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The Tutor Actually Apologised.

An incident from my Jane Austen seminar earlier this week:

Tutor: It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson: the genius detective and the really stupid--
Riona: WATSON IS NOT STUPID.
Entire Class: ...

BENEATH THE CUT: possibly the worst crossover idea I have ever had, presented in image form. Beware of flashing image.

Oops, Bella, I did it again.

I don't know why his clothes are also sparkling. Evidently he is just that sparkly. (And I really don't know why his trousers aren't sparkling if his jacket is. Well, all right, the practical reason is 'the sparkling was starting to hurt my eyes'. Perhaps the trousers are made of extremely dense sparkle-suppressing material.)

To those of you who are not familiar with The X Factor and therefore do not know who these gentlemen are: you are fortunate. Allow me to destroy that fortune with an educational video clip. (WARNING: bad singing. Really, really bad singing. Bad dancing. Bad outfits. These guys are absolutely appalling and bring me so much joy. I laugh uncontrollably every time I watch this clip.)

SO I KNOW WHAT I SHALL NOW BE PICTURING WHENEVER I ENCOUNTER ANYTHING TWILIGHT-RELATED.

Last night, I dreamt that I went to an open-air Supernatural convention on the islands around Sandover Village (Jak and Daxter). Jared and Jensen snogged each other, to amuse the fangirls, and then Jared kissed me (not in front of the fandom, although I remember thinking 'augh, what if someone sees? the fandom will hate me'), presumably to amuse himself. He was very sweet about it. I may now have a bit of a dream-induced crush.

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YES DEFEND FICTIONAL CHARACTERS AGAINST BAD ASSUMPTIONS. IT MUST BE DONE.

Also, lol sparkly bad singers. I saw their Ghostbusters routine on Youtube. It was quite something.

...my goodness, I hadn't seen that routine before. I am stunned.

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dracothelizard.livejournal.com - 2009-12-05 12:14 (UTC) - Expand

Tutor: It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson: the genius detective and the really stupid--
Riona: WATSON IS NOT STUPID.
Entire Class: ...
I fucking love you. THIS.

I am ridiculously protective of Watson. He's not as observant as Holmes, no, but very few people are.

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mirrorshard.livejournal.com - 2009-12-05 17:30 (UTC) - Expand

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mirabehn.livejournal.com - 2009-12-05 19:07 (UTC) - Expand

THAT VIDEO IS THE FUNNIEST THING I HAVE SEEN FOR HOURS. HOURS I TELLS YOU. AND I HAVE SEEN SOME PRETTY FUNNY THINGS.

They are rather striking, aren't they? I actually hadn't been watching The X Factor this year, but I was in the room when my roommate was watching it, glanced up during their performance of She Bangs and found myself transfixed.

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nixwilliams.livejournal.com - 2009-12-06 09:58 (UTC) - Expand

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nixwilliams.livejournal.com - 2009-12-06 10:29 (UTC) - Expand

I approve of the sticking up for Watson. He's simply a different kind of genius. There are many types, imho.

I couldn't get the whole way through that video. It BURNS MY EYES.

Exactly! In A Study in Scarlet, if I recall correctly, it's clear that there are many, many areas in which Watson is more knowledgeable than Holmes, because if something doesn't interest Holmes he simply won't bother with it.

JEDWARD ARE EASILY MY FAVOURITE MAINSTREAM CELEBS EVER

THEY ARE SO FASCINATINGLY DUMB AND TOTALLY ENDEARING AND SHSHJHK

according to the Jedward LJ comm (http://community.livejournal.com/john_and_edward/24652.html) -

What is love?
John: L.O.V.E. [laughs] Love can be different things - it can be a strong bond with somebody or a passionate love.
Edward: It’s when two people just get each other, like if you both like a really cool dog.

OH MY GOODNESS THEY ARE SO CUTE.

It’s weird because when everyone was talking about Mars, I thought they meant Mars bars. It’s like “let’s go to Mars!” and I’m like “what? There’s a big box of them over there.”

Ahahaha, what? (♥!) And they answer the 'have you been in love question' ('have we?'/'I don't think we have') as if inevitably when they fall in love it will be simultaneously and with the same person! (That or with each other, ahem.) And later, when talking about a date: 'where would we take her?' Oh, I am so charmed.

What keeps you awake at night?
John: Sometimes I have an uncomfortable pillow and I think “oh, my God.”

I ACTUALLY CANNOT STOP LAUGHING.

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saaski-moql.livejournal.com - 2009-12-05 19:18 (UTC) - Expand

I fucking LOL'd.

Also, I just played my boyfriend that clip and he said, "They're not even as good as PJ and Duncan".

LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_sJmIQrH54)

And Ant and Dec turned out all right.

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fera_festiva - 2009-12-06 17:27 (UTC) - Expand

YES YES YES THANK YOU! For sticking up for Watson.

Watson's a *doctor* ffs, and a very intelligent man. Also, quite probably based on Conan Doyle himself, who certainly doesn't appear to have rated himself as stupid.

Watson's there to do the Worf effect*. We see Watson being a brilliant and incisive man, and then we see Holmes blow him out of the water intellectually, and we see that Holmes is a total genius as a result. Portraying Watson as stupid isn't only unfair, it MISSES THE WHOLE BLOODY POINT. *ahem*

* TVtropes reference. On Next Gen, you always know when something is intended to be OMGSOTOUGHEEEP! because it will beat up Worf. We know that Worf is an incredibly strong and capable fighter, and very very tough indeed. So when Worf ends up flying across the room, we know to be scared. :-)

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rionaleonhart - 2009-12-05 19:22 (UTC) - Expand

Portraying Watson as stupid isn't only unfair, it MISSES THE WHOLE BLOODY POINT.
Exactly. ("Worf Effect" HAHA.)

Jared!kissing dreams?! You must've been Very Good in a previous life.

...ahahaha, your icon! (I certainly enjoyed the dream. He was adorable.)

OMFG. Jedward do Ghostbusters is just APPALLING. *snarfle*

APPALLINGLY AWESOME. I adore them.

lol defensive Watson!wife.

I cannot deny it, oh dear. (Watson has many wives! Would all those women have married him had he been as stupid as he is often portrayed to be?)

oh my GOD, Riona, that was fabulous.

In the same way I reacted to the first time I watched The Exorcist...

AHAHAHA any sentence that begins with those words signals an amazing time.

YES I LOVED THAT. Probably the finest thing Simon Cowell has ever said. John and Edward: like The Exorcist, in a way.

I am glad I was able to enrich your life with the Jedward twins!

Tutor: It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson: the genius detective and the really stupid--
Riona: WATSON IS NOT STUPID.
Entire Class: ...

You are one of the good people, Riona.

I cannot remain silent when such heinous lies are being spread! (I am loving the number of people who are coming out in support of Watson in these comments.)

Hahah, I love random outbursts like that.
I haven't read much Sherlock Holmes since my childhood, but I was pretty sure that Watson wasn't stupid.... even at the time it seemed to me like Watson was supposed to be smarter than Holmes? I can't really remember, will have to re-read :)

At least your dream induced crush is at least nice. I had a case of that with Hannibal as portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. Severe case of WTF SELF?!

Watson is certainly more knowledgeable than Holmes in many areas, and far more sensible and socially competent. Holmes is a brilliant logician and deducer, which of course means he generally has the mental upper hand in the stories, as they're mysteries, but Watson is by no means stupid.

My goodness, that's an impressive dream-induced crush.

&Watson;, he is Quite Excellent. Have you seen this (http://beatonna.livejournal.com/113738.html) already?

Unrelated to anything, but I dreamt that I was to be cast as Peter Petrelli in a Heroes that was not going to become utter rubbish! Perhaps this is a sign I should start being very ~intense~ with my non-existent brother. Hmm.

Hee, that comic is wonderful!

I have never seen Heroes, but I wish you luck in your inappropriate relationship with your hypothetical brother.

I got up to thirteen seconds before I had to stop.

This was made better by your outburst against the Watson myth!

NOOOOO YOU MISSED THE MOST HILARIOUS PART. Skip to one minute in! It is necessary.

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saaski-moql.livejournal.com - 2009-12-08 20:10 (UTC) - Expand

I've never read Sherlock Holmes stories or seen any adaptations of them (well I don't think I have, except that Young Sherlock Holmes film which I'm not sure counts) so I don't know what on earth this idea is based on beyond the odd clip here and there but I've always had the impression Holmes was the super-intelligent one but a bit too coldly logical and a little detached sometimes, whilst Watson was not as clever as Holmes (not stupid, just not as clever) but because of that he was more, well, grounded I suppose. He had a different type of intelligence that complimented Holmes. This may well be wrong of course.
(And for some reason now I seem to think of Derren and Coops this way too)

That's exactly right! You have a much better understanding of Holmes and Watson than many people who are familiar with the stories.

(Also, the idea of Derren and Coops as Holmes and Watson rather delights me.)

Edited 2009-12-05 19:51 (UTC)

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darkest-alchemy.livejournal.com - 2009-12-05 21:16 (UTC) - Expand

Thanks to this post I have wasted the day watching Jedward videos and interviews. They're adorable and inept! And now I can actually tell them apart when they're talking. I'm not sure I wanted to be able to do that.

(also, your picture is wrong - Edward is always the one gazing lovingly at his brother.)

I am bizarrely pleased by the fact that I was able to thus ridiculous up your day.

(Oh, dear, is it? The Edward/Bella comparison doesn't work as well, in that case. LET'S PRETEND I'M NOT WRONG.

Can you really tell them apart? I hadn't realised it was possible.)

Tutor: It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson: the genius detective and the really stupid--
Riona: WATSON IS NOT STUPID.
Entire Class: ...
*giggles*
I understand your pain. I have been this person on many an occasion. Oh deary me, yes.

The world needs people like you. Keep fighting the good fight!

...your icon confuses me.

Tutor: It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson: the genius detective and the really stupid--
Riona: WATSON IS NOT STUPID.
Entire Class: ...

I approve.

Just doing my duty.

I'm liking this J&D and SPN crossover. 8D Especially the Jared/you part, because celebrity/people I know is awesome. And the Jared/Jensen part. And the idea that somewhere Samos is shaking his head in disgust at what's going on.

And the idea that somewhere Samos is shaking his head in disgust at what's going on.

Ahahaha, he would be, wouldn't he? He would be even more unimpressed by the fact that Misty Island was one of the convention islands.

For a very weird moment, I was crossing over Edward Cullen and Darius Jedburgh from Edge of Darkness.

It was deeply, deeply weird.

Okay, having now actually SEEN their Oops I Did It Again, I want to know why they have Black Stigs as back-up dancers.

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