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  • @KarstenRunquist
    @KarstenRunquist  11 місяців тому +63

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    • @JacobSmith-xr3lq
      @JacobSmith-xr3lq 11 місяців тому

      when is the succession video coming

    • @Shrek555
      @Shrek555 11 місяців тому +3

      Have you seen The Bear? I think it’s amazing, and I think you might like it too.

  • @aadvani22
    @aadvani22 11 місяців тому +4351

    Abel’s hidden talent of acting really should’ve stayed hidden

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +112

      Hidden? Maybe it's better for his hidden talent of acting should've NEVER EXISTED

    • @sonictiger6716
      @sonictiger6716 11 місяців тому +7

      True dat!

    • @ethanbridge4808
      @ethanbridge4808 11 місяців тому +77

      Trust me it stayed hidden

    • @sha4522
      @sha4522 11 місяців тому +25

      talent isnt the word id use

    • @kev1619
      @kev1619 11 місяців тому +11

      bro should go back to the music studio

  • @FortuitousOwl
    @FortuitousOwl 11 місяців тому +3343

    I’m glad people are finally seeing Sam levinson as the edgy hack he has always been

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +241

      I'm glad that critics disliked the series too. I was worried that they're gonna play it safe because of their bias with Levinson instead they ditched him this time with his new show. Absolutely deserve it

    • @HoodedSpidey
      @HoodedSpidey 11 місяців тому +86

      I hope we get a Joss Whedon/Zack Snyder moment. The original cut would’ve been so much better and I’m curious what the script was like when The Weeknd wrote it.

    • @b_delta9725
      @b_delta9725 11 місяців тому +164

      First season of Euphoria had many writers and it shows, there were tons of earned heartfelt moments to make the edgy stuff compelling. Then in season 2 he was the only writer and it became porn with teen characters, and now this garbage.

    • @johnjoseph6874
      @johnjoseph6874 11 місяців тому +31

      @@b_delta9725Actually, Sam Levinson was always the only writer for the show. He himself said at the premiere that he doesn’t have a writers room, and that he would be terrible at managing one. So all the writing on Euphoria, including the first season was him. Not sure why he went off the rails after he finished season 1 though.

    • @FlyingFocs
      @FlyingFocs 11 місяців тому +115

      @@johnjoseph6874 Considering Euphoria is apparently an adaptation of an Israeli drama with only one season, maybe it was just easier to write when he had existing material to go off of.

  • @steviemartini101
    @steviemartini101 11 місяців тому +2303

    It’s sad how Jocelyn was seen as the villain and Tedros as the victim. It just shows how Sam Levinson is as a creator for making explicit content and making women belittled and vulnerable. Such as Cassie in season 2, when she was like “i belong to you and you can control whatever i do” seriously? who says that?

    • @ogmarker
      @ogmarker 11 місяців тому +31

      I don’t get this, though? Would a better ending have been her cutting off her whole team, tragically losing her record deal/success, and mindlessly following Tedros around as he goes to find another member? I don’t think she was supposed to be “the villain” to his “victim” - I think considering how she caught on to this plan to potentially fuck her over, she acted quick and decided to introduce all this people as new artists for the label/that can open on her tour, and cut out the middleman - Tedros, who I never got an inclination to feel bad for.
      The very ending with them reconciling was a bizarre choice and is another conversation - but I don’t get how the character getting out ahead and showing she’s not one to fuck with, makes the character “belittled”

    • @MeliDMR93
      @MeliDMR93 11 місяців тому +62

      ​​@@ogmarkerI think 2 things give off this vibe, first that Tedros refuses money - sort of a 180 of the leeching vibes we had gotten to... now she's worth so much to him!. Second is all the other production choices: him looking dishevelled, sick, seated away from the rest of the group all alone, the fact that he catches on so late that the brush is brand new (just before she uses him publicly!), the show in itself closing with him at the end of all her double crossing, I do think the intent of that is to show humilliation of the character and sort end the thing on his victimization.
      I think there could be room for your interpretation but maybe with Tedros being less 😮 "omg 😢 you played me 😔😭" and more "we both played this game 🤨 and you were better 🤷🏻‍♀️". Not that I wanted more episodes of this travestry, but well more arguments about how abysmal the writing was.

    • @FallonFontaine
      @FallonFontaine 11 місяців тому +21

      If you see Tedros as a victim then it’s only because Jocelyn had the last laugh. Neither one of them are victims & this show could’ve really shown how they battled each other to be the biggest manipulator but instead we got another rendition of T&A: brought to you by Sam Levinson. He should be in jail for his crimes.

    • @tatehildyard5332
      @tatehildyard5332 11 місяців тому +52

      Just here to raise awareness that Levinson kind of looks like a barn owl.

    • @drew2510
      @drew2510 11 місяців тому +16

      @@tatehildyard5332 thank you for your service 🙏

  • @Chuuzus
    @Chuuzus 11 місяців тому +1328

    The fact that the idol was supposedly going to be about women's mistreatment in hollywood and then Sam Levinson came on and ruined it also The Weeknd said it had too much female perspective and cut a lot of content out...

    • @thelastjerkbender2505
      @thelastjerkbender2505 11 місяців тому +123

      Yup. The whole production fiasco and the show itself have both made me think less of Abel and Sam. Like ok, with Sam there were warning signs (season 2 of Euphoria, Malcolm and Marie) but what the fuck man, I didn't expect Abel to turn out to be such an out and out douche. Also he's such an awful actor! I've seen better acting in RDCworld skits. Hell, Mark from RDC could have 100% done a better job than him.

    • @sopikojaparidze2035
      @sopikojaparidze2035 11 місяців тому +25

      gross

    • @spaghetto9836
      @spaghetto9836 11 місяців тому +29

      The irony is so real.

    • @sevastilouta5984
      @sevastilouta5984 11 місяців тому +27

      They really did the very thing they were trying to "criticize"

    • @Mzjenn36
      @Mzjenn36 11 місяців тому +9

      We need to start a hashstag #theweekendisoverparty

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq 11 місяців тому +829

    Leia was the only character who felt human, but even then, she just stood back and let her supposed "Best Friend" Jocelyn get harassed to no end.

    • @munchiekins
      @munchiekins 11 місяців тому +33

      I dont understand why she didnt do anything more concrete than complain to destiny chaim and izaak 🥲

    • @erwin_town4603
      @erwin_town4603 11 місяців тому

      And also how her breaking point was a r*pe accusation that she herself wasn’t there to witness and had zero way of knowing if it was false or not.

    • @mhawang8204
      @mhawang8204 11 місяців тому +47

      @@munchiekins because she had no power. She was an employee as well as a friend.

    • @munchiekins
      @munchiekins 11 місяців тому +4

      @@mhawang8204 but she could have exposed what tedros was doing to paparazzi or a news outlet or in a blind item.

    • @kodilauren
      @kodilauren 11 місяців тому +31

      To be fair leia was just pretty much a punching bag , constantly getting told to shut up or waved off and constantly getting outnumbered on disagreements. Nobody listened to her @ all except for Joc, & even then joc only noticed / listened to her when Leia was waking her up for the day & telling her what she needed to do that was literally it.

  • @sk3lut
    @sk3lut 11 місяців тому +451

    There are some leaked photos of what originally the idol was meant to be. A more Britney Spears inspired, child star rises to fame etc type of show. It also showed the weeknd with his natural hair and not that god awful rattail. We need the Amy Seimetz cut since it was already 80% filmed.

    • @joshbaker1581
      @joshbaker1581 11 місяців тому +50

      Ah the great director versus battle joining the likes of Snyder vs Whedon, Donner vs Lester, now its Semetz vs Levinson

    • @sk3lut
      @sk3lut 11 місяців тому +40

      @@joshbaker1581 im taking seimetz W

    • @germandarling123
      @germandarling123 11 місяців тому +28

      80%?! Holy shit that's crazy! Why did they decide to reshoot and waste so much money?

    • @sk3lut
      @sk3lut 11 місяців тому +47

      @@germandarling123 because allegedly the weeknd was the one who fired her because the show was heading to much into a “female perspective” so he brought on levinson

    • @leighsweetmelody5085
      @leighsweetmelody5085 11 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@sk3luttf? Wasn't that what Abel wanted the show to be about or have I heard wrong?

  • @drew2510
    @drew2510 11 місяців тому +549

    The one tear coming out of Lily Rose Depp's eye is hilarious considering her dad's role in Cry Baby where his character literally has the shtick of crying with one tear lol

    • @bloopdaddy
      @bloopdaddy 11 місяців тому +46

      I can't tell you how loud I laughed at this. My dog was shook.

    • @jasminebella4029
      @jasminebella4029 10 місяців тому +2

      I didn't even think about that🤣🤣🤣

  • @brandonmclendon5368
    @brandonmclendon5368 11 місяців тому +398

    I don’t mind a show being dark and tackling serious issues, as long as the show has something to say and is entertaining, and it just doesn’t say anything and the show is just boring.

    • @sevastilouta5984
      @sevastilouta5984 11 місяців тому +7

      Agreed, it lacked self awareness

    • @Mzjenn36
      @Mzjenn36 11 місяців тому +8

      Plus its mad cringe

    • @whorcruxed
      @whorcruxed 11 місяців тому +2

      That's the exact reason Euphoria worked. It still is a good show with some good storyline, message and commentary among all the things that's supposedly dark.

  • @robertborland5083
    @robertborland5083 11 місяців тому +208

    Sam Levinson: "I think we're about to have the biggest show of the summer."
    [The Monkey's Paw curls one finger]

    • @iivvrryy
      @iivvrryy 11 місяців тому +10

      Best comment here

    • @biindiecat2878
      @biindiecat2878 10 місяців тому +2

      Not the Monkeys paw 😭😭

  • @mrd5024
    @mrd5024 11 місяців тому +211

    This show is so hard to watch. I feel so bad for the editors. Having to see this for hours on end. My god...

    • @Mzjenn36
      @Mzjenn36 11 місяців тому +2

      They prob get a ton of money tho

    • @ninalempicka2948
      @ninalempicka2948 11 місяців тому +16

      lmao that infamous "let me catch you looking at her again" scene must have been a pain in the ass to watch on loop

  • @enigmadrath1780
    @enigmadrath1780 11 місяців тому +119

    They literally pulled a "the victim was actually asking for it" with that ending. All that horrible stuff that was done to her? She secretly wanted that, and really doesn't that make poor little Tedros the REAL victim here??
    If they wanted to tell a story about abuse in the industry from a male victim's perspective that would have been fascinating, because men are so often unfairly dismissed or even mocked for being victims. OF COURSE, there are women who lie and ruin men's lives, which, again, is why a MeToo series told from a male victim's perspective would have worked so well, and it's one we haven't really explored yet in the media. We would have been able to follow the victim as he wrestles with shame, insecurities and feelings of being trapped because society has little sympathy for men who aren't "strong enough" to defend themselves against sexual abuse. The (horrible) claim that the show needed a change because it was being told too much from a woman's perspective (which ..... bruh) made me think that this was what they wanted to do. To have the majority of the show be about a woman being abused and sexually exploited (for the camera) only for a last minute twist reveal that SHE was the manipulative abuser sends out a whole other message: that women who present themselves as victims shouldn't be trusted.

    • @thejaded
      @thejaded 11 місяців тому

      That would be too good of an idea. Hollywood will always be filled with disgusting, mysgonistic and egotistical flatheads.

  • @RSG_TheMonster
    @RSG_TheMonster 11 місяців тому +122

    The Weeknd really trying to give Tommy Wiseau a run for his money....

    • @lizzybethnj617
      @lizzybethnj617 11 місяців тому +6

      The difference being Tommy Wiseau’s performance was so bad its good

    • @thejaded
      @thejaded 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@lizzybethnj617Could even say it's better 😂

  • @15Candles
    @15Candles 11 місяців тому +463

    The show has end but that probably won't stop Sam Levinson in making more stuff like this. Depends if the HBO executives still trust him or not. I hope not, and who in the right mind think that The Weeknd could act and write a script???

    • @kellygoodman6167
      @kellygoodman6167 11 місяців тому +11

      We will have to stop watching

    • @Leo-mu8kn
      @Leo-mu8kn 11 місяців тому

      ​@@kellygoodman6167God forbid!

    • @HoodedSpidey
      @HoodedSpidey 11 місяців тому

      The Weeknd didn’t write this script btw

    • @barry4649
      @barry4649 11 місяців тому +1

      I don’t think the Weeknd was even bad in this show. People are just nitpicking at him because he’s a superstar in his first role and the script was really bad. I think he was fine in it, I’d like to see how he’d do in a show or movie with a better script

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +33

      @@barry4649 Nah, he was pretty bad. The way he delivers his lines was pretty flat, no charisma whatsoever to be find here, absolutely terrible acting. Even someone like The Rock atleast have charisma to make his performance comfortable to watch, unlike The Weeknd here. I rather watch The Rock kick ass more than Weeknd acting

  • @shi_.
    @shi_. 11 місяців тому +131

    i remember watching episode 2, and the whole music video shoot scene was amazing. the story was storying, the actors were acting, everything was great.
    and then the weeknd and his naked cult shows up

  • @bobbyshewan4229
    @bobbyshewan4229 11 місяців тому +355

    God I can’t wait to see how depraved Euphoria S3 is gonna be😭this is why we need more pushback on the showrunners in the writers room

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +34

      That probably will never happen in this case since Levinson and Weeknd's ego are huge, they can do anything the way they wanted. That doesn't mean the result is going to work for everyone 🤷

    • @peribow8145
      @peribow8145 11 місяців тому +27

      Yeah its an awful idea to have sam levinson be the sole writer

    • @daRealB-Rex
      @daRealB-Rex 11 місяців тому +40

      Good thing there’s a writers strike going on right now. Hopefully HBO takes notice of The Idol flopping and gets rid of Levinson

    • @DakaloMooi_05
      @DakaloMooi_05 11 місяців тому +12

      ​​@@daRealB-Rexhe idol isnt flopping as long as people keep watching. Studios can't tell the difference between hate watching and actual viewership maintenence

    • @bao_bun4491
      @bao_bun4491 11 місяців тому +2

      HBO cancelled Euphoria season 3 because of the idol's disaster

  • @KarstenRunquist
    @KarstenRunquist  11 місяців тому +479

    sick and twisted

    • @RSG_TheMonster
      @RSG_TheMonster 11 місяців тому +5

      I mean, they were sorta right...

    • @jakethunderbird8735
      @jakethunderbird8735 11 місяців тому +1

      After what they did to poor Jennie.. very twisted

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +1

      Somebody needs to see a doctor

    • @doldrumz
      @doldrumz 11 місяців тому

      kind a funny how puritan bisexuals imps from america are whining about nude scenes. Imagine those guys sitting thru C. Breillat movie. Ofc you hate something you wanted to find flaws from the start, shocker. It's the reverse of 'true cinephiles' who give new john wick flick 1/10 (without watching) bc they're butthurt that some action movie making so much fuss with the critics. And then they say 'ok, listen. Im gonna watch it and give it an honest opinion'. No you won't fuckface. You will find every little detail to hate on in this movie and yeah, you will find it. Not because it's bad; because you want to call it cringe cuz CoNtRoVeRsY and S. Levinson. Fk off

  • @redstar7652
    @redstar7652 11 місяців тому +97

    Beef does more in 30mins than the show did in 5hrs

    • @thesodaman3801
      @thesodaman3801 11 місяців тому +22

      Beef does more in the first 15 minutes than this

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +12

      House Of The Dragons managed to introduce the world and the characters within an hour than this entirety of this show

    • @joed7185
      @joed7185 11 місяців тому

      Beef sucked bruh

    • @thesodaman3801
      @thesodaman3801 11 місяців тому

      It definitely has better acting than the weekend
      that's for sure

    • @starlight6523
      @starlight6523 11 місяців тому

      @@joed7185 Whaaaat, I thought it was amazing! So much going on simply because of a little immature fight that started off of nothing.

  • @saloksingh7
    @saloksingh7 11 місяців тому +83

    If a show's starting point is "Amy Seimetz leaving" that show was made to be doomed from the start. She is one of the better female artists working in the industry. What a sad sight. Weeknd's ego got the better of him.

  • @thugbingoheeler
    @thugbingoheeler 11 місяців тому +42

    9:49 : "the very existence of this show says way more about how the industry operates than anything the show says itself" real

  • @nont18411
    @nont18411 11 місяців тому +380

    People have been talking about oversexualization and Epstein jokes much enough but the underrated hidden gem of a scene in this show was when the characters talked about how it's a good thing for the world that Robert Plant's son died because it motivated him to make a great song. Yeah, let's say that a real life tragedy is good because it created art for us to be happy.

    • @wiiplaya25
      @wiiplaya25 11 місяців тому +16

      You realize those words were spoken by a cult follower in a show right? Jesus Christ this comment section is something else

    • @ebonynaomi9694
      @ebonynaomi9694 11 місяців тому +48

      I mean i don’t think they wanted the audience to agree with that sentiment it was just to show how some of the characters equated great art with great pain so I wouldn’t say that was one of the shows major issues

    • @aquilaion8270
      @aquilaion8270 11 місяців тому +16

      If it was a half way decent show that line could be great it showing the cognitive disconnect of the cult people/ tortured artist trope

    • @barry4649
      @barry4649 11 місяців тому

      This is a really stupid point. The Epstein joke was to show how sleazy some Hollywood people are, and the Robert Plant joke was to show how strange the cult are. If you watched Django Unchained would you think the movie supports slavery because the bad guy likes having slaves 🤦‍♂️

    • @seekittycat
      @seekittycat 11 місяців тому +16

      And don't forget the show ended with her staying with the cult mentality like yup I chose to be abused so I can make music. What is this show even for

  • @crystalcastillo7575
    @crystalcastillo7575 11 місяців тому +49

    Levinson is the epitome of style over substance. Pretty good score. But my God this show was written SO POORLY & none of the people besides the best friend sold me of their characters

  • @mapletree3434
    @mapletree3434 11 місяців тому +43

    5 episode long "she asked for it" message. Wow. So original.

  • @soniaiboyako4023
    @soniaiboyako4023 11 місяців тому +48

    "Only because it's more interested in getting you to talk about it than getting you to care about its tragic characters" could literally describe Euphoria as well (at the very least S02). Sam Levinson has an eye for visuals *sometimes* but other than that he's just not that creative, unless he has to come up with ways for women to be sexually violated and humiliated

    • @dmb1745
      @dmb1745 11 місяців тому +9

      Euphoria was visually stunning imo. Levison definitely has some talent but it is a shame he is controlled by his creepy fetishes. And yes, I'm going to call it a fetish because it is quite obvious he is creating these shows to fulfil his sick fantasies of women being abused.
      It's like Blonde all over again. There's some men out there who are really creative but it's just a shame that their lives mainly revolve around sex because that's how we end up with shit like this.

  • @bensneb360
    @bensneb360 11 місяців тому +354

    It’s sad because Lily Rose Depp is actually pretty good in this show and gives a really compelling performance at times… Unfortunately, she won’t get the recognition, and she deserves because of all the issues with the rest of the show

    • @krypticunlimited6925
      @krypticunlimited6925 11 місяців тому +70

      no, she shouldn't. We need to stop this Hollywood trend of rewarding young actresses for doing oversexualized and exploitive roles under the guise that its "brave" and daring, its just harming women in the industry and pressuring them to participate in shows like this

    • @devdanferguson7616
      @devdanferguson7616 11 місяців тому +27

      @@krypticunlimited6925*cough* Blonde *cough*

    • @dyslexicstoner2408
      @dyslexicstoner2408 11 місяців тому +53

      @@krypticunlimited6925He was literally talking about her ACTING, not her sex scenes. Jesus christ

    • @samf.s.7731
      @samf.s.7731 11 місяців тому

      Agreed.

    • @samf.s.7731
      @samf.s.7731 11 місяців тому +8

      ​@@krypticunlimited6925that's really what's gonna take a big chip at her performance.
      The oversexualized nature of the way her character is portrayed, which was supposed to be done as commentary on the exploitation of women in Hollywood (What she signed up for when she agreed to be on the show) ended up being the very thing she was hoping would get criticized.
      I don't think it's her fault at all, but judging by the final product, people won't be able to put two and two together.
      I personally don't think it's fair to blame her for this. It's not fair at all.
      Women are damned if they do and damned if they don't in this industry, and she certainly wasn't brought on board with the promise of this being the very thing she was hoping would get criticized, and we know that talking about it could raise some eyebrows. We're grown up enough to see what happened there.

  • @cassi94
    @cassi94 11 місяців тому +94

    The craziest thing about this show is how The Weeknd lied throughout the whole press tour about the purpose of this show. Just wild

  • @15Candles
    @15Candles 11 місяців тому +166

    God bless to the people who managed to watch this mess of a show from start to finish. I can only watch like 5 minutes of each episode and decided to shut it off after that

    • @Jaa_morant
      @Jaa_morant 11 місяців тому +1

      Don’t lie! I’ve probably watched full

    • @tatehildyard5332
      @tatehildyard5332 11 місяців тому +2

      I watched it all for the trashy indulgence and the for the expectation that Elizabeth Berkeley was going to show up.

    • @Johnny_T779
      @Johnny_T779 11 місяців тому

      It stings the eyes heh? I did the same basically.

    • @Mzjenn36
      @Mzjenn36 11 місяців тому +2

      I stopped after 2 episodes cuz it was just to cringe to watch 😂

  • @kush6846
    @kush6846 11 місяців тому +42

    It had potential, there are hints of what the series could’ve been. What is the relationship between a pop star and her fans, her mental health, and if played by the right actor, Tedros could’ve been really charismatic and likable, making we as the audience feel conflicted in a way as to how we feel about him.
    Not to mention that we were robbed of a black swan scenario with Jennie from BLACKPINK and Jocelyn that could’ve been really cool.

  • @MasonTheCourier
    @MasonTheCourier 11 місяців тому +77

    i wanna sit down with people who actually liked this show. cus no doubt they dont like it, they only like the weeknd

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +41

      Most people (well not many actually) who liked the show are from Jennie fans who are willing to watch the show just for the Jennie scenes, praising her acting endlessly as if it's an Emmy Winning Performance when her acting is just mediocre at best imo 🤷

    • @bao_bun4491
      @bao_bun4491 11 місяців тому +14

      i guess people liked the show because of the softcore p0rn elements. So basically 12 year olds

    • @elcb845
      @elcb845 11 місяців тому +13

      ⁠@@15CandlesThrow in Lily Rose Depp fans too. A lot of people praise her for her “potential” in acting and blame the script but to me she’s just another nepo baby that got a huge breakthrough role because she has connections and looks like an Instagram or TikTok model of sorts.
      Which I guess does matter because she’s playing a famous pop star but other than that id say there’s nothing else she brings to the table when it comes to her acting. Her acting range and ability looks very limited. If I’m being brutally honest I would put her on the same level as Jennie and the rat tail guy.

    • @wiiplaya25
      @wiiplaya25 11 місяців тому

      I actually liked a lot of the cinematography by Marcel Rev here

    • @b.6986
      @b.6986 11 місяців тому +1

      I like the show... and feel yall don't like the show because of the s3x scenes all the movies has.. it has a good story line, good performance, good soundtrack and i can name more now i wanna sit down with people who don't like the show cuz i see no reason to hate on it

  • @wowzercowzeram406
    @wowzercowzeram406 11 місяців тому +101

    The show: becomes an exploitative peice of dogshit
    Sam Levinson: DID I JUST MAKE THE SONG OF THE SUMMER ⁉️😳😲🤯💥😎🤘❗️❓️

    • @icedgarlic
      @icedgarlic 10 місяців тому +1

      HELP😭😭😭

  • @maanyapagare4600
    @maanyapagare4600 11 місяців тому +28

    I feel like the Weeknd wanted this show to be about him at the end of the day whilst using Lily rose depp as some sort of safety net if his performance fails.

  • @samfilmkid
    @samfilmkid 11 місяців тому +17

    The problem is that whether we’re supposed to laugh at Tedros or be afraid of him, Tesfaye isn’t talented an actor enough to pull off either.

  • @JrSandlvl20
    @JrSandlvl20 11 місяців тому +17

    9:35 That’s what I’ve been telling people when I told them that I watched the show. They would always ask “is it at least fun bad”, and the response is always “the best moments of the show are always the clips you see on twitter”.

  • @15Candles
    @15Candles 11 місяців тому +110

    I love the part where Jennie dance around, shouted "It's Jennie time" and Jennied all over the place. Truly one of the moments in this masterpiece

  • @helixier6629
    @helixier6629 11 місяців тому +67

    When Tedros said “my knees are weeknd after all this hot steamy intercourse” I got shivers. 🥺😍

    • @FlyingFocs
      @FlyingFocs 11 місяців тому +16

      ...tell me that's a real line and you aren't just memeing.

    • @danigarcia9838
      @danigarcia9838 11 місяців тому +2

      i hope this is a joke 😭😭😂

  • @Xblackjckqueen
    @Xblackjckqueen 11 місяців тому +43

    i watched episode 1 today and i was just so bored, it’s such nothingness i’m actually impressed at how boring they managed to make a pilot episode like jesus christ…

  • @dayofthelords8371
    @dayofthelords8371 11 місяців тому +32

    Lily-Rose : people just LOVE hating on our show
    Karsten :

  • @jgeybp
    @jgeybp 11 місяців тому +22

    Can’t believe this came out first before your video of the final season of Succession.

  • @rusty01738
    @rusty01738 11 місяців тому +22

    Always thought Sam Levinson was a creep.

  • @santiagopacheco504
    @santiagopacheco504 11 місяців тому +27

    Can’t wait to see how this will affect production of s3 of Euphoria. HBO is gonna have Sam Levinson on a leash the whole time

  • @Michael-lp4gd
    @Michael-lp4gd 11 місяців тому +24

    “The show is trying to communicate the idea that Hollywood stars feel the need to undergo some abuse as inspiration for their art…”
    Meanwhile, Abel and Sam convinced Lily Rose (for her first serious acting role) to get naked and be humiliated in every episode as part of her character… for art. She trusted these men and where that this gotten her?

    • @thelastjerkbender2505
      @thelastjerkbender2505 8 місяців тому +1

      Actually feel so bad for her. She is clearly an actor of decent caliber. I hope this dung heap of a show doesn't stop her from getting new roles.

  • @liamjohnson8950
    @liamjohnson8950 11 місяців тому +11

    We didn't ask for a Showgirls for this decade but we got one

  • @Ryusevi
    @Ryusevi 11 місяців тому +20

    Was expecting the Succession video and got hit over the head with this instead when I thought I had seen the last of it on Monday.

    • @zerere_
      @zerere_ 11 місяців тому

      last of it? More like last of us haha 😂 😂

  • @sleep6837
    @sleep6837 11 місяців тому +153

    As a huge weeknd fan im just gonna try and forget this garbage ever happened

    • @itseIv
      @itseIv 11 місяців тому +44

      Don’t forget how problematic the artist is, But instead ignore it (for the lack of better word) if you’re able to. It’s ok to enjoy the art while not supporting the artist doings, some people can separate the art from the artist and if you can then good for you!

    • @daRealB-Rex
      @daRealB-Rex 11 місяців тому +23

      I’ve stopped listening to his music because of this show, and now he’s talking about how he wants to stop making music and doing more movies and shows.

    • @balls2442
      @balls2442 11 місяців тому +42

      ​@@itseIvit's hard to separate it because he is the same character as he portrays in his music, and now I am unable to listen to his music without picturing tedros

    • @itseIv
      @itseIv 11 місяців тому +4

      @@balls2442
      I understand. It’s hard for me too and I wasn’t even a fan of his to begin with. It’s ok to not be able to do that, you didn’t lose anything! Choose what make you comfortable.

    • @SimonZettinig
      @SimonZettinig 11 місяців тому

      @@itseIvwhy is he problematic

  • @pgwrks4149
    @pgwrks4149 11 місяців тому +12

    "We're about to have the biggest show of the summer"... famous last words

  • @martincurran4985
    @martincurran4985 11 місяців тому +16

    Would've been cool to see what the Safdie Brothers could've done if they were given the opportunity to tweak the script and direct the episodes.

  • @nah4858
    @nah4858 11 місяців тому +26

    This show is the definition of wasted potential. You get glimpses of greatness in parts like the music video scene, and Jocelyn’s friend/assistant being a likable character (unlike most of them…), but in the end it’s a jumbled cluster fck that’s very problematic in many parts.

  • @cecivizz
    @cecivizz 11 місяців тому +67

    i honestly feel if abel wasn't in the show and Sam wasn't running it and they kept the original female creator... i think the show would've been a lot better.

    • @barry4649
      @barry4649 11 місяців тому +1

      I genuinely don’t think the Weeknd is bad in this show. People are nitpicking because he’s the Weeknd but he had some very good scenes as well as some bad ones like the sex scene in episode 2

    • @ninalempicka2948
      @ninalempicka2948 11 місяців тому +2

      so basically the initial version of the show

    • @joshuabelmonte12
      @joshuabelmonte12 11 місяців тому

      It wouldve been better but I dunno how better. They were allegedly shooting without a script and the ending wasn't finished either. But the stuff they leaked out looks way better.

    • @barry4649
      @barry4649 11 місяців тому

      @@joshuabelmonte12 where’d you see that leak

    • @joshuabelmonte12
      @joshuabelmonte12 11 місяців тому

      @@barry4649 it was on twitter and then taken down, unforunately

  • @ianfleischer3532
    @ianfleischer3532 11 місяців тому +29

    Even from the moment the rolling stone article came out, I was willing to give the show a shot because both Wknd and Levinson seemed to stand by their actions and their creative direction, which made me think "oh there's something more here, it can't just be nudity for the sake of nudity... Right?" And, well, it turned out to be even more tone deaf that anyone had anticipated :p
    The show is almost never self-aware about the character's position within the world, and even when it is, its to subvert something else entirely and ends up leaving a message thats so far from what the story had been telling that it ends up falling flat at best and vile at worst

  • @ivyinabottle
    @ivyinabottle 11 місяців тому +5

    Manifesting the Succession video… it’s coming out any day now I can feel it

  • @Mamba_4_life8
    @Mamba_4_life8 11 місяців тому +8

    This show's ending made me mad. Not only did it not make any sense but the character "arc" that Jocleyn and Tedros both go through is undermined with its stupid ending. I think The Weeknd would be wise to stay out of the creative process for his film projects and remain solely as an Actor (he can show range especially in the last episode when he doesn't have atrocious dialogue). if not, he should continue his creative side through his music (which he has so much more of a stronger vision there) Hopefully his new project with Jenna Ortega will be a better acting performance

    • @thelastjerkbender2505
      @thelastjerkbender2505 11 місяців тому +2

      Man, I'mma keep it real with you. I don't think that project is gonna pan out either and I'll tell you why. See, first of all, the project is being headed by Trey Edward Shulz and tbh he's a bit of a mixed bag. His first movie, Krisha is unanimously considered to be excellent but his following projects, It Comes at Night and Waves have been divisive. I personally thought Waves was flawed yet engaging but It Comes At Night was a complete snooze-fest. Second, Sam Levinson is a very flawed filmmaker to say the least and his output has been wildly inconsistent but in both seasons of Euphoria, he was able to get absolutely phenomenal performances out of the entire cast and he pulled it off with Lilly Rose-Depp here. Schulz was able to get pretty compelling performances out of his family members in Krisha but from what I understand, the story of the movie was inspired by incidents they were all familiar with, so that certainly helped, if Levinson couldn't pull it out of The Weeknd, I think Schulz will have a tall task at hand. Third, Barry Keoghan is gonna be in the movie too and that is what piqued my interest since he is easily my most favorite actor currently. I haven't seen any Jenna Ortega performance but my sister is a fan, so just going off of that, Abel is gonna look completely lost in front of both Keoghan and Ortega. Like that scene in Don't Worry Darling where Harry Styles' and Florence Pugh's characters are arguing and Pugh made Styles look like a complete amateur. That could very possibly be what Weeknd would look like in front of two highly skilled actors.

  • @hungtotheover3385
    @hungtotheover3385 11 місяців тому +31

    I used to really love the Weekend. I’ll always love Kiss Land and Life of the Party but I don’t know if I can support anything he makes after this.

    • @justaguywholikeshentai4093
      @justaguywholikeshentai4093 11 місяців тому +1

      If you like kiss land and life of the party which is literally about gang r@pe why stop supporting him? You’re clearly into sick stuff.

    • @Jaa_morant
      @Jaa_morant 11 місяців тому +5

      Really why? He just played a character, it’s not the same character that is in his songs and not himself.
      Just separate them like u separate different actors

    • @ghostphira8712
      @ghostphira8712 11 місяців тому +31

      ​@@Jaa_morantit's definitely different because he was heavily involved in the making of show. He wasn't just an actor, but that he took part of making choices of how the show was going to go.

    • @daRealB-Rex
      @daRealB-Rex 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Jaa_morantHe was a writer and executive producer on this show, plus with his newest album Dawn FM having such a disappointing second half, it’s safe to say he’s fallen off. We’ll never get anything like After Hours from him again

    • @Jaa_morant
      @Jaa_morant 11 місяців тому +3

      @@daRealB-Rex man, this so so individual. I personally felt the very last track ( phantom regret) of the album like nothing else in my life. Other songs are also solid , so it goes from person to person.
      After hours was indeed a vibe and perfect fro pandemic times for sure, but weeknd is still up there in terms of being a singer.his catalogue is legendary
      Imagine he releases the track “stretch that tiny lil P” hahaha

  • @CosmicMapping
    @CosmicMapping 11 місяців тому

    Heyo, any chance of an update on that Succession video? Posting this right before watching this one, not trying to just chime in to complain that there's not a different video I want lol.

  • @AvatarTTfan
    @AvatarTTfan 11 місяців тому +3

    the weekend is now gross and greasy to me 💀

  • @LodgeNet99
    @LodgeNet99 11 місяців тому +7

    Suzanna Son is probably the only thing worth acknowledging.. This song (which she co-wrote) and performance are incredible, one of the best pop ballads I've heard in recent memory.. She deserves to be a star and this is the only moment that truly shines a light on her talent and sadly it's being overlooked because of this literal shit-show of a production
    ua-cam.com/video/xhfhWSKSgl4/v-deo.html

  • @hayounglee5748
    @hayounglee5748 11 місяців тому +1

    patiently waiting for succession vid 🙏

  • @comfykeegs
    @comfykeegs 11 місяців тому +3

    Abel is about as intimidating as Mickey Mouse

  • @GibsonHReviews
    @GibsonHReviews 11 місяців тому +41

    Watching every episode in this show was torture. I think everyone who watched it in its entirety deserves a medal of honor

  • @PointyLagoon
    @PointyLagoon 11 місяців тому +6

    I walked in on my mom watching this and said "I heard this is shit" and she shot up and went "NO I THINK ITS GOOD!"
    yeah...

  • @manukau5271
    @manukau5271 11 місяців тому +2

    Bro had a cameo in Uncut Gems and thought he was Sandler

    • @mhawang8204
      @mhawang8204 11 місяців тому +1

      Surrounded by yes men and bought into his own hype. He should have just stuck to music.

  • @onepresence9460
    @onepresence9460 11 місяців тому +44

    I still can’t believe that we lost shows like Mao Mao, Summer Camp Island, Infinity Train and Final Space over stuff like Velma and The Idol.
    The Idol is just wrong in lots of ways. It’s actually disgusting.
    In conclusion: Let’s watch more Barry, Succession and Unicorn Warriors Eternal 👍

    • @daRealB-Rex
      @daRealB-Rex 11 місяців тому +1

      I miss Infinity Train so much. Season 4 was kinda meh but the prior three seasons were peak animation.

    • @FlyingFocs
      @FlyingFocs 11 місяців тому

      Mao Mao was a show I saw one full episode of and was instantly hooked. Then I could never find it playing. And now apparently it's cancelled.
      Great.

    • @thesodaman3801
      @thesodaman3801 11 місяців тому +2

      The idol came out a month ago and probably got way more attraction than Mao Mao and infinity train ever did
      I wish we could talk about the good shows while still happening as much the bad ones

  • @someguycp
    @someguycp 11 місяців тому +15

    “worst show of the year” this show can’t be worse than Velma, right?

    • @Johnny_T779
      @Johnny_T779 11 місяців тому

      At least Velma didn't fuck...

    • @nikhily2993
      @nikhily2993 11 місяців тому +6

      It’s def objectively better than Velma but morally, conceptually, and thematically it inspires more vitriol and anger from its audience than Velma

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому +8

      Nah, Velma's awfulness was atleast entertaining to watch and the animation is pretty good whereas this show's awfulness was just so boring and the visuals are pretty bad

    • @randomguy6679
      @randomguy6679 11 місяців тому

      @@15CandlesVelma was also a lot shorter

  • @thrhrts
    @thrhrts 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for summing up precisely and concisely how shitty it was, such a waste of money and talent 😂

  • @athenajaxon2397
    @athenajaxon2397 11 місяців тому +3

    The whole time I was wondering who could've played Tedros character better and then thought about how Michael B. Jordan could play both sexy and scary at the same time and then I got disappointed we didn't get him instead.

  • @jeremyusreevu237
    @jeremyusreevu237 11 місяців тому

    I love how I just read the title of your video and immediately knew that you were talking about The Idol

  • @larrycarls7221
    @larrycarls7221 11 місяців тому

    My friends put it on while I passed out from drinking and I woke up during the bag on head scene

  • @nilotinner2377
    @nilotinner2377 11 місяців тому

    the photos of the original idea broke my heart that idea looks amazing

  • @TheNinjapancake14
    @TheNinjapancake14 11 місяців тому +5

    I feel bad for all the Ethiopians named Tedros after this show came out 😭

  • @zuzanna6581
    @zuzanna6581 11 місяців тому +2

    This show is a mockery of sexual violence victims, sexism within industry, and generally the most disgusting thing I've seen so far. It has really lost my hope for modern cinema. And the fact they scrapped the initial female director due to "too much of a female perspective" is so far the biggest step backwards for women in media this generation would've seen in contemporary pop culture.
    It has turned abuse and female suffering into the male gaze and fetishism. It also revealed to me the true nature and intention of Euphoria which I looked up to as a child, I now realise it's a disgusting portrayal of glamourised pedophilia. Whoever enjoyed watching high schoolers (For example, the character played by Sydney Sweeney) sexually performing even if it is acting, also happens to be excited by those ideas which it intends to portray.

  • @starringjohn6863
    @starringjohn6863 11 місяців тому +17

    He’s right it was the biggest show of the summer…the most that everyone wanted off their TV screens lmao

  • @ryancombs1064
    @ryancombs1064 11 місяців тому +4

    after seeing a bit of levinson's work, i initially get excited by the visuals and being able to see content that isn't normally produced, but then it sits with you and it just feels empty. also, it feels like he is wayyy to confident in his ability to tell stories about people that he knows nothing about.

  • @coreyhaynes7951
    @coreyhaynes7951 11 місяців тому +2

    Good to see you again Karsten!

  • @9RepeatingMonkeys
    @9RepeatingMonkeys 11 місяців тому +5

    It’s cause you all pretended euphoria was good that this happened 💀

  • @aurelientron1032
    @aurelientron1032 11 місяців тому

    We are never getting that succession video

  • @ikoandreas5085
    @ikoandreas5085 11 місяців тому +10

    Well someone clearly hasnt seen succession season 4

  • @maddiejung974
    @maddiejung974 11 місяців тому +3

    I'M JUST A FREAK YEAH

  • @RHR1991
    @RHR1991 10 місяців тому +1

    The fact that so many people think this series is bad (except for the performance of the weekend, that was actually terrible) is the very reason why we have had 15 years of MCU.

  • @mmmk6793
    @mmmk6793 11 місяців тому +3

    i think this only happened because sam and abel are essentially the same person and there were like no other wiriters.. boringggg what a waste of money

  • @sambam57
    @sambam57 11 місяців тому +23

    so what if you reviewed the best show of the year

  • @zarifshaukat9413
    @zarifshaukat9413 11 місяців тому +1

    Can you do a Succession video? for the final season/overall show

    • @remyy1999
      @remyy1999 11 місяців тому +1

      He’s in the middle of making it I think, it’s gonna be a long one

  • @user-wy2di2gj8f
    @user-wy2di2gj8f 11 місяців тому +1

    Even Rachel Sennott couldn’t keep me on board for this one.

  • @eyassu
    @eyassu 11 місяців тому +1

    0:33 - Tedros (translating to Theodore or Teddy) is a fairly common Ethiopian name; which is fitting for The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye)--an Ethiopian-Canadian 'actor'

  • @mekaylanicolai54
    @mekaylanicolai54 11 місяців тому +9

    Me and my friends watched episode 1 and thought it would be funny crap tv that was semi entertaining. It somehow got more and more boring each episode.

  • @mysticfellow9843
    @mysticfellow9843 11 місяців тому +8

    "A good sex scene can really elevate a movie or a show" - said no one ever except for Sam Levinson - and maybe Gaspar Noe.

  • @tinkerella
    @tinkerella 11 місяців тому +56

    karsten will say "my curiousity got the best of me" for literally any bad content he knows he can capitalize off of

    • @jamesmeow3039
      @jamesmeow3039 11 місяців тому +17

      I mean, a reviewer is someone who capitalises off content. Not sure why you are surprised by that.

    • @tinkerella
      @tinkerella 11 місяців тому

      @@jamesmeow3039 im not surprised by that, im pointing out that hes said this exact thing about 3 different movies, as if he knew he wasnt going to watch them just to shit on them in the first place. its crazy how many people have watch the idol - or disney remakes etc - knowing theyre going to bad for the sake of joining the negative groupthink. like this is why this shit is still getting made.

  • @JordanNMovies
    @JordanNMovies 11 місяців тому +4

    I wanted to watch the show, but once the Rolling Stone article came out, the Cannes Festival reviews and the overall reactions on social media…I knew I was better off.
    I know I should make my own opinion, but I can’t speak for everybody when I say I don’t have time for too many TV shows…so if I’m gonna watch a show I want it to be something where the majority are saying it’s great.
    Most don’t go to a restaurant if the yelp review score is 1/5.
    At least the soundtrack is good.

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 11 місяців тому +7

    Karsten has been the best at expressing his own thoughts and opinions. We will continue supporting him no matter what.

  • @user-ux3vw6mb4k
    @user-ux3vw6mb4k 11 місяців тому +3

    Only thing I disagree with is you saying Lily was just fine. I thought she did a great job with what she was given. Hopefully she'll have better projects in the future to show more of her range.

  • @MarilynCantFly
    @MarilynCantFly 11 місяців тому +1

    karsten where is the succession video

  • @orllyfools14X8
    @orllyfools14X8 11 місяців тому +1

    They thought they were so deep for making this.

  • @Jaa_morant
    @Jaa_morant 11 місяців тому +20

    Jennies and Abel’s fans helped the ratings to rise! Also, LROSEDEPP played well. Other stuff if mid

    • @15Candles
      @15Candles 11 місяців тому

      Well the ratings are all that high if you compare it to other HBO shows like Game Of Thrones or The Last Of Us

  • @naomimguzman9783
    @naomimguzman9783 11 місяців тому +3

    My favorite part of the show was during the music video and Depp awkwardly tried to climb on the stage - it’s captured how awkward backstage really is haha
    Supposedly it was a lot more fun and more pop Princess references before the Weekend “rewrote” it

  • @Silver_Spectre
    @Silver_Spectre 11 місяців тому +1

    The idol is an experience for sure

  • @christophervecchio2925
    @christophervecchio2925 8 місяців тому +1

    Funny knowing now that the house that they filmed as is his own home, so that tacky fireplace is truly something he likes 😂

  • @tomk2688
    @tomk2688 11 місяців тому

    Where is the succession video karsten

  • @Yeodoongiiie
    @Yeodoongiiie 11 місяців тому

    yup.

  • @bugsy4379
    @bugsy4379 11 місяців тому +2

    Tedros is actually one of the most iconic names in Ethiopia. Kinda of disrespectful to say regarding is as just a funny name.

  • @Jray181818
    @Jray181818 11 місяців тому +2

    It’s a shame that HBO puts this out after wrapping up four beautifully crafted seasons of Barry and Succession.

  • @shreddedpapers
    @shreddedpapers 11 місяців тому

    Ugh there was this one episode I think it was 3 or 4 and the editing was SO RIDICULOUSLY BAD that it looked like a toddler trying to form their first word and failing at it.

  • @JustoBlondo
    @JustoBlondo 11 місяців тому +4

    I really wished that this was a dark comedy because The Weeknd’s performance was probably my favorite comedic performance of the year and maybe in a while lmao however, after the third episode, it got gross and just bad. So yeahh The Weeknd shouldn’t act or be a show runner