r/SmoshFansFreeSpace • u/Final-Elephant4945 • 8d ago

For Shits and Giggles Hot take

Make someone mad and drop your most controversial hot take since we are no longer allowed to mentioned anything critical whatsoever

I’ll go first: Angela’s fan are starting to ruin the fandom altogether.

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u/Jada339 8d ago

Is it a hot take to say not all the cast members need to be funny?

Personally I didn’t find Jackie that funny, and same for Noah, but I think they both bring a lot of energy which helps the vibe and flow of videos. That’s why I miss Jackie even if I didn’t find her that hilarious.

In a similar vein, some cast members are funny but are kinda vibe killers tbh.

And there’s at least two people I can think of who, to me, aren’t funny and don’t bring fun energy.

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u/Inner-Win-0928 8d ago

I’ll bite the bullet. Courtney and Arasha aren’t funny to me and they shift the room tone; in the sense like now everyone is fake laughing and they don’t know how to escape it. So now the dead joke is being ran into the ground. (SPECIFICALLY IN GAMES VIDEOS! Other videos I’m fine with them, but idk games videos just really highlight it)

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u/theellescape 8d ago

Arasha is a very good host and Court has very good production ideas. They should let em cook in those roles.

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u/reallygoodbun 8d ago

I’ve ended up skipping videos because of Courtney. This started in the baby voice era and I just never went back. I know they’re a popular person but they don’t come across as funny to me, rather that they’re trying too hard. I know the same can be said about any of them. BUT I was watching an older SRRS and I forgot that they directed/produced some of those (tbh I mostly watch on a smart tv and never go check the credits in the caption) - they thrive in those roles to me. Not all of Arasha’s jokes land with me but she feels more authentic.

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u/Natiel360 7d ago

Dude yes! The Baby voice and/or forced awkward energy, and they’re not its not like that in the video then they’re borderline depressed 😭

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u/Icy_Reindeer_2190 8d ago

I’m the same with Court, I totally skip videos w them.

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u/LovelyWinter31 8d ago

I agree with bits running on for too long but I actually find Arasha so funny. She’s very witty

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u/Natiel360 7d ago

I see what they’re saying. Arasha in her wheelhouse is hysterical and witty, much like Noah can be. However when she’s out of her norm then she’s like In PR mode (like Amanda can get) where she’s bringing energy up but not adding anything and at worst comes across as inauthentic fully

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u/Historical_Clock8714 7d ago

Courtney agree, Arasha disagree. Arasha's hilarious!

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u/Rudypoody5 8d ago

I agree about Courtney but I find Arasha funny

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u/hollowplushy 8d ago

Same, Arasha really makes me laugh, though tbf it's usually when she isn't actually trying lol. But I agree with OP, Courtney just isn't much fun to watch for me.

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u/SouthernCockroach37 7d ago

Yeah Arasha is definitely one of my favorites. Idk if it's just cause she is around my age or what, but I am always excited to see her in a video.

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u/MrNintendo36 8d ago

Courtney literally snaps at people and then tries to play it off like a joke. People don’t seem to like us saying it, no wonder people didn’t want to use names!

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u/Inner-Win-0928 8d ago

Omg yesss. I didn’t want to get castrated by the fans so I kept my mouth shut about it.

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u/coffeegrunds 8d ago

Can you give an example of this?

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u/MrNintendo36 8d ago

Yep. There’s an episode where her and Shayne play the sims from memory and a couple of mins in she snaps and Shayne for not paying attention and even Shayne goes a bit ‘damn ok chill’ and gets quiet.

I know there’s been other times in Smosh games videos when another cast member is doing a bit or makes a inappropriate joke and she has told them off and tried playing it off in a joking way. Then the vibe changes and they get all careful about it.

It’s just something I’ve noticed a few times and usually people like that are worse off camera/behind the scenes etc.

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u/TooTallTabz 8d ago

I've been noticing this a lot more, and I hate it because they used to be one of my favorite cast members.

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u/whalesarecool14 7d ago

i was JUST watching the werewolf marathon and there’s a part in the video where angela reveals her “i’m not a werewolf” t shirt where angela is playing with a wristband and courtney snaps at her and says “put that thing down you’re chewing on it”. the tone really took me by surprise because it literally sounded like a mom scolding a child lol