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[michals]

IS there a...cliche, or a trope or a syndrome that states all essentially smart secondary characters must be made to look like complete idiots so the jackass main character can come in and show off how smart he is? I'm talking specifically about Lassiter and Wilson. Both are in their 30's, yet one's the head of the entire oncology department in a major teaching hospital, one's the head detective of a police precinct. That didn't happen by magic, they have to pretty pretty smart and capable right? Then why are they always made to look dumb at their very profession so House and Shawn can come in and save the day? I might be the only one who's annoyed by this >.>

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[authormichals.livejournal.com]

Now, so far I'm the only who's had this opinion so it may just be me, but the new Sherlock Holmses is lousy with the dumb!Watson. It's not that Holmes is supposed to be so smart, Watson just comes off as a bumbling idiot. Again, this may just be me because I haven't heard anyone else say this. Have you seen it?

Ha, that's true. I just wish we'd see why Lassie and Wilson are supposed to be the wunderkinds they're made out to be. You made sense, definitely. I don't know why the writers think this is a valid way to the main characters look better.

[soophelia.livejournal.com]

Have you seen it?

I haven't seen the new Sherlock Holmes movie or any of the tv/movie incarnations of Sherlock Holmes. I've only read or listened to reviews that have said this is the best portrayal of Watson that they've seen.

I've only read all the SH books written by Doyle.