The Weeknd Was Perfect For The Idol... Just Not As Lead & Exec Producer

Anyone who's been on the Internet for more than a few days knows that universal agreement is not easy. However, there are rare cases when it happens.

The opinion that The Idol is a creepfest that should be erased from memory is one such case.

The HBO show could have been a huge hit, but instead the network cut an entire episode before the season even ended, and rumor has it that Sam Levinson and The Weeknd's brainchild is on the verge of being canceled altogether.

What's The Idol's Problem?

The show has been criticized for shoving unnecessary (and uncomfortable) sex scenes, cringe-worthy dialogue, and The Weeknd's anticlimactic acting in viewers' faces.

While audiences are relatively forgiving of The Idol's female lead, Lily-Rose Deep, The Weeknd a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye is in hot water: almost everyone thinks the show would have been better off without him.

Well, we take the liberty of saying they're wrong.

Don't get too upset: we definitely agree that The Weeknd's acting is all over the place, just like his executive producing, which apparently led to a creative overhaul that kicked out Amy Seimetz for her "female perspective" that supposedly dominated the storytelling in the early stages.

There was one thing he did excel at, though, and considering he's a popular musician who's topped the charts for several years in a row, you won't be too surprised. Yes, we're talking about the show's soundtrack.

Don't Watch, Listen

Honestly, if you're experiencing severe FOMO from not watching The Idol, just listen to the soundtrack.

We promise it's way better than the entire series, and boy, would The Idol be unironically awesome if The Weeknd was only involved in creating the music for it... and nothing else.

Each episode has its own mini-EP consisting of several songs, some of them featuring the main star Lily-Rose Depp herself. And these songs are much better than anything Lily-Rose and Abel manage to convey on screen; in fact, we'd rather just have them in our headphones.

How Well Does the OST Do in Charts?

What brought The Idol down was the fact that the storyline, performances and overall vibe of the show just didn't match the soundtrack – maybe because for some reason a musician was in charge of things he didn't really know how to deliver masterfully.

Still, the fact that the soundtrack is much better than the show doesn't really help it on the charts; The Idol OST is nowhere to be seen on the Spotify charts, unlike The Weeknd's classic albums like Starboy and After Hours.

Perhaps it's the show's bad reputation that has dampened the potential success of The Idol music EPs. Since Double Fantasy, the first single released to promote The Idol prior to its premiere, hit music platforms, it has failed to become as successful as The Weeknd's recent hit Creepin' – let alone hits like Blinding Lights and Starboy.