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October 25, 2016
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When are you voting? How are...
When are you voting? How are you getting there? Did you make sure the Doctor is landing the TARDIS on November 8th, 2016?
Make a plan to vote so you know exactly how to make your voice heard on Election Day!
Thank you again to @scriptscribbles for creating this amazing gif!
Seconding the importance of this. I voted yesterday, in “early voting” and while I had to wait in line 20 minutes, it was a trouble-free experience. What was interesting was that the line was composed primarily of women and minorities; the white men who were there were retirees. The non-retiree white men came in, saw the line, snarked a bit and then left. But who did I not see? Nobody much at all under the age of 30.
YOUNG VOTERS WHERE ARE YOU? You are desperately needed in this election. The rest of us are doing the best we can, but we’re shaping your world and you have a responsibility to share in that. Please don’t blow this off!
October 23, 2016
October 21, 2016
bencdaily:
Benedict Cumberbatch with his wife Sophie Hunter...
Benedict Cumberbatch with his wife Sophie Hunter attends the movie premiere of Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ in Los Angeles, USA (October 20, 2016)
She’s also expecting again according to E! Online. Congrats to them both!
October 19, 2016
Is there any Beauty and the beast Johnlock au fic? If there is, I will be very glad if you could give me the name or names. Thank you. :)
Hey honey, surprisingly enough, there are a NUMBER of Johnlock fusions with Beauty and the Beast. Hope you enjoy!
Once Upon a Beast Becoming by antietamfalls, 24 k, teen and up.
Johnlock. Magical AU, fairy tale AU, magical realism – modern reworking of
“Beauty and the Beast.” This fic was simply stunning. For anyone who enjoys a
magical AU, run don’t walk to read this story. It was a mystical, romantic tale
interwoven with well-researched mythology, snappy case fic, and punchy action
that kept you on the edge of your seat until the end.
Beauty and The Beast by KitanaRiddle, 11 k, teen. Sherlock angers a powerful sorceress and is placed under a
curse. She transformed him into a hideous beast and placed a powerful spell on
the flat and all who were in there.
the beast not found in
verse by coloredink,
10 k, teen. He wasn’t sure if he was more shocked that the creature talked, or
that it spoke the Queen’s English.
The Beast and the Harlot by Dirty_Corza, 3 k,
explicit. Beauty and the beast, Johnlock
smut style! Shameless Smut, mostly PWP.
The Beast and the Soldier by Wolf_dog, 14 k,
teen. Beauty and the Beast AU. Sherlock was an arrogant young prince who got a
curse put on him so he was a panther by day and a human by night. John Watson
is running from his past (quite literally) and happens upon the prince’s
castle. What happens next? Will they fall in love and break Sherlock’s curse?
Or will he stay cursed for the rest of his lonely existence?
Beauty (nonsignificant) by Helicidae, 16 k,
teen. Sherlock doesn’t particularly mind having to stay in the house of a
cursed monster. It was, after all, painfully dull back in his village, and this
Beast is so very interesting. John’s only wondering which deity he offended so
much - what with the shoulder, the curse, and now this maddening, insane man
he’s meant to fall in love with. Beauty and the Beast crossover.
Here There Be Dragons by Leloi, 7 k,
explicit. When Lord John of the Umberland Watsons volunteered to his lord
father to deal with a dragon, this was not what he had in mind. Instead of
using his sword and shield to deal a deadly blow he found himself trussed up
like a festival goose sans armor and small clothes, naked as his birth day.
Of Scales & Flesh by PinkGloom, 39 k,
mature. AU Smauglock Based on Beauty & the Beast. The villagers decide to
attack the “dragon” and John is wounded in the process. He wakes up
in an enchanted castle; having been taken prisoner of the creature. Slowly, an
awkward friendship blossoms between the two…will it ever be more? Rated for
smut, violence and occasional language
Darkling, I Listen by You_Light_The_Sky, 73
k, teen. No one who enters old London ever comes out. They say that the beast
devours them. When his sister disappears, John ventures into the dead zone
beyond the wall, and finds a brilliant madman under a terrible curse.
Freedom Is Being Alone by Ishmael, 5 k,
mature. John knows he should find the Beast frightening. He doesn’t.
Across the Desert, Upon
the Wind by hogwartswitch,
33 k, explicit. While out on a routine sweep in the desert, John and one of his
teammates get lost in a sandstorm and end up at the foot of an enormous palace.
They meet - and anger - a cursed prince who spares their life in exchange for
John staying behind. But the prince has a secret and John soon discovers it,
plunging himself in a quest across the desert fraught with danger. Loosely
based on the fairy tales “Beauty and the Beast” and “East of the
Sun, West of the Moon”.
byebyefrost:
missdeliadili:
marcespot:
fyeahfreebatch:
darlin...
Martin Freeman’s drinking game: Take a sip every time someone mentions Benedict Cumberbatch in your interviews
Martin when Benedict is mentioned and he has nothing to drink x:
And Ben:
“He…Yup”
*OM*
Martin ‘sweetheart’ Freeman and Benedict ‘sugarnut’ Cumberbatch.
I can’t not reblog this…
Okay here I go, reblogging again…
I’m glad Mary shot Sherlock
Hear me out!
If Mary hadn’t shot Sherlock, there was two options for her - A.) She would be John’s wife that would fade into the background only to be tragically(?) killed off (but tell me how tragic would it really be, we haven’t got a lot of time with Mary, it would have just been an ‘oh, okay, well of course they would do that’ kind of moment) OR option B.) She would be the reformed assassin turned sassy sidekick love interest who plays second fiddle to the male protagonists that dominate the show, oh wait where have I heard this before, oh i know every single movie with Black Widow in it ever.
But now, Mary can be kick ass. Mary has the potential to be a Moriarty-sized villain. Mary can BE Moriarty (as expressed in my Mary wishlist a few days ago).
MARY CAN MAKE SHIT HAPPEN
I’m glad Mary shot Sherlock
tagging @beejohnlocked and @inevitably-johnlocked because I assume Evil Mary is always relevant to your interests.
AH! Yes I love talking about villain Mary.
Mary as a villain is always a good thing. Mary is AMAZING as a villain, and any redemption from her has pretty much been sunk when she shot Sherlock. She could have easily taken the help Sherlock offered, still been revealed to be an assassin, but not shoot Sherlock. She could have explained her problem, John could have accepted that and could have helped solve the mess she got herself in. John and Sherlock are always open to helping people with interesting backstories and a tragic past.
But her shooting Sherlock has changed the entire thing. It shows she had no remorse for her actions because she wanted to keep John in the dark (and on some level, make him grieve for Sherlock again, since that was when she had most control over John). She even tried to kill Sherlock AGAIN, without hesitation (and would have if Sherlock hadn’t taken precautions) AND threatened him in the hospital without hesitation, making Sherlock terrified of her. She forced Sherlock and John to agree to help her, since she made herself an unknown factor in their lives.
When she shot Sherlock, it changed EVERYTHING. In my opinion, there is NO ROOM for redemption for her; characters who KILL THE TITLE CHARACTER don’t usually come out winning in the end, on any spectrum.
There’s no forgiveness for Mary, and she will be getting her comeuppance one way or another.
Exactly. At that moment when she shot him I cheered, because it meant Mary Watson, the cutesy wife, was irredeemably over. Still shocked they managed to pull back from that as much as they did, but she will still be dealt with in the end. Too right. I quite like evil!Mary and Moriarty!Mary but hate Mrs Watson.
October 18, 2016
cumberbatchlives:
Benedict as an emoji
Look at that short...
Benedict as an emoji
Look at that short haircut. Clearly, he’s not planning on filming anymore Sherlock soon. lol.
I can imagine how thrilled he is when he can crop his hair off like this. :-)
zero-alice:
stitchedmoon:
blazepress:
A camera, leaf and...
A camera, leaf and lucky timing.
DUDE
Awesome shot.
More than one hiatus: death, a land of dreams and the magnum opus
Given Benedict’s words on the ending of series 4 and the very strange hint at a ‘reason’ why the writers could leave John and Sherlock there for a while, I think as always we look at canon. A few things first:
Steven and Mark have made sure they covered the most polar stories; The Hound, The Woman, The Fall, The Return, The Entrance of Mary Morstan and The Master Blackmailer, plus The Meeting which they actually covered 3 times if we include the unaired pilot. The writers wanted to get their version filmed incase the show was ever cancelled. [It won’t be]
The main theme of their work is twofold, FIX canon and get the real story correct; it’s a LOVE STORY.
The writers also want to make sure that the public know the real Sherlock and John, the men the writers know from canon, not the iconic caricatures that have evolved in pastiche and Holmesian theory or the cultural hive mind. It’s a story about a detective and the man who loves him, it’s not a detective story.So we stand looking at series 4 with the history of 3 series, a special and a mini episode in our vault of knowledge; all of which have proven the above to be true. Also we have confirmation that John and Sherlock are in love, Sherlock is gay, John is bisexual, Mary is not a wife she is a client/assassin, Moriarty has become the embodiment of Sherlock’s darkest fears about his own nature, and there is NO future for Holmes and Watson without each other. These facts are canon in BBC Sherlock, for me no longer up for debate.
So onto the point of this post; where could John and Sherlock’s story be if we can step away for a spell?
In canon there were three times that Holmes left the work and his home for an extended period; The Final Problem - fake death and hiatus of 3 years, The Devil’s Foot - convalescence of 1 year, and His Last Bow - undercover work for the British Government of 2 years. As we have already covered one of these events in BBC Sherlock we can rule the faked death hiatus out. Let us look at the other two.
The Devil’s Foot
The most pivotal tale of the Holmes and Watson relationship in canon, they almost came out of the subtextual closet in this story. It’s just the two of them, alone in an isolated cottage and although a case does come up, it never takes away from the domestic bliss of the two of them just playing house. The reason for the break in routine is Sherlock’s health. He’s overworked, stressed, run down and his drug use is taking it’s toll.
It was, then, in the spring of the year 1897 that Holmes’s iron constitution showed some symptoms of giving way in the face of constant hard work of a most exacting kind, aggravated, perhaps, by occasional indiscretions of his own. In March of that year Dr. Moore Agar, of Harley Street, whose dramatic introduction to Holmes I may some day recount, gave positive injunctions that the famous private agent lay aside all his cases and surrender himself to complete rest if he wished to avert an absolute breakdown.
Although the reason for the trip was convalescence Watson refers to the cottage/their solitude as ‘that land of dreams’. It’s so damn romantic. It’s why we all love this story. And there is a huge FIX required in this story. Holmes proclaims: ‘I have never loved, Watson’. [Mark and Steven must be chomping at the bit to fix that fucker] Let’s face it they already have fixed that statement, but they need to complete the fix with the solidification of who it is Sherlock loves and have there be consummation of that love so casuals see it.
We know from setlock:
Coastal locations
Farm house, isolated, at least a week’s filming in a secluded location with Benedict and Martin
Martin had a difficult scene to film at this time [SDCC time] Martin hinted that it was emotional and involved crying
Episode 2 has a very ill SherlockConclusion: I think it fits with what we know about series 4, it also fits with the arc of the main story. The Devil’s Foot is not one of the very famous stories but within fandom it is very ‘special’. There was a year hiatus between Devil’s Foot and The Dancing Men, the following story [not published dates but timeline of the stories] so it could be a safe place to leave John and Sherlock for a time.
His Last Bow
We open this story in canon with Sherlock undercover as Altamont after being sent on a 2 year assignment to America.
‘Things were going
wrong, and no one could understand why they
were going wrong. Agents were suspected or even
caught, but there was evidence of some strong and
secret central force. It was absolutely necessary to
expose it. Strong pressure was brought upon me
to look into the matter. It has cost me two years,
Watson, but they have not been devoid of excitement.’That sounds a great deal like the plot for series 4 to me. And there is a fix required; Sherlock went on the 2 year mission in His Last Bow, alone, we know from TRF/TEH that it would be a mistake for Sherlock to leave John behind again. Hell the writers told us that the key to the success of these two men is ‘The two of us, against the rest of the world’. So the FIX is to have John accompany Sherlock on this mission.
We know from setlock:
MI5 and MI6 agents are in this series
Holmes has an undercover name, Altamont. We have a clue of a name Sherrinford. Sherrinford was one of the original names for Sherlock, i.e Sherrinford is Sherlock
A ‘secret central force’ could be the Moriarty web
Mycroft is The British Government and we know that he is apparently a ‘reptile’, therefore he could be bringing pressure on to his little brotherConclusion: I think this fits in with a great deal of what has been said about series 4 and also what we observed during setlock. However it would be far more of a cliff hanger to have them leave on a mission. Which is good…I’d expect a 2 hour special of the mission. After all in His Last Bow Sherlock refers to this undercover work as ‘the magnum opus of my latter years’. It was evidently exciting and fulfilling, all he needed for perfection was John at his side.
………..
The writer’s may of course combine the two events together, they have a way of condensing stories effectively in this regard. Yesterday, I mentioned in a comment that the baby could be a reason for letting events marinate for a while, however I was only chucking ideas around. In reality we have zero evidence from setlock of a baby in episode 3 [only evidence of a mind palace baby in ep 2] so I feel that Mary and baby are dispatched in ep 1 and that’s presuming baby is real in the first place. I also hasten to add that Benedict’s comments may be totally off base, but then again if I believe his hints at the johnlock kiss [’things are going very well’ kissy face expression] I can’t just pick and choose which of his comments are rubbish. I do think he ‘bleeds’ secrets. Now his interpretation may not always be the same as ours, nor for that matter the same as Steven and Mark’s, but they do deserve consideration. I firmly believe that the BBC will require another outing of Sherlock for New Years Day 2019. I do think Mark and Steven will be writing more Sherlock by the end of 2017. I also think both Benedict and Martin will be onboard.
Good stuff here. Thanks for the canon references! These both look possible to me.
I agree that they will be left in a fairly good state at the end of S4, whether it’s ‘consulting husbands off on a mission’ or just a resolution and seeming end ala johnlock and villains vanquished,
I did have one thought last night – we know that at the end of S3, Mark let out that he and Moffat had planned out S4 and S5. So that leads fans to expect a S5. HOWEVER, that was well before they wrote a word and also before S3 aired.
S4 and S5 Combined into S5?
WHAT IF, based on the lackluster critical reception of S3, the increasing pressure on/lengthening of production times and schedules, and just a general sense that their denouement was dragging out too long, they ended up combining the best of their S4 and S5 plans into a single S4?
There are a few reasons this might be the case. If they had orignally planned johnlock for S5, they might have decided it was too long to wait another 4-5 years for that. (and I agree) Not only do they risk losing the opportunity to be first with someone else getting there before them (perhaps in a film version), but they would risk more and more casuals just going WTF? like they did after S3. They don’t see the romantic arc, and therefore it seems like the “detective show” has jumped the shark. Also, LGBT issues are changing so rapidly, they need to get this out before it’s either old hat or the tide has swung strongly back the other way again. Timing is everything. Add in Martin and Ben’s schedule– maybe they couldn’t depend on being able to get another 7 episodes out of them in an expedient manner (including TAB at that point). These are all good reasons to go ahead and resolve the romantic arc ASAP.
Furthermore, we have Moffat at SDCC saying “you never know when you’ll be cancelled” and “to hell with delayed gratification”, which to me is very leading that they’d originally planned something for later on that they moved up to S4. Yes, I know the arguments that they wouldn’t REALLY be cancelled, and I agree. But I think what he’s saying there is that shit happens and you can’t DEPEND on another season (for all the reasons above), so it’s best to act like it might be your last and do all the big stuff you want to do now.
Add to that BC’s comments that the main story arcs are completed at the end of S4–which I would take to mean both Moriarty/villain arc and the romantic arc. Then yeah, maybe they originally planned to drag it out longer and ended up packing it all into S4.
If that’s what they did, I’m glad. The long long hiatus’ are so frustrating from a story POV. I will be thrilled if they finally resolve johnlock (and the villain stuff too, though I care less about that).
Yes, I can easily see this scenario. I think the writers as well as us are ready for the closure of the johnlock and villain arc. It is time. Personally I think series 4 will wrap up both and that evidence supports this idea. I also think we will get series 5 announced once 4 airs, looking at 2018 filming, which may be delayed till 2019. The writers really want to give us the consulting husbands. Post series 4 there will be a huge amount of publicity over the same sex romance, both BBC and Hartswood will want to announce when the story continues.
Yes, that makes sense to me. They could certainly tease additional “consulting husband” stories, esp since S4 is going to make such a HUGE splash. They’ll want to capitalize on that.
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