My problems with a female Watson are multiple. First, as I called it above, I think it's just a trick, a way to say, 'Look, we're different.'

This article is conveniently timed: It can ignore series 3 of Sherlock, which most of the world has seen, and in which many of the article's criticisms are smashed. The women are stronger (Mary, Molly). The relationship between Sherlock and Mycroft is developed, and their parents are even shown. Sherlock spends a lot…