THE IDOL: when misogyny is disguised as art 

So basically they babied and coddled a male superstar in their show about exploiting a female superstar??

okay but abel saying "its too much female perspective" has me speechless. We have so many male centered ideas in movies and shows god forbbid there's one or two shows that don't appeal to the male gaze

Even when a show is meant to be about women, men just HAVE to make it about themselves.

The fact that Sam Levinson had included a man being falsely accused of rape on two of his shows says a lot about how he feels about woman.

"Nudity is actually really important and deep". Cool, then why didn't Weeknd have to get naked at any point? Like... it's okay to show him in all these graphically disgusting sex scenes but only Lily must be naked? Seems like Sam and Abel are just hiding behind "nude and sex are useful tools for art" as an excuse for their own fetishes. You cannot put a scene in the first episode of them locking away the intimacy coordinator and then act like actresses actually want to be naked all the time of their own free will. The intimacy coordinator is to help actors feel safe and like they are not being taken advantage of. Newbie actors will do stuff they aren't comfortable with because they don't want to ruin their opportunity... that does not mean they are actually okay with it.

The most misogynistic part of this whole thing to me is the fact every1 catered to The Weeknd. Around his schedule, around his lack of experience (needing multiple cameras to film), etc while poor Lily Rose Depp had to learn hard core choreo, multiple different scripts & work her ass of yet she STILL just became a kind of prop for nudity & Sam & Abel’s wishes. She seems to have v little say in all this too. It’s really crazy to even consider her treatment in comparison to The Weeknd in an age where Hollywood constantly reminds us how pro woman they are (Barbie movie for ex).

One thing that really bothers me (not just in this show but in modern media overall) is the pressure for young women and girls to be "sexually liberated". And the liberation always looks like "I'm having a lot of rough, kinky sex with a lot of different people" and never "I don't really want sex" or "I only want vanilla sex with my partner". I think it puts a lot of pressure on young women to do things they don't really want because they think it's anti feminist or they're repressed or something

The sad thing is that the premise was so interesting. A child actor turned pop star in a toxic place who didn't let her grow up as a normal person sounds good as an analysis of the world she's in. You can make her broken for all the shit she's been through and also cunning enough to keep surviving in such a cut throat business but not in the way Sam and Abel did.

I'd much rather have seen Amy Seimetz's version, which depicted Jocelyn attempting to regain her agency from the sleazy industry who callously stole it from her.

This show really felt like SA from the perspective of the abuser. Especially with how they made Lily Rose Depp so unlikeable and almost like a terrible person by the end, suggesting she was in control all the time and I’m sure that’s how abusers see themselves, as the victim of a seducer.

Can Sam Levinson just go into writing for pornos? That's obviously the only thing he can write.

Petition for "The idol: Amy's cut" to be released geez

In the age of Barbie, we wanted Amy's version

Sam Levinson seems like the kind of guy who likes 'Lolita' for ALL the wrong reasons.

they way the weeknd and Sam levinson thought they did something groundbreaking, when in reality people are already starting to forget this shitshow even existed

"misogyny disguised as art" literally should be the summary of The Idol

"The Idol" is what happens when men try to turn feminine media into media that panders to the male gaze. What happened to Amy Seimetz is similar to what happened to the original director of Pixar's "Brave".

Making men the victim, and also making it so that any experience revolves around men. If Jocelyn was always the manipulators, she could have had an interesting anti-hero arc, but no because even that couldn't be about her. Her manipulation is only handled from the perspective of Tedros and how she affected his life, not even her own life.

I remember going on Twitter and seeing a bunch of people talk about how Amy’a version of the idol was supposed to reminisce Britney Spears , how she started out as a cute and young child star that appealed to children but eventually grew up and came to terms with womanhood, her sexuality etc and THE URGE I HAD TO SEE THAT VERSION was crazy

It's honestly super concerning what powerful, rich men like Sam Levinson and The Weeknd are clearly into and how they view women. The cut scene where The Weeknd smashes Lily's face and she smiles and asks to be beaten more? What the actual fuck? Their search histories and their behaviour must be absolutely sick behind the scenes. Painting the abused as 'the real abuser' is just so disgusting.

I am begging someone in the industry to make a movie or show about an egotistical self-centered show writer who ramps things up higher and higher and higher and is basically given whatever he wants just because the company loves him so much. I feel like it could be quite a good surreal black mirror-esque show/movie Edit: also, killing the American accent!

To be honest, I already had many problems with sexualization and questionable empowerment of female characters in Euphoria, specially of teenagers, so I wasn't really that chocked when I watched The Idol and how he portrayed an adult woman. I think people now were able to see better how creepy his works because The Idol has no glitter or pretty aesthetic to make the audience like at least something.

I think it was disgusting the way they portrayed the weekns character who is an abuser as a victim of a manipulative women who was the mastermind and orchestrated everything to experience the abuse he subjected her to, perpetuating the notion that women like 'r4pey' guys. this notion is more obvious when the show literally had a line where a girl said “he gives r4pey vibes” and lily roses character saying “I kinda like it.” 🤮 the entire show is just about sam levinsons and the weeknds r3pe fantasies and torture corn

Who knew Velma wouldn't be HBO's worst series of the year?

Hot take: Euphoria has always been a groomer show, the fate of The idol is sad but unsurprising.

I feel every single commentary video about the idol could be summed up with what you said at 59:45 "Men will bend over backwards to make the man the real victim."

The part about using zoom lenses and shots inspired by old thrillers reminded me of an essay by Melissa Febos about women shown in film as prey and about desensitizating the audience to violent imagery. This series is very predatory in this sense.

It says a lot that The Weeknd’s idea of sexy lyrics is a woman singing to him “Push me down hold me down/ Spit in my mouth while you turn me out.” There’s more, but honestly, ew.

Just for the record, intimacy coordinators are also there to protect cast and crew that need to be on set but may not be nude. You maybe want to be nude but not everyone arounds you consents to seeing you nude.

I really feel like Abel should've been like a peek-a-boo type of actor where he shouldn't have been Tedros but he should've appeared as a side character... his fans would be happy, he could still be a co-creator and had like a Stan Lee type of cameo where everybody knows he's one of the creators but he's not the main focus 😂 but nah... his ego's too large for that role

I need them to release Amy’s version like they did the Snyder cut. Even if it’s unfinished or just the script, we need The Idol (Amy’s Version) 🙏🙏

If you want a story about a female musician struggling with mental health and it's portrayed sympathetically and sensitively, I recommend The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes. The book is about Cassidy Holmes, a member of the 2000s girl group Gloss that's based on the Spice Girls. The members who haven't spoken to her since they disbanded process the loss and wonder what they could have done to help her. It's a much more interesting story than The Idol.

I quite agree with your view on the nudity. Jocelyn is shown nude or in skimpy, uncomfortable clothes even when she isn't explicitly trying to perform. Her poses when sitting or standing still are more for spectacle. It's actually a missed opportunity to explore how she can't "turn off" her performance mode anymore--something a lot of women can relate to, even if they're not celebrities.

i loved the vision before sam ruined it. Sam creeps me tf out honestly. Euphoria is his fetish piece, and idol is as well. Euphoria and Idol exposes the dark side of fame, and youth; however it felt like a moment to praise, and sexualize abuse.

I felt so bad for the actress because she's either, one, contractually obligated to defend these creepy men, or, two, is very stupid

I watched the whole show and Abel is genuinely one of the worst actors of all time. Had he not been in it and the show focused more on the pressure popstars feel (like the part of the episode where she cries out for her mom), this could have been a great show. But the plot is a mess, they tried to do that weird twist, and Sam is a terrible producer who's only idea is "but what if woman bad". Destiny was my favourite part.

it’s still WILD to me that they didn’t want a show about a female artist as the main character to have a female perspective ??? they really took something with so much potential and turned it into some self-indulgent fantasy.. and then they gave jocelyn some half-assed “girlboss” moment at the end that makes NO SENSE

I read a post along the lines of "you can always tell whether an artist is male or female based on the way they portray women" and i think that is very relevant when talking about The Idol

ive said this before, but it’s so upsetting to me how a show that started production as a story about the exploitation of women in the music industry ended up as a story about women lying about being abused / assaulted. also, funny moment, i started watching this in the lobby of a dentist office and not a minute into it a weeknd song started playing.

the thing is sam is constantly trying to make tv shows staring women that have these “relatable” metaphors on the world and how women are treated through surrealism. i think rue’s storyline is the only one that’s actually consistent, and every other character is either butchered, glamorized for their abusive behavior by turning them into an overpowered villain with zero stakes, or underwritten. if many women are pointing out how it’s unrealistic, hollow, and empty that their entire lives revolve around shitty men and they consistently make these choices that turn them into manic pixies, that’s because sam is uninspired by the idea of women just having a crappy life that isn’t completely brutal. you can have faye-who’s just naked. a drug deal, an abusive relationship between a pop star and pathetic squatter, a puritanical town reenacting the purge, a woman being sexualized and spread out as revenge porn. it’s always some beautiful sad girl who only takes her power back by being as violent and terrible as her abuser to others who don’t deserve it. the “jocelyn took back her power by possibly lying about abuse so she could recieve it” is really disgusting, because the only way you beat an abuser is to successfully leave them. he promotes the idea that the perfect victim is this equally manipulative woman instead of someone who is healing. maddy tried to heal in s2 but that wasn’t beautifully sad enough, so there was a gun scene from nate out of nowhere. there’s also the fact he’s trying to have nudity “desexualized” but it usually just leads to women randomly taking their clothing off and acting like “born yesterday” beings who aren’t aware of others seeing them-that is not telling a story on reality like he wants. most women are incredibly aware of our bodies bc we are constantly sexualized anyway. and outside of that, sex scenes do occur but it would make sense to make those the least explicit rather than casual nudity if that was his message.

I watched many videos about the idol and I'm still flabbergasted about how they thought they were doing something with this absolute cringe porn. the audacity only men can have, it's amazing

the fact that they filmed in the weekend's house reminds me of when in bojack horseman they film the philbert tv show on a set identical to bojack's house and bojacks like looses touch with reality and what his real life is, lol not saying that happened but interesting

I am so glad you were so vocal about the clear violation of consent in the closet sex scene! ❤You are damn right about such portrayals being dangerous as there is a plethora of research stating that normalising such issues in media directly correlates with then many people unfortunately displaying rape myths acceptance; which then leads to all sorts of further issues such as millions of unfair sexual violence trials where the survivor has to defend themselves most of the time rather than the perpetrator and in general survivors being afraid to report cases, since “it’s not a big deal, hehe” and all that

I have watched almost every single video about this show and somehow this video still managed to mention crazy things I hadn't heard of at all.

the implied ending that she's actually "the real manipulator" pisses me off so much. abused women have to deal with this narrative all the time, especially in the public eye. just think abt how amber heard got absolutely demolished and how most people were convinced she was an evil manipulator faking her abuse. you can make a manipulative female character, or women who take advantage of their percieved vulnerability (amy dunne ily) i would love to see more of those, but this one was really badly done

I'm still not over these plot points making no sense at all. If Jocelyn was the manipulator all along, why does she act like that when she finds out the weekend had her friend take her to the club? That felt like it was only for the audience. Why are the label execs acting like those performances are the second coming of christ? There are literally so many super talented people out there. Knowing how to sing is simply NOT enough to get signed or even to make it in the music industry. Why would a random nightclub owner be knowledgeable enough to have input on her music and seemingly make it better? And why would an exposé of past crimes ruin the life of a nobody who's not a celebrity and who no one cares about, especially when in real life, up until a couple years ago child molestr woody allen was out there making films with huge stars and getting praised for his genius? Why would a label person choose to give a mid song to an unknown dancer who can sing instead of a wold famous popstar, even if said popstar wasn't doing great atm? Why would Jocelyn the mastermind introduce the weekend as her boyfriend *after* he was exposed? Like, remember how swifties went wild after that whole matty healy thing (and he's not even a convicted felon)? She's either very stupid or just willing to throw her career down the drain. And anyone who's ever consumed any media on cults knows that most cult leaders don't use physical torture because they don't need to. It's mostly manipulation. The use of violence actually often leads to some members kind of waking up and wanting to leave. It's just so stupid.

The way the barbie movie is the biggest movie of the year and no one can believe it has anything to do with it being about WOMEN

that twist or whatever is so cheap in an "it was all just a dream" way but im sure they thought it was genius

Sam Levinson directed 7 better than average episodes and he's already tripping like he's Martin Scorsese

Using the most vile photos of Sam Levinson is so appreciated

This was genuinely the most out of touch I’ve ever seen a show. It was glorified r**e and a glamorization of drugs and substance abuse. Sam Levinson has got to get a grip, and the fact that Abel was okay with this says a lot about his character.

Babes I couldn’t even get past the first episode, but I love you for doing this

I feel so bad for the actors who worked hard on the first version only for their scenes to be completely removed. What a terrible and unprofessional way to treat people.

The only way I can imagine a 'Jocelyn as a manipulator' storyline going well is it being a slow buildup with a breaking point in the second to last episode, not the last one. Imagine this: Left destitute after her Mother's death, she throws herself into her Hollywood/singing career to earn money. She is initially hoping to find the love she never had in her family in her on-set, but as Jordan says, all the people in her on-set life are also all preying on her. All they care about is putting money in their pockets, regardless of Jocelyn's wellbeing. We see the dog-eat-dog world of Hollywood displayed in various scenarios; After the failed music video, she overhears one of her close friends being offered a record deal, implying the record company is considering replacing her. If they had to do the gross Revenge P plot, it could be from an ex who is a desperate to land a role in a movie and is willing to do anything to be put in the limelight, even at her expense. Her fans are revealed to love her polished celebrity image, not the real her. I would keep Destiny as a real and genuine friend (and her own arc, she is rad and deserves some development outside just being Jocelyn's best friend!) But we can see Jocelyn becoming paranoid even of her, because everyone else seems to be manipulating her in order to get ahead and survive in an expensive city like LA. If the weekend is included in this show, I agree with Jordan; he should be introduced as very sweet and likable. He has a sad backstory of growing up in poverty, similar to that of Jocelyn's mother. Then, as the episodes go on, he slowly becomes creepy and abusive and pushes her to become more manipulative, cruel, and underhanded herself. She joins the dogs in the dog-eat-dog world, and begins to manipulate her cast and crew and friends to get ahead. He begins a cycle of abuse, reconciliation, isolation, and encouraging her to manipulate others. He convinces her that now that she has hurt the others on set, they are out to get her even more, and she must manipulate them even harder and only listen to what he says, because only he loves her and can save her. As this all is happening, we are getting the slow drip of Jocelyn's backstory: Jocelyn is a child who was abused by her mom with the brush and whose tears and begging do nothing to change her abusers mind. Her mother somehow manages to spend Jocelyn's entire child actor earnings despite Coogan's law to pay off various debts. The only part we have yet to see if the day of her mothers' death. Jocelyn is backstage, and the weekend encourages her to do something manipulative to Destiny or someone else who has been kind to her. When they are crying, and Jocelyn realizes she has hurt her only true friend in the world. She snaps, grabs the infamous hairbrush (which I am imagining is designed to have a sharpened end) and is about to stab the weekend, when suddenly she looks a mirror reflecting the whole scene and is hit with a flashback: When Jocelyn was a child, she had to become crafty, lie and manipulate her mother as a coping mechanism and in order to survive. The actual cause of her Mother's death is not cancer, but Jocelyn getting caught by her mother in a lie, her mother about to beat her with the brush, and Jocelyn managing to grab it and stab her instead. Just like she is about to do with the weekend. But is this flashback real? Is it the weekend manipulating her mind somehow? Was this the right thing to do, or does this make her no better than the weekend/her abusive mother? Does some part of her still love the weekend/her mom despite all the pain they put her through, or is that just the abuse and the part of society that tells women that they must love their family/lovers unconditionally? Are mom/the weekend like this because they went through their own cycles of abuse, or does that not even matter? Is she just perpetuating a cycle of violence? All these possibilities flood into her mind and she breaks down. The weekend escapes. The final episode is one where Jocelyn heals. She accepts that what her mom/the weekend did was never ok despite their history, and painfully accepts that the same applies to her behavior. Not sure the exact plot points of this yet, but she finds people who truly love her for who she is, gets out of the messed up Hollywood industry, and begins to work on feeling better. Maybe if you want a final dark and spooky twist, she is performing in a small community musical theater, auditioning for a role alongside some other people she has made friends with. She goes backstage to fix her hair and makeup, and when she looks in the mirror, she sees the weekend again. They talk, with her refusing to look him in the eyes, and she defiantly discusses all the progress she has made. He smirks and tells her she has some hairs out of place, and puts down the hairbrush on the table 'in case she needs it'. She quickly turns around to tell him off, but he isn't there. She picks up the hairbrush and stares at it. We hear one of her auditioning friends ask who she is talking to and if she is coming out to finish the audition with the rest of them. She stares at the brush as if struggling to decide something, says "Yeah, just a minute" and the scene ends on that shot. (ooooh spooky, is the weekend part of her mind or not? Will she return to the manipulative habits that were engrained in her as coping mechanisms or not? Much ambiguous, very applause, I will be taking my oscar now) I mean, this won't fix all the messed up behind-the-scene-stuff, but at least it would make for a bearable narative.

You know, there could have been something there to the idea of Jocelyn being dismissed because she's sex-positive as an artist. Women get shamed for enjoying sex in a way I as a man have never, ever been. It would have been nice if they'd followed through on that and shown us men who think of her as stupid or airheaded for her refusal to be ashamed of her sexuality, and then shown us how intelligent and perceptive she is, because in reality women can be both smart and sexual, just as men can be both. Buuuut they didn't actually *do* that, so the statement about her being underestimated doesn't make any sense looking at the show we got.

I dont think the false r*pe allegation within this plot has enough discourse. That scene being paired with the fact that the women are the perpetrators is just so disgusting. He obviously sees these things as ways women receive leverage in media instead of women having the courage to out their r*pist and de-platform those people. Not to mention this is not the first time hes included this in a plot (maddie w the college guy in euphoria). He is sending a very loud message of how he feels about such topics which leads me to believe one day well hear about one of his own...

I think the saddest craziest thing is some of the plot lines like “your mom died and you became a needy psycho bitch” as her like agents tell her , and then also like the hairbrush? Then on top of that a nude is leaked of her and instead of like “omfg this is revenge porn” it’s like “it’s not that bad right ?” Like Jesus it was so tone deaf. And it was like weird porny acting , they had some good ass talent and couldn’t utilize it because the weekend was just dick slinging wverywhere

The "Mental illness is sexy" line in the show said enough.

I'm starting to believe Sam isn't even talented. He took Euphoria - originally an Israeli show - and it's acknowledge that Skins is an influence (VERY heavy influence, might I add.) Yeah, he is an addict and that may inspire it A BIT... but I am also an addict, and I'll telling you right now... I doubt a lot of those experiences are ACTUALLY his, and probably shit he heard in the rooms. Sounds like he comes from a well off family - and even if they cut him off, that's going to impact A LOT. Must be nice to be able to go to rehab multiple times... I only was able to go once, and insurance stopped paying after 2 weeks. I bet Sam never was sex trafficked - But that shows up as a risk in the show. I was, however. I didn't even realize it until recently - and it was obvious. But it sure wasn't like the show... A lot of the addict experience is NOTHING like the show... this is, unless you're from a well-to-do family. But Rue isn't. So it's hardly even believable.

#JusticeforAmySeimetz

I want Amy’s version NOW

knowing the footage is still out there is so frustrating. really hoping that HBO realizes they can recoup their losses by releasing it as another diector’s cut

girl, i literally think this is THE BEST comentary video on the idol i have watched, by far. i love how serious you took the subject and it is actually still easy and not traumatizing to hear along with you. i think you made a killing point when talking about the intimacy coordinator in ep.1, you stabbed this show to death girl lol slay??! also, need to compliment your vocabulary lol fr you deliver serious matters in such a clear way, loved it. if you haven't, you should read "Femininity and domination" by Sandra Lee Bartky. Jordan, I LOVE your content lol anyway xo girl

It's amazing that vampire by Olivia Rodrigo said more in one song than The Idol did in five episodes

This sam levinson's gaze is giving me chills 😖🥶💀

The hairbrush being “new” makes no sense, since there’s multiple scenes of Jocelyn aggressively brushing her hair with it.

even though i’ve seen a bunch of videos dissecting the idol trainwreck, i really appreciated how you delved into the behind the scenes and production details, i haven’t heard about these things before and it felt like it added a new understanding to what really happened for the shownto be butchered on many levels

I honestly find it extremely wild that immediately after the show insults & undermines Intimacy Coordinators, suggesting they “stifle” the agency & sexual expression of actors/actresses, it obliviously follows it up with a plot point of the MC having her nude body ruthlessly exploited without any of her consent. They literally pre-undermine their own plot point by making fun of the very idea of being invested in avoiding a performer’s body & caring enough to ask the people around them to be equally committed to avoiding exploitation.

If he wanted the show to be about him so bad he should've played as Jocelyn at least then his music playing in the background wouldn't take me out of the story

Sam Levinson’s take on Korn in everyday society is terrifying, just because it’s all he thinks abt he thinks everyone is the same ????

Good to know one could accurately refer to the show as Epstein's the Idol.

"but I don't think sam levinson's smart enough for that" I love you for that jordan

The way they essentially portrayed rape culture as not real THROUGH rape culture

Truly blessed by this video. The Idol haunts me daily.

the fact that the story was changed and the jocelyn merch could never be featured is simply so heartbreaking. i wish amy’s cut could be leaked so we could see what it would’ve looked like, or even released in a couple years

This is a great video and this is not a criticism just an add on: Intimacy coordinators are not only for female actors. We typically think of their job as related to women because we hear more about women being exploited but intimacy coordinators are their to protect all actors and the crew on set Regardless of gender identity to make sure everyone is comfortable and safe and consenting to what they are going to be doing or seeing on set.

All of this is literally Cassie Howard beat for beat yet everyone was eating that up and treating it as some fun community building exercise every week instead of seeing how weird it was to play along w the "bad victim" narrative... The revenge porn storyline where the pictures/footage are shown (for it to be dropped pretty quick), the *victim* that actually really enjoys being abused and is even kind of the problem to begin with, sexual violence being passed as something else, all the sexual violence that doesn't even make it in, the gratuitous nudity etc. etc. etc.

The Weeknd gives me the ick. When he eventually probably does something awful i will 100% not be surprised. He hides behind "art" as an excuse for his probably true misogynistic views and fantasy.

Tedros practicing how he’s going to greet Jocelyn reminds me of that near identical scene is Gnomeo and Juliet where Gnomeo is practicing his pick up lines

I feel like….if you really are a good storyteller you would be able to show how sexualized this character is without having to just have boobs on the screen, relying on her physical body. Because being objectified goes deeper than that, it’s an emotional thing. I haven’t seen the show so idk, but I just think nudity or at least excess of it is just not necessary for the story. Also, Sam Levinson has a very spooky look in his eyes !!!!!!!

When you were talking about who would be a good Tedros (however you spell it) I immediately thought of Daniel Kaluuya! He played a really good villain in the movie Widows

As someone who has to physically fight a man off of me who I has consented to sex with, but not sex without a condom with. It’s rape. It’s rape. It’s rape.

haha i love the cherry picked photos of sam levinson where he looks unhinged

im getting my hair put in box braids today, and this is the perfect long video!!

Jordan, how dare you, I swore I was over watching videos about The Idol and then you go and do this😂

I haven't watched this video yet. But don't think for a second that I've forgotten about the promised part two of the Love is Blind analysis video 😢

i try not to create too strong of opinions on pieces of media that i haven't personally read/watched/listened to/etc, but this show is an exception. it makes me genuinely sick to my stomach. we need to have more discussions about the line between "im a fully consenting adult who enjoys s-xual activities like degradation" and "im a victim of abuse/people are taking advantage of me". i dont care what people say, there is not a world where smashing someone's face into a desk for gratification is acceptable in any circumstance. s-x is an extremely complicated subject that deserves sooo much studying to completely understand, but understanding where these desires come from in the first place is so essential to determining how to safely go about exploring them and whether or not theyre things you genuinely want.

i feel like Sam Levinson is the type to read Lolita and think Humbert Humbert was the victim…. idk that’s just the vibes the Idol gives me.

I heard you mention the Girlfriend Experience. That show is also female torture porn. I couldn't finish the second season.

You’re not alone cuz I’ve been singing “I’m just a freak yeah” for no reason

21:30 the cinematographer: I was looking at a lot of voyeuristic thrillers (for inspo) Definition of voyeuristic: relating to or denoting sexual pleasure gained from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity OR deriving or relating to enjoyment from seeing the pain and distress of others I’m over how men think the way they “study” and “recreate” women’s objectification makes it any deeper when it’s still just objectification. You can write women struggling or in intercourse without being voyeuristic.

I feel like HBO could have nearly solved the housing crisis in the U.S. with the amount of money wasted beholden to Levinson and Tfsaye :/

this is honestly my favorite video you've released so far. i haven't watched the idol and i wasn't planning to but this video gave me all the information i needed about the show.

45:20 this is such a good point… i feel like people really underestimate how much porn has shaped society’s views on women (specifically) and consent. i mean, this exact point was LITERALLY explored in s1 of euphoria with cassie and mckay’s relationship… so ironic 🥴

8:30 simply put: because making audiovisual content takes exponentially more people than making music. i say this as a musician and a film student: they are INSANELY two different mediums, and if there's one thing that is hammered down at my school is that audiovisual is a collective effort in 99% of cases. he is genuinely just saying shit about something he doesn't know anything about

Yesssssss I NEEDED your take on this omg. This is my Super Bowl 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

i could not be more excited for this!! Jordan AND the gross show that i've been obsessed w recently? AND a whole hour? i will thoroughly enjoy this

Disgusting behaviour from Levinson and Abel, I stopped listening to his music after this show came out bc it was so horrendous I can no longer take him serious in any way NOR want to support him anymore.

I didn’t think I had anything new to learn about this disaster but your thorough research proved me wrong! Great video ❤

There's a good show being held hostage inside The Idol which we sadly will never see