Are We All Just Too Dumb for The Idol or Was It Trash All Along?

Well, if we're talking about the recent HBO Max's (Max's) disaster The Idol, you get a disappointing finale and countless plot holes. If you think The Idol went way over your head, fear not, because it really was nothing more than a chaotic mess that genuinely does not make sense.

For 3 episodes music star Jocelyn falls victim to creepy club owner and cult leader Tedros, then, episode 4 delivers a rather shocking twist as Jocelyn turns out to have been in control all along. The 5th and final episode should have had answers, but instead had a home concert that dragged on, and fans saw Jocelyn destroy Tedros, calling him pathetic and stealing his 'cult' away from him. Great, go Jocelyn!

Then comes the ending, where Jocelyn invites Tedros on stage at her concert, telling him he's hers forever because she's into cult-leader losers who sexually torture her.

What? Why? When? and other choice words come to mind.

Trouble started with a 'creative overhaul' that meant suddenly parting with director Amy Seimetz and scrapping the nearly 80% complete filming of the show that Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye felt was heading too much in a 'female perspective.'

Director Sam Levinson took over and seemed to think he had power and could do what he wanted because HBO needed him for the third season of Euphoria, according to many sources. Levison has been accused, in the past, of pushing his cast too far.

So, with over $54 million worth of filming scrapped, it seems Levison and The Weeknd evolved the show into the chaotic, sex-fuelled mess that has been dubbed 'twisted torture porn.' Seimetz's 'exploitation of fame' vision was made into an empty and degrading love story.

Both directors seemed to be problematic in their ways. Seimetz allegedly had her assistant write scenes, despite having no writing experience, with the first version having over 20 rewrites. The series also went from 6 episodes to 5, which meant it would no longer be eligible for an Emmy, but at this point, we don't think it ever would have been considered.

A report by The Rolling Stone also revealed that 98% of the positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes came from an influx of first-time reviewers just days after the premiere, which likely means they were fake. Ironically, it still has an overwhelmingly negative rating.

Why was Rob framed and what came of it? Why did Jocelyn make up the hairbrush story, and why did Leila and Xander seem to believe it? What prompted Jocelyn to bring Tedros back into her life after everything?

We can't wrap our heads around it all because we don't want to believe we wasted hours of our lives watching The Idol and hoping for it to make sense.

If there is a Season 2, we certainly won't be rushing to watch it.

Source: The Rolling Stone.