It’s safe to say The Idol has taken its punches, even going back to its pre-production and that has only carried through the first couple of episodes.
Putting all that aside, the story itself has its flaws.
There’s a lack of cohesion at times and some characters, namely Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), who aren’t convincing enough.
While all of this has been going on, though, The Idol has actually given us at least one entertaining and intriguing storyline in each of its first three episodes, which show us that there is a world where The Idol could have worked much better.
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