Elementary 2x10

[killerweasel.livejournal.com]

Discussion post for Elementary 2x10 'Tremors'.

Spoilers in the comments.

What did you think?

Comments

[darknessfactor.livejournal.com]

He always has that 'lost puppy' look on his face when he's fumbling to help someone. A bit like he doesn't quite understand what he did wrong in the first place.

I've also noticed lately that the only people he seems to show real, heartfelt compassion for are victims of abuse like himself. In that one episode when he rescued the slave girl, and later when he helped the woman who was taken by the serial killer, he puts aside all pretenses and is the most sincere we've ever seen him in his willingness to help them. There's no awkwardness to the way he does it. He's surprisingly kind.

Just wondering if that has anything to do with it.

[flippet.livejournal.com]

Yes! That's exactly why/where I don't believe him when he says that he is not a nice man.

He has hard edges, certainly, and not all of them are learned - I am willing to believe that some of them are most certainly innate.

But he *does* have tenderness and compassion in his heart, and that is an integral part of him as well. This is what Watson sees, and is drawing on.


His treatment of Watson is the exception to the rule (at least in his mind) - and that's interesting.


My thoughts just wandered in this direction...he's drawn to and compassionate to people who are broken in ways that leave them open to deep darkness - abuse victims. The two women you mentioned, Abigail, even the boy who later turned out to be the Balloon Man - before that part was apparent.

We're going to learn more of Moriarty's backstory - will this be part of it too? It would make sense.


So the interesting bit to me is...why is Watson the seeming exception? Is there more darkness in her than we've yet seen?


Ennh, I'm probably overthinking it. Would be interested in your thoughts on the watch/token below, though.

[darknessfactor.livejournal.com]

No, you're not over-thinking it at all. I just read somewhere that Rob Doherty had this idea about Watson's past - that her mother divorced her birth father and re-married. So we might find out a bit more about Watson's birth father.