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It's a cult classic. And Lily Rose Depp is very pretty.


All the teens watch this

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Lily was in a better SCI FI story than this one called VOYAGERS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJkexUBSeg

Voyagers (2021 Movie) Official Trailer – Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp


She's part of a crew of chosen children that's being sent to another planet after EARTH becomes inhabitable. But since it takes 86 YEARS to get there, Lily's generation won't arrive, and it's supposed to be their grandchildren who will actually get there.

And to keep them civilized during the long journey, when they become teenagers they're also given a BLUE DRUG to drink as a way to keep them uninterested in SEX and other AGGRESSIVE behaviors.

But after 2 of the boys discover this, they stop drinking it, and then all kinds of hell breaks out (even worse stuff happens than you see taking place in this IDOL story). LILY's character also becomes the first female to be attacked by the males who stop taking the drug.

And here's a link that contains a clip of the DANCER making a video where she's taken the place of LILY's character in THE IDOL:

https://twitter.com/jennieforever96/status/1670602721785774080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1670602721785774080%7Ctwgr%5E98e2399faadd50935b172741fa2459cdcc462212%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2Farticle%2Fthe-idol-recap-season-1-episode-3-daybreak.html

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That twig has nothing on Lily-Rose.

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Do you mean the DANCER who replaced her in the video is a TWIG???

The way she moves her body is much more IMPRESSIVE than the way that LILY does. In other words, you can also tell she's had the kind of professional dance training that LILY has not.

And IF the PSYCHOPATH drank the same BLUE STUFF that the VOYAGER characters drink in the OTHER STORY then we'd also be much better off.

Because then there'd be no need to subject us to watching this horribly written story, which is full of a bunch of EXTREMELY BORING TORTURE PORN scenes.

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You're easily impressed by the help. She's outclassed by Lily-Rose

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She's outclassed by Lily-Rose


Let's wait and see if you still feel the same way about LILY's character after the LAST EPISODE airs next Sunday.

Because after the HORRIBLE way that she ORDERS the PSYCHOPATH to repeatedly ELECTROCUTE Xander (for simply telling the TRUTH about her), I'm thinking she may also have some other plans for THE TWIG (as you put it) that also have NOTHING whatsoever to do with her character having any kind of CLASS.

Because also NOTE the way that she CRIES or has TEARS running down her cheeks when she tells the TWIG that it's ok for her to STEAL her "WORLD CLASS SINNER" song.

In other words, the TWIG's probably also in some "VERY BIG TROUBLE" for messing around with LILY's character the way that she has.

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I don't watch the show. It's for teens.

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What happened???

Where did you go???

Did you accidentally delete your account???

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Since the show has several WARNINGS before it airs about how INAPPROPRIATE the SEXUAL and other content of it is, imo, the claim that it's FOR TEENS seems to have NO VALIDITY whatsoever.

Here's a link that confirms this is the case:

The Idol age rating and parents guide: Is the HBO show okay for …

https://hiddenremote.com/2023/06/04/the-idol-age-rating-parents-guide-hbo-show-appropriate-kids/

WebJun 4, 2023 · The Idol age rating: What is the HBO show rated? The official age rating for The Idol is TV-MA, with the Parents Guide on IMDb rating the series as “Severe” for Sex & Nudity, Violence & Gore ...Profanity, Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking, and Frightening & Intense Scenes. Having seen the first episode of the series, I can confirm there’s nudity, sex, drug use, language, a scene of Jocelyn masturbating, and more

All in all, The Idol is not intended for viewers under 18 and we wouldn’t recommend children of any age watching it.


In other words, calling the show a CULT CLASSIC is also not so. Because most of the REVIEWS and RATINGS that have been written also agree about how horrible the show is:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_idol/s01/reviews

The Idol doesn't work in any level: not ironically, satirically, self-parodic... lazy soft-core pastime for adolescents or even less so as a serious and intelligent denouncement of the excesses and miseries of show biz.

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So much cringe in The Idol, from the dumb dialogue to The Weeknd’s bad acting.










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Apparently it was canceled because people are appalled at the choices made by a fictional character. But some people do make poor choices. And it creates drama. Which is the point of watching a drama.

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...and all the teens watch it.

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Teens like shit and over rate it. Too bad IMDb got rid of the rating by age.

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