The finale of HBO's The Idol aired last Sunday, ending the five-episode miniseries that has been controversial, scandal-ridden and widely panned since before its release. For anyone who has avoided social media for the past five weeks, the series created by Euphoria scribe Sam Levinson and The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) follows Jocelyn, a former child star turned pop diva who's working on her next album while reeling from the death of her mother. When she meets Tedros Tedros (yes that's his full name), a creepy club owner who has adopted a bunch of talented unknown musicians into a cult-like "family," Jocelyn falls under his spell (for some reason) and lets him take over her home and exert control over her career.
While it can be enticing to stick with a show despite all of its flaws and frustrations, there's probably a number of people who skipped out on the rest of The Idol following its premiere. For anyone wondering how Jocelyn and Tedros's relationship ends up, how much screen time Jennie actually got, and whether the show eventually rose to its potential (...yeah, no), read on for a breakdown of the finale.
