Last summer I read through the entire ACD canon just because I could put it on my kindle and carry it around with me. (I still do have print versions, for the illustrations.) Mycroft in the books is a very different figure-- very indolent and enormous. He is part of the inspiration for Nero Wolfe, who was supposedly the offspring of Sherlock and Irene. :P So whenever Sherlock wanted to interact with Mycroft he had to go to the Diogenes Club, because Mycroft was only ever at the Club, work, home-- all of which were in a one-block radius. The antagonistic atmosphere between them I think is all new. There's a very good precis of canon!Mycroft at wikipedia, including a Paget illustration! All Sherlock's digs about Mycroft being fat come from the canon.
I am not sure what to think about Joan/Mycroft. I'm kind of with Sherlock on that one! What was she thinking? shudder!!! ... and now we know that his motives are not pure. I think he works for Moriarty but it would be nice if it was something more interesting. :) I mean, schemes within schemes, what if Irene was only pretending to be Moriarty at Mycroft's behest -- or, what if Mycroft really still IS the British Government, and this is all some sort of elaborate stress test to help "prove" Sherlock??? I like Elementary because it is a deceptively simple, well-crafted show. It eventually pulls things together without TOO much drama. :)
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Date: 2013-11-16 11:44 pm (UTC)I am not sure what to think about Joan/Mycroft. I'm kind of with Sherlock on that one! What was she thinking? shudder!!! ... and now we know that his motives are not pure. I think he works for Moriarty but it would be nice if it was something more interesting. :) I mean, schemes within schemes, what if Irene was only pretending to be Moriarty at Mycroft's behest -- or, what if Mycroft really still IS the British Government, and this is all some sort of elaborate stress test to help "prove" Sherlock??? I like Elementary because it is a deceptively simple, well-crafted show. It eventually pulls things together without TOO much drama. :)