diff --git a/lib/host/blog.sx b/lib/host/blog.sx
index 5f29cc66..9458496f 100644
--- a/lib/host/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/blog.sx
@@ -3531,17 +3531,12 @@
     (dream-get "/cinema" host/blog-cinema)
     (dream-get "/orders" host/blog-orders)
     (dream-get "/people" host/blog-people)
-    (dream-post "/new-film" host/blog-new-film)
-    (dream-post "/new-showing" host/blog-new-showing)
+    ;; customer/voter ops — deliberately PUBLIC; internal service ops — HMAC-gated (H1).
+    ;; Admin ops (new-film/new-showing/offering-*/add-poll/new-event) are in write-routes (H2).
     (dream-post "/buy-ticket" host/blog-buy-ticket)
-    (dream-post "/offering-add" host/blog-offering-add)
-    (dream-post "/offering-update" host/blog-offering-update)
-    (dream-post "/offering-remove" host/blog-offering-remove)
-    (dream-post "/add-poll" host/blog-add-poll)
     (dream-post "/vote" host/blog-vote)
     (dream-post "/ticket" (host/blog--protect-internal host/blog-ticket))
     (dream-post "/person" (host/blog--protect-internal host/blog-person))
-    (dream-post "/new-event" host/blog-new-event)
     (dream-post "/buy" host/blog-buy)
     (dream-post "/order" (host/blog--protect-internal host/blog-order))
     (dream-get "/activities" host/blog-activities)
@@ -3577,6 +3572,14 @@
     (list
       (dream-post "/new" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-form-submit))
       (dream-post "/:slug/allocate" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-allocate))
+      ;; H2: cinema/poll ADMIN ops — auth-gated like every other write.
+      (dream-post "/new-film" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-new-film))
+      (dream-post "/new-showing" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-new-showing))
+      (dream-post "/offering-add" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-offering-add))
+      (dream-post "/offering-update" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-offering-update))
+      (dream-post "/offering-remove" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-offering-remove))
+      (dream-post "/add-poll" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-add-poll))
+      (dream-post "/new-event" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-new-event))
       (dream-get "/:slug/edit" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-edit-form))
       (dream-post "/:slug/edit" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-edit-submit))
       (dream-post "/:slug/blocks/add" (host/blog--protect-html resolve host/blog-block-add-submit))
diff --git a/lib/host/tests/blog.sx b/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
index 6b0d8b7f..5644cd8d 100644
--- a/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
@@ -1346,6 +1346,39 @@
   (starts-with? (dream-resp-body (host-bl-h1-post "/person?email=b@x.com" false)) "person:")
   true)
 
+;; ── HARDENING H2: cinema/poll ADMIN ops require auth; customer ops stay public ────────────
+;; new-film / new-showing / offering-* / add-poll / new-event live behind protect-html (like /new);
+;; /vote and /buy-ticket remain public (voters + customers).
+(host/blog-use-store! (persist/open))
+(define host-bl-h2-app
+  (host/make-app (list (host/blog-write-routes host-bl-resolve) host/blog-routes)))
+(define host-bl-h2-loc
+  (fn (method target auth body)
+    (or (dream-resp-header
+          (host-bl-h2-app (host-bl-send method target auth "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" body))
+          "location") "")))
+
+(host-bl-test "H2: unauth /new-film -> login redirect"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/new-film" false "title=Sneaky") "/login") true)
+(host-bl-test "H2: unauth /new-film creates NO film"
+  (contains? (host/blog-slugs) "sneaky") false)
+(host-bl-test "H2: authed /new-film creates the film"
+  (begin (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/new-film" "Bearer good" "title=Legit Film")
+         (contains? (host/blog--out-raw "legit-film" "is-a") "film"))
+  true)
+(host-bl-test "H2: unauth /new-showing -> login redirect"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/new-showing" false "film=legit-film&calendar=c1&time=t") "/login") true)
+(host-bl-test "H2: unauth /add-poll -> login redirect"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/add-poll?post=x" false "question=Q&options=a,b") "/login") true)
+(host-bl-test "H2: unauth /offering-add -> login redirect"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/offering-add?showing=x" false "tickettype=tt&price=1") "/login") true)
+(host-bl-test "H2: unauth /new-event -> login redirect"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/new-event" false "title=E") "/login") true)
+(host-bl-test "H2: /vote stays PUBLIC (no login redirect)"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/vote?poll=p&option=o" false "voter=v@x.com") "/login") false)
+(host-bl-test "H2: /buy-ticket stays PUBLIC (no login redirect)"
+  (starts-with? (host-bl-h2-loc "POST" "/buy-ticket?showing=s&offering=o" false "email=v@x.com") "/login") false)
+
 (define
   host-bl-tests-run!
   (fn ()