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Gertrude Robinson

I know we’re all still screaming, but MAG160 just gave us some extremely valuable insight into Gertrude.

Magnus himself confirmed 2 things in this episode: One, that he (just like Peter) was afraid of Gertrude and Two, that he never looked into her mind.

He even thought she might be an avatar of the Hunt, but he was wrong, and here’s why:

Gertrude was working for the Extinction.

Hear me out: Peter is right about the Extinction, and wrong. It is a new power, but it isn’t feeding on human fear. An empty world, free of human emotion, free of fear, is the only thing the Powers are afraid of. Not human extinction, but their own as a result.

Enter Gertrude. An “archivist” who never seemed particularly affected by her marks.

Who hunted down the Fears, felt no emotion about it and found no real joy or sorrow in it. Just matter-of-factly stopped the rituals, as if it’s what she was born to do.

Who was unflinchingly ruthless, as everyone including Jonah Magnus has reminded us. Willing to sacrifice anything and anyone.

This is why Peter was unnerved by Gertrude, who was by all accounts a loner who never made any human connections.

This is why Magnus, whose intense desire to feed, to see, has him looking intensely at anyone even vaguely connected to his archive, did not (or could not) look into her mind.

She felt no fear.

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Just to add to this:

If I’m not completely crazy, Sherlock mentioned that Victor was Redbeard and he was Yellowbeard when they were children. Why Yellowbeard? Why not Blackbeard, the famous pirate Sherlock would presumably know?

I looked up Yellowbeard and only came up with one thing (well, unless you’re counting the Guatemalan name of a species of pit viper).

Yellowbeard (1983)

This is a British comedy film which is basically a parody of pirate tropes. Yellowbeard was the most evil pirate ever who was finally imprisoned for tax evasion. He served a 20-year prison sentence during which he was tortured, and when he gets out he goes to find the treasure that he hid.

Notable among the tropes on the TV Tropes page:

Cardboard Prison: It’s implied that Yellowbeard could have left the prison any time he wanted to, but he stayed because he wanted to serve his sentence.

Sounds like Euros supposedly only staying in Sherrinford because she wanted to.

Justice by Other Legal Means: Yellowbeard’s atrocities are recited at the beginning but he was eventually convicted by tax evasion.

When Mycroft met with Moriarty, he made a comment that Moriarty hadn’t committed any verifiable crimes.

Mugged for Disguise: One of the villains knocks out someone, puts on his uniform, and takes his place.

Just like Sherlock knocking out the prison guard and stealing his uniform.

My Death is Just the Beginning: “Us Yellowbeards are never more dangerous than when we’re dead!”

Overtly, this could apply to Moriarty, whose death seemed to set these events in motion.

Also, David Bowie played a sailor called ‘The Shark’, who went around with a shark fin strapped to his back. Just saying.

Plus, this photo of Yellowbeard

reminds me of THIS

My point with this all is that it’s really weird for Sherlock to call himself Yellowbeard when he was a boy. Going by his assumed birthdate and how old I’m assuming young Sherlock was during this scene, this movie would not have come out by the time he was using that name.

So, I think this episode was a DELIBERATE PARODY of the series as it stood. I don’t think it was a good idea and they’ve certainly alienated so many people, but I’m holding out hope that this was for a specific purpose that doesn’t involve screwing us over.

I’M FULL ON YELLING OH MY GOD @teapotsubtext

adding my hashtags cause I’m having a great time:

#THE BLOODY FISHERMAN DISGUISE WAS FOR SOMETHING OKAY?!!!! PLS PLS PLS

This is brilliant! @jenna221b

I’m going to set my metas here because they’re relevant, I think:

20 YEAR OLD CASE OF CARL POWERS

REDBEARD, FACIAL HAIR & the EMOTIOANLLY COMPROMISED

OH GOD YES, ESPECIALLY CARL POWERS! It just doesn’t make sense, The Great Game is an entire episode practically devoted to “this is where I began” and Carl being drowned…. and suddenly oh no VICTOR was where you began, you’ve been dreaming of water your whole life, here’s the shot of the pool again that wasn’t a dream, and also TAB that was because apparently Eurus can read minds now. like. WOW

Okay but why the 6 imagery in this episode? Like 6 thatchers, 666 on rosy’s head, Rosamund/Mary kept rolling 6s, bus number 626…

These probably aren't anything but there were 6 lines of text when john "breaks it off" with E... and also at 66 min 6 sec Sherlock and mycroft are discussing "ammo"...

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

OH MY FUCKING GOD, IT’S BACK ON MY DASH.

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

THIS SHIT WORKS, TRY IT.

YOOOOOOO

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

IM STILL FREAKING OUT ABOUT THIS

holy fuck, I didn’t expect this to work, I was like psh, whatever it’s just a quick reblog, but I wished my Dad would actually respond back to me AND HE FUCKING DID A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT A FUCKING TEXT FROM MY DAD TODAY WHO HASN’T SPOKEN OR RESPONDED TO ME IN MONTHS HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THIS MAGIC IT WORKS. 

I WANTED TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND AND I DIDN’T THINK I’D GET DAYS OFF BUT THIS WEEKEND I’M HEADING UP THERE??? THIS IS CRAZY SHIT 

SO LIKE I JOKINGLY WISHED FOR MY OWN LEN KAGAMINE AND THEN LIKE A WEEK LATER I GOT A LEN NENDOROID??? H ELP

WTF OKAY SO THIS SHOT ACTUALLY WORKS BECAUSE WHEN I WISHED, I HAD WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD LIKE ME BACK AND GUESS WHAT? I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW. WHAT THE HELLLLL?????

ok I’ve said this before but IM DOING IT AGAIN THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS, MY WISH DID COME TRUE SO I REBLOGED AGAIN AND SAID IT IN THE TAGS BUT THEN I WISHED FOR SMTH ELSE AND IT LITERALLY LITERALLY HAPPENED LIKE A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHAT THE HELL SO NOW IM WRITING THIS HERE FOR YOU BC I DONT BELIEVE IN THIS CRAP BUT STILL IT’S AN AWFULLY BIG COINCIDENCE

THE BOY I FELL I LOVE WITH LEFT TO TRAVEL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND HAS BEEN GONE NOW FOR 3 MONTHS. WE HAVENT SPOKEN SINCE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO MAKE HIM FEEL TRAPPED TO ME AND NOT ENJOY HIS TIME SO I WAITED FOR HIM TO CONTACT ME FIRST. I SAW THIS ON A PARTICULARLY LOW DAY WHEN I WAS MISSING HIM SO MUCH I CRIED FROM THE PAIN, GUYS I REALLY LOVE HIM, SO I THOUGHT MEH WHAT THE FUCK, AND WISHED HE WOULD JUST LET ME KNOW HE WAS OKAY.

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

GOOD THINGS DO HAPPEN. AND ITS IN THIS POST.

I wish for someone to leave something in my ask.

OKAY SO I ASKED FOR A HEDGEHOG AND NOW GUESS WHO HAS A PET HEDGEHOG

UM I DID THIS LIKE SERIOSLY LAST WEEK SOMETHING BASIC AND IT HAPPENED???