The Hound Of The Baskskervilles Analysis

Who doesn’t like a good mystery? Many authors are able to elaborate on the mystery genre, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by improvizing on the protagonist (usually the detective, e.g. Sherlock) and adding impressive abilities to help them stand out, like “the power of deduction”. That’s one of the ways Doyle gained his influence on nineteenth century life. Even in the 21st century do he and his Sherlock Holmes have influence, though in a different way. Two men, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, created a new Sherlock that followed all of his greatest adventures, including The Hound of the Baskervilles; though this wasn’t the same story. This version was modernized and, as television critic Serena Davies puts it, “Gave the original title just the smallest of tweaks, then had its wicked way with the rest of the tale”(Telegraph.co.uk). The result was The Hounds of Baskerville. And
First and foremost, Mark Gatiss found a way to change the characters, add new ones, and take out old ones, including the actual Baskervilles. One question that may be brought up is, “If there aren’t any Baskervilles in this episode, what the heck does it have to do with The Hound of the Baskervilles?” The answer to that is simple: Baskerville becomes the name of a research facility (similar to Area 51). Many people believe that inside Baskerville are “Rats the size of hounds, and...hounds the size of horses…” as one of Sherlock’s interrogation subjects suggests in the episode. The lab is run by Dr. Stapleton, whom, to contrast with the original Stapleton, is not the main point of interest. However, in the original story, Baskerville hall was the main place of interest, where a brutal Stapleton (who was a man due to the stereotype of women