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The Idol is the worst show on television right now and these 19 memes prove it
The show reeks of Disney Channel level acting
After a long development and production process following Euphoria’s season two premiere, Sam Levinson’s new show, in the same fictional universe as Euphoria, is finally here. The Idol stars Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye and Lily Rose-Depp, as the leader of a modern day cult and a popstar at the start of their complicated relationship. Sam Levinson’s insane (and questionable) creative mind is back on our screens. Viewers across social media have not had the best reception to it however, and the critic reviews aren’t looking too good either.
But as usual Twitter is the place where these opinions manifest themselves in some of the funniest memes. Here are 19 of the best memes from Twitter that encapsulates how we all collectively feel about The Idol.
1. Inside the disturbing male mind
it's so obvious that the idol was written by men pic.twitter.com/e8Jwnz7AUe
— Gréta. (@ivrthboneless) June 6, 2023
2. Sam’s downfall
the idol is the downfall of SAM LEVINSON. we won everyone WE WON pic.twitter.com/A0hbjEwWj9
— Jay (they/them) (@IsJayOhKay) June 5, 2023
3. That nicotine addiction is real
Jocelyn every 5 minutes in #THEIDOL pic.twitter.com/9CPZaLcJJ3
— ✰ 𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔢 ✰ (@homo3rotic) June 5, 2023
4. I don’t want to know anymore
rumor has it the idol was born when sam levinson and the weeknd saw this image and said what if hbo took this to series pic.twitter.com/NeyyfMAzlf
— boss twee (@EnnuiSports) June 5, 2023
5. I’m not sure about this one
i’m sorry but the idol ate and i will be watching
— superficialdoll ཻུ۪۪♡. (@superficialxoxo) June 5, 2023
6. “Is this play about us?”
selena gomez watching the idol pic.twitter.com/o01cWciakR
— all excellent (@zeromediocre) June 5, 2023
7. Some downright questionable acting choices
i knew "the idol" was bad but that is just terrible https://t.co/fGtxvTmlWg
— 𐚁 (@MOTIVESTARK) June 5, 2023
8. The Cannes festival crowd must be on something
They applauded this at CANNES??#TheIdol pic.twitter.com/5JFYzRZvsV
— g____🇵🇸 (@Lawyeroncrack) June 5, 2023
9. Method acting at its finest
He had better stay with the music #THEIDOL
pic.twitter.com/PbSxHHBKBT— sarah (@xoxossaraah) June 5, 2023
10. The abundance of cigarettes is telling
you would think The Idol was a cigarette commercial the way Jocelyn couldn’t do anything without smoking 😭 pic.twitter.com/bUkuGZK2uX
— garçon (@boymolish) June 5, 2023
11. Interesting plot…
she's so hot oh god. Watch the idol for the plot
The plot:
pic.twitter.com/7Yrek3u3so— jennie random things (@randomjenniekim) June 5, 2023
12. Seems like Succession has got some competition
oh the idol is BAD bad i cannot believe this monstrosity is replacing succession sunday pic.twitter.com/nZGN43nofX
— elle (@madmens4e7) June 5, 2023
13. This one is outrageous
Sam Levinson on-set directing every scene for The Idol pic.twitter.com/zQ6WH7Q8LR
— Instinctively Ignorant (@DownTownPIG) June 5, 2023
14. That bad it affected New York
can you believe this was caused solely from the amount of cigarettes lily rose depp smoked in the first episode of the idol pic.twitter.com/oVmBKJjen6
— emma 🍲 (@sooopkween) June 7, 2023
15. Not sure how Sam will react to this one
Sam Levinson reading people’s reaction to #THEIDOL from his burner account pic.twitter.com/FTSR5MuZff
— I have so many questions? (@english_shamar) June 5, 2023
16. It’s all about Jennie
JENNIE’s dance got more viewers than HBO’s The Idol first episode pic.twitter.com/N8eyvRIZOr
— ⋆ (@jnnienism) June 6, 2023
17. Don’t think I can look at The Weeknd the same now
the end of the first episode of the idol ….. what the hell was that pic.twitter.com/pZ97205hmA
— marisa (@unctgems) June 5, 2023
18. Jocelyn’s song is actually a bop though
me whenever jocelyn’s song came on during the idol: pic.twitter.com/WGqtjoYYOT
— nessa ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹ ᡣ𐭩 (@nigxtss) June 5, 2023
19. Disney Channel acting at its finest
The Weeknd’s acting in #TheIdol pic.twitter.com/7PZRsguLJJ
— Tendai Murevanhema (@tendai_murevzz) June 6, 2023
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The Idol is available to watch on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK. For all the latest The Idol news, drops, quizzes and memes like The Holy Church of Netflix on Facebook.
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Featured images via HBO and @sooopkween on Twitter.