Recently my wife and I were talking about modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations and how to keep him from being superhuman. We floated “make him as knowledgeable about any given topic as someone who’s autistically hyperfixated on it”
This tweet changed my mind, there’s no way Holmes would know this one
one of my best #1 jace beleren fan insane moments ever
Dec 15, 2025 03:40Alt text for image in quotes tweet: A discord screenshot in which Radley is shown a Magic planeswalker card’s loyalty ability activation cost, and instantly knows not only that it is Jace the Mind Sculptor, but that it is the Double Masters printing
I do still think you could make Holmes as knowledgeable as someone who’s autistically hyperfixated on, say, 20 or 30 areas of expertise that are broadly relevant to solving mysteries—guns, locks, trains, fashion, geography, etc. But he’s not beating our boy Radley on Jace Beleren facts
