Parentlock as the endgame for S4

isitandwonder:

johnlocklives:

Alright, since everyone’s been ignoring my theories on that matter, it’s time to do a proper meta. And before you scoff and say they’d never go down that path, I beg you to consider this because it seems 100% plausible.

btw this will be so messy, I’ve never written a meta in my life

So, let’s look at the evidence, shall we?

1) Baby’s not John’s is too easy

- There’s the perfect theory by @abitnotgood  (x) on the baby being David’s. While the points she made are very persuasive, I don’t think it’s happening. First, that’s just too easy for the writers. Remember, they love messy plots and a lot of drama. If they were to write the kid as not John’s, what then? The baby’d go to its biological father? Just like that? I imagine the man’d be indeed very confused, John coming toward him with an infant being like ‘hey dude i’ve got something of yours lol surprise anyway i must go and save sherlock’s arse bye’

Plus, it can’t stay with Mary, because obviously she‘s a psychopath, or she’ll die.

2) Baby dying?

- Oh come on, we all know Mofftiss. They’d NEVER kill a baby. They’re too weak for this. The kid was written in there for a reason. If they’d wanted to kill it, they’d have made it stillborn.

3) Baby is Mind Palace/ nightmare?

- Even though I love this theory, there’re already too many scenes with the baby for them to be considered a dream. Chase through London? Baby shower? Molly babysitting? Christening? Nope. No EMP.

• So, now we’ve established the baby’s staying. How does that add to the parentlock theory?

1) The name

- Rosamunde Mary Watson was a late Victorian poet who wrote about failed marriages. There’s also one poem concerning a couple fighting for a child. Since Mary’s evil and bound to disappear/die in S4, it’s obvious John wins and the baby is in his care.

And because we know johnlock will be fully acknowledged, John’ll move with the baby in 221B after everything is resolved -> parentlock.

2) TPTB’s comments

- The actors as well as the writers claim this might be the last series. That ‘it won’t be easy to continue; once we see the finale we’ll know. ‘ And don’t forget all the talk about a big hiatus awaiting us. Why else make a gap in the storyline if not for parentlock? It’s impossible to solve cases with a baby in the row so Sherlock and John will have to dismiss cases until the baby is old enough. Hence the need for a pause.

- And then there’s the comment Martin made:

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Yeah…how else do you want to interpret it?

-AND then there’s a comment made by Benedict (can’t find the link to the interview now, sorry!) where he tells us to ‘expect something that we’d never expect on this show‘. What do we constantly consider an impossibility? Parentlock.

and that leads me to the next point…

3) Mummy Holmes as a mirror to Sherlock

- As we all know, Mummy and Daddy Holmes serve as a mirror to Sherlock and John. Mummy gave up her work to raise children. Is Sherlock going to do the same for John and Rosie?

This theory was first brought up by @
idonthavefriendsivejustgot1

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4) The ‘happy family‘ photo

- Oh man, this unfamous photo is such a big foreshadowing thing! Look how Mary is dressed as Sherlock and even has the prominent cheekbones and curls. 
I mean, by now it’s pretty obvious John-and-Mary-as-happy-parents won’t last.

This means one thing:  we’re meant to imagine Sherlock there instead because he’s going to replace her eventually.  By John’s side, raising a baby with him.

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• And there’s more, of course,. Take Sherlock ‘having a huge affection for the baby‘  and him already protecting it in the new clip. Sherlock looks like he doesn’t care, but I think he will grow to love it.

Parentlock is literally the only possible outcome. It all makes sense. I agree it’ll ruin the show 100% but since it’s the last season it probably doesn’t matter. I’m sure many of you will love the idea of Sherlock and John raising AGRA Jr together lmao.

Tagging @inevitably-johnlocked @sussexbound @xistentialangst @deducingbbcsherlock @monikakrasnorada because their metas are always eye-opening and this could interest them.

I’m really not that much on the fence against parent!lock as many others seem to be, so hey, why not? If John and Sherlock come together I might even consider this…

A few more things to consider

1. So far we haven’t seen much of Rosie’s face. If they want to get rid of the baby somehow, this is one way to make sure the audience isn’t too attached. So whether or not we see her face a lot when E1 airs will be very telling.

2. Similarly, if John and Sherlock both seem to really bond with the baby in E1, that to me would say they are going for parentlock. Alternatively, they could bond only to make her loss more heartbreaking. But if they don’t show much bonding, she’s a goner methinks. (Think about how they didnt’ show the wedding ceremony).

3. What’s with the bunny outfit? That has to have significance. No modern parent would put their kid in that thing. What is that supposed to tell us? The rabbit in THOTB died, so that’s not a great sign. But it’s probably not that simple.