TJLC

the-professional-fangirl-13:

So I see a lot of brilliant meta’s based on subtext and clues and stuff about why johnlock is going to happen (all of which are super amazing and clever) but for me the strongest piece of evidence that supports tjlc is that without it the show doesn’t really have a plot anymore.

We know that there will be at least one more season (most likely two), but at this point we’ve already been shown over and over again how loyal john and sherlock are to each other and how much they do love each other (even if it is platonic). So if that’s all it’s ever going to be (just a really close friendship), then what’s left to tell?

This show has never been about the cases - it’s not even labeled a crime show, it’s a drama. It’s about the characters, and their relationships. So what is supposed to be the climactic point now that john and sherlock have so openly demonstrated to us how deeply they care for each other? Sure, they have a few issues to straighten out and we could theoretically continue to flesh out their friendship, but given how much has changed each season so far, i don’t think further demonstrating the strength of their friendship is a strong enough plot to justify an entire season’s worth of drama.

S4 won’t be about rebuilding mary and john’s marriage. Even if you believe that they’re truly in love, even if they actually do work on their marriage, that won’t be the central conflict because as mofftiss have repeatedly told us, this show is about sherlock and john.

So if the next step in their relationship isn’t developing from friendship into romance, then what’s left to do? Considering how difficult the show is to actually make (what with all the conflicting schedules etc.) and how much respect mofftiss have for ACD’s stories, i can’t believe they would bother continuing it unless they had a really great, character driven plot in mind.

The only logical explanation for a sherlock and john based plot that would cause major drama and continue developing the characters is johnlock.

True.