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?

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[lilliburlero.livejournal.com]

I find them difficult too because I have a firm, if usually suppressed, conviction that eventually they will catch up with me and I will end up in prison. The trashier and more disposable the fiction, by the way, the more effective: I can manage Othello just fine, but I woke in cold sweat after watching the Downton Abbey Christmas special, and not for any respectable reason either.