Not sure about other people, but you're right on the money for me re: the illustrations being my mental image.

What a smug and arrogant opinion piece. It takes real balls to declare flat-out that a show clearly does not love the Sherlock Holmes canon. My goodness.

In canon, Watson lacks boobs as well. If that's throwing you, it's a bit puzzling why you're still watching the show — presuming, of course, that you are.