There's never really been a child on 'Sherlock' until this kid. And it's not until you see Sherlock interact with a kid that you realize how incredibly childlike he is in some ways. His total immunity to the gruesome, his ignorance of social norms and his endless desire for attention and praise are all very childish. So is his immunity to morals. This lack of a conventional moral compass comes in handy when convincing kids to behave, because to get this kid to cooperate he's perfectly happy to show him X-rated photos that would make any mother faint. They both end up ogling the maggots in his computer, the kid fascinated, Sherlock probably pleased at the attention. So, for the second time, we see Sherlock make a friend. This brings his count of real 'friends' up to two, one a normal man, the other a 10-year-old who really wants to see beheaded nuns. Only on Sherlock.
Rebecca Kulik lives in Iowa, reads an obsence amount, watches way too much television, and occasionally studies for her BA in History. Come by her personal pop culture blog at tyrannyofthepetticoat.wordpress.com and her reading blog at journalofimaginarypeople.wordpress.com.
