#thank you Jonathan stroud

[locklyle1kanij]

Okay now, i’m not rly in the LAC fandom anymore but i thought i should share something i came across while i decided to make a random Lucy edit bc i still LOVE her

Soooo ya…. Idk if anyone else has noticed this but if so why aren’t we TALKING ABOUT IT OML😭

THE CONNECTIONS!!!?!? JONATHAN STROUD U EVIL GENIUS!!!!

[ethicsaesthetic]

I feel like it is a very important addition to canon that Quill Kipps not only bakes but takes the time and effort to make a decorative crust on his pies.

[yveni]

One of the absolutely wonderful things about Lockwood & Co. is that all the way to the very end, it sticks to the core idea of “these are just kids hunting some ghosts”.

Like yeah, the plot gets bigger for sure, but it doesn’t stray away from what was so endearing from the very beginning, which is getting to see some kids hunt some ghosts.

Stroud managed to work all of the amazing character moments, growth, and love into and in between some funky ghost cases and I think that’s what I love about these books so much.

[my-alter-egos]

FRANKLIN

[peachymaryobrien]

I love Lucy sm like life is shit from her pov, she's repulsive and never satisfied, BUT when it comes to Lockwood... girl just casually drops the most poetic lines about the way he makes her feel or the way he looks. She can publish a whole other book categorizing Lockwoods behavior, appearance and the meaning of every smile. She's is love loveeeeee

[c-herondale]

I have about one million thoughts about the Lockwood and Co series (most of them are just excited screaming) but hearing Lucy Carlyle say fuck just healed my soul and cleared my skin

[locklyle1kanij]

CONTENT!!!!!! OMGGGGG IM CRYING!

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CHRISTMAS STORY!!!!! post canon ithink

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[queezleofprague]

quite honestly the Bartimaeus books had a huge affect on how I conceptualize government, and I can see it even more with my brother, who read the books even younger than I did. he would make comparisons between the bart sequence and the real world a lot, especially in regards to news and laws. I’m just rambling a bit, but there’s something incredibly powerful about a book series that staunchly condemns class systems, surveillance states, propaganda, and authoritarian governments, while also being appealing to twelve year olds.

[wonderwhump]

After watching Lockwood & Co on Netflix I read all five books by Jonathan Stroud. And they were easily one of the best reads I had for ages. 🤩

Thank you Mr. Stroud for these five masterpieces. I’m equally heartbroken that there aren’t any more books in the series and that Netflix doesn’t want to produce a second series. There would have been so much more brilliant stuff to come. 😢

[janedoebby]

Hopefully by tomorrow this post is redundant but I’m really struggling to find any other show that is getting the same treatment as Lockwood and Co. I get Netflix would want to focus their attention on projects that have been proven successful like Wednesday, You and to a lesser extent Ginny and Georgia but they are doing such a disservice to the potential of upcoming shows. I know it’s been like a big topic lately (Netflix’s treatment of their projects) but I don’t know how leaving a show that yeah does have an established fandom but is still relatively small as kind of an unknown for most people using the platform is meant to be setting it up for success. I loved the teaser trailer but it was a sneak peak for a reason in that its main appeal was to people like us who know of the series. Being optimistic maybe the people at Netflix want to release a trailer closer to the release date alongside other promo so that it leaves an imprint on casual viewers rather than fans who were already planning to watch the show years or months in advance. However it does kind of stall the excitement for me at least since there are still so many questions that usually a trailer provides answers to in the lead up to it airing. Like the fact we are yet to have one scene of the trio interacting - we are yet to hear the skull talk - articles are the only indication of what the overall tone of the show is going to be - how much of book 2 could potentially be utilised ??? Netflix is just really testing our patience but stilllllllllll this could be just me shouting into the void since a trailer is posted in the next couple of hours. 🙏🙏🙏

[atatanya]

😭😭😭

……..

[gaydelgard]

thinking about the ending of lockwood and co always makes me think about the ending of the bartimeaus trilogy

[somebluenovember]

whaaaaaat today just got so much better

the question is - do I have enough time to learn French??

also, could we have more Lo&C BOOKS, too, maybe *bats eyelashes in the most innocent way*

[teaandtoastandthyme]

Calling all Lockwood and Co lovers!!!

The #SaveLockwoodandCo Discord is putting together a holiday card for the Strouds and Complete Fiction to express our gratitude for their creativity and care. The text of the card is below (feel free to reply with suggestions!).

We'd also love to include as many fan signatures as possible, so if you'd like to add a digital signature, please send it to me in a message, and I'll get it over to @oceanspray5, who is compiling the signatures together.

Dear Team Complete Fiction, Jonathan & Georgina Stroud, and Georgia Lawe,

It has been yet another year around the sun and LockNation sends you this card to wish you all a very happy, wholesome and buoyant holiday season. Once again, we thank you for all the love and kindness you have shown our fandom. We flourish because of your appreciation and support, both implicit and explicit, and can only hope this card can return the sentiment. Though we can only estimate the challenges you have faced this year and how hard you continue to work towards the same goal as us while carrying your other responsibilities, we acknowledge it must be quite difficult. We hope our consistent fervor and enthusiasm can offer you affirmation, reinforcement and heart in the knowledge that the art you have already created continues to fuel a community full of optimism, vibrancy and creativity.

Warmest Wishes, Happy Holidays, and here's to a Just Reckless Enough 2025.

LockNation

P.S. As further proof of the flourishing community of fans you have inspired from around the world, we're sending some of our Virtual Thinking Cloths alongside this card as physical evidence of our support! We hope that, when paired with good tea and a tasty donut, they can add an additional boost when times get hard!

Here's what last year's card looked like!

[paranormaljones]

Deeply deeply adore the way L&Co didn't take the Fittes Ball as an opportunity to put Lucy in a revealing dress just to tantalize Lockwood or something. Not that that would have been accurate at all to the books, and it would have completely gone against the vibe of the show anyways. But we all know how eager the entertainment industry is to sexualize female bodies and put female characters in uncomfortable situations for the "benefit" of the male characters.

But no. Lucy wore something that she could feel comfortable in, something practical and entirely beautiful. She didn't even wear heels! And when Lockwood came up to the attic and saw her in her dress, he looked at her with obvious wonder. Not blatant lust. (Again, obviously wouldn't have fit with the story but you know.)

Thank you thank you thank you to Jonathan Stroud, Joe Corn-adjacent, and everyone else involved in the production of this show for creating your main female character to be so very real and wonderful.

[peachymaryobrien]

The Creeping Shadow Spoilerzz‼!

Lucy had given Lockwood a new tie after the case of the Christmas Corpse. I bet when she left, he started wearing it constantly as a reminder that she was still looking after him. But it never worked, bc it would only remind him of another loss, reminding him that he couldn't make her stay.

And he's wearing it as a nice small detail going to Lucy's apartment , nervous, hoping she'll read between the lines and realize he was never the same without her being by his side. And she'll just come back.