Y’all realise Miss Sherlock is not gonna be canon gay right? Implied mostly, but canon - 

It’s Japan. 

I do realise that, but I’m going to try and enjoy it for what it is because I’m sort of excited about a genderbend version.  There is the Russian "My Dearly Beloved Detective”, but other than that, not many cinematic or television femlock adaptations out there, and I just love femlock.

I’m watching it on Netflix at the moment. 

Ah, perfect!  Yay!  Something new to watch.

Hmm…  Doesn’t seem to be available on US Netflix streaming.  I guess I could rent it.  I have the two rentals a month option through them.  I just hate watching stuff all broken up like that I’m a binge watcher…

What about Hulu?

@johnnlocked, it’s on Hulu, but I don’t have a subscription to that either.  I’ve just got Netflix, Amazon Prime, and regular cable.  Sad. :(  Looks like I’ll have to rent it disc by disc through Netflix, which is a giant pain in the ass, tbh.

I guess I could try the 7-day free trial of Hulu and try to binge watch the entire show!  There’s four seasons now, I think.  That would be quite the accomplishment. 😂

The birthday things doesn’t make sense tho. The timeline is all in shambles again. Sherlock shot Magnussen during Christmas. Sherlock’s birthday is on the 6th of January. We clearly saw and heard weeks passing during TLD.

I thought it was meant to indicate that a year had passed since the tarmac. TLD takes place the following January. A LOT of time passed in TST. Mary was probably on the run for months, for instance.

Still… an entire year? It felt more like Mary traveled from place to place, not sticking around longer than she needed to.

@johnnlocked Well, Mary was pregnant on the tarmac.  They probably solved about a month of cases or so, before she gave birth.  Then there was all the baby stuff, the baby shower, the christening, john changing her, meeting T on the bus, another month or two there.  Then Mary went on the run, and when she got back from abroad the baby was several months beyond a new born, and then we don’t know how many months John and Sherlock’s estrangement lasted.  I think if you add all that together, it can add up to a full year.

But, you could be right, and stuff could be tweaked.  I don’t trust anything I’m seeing anymore.  

Has the pinky ring been discussed already?

@johnnlocked​, yes.  @jupitereyed​ talked about it HERE.  It’s most likely Culverton Smith’s hand.  Hopkins wears a stack of rings on her pinky.  Culverton wears a single gold signet ring, which is what you can see through the latex here in this gif.

John Watson is a shit doctor. I love him to bits but he just is. He can’t even remember the recovery position! You know, that position you help an unconscious patient in to prevent them from choking on their own tongue?

Like, Kate? And Janine? AND SHERLOCK?! I know putting Sherlock in a recovery position would have destroyed the whole forwards/backwards things going on (and that is the biggest bullshit I’ve ever heard on this show and that’s saying something. Remember how Anderson said that any pressure or impact could dislodge the bullet (nonsense, but okay, we’ll go with that) and what does Sherlock do? Crash his back against the floor as he falls, like… properly crashes… anyway!)

John, sweetheart, honey, there is a thing called Google. Use it if you want to keep up this doctoring thing.

@ewebie please tell me this is not just me who’s bothered by this? 

If he would have put Sherlock into the recovery position he would have bled out. Because the bullet didn’t go straight through the blood was coming out of the front of his body. Because Sherlock was on his back gravity was helping keep the blood inside his body (for the most part). Either way he was going to bleed out a lot, but by staying on his back the blood couldn’t go out as much.

And his tongue sinking into the back of his throat, wasn’t an issue? Even if the bleeding is internal, you could still bleed out. Keeping blood inside a body does not help keep it alive. Sherlock was still bleeding out, no matter if the blood was inside or outside of his body. 

I thought that they narratively established that the bullet was lodged in his body like a cork in a bottle, minimizing the bleeding (internal as well as external), and he did all that mind palace stuff just to fall on his back so that the bullet would stay put. So narratively there was a reason for him to be on his back.

Also, as an army doctor, John would have been highly trained in emergency triage for situations just like that gunshot wound, and had proven himself very competent in treating both Bainbridge and Sholto in the previous episode. I think we are meant to read John as a good doctor even if the writers might not always get all the medical details 100% correct. It’s not a medical drama, so they’re probably not fussed to expend too much time on all the tiny details of a particular injury.

The way Sherlock fell… there’s no way. No way that bullet would have stayed in place. Bullets aren’t neat when they hit a body. They fracture and break and get shot into different directions. It’s a little explosion inside your body when you’re hit. 

Even if the bullet stayed in place, there was no way that that place was the only area he was hit internally. 

And I know it isn’t a medical show but the lack of sleep is doing things to me and it popped up inside my head without going away. 

@johnnlocked Right, and I get that.  I’ve researched Sherlock’s wound quite a bit for fan fic, and they played pretty fast and loose with the medical procedural details.  Blame Moffat.  For him the romance always comes before such pesky things as proper medical procedure, or even whether the wound, as he’s written it, would be possible.  I’m sure that all the medical stuff in the show is riddled with ridiculous misconceptions and inaccuracies.  

All I was saying is that I don’t think that we can (or are meant to) extrapolate from that, that John is a bad doctor, when the narrative works so hard to establish the opposite.

I think maybe you are coming to it as a medical professional (are you?) frustrated with the show’s lack of accuracy, and seeing that lack of accuracy as proof that John isn’t the best doctor, and I’m approaching it more from a literary analysis point of view, where i’m like: Whether the author got the medical procedural details correct or not, we need to ask, what was their intention for this character?  How do they intend the reader (audience) to view them?  And I think that there have been enough attempts at underscoring John’s competence in the show that we are meant to read him as a competent doctor.  The average viewer probably wouldn’t know that certain things weren’t possible, or catch that John’s not putting unconscious people in the recovery position (which come to think of it, is something I almost never see anyone do in television dramas when they come upon an unconscious person, and that just seems weird - maybe it has something to do with the look of the shot?).

I’m not frustrated per se, it is just a pet peeve of mine (I am a nurse) which I decided to post. Like I mentioned in the original post, it isn’t just Sherlock and it bothers me in every single show when there is a medical professional involved. Moffat is a romantic writer, I know he is, and I still love him for it and my respect for John is endless. Little things like that, though… I was ranting, nothing more. 

I’d kind of like it, to see it actually happening. 

Imagine John, being all tender and careful, muttering underneath his breath as he turns Sherlock on his side. ‘’You’ll be alright… keep breathing, Sherlock… just keep breathing, okay?’’ 

@johnnlocked It would be nice to see!  

But like I wonder why they almost never do it in any show.  Is it something about not wanting one person turned away from the camera?  Like I never really thought about it until now, and I’m realising that I rarely see that in shows period.  I wonder if we have any film students out there who know if there is a lighting/framing issue, or some other issue.  

It just seems weird.  Because it’s like First Aid 101.  I mean I learned it as a kid taking lifeguard training, for heaven’s sake!

John Watson is a shit doctor. I love him to bits but he just is. He can’t even remember the recovery position! You know, that position you help an unconscious patient in to prevent them from choking on their own tongue?

Like, Kate? And Janine? AND SHERLOCK?! I know putting Sherlock in a recovery position would have destroyed the whole forwards/backwards things going on (and that is the biggest bullshit I’ve ever heard on this show and that’s saying something. Remember how Anderson said that any pressure or impact could dislodge the bullet (nonsense, but okay, we’ll go with that) and what does Sherlock do? Crash his back against the floor as he falls, like… properly crashes… anyway!)

John, sweetheart, honey, there is a thing called Google. Use it if you want to keep up this doctoring thing.

@ewebie please tell me this is not just me who’s bothered by this? 

If he would have put Sherlock into the recovery position he would have bled out. Because the bullet didn’t go straight through the blood was coming out of the front of his body. Because Sherlock was on his back gravity was helping keep the blood inside his body (for the most part). Either way he was going to bleed out a lot, but by staying on his back the blood couldn’t go out as much.

And his tongue sinking into the back of his throat, wasn’t an issue? Even if the bleeding is internal, you could still bleed out. Keeping blood inside a body does not help keep it alive. Sherlock was still bleeding out, no matter if the blood was inside or outside of his body. 

I thought that they narratively established that the bullet was lodged in his body like a cork in a bottle, minimizing the bleeding (internal as well as external), and he did all that mind palace stuff just to fall on his back so that the bullet would stay put. So narratively there was a reason for him to be on his back.

Also, as an army doctor, John would have been highly trained in emergency triage for situations just like that gunshot wound, and had proven himself very competent in treating both Bainbridge and Sholto in the previous episode. I think we are meant to read John as a good doctor even if the writers might not always get all the medical details 100% correct. It’s not a medical drama, so they’re probably not fussed to expend too much time on all the tiny details of a particular injury.

The way Sherlock fell… there’s no way. No way that bullet would have stayed in place. Bullets aren’t neat when they hit a body. They fracture and break and get shot into different directions. It’s a little explosion inside your body when you’re hit. 

Even if the bullet stayed in place, there was no way that that place was the only area he was hit internally. 

And I know it isn’t a medical show but the lack of sleep is doing things to me and it popped up inside my head without going away. 

@johnnlocked Right, and I get that.  I’ve researched Sherlock’s wound quite a bit for fan fic, and they played pretty fast and loose with the medical procedural details.  Blame Moffat.  For him the romance always comes before such pesky things as proper medical procedure, or even whether the wound, as he’s written it, would be possible.  I’m sure that all the medical stuff in the show is riddled with ridiculous misconceptions and inaccuracies.  

All I was saying is that I don’t think that we can (or are meant to) extrapolate from that, that John is a bad doctor, when the narrative works so hard to establish the opposite.

I think maybe you are coming to it as a medical professional (are you?) frustrated with the show’s lack of accuracy, and seeing that lack of accuracy as proof that John isn’t the best doctor, and I’m approaching it more from a literary analysis point of view, where i’m like: Whether the author got the medical procedural details correct or not, we need to ask, what was their intention for this character?  How do they intend the reader (audience) to view them?  And I think that there have been enough attempts at underscoring John’s competence in the show that we are meant to read him as a competent doctor.  The average viewer probably wouldn’t know that certain things weren’t possible, or catch that John’s not putting unconscious people in the recovery position (which come to think of it, is something I almost never see anyone do in television dramas when they come upon an unconscious person, and that just seems weird - maybe it has something to do with the look of the shot?).

John Watson is a shit doctor. I love him to bits but he just is. He can’t even remember the recovery position! You know, that position you help an unconscious patient in to prevent them from choking on their own tongue?

Like, Kate? And Janine? AND SHERLOCK?! I know putting Sherlock in a recovery position would have destroyed the whole forwards/backwards things going on (and that is the biggest bullshit I’ve ever heard on this show and that’s saying something. Remember how Anderson said that any pressure or impact could dislodge the bullet (nonsense, but okay, we’ll go with that) and what does Sherlock do? Crash his back against the floor as he falls, like… properly crashes… anyway!)

John, sweetheart, honey, there is a thing called Google. Use it if you want to keep up this doctoring thing.

@ewebie please tell me this is not just me who’s bothered by this? 

If he would have put Sherlock into the recovery position he would have bled out. Because the bullet didn’t go straight through the blood was coming out of the front of his body. Because Sherlock was on his back gravity was helping keep the blood inside his body (for the most part). Either way he was going to bleed out a lot, but by staying on his back the blood couldn’t go out as much.

And his tongue sinking into the back of his throat, wasn’t an issue? Even if the bleeding is internal, you could still bleed out. Keeping blood inside a body does not help keep it alive. Sherlock was still bleeding out, no matter if the blood was inside or outside of his body. 

I thought that they narratively established that the bullet was lodged in his body like a cork in a bottle, minimizing the bleeding (internal as well as external), and he did all that mind palace stuff just to fall on his back so that the bullet would stay put. So narratively there was a reason for him to be on his back.

Also, as an army doctor, John would have been highly trained in emergency triage for situations just like that gunshot wound, and had proven himself very competent in treating both Bainbridge and Sholto in the previous episode. I think we are meant to read John as a good doctor even if the writers might not always get all the medical details 100% correct. It's not a medical drama, so they're probably not fussed to expend too much time on all the tiny details of a particular injury.

I am amazed. I am humbled and gobsmacked. I’ve seen my follower count climb steadily lately and I watched as this massive goal got closer and closer. And here it is. I hit the mark today. 

FIFTEENTHOUSAND ACTUAL PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING ME?! Little old Johnlock obsessed me?!

Look! It’s there, it’s real. I’m not dreaming! 

Okay, so before I end up in an incoherent sobbing mess, I need to mention a few people here: @jenna221b , @waitingforgarridebs , @victorianlovers , @studyinpink , @savedbyholmes , @vanetti , @missmuffin221 , @imayjustbesherlockholmes , @johnlockedness , @consulting-potato , @mrsmusicaddict , @sherlock-little-weed , @johnlockfulfillment , @johnlockiseternal , @addignisherlock , @sugarnutbenny , @sussexbound , @byebyefrost , @ewebie , @junejuly15 , @bumblebeeholmes and many many more I am forgetting, but you’ve all made my Tumblr experience a lovely one!

To celebrate this massive goal, I’m going to do a Q&A video, with a twist. Send me questions, anything you’d like to know about me, but instead of pre-recording it, I’m going to stream my answers live. There, you will have a chance to ask me questions as well. I’ll do the stream next week considering I won’t do much else but work this week and I’ll have more time next week! 

But, like I said, you can send me questions in advance, so please please please do!

Thank you all so much! I’m gonna go and cheer now. 

Wow!  That’s quite a number.  Congratulations @johnnlocked!

BNF?

What does it even mean?

Have mercy and let me know. I can’t decipher this abbreviation.

I’m so confused… someone explain!

@johnnlocked Big Name Fan… I dunno if it means fans that are famous or fans that become famous for being fans.. or just on tumblr?

So… like… huh? When is one ‘famous’? Especially on a site like tumblr?

It’s usually people who have become very popular in a fandom (and presumably have a large number of followers) for some reason, either they wrote a fic that got famous, or they’re an amazing artist (though interestingly I don’t see the term applied to artists with quite as much frequency), or they write a lot of meta, or are just very active and friends with other BNFs.  Usually they also have very strong personalities.

It also tends to have negative connotations.  Usually you will see the current band of BNFs (who rarely seem to realise or acknowledge that they are BNFs), throwing it out as a pejorative at a group of fans for whom the sun of fandom popularity has set.

Popularity in fandom seems to be akin to any sort of fame.  It’s brief, and fickle.  Those you step on, on your way to the top, are only too happy to aid your inevitable demise when the time comes.

I’m so confused by Tumblr fame though. We, in the Sherlock fandom, all love the same thing, whether you have 1 follower or 10000 followers. Why would the amount of follower matter in the first place? It’s a site. A meeting place for like minded people who love the same thing. 

I agree with you. But it’s best to remember that tumblr fandoms function very much like Middle School.

The number of followers only matters in the sense that it gives social power and influence, which people like to wield in weird ways on this blue hellsite.  

So like if BNF ‘A’, decides they don’t like something that former or waning BNF ‘B’ said, and they have a lot of followers, then they post something like:

“Wow, BNF ‘B’, is saying ‘insert fan theory they don’t like’!  WTF?  ‘insert disparaging comment here’.”

Then all their followers start posting the same thing.  Then pretty soon, said followers start making their own posts mimicking this opinion, and/or sending BNF B (or sometimes even smaller, lesser known fans) all kinds of hateful anon messages, and so on.  

BNF ‘B’ obviously tries to defend themselves, and if they also have a lot of followers, then major fandom wank begins, and the battle can go on for weeks or months.  Someone comes out the temporary victor, everyone crawls off and licks their wounds, and tries to avoid this happening again, but because the BNFs have such strong personalities, and many times followers who hang on their every word, it is inevitable that it will start up again.  

There is also the tendency to take things that started out as mere fandom differences--disagreements on characterisation, future plot points, and the like--and turn them into moral arguments, and that is when the wank gets absolutely ugly.

In celebration of me reaching 5.5K followers (HOLY FREAKING SHIT!!!!), here is my Follow Forever. All these blogs are listed in no particular order. 

My Wifey, the John to my Sherlock:

sherrllocked 

My Darlings:

achilliades - consulting-potato - obsessedwithjohnlock - the-doors-are-closed

ishaveforsherl - johnlockiseternal - addignisherlock - tonysbadlanguage

savedbyholmes - allthingsnovely - watsonsanatomy - waitingforgarridebs

imsuperwholockd - mylastvow - cumber-freak - sherlock-addict

militarywatson

The blogs I stalk:

bakerstreetbabes - sherlockology - threepatchpodcast - reapersun 

three-patch-spoilercast - anotherwellkeptsecret - richardsiken-poet - 

dixiebell - silentauroriamthereal - aiwa-sensei - bbcthree - deebzy 

caitlinisactuallyawritersname - johnlockedness - cupidford

constancecream - 221bricolage - enarms - johix - bakerstreetletters

All time favourite blogs:

sussexbound - mostlikelydefinitelymad - oakenshieldbaggins 

thecrownlesskings - elizathehobo - the-secret-life-in-221b - jamlockk

happierstill - letsgosherlocking - slashscribe - johnmindpalace 

lordofthecreeps - boromirs - twocandles -  cumber-freak - chemically-defected 

monikakrasnorada - letsgosherlocking -  acornshields - 57circlesofhell

57texts - perlockholmes - ughshezza - vitruvianwatson - bumblebeeholmes

fleurdelis221b - lockjawn - sosickyetsobeautiful - johnlocknetwork - 

bottomlock5eva - sherlickk - theclassyhuman - holmeosexual - johnlockhell

im-sherlock-ed - thebagginshieldhell - topjohnwatson - balletlockk

sassmycroft - gaysherlockholmes - billytheskull - mycroftscakeaddiction

ughpininglock - sikenlck - deducethegay - holmesanddrwatson - dangbenedict

lordcvmberbatch - hislastval - prettyrealisticjohnlockfanart - snarrylock

watsonedsherlock - watsonsdick - sherlockedwatson - junejuly15

greglestrade - thecumbercollective

Aww, bless you for this!  Thank-you, so much.