Was Sherlock In Love With Irene Adler (& What That Would Mean)?
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular literary characters and as such has been adapted to all types of media for over a century, but many aspects about him are still a mystery, such as his feelings for Irene Adler, which the TV series Sherlock made more confusing. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes made his debut in 1887 in A Study in Scarlet and became widely popular when the first series of short stories was published in The Strand Magazine, beginning with “A Scandal in Bohemia”, which introduced viewers to Irene Adler.
As mentioned above, Sherlock Holmes and his many cases have been adapted to all types of media for years, and he has always been accompanied by Doyle’s most memorable characters: John Watson, Inspector Lestrade, Moriarty, and Irene Adler. All of them made it to one of the most recent and successful adaptations of the Great Detective: the BBC’s Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character. Sherlock brought the detective and company to modern-day London, adapting and combining some of his most notable cases and giving them a modern touch, but that also meant making some big changes to some characters, as was the case of Irene Adler (played by Lara Pulver).
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Irene Adler made her debut in Sherlock season 2’s premiere episode “A Scandal in Belgravia”, and she was made into a dominatrix known as “The Woman”. In order to protect herself, she took photos of her clients during her job so she could blackmail them if needed, which led to Sherlock being called into a case involving her. Sherlock and Irene had a connection never seen before or after in the detective’s life,
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