{"id":103089,"date":"2016-04-30T20:17:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/04\/30\/sussexbound-cupidford-miadifferent\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T20:17:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:17:15","slug":"sussexbound-cupidford-miadifferent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/04\/30\/sussexbound-cupidford-miadifferent\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

sussexbound<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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cupidford<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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miadifferent<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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heimishtheidealhusband<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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welovethebeekeeper<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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MI6 scene: what if we discover that John went to Mycroft after The Watson domestic, demanded to know everything they had on AGRA, Mycroft and MI6 ask him to spy on her, keep her close, plan her downfall. John said he has to stay with Sherlock till fully recovered, then he\u2019ll do it. At Xmas he starts his mission, Sherlock nearly blows it by killing CAM, that was not part of Mycroft and John\u2019s plan. Afterwards Mycroft assures John he will get Sherlock exonerated. John keeps on with his mission. S4 episode one, things heat up, AGRA takes an assignment. For some reason John has to reveal his mission to Sherlock, they meet in the MI6 building, the only safe place for the revelation. \u2018’You didn\u2019t think I would really go back to her after what she did to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watson does really work for Mycroft. Sherlock just got the wrong Watson in his MP in TAB.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Okay the core idea here seems really plausible though. How many interviews do we have with TPTB when they basically talk about the fact that Dr. Watson is actually very smart, and very capable, and he only looks bumbling in comparison to sherlock? And then bemoan the fact that Dr. Watson gets written off as stupid?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re writing from that standpoint – that the audience never expects brilliance from John – then John taking charge certainly would be, as they said it, \u201cthe very last thing you would expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

I love this.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What I\u2019ve learned from TAB: the more johnlocky it gets, the more fandom tropes they\u2019ll use. They are fanfic writers in the end. And John being on a secret mission against Mary is such a huge fandom trope. I hope they\u2019ll go there. It\u2019s much needed.<\/p>\n

Re MI6. Which part of the building would be recognized as MI6? (btw do we really believe this to be true? Has there ever filming been done before? I\u2019m a bit doubtful they would bend security protocols for a tv series)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Just some interesting info, they even had to have agents on site outside to make sure they weren\u2019t filming things they shouldn\u2019t when doing the Thames Path shoot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true that although we were told about the closed set we have no proof. Do we know if other shows have been able to film inside before? This website talks about it\u2019s interior use within Bond films<\/a>, but not entirely convinced if this wasn\u2019t replicated with studio shots or other locations – I\u2019d have to do more research. SAs were of course housed in the building next door, not in MI6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This makes me think of that scene in TAB, where John says he is willing to walk behind Sherlock and play the fool for him, if that\u2019s what he needs. John is willing to walk a step behind Sherlock and act dim if it means Sherlock is safe and happy. <\/p>\n

They then discuss Sherlock holding himself to a higher standard because of John\u2019s \u2018idiot stories\u2019 (his love letters to Sherlock, essentially, in which John is often quite the unreliable narrator, always painting Sherlock in the best possible light, always making him so much cleverer than he really is). Then, suddenly, Sherlock mentally interrupts himself with the telegram telling him that Mary is getting to the heart of the conspiracy and might be in danger.<\/p>\n

Sherlock\u2019s observed some of the details of what is going on, but he\u2019s possibly not put them together correctly? <\/p>\n

Think of the scene of John, Sherlock and Mary we saw filmed with the dog the other day. A lot of people felt John was looking too much the role of suburban dad. Mary out in front, leading the way with the dog, John trailing behind with Sherlock, his daughter strapped to his chest.
But what if this was just a prime example of John trailing behind and playing an unassuming role on purpose (not that I think being a nurturing father makes you suddenly an invisible non-entity, but given people\u2019s general reaction to that scene, it seems a likely first impression for people to draw). <\/p>\n

Mary also underestimates John a lot. It\u2019s to his advantage to let her continue to see him as a bumbling fool. Remember Sherlock has observed enough of their marital interactions that when they argue in his head, in TAB, Mary tells John that all she really thinks he does on cases is tag along and take notes. So John is happy to play into that perception (tag along behind carrying the baby) if it is for Sherlock\u2019s benefit\u2013which in this case it would be. Let Mary continue to think she\u2019s the one in control, continue to play the slightly dim sidekick, let her think that John is too stupid to be up to anything, and by extension keep Sherlock safe.<\/p>\n

Because it isn\u2019t that Mary is getting to the heart of any conspiracy, and is in danger (a theory that only presents itself to Sherlock\u2019s mind after they discuss John playing the fool for him, and those idiot stories which are love letters in which John is an unreliable narrator). It is that Mary IS the heart of the conspiracy, Mary is the danger, and John is willing to continue the game of \u2018unreliable narrator\u2019 and bumbling idiot, because it is for Sherlock\u2019s benefit. <\/p>\n

John is doing what he has always done\u2013keep Sherlock happy and safe by whatever means possible, even if that means protecting Sherlock from his own arrogance and overconfidence that he always has a plan and can fix things, solve things.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting idea, John having a grand plan of his own, keeping Sherlock safe, letting people underestimate him. People right now (including Sherlock to a certain extent) seem to see John as some baby-rearing damsel-in-distress. People seem to be dismissing and underestimating him, his intelligence and competence for the same reasons they often underestimate women, imo. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s really interesting to me, and is, I think, linked to some of the same reasons people underestimate the chances of Mary being a villain. It\u2019s people taking traits they stereotypically associate with the feminine, like nurture, child-rearing, bread-baking, softness (think of Mary\u2019s soft new curls and soothing blue costuming for instance) and automatically assuming that is all there is, dismissing strength and intelligence (and even evil), because those stereotypical female traits are present and in a lot of people\u2019s minds the two can\u2019t coexist.<\/p>\n

The funny thing is that the writers actually addressed this issue with the band of women in TAB. They stayed at home, raised children, engaged in traditional female pursuits, and so were written off, underestimated, disparaged. But they were just as capable as anyone else. They were capable of murder even.<\/p>\n

Sherlock thought it was just about women, but that wasn\u2019t quite right. It was about a larger overarching problem that seeps into every aspect of society and doesn\u2019t just cause us to underestimate women. But also anyone displaying what have traditionally been considered female traits, or even men who just don\u2019t subscribe to all the tenants of traditional masculinity.<\/p>\n

Sherlock and Mary, both, have ignored, patronised, and disregarded John. By the end of TAB, Sherlock is starting to see that maybe he shouldn\u2019t. John is pretty damn smart. But I wager these new revelations will be tested this season.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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