The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp’s show opens with a compelling, nauseating hour of HBO gloss
We begin with Jocelyn , posing for the cover of her new album. The photographer asks for a laugh, a few doe-eyed shots, a mischievous look or two, pure sex, and then finally, emotion. Jocelyn duly breaks down. It is not the most original opening to’s Sam Levinson and The Weeknd, but Depp manages to sell the scene, and that rings true for this debut episode, an enjoyable albeit frequently frustrating hour of sleazy summer fun.
A little background on the pop star : her mum recently died from cancer, and she had some kind of breakdown. In the wake of this personal crisis, Jocelyn seems to be a little lost. She’s at war with an intimacy coordinator , unhappy with the direction of her music , and more than a little disassociated .
In this episode, “Pop Tarts & Rat Tales”, the crisis du jour is that a private photo of Jocelyn in a compromising position has leaked. She is, as one label rep notes, “frosted like a pop tart”. If you were wondering whetheris a series that would dare to show that photo: it is. Regardless of whether this is provocative or gratuitous , the leak is an effective plot device delineating the pop star’s entourage. Everyone around Jocelyn finds out about the photo before Jocelyn herself does.
By the time she discovers why everyone is acting weird, they’ve already begun to spin it: is she a victim? Is she a slut? Could this actually be an empowering moment? None of those discussions are interesting, but the ecosystem’s dynamic is. There is plain-talking Nikki , publicist Benjamin , manager Xander , Live Nation rep Andrew , and Destiny . All these people are awful and inept.
The following evening, Leia and Jocelyn are discussing the latter’s new single. Jocelyn is embarrassed by the lyrics, but as Leia points out, “Every song sounds weird when you talk the lyrics.” . The pair have an easy, young-people-talking-shit vibe. When Leia says that Tedros seems “rapey” for example, Jocelyn unsettlingly admits to liking it. She invites Tedros by anyway, and plays him her new song, which he says sounds like a hit .
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