Mute Cornett

EDIT: I don't think this entry contains any real spoilers, but read at your own discretion. Let me just say, though, it was gay. Gay gay gay gay gay.

Oh my god, I'm supposed to be packing for an upcoming trip to China but I just have to get this off my chest--I saw Sherlock Holmes today, and it is like a Holmes/Watson birthday present to me from the powers that be.

The bickering over custody of the dog, "My dog!" "Our dog!" "My dog!" Holmes' open sabotage of Watson's relationships! Holmes trying to keep Watson from leaving him through all manner of ridiculous stunts! Holmes being bitchy to Mary! Mary saying Holmes cares as much about Watson as she does! The flirting! The open affection! Holmes joking about marrying Watson! Scrabbling at his pockets! Bickering about who left the stove on like an old married couple!

The entire time I sat with my heart in my throat, waiting for the moment it all came crashing down--and it never did! I went in thinking, "Oh well, they'll probably play down the gay, throw in some smokescreens, keep them from having too much screen time together, but hey, Jude Law!" I-I did not expect them to play UP the gay and have Holmes flirting with Watson every few minutes or angsting about Watson leaving him.

(Just saw that Downey implied that Holmes and Watson might be gay. Haha! Where are my promised wrestling and sharing-a-bed scenes, though?)

P.S. If anyone knows where the Sherlock Holmes movie fandom is congregating, please let me know! I'm stuck in China for a month, and I'm gonna be completely miserable.