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[scullysflannel]

Hi scullysflannel, your posts about Severance kind of make me want to watch it but I've already been spoiled on a lot of stuff that was revealed in Season 1. In your opinion is it still worth the time to watch Season 1 if you know some of the reveals ahead of time?

definitely still worth the watch! I guess my disclaimer is that even with mystery box shows I'm not a big theorizer, so I'm not watching it to solve it; I'm watching it to feel it. but Severance is much more than its twists. it's also a show that rewards repeat viewing, so if anything, knowing some of the surprises means you get to catch those layers early

[swissmissficrecs]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Word count: 78,852 Fandom: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan/Violet Hunter Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Frances Carfax, Violet Hunter, and many more! Summary:

This is a group of interlinked short stories (most between 2000 and 7000 words) which tell the story of how Holmes and Watson  really came to be separated at the Reichenbach Falls, and how they found each other again. Each story is in the form of a document--a letter, a journal, a surveillance report, an affidavit, etc.--which is linked to one or more ACD canon tales, and which tells us something about that story that was changed or suppressed in Watson's published account of it. Holmes/Watson, with glimpses of other relationships. Only one story ("The Boy in the Boat," which is f/f) is rated M. Everything else is T.

ACD canon stories that inspired "Missing Pages" include: The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four,  "The Final Problem," "The Empty House," "The Naval Treaty," "The Greek Interpreter," "The Gloria Scott," "The Noble Bachelor," "The Copper Beeches," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," "The Devil's Foot," "The Illustrious Client."

Many stories work as stand-alones. If you want the whole arc, just read them in the order in which they are posted. Either way you slice it, I hope you enjoy!

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Rec: This is an absolutely delightful series of one-shots going behind the scenes of the ACD adventures... none of which happened exactly the way they were published, of course. ;) And even better, if you read them all together (which you really should), they add up to a beautiful story, not only documenting the progression of Holmes and Watson’s relationship, but also creating an entire sideline universe that welcomes us into the inner lives of many of the minor characters. (But never fear, the main H/W narrative is never far afield.)

The ladies in particular shine brilliantly -- and how could it be any other way with this author? PlaidAdder once said of another one of her fics: “Dear Moftiss: I used your underutilized female characters for you. They were awesome. It wasn’t that hard. Love, me.” I feel like this is the counterpoint message to Conan Doyle. And speaking of Moftiss, The Society for the Protection of Single Ladies is pretty much what the BBC adaptation was trying to do in TAB, only this is of course so much better.

With twists and surprises, unreliable narrators and hidden motives, political intrigue and family secrets, this series is a highly engaging and eminently clever treatment of old favorites

[swissmissficrecs]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Word count: 41,473 Chapters: 8/8 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Doctor Who (2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan/John Watson, Clara/Harry Watson, Harry Watson & John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes), Harry Watson, Molly Hooper, Greg Lestrade, Thirteenth Doctor, Clara (Sherlock), Donna Noble, Tenth Doctor Additional Tags: Christmas, Inspired by A Christmas Carol, Alternative Timelines, Crossover, Fix-It, Fix-It of Sorts, Post-Canon Fix-It Series: Part 8 of Wild About Harry Summary:

John's not really big on Christmas; and this year, the first after Mary's death, he's not feeling it. Everyone's away, Sherlock's on a case--alone--and Rosie's asleep. But that's all right. He's fine. He'll just have a quiet Christmas Eve by himself, drinking in front of the telly.

Only out there in time and space, there's another Doctor who thinks that sounds like the saddest thing ever. And she's going to do something about it.

Thirteen takes John on a whirlwind tour of Christmases past and future. The more he learns about this time travel thing, the more John starts to wonder: how did his current timeline become...what it is? And might these alternatives hold the key to a less miserable present, and maybe a brighter future?

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Rec: Once again, I am baffled by the low number of hits this fic has received. It’s a Johnlock-focused post-series 4 fixit with an intricate and creative plot, vivid characterizations, amazing OC’s, brilliant insights and commentary, exciting action sequences, barely any Rosie, introspection and healing, profound emotional connections, a resolution that explains much of the downright inconsistency and weirdness of series 4, and what might be the best twist I have ever seen in a fic. This was literally my face when I got to it:

So if you are up for any or all of that, this is the place to find it.

Having said that, there are still two factors that I can see that might make people hesitate, so let me address those. First, the crossover aspect. All I know about Doctor Who is what I’ve gleaned from other Wholock crossovers, regular Sherlock fics in which John is a fan, anti-Mofftiss metas and rants on Tumblr, and a few gifsets from mutuals who are fans of both shows. You don’t need more than that. I did skim over the cybermen stuff a bit but I suspect that anyone who has actually watched Doctor Who will enjoy this twice as much. I think the Doctor(s) in particular are fabulously done and I enjoyed the heck out of them even with no experience of the real actors.

The second thing is the fact that this is part 8 of a much longer series (itself covering at least 2 separate parallel timelines) and it’s true that there are some things that might be weird or confusing without at least some basic familiarity with the previous stories. If you want to read this cold, then just go in with the understanding that there are alternate realities, and John from the series 4 reality visits some of the alternates in a “ghosts of Christmas past/present/future” type of scenario. If you want the full, rich appreciation of the author’s fertile mind and creative genius, do yourself a favor and read the earlier parts of the series too, either before or after you’ve read this. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

[shdwsilk]

plaidadder replied to your post: My Grandmother’s Old Recipes: PUDDING!

can I ask…why you have a policy specifically banning the separation of eggs, @shdwsilk?

oh, you know. intimidation by the new and challenging. it looks to me like that's a fiddly process requiring levels of physical dexterity that I'm not confident I have. (my baking skills are about up to "cake from a mix, and hey, look, homemade buttercream!")

[oldshrewsburyian]

For the fic ask you know it's gotta be Holmes, Watson, & U.

This is a delight and a joy to contemplate; thank you. (Asks here.)

I do not now remember the precise date of the occurrence. It must have been sometime in the winter of ’83. It was a cold day enough, and a damp one, but the necessity of drawing my pension had drawn me out into the London streets. Stumping wearily back through Marylebone, I looked up as I turned into Baker Street. Light spilled from our windows, golden, and I realized: I was coming home. I was still dazed with the knowledge when I opened the sitting room door.

“Ah, Watson,” said he, glancing up from the sofa. “Mrs. Hudson’s waiting supper.”

[mostweakhamlets]

plaidadder replied to your post “I just realized how terrifying The Empty House must have been from...”

And he's weirdly chipper about all of it, too

he has a lot of emotions and just can’t handle them all at once

[valeria2067]

I don't know if this is actually the plan, or if it might become the plan after more folks notice the glaring opportunity, but: Drumpf could very easily pin a great deal of his administration's Russia mess on Donny, Jr., let him take the fall by having him confess to anything that would stick. That way, Drumpf45, can claim his own innocence and say, "Oh, my kid was just over-eager to help Dad win." And no matter what kinds of punishments Junior receives, Dad could simply issue a PARDON to make it go away. More power consolidated in that awful family, more crimes and potential treason just swept aside, and more of the "Free" world well and truly screwed.

[myassbrokethefall]

plaidadder replied to your post: Dear Chris Carter

I understand why you’re upset about Season 11, but I personally am kind of relieved. I don’t see any reason to believe it would be any better than 10, as long as Chris Carter was running it. I’m sorry you’re sad, though.

I had no illusions that a S11 wouldn’t be terrible if CC was still in charge of it and doing the bulk of the writing. I was holding out hope for closure, though, and that he would take pity on us and give Mulder and Scully a non-horrible ending. 

It’s not even just the plot, the cliffhanger -- it’s that we geared up for this final revival season, and then at the end they were like “oh you thought it was over? oh ho HO! obviously we’re setting you up for MORE!!” and we were like “WHAT? YAY!!!” and then we’d be like “when is it coming?” and they were like “soon, SOON!!” and we were like “are you sure? it’s been a long time now” and they were like “haha OF COURSE! I can’t wait for you to find out what happens next” and we were like “...me either! Hooray!” and now it’s like “Yeah, there’s no more.” Like, it would suck to have the series end on a cliffhanger regardless. But it’s the “aw, of COURSE there will be more, we just have to finish these tricky negotiations” that has dragged it out so much. I barely remember the finale. I only watched it once and I doubt I’ll ever watch it again since all I care about is Mulder and Scully together and they’re not even onscreen together in the episode, so I have no use for it, even leaving aside the fact that it is terrible. But I never expected a S11. But I was never going to turn one down either, so when it sounded like there would be one, I got excited for it. So to have it not happen NOW sucks. 

On the other hand, it is certainly a fitting ending to a show that has labored its entire life under the mistaken thesis that fans enjoy not getting any part of what they want ever.