#overall tho I’d totally agree that abel is out of his depth. i guess this shows music video smarts do NOT translate into acting smarts

[stuckinapril]

I'm a huge weeknd fan and hearing from ppl the episode would have worked best without him in it crushed me 2! Maybe he should have worked as a producer only 😭 he can't act sorryyyyy still love him tho

Dude it totally would’ve. The worst scenes in the first episode are easily ones where he’s in them. He’s really wooden & his character is just unlikable in general. It’s too early to tell for Lily Rose Depp, but as far as the first episode goes I was actually a fan of her performance. I liked all the intimate Jocelyn moments that brought up her mother/career/emotional trauma etc, and she’s probably my fav character rn. I HATED the scenes where she just blindly submits to some club owner w a greasy rattail bc it’s some rich guy’s twisted fantasy. It just felt like her brain turned on and off depending on the story beats. Also it’s lowkey embarrassing for them to portray a pop star as this open w some stranger bc abel is. Literally a pop star. It just feels superficial when there truly could’ve been an opportunity for a rly cool storyline