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Lily Rose Depp's new TV show gets bad reviews at Cannes, many calling it torture porn.

"This is what happens when you show your cans at Cannes.

Critics dragged Lily-Rose Depp for showing too much nudity in her new HBO series, “The Idol,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.

The 23-year-old daughter of Johnny Depp — who portrays pop star Jocelyn trying to make a comeback after having a breakdown — was accused of excessively flashing her breasts and bottom in the highly anticipated show co-created by The Weeknd and “Euphoria” director Sam Levinson.

“Rarely does a scene go by without the camera showing flashes of her breasts or ass,” the Hollywood Reporter wrote about the actress in a scathing review, adding, “You start to wonder if this is building to anything, and by episode two it seems likely that it’s probably not.”

Further, Variety claimed that Lily’s many sex scenes “scandalizes Cannes” in a review published Monday.

“Revenge porn photos of bodily fluids on Depp’s face, masturbation with ice cubes, nightclub-owning scam artists and vile Hollywood sycophants populated the first two episodes of the already-controversial series,” Variety wrote.

Kyle Buchanan of the New York Times jabbed, “’The Idol,’ or 50 SHADES OF TESFAYE: A Pornhub-homepage odyssey starring Lily-Rose Depp’s areolas and The Weeknd’s greasy rat tail,” referring to The Weeknd’s real name, Abel Tesfaye.

Buchanan added, “Love that this will help launch the HBO Max rebrand, should slot nicely next to ‘House Hunters!’”

Another critic called the second episode of the show “straight-up pornographic.”

“There’s an entire 10-minute scene of The Weeknd talking dirty to Lily while she fingers herself for him, then he tells her to suck his c–k and she gives him head. The worst part is that Sam Levinson originally wanted that scene to be longer, too,” the critic tweeted.

The Twitter user added that the show “heavily exploits” Lily, who apparently has sex in every episode.

“I hope she’s okay with it all because it comes off very exploitative,” the critic added.

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by Anonymousreply 201July 10, 2023 7:54 AM

sex is not scandalous. Shows like this are cringe.

by Anonymousreply 1May 24, 2023 8:14 PM

Trying to be edgy like her dad. Looks like it backfired spectacularly. She needs someone who will help manage her choice in scripts. This ain't it, from space.

by Anonymousreply 2May 24, 2023 8:25 PM

WHOOOOOORE.

by Anonymousreply 3May 24, 2023 8:30 PM

Sounds like good, clean fun to me. Call me, Lily.

by Anonymousreply 4May 24, 2023 8:40 PM

I’m sure it’s retarded as hell

by Anonymousreply 5May 24, 2023 8:44 PM

This is a cry for help.

She's lost.

What the hell???

Funny how her father was trying to keep his sugar baby Amber away from showing any nudity or doing anything remotely sexy when they were together, but his daughter is giving it up for the male gaze like a porn baby. She's saying "Look at me, Daddy."

by Anonymousreply 6May 24, 2023 8:50 PM

Apparently, there's a scene in which The Weekend cries because he can't eat an egg out of Lily's vagina.

by Anonymousreply 7May 24, 2023 9:00 PM

But Johnny's an ANGEL 😇! How could the fruit of his loins turn out like this?

by Anonymousreply 8May 24, 2023 9:18 PM

Nepotism twat

by Anonymousreply 9May 24, 2023 9:21 PM

Is it funny like Showgirls or just garbage?

by Anonymousreply 10May 24, 2023 9:40 PM

It’s funny she’s playing a pop star with some white trash name

by Anonymousreply 11May 24, 2023 9:43 PM

[quote]Is it funny like Showgirls or just garbage?

Sam Levinson is no Paul Verhoeven.

by Anonymousreply 12May 24, 2023 9:54 PM

The weeknd is seriously gross

by Anonymousreply 13May 24, 2023 10:23 PM

Lily Rose does look like a porn star, like Chloe Cherry from Eurphoria.

by Anonymousreply 14May 24, 2023 10:46 PM

She does she’s very cheap looking

by Anonymousreply 15May 24, 2023 11:04 PM

Chloe Cherry has more personality though

by Anonymousreply 16May 24, 2023 11:06 PM

Sad. This really sounds horrible, like someone set out to humiliate her in creating this shit to be as demeaning as possible while convincing her this will be a big break artistically so she can be taken seriously. Cannes used to be Depp's world and full of love for him. I wonder if the powers behind this did it specifically to humiliate Johnny by putting his daughter in the worst position possible at Cannes.

by Anonymousreply 17May 24, 2023 11:13 PM

This seems like only yesterday. How things change.

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by Anonymousreply 18May 24, 2023 11:19 PM

If Johnny had a baby with Kate, it would still look like Lily Rose.

by Anonymousreply 19May 24, 2023 11:20 PM

You mean, greasy and whore-ish with sanpaku eyes, R19?

by Anonymousreply 20May 24, 2023 11:23 PM

But is it funny?

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by Anonymousreply 21May 24, 2023 11:36 PM

Elizabeth Berkeley is really likable even thought Nomi is a whore darlin and Gina Gershon was great in showgirls. I doubt this sewer show will have any likable people in it.

by Anonymousreply 22May 25, 2023 12:18 AM

R21 I can't see that scene without thinking of an epileptic dolphin having a gran mal.

by Anonymousreply 23May 25, 2023 12:56 AM

Good ! She’s a dead eyed robot .

by Anonymousreply 24May 25, 2023 1:49 AM

It's boring.

by Anonymousreply 25June 5, 2023 2:05 AM

I didn't know Cannes premiered TV shows.

[QUOTE]masturbation with ice cubes.

😬

by Anonymousreply 26June 5, 2023 2:17 AM

It's not as crazy sexually as I thought it was going to be based on all the drama and controversy around it.

It's not some epic trainwreck like some critics tried to pretend, but it also isn't great. Rebellious pop star meets bad boy is the extent of the plot here. Also The Weekend is very clearly not a professional actor.

As Sam Levinson does it is stylish with nice cinematography but not much meat on the bone.

by Anonymousreply 27June 5, 2023 2:28 AM

"Mom and Dad couldn't be Prouder. They say I'm a chip off the Old Block!"

by Anonymousreply 28June 5, 2023 2:41 AM

Looks like shit. Whoever thought this bitch and the Weekend are appealing in anyway to cast them in this needs their head examined.

by Anonymousreply 29June 5, 2023 2:53 AM

Troye Sivan better have a gay sex scene in this show.

by Anonymousreply 30June 5, 2023 3:57 AM

[quote] The weeknd is seriously gross

He really is. I do not want to see sex scenes with this guy.

by Anonymousreply 31June 5, 2023 4:08 AM

The weekend looks like he smells

by Anonymousreply 32June 5, 2023 4:37 AM

I wonder if Johnny's career hadn't tanked, what would have happened to her? Would this have been a better project or just better hyped?

by Anonymousreply 33June 5, 2023 7:20 AM

How is any of this "torture porn?" Did OP mean revenge porn?

by Anonymousreply 34June 5, 2023 8:21 AM

I actually feel bad for her. Sounds humiliating to be in that many demeaning sex scenes and with a scumbag. Wonder why young people in Hollywood have mental breakdowns... director is probably a predator just getting off on making Depp's daughter do that shit.

by Anonymousreply 35June 5, 2023 8:24 AM

Just thinking about Nepo babies and why this is another argument against them in Hollywood -- it's different with them because we watched them grow up from babies. It's uncomfortable. It feels like watching a friend's kid implode.

by Anonymousreply 36June 5, 2023 8:27 AM

Ugh. This looks hideous in every respect. And she comes across as spoiled rotten, with zero charisma or appeal, and looks like an ugly mashup of all of her dad's former girlfriends.

by Anonymousreply 37June 5, 2023 9:18 AM

She’s a dirty, dirty thing. Just like her Pops.

by Anonymousreply 38June 5, 2023 10:05 AM

Dad's cold eyes + mom's permanent sneer = she's unpleasant looking. The five head doesn't help either. Fuck off, nepo baby.

by Anonymousreply 39June 5, 2023 10:19 AM

Honestly, Lily Rose was the best thing in it. I guess.

I did actually believe that she could be a Britney type pop star. And I believed nothing else in the show. It wasn't campy. Wasn't serious. Low stakes. It wasn't funny. Or sad. Or uplifting,. Or depressing.

The supporting cast were all acting in what felt like very different movies at once. And why was David from Schitt's Creek there? Why was Azaria playing a talent manager in a French accent?

Oh, The Weeknd was abysmally bad.

It all felt very, very student film-y.

by Anonymousreply 40June 5, 2023 10:24 AM

does this mean she's not marketable?

by Anonymousreply 41June 5, 2023 1:35 PM

There were reports leaking everywhere during production that it was really sleazy and base.

The whole young ingenue baring her bits in order to be taken seriously is so overplayed. This nepo dolly clearly just wants the fame and attention. Not a serious actor in the least.

Oh well, at least her mom got a fuckton of Depp’s money before he lit it all on fire. Lil nepo dolly no doubt has a trust fund that will keep her from having to suck cock for money.

by Anonymousreply 42June 5, 2023 1:50 PM

The male lead was terrible. Lily Rose was sufficient.

by Anonymousreply 43June 5, 2023 1:53 PM

Is this Johnny's fault? Should he be blamed?

by Anonymousreply 44June 5, 2023 1:57 PM

R44, I am sure he’s proud As a peacock 🦚. He’s trash

by Anonymousreply 45June 5, 2023 3:15 PM

I made it about 20 minutes in. If Blackpink’s Jennie Kim had a much bigger role, I might have stuck with it just to hate watch.

Honestly, it’s just dull. It’s supposed to be black humored, cynical, ironic, self aware, intentionally sleazy etc etc. All the so hip it hurts adjectives. But it’s a big ass yawn.

by Anonymousreply 46June 5, 2023 3:29 PM

It wasn't as bad as the reviews suggested, but it's still a little messy. I'm surprised HBO would even be interested in doing a show like this.

Lily is, shockingly, decent, and I bought her as a jaded pop star.

The Weeknd is clearly not an actor, and he had zero chemistry with Lily. I do, however, find him believable as a creepy LA fuckboy.

Supposedly, the second episode is when it gets crazier and trashier with a 10-minute sex scene. I really don't want to watch or even think about Abel in a sexual context. Blech.

by Anonymousreply 47June 5, 2023 3:30 PM

Lily was believable as drunk with no job who wanders around.

by Anonymousreply 48June 5, 2023 4:08 PM

[quote]Rarely does a scene go by without the camera showing flashes of her breasts or ass,

Gurl please. I have bigger tits than this girl and Im a man!

by Anonymousreply 49June 5, 2023 4:35 PM

They exploited the crap out of her ! This is actually sad

by Anonymousreply 50June 5, 2023 5:40 PM

Her father is a major player in the field. Nobody exploited her without her knowing.

by Anonymousreply 51June 5, 2023 5:55 PM

I mean the dialogue wasn't subtle. The way they had Jocelyn declaring it is her body and no one should stop her if she wants to show it, is Levinson speaking to his critics that Lily is totally game for nudity and no one is making her do something she doesn't want to.

by Anonymousreply 52June 5, 2023 6:58 PM

Lily Rose Depp is to movie star what Lila Grace Moss is to modeling.

by Anonymousreply 53June 5, 2023 7:29 PM

I’ve only ever seen quick glimpses if Lily Rose but now that I’m getting a good look at her I can see she’s pretty funny looking

by Anonymousreply 54June 6, 2023 2:03 AM

I think she’s interesting looking. A shrunken Brigitte Bardot.

by Anonymousreply 55June 6, 2023 3:02 AM

I'm sure her parents are very proud.

by Anonymousreply 56June 6, 2023 3:08 AM

Im sure in 10-15 years when the roles dry up she'll be a regular Rose, a Rose McGowan, recounting the horribly misogynist environment on this show and how it was *just* short of criminal. It's becoming quite formulaic for these starlets. Of course she hasn't a word to say now because, you know, she has to get a break-out role to prove she aint no nepo-baby.

by Anonymousreply 57June 6, 2023 3:26 AM

It's very boring.

Who thought featuring the Weeknd in a softcore porn would be hot? I need brain bleach.

by Anonymousreply 58June 7, 2023 5:49 AM

Agree it's totally boring. I've tried to watch it twice now and can't make it past 10 minutes before I start zoning out and checking my phone. I got through to the end and have zero interest in seeing the next episode.

by Anonymousreply 59June 7, 2023 6:19 AM

I remember seeing pap shots of her online with her dad when she was like 5 or 6. This is weirding me out, honestly.

I know kids grow up but fuck that. Shit's weird when they break into their adulthood like this. I'm sorry.

by Anonymousreply 60June 7, 2023 6:26 AM

I kind of liked it? I don't want to contribute to what may be a success for the gross and callow Sam Levinson. But I'm a sucker for a kinky Pygmalion story. Sue me. I think LRD is interesting. She's stunning from certain angles. From others, she looks like a persian cat with FAS. She is also undeniably sexy. I feel creepy saying this because I love her dad....but actors have to utilize their natural essence....and this is hers. What is she going to do, play the cute flyover girlfriend in some Netflix romcom set in a bakery? It would never work. She's grown up in Hollyweird and can convincingly channel the experience of feeling broken and hypersexualized from a young age. It's an interesting meta performance. I liked the procession of handlers at the beginning. Jane Adams was a nice surprise. No thoughts on The Weeknd yet as we didn't see as much of him in the first episode so I'll reserve judgement. The new veneers, however, look terrible.

by Anonymousreply 61June 7, 2023 9:35 AM

That whole interlude where he's at her mansion and she's getting ready... Zzzzzzzzz. Like it was supposed to be some passionate love affair.

Should have cast someone who looked like Lenny Kravitzband built up more story around him. Very anticlimactic.

by Anonymousreply 62June 7, 2023 2:57 PM

R62 Could you describe the interlude? I haven't seen this but am curious.

by Anonymousreply 63June 7, 2023 7:13 PM

Some of y’all aren’t clocking that this show is all part of Johnny’s own exploitation of Lily Rose as well as her exploitation by Levinson, HBO and the industry at large. It was clearly coincided to time with Johnny’s attempt comeback with his recent movie at Cannes and get them both a bunch of press.

Unfortunately for Johnny and all the other entities planning that, he showed up looking like a filthy bloated drug addict at Cannes and is continuing to behave like one on his current projects so I think his comeback is going to crash and burn.

HBO will lose all interest in this disaster of a show once that becomes clear. And hopefully Sam Levinson, a talentless hack with perverse aesthetics, will get a much needed humbling.

by Anonymousreply 64June 7, 2023 7:21 PM

I can't with this Lily Rose is being exploited narrative, it infantalizes her. She has made it incredibly clear in interviews that she knew what she was signing up for and she has zero reservations with the sexual nature of the show and character.

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by Anonymousreply 65June 7, 2023 9:15 PM

R63

They meet at a club. Later on she's at her mansion. There's a shot of him entering her gate doors like he's a superhero Batman villain.

She's on the couch with her friend telling her he's creepy. She's like I know, I like it.

Then the camera pans boringly over her mansion with him and her pouring drinks. Very slow moving. They talk about her music. She plays it for him. They discuss if it's trash. He rubs ice on her. All this is supposed to be sexy. It's not.

He puts a bag on her head and cuts open a hole where her mouth is. You think it's going to be a pervy dick hole but he says now she can sing and it ends. It's stupid.

Before this it opens with her doing a photoshoot with her chest out. Shed defensive. It's my chest! A cumshot photo of her has leaked on the internet. Her management team is talking ZzzzzZzz. They reference Britney Spears. ZzzzzZzzz She does a dance outside with her backup dancers and they go to a club.

Euphoria had more sentimental emotion.

by Anonymousreply 66June 8, 2023 12:54 AM

Chloe Fineman nailed it with her spoof of this show.

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by Anonymousreply 67June 9, 2023 5:09 PM

[quote] I actually feel bad for her.

And you think I DON'T??

by Anonymousreply 68June 9, 2023 7:14 PM

Holy hell, that made me laugh my ass off R67!

And fuck me. I just watched this week's episode. God, it's even worse than the pilot.

by Anonymousreply 69June 12, 2023 6:42 AM

It has to be so weird for Johnny Depp. For decades, anything he touched turned to gold. Now, anything he touches turns to rancid shit.

by Anonymousreply 70June 12, 2023 12:02 PM

The second episode was disjointed. The music video shoot wasn't bad, but once Abel and his crew showed up, it went off the rails. Ending with a group singalong? Abel's "sexy" talk? Blech.

If the music video scenes were part of the original approach to the series and the scenes at the house were Sam Levinson and Abel's "improvement," then they ruined their own show.

by Anonymousreply 71June 12, 2023 2:37 PM

Excellent point, R71. The video shoot scene did have a sort of manic, train wreck feel to it that was interesting. But the second half of the episode was dull and off putting.

There's also no real story. Just a collection of scenes.

For the record, I really like Abel as a pop star. But he seriously ruins every scene he's in. He's just a bad actor. Simple as that.

His character being so unlikable isn't doing him any favors as well.

by Anonymousreply 72June 12, 2023 5:56 PM

Nobody wants the weeknd as an actor.

by Anonymousreply 73June 12, 2023 6:16 PM

Not sure yet if this quite bad enough to be funny... first two episodes were really, really bad. I'll likely watch episode 3 though.

Points to recommend it:

The "hit" World Class Sinner that the weeknd wanted to remix... was a brilliant pastiche of Britney Spears etc., and it was supposed to be pastiche/homage to that era, so I thought that was good. Found myself singing the hook this morning....I need a purification ceremony.

The record company executive/woman's rant against the singer, i.e. ".... so you want to play 'whose got the bigger dick'? don't even start with me..." was pretty good. That actress really plays cold-bitch well.

weeknd's "verbal direction" in the sex scene at the end of episode 2 was ridiculous, but it captured gen z sexuality, i.e. "I prefer porn to actually fucking real bodies."

by Anonymousreply 74June 12, 2023 9:45 PM

It’s utter shit really. Like they put Britney vids, 80s classic Less Than Zero and Shades of Grey outtakes into an AI TV show generator.

by Anonymousreply 75June 13, 2023 12:06 AM

R70, Dorian Gray

by Anonymousreply 76June 13, 2023 12:10 AM

Isn't this just a shitty, drawn-out, subpar, wannabe-edgy rendition of "Music and Lyrics"? I'll take Haley Bennett and "Buddha's Delight" over this crap any day of the week.

by Anonymousreply 77June 13, 2023 1:31 AM

Second episode lost viewers

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by Anonymousreply 78June 13, 2023 1:54 AM

The weekends character in this is just a fuckboy

by Anonymousreply 79June 13, 2023 2:33 AM

Completely agree r71.

Watching the show and the first half with Jocelyn doing the music video shoot I thought was an effective watch, but then it goes off the rails when the Weekend character shows up and I was struggling to finish.

To do what they are trying to do with this character you needed to cast someone really charismatic and seductive on camera to try and make it work. It just doesn't.

Think I am out, don't know if I can continue with this

by Anonymousreply 80June 13, 2023 3:05 AM

The Weeknd is by far the worst part of this show. His storyline sucks and he is an awful, awful actor. I really wish the show was just focused on Jocelyn and the behind the scenes of being a famous pop star. Seeing the fights with her management and her trying to dance with bleeding feet was far more interesting than watching The Weeknd talk to her about her pussy.

by Anonymousreply 81June 13, 2023 3:06 AM

R81 Agree, his character is the drag on the show. Is it his acting? Is it the writing? It's both, ya?

His talking in the sex/not sex scene at the end of episode was absolutely the LEAST erotic scene ever. His voice droning on was like someone talking to someone hanging a picture: "a little to left" "no up, right there, stop"

by Anonymousreply 82June 13, 2023 3:10 AM

The Weeknd has neither the looks, charm, charisma, or acting ability for this Svengali role. There’s not one logical reason for Jocelyn to be under his spell other than that she is totally brain-addled, which also makes her uninteresting. This show has nothing to say.

by Anonymousreply 83June 13, 2023 4:26 AM

No actual plot, The Weeknd is not an actor. No interest in him at all.

by Anonymousreply 84June 13, 2023 2:42 PM

Look on the bright side: it could be Lola Ciccone in the LRD role; imagine seeing that creature in this role.

Whatever the case, I hope the failure of this show & the end of Euphoria puts an end to HBO's enchantment with Levinson. He's a hack

by Anonymousreply 85June 13, 2023 3:45 PM

Levinson is a talented director, I can't take that away from him. But his job should be to direct, not to write the scripts.

by Anonymousreply 86June 13, 2023 6:12 PM

I hate Johnny Depp but his daughter wasn’t that bad. The whole thing with the Weeknds character seem weird and out of place.

by Anonymousreply 87June 13, 2023 7:29 PM

Lily is honestly the part of the show that works, I wasn't familiar with her acting but she can pull off this character well.

by Anonymousreply 88June 13, 2023 7:35 PM

Agreed R88.

She also has a fascinating face. I can't decide if it's merely slutty/sexy or drop dead gorgeous or odd/misshapen and that intrigues me.

by Anonymousreply 89June 14, 2023 5:26 AM

So the series is bad, and it would be disappointing to make this a Lily Rose fanboy/fangirl thread, HOWEVER, she also sings and her voice on the song they're trying to release is pretty believable. Not even a lot of autotune on it.

by Anonymousreply 90June 14, 2023 2:09 PM

How can she be so petite but have such large cankles?

by Anonymousreply 91June 14, 2023 2:15 PM

R88: Honey the girl can't act her way out of a paper bag.

by Anonymousreply 92June 14, 2023 2:16 PM

R91 hard pear shape. Her torso is longer than her legs. She has to stay super thin to look close to proportionate.

by Anonymousreply 93June 14, 2023 8:59 PM

I think she’s okay in this roll because it’s not much of a stretch. She’s a spoiled whiney rich girl. I’m still not convinced she could do anything great

by Anonymousreply 94June 14, 2023 10:25 PM

I think she could snort blow like a champ r94

by Anonymousreply 95June 15, 2023 2:21 PM

I found it hard to watch because I think both leads are grossly unattractive and can’t fucking ACT. You could catch a venereal disease from watching this 💩. Chloe Fineman’s 3 minute parody of Depp’s character is hilarious and brilliant. You can watch it on Instagram. Pay particular attention to the bra she’s wearing. 😂

by Anonymousreply 96June 15, 2023 2:51 PM

Rumor has it the show is not getting renewed. Hope that’s true because something does need to stop Sam Levinson’s reign of terror.

by Anonymousreply 97June 15, 2023 11:07 PM

Hari Nef in this looks like what an attractive Moore-Willis child would have been.

by Anonymousreply 98June 15, 2023 11:19 PM

All of the actors who are no well known are not retry bad. I laughed out loud when that one chick said “is she a better duck than me?” Such terrible line delivery

by Anonymousreply 99June 15, 2023 11:28 PM

If they had to do this porno lite couldn't they have the decency to pair Depp with a gorgeous man?

by Anonymousreply 100June 15, 2023 11:42 PM

LRD has but one facial expression on this show: strung out crackwhore. She also clearly has it in her contract that every episode must have a ridiculous number of tits/ass/crotch shots of her character. She is either nude or wearing strings held in place by industrial grade adhesive. I kept expecting her tits to fall out of her bra during the outdoor dance scene. The latest episode has her squatting on the stage while presenting her string-covered asshole and barely covered, bulging vagina.

The Weeknd is repulsive and can't act. Tedros is a stupid fucking character.

Someone needs to tell the writers that talk of "stretching a tight little pussy is more gynecological than sexy.

by Anonymousreply 101June 16, 2023 8:09 PM

So she's getting her kit off but her dad never flashed his cock in his prime?

by Anonymousreply 102June 16, 2023 8:13 PM

She has tits?

by Anonymousreply 103June 16, 2023 8:16 PM

The show's IMDB rating is 4.8 which is bad.

by Anonymousreply 104June 16, 2023 8:31 PM

The scene should have been Tetris (I'm not writing that dumb name) on the bed, playing with himself while LRD orders him to stretch his tight little asshole for her.

by Anonymousreply 105June 16, 2023 8:37 PM

Weeknd gonna teach you to sing like you know how to fuck!

by Anonymousreply 106June 16, 2023 8:39 PM

The funny thing is that this is going to help her career. She is now close to a household name. She gets free of this terrible TV show because the ratings suck. And her performance on it is FINE. She is 100% not the problem here. She shows she's appealing as an adult leading lady and is at least a half decent actress. I think directors and studio executives could watch this show and say, yes, we will cast her as a co-lead in a film or lead on a TV show. I dont know enough about acting to say she's done a good job as an actress but I believe she clears the bar. The Weeknd and Sam Levinson on the other hand will take a hit--Weeknd wont be starring in anything moving forward and Levinson will still work, a LOT, but he blew $70 million here and will not have that latitude again until he creates another smash hit.

by Anonymousreply 107June 16, 2023 8:52 PM

The plot seems to be chubby talented music guy has weird sex games with hot pop star. Management team bad.

by Anonymousreply 108June 16, 2023 11:13 PM

I was hoping there’s be some fun clothes on the show but she just wears pieces of fabric on a string

by Anonymousreply 109June 16, 2023 11:37 PM

R103 I am going to catch hell on DL, but actually her tits are her best quality. Fit into a champagne glass. Perfect perky nipples.

by Anonymousreply 110June 17, 2023 12:40 AM

The scene where she plays them her revamped song was hilarious. She starts writhing around, thong visible while her management fight the urge to laugh.

Is Weeknd fat?

by Anonymousreply 111June 17, 2023 1:02 AM

He is kind of chubby or fit fat I guess. That weird body composition where you dont look that chubby but you really are.

by Anonymousreply 112June 17, 2023 1:05 AM

She's really going to regret having buccal fat removal in a few more years. It gave her striking cheekbones at 20, but she'll look 10 years old than her real age at 30.

by Anonymousreply 113June 17, 2023 1:19 AM

R113 she did that? Her cheekbones are crazy pronounced. Are there pics of what she looked like before? The crazy thing is she has great bone structure and cheekbone shape, she didnt need to enhance them.

by Anonymousreply 114June 17, 2023 2:20 AM

She’s incredibly creepy. Ultra creepy.

by Anonymousreply 115June 17, 2023 3:06 AM

Is that why her face looks like an ice cream cone with a giant scoop on top? Not trying to be mean but it isn't flattering at all.

by Anonymousreply 116June 17, 2023 3:06 AM

I find her face really off looking. She’s so giant in the upper head/face

by Anonymousreply 117June 17, 2023 4:21 AM

[quote]Nobody wants the weeknd as an actor.

I liked the weeknd when he was indie. He's been relentlessly insufferable ever since he crawled out from the underground.

by Anonymousreply 118June 17, 2023 8:51 AM

What male actor could have pulled this off instead?

by Anonymousreply 119June 17, 2023 9:04 AM

[quote] All of the actors who are no well known are not retry bad. I laughed out loud when that one chick said “is she a better duck than me?” Such terrible line delivery

That’s Jennie Kim from Blackpink. Blackpink is the number 1 K-POP girl group in the world. They headlined Coachella recently. Jennie is hugely popular worldwide and has endorsement deals with all the major labels. Yet, she can’t really sing or dance. Not really being able to act is right inline with her level of talent. But she has major pull. I kind of love to hate her. I would have watched the show if she had had a much bigger part. I just don’t find LRD interesting and I think The Weeknd is hideous. The show needed more Jennie.

by Anonymousreply 120June 17, 2023 10:01 AM

She looks like white trash.

by Anonymousreply 121June 17, 2023 10:23 AM

Scandal replacing talent, welcome to the 21st century. So much attention grabbing in today's entertainment industry that it has become boring, predictable and ultimately annoying.

by Anonymousreply 122June 17, 2023 10:38 AM

I watched it and I could not take my eyes of her thinning, receding hair – and that's with styling, lighting and flattering angles. No pop star in the history of the world has hair as bad as that, so she was a dud choice from the start.

by Anonymousreply 123June 17, 2023 10:51 AM

Why are there so many up close shots of her vagina and ass? It's vulgar and makes her look like trash. The tits are enough.

by Anonymousreply 124June 17, 2023 11:49 AM

r36 Levinson is a nepo too. This whole project is a strong argument against them.

by Anonymousreply 125June 18, 2023 3:15 AM

She gets her cheeks from Vanessa Paradise. Does she speak French?

by Anonymousreply 126June 18, 2023 3:56 AM

Her face when the Weeknd was sticking ice cubes up her vagina/asshole was hilarious.

by Anonymousreply 127June 18, 2023 5:48 AM

She gives me bitchy vibes and her eyes are dead. Not a fan. I wish Hollywood and the media would stop promoting these talentless nepo kids.

by Anonymousreply 128June 18, 2023 11:40 AM

I was curious about the ice cube scenes so I watched episode 2 in….Spanish. Quite by accident but it really was an improvement. It allowed me to focus on the lighting, the sets, costume design, and the cinematography. Sans dialogue, it looks more like a French psychological thriller than exploitative trash. Though I doubt that’s what the director had in mind. I still think the acting as a whole stinks but Depp is the only one who gave it the old college try. Surprisingly, she didn’t suck. But not enough to interest me in watching episode 3. The Lolly Head still freaks me out. 😵‍💫

by Anonymousreply 129June 18, 2023 8:42 PM

Wow. Just when you think it couldn't get worse. Episode 3 plays out like a bad parody.

by Anonymousreply 130June 19, 2023 3:13 AM

I think there was an interesting show in this before it was retooled and reshot. I think the music video shoot from episode two might be from the first version.

by Anonymousreply 131June 19, 2023 11:50 AM

I don’t understand the circa $10m per episode budget after the retooling either. This episode was almost entirely shot in the house which belongs to The Weeknd. Where did the money go?

by Anonymousreply 132June 19, 2023 12:15 PM

Hairbrush? A fucking hairbrush that her mother used? That's sexy?

This series really is monumentally stupid. And the Wkend's thin, flat, high-pitched speaking voice....he sounds like Assistant Manager at Arby's, not a forceful, dark, powerful sexual presence.

by Anonymousreply 133June 19, 2023 3:04 PM

Egad. Episode three was wretched. Everything about Tedros is disgusting. Watching Abel jerk off in a dressing room was nightmare fuel. Being subjected to his pudgy, burlap sack-like body was a crime.

He's the worst thing about his own vanity project. Some part of me hopes this show does irreparable damage to the Weeknd's career.

by Anonymousreply 134June 19, 2023 3:13 PM

Should have been a Lenny Kravitz type body.

by Anonymousreply 135June 19, 2023 3:29 PM

The man is nearly 60 and still has it. The Weeknd never had it.

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by Anonymousreply 136June 19, 2023 3:31 PM

Obviously nothing will be as fun as Showgirls, but is this Showgirls level of fun to watch? Or is this more Larry Clark style? There are a few things I want to watch on MAX and am waiting to subscribe. I happened to rewatch Larry Clark's 'Kids" the other night. It seems like Levinson is Gen Z's answer to Larry Clark. Based on the mixed reviews on this thread, I am definitely intrigued and seems worth a watch.

by Anonymousreply 137June 19, 2023 4:25 PM

I actually thought this last episode was the first time that the Weeknd's character sort of worked. His acting still sucks and he has zero charisma, but watching the way he manipulated Jocelyn was kind of interesting. It was also ironic/sad to see that as much as he lies, manipulates, and abuses her...so does pretty much all of her management team and her own family. It sort of explains why she'd be so apt to fall under the spell of someone like Tedros.

by Anonymousreply 138June 19, 2023 5:36 PM

The buccal fat removal, if that's what she did, was an idiotic decision on Lily's part. If she'd waited until her mid-20s, her gorgeous bone structure would have fully emerged as her father's did at that age, and carried her effortlessly into her mid-40s. Instead, she's already looking older than her real age, and she'll be a mess by 35.

by Anonymousreply 139June 19, 2023 7:35 PM

Hank Azaria and Jane Adams are the real actors in this pot de merde. Listening to it in Spanish made me long to hear HAagador ask Jocelyn why she has to be a bitch to everybody.😈

by Anonymousreply 140June 19, 2023 7:37 PM

In some shots her dead eyes and deformed cheeks make her look like an alien life form. Eeek👽

by Anonymousreply 141June 19, 2023 7:48 PM

This show is a timeless story. Girl with no self esteem and the loser she’s dating.

by Anonymousreply 142June 19, 2023 10:22 PM

No fun at all, r137. Not a smidge of camp to lighten the load. Definitely more Skids than Kids if you get my drift. In the inevitable remake of A Clockwork Orange THIS is what will be shown over and over when they pry your eyelids wide open. 👀😳

by Anonymousreply 143June 20, 2023 12:01 AM

Lily at the 2019 Met Gala, before the buccal fat removal. Her bone structure is pronounced but in proportion.

by Anonymousreply 144June 20, 2023 1:55 AM

Pic here:

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by Anonymousreply 145June 20, 2023 1:56 AM

If this is what The Weeknd thinks is sexy I feel bad for his partners.

by Anonymousreply 146June 20, 2023 1:58 AM

Lily now, post surgery. That little triangular hollow beneath the apple of her cheek is what was removed. It made her already prominent cheekbones too prominent, giving her an odd look.

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by Anonymousreply 147June 20, 2023 1:59 AM

It’s seriously about an abuse I’ve relationship in the beginning stages. Seriously I’ve seen this kind of behavior turn into physical abuse.

by Anonymousreply 148June 20, 2023 1:59 AM

This show is so thinly written it barely has a premise. Just a bunch of scenes vaguely connected.

by Anonymousreply 149June 20, 2023 2:02 AM

Did he stick the hairbrush up her ass?

by Anonymousreply 150June 20, 2023 2:35 AM

I quit after episode one. I'm more than ready for the new True Detective.

by Anonymousreply 151June 20, 2023 2:48 AM

It probably wouldn't be that bad if they cast someone sexually exciting and mysterious.

by Anonymousreply 152June 20, 2023 3:03 AM

I cannot put into words how ridiculous fatWeeknd sounded while threatening the store employee.

And there is LRD wearing more string and gauze, shopping in her underwear.

by Anonymousreply 153June 20, 2023 3:18 AM

Where can I pirate this mess?

by Anonymousreply 154June 20, 2023 3:44 AM

Weeknd's fans are saying he will win an Emmy for this.

by Anonymousreply 155June 20, 2023 3:44 AM

Anyone still watching? This show is probably one of the worst in HBO history. The frustrating thing is that the kernels of a good show are there, but the Weeknd keeps getting in the way of them going anywhere.

And next week is the finale? I thought the show had six episodes.

by Anonymousreply 156June 26, 2023 3:14 PM

The show is truly awful. However, I'm somewhat enamored with Lily Rose. She gives young Kate Moss vibes.

by Anonymousreply 157June 26, 2023 3:34 PM

As most conclude on this thread: there are cheesy, fun elements to this series. Could have been soft-porn soap opera culture mirror cheap thrills (ala Euphoria). But every time Th Wkend comes on every ounce of energy of the story is drained out... the show flatlines. He isn't even bad in a way that's funny - just dead air, turn the lights off. It's really kind of amazing how bad he is.

by Anonymousreply 158June 26, 2023 4:21 PM

r137 Thx for mentioning Levinson's similarity to Larry Clark. The difference is that Sam Levinson is a lot more talented than Larry Clark. Clark had a sexual fascination with these young actors. Levinson is much closer to paul verhoeven.

Levinson is about creating moments where you feel like you are watching boundary pushing stuff that might be over the line. And TV/entertainment NEEDS THAT. It's exciting.

The show is more like a movie than a tv show. There's no B stories. Very linear. And rarely boring. But if someone told me they got bored watching it, i would totally believe them. i suggest watching and dropping it as soon as you get bored because its not gonna get better.

by Anonymousreply 159July 1, 2023 3:33 AM

It was mildly amusing but I agree Tetris sucks.

by Anonymousreply 160July 2, 2023 2:12 AM

White trash alert.

What street does she live on? I’ll pick her up next time.

by Anonymousreply 161July 2, 2023 4:11 AM

That’s scene with Jennie Kim was awful. She sounds like she can barely speak English.

by Anonymousreply 162July 2, 2023 5:30 AM

The finale is tonight

by Anonymousreply 163July 2, 2023 1:58 PM

The finale was even worse than I imagined it would be. What a disaster from beginning to end.

by Anonymousreply 164July 3, 2023 2:56 PM

Th Wknd's performance in this last episode... was astonishing. The last 15 minutes.... what emotion/feeling/message was he supposed to convey?? The most wooden, inept acting in a long, long time.

Somewhere buried in the whole story was an interesting idea. Svengali with S&M at its core.... then by the end we see the "abused star" was actually doing the manipulating and the tables turn, and Svengali is diminished into a submissive fuck-toy. Of course none of that story registered because of the horrendous acting, lazy and melodramatic scripting, hilarious direction...

God, this was bad.

by Anonymousreply 165July 3, 2023 3:07 PM

Wow that’s pretty bad they didn’t even air one episode. Sad last days for Weeknd

by Anonymousreply 166July 4, 2023 3:21 AM

It’s torture to try and watch.

by Anonymousreply 167July 4, 2023 3:34 AM

[quote] However, I'm somewhat enamored with Lily Rose. She gives young Kate Moss vibes.

You mean a coke head with an earring disorder?

by Anonymousreply 168July 4, 2023 3:35 AM

*eating

by Anonymousreply 169July 4, 2023 3:35 AM

R165 the writing was bad. I agree it could have been a good story.

Was the WGA strike responsible? Why they couldn't get decent writers?

by Anonymousreply 170July 4, 2023 3:35 AM

The finale was so bad it was almost fascinating.

Easily the worst piece of television I've ever seen on HBO. Maybe on any platform. Nothing made sense. Nothing felt connected. Certainly not the ending.

It was just awful.

Small Wonder had more meaningful story arcs.

by Anonymousreply 171July 4, 2023 3:56 AM

With a name like hers she ought to be in Keeping Up Appearances .

by Anonymousreply 172July 4, 2023 5:22 AM

[quote] Was the WGA strike responsible? Why they couldn't get decent writers?

Oh, dear.

by Anonymousreply 173July 4, 2023 6:24 AM

[quote] Nothing made sense. Nothing felt connected. Certainly not the ending.

Agreed. It's like they gave Jocelyn and Tedros completely new personalities and decided that was a "twist." There were also so many things with Xander's storyline the last couple of episodes that made no sense or came out of nowhere. I actually didn't think this show was nearly as bad as everyone was making it out to be, but the ending totally proved me wrong.

by Anonymousreply 174July 4, 2023 4:44 PM

R174 So many stoopit things in the show... especially as it limped to its end. Xander's story made no sense at all: submissive, wounded, genius? He pretended to not be able to sing with a damaged voice, but wait!!, Tedros got him to push through his fear (by submitting to Tedros's Alpha Dom control) and he really can sing!! (For shit, his voice was bad, really bad).

None of it made sense.

by Anonymousreply 175July 4, 2023 5:07 PM

R175 and he also just sang a cover? Of a George Harrison song? A great song, but not exactly a tough song to sing. He's a genius? Huh? And he's also cool with accusing a good guy of rape? Huh?

I also loved how Joss's "team" all talked in loud asides as the mini "concert" that Tetris' merry band of wounded Artistes played. Then, at the end, the same team, while waiting for Joss to perform, openly talk about how they destroyed Tetris. It was all so weird. I would say amateur, but that would be insulting to beginning writers.

by Anonymousreply 176July 4, 2023 5:18 PM

I can't believe some of you not only watched this and are admitting it, but that you're taking it seriously, like it has seriously intellectual content.

Never change, Datalounge!

by Anonymousreply 177July 4, 2023 5:20 PM

R177 totally. It's almost as dumb as reading an entire thread devoted to a TV show you don't watch. Then (and get this!) wasting everyone's time by actually commentating on that thread!

How stupid would that be?

Gotta love the DL!

by Anonymousreply 178July 4, 2023 5:27 PM

I touched quite a nerve, I see.

by Anonymousreply 179July 4, 2023 5:59 PM

Definitely didn't touch a nerve, R179. At least not in any meaningful way.

You posted something that was not only a poor description of the tenor of most posts here (very few of us, if any, are arguing that The Idol is serious intellectual content - quite the opposite.), you did so in a accusatory, condescending manner that only exposed your own disconnection to the thread itself and the glaring hypocrisy inherent in your flimsy argument (YOU posters do STUPID things that make no sense to ME.)

In this way, you'd very much fit in with the nonsensical characters in The Idol.

by Anonymousreply 180July 4, 2023 6:07 PM

[quote] Definitely didn't touch a nerve, R179.

And yet, your overreaction indicates otherwise.

by Anonymousreply 181July 4, 2023 6:11 PM

Oh shut up, R181.

I also watched the whole thing and I have a whole spectrum of feelings about it. From "that was the stupidest, most amateur thing I've ever seen in my entire life" to "that was a fun, crazy ride and I'm sad it's over."

Lily-Rose can act. She really can act. That was the biggest surprise.

The Weeknd...was amusing to watch. And cringetastic. But the music he created for Jocelyn and for the show in general, is really great and I hope he had a fun experience.

That is his personal home btw - Joss's home is his real house.

by Anonymousreply 182July 4, 2023 6:22 PM

[quote] Oh shut up, [R181].

Nope.

by Anonymousreply 183July 4, 2023 6:25 PM

[quote]Joss's home is his real house.

Soulless, generic, confusing spatially, large but claustrophobic, overstated but vacuous.

No surprise.

by Anonymousreply 184July 4, 2023 6:26 PM

This was a truly awful series. The final episode was a barely coherent mess that was clearly meant to come after an episode that explained the sudden changes in character personalities.

What was the point of any of this? Was it a parody of the music business? Was it about an abusive relationship? The Weeknd is going to regret this show in the long run; it was supposed to be a vanity project for him, but he was the worst thing in it.

by Anonymousreply 185July 4, 2023 8:21 PM

I’d love to see the original version of the show although I read that it was more focused on Joss joining Tedros’s cult and even included an “induction” scene. Not sure that version would be any better since anything involving Tedros was the worst part of the show.

by Anonymousreply 186July 4, 2023 9:48 PM

The Weeknd is an ugly guy. Nobody gives a fuck about him. He’s obnoxious.

by Anonymousreply 187July 4, 2023 10:19 PM

Too much ass shown.

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by Anonymousreply 188July 5, 2023 12:33 AM

Constant ass. Constant.

I never thought I would be one to say "too much ass." But it's too much ass.

by Anonymousreply 189July 5, 2023 1:22 AM

Eli Roth in shorts was hot. That's all I have to say.

by Anonymousreply 190July 6, 2023 5:46 AM

I wonder if Eli Roth ad-libbed his lines. Funny as fuck. “Is this Hunter Biden’s house?” Roth and Da’Vine Randolph were the only performances worth watching in this wasteland of dreck and drivel.

by Anonymousreply 191July 6, 2023 7:06 AM

I am frightened for my sanity. I LOVED the first 2 episodes. It HORRIBLE, yes-- but I love it.

I do hate the fucking SONG and The Weekend's wig.

by Anonymousreply 192July 8, 2023 11:55 PM

she has the acting abilitys of an ant.

by Anonymousreply 193July 9, 2023 1:04 AM

The side characters are all way more interesting and compelling (and better actors) than the two leads. It was all the side characters and their personalities and humor that kept me invested to the end.

by Anonymousreply 194July 9, 2023 1:07 AM

R194- EXACTLY--- I am here for the assistant, that old bag "Manager"? who has been in many series/films, and I even like Hank Azaria (who I have generally never liked)

In addition to this, I have to say that Lily Rose Depp is stunning- and she is a good actress... This took balls. I like her. I was expecting to hate everything about this show..

I am a little taken aback, as I really like it so far.

by Anonymousreply 195July 9, 2023 1:55 AM

No I'm there with you, R192 / R195. I was sad when it ended. I liked the semi-ad-libbed exchanges between character peripheral to the main action. Dan Levy makes an appearance. Azaria was awesome, even with that accent. Destiny was hilarious. Samantha Son was adorable. Rachel Sennot and Troye Sivan. Lily-Rose was strong. Her performance for Eli Roth in ep 5 was brilliant! Ballsy, yes.

Plus the drama around it all...it was a fun five weeks!

The Weeknd was the weakest link, for sure, no question. (Though I did like the music he provided.)

by Anonymousreply 196July 9, 2023 2:22 AM

R188 that scene of her writhing around on the floor and Eli Roth's lap was like Nomi's pool scene in Showgirls.

No one's going to take that seriously. Oh I'm so empowered controlling these men. Yeah right. You wouldn't be doing that without their coercion. Look what men got you to do because you need some validation from them!

The whole thing was stupid. Seems like something the Weeknd dictated on his phone in his jacuzzi while he was high.

by Anonymousreply 197July 9, 2023 5:26 AM

the Weekend is an embarassment to actors/singers everywhere. major creep.

by Anonymousreply 198July 9, 2023 5:44 AM

I was surprised that I did like the music by Tedros cult members. Jocelyn’s songs were all bad though

by Anonymousreply 199July 9, 2023 6:19 PM

[QUOTE] …adorable. Rachel Sennot and Troye Sivan. Lily…

This wasn’t a sentence. You just said Rachel and Troye’s names with no comment. Or was that actually your comment about their performances? That they didn’t register enough to deserve description.

by Anonymousreply 200July 9, 2023 9:16 PM

Wow. I enjoyed this trash. So little made sense, but LRD was clearly down to be seen as an, uh, adult. Will those men's rights activists who supported Johnny through his trial wank to her or feel weird about it? She may have had buccal fat removal, as claimed above, but I think her cheekbones are enhanced with fillers or implants. She used to be a cute round-faced kid, but now her face is wider than it is long. And The Weeknd...no words. SMH.

by Anonymousreply 201July 10, 2023 7:54 AM
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