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Goodbye, The Idol: the controversial HBO show has been cancelled, and it won’t be missed

What went wrong? We look at the reviews

Evening Standard

HBO Canceling The Idol Is Not Surprising, But Statement From The Rep Still Shimmies Around Why

The Idol officially won't return to HBO for a second season.

Cinemablend

'The Idol' ending, explained: what happened between Jocelyn and Tedros, and what fans think about the twist

Needless to say, there's confusing surrounding 'The Idol' ending, so we broke it down

My Imperfect Life

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The Finale Of The Idol Wasn’t The Mind Explosion Sam Levinson Thinks It Was & Here’s Why

Like every other entertainment journalist with a BINGE account, I have thoughts.

Pedestrian.tv

The Idol: Lily-Rose Depp addresses finale’s baffling, controversial twist

This article contains major spoilers for episode five of ‘The Idol’

The Independent UK

Tedious, pointless, cringe-inducing: why The Idol was a failure from start to finish

Even as it aired, Sam Levinson’s disastrous erotic thriller felt like a pulpy box-office flop rescued from the archives. It was so nothingy it’s hard to even tell what its point was – if anything

The Guardian - UK

'The Idol' is hot garbage. Will its stench cling to the Weeknd?

Nine months ago, the Weeknd used a professional high point to herald what may end up the low-water mark of his career.

Los Angeles Times

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The Idol’s Lily-Rose Depp and Sam Levinson on how finale’s twist shows Tedros was actually a ‘victim’

This article contains major spoilers for episode five of ‘The Idol’

The Independent UK

The Idol should have been about modern cults rather than Tedros’s weird kinks

As the HBO drama nears its final episode, Olivia Petter examines its least developed storyline

The Independent UK

I Think HBO's The Idol Could Have Been Great, Here's Why

The Idol is the latest Sam Levinson television show to get negative feedback on social media, and for good reason, but honestly, I think the series could have been great.

Cinemablend

Everything we know about 'The Idol' finale: theories and more

So what will happen to Jocelyn, Tedros and the like? Here's all the intel about 'The Idol' finale

My Imperfect Life

When is ‘The Idol’ ending? Yes, there’s controversy around that, too

Here's what's really going on with Jocelyn and Tedros' fate

My Imperfect Life

Lily Rose Depp finds The Idol's racy scenes 'therapeutic' as the series attracts backlash

Lily Rose Depp, who stars as upcoming pop star Jocelyn in The Idol, has admitted that she finds scenes where she strips off "therapeutic" and doesn't think there's "anything wrong" with enjoying it

Daily Mirror

How (and why) did sex on TV get so bad?

Social media is awash with people cringing at The Idol and other soft porn dramas. Laura Antonia Jordan joins in

Evening Standard

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My Imperfect Life

Is 'The Idol' filmed in The Weeknd’s house? Here's the scoop on where the controversial series was shot

Is that $70 million mansion featured in the show *actually* the place the singer calls home?

My Imperfect Life

Who is Moses Sumney from 'The Idol'? Get to know the singer-turned-actor

He plays the most faithful follower of Tedros' cult, but who is Moses Sumney? All about 'The Idol' performer

Daily Mirror

The Idol's Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd have 'loud' sex in 'cringiest' scene yet

The Idol has been slammed by fans for it's "cringiest" scene yet as Lily Rose Depp and The Weeknd's characters engage in "rather loud" sex while trying things on in a Valentino dressing room

The Independent UK

Dirty talk isn’t always mortifying, but it can – and should – be better

As the sex scenes in the divisive music industry series ‘The Idol’ induce widespread cringe, Ellie Muir asks experts whether dirty talk is ever sexy, and if there are ways to actually make it fun

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The Independent UK

The Weeknd responds to backlash over The Idol’s most controversial scene so far

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

Pedestrian.tv

The Weeknd Says That Fkd Sex Scene In The Idol Was *Supposed* To Make You Uncomfy

If you felt icky watching *that* sex scene in episode two of The Idol, don't worry — according to The Weeknd, we're MEANT to want to gouge our eyes out.

The Guardian - UK

Nauseating, hateful TV: how The Idol has single-handedly resurrected torture porn

Sam Levinson’s miserable drama despises its characters – and its audience. What an utterly gruelling exercise in revelling in a protagonist’s pain

Daily Mirror

The Idol viewers switch off as 'worst sex scene in history' sparks huge backlash

The Idol has reportedly lost 100,000 viewers after receiving massive backlash online over 'the worst sex scene in history' which aired in the second episode of the HBO series

The Independent UK

The Weeknd responds to The Idol backlash over ‘gross’ episode two sex scene

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

Daily Mirror

The Idol viewers horrified watching The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp's X-rated sex scene

The Idol viewers have been left in a state of shock after witnessing a cringe-filled X-rated sex scene of the raunchy series, with the steamy scene featuring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp

Pedestrian.tv

The Idol Is Just As Provocative As It Claimed It Would Be — But What’s The Actual Point Of It All?

“How bad can it be?” Me, before I watched The Idol.

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