Sherlock 1-10: two places (1/2)

221B Baker Street

One of my favorite things about this adaptation is that we’re shown how Sherlock and John actually came to live with each other. I don’t think we’ve ever seen that before, because normally they’ve already settled into the apartment some months or so already. And what’s nice about this is not just that it’s different and new, per se, but that we see what made them decide to live together. And it’s not just that John craves danger and adventure and that Sherlock provides it (although this is true), or that John isn’t the ordinary man he appears to be at first and that Sherlock is intrigued by this (although this is true as well). It’s that they met amiably, were drawn to each other and actually liked each other enough that they decided to move in together.

And 221B is a special place not just because this is where we mostly see the work side of it all— where they usually meet clients and the lot, but first and foremost because it’s where we see the relationship between Sherlock and John grow from strangers to the best of friends. 221B is one of the most famous addresses because it houses, quite literally, also one of the most famous— and greatest— relationships in literary history.

(via eeyrie)