Finally after what seems like years the new TV show from the creator of Euphoria has finally debuted on HBO. When I say that this show had production issues I really do mean it and it's something that I will go into more detail about later on in this very post but let's just say that it's wonder that the show even made it's air date and so then join me as I give you my first impressions of the show that is basically HBO's version of Nashville with the show in question being called simply just "The Idol" enjoy.
The plot of this first episode is when a lewd picture of her is leaked online trouble singer Jocelyn ends up seeking up the advice of a leader of a cult. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured /presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad with this episodes plot being of this episode somewhat decent but the plot for the most part was also really pretty bad in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this episode is this shows co-creator and producer Abel Tesfaye as Tedros and Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn. Also starring in this episode is Suzanna Son as Chloe , Troye Sivan as Xander , Jane Adams as Nikki Katz , Hank Azaria as Chaim , singer Jennie Ruby Jane as Dyanne , Rachel Sennott as Leia , Hari Nef as Talia , Moses Sumney as Izaak , Dan Levy as Benjamin and Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Destiny.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad with alot of this episodes vast doing their best to turn in good performances. However you can quite clearly tell Abel Tesfaye isn't an actor and as such his performance in this episode is just so wooden and that really does the effect the overall quality of the acting in this episode.
To me the closest show that I can compare this show to is Nashville as both shows deal with fallen singers trying to rescue their respective career's. However whereas Nashville gave us likable characters and a more realistic storyline this show gives us some rather unlikable characters and it's storyline seems like it isn't that realistic at all which is a shame because this shows storyline is one that could work as a TV show as it has everything all their to make a great TV show all it would need is a creative team to pull it off.
You might be mistaken for thinking that Sam Levinson is the only writer and director for this show however you'd be wrong. As this show originally had a different director behind it and he wasn't set to write the show however when the show had already filmed over EIGHTY PERCENT of it's first season for some unknown reason the shows original director Amy Seimetz left the show and Sam decided to scrap everything that had been filmed for no reason and decided to change the storyline to make it more of a love story instead of what it was originally really meant to be which was about a troubled starlet falling victim to a predatory industry figure and fighting to reclaim her own agency.
This one cause in delay meant that filming for the show had to be paused several times once so that the new scripts could be written and once again so that main star , co-creator and c-producer Abel Tesfaye could embark on his After Hours til Dawn Tour. This just goes to show you that this show had alot of production issues with some stuff even coming out just a few short weeks ago with co-star Lily-Rose Depp coming out and admitting that at times she would stay clear of him when he was in “full Tedros mode.” which I think means he was method acting and perhaps he took it to far but either way she shouldn't have had to have done that as most of her scenes in this first episode are with him but this isn't he shows only controversy either with some of the shows crew showing concerns about the shows more extreme nature.
I really do think that the original version of this show might have been the more better version of the show. As you can tell right away that Abel's character isn't a good guy and so making the show into some sort of dark and twisted romance story just doesn't work because your not giving us likable characters and the show makes it's main character look dumb for falling for someone who is quite clearly a bad person and as such having the original show be a commentary on how things are in not only the music industry but also the entertainment industry as a whole would have been a much more better way to take this show and to take this storyline.
Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly fifty four minuets and twenty eight seconds. Which is pretty much the bog standerd running for any HBO drama however with that being said his episode doesn't real have alot of story to cover that large amount of running time and as such for a large portion of this episodes running time we are just left seeing these characters just going abut their day to day lives and there's only so long that you can see that until it get boring but this episode is helped by the fact that it has some really good pacing to it.
So now then since this is a drama that means that I have to actually talk about the actual drama that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual drama that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty pretty bad. As this episodes drama just comes out of know where and it plays no impact on the actual plot itself it;s their just for the sake of being their and that's really it in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall this episode was a really bad first episode but i will admit that the show does have some potential to it but judging by the reviews it's not going to reach that potential or get a second season either in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this post and since this is only my first impressions I won't be giving this show a rating however if i'm still watching this show when this shows final episodes airs or is released and then i'll give this a show review and a rating as well.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post from the official Black Pink fandom wiki page , the official Nashville fandom wiki page , the official Euphoria fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful Google Images since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on Google Images are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.