I am happy that there are so many fans out there that can be as philosophical as Theo and say that the series is more than one actor.

I really am happy. That is the right attitude when you consider that this is just another TV series.

But my point is that, had this been >>
<< just "another TV series," it would have not created the phenomenon that is the #SaveSanditon campaign.

It would have died with ITV's cancellation and we would have all kept on living without thinking about it twice.

But the fact that Sanditon did, in fact, generate >>
<< this response in the fans means that it was something extraordinary and for people to treat Theo James' disappearance from the show --and with him, the male lead and romantic pairing for Charlotte-- as just an insignificant and inconsequential change in the storyline is >>
<< disingenuous.

Sidney was meant to be Charlotte's forever love. How do we know? Refer to Andrew Davies' and Belinda's statements about Sidlotte.

And if you still doubt it, then go to Austen herself and analyze her novels. She had a "formula." She made her heroines have >>
<< such an effect on the men they loved that these men changed for the better.

We were promised a Sidlotte HEA. It's what Jane would have delivered. Somewhere along the way, things got screwed. I didn't dedicate the past 14 months of my life for Charlotte to get a "hottie," >>
<< as if her love for Sidney had been just another fling. He was not. They were "IT" for each other!

Sidney didn't sell himself. He SACRIFICED his life with Charlotte to save Tom and his family. There were ways to make this story work out for #SidlotteForever and >>
<< all we're left now is people trying to rationalize how the story is truly Charlotte's and she will find her happiness in someone else's arms.

But let's be real: it wasn't meant to be that way. #SanditonSeason2 should have been the story of Sidney finding his way back to >>
<< Charlotte. That's what we were promised and that's how Jane Austen would have done it.

I am devastated that Theo's philosophical approach to the Sanditon story will not allow him to give us Austen's natural HEA for Sidlotte. We worked so hard for it. We deserved it, but >>
<< it didn't matter. For Theo this is just another job. Screw the fans.

For us it was passion!

But I'm also angry at the way this entire affair was handled. We were teased into yesterday's announcement with the #ByTheCoves promo, allowed to celebrate joyously yesterday, >>
<<and even coddled with the #SandArt video.

It was heaven, wasn't it?

We had saved Sanditon!

We were on Cloud 9 until the nuclear bomb was set off on our heads this morning: the Sanditon we thought we'd saved was not to be... because there would be no #SidlotteForever.

>>
<< Let there be no doubt that these last 17 or 18 months of 24/7 campaigning to #SaveSanditon were always intended to #SaveSidlotte. Nothing else.

That was the 'ship that mattered.

Charlotte and Sidney.
Sidney and Charlotte.

My heart bleeds knowing that Sidlotte is dead.
This thread with my thoughts about today's debacle is for
@Sanditon
@RedPlanetTV
@ITV
@masterpiecepbs
@pbs
@paulajaynebyrne
@YoungJustin

I love the #Sanditon cast and crew, and will cherish the 14 months I dedicated to the #SaveSanditon campaign.

We deserved better.💔
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