Welcome, welcome, my dear Sherlock friends. It’s December 2016, only a few weeks away from Sherlock Series 4 and if my predictions are correct, there are going to be a lot of people joining Tumblr and researching TJLC very, very soon. I’ve been on this site for the past year contributing analysis of the subtext of BBC Sherlock and it all points to one thing: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are finally going to be living happily ever after out of the closet. “TJLC” refers to “The Johnlock Conspiracy” which means the belief that the creators of BBC Sherlock have been planning since day one to make this story into a homosexual romance, but are doing so very slowly and very carefully as to not frighten away a largely heterosexual audience. In other words, because they are writing a romance to be taken seriously and not written off as “that gay Sherlock Holmes remake” before anyone gives it a chance, they left clues in the subtext to show the audience what Sherlock is actually about. The true Victorian way. However, this list is to be viewed after series 4 alongside those of the other meta-writers online to create a more comprehensive list.
This list is purely some of what I’ve written over the course of a year to complement what was already here. Some metas are short, others long, and a few are satire. Nothing here is meant to make fun of anyone, only to inform. There’s seven years of code to sift through, so you better get started. First lesson: Cell phones are hearts, tea is gay, and guns are dicks.
I truly hope you enjoy all of this.
Not Food, but Hunger and Sex in BBC Sherlock
Irene Adler as a Mirror for both Sherlock and John
“Sherlock or Mr. Holmes”: Irene Adler Changes his Title When She Thinks She Knows His Sexuality
John Watson’s Sexuality and Heart Mirrors
Sherlock’s Downfall: Failure to Understand Bisexuality
The Wibbly-Wobbly Timeline Purposefully Misleads Viewers in Series 2
What Really is the “Three Patch Problem”?
Staircases: The Subtext of Elevation in BBC Sherlock
“Find the Woman” and “Find the Dog”
The Important Difference in the Subtext of Cats and Dogs
Mary Has Never Loved John Watson: Sherlock Saw but Did Not Observe
Mary is an Assassin in Black at the Beginning of The Abominable Bride
John Watson is Jack the Ripper in The Empty Hearse
The Connection Between Janine Donlevy and Jim Moriarty in TAB
When Women Speak for John
Two Moriartys are Two Different People: Groom and Bride in TAB
TJLC Parallels our own Lives
The Two “Speeches” in BBC Sherlock
Nothing is Clever: Everything is Ordinary
My Sherlock Quiz, in Response to Buzzfeed
Sherlock: A Comprehension Check
Sherlock Has Had Feelings This Whole Time?
John Has Felt Something Besides Exasperation for Sherlock This Whole time?
So What is Sherlock’s Area of Expertise?
John Watson as the Virgin Mary
All Those “Gay Jokes” You Laugh at Aren’t Actually Jokes
The Two Times Sherlock was Called “Mate”
Baby Watson Named “Rosamund Mary” as a Mirror
