: the introductory scene. brett really chews the scenery. the height of adorability comes when he tosses a bunch of papers, and his hands, into the air in exasperation (because he's bored and thirsting for a case, you understand).
low points: the thing watson wears in the first scene (cap inside)--is it a smoking jacket, or a dressing gown? anyway, it's hideous.
guest stars/plot: particularly dramatic flashback towards the end of this one. plus, a nice shot of garcia kissing his gun (cap inside).
slash: not terribly obtrusive, but i thought this one was sort of warmfuzzy all the same.
the opening shot--poor bored holmes.
springing into action.
mr. john scott eccles, foreground. watson, behind, in the hideous jacket. what is that, brown silk jacquard with frog closures and--a fur collar?
thinking and tapping his lips. wearing black leather gloves
a nice shot of the street in the town where the investigations take place.
watson deciding from h.'s notes what to do while h. is in town for the day. that's a spyglass in his hand.
running to the bicycles to pursue a horse-drawn carriage, which bears an abducted lady to the train.
w. bicycling after h.
the inevitable discussion/explanation/solution scene in the denoument.
the lady's flashback--that's a knife at her throat.
the bad guy, a don pedro.
garcia kissing the gun.
h. paying his respects to the local constable, who has actually, for once, earned them.
