YMMV / Mary Russell

• Fan Nickname
  • The "Kanon" (as opposed to Canon).
  • Also follows the common Holmesian method of capitalised four-letter shorthand for the stories — for example, The Beekeeper's Apprentice becomes BEEK.
• Les Yay: Some people see hints of this in Russell's personality in the earlier novels, in particular her relationship with Margery Childe in A Monstrous Regiment of Women, and her non-sexual fascination with Iris (a lesbian in a mostly-platonic marriage-of-convenience with her gay male BFF) in Justice Hall, though any lingering beliefs were ultimately Jossed in later novels that confirm Russell and Holmes are sexually involved and Russell isn't interested at all when a woman makes advances on her.
• Salvaged Story: One element of the first novel that was unpopular with even those Doyle fans who generally liked it was the extremely patronising Adaptational Wimp portrayal of Dr. Watson, which was more extreme than even the average Holmes film adaptation. Although Watson has never played a big role in the series, some later books do hint that Russell's initial judgment of Watson was hasty and adolescent.

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