#don't blame this on Jonny and Simone

[romanticatheartt]

Bridgerton spoiler

Kanthony ->

This is just me ranting :')

I know we all expected Kanthony to have a subplot in s3. I did too, the way Jonny and Simone talked about staying till the end, their excitement in their very small press for s2 and future seasons. The way Simone didn't sign a contract for Sex Education new season. And how this show was a priority for Jonny while shooting both Fellow Travellers and Bridgerton. Fellow Travellers production had to work around his schedule for s3...

But this is Bridgerton production we're talking about. They used the diversity to gain more audience in poc. But they care very little for their poc actors. Why do you think Regé left? Why do you think Ruby instantly talked about her experience while filming Bridgerton right after she left? And there were so many fans called her out for overreacting or now that Regé is free he should come back so he can be humbled since he's not booked after Bridgerton

It might be weird as I am a hard-core Kathony shipper but I need Simone to get out of the show. She was a leading lady but she was a side character in her own season. People think she stole Edwina's man while it was never Edwina's season but Kate's. P*lin stans think she was just a love interest and not a leading lady that's why she didn't got that much promo. That's why she didn't get any back story because she was just Anthony's love interest. "It was Anthony's story not Kate's."

I've seen all of it in twitter. It reeks of misogyny and racism there.

So please don't get your hopes up. I knew we're only going to get them in the first episode and we'll be done with it and I was right. They don't care about Kate...

They had so many opportunities to make Kate part of a story as a viscountess and her experience with the title and not just Anthony's wife but as we were proven so many times in the past, Simone doesn't have any value to them. They used her (and Jonny) as a bait.

And I don't want to hear about how it's not their season. Benedict, Francesca, Violet and Eloise all have a plot in this season, they could've give one to Kate but they didn't. So no it's not just about p*lin... it's an assemble show after all, right?

[effieandtim]

Sorry for saying it like that, but sometimes I would like some of your mutuals to learn to shut up. Simone has spoken several times about Kathony and not just about a dance. I know it's not their fault but now these people are saying that those "misogynists and racists fans" only care about their white man and that they will drag Simone if necessary. I know it wasn't their intention but they have given them a reason to continue criticizing Jonny. I know this sounds bad but it's always the same circle. Some fans say something, they say JB fans (even if they are also Simone's, as much or more) are shit and her anons start filling his tag. I don't even care about actors anymore, but I loved Kathony and I can't watch it the same anymore. I know it's not your fault but it's very frustrating. Simone has spoken several times about Kathony and we have a lot to thank her for and it's okay to admit it. Jonathan hasn't said anything and there is nothing wrong with that as some fans (annie and co) are trying to imply.

i get where you are coming from.

only two of the people who called that person out are my mutuals, and it is not the person annie is arguing with on twitter currently.

i honestly dont know how many times simone has or hasnt mentioned kanthony.

the reason why my mutuals called that person out is because their tweet was shady af towards jonathan - even though HE has never been asked about kanthony as much as simone has been

this isnt the first time annie and her lot have implied how simone cares more about kanthony and made it into a bad thing that jonathan supposedly does not (annie uses jonny naming violet and edmund as his favourite bridgerton couple as proof)

so this isnt new at all, and that is why they were called out.

look, annie does not need a reason to attack jonathan at this point as we all have seen. she does that every time the man moves. it looks like she is a bigger fan of him than we are bc her whole personality is about him. i know she is now calling him a rat or something and that’s not the first insult she has come up with. she will continue blaming jonathan bailey for all of the world’s problems as according to her, he is the most horrible person on this planet

she is one of the most racist and homophobic members of this fandom and she will NOT stop spreading her bigotry.

i do understand though that as a fan of jonathan is it frustrating to see him and his fans being dragged unnecessarily in the tags, especially with his new show airing and new fans joining his fandom, and have lies spread about him and his fans.

but please know that annie and her lot are a minority. a vocal one, but a minority nonetheless. they are white women who have no jobs and only token stan a woc to make themselves feel better and NOTHING MORE.

they aren’t true simone fans and thank god for that because simone deserves so much better than them.

at this point I don’t even want jonathan to speak about kanthony anymore. to hell with that show I honestly dont care. i knew annie would be pissed that he didn’t say anything - she is pissed when he does and when he doesnt, you cannot win at all bc as i said, she needs no readon to hate - hating on jonathan is her actual job atp.

i really don’t know what to tell you anon bc I completely understand your frustrations but I also cannot control what my mutuals tweet. the most i can do is show them this anon, but please be aware that annie will still hate on him and spread lies about him

[s1r-v1ctor]

It is my opinion that Jon's downfall was not teaming up with Mike Crew. I mean that dude was just there vibing with the sky(as you do) and being very polite and Jon just totally blew it because he decided to be an arse about it and ask about his scar. I mean who does that in a normal conversation, like hello Jon, the man has just offered you tea, pls just accept the fucking tea. (Which brings me to another point, what is Jon's deal with accepting tea from people[Martin,Mike] i mean really dude) At this point I don't blame Mike for acting the way he did, and if I'm being honest I might made him experience "terminal velocity" myself if I could. And then to add the cherry to this incredibly fucked up sundae, Daisy just fucking shoots him in the head. AND HE DIES! Like wtf Jonny, you make all the other avatar near impossible to kill(Jon had a BUILDING fall on him and lived, and Simon is pretty much immortal), but no poor Mike has to die via bullet to the brain...lovely

[triviareads]

Honestly...I kind of hated season two? And not just because I'm a Santhony shipper. I WANTED to like Kate. I really did. But she and Anthony were just so venomous towards each other THE ENTIRE TIME. Hate plus sexual tension does not equal love, it equals uncomfortably hot sex. I was expecting Kanthony to be a foil for Santhony by being less complicated and more outwardly loving. Instead it ended up making Santhony look even better by comparison. Anthony had a million excuses for not wanting to love Kate, none of which really meshed together, and she just had "nah I'm def going back to India so it's not happening" which made no sense? Plus there was zero character development for like, ANYONE but Edwina. It was just objectively poorly written.

I enjoyed the phrase "uncomfortably hot sex". If what they were doing qualified as uncomfortable, I'd have loved more of it :)

I personally don't think Siena/Anthony and Kathony are comparable, the latter definitely had more emotional depth, although I do agree, the show didn't tease out the emotional connection as much as they should have, and that the sexual tension alone wasn't enough to make their relationship seem like a truly loving one. I blame most of that on the pacing and a lack of critical dialogue where I'd imagine Kate and Anthony would just... get to know each other- between the face-breathing sessions and the "I hate yous!" that is. I loved Kate as an individual character (and was amused by Anthony- the man is a mess), but the relationship portrayed could have used some work. Again, I think Simone and Jonny were fantastic, it was just the pacing of it all.

[mskatesharma]

The Elle cover illustrates how positively irrational the bridgerton stans angry that charithra is also hustling and getting covers and features are. I’ve seen quite a few people legitimately resent her which is both gross and ridiculous.

Simone’s team is clearly going for quality over quantity. An Elle cover, Ellen guest spot and a NYT article in the span of a week - I’m not sure how you can be mad? Elle US is a step below Vogue. This is the most prestigious cover *any* Bridgerton star (man or woman) has gotten to date. - FA

Charithra's team are going hard, but also, she hasn't had the same build up that Simone has, and she likely won't be back for season three. They're clearly making the most of this moment for her, and I don't think you can really blame them for doing that? Becase tbh, as a WOC, it will be tougher for Charithra post show, so getting all the publicity that she can while the show is still hot shouldn't come as a surprise? There's a reason why she has an intense PR push right now.

And as you've brought up, Simone's team are clearly going for 'quality', or rather the bigger publications, which I think at least must show that they must have options?

Tbh the thing I'm most mad about is the lack of joint feature of Jonny and Simone only. Considering the way their chemistry was hyped *before* the season, and the way people have been talking about it now that the season is out, their lack of a joint article (with a photoshoot) just keeps making less and less sense, and it's what I'm feeling very cynical about.

[alrightsnaps]

My biggest fear for S3 is also unnecessary drama for Kanthony - if Siena comes back I’ll die. I really don’t think she will, there is already too many characters, but I just don’t trust these writers!

I’m just concerned the writers think there has to be relationship drama to keep things interesting for couples - I’m really hoping they keep the romantic angst to the main storylines, there is enough scope for that.

Also, the amount of positive things Simone & Jonny say give me hope, it would be such a regression to make them miserable again when they’ve had pretty much a whole series of angst.

Yeah, I'm pretty worried too, after season 2 I have no trust in these people. And there has been a recent comment about people from the past making a comeback so..

I don't want to watch more Kathony drama when we barely got to see them together in their own season. Just let them be happily married and deliver some of the content they should've been given in s02 for fucks sake

Plus I really liked Siena, she was one of the realest characters in the show and a rare example of non aristocratic/gentry women. I'm in no mood to see her character cheapened and reduced to some caricature of the Evil Woman trying to seduce Anthony or something (this is Shondaland so I'm expecting the worst lmao). Plus no matter what she does the fandom will tear her apart even if the blame of any drama lies with Anthony (miscommunication etc if I had to guess) and I don't have the energy for this bs

[effieandtim]

"You dont post about Simone"

Uh…?!? Maybe because there are people who are fans of Jonny and not of Simone? Just like there are fans who only like Simone and those who like both equally. Am I obliged to post about all his other acting colleagues of the past, present and future as well or does that only apply to Simone? That would add up to quite a few … Do I now have to become a fan of Matt Bomer, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and follow their careers? But if I were to post about Sabrina Bartlett, that would probably be wrong again… The crazy thing is that these people only post about Simone and never Jonny. But of course it's okay with them.

I'm just speaking for myself here. I was a Jonny fan even before Bridgerton. For me, Simone gave a great acting performance as Kate and they had great chemistry. But that doesn't mean I care about her career in any way. And those Jonny haters should maybe take a cue from that. Why don't they just not care about him?

i just realised how your perspective would be so different from me nonnie bc you are probably not even active in the bridgerton fandom so to see this shit on an almost daily basis for someone you have admired for so long must be hard

i mean i joined the fandom bc of that godforsaken show so i do care about simone’s career, but you are right - there is absolutely no requirement for everyone to love them equally. and ik annie and co have tried to twist this issue in a way to blame me and other jonny fans for attacking anyone for simply not liking jonny - when all we do is call them out on the shit they started by spreading lies about him. bc theres a difference between not being a big fan of someone/not caring about them, and making accusations/spreading hate about them.

i literally have oomfs who prefer simone over him, do you see me sending them hate anons or attacking them lmao.

i so wish these people would actually ignore him like they say they do (but they don’t) - whenever he moves they get active on one of the platforms, and its gonna get worse as ft’s release approaches

we wouldnt be here if they actually didnt care about him, but from the way they are going, it looks like they care and think more about him than they do about simone lmao

[alrightsnaps]

tbh I’m blaming simone’s team as well for the lack of promo, I know they can only do with what Netflix and bridgerton promo is giving them but I feel like if my client was the lead of a hit Netflix show and the first female woc lead on the show I’ll be milking it all up… I think they fumbled the bag at least jonny is getting some magazine covers and interviews

I dunno, I don't think it's that simple? I mean it just so happens that Simone has a PR team that's so incompetent they can't even get her a magazine cover when she's the lead of one of Netflix's most successful shows, while Nicola’s agent is working miracles to the point that she's been given an honorary protagonist status at this point?

Even when it comes to Jonathan, much of his latest publicity is related to his play.

For me it's the production's doing and it's deliberate.

[alrightsnaps]

To be fair the "night with the bridgerton cast" takes place in March where Jonny will be working 6 days out of the week with his play. I can't really blame him if he wanted to enjoy his one day off he gets a week. As for Simone she might of been busy or it not really be worth her time. I looked into it and the event isn't a promo event for the show but a fundraising event to raise money for the theatre. I'm sure all the cast were invited to attend and what's on there are those who were available.

I don't care about this event specifically (not when there is the EW cover to be mad about for instance), but I do care that there is this pattern of no Simone and Jonny while certain other cast members are everywhere there's a chance to do Bridgerton promo.

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It is my opinion that Jon's downfall was not teaming up with Mike Crew. I mean that dude was just there vibing with the sky(as you do) and being very polite and Jon just totally blew it because he decided to be an arse about it and ask about his scar. I mean who does that in a normal conversation, like hello Jon, the man has just offered you tea, pls just accept the fucking tea. (Which brings me to another point, what is Jon's deal with accepting tea from people[Martin,Mike] i mean really dude) At this point I don't blame Mike for acting the way he did, and if I'm being honest I might made him experience "terminal velocity" myself if I could. And then to add the cherry to this incredibly fucked up sundae, Daisy just fucking shoots him in the head. AND HE DIES! Like wtf Jonny, you make all the other avatar near impossible to kill(Jon had a BUILDING fall on him and lived, and Simon is pretty much immortal), but no poor Mike has to die via bullet to the brain...lovely

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[alrightsnaps]

Rjps decision had nothing to do w promotion and how they are treated. He got all the promotion for s1. It's annoying that others are getting the promo instead of Simone but rjp is the last thing we need back on this show. I can't with people who'd think themselves above a woman's literature. And I think the fandom has from time and again made it clear that we have made peace with his leave and we are happy. Only wish Phoebe got her rightful promo too in s1 but hoping the best for Simone and johnny

No I know, I'm not referring to him not getting promo after the success of s01 nor am I arguing to bring him back 😂 Just wondering if wanting to cut all ties with the show may have had to do with not getting on with the producers rather than him wanting to distance himself from the show for being too lowbrow after all. I don't know, the s02 promo has been so incredibly disrespectful to Simone and Jonny that I'm starting to appreciate Regé and Phoebe much more now, at least they were actually the stars and the ones that attracted viewers.

(I know, how the turntables)

And since the two of them are the blueprint, I've been thinking of how things turned out for them to get an idea of it could go for Simone and Jonathan after s02.. And if I'm perfectly honest I wouldn't blame Simone one bit if she just left them high and dry after s02 and never came back for a single cameo. As much as I'd love to have Kate as a recurring character for the rest of Bridgerton I'd cheer her on. She probably can't because she's bound by a contract, but they'd 100% deserve it after the way she's been sidelined. Let them keep their show afloat with side characters in the front pages.

Phoebe came back after starring in season one and they didn't even do her the courtesy of including her in the posters of the show, while the same cast that is now prioritised over Simone and Jonny got all the promo they could during Phoebe's season. If Simone and Jonathan are to come back next season after audiences love them and get that treatment....I just don't want them to. They deserve better.

Btw to be fair when it comes to the s01 promo: because of the shitshow that's been Jimone’s PR, I did some digging to compare and contrast and it doesn't really seem like Regé and Phoebe got much promo pre s01 either. There was their Vogue photoshoot like four days before the show dropped? And another one that was an ensemble cast of the women of the show, kinda like the Tatler one for Simone. But that's pretty much it (correct me if I'm wrong and there was more, that's what I came across). The rest came after the success of the show and as a result of it.

Basically the difference is that while s01 not getting much pre release promo sucks, it was a new show so it makes sense that they wouldn't land dozens of publications. S02 was a very different case because after the enormous success of the first season they had access anywhere they wanted and they chose to use the publicity on side characters rather than their leads.