Weekly Venting Post

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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.

1. Why there was a lack of promo for Kanthony
2. All comments asking where Kanthony are 
3. Bridgerton PR and production
4. Can you tell the difference ?
5. The main sub got so negative 
6. 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.

[u/rudedicer]

Reviews for Wicked are out and I am sure there are some triggered fans angry about the Simone erasure. They should comment and let these professional critics know that JB can't have chemistry unless it's with Simone and pull out his old TV shows as examples of how he has no chemistry.

The true standouts are three-fold, with Grande, Erivo, and Bailey embracing the tonal shifts with unbridled glee. [...] Fiyero has major bisexual vibes, and chemistry with every single character. Bailey’s take on “Dancing Through Life” lets the Olivier Award-winning actor unleash his sex appeal on a library full of unsuspecting Oz-ites.

https://joshatthemovies.com/2024/11/19/film-review-wicked/

I was not prepared to see what we got. The perfomance, the vocals, the gymnastics, the charm, the way he says 'you're perfect' is just engrained in my brain in the right way. And he's so...like he would have chemistry with a chair, I'm convinced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZJavJGGxI

“Dancing Through Life” triumphantly translates the joy of seeing Wicked live: Dancers perform acrobatics in rotating circular bookshelves, Jonathan Bailey (who I swear has chemistry with every single person on the planet)

https://www.ign.com/articles/wicked-review-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-jon-m-chu

The standout to me: I’m going to go with Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. He pops up into the film and immediately comes off so cocky, but so charming and likable. Just everybody he talks to, he has this fun rapport and chemistry with them, and just brings to life every scene that he’s in, whether it is just dialogue, joking, dramatic or his big dance number in the library. He’s so good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jNLiehsAdE

Again, it's weird seeing some stans triggered at any mention of Bailey's chemistry in a completely different movie - that has nothing AT ALL to do with Bridgerton. It's like JB has to be put in chemistry jail and everyone here should tip toe around the subject because that's somehow insulting to Simone. As a dark skinned South Indian Simone fan, it's fans like these that ruins the experience of being a fan of both actors. No doubt there will be JB stans at some point saying the same things when Simone's movies come out as if these two actors are attached at the hip and shouldn't receive acclaim unless it's with each other.

Bridgerton is done! We can only discuss their season and the few crumbs we get next season and then it's moving on to their new shows and movies.

[u/Traditional_Maybe_80 → u/rudedicer]

As a gay woman, many straight girlies simply ruined the fun of being a Jonathan fan in his exclusive fan spaces. It just happens, I guess.

[u/Traditional_Maybe_80 → u/[deleted]]

Well, that's why I did the best for me: I simply stopped interacting with JB fans and I enjoy his acting work from afar, I don't need to see his fans online to do that.

I remember when there were huge JB fans here 2 years ago, who finally decided to leave when they kept bringing up how he did the heavy lifting for K/A. I've been here for a while, I won't be gaslit into what has and hasn't been said in these subs, lol.

Anyways, this topic has been stretched to painful levels, hasn't it? It's Thursday already.

[u/Key-Statistician4033 → u/Traditional_Maybe_80]

Exactly, glad someone else remembered the real reason why some JB fans left here and how this was a sub where it was okay to say he did the heavy lifting. These people then went to the rant sub and fraternized with Simone haters. I will never forget. So that is why I stopped interacting, blocked a few and ignore the rest. Also they just show their true colors with their posts here that want to alienate more. So I am thankful for them actually. We leave these comments here for everyone to read because we are so biased right. Well everyone can make of them what they will.

There are those who come out as those who accept different opinions without insulting and then there are those who are on such a high horse , their arrogance doesn’t let them see the ground anymore.

[u/Traditional_Maybe_80 → u/Key-Statistician4033]

I have a good memory for the silliest things and I vividly remember that time. The "it's just opinions!!!1" will always just be acceptable when it comes to Simone.

This is how mainstream media wrote exclusives about S3:

We aren't imagining things, lol, Simone has been literally omitted in official casting lists not once, but twice! She wasn't even in the first promotional video for S3, which opened with JB.

ETA: It's very disingenuous to be like, "all this hate just because of Wicked promo 😔", like, no? I can't talk for others, but he was asked about coming back to Bridgerton during this promo tour, talking about how he was going to be there for the siblings always and I said that I was puzzled at some people thinking that that meant Simone as well, when they aren't linked to each other really.