I believe there is more time of her casually, uselessly topless than there is of her without, and even then, of the (few) times she’s covered she does not wear a normal shirt once. Even more infuriatingly, the sexualisation and nudity is so consistent, despite being more unnecessary than Tedros’ rat tail. She’s just there as a blank, sexualised vessel for the trauma Levinson and The Weeknd want her to play out. Among many issues, first and foremost, The Idol is a show that lied to its audience.
#Rose sketch drawing full#
With full understanding of art being subjective, this is a show that really should not have been made. And the constant hypersexualisation of every female (and a fair share of males) that appeared on screen just felt disturbing, violating and, above all, unnecessary.Īll in all, it was just difficult to watch. The characterisation is a train-wreck, making it impossible for the audience to even know what to expect from them, let alone care for them. The tonal shifts are confusing, eccentric and just make the show’s lack of direction and purpose all the more prominent. This is made even more obvious by the poor writing and characterisation. The Idol uses trauma porn and unwatchable explicit scenes as an excuse for the lack of proper story direction. There is genuinely no actual plot to the show.
Try as I might, that’s the most concise summary I can give you. The Idol, straight from the ‘genius’ minds of Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye, is some genuine over-sexualised torment carelessly thrown on screen.įeaturing Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), a pop star who experiences a psychotic break after the death of her mother trying to make her way back to the top of the industry and, unfortunately, beginning her complicated relationship with abusive cult leader Tedros (The Weeknd).
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