#prompter: mel-loves-all

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OOooooh my goodness, Doctor Who goes full mythology *full body shiver*

I'm aware it's not the first time, but from what I'm reading, Sutekh appears in only one TV serial before today, and all of his other appearances are in audio, comics and prose. And without doing too much research (edit: I ended up doing too much research), every episode that somewhat touched on the spiritual/mythological before never put the deity at the center of the story (except the pantheon of discord, but the Tardis Wiki article on it isn't very long and I already have done enough research for today). Like, "The Satan Pit", remember, who cares that Satan was chained on an asteroid somewhere in space, that wasn't the point. Interesting to note, "The Satan Pit" was not written by RTD, but did you notice how Carla Sunday was the first one to name Sutekh before anyone else, and call him "The Beast"? The Beast being one of the name of the Devil? And the Egyptian God Set, or Sutekh, having been conflated with the Devil when Egyptian religion met Christianity...? Clearly RTD and his writers have done their research. By the way, the Devil article on Tardis Wiki is fascinating. But unless I read too fast, none of the several Devils, Satans and Beasts the Doctor has encountered are part of the Pantheon of Discord, though Sutekh does use the name Beast too. Go figure.

Anyway... Not really a point to my ramblings. I don't want to do a full review of the episode just yet, I want to wait for the second part. But Set was my favourite Egyptian god as a kid, I've always thought that he's too easily cast as the evil god when polytheist pantheons usually do not have a single figure of evil, but gods representing concepts that can be used for evil (the way Loki in Norse mythology is a trickster god but his representations today turns him into a demon, demon here holding the monotheistic, abrahamic meaning of the word; note to self: check out the academic literature on comparisons and parallels between Loki and Set - how much syncretism at work here?).

Ahem. I don't know where I'm going with that. To revisit later, when I've had time to put my thoughts in order. Things to point out:

Carla calling the shade surrounding the Tardis "The Beast" before anyone else could start to guess anything - something fishy is going on with her.

Mrs Flood. Everything about her.. Is she a Sutekh cultist, like in the old episode "Pyramides of Mars"? Is she another Harbinger? Is she another, last surviving Time Lord?

Is the storm only coincidental, or is it going to be important in the next episode? By which I mean, is it a normal storm, or are we talking locusts and cricket plague storm? (Or sand-of-time-storm, ba dum tse)

Speaking of Harbinger, kinda sad Harriet isn't an actual character, she was cool.

So does this mean that this Susan was another Harbinger, or an avatar of Sutekh, who took on the name to mock the Doctor? EDIT: checked the Tardis wiki, she was an actual woman who was later possessed by Sutekh and turned into his puppet. Okay, one mystery solved.

The way Kate looked at the Doctor after the death of the security officer in the Time Window. Oof. That. That hurts.

The way Mel is not surprised at all by the Doctor's meltdown, and knows exactly how to stop him from spiralling down and getting back up. That's Companion Experience here.

Ruby and Rose immediately becoming the best of friends. Yes please!

Oh, music talk! Did y'all notice that the Saxon theme was played when Susan's prompter started going haywire? I recognised the melody but couldn't put my finger on it, just knew Murray Gold was playing us a throwback, until I read the Tardis Wiki page about the episode. Quite nice!

Okay, I already have 10 different Tardis Wiki tabs opened, I'm gonna calm down before I start writing an entire thesis about Doctor Who and Mythology. .. Do you think there's already thesis like that? I would love to read that.

Apart from all of that, it's kind of a weird episode, though, isn't it? The Doctor usually never seeks out trouble, and they hardly ever ask for help. Like, they don't just pop in for a visit, or to use UNIT's tech unless a crisis has already begun, or UNIT themselves called them in. At least in New Who, main TV episodes, I can't remember one instance of the Doctor appearing in UNIT's HQ or where their former companions are of their own volition (in Class, he appears in Coal Hills, because the Shadowkin are already here; in the Sarah Jane Adventures, I haven't watched it, but Tenth comes to help Sarah Jane because she's trapped in a Time Loop, and later Eleventh is a plot point himself; same in "Day of the Doctor", UNIT calls him in, crisis already ongoing). The Doctor appearing in UNIT HQ, saying "alright, here are two mysteries that I want solved today and y'all are going to help me", that's very new. And maybe very welcome...? If it makes the Doctor reconnect with former companions, and start popping in for tea and scones, that would be nice.

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Rec of the Week - 8/10/22

Over  the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought  it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love.

Following Her by @mizjoely - One prompt, two drabbles. Tons of angst.

Original Prompt: Sherlock sees a woman on the street.  Instantly intrigued (you can choose as to why) he follows her.  -  @mel-loves-all

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Rec of the Week - 8/17/22

Over  the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought  it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love.

Dis Robe by @mizjoely - holidaysat221b Prompt of the Day - 5/17/19

Original Prompt: Molly loves wearing Sherlock’s house robes.  -  @mel-loves-all  

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Prompt of the Day - 9/16/22

Molly has a piece of body piercing jewelry or a tattoo located somewhere that surprises and titillates Sherlock.  -  @mel-loves-all

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Rec of the Week - 7/13/22

Over the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love. 

Took You Long Enough! by @mizjoely - Prompt fill for pulchratibi - Molly had some body jewelry, Sherlock is just noticing!

Original Prompt: Molly has a piece of body piercing jewelry or a tattoo located somewhere that surprises and titillates Sherlock.  -  @mel-loves-all  

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Rec of the Week - 1/26/22

Over the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love. 

His Favorite by @writingwife-83 - Sherlock’s favorite dressing gown is mysteriously nowhere to be found, and his search will reveal a little more than the garment itself. 

Original Prompt - Molly loves wearing Sherlock’s house robes.  -  @mel-loves-all  

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Rec of the Week - 2/9/22

Over the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love.

Stainless, Captive Bead, 11mm, 14 Gauge. by @sunken-standard - Molly has a bellybutton ring.

Original Prompt - Molly has a piece of body piercing jewelry or a tattoo located somewhere that surprises and titillates Sherlock.  -  @mel-loves-all  

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Prompt of the Day - 3/4/22

A midnight dance.  - @mel-loves-all

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Rec of the Week - 1/12/22

Over the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love. 

A Seminal Moment by @geekmama - Post TFP established Sherlolly sexy times based on a prompt from tumblr's holidaysat221b

Original Prompt - Molly loves wearing Sherlock’s house robes.  -  @mel-loves-all  

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Prompt of the Day - 5/7/21

Whenever Molly is close, Sherlock unconsciously always seems to need to touch her in some way after they start dating.  He doesn’t notice it, but Molly does.  - @mel-loves-all

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Rec of the Week - 5/6/21

Over the years we’ve had a lot prompt fills submitted to us.  I thought it would be nice to shine a spotlight on those individual submissions.  Please give the author or artist a bit of love.

Untitled Tumblr Post by @monemenges

Original Post: Sherlock sees a woman on the street.  Instantly intrigued (you can choose as to why) he follows her.  -  @mel-loves-all  

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Prompt of the Day - 6/5/20

Sherlock sees a woman on the street.  Instantly intrigued (you can choose as to why) he follows her.  -  @mel-loves-all

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Prompt of the Day - 6/17/20

Molly loves wearing Sherlock’s house robes.  - @mel-loves-all

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Prompt of the Day - 2/26/21

Sherlock sees a woman on the street.  Instantly intrigued (you can choose as to why) he follows her.  -  @mel-loves-all

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Prompt of the Day - 8/19/20

A midnight dance.  - @mel-loves-all

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Molly Hooper Additional Tags: Fluff and Humor, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Warm and Fuzzy Feelings, Sherlock’s dressing gown, Prompt Fill, Canon Compliant, Episode: s04e01 The Six Thatchers Summary:

Sherlock’s favorite dressing gown is mysteriously nowhere to be found, and his search will reveal a little more than the garment itself.

Author @writingwife-83 filled the following prompt submitted by @mel-loves-all :

Molly loves wearing Sherlock’s house robes.