"Porn Consumption": Fans Call Out 'The Idol' Makers, The Weeknd For "Worst Sex Scene In History"
'The Idol' continues to receive flak from all corners. Here is more on the latest controversy.
HBO's latest offering 'The Idol' released on June 4, and if the higher officials at the company were expecting that the show would manage to achieve the fandom of marquee shows like 'Succession', 'Game of Thrones', 'House of the Dragon', and 'Chernobyl', how wrong were they? The show has not managed to garner positive reviews, nor the show is raking up the viewership numbers. As per a report in Variety, 'The Idol' episode 2 which premiered on June 11 clocked in just 8,00,000 viewers on Sunday, and it was 12 per cent down from the series premiere.
The show, however, has managed to stay consistent in one department, and that is controversies. Now, in the latest entertainment news, the users are slamming the show makers, Lily Rose-Depp and the Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye for an explicit sex scene.
For the unversed, the show, since its debut at Cannes Film Festival 2023, has been embroiled in a controversy for depicting an "exploitative and misogynist attitude" towards women, reported the Independent. Another publication British GQ released an article on the show, saying: "The Idol just gave us the worst sex scene in history."
Here are some of the Twitter reactions regarding 'The Idol':
The Weeknd in The Idol pic.twitter.com/r1ct7Vhl8x
— Josh Zilberberg (@joshzilbs) June 12, 2023
wait the idol is so good when they focus on jocelyn's life until that corny the weeknd came and ruined the show with the oversexualized wattpad dialogue pic.twitter.com/pirFgQ0vba
— ꨄ︎ (@cursedmilfs) June 12, 2023
Watching The Idol you can see the crumbs of what the show could have been. Lily Rose Depp is great but can only do so much with what she’s given. Sam Levinson and The Weeknd really bring it down especially this episode.The rest of the cast is great but the writing YIKES. #theidol pic.twitter.com/zqBJz9eTqz
— Luis (@CultureElixir) June 12, 2023
me when the weeknd started talking in that bedroom sex scene #THEIDOL pic.twitter.com/OskSsabFOj
— cas (@Mystopian) June 12, 2023
sam levinson and the weeknd need to be in jail. the warnings were right: #TheIdol is just them acting out their rape fantasies.
— christina (@givereceipts) June 8, 2023
so sick that they’re normalizing & sexualizing asphyxiation and choking. this was also the 2nd scene in just the 1st ep that contained choking. wtf https://t.co/QGItAaFbFt
The Weeknd’s mind is rotted from too much p0rn consumption bc that scene was disgusting. and notice how again, he didn’t even take his shirt off while Lily was naked
— chateau bunny ❄️ (@cocainecross) June 12, 2023
Apart from The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, the show also stars Dan Levy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Eli Roth, Hari Nef, Jane Adams, Jennie Ruby Jane, Mike Dean, Moses Sumney, Rachel Sennott, Ramsey, Suzanna Son, and Hank Azaria.
'The Idol' has been made by the creators of another HBO smash-hit 'Euphoria' starring Zendaya. The show has also been created by Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Reza Fahim, and Sam Levinson.
The principal photography for the show began in November 2021 in and around Los Angeles, California.
The production was temporarily paused in April 2022 due to The Weeknd co-headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with Swedish House Mafia on short notice.
