sherlock holmes: 'the naval treaty' and 'the solitary cyclist'

guinevere33, do you have a dvd drive on your laptop? i lust for holmes/watson screencaps.

trying to make them with cameraphone with only ( limited success. )

reviews/recaps:

( the naval treaty )

high point: introductory scene. 'you're interested,' 'of course.' --also watson saying 'my practice--' and holmes stalking like a big cat into his personal space, saying gently, 'if your cases are more interesting than mine...,' and watson correcting him (irritably? or smugly?), 'my practice can do quite well without me for a few days.'
other amusingly slashy bits: holmes's hand is wrapped in a bandage. watson: 'you're injured!'
low point: holmes's speech about flowers as proof of a deity. it seems to make less sense than in print.

( the solitary cyclist )

(summary:) this is one of my favorites because it's so emotional for watson--and the screen dramatization can ONLY make it better, which it does... . holmes is an eccentric with few or no social graces, you see, and this is an episode/story where the lack really comes across--he's busy and makes no allowance for the weakness of other people, yet at the same time clearly doesn't set out just to hurt watson. and watson--watson is so vulnerable to him... . we see holmes behave like a gentleman, demonstrating bafflingly that he is not lost to ALL social graces, only those which could spare w. pain, apparently.

high point: holmes lamenting watson's watching the cyclist from the wrong side of the road while he bustles briskly around and watson trails after. they appear to be at a hairdresser's.
other slashy bits: bathing the wound, chasing the criminals, performing the chemistry experiment wink wink nudge nudge.
guest stars: the lady has cleavage. major cleavage. and cool costumes.
low point: the scenes from the guest star's pov.

OH and

k'sal is sick, but alive.

apparently like half the e-mails she sends from her hotmail account don't arrive at their destinations.

those of you with hotmail would be well-advised to switch. to operamail.com, for instance! (/pimp)

gratuitous poetry

you are here. oh, you do not run away.
you will answer me to the last cry.
cling to me as though you were frightened.
even so, at one time a strange shadow ran through your eyes.

now, now too, little one, you bring me honeysuckle,
and even your breasts smell of it.
while the sad wind goes slaughtering butterflies
i love you, and my happiness bites the plum of your mouth.

how you must have suffered getting accustomed to me,
my savage, solitary soul, my name that sends them all running.
so many times we have seen the morning star burn, kissing our eyes,
and over our heads the gray light unwind in turning fans.

-three verses of pablo neruda's 'juegas todos los días'
( the original spanish )

this icon* says 'the plum of your mouth.' one of my new faramir ones says 'solitary and savage.'

*i watched the ep ii extras for the documentary about yoda, but then i had to see the rest. and i realized how very very much i liked this dress, and particularly the veil. it didn't take long to squash my shame at liking a wedding veil, oh no. and the rest is icon history!

icon requests?

i've been REALLY in an icon-making mood. does anyone other than phineasjones want one?

(no subject)

you know what i want? a story about cuddling. where they don't have sex. just cuddle.

yes, still going to make those icons!

dom/billy rec

by mirabelle_dictu, a quiet night, a happy ending. pg, a cuddlefic. ::long slow shiver::

nicer than i expected. really nice.

h/w rec

except for the very end, solstice is astonishingly good.

it's cute and light-hearted and, i feel, only a little overwrought. the thing is that it's not angsty, and while there's angst inherent in the stories, many slash stories miss the light-heartedness that's also so essential to the source material.

oh, this is nc-17; some jarring word-choice and a bit of silly dialogue, but no heavier warnings are needed, i feel.

urk mff mph mpf bble

there's a billy boyd construction company in tuscaloosa, i promise. i must take a picture of their sign soon.

oh my god my ankles are so freaking cold. ::turns heat up to 346::

hollsk.

i had a dream about im'ing with you.

oh, the woe! to wake up and discover it was but a dream!

;) wanna get together soon?

sherlock holmes: 'the solitary cyclist' part ii

other high points.

miss s: mr holmes, how did you guess?
h: oh, miss smith! i NEVER guess.

other low points.

miss s, to piano student: very good blahblah, much better than last time!
sara: may i try it again?
miss s, with joviality: of course! that is what we are here for!

other funny points.
'once a clergyman, always a clergyman!' holmes, twinkling enigmatically as if he's saying something of great import: 'i think not.'

mr. whatsit deciding selfishness and love may be one and the same.

watson, the apprentice detective, pointing out excitedly to miss s. the wearing on the sides of her shoes which allowed holmes to identify her as a bicyclist.

hahahahah

viggo would probably be annoyed by this article about him.

ahahha. hahahahah. um.

::faint::

lalalalala

hilarious, rotk-spoilery doodle by teabeard.

who recc'd that again? i forgot.