“And it was at this moment that there occurred a most strange and unexpected
thing. We had risen from our rocks and were turning to go home, having
abandoned the hopeless chase. The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged
pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc.
There, outlined as black as an ebony statue on that shining background, I saw
the figure of a man upon the tor. Do not think that it was a delusion, Holmes.
I assure you that I have never in my life seen anything more clearly. As far as
I could judge, the figure was that of a tall, thin man. He stood with his legs
a little separated, his arms folded, his head bowed, as if he were brooding
over that enormous wilderness of peat and granite which lay before him.
I
wished to go in that direction and to search the tor, but it was some distance
away. The baronet’s nerves were still quivering from that cry, which recalled
the dark story of his family, and he was not in the mood for fresh adventures.
He had not seen this lonely man upon the tor and could not feel the thrill
which his strange presence and his commanding attitude had given to me.”
— The Hound of the Baskervilles
Wonderful!
i always thought of that passage here too. And in THOB when he’s actually on a tor.
@sarahthecoat Yes, I’m convinced they added that shot in THOB for cover. It carries none of the “thrill” that the reader feels in Man on the Tor scene in the novel, mostly because John and Sherlock are travelling together in that episode.
There’s a big difference between having Sherlock stand on a rock and having John look up at him thinking, “Who is this man?” The essence of the scene is in this moment from the Pilot.
“I have never in my life seen anything more clearly”
People said this scene was too romantic, but it clearly came from canon. Anyone want to argue how fucking gay the subtext in canon is? If you can see the subtext, as in this recreated version, it’s obvious what the intent of the original was. Romance.
“If I could lay my hands upon that man, then at last we might find ourselves at the end of all our difficulties.”
My favorite thing about Cheddar the dog is that either Holt or Kevin named him Cheddar and I honestly don’t know which option is funnier.
third, equally funny option: his name was already cheddar when they adopted him. both of them think it’s an absurd goddamn name but neither of them know you can just change an animal’s name if you don’t like it. no one ever told them and they’re both much too proper to even conceptualize this notion on their own. the dog was named cheddar and that’s very unfortunate but cheddar he will remain.
Green Violin Bow 