What piqued Miller’s interest was how “understanding” and “helpful” Sherlock was, traits the actor believes were rarely communicated. “In the books, I found him to be a much more understanding guy. I feel that he really likes people a little bit more than I had seen recently — not that he can necessarily communicate that very well. He likes the underdog, and he likes people who are downtrodden, who are having a hard time. He generally wants to help. I found him to be a much more helpful person, so I tried to put a bit of that in, even though he doesn’t quite pull it off.” [x]
I’ll keep talking about how Elementary’s Sherlock has worked in general, and about how JLM plays this iteration of Sherlock Holmes, until I’m blue in the face, because I am sick and tired of reading about Sherlock the cruel and Sherlock the mean and Sherlock the heartless because the canon worked so much better.
Which is why I’m worried for Sherlock’s arc come the third season, knowing how things will begin, with the Atlantic Ocean between and a new apprentice.