from Vigilant Citizen:

Despite the fact that the series received a barrage of terrible reviews, I sat down a watched all five episodes of The Idol. My first impression: The show should have been called Lily-Rose Depp’s Butt in Various Outfits While The Weeknd Gets Increasingly Sweaty and Coked Up.

Not only is this title catchier, it properly reflects what we see for most of the series. There’s indeed a ridiculous amount of close-up shots of Lily-Rose Depp’s barely covered butt during the series, to the point that it becomes just absurd. The analytical part of me wondered: Is there a comment about the music industry in these shots or is it just director Sam Levinson just being the perv that he is?

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It’s most likely both. The Idol is about industry slavery as seen by people who actually exploit industry slaves.

Interesting fact: The Idol was originally directed by Amy Seimetz who had already completed about 80% of filming. Judging by various reports, the original version had a much different tone and perspective. However, she was fired and replaced with Sam Levinson who rewrote and refilmed the entire thing. The result: Lily-Rose Depp’s Butt in Various Outfits While TheWeeknd Gets Increasingly Sweaty and Coked Up.

Those who hired Sam Levinson knew exactly what they were getting. The director is mostly known for creating Euphoria, a teen drama that’s just, like, terrible, for so many reasons. In my article about Euphoria, I wondered why a 37-year-old man would dream up and put on film so many extreme sex scenes involving minors. Some commentators answered that Levinson had no ill motives and that he was simply reflecting youth culture.

However, with the release of The Idol, many finally realized that there was something off with this guy.

With Sam Levinson’s version of The Idol, we got a raw reflection of the music industry – as expressed by actual industry insiders. Other than global star The Weeknd, the show features K-Pop star Jennie, super-producer Mike Dean, and several others. However, in the end, The Idol is all about Lily-Rose Depp.

Lily-Rose Depp is The Idol

Lily-Rose Depp is the daughter of American sex symbol Johnny Depp and French sex symbol Vanessa Paradis. Right from an early age, she was groomed to become a sex symbol herself and her parents made sure that she was put in contact with all the right people. While she appeared in a few movies and fashion shows, The Idol was her big break.

At an important point during the series, Lily-Rose Depp’s character tells The Weeknd’s character:

“It’s not about you. It’s about me.”

Not only does this line represents a turning point in the power dynamic between the characters, but it also sums up The Idol as a whole. While The Weeknd is the big wig (literally) behind the show, the series is actually about making Lily-Rose Depp a star.

In many ways, The Idol is reminiscent of Blonde, a movie about Marilyn Monroe’s life and, more precisely, her traumas. As explained in my article about Blonde, the movie is actually about witnessing the lead actress Ana de Armas being subjected to extreme, humiliating, and highly sexual situations. Both Blonde and The Idol were qualified as “torture porn” by angry reviewers while also praising the main actress. In a way, these difficult and borderline degrading lead roles serve as an industry initiation for these actresses.

Like Blonde, The Idol is also a brutally honest reflection of the entertainment industry. The main message: It is full of sex slaves.

Let’s look at this thing.

The Idol

Everything you need to know about The Idol is summed up in the very first shot of the series.

We eventually learn that Jocelyn was a child star who had an abusive and controlling mother. The death of her mother caused Jocelyn to have a complete mental breakdown which lead to the cancelation of her tour because she was “out of her mind, babbling up in the roof and talking to things in outer f*cking space”.

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