loudest-subtext-in-television

Fan
Name:	loudest-subtext-in-television
Alias(es):	LSiT, loudest-subtext-in-tv, Nat
Type:	meta writer
Fandoms:	BBC Sherlock
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URL:	Current Tumblr Archived version of previous Tumblr AO3 account
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loudest-subtext-in-television is a prolific meta writer in the BBC Sherlock fandom, and one of the early (and most influential) architects of The Johnlock Conspiracy. They are most known for Softly, Softly: The BBC's LGB Research Commission and The Johnlock Conspiracy which was a meta essay that many cite as being their gateway into TJLC and one of the first real pieces of "evidence" that TJLCers had for their theory. In early February 2016, LSiT stated they would be deleting the Tumblr blog, citing references to her theories and writings without credit and harassment of TJLCers. By the end of the month, they had left the fandom and deleted all their accounts. They were still waiting for Johnlock to be explicitly revealed as canon.

LSiT later came back to fandom under a new tumblr, loudest-subtext-in-tv, where they are still active but post less meta than they used to.

Meta

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

• M-theory: An epic, 80,000-word piece of BBC Sherlock meta which draws links between, among other things the characters of Mycroft, Moriarty and Magnussen, and between the worlds of Sherlock and James Bond. It further theorises about the roles of the characters Mary Morstan and Janine Hawkins, and the idea that Mycroft has been trying to encourage a romantic relationship between John and Sherlock.
• Softly, Softly: The BBC's LGB Research Commission and The Johnlock Conspiracy: A 2014 piece of meta which drew on data from the BBC's 2009 Report on the Portayal of LGB People to argue that Johnlock was "endgame" for the Sherlock series and part of a concerted effort by the BBC to improve queer representation in its television.
• Trust in Gatiss: Operation Johnlock is Go

Comments

From Adding to Narration and The Johnlock Conspiracy – The Meaning of Digital Media for BBC’s Sherlock

Thus, Tumblr users graceebrooks and joolabee coined the term The Johnlock Conspiracy in private that same night, giving it a tag-name (#tjlc). Two days later, another fan created the blog loudest-subtext-in-television (LSiT) on Tumblr and published her meta (an essay or digital post analysing the show) “Trust in Gatiss: Operation Johnlock is Go”. She put into words the feeling a lot of fans susceptible to queer interpretations of Sherlock shared. Namely this: the creators have always intended the series to end with John and Sherlock’s romantic involvement. They have been planting subtextual clues fans can put together like a puzzle and to ensure their plan will stay secret, they have lied about their intention like they have done about other plot details in the past.

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LSiT, a writer outside of Tumblr and versed in reading between the lines, cast a closer look at ASiP and TBB in her “Subversion and Sherlock” series, which then took a backseat for her to write “M-theory”, in which she argues (among other things) that Mycroft Holmes is under Jim Moriarty’s thumb.

westernredcedar in a rec of Softly, Softly: The BBC's LGB Research Commission and The Johnlock Conspiracy, as part of LGBTQ Recs Month:

L-S-i-T is one of the chief meta writers in [TJLC]. If you are intrigued by the idea of TJLC, the rest of her meta list is amazing reading as well, full of detailed subtextual queer readings of the entire series that are truly impressive, thought-provoking, and fun to ponder.

In response to LSiT's deletion announcement:

This is incredibly sad news. No one should have to go through what LSiT has gone through, especially someone who has voluntarily given so much of her time, effort, and brilliance. I like to think of fandom as a nurturing community, but unfortunately like the rest of the internet, it contains both the very best and very worst of humanity.

LSiT, thank you for all that you have given to us, especially when it seems like it wasn’t that rewarding for you in return. Finding your metas after s3 kept me from losing faith in the show, and TJLC inspired me to come back to the Sherlock tumblr community when I was thinking of leaving it for good. You showed me that Sherlock had more layers than I could have ever dreamed of.

Many of us loved what you wrote and were grateful for what you shared, but I know that doesn’t make the horrible experiences any less horrible. Please take care of yourself, and I sincerely hope that you find a safe space where your gifts will be properly appreciated and reciprocated.

You will be missed.

Links and Resources

• Loudest-subtext-in-television - page on the Fail-Fandomanon Wiki
• Google Drive Folder of LSiT's deleted meta that artfulkindoforder preserved after the deletion