In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early 21st century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor W
Season 2 is being aired in the UK and so far I’ve enjoyed it just as much as the original (one of the advantages of being based on our small island). But again I was struck how much it mirrored Heavy Rain. Not only does it continue the words-on-screen approach but it also moves Sherlock closer to the sci-fi leanings of Heavy Rain’s trench coated detective Norman Jayden.
There’s one moment in particular during the second episode of season two (“The Hounds of Baskerville”) where Sherlock asks everyone to leave so he can got to his “Mind Palace” and proceeds to move evidence, images and ideas about in just the same way as Jayden does in his “Additional Reality Interface.”
I know that the real influence on both of these is the source material. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories continue to inspire new adaptations down the ages. The fact that Jayden and Sherlock both have addictive personalities and hint at specific addictions to varying degrees further underlines their common heritage of the inhabitants of 221-B Baker Street.
