{"id":119878,"date":"2016-01-04T17:19:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T17:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/04\/johnlockequalslove-sherlocks-of-course\/"},"modified":"2016-01-04T17:19:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T17:19:11","slug":"johnlockequalslove-sherlocks-of-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/04\/johnlockequalslove-sherlocks-of-course\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sherlock\u2019s\u00a0\u201cof course\u201d realization at the waterfall scene, when he realizes that MP!John isn\u2019t oblivious like he originally thought is so precious for several reasons.<\/p>\n

1. For the first time in a long time, he recognizes and fully appreciates MP!John\u2019s (and, by extension, Real!John\u2019s) intelligence and accepts MP!John as a teammate, an equal. So many of the missed opportunities and misunderstandings in the show come about because one of them tries to do something without the other. The recognition that John is worthy of inclusion in all plans is certainly a shift from earlier, when Sherlock disparages John for his intelligence.<\/p>\n

2. He realizes that his MP can now be a safe haven for his fantasies because MP!John has acknowledged that it is not reality. John\u2019s inquiry about the \u201cother me in the other place\u201d more explicitly displays that, but the storyteller line was proof enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3. Notice how MP!John reacts to Sherlock\u2019s big secret. He\u2019s not disappointed or angry or passive-aggressive. He\u2019s understanding and curious. I think that this is indicative of the way that Sherlock wants John to react when he tells him the truth about his romantic\/sexual history and orientation, but he\u2019s scared that Real!John won\u2019t understand and that he will leave. This scenario is one that I often reenact in my head with crushes; I play out all the scenarios I can think of, saving the most positive one for last.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4. MP!John is capable of letting Sherlock go back to the real world, even encourages it with the \u201ctime to wake up\u201d comment. I think that Sherlock probably resisted indulging himself in fantasies of himself and John together because he was afraid that he would never want to return to the real world with Real!John. He tests that theory by jumping Inception-style over the edge. What does MP!John do? He lets him go.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In conclusion, this scene does a lot to reaffirm TJLC, but it does more than that. It breaks down barriers in Sherlock\u2019s mind, barriers that he had set in place to protect himself. He realizes that he doesn\u2019t need those barriers anymore because MP!John will protect him\u2026and perhaps, Real!John will too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

johnlockequalslove: Sherlock\u2019s\u00a0\u201cof course\u201d realization at the waterfall scene, when he realizes that MP!John isn\u2019t oblivious like he originally thought is so precious for several reasons. 1. For the first time in a long time, he recognizes and fully appreciates MP!John\u2019s (and, by extension, Real!John\u2019s) intelligence and accepts MP!John as a teammate, an equal. So many … <\/p>\n

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