"Would you... would you like to--" "--Have dinner?" "--Solve crimes?" His sexuality is crime-solving.

OK BUT ITS SO FUNNY HOW SHERLOCK THOUGHT JOHN WAS INTO HIM FOR A SECOND AND FELT BAD FOR SUPPOSEDLY BREAKING HIS HEART

John : Did you just get engaged to break into an office ? Sherlock : Yeah *obviously*

it's always refreshing to find other people who see Sherlock Holmes as aroace. The obsession with sex and relationships in every fandom is very frustrating.

I love how he just casually kills relationships.

John: "Cake?" Sherlock: "Cake :)" As an Ace I can relate to this because cake is great !

“You think she’s my girlfriend because I’m x-raying her possessions?” -> Are the Straights Okay material right there.

3:14 HE IS THE EPITOME OF "Why do I have to apologize? I saw gay, so I said gay! That ain't bullying, that's an ASTITUTE OBSERVATION!"

"do you have a boyfriend then?" "um-uh no?" "it's fine btw" "i know it's fine" this is why i love them both

“literally what do the allos want” so true of him

sherlock’s point abt marriage is so true theres literally no point except for the party and tax benefits

I just really hate the way alot of these women act around him, hasn't these women ever heard of personal space or boundaries?

really really really hate what this director did to Irene Adler. She should be Sherlock's equal, not some seductress.

screaming and crying im aroace and even if he isnt canonically aroace he is 100% coded that way and AHHHH /pos

I feel Sherlock's frustration with the whole "romance will complete you, marriage will change you."

Been a long time since I've seen Sherlock, and I hadn't realized how much -Ace phobia- Aphobia was in it 😅. Like, yes, emotions and relationships are important, but stating that someone is incomplete without a *romantic* relationship is so incredibly invalidating and completely undermines the importance of friendships and family dynamics--which are *also* relationships and tend to be more enduring.

I always hated what this rendition of Sherlock Holmes has done with Irene Adler. In the books she was kind of just a woman that helped Sherlock realize women were capable of being just as intelligent as himself. She wasn't something he ever found sexually enticing, in fact John Watson in the books makes it very clear that he is not so sure Sherlock is capable of much in the ways of romantic/sexual bonds. But a lot of modern renditions of the classic story have made their story into some kind of star crossed love affair.

I'm aroace, and I just realized I have rejected someone in almost exactly the same words Sherlock uses with John in the Angelo's scene 🤣 his lines must have entered my subconscious

“Romantic entanglement-“ “-will complete you as a human being” NO! I hate when people say stuff like that! You can have a perfectly happy and fulfilling life without having romantic relationships! And saying it will “complete you” implies that no one without a partner is a full person which is just ridiculous! People deserve to and should be people in their own right otherwise you’re getting into codependency which is actually far less healthy!

"a date" "where two people who like each other, go out and have fun" "that's what I was suggesting" OK but I relate so much. Like, what is romance? What makes a date different from hanging out? It's the same general thing but different connotations

when sherlock says "no" to having a girlfriend, you can see john thinking "hold up, am i on a date?"

Love Sherlock but hate how literally everyone in the show is like “if Sherlock had a romantic partner he’d be more normal” he is how he is. He doesn’t need nor does he want an romantic partner and it’s so frustrating to watch everyone in the show say stuff like thst

Me: “I dunno if I’m actually Aro-Ace….” Also Me: Relates SO HARD to this compilation Me: “Oh.”

i'm ace & greyromantic and it's always pissed me off when people try to convince me sherlock was sexually attracted to irene. i don't see it that way at all, but maybe i'm projecting onto a fictional character? idk man. personally i interpreted sherlock's actions towards irene as purely for-the-case -- i strongly, strongly believe he was NOT attracted to her in any way other than respect for her intelligence, and never will be. but people can write their fanfiction, idgaf about that, it's nice people are being creative & it's called fan-fiction for a reason. it's the trying-to-convince-me part that's annoying. Sherlock and Molly? I never saw it tbh. in the later seasons i believe Sherlock respects her a little more & maybe they're friends, but attraction? nah. completely and utterly one-sided on Molly's part. As for Sherlock and John, I think there is a love there, especially on Sherlock's side. I don't think it's sexual or romantic, but rather a deep, platonic love that keeps them together. There's clearly no one else in Sherlock's life like John, and after literally all of John's romantic relationships fail, he ends up back with Sherlock. They're always going to be in each other's orbit regardless of what happens, which is why i genuinely think Johnlock is the most realistic ship in the show -- if you remove the heterosexual lens and watch the show while taking Sherlock's aro/asexuality into account, it's clearly a love story. If anyone has any other opinions i'd love to hear them :)

I just remembered that the actor said in an interview that he interpreted Sherlock as (aro)ace, so we can deduce Holmes is a true aroace coded character!

as someone who is ace and arospec every version of sherlock holmes that ive seen i basically interpret as aroace and nothing can change my mind about him being aroace.

I don't ship Johnlock but if Sherlock was going to have a relationship it wouldn't be with anyone else. That being said, their relationship is platonic, which is the most Sherlock seems to have had lmao, they both very much care for eachother, in a very platonic loving way while also understanding the things they dislike about eachother. I'd also like to add I think of them of as a married couple that've been together countless years. Doesnt mean they're romantically in love, they just behave and love eachother ina way so similar to old married couples

Watson bribing Holmes with cake on the topic of becoming a godfather is an entire mood and a half.

My favorite line "you flirted with Sherlock Holmes?" "AT him, he never replies"

I like how whene Irene comes out naked, sherlock is just making eye contact.

Wow, as a newly discovered aromantic, I'm just realizing how badly Sherlock gets treated for being aro/ace. Honestly, I'm glad I am above the frivolities of romance. There's a reason for Sherlock's objectivity.

Honestly I relate to the frustration Sherlock displays everytime he has to explain that he does not want a relationship to John because it is a conversation I have all the time with my mother who does not understand how I can be 19 and okay with not wanting to be in a relationship

6:40 Sorry, I love that line, it's the _'twice'_ that makes me smile. She's a dominatrix and pulling out all the stops. Sherlock is falling for her mind, not her body. It's intriguing to me.

no one: sherlock: casually destroys relationships for 3 minutes

Gods, I nearly forgot just how *incredibly* aroace this guy was. 😂

this is so great to see because in the original story sherlock is very very clearly written to not understand or want any relationship at all, and in the stories watson is constantly commenting on it. also irene adler is not a romantic/sexual interest at all, she is not at all a seductive criminal, and sherlock admires her because she outsmarted him and that’s the only relationship. sherlock’s aroace identity is erased in almost every adaption of sherlock (this one included) but he’s about as canonically aroace as the period can get!!!

Watson always interested me in this series, in regards to Sherlocks sexuality. Cuz he really seems like he was portrayed to be accidentally phobic, in a very interesting way. Cuz while most characters were insisting on romance/intimacy being inherently important, Watson truly seemed to think it would be important for Sherlock, specifically. Like a lot of it seemed to stem from how Watson saw Sherlocks interactions with Irene Adler, and feeling that it could be good for Sherlock. Not just "romance is good, because its necessary." Not that it makes it any less of a frustrating thing to do to people. And not that it excuses it. Its still a form of phobic behavior, even if it comes from a place of well-meaning and care for the person. Its just interesting, for me, to see acephobia presented in different ways. Not just the same one-note bullshit.

Him not knowing the difference between a date and hanging out with a friend is the biggest proof.

Once, as I was trying to explain how I was ace, the person I was speaking to said that it didn't exist because sexuality is based on what you *like* and not what you dislike. I'll never forget the hollow feeling, and still to this day, it hurts on such a raw level. I don't feel included with the LGBTQ+ community, as I've been told that I don't have to suffer as they do. And I don't feel included with those who are 'straight' either. As I do not look for a companion for sexual relations. I just feel as if I'm broken and alone and worthless. Then I watch this show, and for the first time, I relate to a character. I don't see many movies where someone is not in a romantic relationship and it's OK that they aren't interested. The media portrays such things as something wrong with the person. But, I don't know how to be what other people are, in the case of wanting sex. I just don't want it. If I'm completely honest, I'm squicked out by it. It's disgusting to me, that I might have sex with another person. I'm told by men that they can change me, I'm told by women that I haven't met the right person yet. Must we desire another person to be complete? Must we have sex to be a whole person? I was born alone. And ultimately I will die alone. None can follow me through everything I have gone through, and everything that I will go through in my life. How can I be incomplete if I have always been and always will be alone? I have a few people who are my persons. Much like how a cat adopts you suddenly and it's just how life is sometimes. I love my family, but I feel distant from them. They feel things in a different way than I do. I watched this series and felt such overwhelming relief. It was completely unexpected and made me say 'oh' in surprise as if having the wind knocked out of me. If there is anyone out there who feels the same way, what you feel is valid. You are not broken for feeling this way. No one can tell you who to love or how to love them. That is something you do on your own. Your choice, not for anyone else to dictate. I hope that you know that it is ok, to be yourself. You are beautiful and precious.

I remember watching this show when I was 16 years old. I'm asexual, and back then I was aromantic. I found these scenes incredibly disturbing. I remember watching the dominatrix episode and crying from distress. Allosexuals like to fetishize asexuals for some reason, maybe because we play "hard to get". The fanservice is basically sexual harassment and the humour is totally lost on me.

This is personally terrifying for me, an asexual person, as I now fear the upcoming conversations with my colleagues in adulthood if they're going to be this sex driven. I mean dear god, can not a single soul think of any other meaningful conversation topics other than sex?? Let me stay a teenager, I fear adults and their weird sex. Edit: Oh my sweet cakes I let this get way too out of hand- So, for the record, I do want to say I wrote this in a very sarcastic sense. I am ace (I think), but I can handle myself when it comes to these sorts of conversations, I just meant to exaggerate the sympathy felt at the fact that people wouldn't stop talking to Sherlock about sex. (And that people are weird but anyways-) On that note, I do sincerely appreciate everyone who commented advice about these conversations and it's touching that you all wanted to help. I do hope I didn't worry all of you though, that was not my intention in the slightest. (Next time I'll make sure to put /j at the end of a comment like this)

just here to say that Irene and Sherlock's story was infinitely more interesting and well-done when Arthur Conan Doyle wrote it. Irene was intelligent and powerful without having to be sexualized in any way, and she actually beat Sherlock in the end. He was a bit of a misogynist until that point (always treated women he met with respect, but privately talked about how he preferred dealing with men) but after that, he realized he was wrong. It's never spelled out that Irene directly changed him, but he never complained about women again after that story. I think Irene as a dominatrix is incredibly sexist and stupid. I like this show but I hated that episode.

what an aroace icon, not just this sherlock, just sherlock in general

Sherlock is such a mood! I related to him a lot even before I knew I was aroace. I always shipped Sherlock and John in a QPR. Also, I love Sherlock's struggle with Molly. I feel like he cares a lot about her in a platonic way, but she's in love with him romantically and Sherlock genuinely seems to feel bad for not being able to return it. And that's very relatable.

0:12 i came out to my mom as aroace about a month before watching this series, and after this scene happened, she was like, "I think sherlock is kind of like you" and i have never been so happy :)

As much as I love Johnlock, AroAce Sherlock will always be my favourite headcanon

I watched sherlock when it first aired. Didn't have the chance to watch Sherlock again since then and just now stumbled upon this video. Didn't know how much i needed this. I realised i'm aro/ace quite a few years ago too. Thank you for making this.

btw "poppet" isnt a seggs thing, it's just a pet name like "darling" or something. often used for little kids and stuff, but since it's to express affection sherlock is repulsed lol

I adore Johnlock, but Sherlock is definitely ace. Shout out to everyone who writes johnlock with asexual sherlock in Archive of our own

I find funny how such a aro ace phobic show could give us such a absolute legend of a aro ace king

oh my god I burst out laughing at 1:40 when John said "it's all fine" and a bunch of pride flags came on the screen lmao

I'm so happy that this fandom is still alive 😭

Ohhhhh. I just read the description. I 100% agree. _QPR's for the win!_

12.5 minutes of sherlock representing what aro/aces go through every day

Sherlock is an aroace icon

Not AroAce here but honestly how he reacted at 10:02 is EXACTLY how I would've reacted. I mean who just _says_ that outta nowhere? Yikes O_O

"Cake?" "Cake" AS AN ACE I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS LINE

First of all, I LOVE THIS!! Sherlock as aro-ace makes him so relatable for me. All his *internally screaming in aro-ace* faces here all make me go "same bro!!!" Second of all, I hope you don't mind if I rant a bit. Honestly, one of the things I didn't like about this series is how they handled Irene Adler 😭 I really don't understand why a lot of Sherlock Holmes adaptations try to make her in love with Sherlock when that was definitely NOT the case in the original stories. Sometimes it doesn't bother me as much (Moriarty the Patriot comes to mind and the RDJ films just made me roll my eyes but it wasn't incredibly annoying). But in this series? It physically pains me, to be honest. The forced "sexual tension" between her and Sherlock just makes me want to scream every time I have to watch it. Isn't all the platonic love he has to give enough to show the audience that he's not cold-hearted? It just frustrates me how I used to love this show so much before I realized I was aro-ace only to notice there were a lot of aphobic stuff in it, especially surrounding Sherlock.

9:12 Me (an ace) whenever someone I flirt with talks about sex to me Sherlock's reaction with that sound effect just cracks me up 😂

i love how he’s literally like “why would i want to beg for mercy or be slapped 🤨” i agree with him tho

In The books he was Asexual /Aromantic

As an aroace, I can confirm this is where "would rather have cake" came from 😂😂

7:39 "It's not the end of the world, that's Mrs.Hudson." I laughed almost 5 minutes the first time he said it after one of the most uncomfortable scenes ever.😂

9:41 When your teacher just scrolls through the homework to see the names that have done homework, not appreciating your 4 hours of work

When someone actually recognizes aroaces 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

"Did you just get engaged to break into an office!?" ... "Yeah."

"It's fine btw" "I know it's fine..." "So you've got a boyfrie-" "No...👁️👁️"

It makes me kinda sad how pretty much all the characters act like somethings wrong with Sherlock for not having any kind of attraction towards anyone... Like he’d be more “normal” in a relationship, as if being in a relationship would “fix” him or something

Plot twist: Johnlock is real but it's one-sided. John is bi, Sherlock is aroace but permanently platonically attached to John as his best bud, and the two each think the other thinks the same as he does but they just never communicate it like the lovable dorks they are

i grew up in the sherlock fandom thinking sherlock was gay. now aroace makes much more sense.

this is so important to me you don’t understand

“Literally what do the allos want” LIKE ON PERIOD 😭😭🤚

Sherlock: * obviously being aroace * Shippers: *No one's gonna stop me!*

"yeah but there'll be cake" add some garlic bread and you've got a deal (i'm questioning but cake is cake)

Now that I acknowledge my asexuality, I understand why I felt related to Sherlock.

This is pure cold. Personally relating to Sherlock on so many scenes here made it perfect, the luxury of relating to someone when it comes to the relationship discourse, is both heart-warming and extremely funny. Like, Sherlock is just one great aroace mood 😆

Sherlock was my comfort character when I was 12-15... This was the time is started realising I was ace (and then later on aro)

10:32 Sherlock is like "Keep your eyes and mouth shut tight it will be over in 5 seconds"

Questioning ace rn and honestly he’s so relatable so I think I have my answer 😂 Update: Uhhh so I’m aroace

10:46 his face💀😂

Platonic or romantic, John and Sherlock are life partners

10:51 those doe eyes who wouldnt fall for them

Love this video. It trampled me to death then brought me back to life. Wait i just realised that "why would i have dinner if I'm not hungry" means something else 😳 dinner= seggs I've watched this show so many times how did I never realise it

I love that he's not fazed, or interested in Mrs. Hudson's past. It's sweet.

he's so AROACE, I'm aroace and i get so much aroace vibes from him

This might sound goofy, but I really didn’t realize how much this video would impact me when I started it. I’ve always loved Sherlock, always knew he wasn’t interested in sex or romance and connected with him in that way, but I didn’t actually know aro/ace was a legitimately recognized thing and thought there was just something wrong with me. But since then I have learned more about it and been so happy to find out that there isn’t anything wrong with me, and there are others like me. Now watching these Sherlock clips for the first time since then, they have a whole new meaning.

"Cake?" "Cake." For summary.

OKKAY I had heard of people saying Sherlock was aro/ace but I did not realize iT WAS THIS OBVIOUS!! i have to watch the show now!

This is the best Sherlock Moments Compilation so far😂♥️

Cake? Cake. Never related to a statement more in my life

sherlock is aroace in my headcanon. and he platonically loves molly and john the most.

Thank you to who edited the videos for 1:40 -- being Intersex and Aro it was validating to see that even for the quick second.

0:58 Joh's double take after sherlock says: girlfriend no not really my area

thanks for making me feel a bit better about being aro ace ♥

12:19. When I first saw this part in the show it definitely stuck out to me. Especially the "That doesn't even mean anything" part.

I love (platonically) Sherlock and now I know is ace I just love i’m harder ❤ Is an icon !!

"Cake?" "Cake." Best quote ever

I love this video. Thanks for making this. I got a pretty good laugh out of this. XD

9:23 he’s literally wearing the ace flag🤣🤣🤣

kinda teetering off the johnlock path and entering the aroace sherlock one now, i love this video