What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

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Anonymous asked: In the upcoming Sherlock Holmes series called Elementary, John Watson is played by Lucy Liu and is called Joan Watson. I love Lucy Liu, the best and hottest Charlie's angel in my opinion, and really am looking forward to seeing what she does with Joan Watson. But seeing her in the show makes me wish they also had a woman playing Sherlock, I think it would have made for an interesting and fresh portrayal of the character. What do you think?

Genderbent versions of classic stories? Yes please! I would love to see an F/F version of Sherlock Holmes; I’d also love to see one where John and Watson are actually in a relationship (as opposed to this being merely a subtextual thing for the audience to squee over). The joy of Sherlock Holmes is how endlessly reinterpretable the stories and characters are; but failing an openly gay version and/or a wholly female one, I’m definitely happy to see a version of John Watson being played by a WOC, and especially by an actress as awesome as Lucy Liu.