Queerstalker

Watson's wife always felt like a beard. One he cared for, yes, but a beard nonetheless. The books were really subtextual anyway about Holmes and Watson's relationship-- lots of subtext that implied that they were the most important people to each other, that their relationship was the most important thing.

I think it's fabulous if they decide to play up that angle. Not at all out of character for the books, and great to see on screen. I doubt they'll be explicit, but I'd love to see Jude Law and RDJ make out! So much pretty!

By alljane.. Posted August 5 2009 at 2:39 AM.

Let's also do the same with James Bond, Simon Templar and all the other male characters in films.

By Shirley.. Posted April 26 2009 at 10:25 AM.

Oooh. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in bed together? YUM!

By Lisa.. Posted February 25 2009 at 8:29 PM.

Look how worried some are if Fictional characters are played as GAY. What a riot! Hilarious even. This society is warped. Straight people are so boring and sick in the head, they are forced to look for alternatives. Free at last!!!!!! It's time for asexuals and gays to be noticed! For how sick this world is, least it's going in the right direction!

By Leah.. Posted February 25 2009 at 6:35 PM.

Hey,
This is great! Why not? I think the fact that there is interest in further exploring these famous literary characters in such a film is a testement to Doyle and his creations. Of course in those days - men DID indeed sleep together, said "I love you" to each other in both in writing and in letters - whether they were lovers or not. I look forward to seeing what the film presents.

By dave.. Posted February 25 2009 at 5:55 PM.

"I have read all the Holmes' stories and never once did he commit as gross an indecency as is suggested."
SH aside, which century are you living in?

By mandrake.. Posted February 24 2009 at 5:40 PM.

What makes me mad is that in the novels and short stories, Holmes is distainful of emotion. He wouldn't be with anyone, male or female.

It's understandable that they may make Holmes homosexual based on the fact that he is never with women, but Watson has a way with the ladies.

Holmes even told Watson, "The fairer sex is your department."

Now any future Sherlock Holmes films will have at least some sexual tension between Holmes and Watson. Grrr.

By Rebecca.. Posted February 24 2009 at 2:28 AM.

why is guy ritchie making this movie

By trisha.. Posted February 23 2009 at 7:41 PM.

Please, please, nobody get into the 'Merry Wives of Watson' argument. Goodness only knows how many wives he allegedly had. Mary Morstan, the heroine of the Sign of Four, is a dead cert., but as for loving her very much - well. She appears in that book and then is never mentioned by name again, is always away staying with friends, and very rarely features at all, except when Watson idly comments that he decided to go and see Holmes at Baker Street/nip down to Kent with Holmes to stay in a double-bedded room (Man with the Twisted Lip, if you want to check)/otherwise avoid spending home-time with his wife. And then she conveniently dies while Holmes is 'dead', whereupon Holmes secretly buys Watson's practice undercover so that Watson can move back in again.

And then he *might* have got married again, or it might have been a chronology mess-up on ACD's part, which seems rather more likely since he was always messing up his own chronology.

By politzei.. Posted February 23 2009 at 4:21 PM.

"Enema-entry, my dear Watson?"

By Jaded Woody.. Posted February 23 2009 at 4:42 PM.

FYI - Watson actually was married twice and is busy with Kelly Reilly in this movie He champions marriage to Holmes wh appears to be a dbit more more committment phobic than gay. "Beauty is in
the eye of the behioder and since these two guys
only ever existed on paper your guess is as good as
mine. so if you find the shoe fits, let them wear it!

By Sandy.. Posted February 23 2009 at 2:17 PM.

Oh, Conan Doyle would love it! He was a friend to Oscar Wilde and dropped a million hints that more was going on between Holmes and Watson than he could legally publish at that time. :)

By Derien.. Posted February 23 2009 at 1:40 PM.

I don't see a problem if they want to portray a character as gay. What I am puzzled about is your hatefull use of the word queer.

By trinity.. Posted February 23 2009 at 12:51 AM.

Sherlock Holmes gay? Where's the evidence for this? I have read all the Holmes' stories and never once did he commit as gross an indecency as is suggested. How dare Ritchie try this on? He should stick to his low brow 'gangsta' flicks and leave real literature alone. It's political correctness gone mad!

By Steve.. Posted February 22 2009 at 11:26 PM.

its only a movie !! get over it !

By mike.. Posted February 22 2009 at 6:26 PM.

Actually, there are lots of hints in the books that ACD considered SH gay and that the relationship between them could be more than met the eye.

Cool - I say.

By Student.. Posted February 22 2009 at 9:28 AM.

Robedrt Downey Jr still looks a bit ravaged since his drug binge days. It's in the eyes.Sorry.Don't rate him now.

By mrs_spratt.. Posted February 22 2009 at 9:44 AM.

I've read the script, and the movie doesn't portray Holmes as gay: far from it, in fact. Yes, there's a wrestling scene but it's more Fight Club than gay club. And yes he and Watson are living together, but not sleeping together: Watson is already engaged. And Holmes never wears a deerstalker in the books, that was only ever in the illustrations. It's a pretty fun, faithful version of the original adventure stories.

By Jonathan.. Posted February 22 2009 at 9:21 AM.

Sherlock holmes gay ? Ha,sir arthur conan doyle will be turning in his grave.

By Mickey.. Posted February 22 2009 at 8:56 AM.

Yeah, why not make them gay? It's not like Holmes was portrayed as asexual and Watson had a wife that he loved very much! :(

By Sarah.. Posted February 22 2009 at 3:14 AM.