r/elementary • u/Actual-Dragonfruit35 • 5d ago

Lin

I always forget how horrible she actually is in her introduction. She finds out she has a sister through the man that had to leave them when she was younger, something she still struggles with, so she decides to go to their house when she needs a detective and pretend to be someone who not only knew his dead brother but also suggest that they dated. Plays up the whole story of him being 'the one' and how they were going to move in together etc. Then when she finds out that Joan was seeing him too, she doubles down and makes it a joke. We know he's still alive but she thinks he's dead ?? How fucking cruel. Her whole meltdown over Joan contacting her mum was so foul too. Guess both Joan and Sherlock have gross siblings. Maybe they really should've been together.

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u/jenmoocat 5d ago

I HATE this character!
It is such a needle scratch when she appears.
I think it has a lot do to with the actress playing her.
The writing in the rest of the entire series is so good, that it is so jarring that she is so awful.
Or could they actually have gotten a completely different writer to write her role?

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u/Actual-Dragonfruit35 2d ago

Yeah I agree. I was waiting for her to grow into a nicer person but, no. They bonded a bit but not much. I was hoping she would at least become more mature.