Haaa, odd, I expected this discussion to be fiery one and yet ...
I really like this case. So much that I realised only after it was pointed out to me how similar it is to The Red-Headed League. The intense H/W moment surely helps a lot, but ... I personally consider 3GAR to be one of the best mysteries in Holmesian canon. (All right, I have to admit that REDH closely follows, and yet, to me nothing can top COPP. ^^)
And why does Watson move away so soon? Well, beside Doyle's carelessness in dating, my main suspicion would be that the wound inflicted by Killer Evans. It proved to be much more than our beloved Doctor's health can withstand. There are, after all, 17 steps up to their sitting room, in addition to which Watson's own room are upstairs - yet another flight of stairs he had to climb daily, and very likely more than once. But to be perfectly honest, I hope that Watson lies about moving away from Baker Street and marrying again. I love this fandom interpretation to pieces, for I think that Holmes and Watson could hardly ever drift apart, as Doyle tried to persuade us.
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Date: 2014-12-08 09:55 pm (UTC)I really like this case. So much that I realised only after it was pointed out to me how similar it is to The Red-Headed League.
The intense H/W moment surely helps a lot, but ... I personally consider 3GAR to be one of the best mysteries in Holmesian canon. (All right, I have to admit that REDH closely follows, and yet, to me nothing can top COPP. ^^)
And why does Watson move away so soon? Well, beside Doyle's carelessness in dating, my main suspicion would be that the wound inflicted by Killer Evans. It proved to be much more than our beloved Doctor's health can withstand. There are, after all, 17 steps up to their sitting room, in addition to which Watson's own room are upstairs - yet another flight of stairs he had to climb daily, and very likely more than once.
But to be perfectly honest, I hope that Watson lies about moving away from Baker Street and marrying again. I love this fandom interpretation to pieces, for I think that Holmes and Watson could hardly ever drift apart, as Doyle tried to persuade us.