After a nervous breakdown derails her latest tour, Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is determined to reclaim her rightful status as America’s biggest and sexiest pop star. Rekindling her passion is Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), a nightclub manager with a seedy past. Will his romantic awakening propel him to glorious new heights or drag him down to the darkest depths of his soul? this is where it starts “Sculpture”Moment series. But not from a positive point of view: the HBO product is one of the most sensational flops of recent years, so much so that it closed earlier than expected. The fifth episode – “Jocelyn Forever” – airing next week will also be the season finale. But six episodes were originally planned.
HBO representatives declined to comment on the decision, but an unnamed source said tvline, The season ended with episode five after significant changes Sam Levinson, As stated, the new story only required five episodes.”, With plenty of friendly press, Levinson rushed into the project and rewrote everything, giving ample space to the sex and nudity. Marketed as the most scandalous version of “Euphoria”, “The Idol” fell short of the bombastic claims.
Lots of garbage, difficult sequences with no end, bad explanations. Think of The Weeknd, who was an acclaimed singer, but his acting skills were near zero. Blasts of nudity, abuse, torture, even electric collars: “The Idol” wants to be infuriated, but it’s pretty boring: the writing is incredibly weak and the shock/wow effect accumulates after the first ten minutes. goes. Putting aside the problems of the production phase – amid scandals, layoffs, etc. – the first reactions at the Cannes Film Festival were unanimous: worst series of the year, But there are those who have gone as far as calling it the biggest failure in HBO’s history.
One thing seems clear: The cut of the previous episode came about in a hurry, thanks to criticisms collected over several weeks by critics and the public. The production’s silence on a potential second season isn’t surprising: “No decision has been made yet but in the meantime we can’t wait to share the next episode with you”, Production comment last June 15th. But the next installment will probably be the last, of the first season and of the entire “The Idol” project.