The Idol
The Idol Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
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About
"A cautionary tale about its own excess"
A pop star, fresh off a public breakdown, falls under the spell of a nightclub owner with cult-leader charisma and murky motives as she tries to reclaim her career. The show wants to be a woozy, neon-lit satire of fame and exploitation, but it plays more like the thing it claims to critique: slow, self-indulgent, fixated on its own provocations. It looks glossy and sounds great (the music is genuinely strong), but the characters stay thin and the shock value overwhelms any insight. Watching it feels like waiting for a point that never quite arrives.
the moody visuals and soundtrack, which are far more accomplished than the story around them.
you need character depth or a clear point, since style overwhelms substance here.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pop Tarts & Rat Tales | 5.3 | 5K | 55 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Double Fantasy | 4.9 | 4K | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Daybreak | 4.5 | 3K | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Stars Belong to the World | 4.7 | 2K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Jocelyn Forever | 4.1 | 3K | 66 min |