Why I Love Sherlock

BBC has once again gone above my expectations with a television show. I’ve been watching Sherlock since it came out and went through the agonizingly long wait period with all the other fans. But despite that horrible wait, Sherlock is worth it.

Every single episode, unknown to (in my opinion) too many of the people who watch it, is based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 

A Scandal in Belgravia corresponds with “A Scandal in Bohemia”. A Study in Scarlet is the original “A Study in Pink”. The title of “Hound of the Baskervilles” remains primarily the same. The Reichenbach Fall is a reference to Reichenbach falls where the original Sherlock Holmes fell into the waterfall whilst pursuing Moriarty in the book “His Final Bow”, which was then played upon in the episode His Final Vow.
BBC, you are so clever. Characters, situations, and conversations in the television series mirror those in the books so closely and so well. Being the little detective that I am (with my deep love of forensic science, using deduction, and trying to figure out the end before it happens) it was the perfect show. Is the perfect show and I cannot wait for Season 4. Hopefully this one will be out before 2018. 

Buffy and Me (High School Probs)

My life is being eaten up by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and homework.

I’ve been pretty stressed out, but I also have found Buffy oddly comforting. I can draw quite a few (minus the mythical stuff) parallels with my own life, and it makes a lot of situations easier to handle. With Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Giles going through tough stuff similar to my own tough stuff, things just seem more relatable and easy.

It’s a lot easier to deal with a break-up, teacher bullcrap, tough deadlines, and freakishly tough tests when a vampire slayer your age is going through the same things and worse (fictional or not). And I can’t wait to finish the series (I’m on season 3). I’m very excited to see what happens and how her life shifts and changes. 

Joss Whedon really did something great when he created Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 

Well I’m off to watch more and wait for dinner…