That’s not the way I perceive the word “sidekick”. Watson was not the apprentice of Holmes, nor was Sam Frodo’s apprentice. They helped their masters and learned from them, yes, but it was clear that their masters would always outclass them.
That’s not the way I perceive the word “sidekick”. Watson was not the apprentice of Holmes, nor was Sam Frodo’s apprentice. They helped their masters and learned from them, yes, but it was clear that their masters would always outclass them.