I think you and Kelsey both hit on it. Laurie King seems never to have made the transition from NigelBruce!Watson to EdwardHardwicke!Watson (or even DavidBurke!Watson for that matter).
Although....inveterate Holmes/Watson shipper though I am....I still don't find myself disgusted by that slightly lame explanation. Even if I considered King's Watson to be less out of character, I can fully understand Holmes wanting to go away. It's not about a holiday, it's about a relentless, terrifying, dangerous, highly stressful lifestyle.
I think it's a symptom of Myers-Briggs types who are T's. No feeling, however strong, influences the decision of someone who's a firm Thinker. I can totally see myself in Holmes' position and making the same choice he did.
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Date: 2004-04-19 09:16 pm (UTC)Although....inveterate Holmes/Watson shipper though I am....I still don't find myself disgusted by that slightly lame explanation. Even if I considered King's Watson to be less out of character, I can fully understand Holmes wanting to go away. It's not about a holiday, it's about a relentless, terrifying, dangerous, highly stressful lifestyle.
I think it's a symptom of Myers-Briggs types who are T's. No feeling, however strong, influences the decision of someone who's a firm Thinker. I can totally see myself in Holmes' position and making the same choice he did.