I just finished The Idol and I love it.
Everyone online had 1 of 2 knee jerk reactions to the show,
1 was the moist critical response “ewww sex”
And second was “mean ol’putty tad Sam Levinson being hollywoods newest creepy uncle again”
I’m a Hazbin Hotel fan and if there’s one thing being in fandom taught me. A lot of people have a expensive vocabulary to hide the fact that they are incredibly sheltered when it comes to subject matter such as sex, drugs, exploitation industry, relationships, professional lives, and things, generally being complicated in a way that the universe does not vindicate. And I feel like this series really did give me something I’ve always been looking for. This is not a show that wants you to feel comfortable. This is a show that’s OK with you holding conflicting emotions. Jocelyn and Tedros feel like HBO Charlastor especially in episode 5 leading up to the fingering scene during recording. I love the way that scene linger. I love the way negative space is used. I love the way that you can watch micro expressions and the textures of skin and I love how the nudity doesn’t always really need to announce itself and I love how the vulgarity just kinda happens because that’s how adults talk. Like I really enjoy this show and I feel like it’s giving me something that I don’t get from a lot of other shows.