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Originally Posted by Yamer
I tend to think Janet Hubert was more a victim than an antogonist, at least at first. I also wouldn't put it over over the young, immature star to be young and immature, and use that star power to derail a supporting cast member he didn't get along with, including influencing his other cast members to take his side. Only one of them was the meal ticket.
Hubert was clearly hurt and destroyed, and I felt Smith didn't come off all that great in that segment. It seemed he expected the classic TV reconciliation and was stunned and offput to hear how much he cut Hubert's career and life at the knees. He's pretty lucky that Hubert was clearly there to forgive because it seems like she had that knife in hand for years after pulling it from her back.
And yes, the OG Aunt Viv was the massively better character.
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I was thinking about this, but at the time its not as though Will Smith had all that much pull. His career was just starting out.
Its more likely that there is a fire behind all this smoke. Sure, her career suffered after this but its highly unlikely that she is entirely blameless.
Hubert may well have been hurt, but shows like these are collaborative affairs. If the cast dont get along it translates to the final product.
She clearly feels that Will Smith was the principle villain in this affair, but like I said before, she cant possibly feel that she is blameless. Remember, this was one of Smith's first jobs, its not like he had the authority of a Hollywood Legend so its unlikely that he stages some sort of 'cast coup' all on his own, she likely stepped on a lot of toes for it to get to that stage.
Out of all of the cast I'd say that the only one with enough clout to pull something like this off would have been James Avery and from what I've read he was a very kind and reasonable person, but a consummate professional, so to get him on board there is likely something pretty serious going on in the background.
Either way, this is the job. If someone doesnt fit they just move along. I think if she feels Will Smith ruined her career at that point then there has to be more to the story.