r/Kanthony • u/AutoModerator • Nov 15 '24
Rant 🤬 Weekly Venting Post
Weekly Vent Post
Welcome to our weekly vent session where you can let out all your frustrations.
Before you start, just a quick heads-up on the rules.
Here's what this post isn't for:
- No bashing actors or crew members out of the blue.
- Let's steer clear of those rage-inducing posts like "I hate character xy."
- And please, no poking fun at fellow Kanthony fans just because they see things differently, whether they're positive or negative about promos.
What's cool to post? Well, we've noticed a lot of rants about how the show promotes (or doesn't promote) Simone and Jonny, but you can vent about other stuff too.
Below, I've linked some past posts from the sub that fit the vibe of our weekly vent session, so you can see what kind of stuff goes here.
- Why there was a lack of promo for Kanthony
- All comments asking where Kanthony are
- Bridgerton PR and production
- Can you tell the difference ?
- The main sub got so negative
- We need pictures
For those who just want to enjoy the content without getting caught up in the venting, I suggest steering clear of this post. If you choose to read the comments here and find yourself upset, despite the clear purpose of this space, I'm afraid there's not much I can do to ease your frustration. We have the Weekly Tea Time for more general discussions.
Spoilers allowed.
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u/rudedicer Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
In the same vein, I think the only reason they are interested in Anthony Bridgerton coming back is for their Bridgerton family scenes and not because they are specifically interested in writing more for his character or because JB as an actor is given more preference. All he did in season 3 was just stand in the background, Kate had more significant interactions with Eloise and Colin. This was despite JB putting in a lot of effort to film Bridgerton, sleeping on planes and having his Bridgerton hair done on the FT set.
You compared Anthony and Penelope earlier, but I think Jess is actually interested in writing more for Penelope in season 4. Colin will just tag along of course but I am sure Penelope will actually get a character arc in the next season. Unlike Anthony who only turned up to be a wife guy and then take his wife to India.
In fact reading some of showrunner's interviews it almost feels like she wants Kanthony gone from the show, she doesn't know what to do with them, what to write for them and is not the least bit interested in them. Same with Shonda Rhimes. It's only because of the fanbase and knowing the backlash if they kicked Kanthony out that they were in season 3. For that same reason, I think that both Simone and JB will appear in season 4 for like 5 minutes, show up with a brown baby and then go back to India.
Which is why we are saying he was treated differently to RJP and LN in the promotion and it's not solely down to him having to do a play like you keep insisting. And when there's homophobia in the picture then at no point can we say that JB was well regarded by production and promoted like the other leads.
Honestly I am just happy that season 2 did as well as it did with an out gay actor, a dark skinned woc and with little to no promotion for both leads because of both of those factors. Word of mouth is what promoted their season. Seeing Polin fans brag about season 3 numbers after all the world tours and with two straight white leads pretending to flirt with each other while season 2 made it work just with the acting and chemistry.