I haven't read the books in so long that when it comes to noticing allusions it's almost like haven't read them at all. That said, I don't remember noticing an inconsistency in Watson's wound at the time, I probably thought something like "Huh, I could have sworn it was the other leg, I must be misremembering" since I am bad at keeping track of that sort of thing. But I think it's reasonable to judge the show without lots of canon knowledge, since a large proportion of the audience is in that boat and they have to pitch the show to both sorts of audience. I will admit that it didn't occur to me that it might be a deliberate homage to that aspect of the books (since I didn't know that aspect existed) and it's possible that my opinion will change when I watch the later episodes with it in mind.
At the moment I am getting the impression that you are disappointed because a character who you thought was going to be permanently disabled in fact turned out to be only temporarily disabled and he got better
No, definitely not. I'm having trouble articulating the subtext I perceived, which means I'm not making a very compelling argument, but it was the way it got better, not that it got better at all. Anyway, I think I'm going to wait and see how the show progresses and re-assess.
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At the moment I am getting the impression that you are disappointed because a character who you thought was going to be permanently disabled in fact turned out to be only temporarily disabled and he got better
No, definitely not. I'm having trouble articulating the subtext I perceived, which means I'm not making a very compelling argument, but it was the way it got better, not that it got better at all. Anyway, I think I'm going to wait and see how the show progresses and re-assess.