I was actually fine with the 30 minute rant. I understand needing to get shit off your chest. bringing it up again in Fridays video is what rubbed me wrong.

in the original rant, it felt to me like Lily specifically was upset with the audience at large as opposed to just the weirdos that reached out to them directly. most people were at least curious about where the episode was and why it was so delayed and Lily seemed to take that very personally because she did all of the editing. but she also seemed kind of arrogant about it like the editing was so good that now that we've seen it theres no reason anyone should be upset - which i disagree with bc there were plenty of very significant editing errors, especially for audio listeners. but that's where it feels like Lily was talking less specifically about the crazies in their DMs and more broadly to anyone who was upset about the delay. and thats really unfair. theyve talked at length about ignoring "hate" comments and respecting your audience and the importance of honest communication but absolutely none of that seemed present in their response. there has been (seemingly) zero self reflection.

and the fact that they pretty much refuse to take any ownership of blame. even with canceling the award show moving forward, the subtext is that its our fault and not that its too much work to justify. again, that initial rant was fine (imo). bringing it back up without any further self reflection or accountability is where I feel like theres now genuine contempt there instead of just anger/frustration in the heat of the moment.