Elementary: Scoop on the future of Watson's career and scoop on the future of Sherlock and Watson's friendship from Entertainment Weekly's Sandra Gonzalez

Here's some scoop on Elementary from Entertainment Weekly's Sandra Gonzalez's The Spoiler Room column, which was posted on 1/14/13.

SCOOP FROM THE ELEMENTARY SET

In last week’s Elementary, Watson (Lucy Liu) made the bold decision to continue working with Sherlock despite being released from the duty by Sherlock’s father. So with Watson now playing free agent with Sherlock, do the rules of the game they play change? Not necessarily, according to Liu, but the action does speak to how much the pair has grown as friends.

“I think the reality for her is that it goes beyond being somebody who is being paid to do this job. It falls into a category beyond a career,” Liu told EW during a visit to the set of Elementary last week. “It [has become] more of a friendship and an intimacy that is inexplicable. Therefore, she’s going to do as much as she can to keep him afloat because he’s fragile. She doesn’t want to lose him because he’s somebody who she thinks is quite volatile.”

Meanwhile, Jonny Lee Miller says that while Sherlock certainly has trouble admitting to his growing friendship, the appreciation for her is very much present — even if he only shows it in his own Sherlock-way. “It’s a real friendship he just doesn’t have all the flowery bits around it.”

And it’s in honor of their unique bond, says Liu, that Watson intends to hide the fact that she’s no longer an employee. “I think there’s a necessary secret that has to stay there so there’s a pride retained [for him]. I think she understands that.”

Stay tuned for more from our visit to set, where we chatted with the stars about their post-Super Bowl episode and much more.

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