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I've been thinking about all the weird BTS drama on SM that's been going on re: t100 in the last few months, and I can't help but notice some strange...coincidences (?)? Some things have been weirdly... convenient?
Starting with the time leading up to S7, when the fandom noticed 1) general lack of promo for the season and that few of the writers/producers, cast and crew even bothered and then 2) the glaring erasure of the show's male lead promo things like the poster or the countdown...
which caused an uproar and a lot of anger and questions (especially together with the rumors caused by Bob unfollowing JRoth in early February and Kim in early March and them unfollowing him in turn, and his apparent absence from the set in March)...
Then, as the season started and fans were unhappy and asking questions, Bob's ex started badmouthing him in video streams, where she, among other things, mocked him and said he "became terrible to work with" and was written out of S7 because of that - insinuating she had a source
After this and her mocking his mental health issues didn't go well, she defends herself, and then makes the post where she accuses Bob of abuse in the first sentence but 60% of it is her accusing Bob and Eliza of cheating.
That was in early June, when fans were getting increasingly upset with not just the lack of the Bob in the show but also the sidelining of Eliza, the show's lead, and were gonna get even more upset as it continued that way.
One of the first people to hop on the hate bandwagon? This TV gossip account, which tried to spread rumors that both Bob and Eliza are terrible to work with. This was posted something like an hour after A's post. It was really quick.
Anyone who's seen the show would know how laughable the part about being bad actors is, and anyone who's paid any attention to what the cast and crew have been saying for years would know these generic accusations are absolute nonsense, but what would general public know?
But keep in mind that this gossip account isn't just a random person because they had posted an accurate list of writing and directing credits for most of the first 13 episodes (with production numbers) months in advance, so they seem to have some connections...
I sarcastically subtweeted that account, posting some of the crew's earlier statements about B and E and retweeting Mike F's then recent tweet that was friendly to Bob.
Mike must've seen it in his notifications but didn't know the context, and answered:
Mike must've seen it in his notifications but didn't know the context, and answered:
His tweet garnered a lot of attention, and a lot of people started telling him A had said that (not realizing that I wasn't even referring to her, but the gossip account). Mike's first, spontaneous reaction:
But then a bunch of people started linking A's statement and attacked him, so he deleted that tweet, and then eventually deleted the other tweet where he said something nice about Bob and Eliza, and even that earlier jokey-friendly tweet where he mentioned Bob. And apologized
saying he would try to "educate" himself.
That's right, folks. The crew of t100 who actually worked on S7 needed to be EDUCATED - by a bunch of randos online and Bob's ex, who was never near the set during the shooting of S7 - about whether Bob and Eliza were nice to work with.
That's right, folks. The crew of t100 who actually worked on S7 needed to be EDUCATED - by a bunch of randos online and Bob's ex, who was never near the set during the shooting of S7 - about whether Bob and Eliza were nice to work with.
At the same time, a few cast members (I believe it's 6 of them) liked and/or rtweeted A's post and most of them unfollowed B and E, which was taken as proof that it was 100% true (without an explanation why they had followed them before if they knew they were that awful)...
One of those cast members actually continued to follow Bob on IG and like his posts (I don't think he was following E to being with), and recently tweeted a goodbye message after Bellamy was killed off... then deleted that message.
Other 2 cast members, who were the first to like A's post, are the background actors who are known for always praising anything and everything the show does,, and one of them got a chance to direct an episode Bob was supposed to direct before the "last minute adjustment".
And yet another cast member who liked A's statement and unfollowed B and E (though she ha praised them both less than a week before and talked about how great Bob was when he gave her directing advice) is under contract with CW to star in another upcoming show on the network.
Most of the cast remained silent and didn't get involved, and at least 5 cast members and 1 former writer/producer liked Eliza's post that responded to A's (so, the same number of people that liked A's) but that somehow didn't change the perception that "the cast supports A"...
Very few of the cast and crew have spoken since about what Bob and Eliza are like to work with, but some have:
Still, just a few of the cast members posted a goodbye message for Bob (I believe it's just Adina, Lola, Richard, Chris - and above mentioned Lee, who then deleted it)?
But no one is coming forward to tell any stories about Bob's bad behavior on set or him being "difficult".
But no one is coming forward to tell any stories about Bob's bad behavior on set or him being "difficult".
In August, an anonymous account The Man Behind the Tea (/exposejroth) said Bob was on the call sheet only for 7x11-7x13, hat he asked for some time off (4 episodes, no more than 12h a day of work) but was punished by being written off.
They also said JRoth would try to blame Bob for all of it, and that Kim called Bob "difficult" and that a certain cast member (referred to as "glorified extra") passed that on to Bob's ex. They also made it clear they didn't believe A's accusation and called her a bitter ex.
That account deactivated.
Then, a month later, after 7x13 aired and the backlash started, and that account was proven to be right at least abotu that - another account appeared that claimed to be the first one (/exposejason), copied their tweets, interacted with fans...
Then, a month later, after 7x13 aired and the backlash started, and that account was proven to be right at least abotu that - another account appeared that claimed to be the first one (/exposejason), copied their tweets, interacted with fans...
and then came out as fake, using /exposejroth, explaining that they've been impersonating the first account. For what purpose? They said to show how easy it is to spread rumors ("You'll believe anything if it fits your narrative") and show people they shouldn't trust any of them
So - they made all that effort to make people confused and distrustful of all the anonymous accounts? Or just to discredit the original account, who was proven to be right at least about Bob only being in 3 episodes? And they made that effort only after the backlash started?
At the same time, apparently another anonymous account had popped up with a handle that parodies truevfalse (anonymous account that pointed out the holes in A's story, accused A of abusing Bob and assaulting Eliza, and provided never before seen set photos and videos)...
They also appeared during the backlash, claimed to be a crew member who worked on S7 - even though they sound like someone from stan Twitter - and that it's all Bob's fault ("he toxic"). From what I gather, their 'proof' were spoilers, but only for 7x14 (episode directed by JH)
..JH, who is widely believed to be A's friend and the cast member who leaked the "Bob is difficult" story to her, who definitely replaced Bob as the director of that episode, and who likes to argue with fans online and defend every decision made by JRoth and KS.
Anything else I've missed?
It seems to be quite a saga.
It seems to be quite a saga.
Thank you. I didn't notice that. https://twitter.com/LifeIsJAM/status/1307982864521162752
