Candice King’s Kim Vance was introduced as the voice of reason in a franchise that had almost none. She played the grounded partner, the loyal friend, the emotionally stable adult — the character audiences trusted when everything else was burning.
But trust is now weaponized.
A 2020 Comic-Con panel clip recently resurfaced where Candice said:
“Trevor and Tessa had a dynamic that felt healthier and more mature.”
At the time, it was harmless. Sensible. Boring, even.
In 2025? It has been re-weaponized as:
“Proof she was Team Trevor, anti-Hardin, and pushing for an ending that erased him.”
The Sabotage Narrative Fans Invented
According to rumor threads, Candice:
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Tried to make Hardin end the franchise alone in therapy
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Wanted Tessa to move to Portugal with Trevor
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Had fictional “script room battles” with Hero
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Smiled in interviews while plotting in the background
None of this happened.
But the edits did.
Kim Vance 2025 Fan Re-Brand
Fans are now re-editing Kim into:
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A secret anti-Hardin agent
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The architect of a healthier ending
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The one who tried to save Tessa from five movies of emotional damage
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The woman who almost rewrote a romance war
Why This Matters
Because fandom wars don’t end when the franchise does.
They need new villains. New messiahs. New suspects.
And Candice King is now all three.
Some fans even argue:
“If Kim Vance wrote the finale, the franchise would’ve ended in healing instead of a hurricane.”
Healing doesn’t trend.
But Candice vs Hardin theories do.
