This Watson article contains spoilers.
That concept actually goes all the way back to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Of course, the biggest difference here is thatWatsonis a Sherlock Holmes show without Sherlock.
Before he became an author, Arthur Conan Doyle was a medical student.
Later, when he became a practicing doctor himself, Doyle spent his free time writing.
Eventually, this led to the publication ofA Study in Scarletin 1887.
Meanwhile, Watson was a slightly more heroic version of Doyle the doctor.
Its about a partnership between two minds: Holmes the genius detective and Watson thewriterwho makes the impossible real.
WhenDen of Geekspoke to Jude LawaboutSkeleton Crewlast year, year, we got a second to chat some Doyle.
That the stories are being told byhim.
The seriesWatsonmay not be perfect.
But it does understand this detail.
The story of Sherlock Holmes has always been the story of Dr. Watson, too.
Whether or not hes a reliable narrator is part of the game.
And with this series, the game may seem different, but its still very much afoot.
Watson airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
