Somewhere in my Youth or Childhood, I was Badly Misunderstood

[steepholm]

I just had to stop watching the last Sherlock, after it became clear that it was going down the road of...



... his being accused of a crime he did not commit. It's a type of plot I just can't enjoy. I'm moderately good at handling violence, and conflict is fine, but I find increasingly that extended misunderstandings, and false accusations above all, are horribly stressful. This is especially true if they never get resolved - which is one reason why I'd rather watch The Winter's Tale than Othello.

No doubt it reflects some childhood trauma, but am I alone in this reaction?

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I'm OK with this type of plot, as long as everything it sorted out at the end. I hate those scenarios where you think that finally it's all going to come out right, but then in the final seconds, you realise that the bad guy is just about to destroy the vital evidence that was supposed to ensure that the true story was told and thus there is No Hope...

In this particular case, being accused of the crime was only the start because Moriarty was out to totally destroy Sherlock. However, though we have been left with a cliffhanger, I assume all will be resolved in the next series.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Then I may be able to watch last night's episode, once I've seen the first episode of Series 3.