Blog Post 2- Tiffany Holts

Sherlock was a very interesting show to analyze. It was my first time watching it so being able to get together in a group and go over things that I did not catch the first time enabled me to create a better semiotic analysis. I noticed that there were a lot of symbols in the episode. One of those symbols was the cane that Mr. Watson uses. He clearly does not need the cane since in one scene he actually forgot it and got along fine. The cane represented his past and what he misses. The cane gives him the memory and feeling of the adventures he went through when he was in the military. Another symbol is Sherlocks extremely cluttered apartment. The set up of his apartment resembles the way that Sherlock's mind operates. It is all over the place trying to find answers. A few signifiers I noticed were obvious such as the position of the cameras to create different moods. When something was about to happen, the camera shifted. Another obvious signifier was Sherlock's jacket. As far as others, Sherlock had eyeballs in his apartment that created a better perception of the infamous Sherlock. An index that allowed us to get to the next scene was the missing suitcase. If he did not realize the suitcase was missing, then the taxi driver would not of been caught so soon. It was also interesting to connect the book to the show. There was an intertextuality in the episode. For example, Mrs. Watson was indeed the housekeeper in the book, yet in the modernized version of the book, she is the owner of the apartment, the exact opposite. Also, as the class stated, Sherlock smoked in the book, but in the show he is trying to quit. These differences we notice so far create a more engaged viewer. There is one paradigmatic analysis that I noticed and that was how Sherlocks brother is acting concerned, but the way that the show is directed it really looks like he is his enemy. It's hard to tell at the beginning but I am sure there are more clues in the next episode.