| Reviews for Deontology vs Consequentialism |
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A Path That's Clear chapter 1 . 2/15/2014 I really loved the seemingly simple mention of Judas, because that was really all that had to be said. Really effective use of second person, and Mycroft's brain. My heart broke when I saw him put down the newspaper at the end of TRF. The only (only) and ridiculously nitpicky criticism is the use of "different than" as opposed to "different from." I think I just went through too much standardized testing and it's really not a big deal at all. Thank you for making me cry. Again. |
jack63kids chapter 1 . 9/17/2013 Great use of the 2nd person in this one, it makes it more personal at the same time as being remote, weirdly. You can feel for Mycroft in this situation, while keeping some distance. There was no need to elaborate on the Judas reference - oh yes, Mycroft, we know what you did. Lovely fic, hitting just the right note. |
Qapleulia chapter 1 . 8/2/2013 That was honestly very good. The second person was very interesting as well, not something I see very often in fanfics. |
johnsarmylady chapter 1 . 5/26/2013 Excellent insight into the mind of Mycroft. |
AlessNox chapter 1 . 5/25/2013 Love it. Great use of second person. |
Edhla chapter 1 . 5/25/2013 You've done an excellent job with the perspective of Mycroft you've taken here, beautiful :) And of course, the entirety of The Reichenbach Fall is a retelling of the Passion of the Christ, from Sherlock's "miracles" to John being "the disciple Jesus loved" and Molly in her Magdalene role. The analogy of Judas Iscariot just feels right, and I love the emotional zig-zagging here. Wonderfully written little ficlet. Well done. |
TheGameMrsHudsonIsAfoot chapter 1 . 4/29/2013 The explanation at the beginning is great, but what I really love is that you've got so many great lines in such a short piece of writing. 'scruples and sentiments were sacrificed on the altar of duty long ago' Beautiful, it really flows through the mind and off the tongue nicely and it's oh-so-very Mycroft. 'you have sent to their deaths directly and indirectly' Nice little nod to the power he holds, and nice that it's a personal monologue and you've broken through the vagueness and mystery around his position through his emotion. 'protectprotectprotect' This is great. It's like a line of software gone rogue, the blank face slipping, chaos unleashed. Beautiful last line. It doesn't fit with what I believe about Mycroft and the fall and I still really loved it, which is saying something. Well done! |
Arty Diane chapter 1 . 4/26/2013 Nice insight into Mycroft's thoughts after the fall. You portrayed his guilt very well, the last line just drove the emotion home! |
hopeisabluebird chapter 1 . 4/26/2013 Damn... You just need to write Sherlock fics for the rest of your life. Forget All Other Fandoms! This is brilliant. Poignant and sad and so very Mycroft (the fact that he recognizes his similarity to Judas Iscariot but can't quite make the connection explicit is so perfect). You should really think about coming over to AO3 too, if you're interested in posting fics through another venue. I can send you an invite. Your stuff is *much* too awesome to only be on fanfiction. :-D |