i'm glad people are finally coming around to the fact that sam levinson is a bad writer. all of the good aspects to euphoria aren't done by him (lighting, cinematography, acting, make up, ect) and when the man's left to his own devices he creates the most lackluster plot, filled with hyper sexualizing that never adds any nuance to the story. the line "it went from satire to the thing it was satirizing" is a pretty spot on way to define his overall work.
@friendlyblvckhottie
Жыл бұрын
Damn you articulated my thoughts exactly
@applefly8
Жыл бұрын
The thing is he can only write from his personal experience being a former addict so rue is the only sort of consistent character. The fact that he thinks he can genuinely write a whole season alone is insane
@wafflesorbacon
Жыл бұрын
@@applefly8 true, as someone who's grown up around an addict i can say rue is a pretty fleshed out character. but it does leave me wondering how much of that is the writing or zendaya's performance 🤔 can't help but feel there'd be more errors in her character if it weren't for the fact it's a phenomenal actress portraying her
@monovatherealest
Жыл бұрын
he's the white tyler perry
@jensendsflowers
Жыл бұрын
@@monovatherealest slay metaphor
@courtney1329
Жыл бұрын
“Didn’t like the focus on the female perspective” is a red flag and then it’s all red flags from there, lol
@ambriaashley3383
Жыл бұрын
The Weeknd is a walking 🚩 if you really listen to his music/lyrics 😬 but he sings it so pretty it can be easy to miss. Add Sam in there and its an absolute NO
@fufu2148
Жыл бұрын
@@ambriaashley3383 was literally about to say this, if you listen to the lyrics in his songs its all very… messy
@Liz-abeth
Жыл бұрын
@@ambriaashley3383 Which is so conflicting because he seems like such a good person with good morals irl. It's so complicated.
@extrastout1741
Жыл бұрын
Yup and so disappointed
@Thepriestessdeath
Жыл бұрын
@m1sta I thought tbh he was doing a character…the rake etc I feel embarrassed I was ever a fan…
@mutantsupremacies
Жыл бұрын
Sam Levinson and Euphoria will definitely be a subject of a sexual abuse scandal in due time. Exploring dark topics is one thing. Fetishizing them is another.
@minethel1928
Жыл бұрын
I’m very fearful that Levinson will be outed one day by one of his past cast members for abusive behavior. He is setting off a lot of alarms
@dakota5k801
Жыл бұрын
@@minethel1928 didn’t Barbie already say he was manipulative or something and that’s why she’s not coming back for season 3.
@isalisa909
Жыл бұрын
I mentioned this under another video. In a few years one of the actresses of euphoria will come out and accuse him of sexual harassment. It won’t be Z though. She seems to be the one one who always praises him on IG
@dakota5k801
Жыл бұрын
@@isalisa909 I think it’s because she is the only one not being sexualized on the show. But I totally agree.
@ari7836
Жыл бұрын
@@dakota5k801 did you forget barbie aka kat in s1?? she was literally doing porn and hooking up left and right lmao
@nightlove5642
Жыл бұрын
I've always said if the sexual content and nudity in euphoria was necessary for the story telling then we would have seen zandaya's character Rue in those scenes instead of the other characters because she is a drug who is willing to do anything for a high. The reason I think there aren't any is cause Zandaya is more established and can say yes or no to some scenes without having to worry about losing money or credibility as an actor.
@ekvilist
Жыл бұрын
Zendaya signed contract where it said that she wouldn't do any nude scenes.
@nightlove5642
Жыл бұрын
@@ekvilist that's what I mean She has the power to do that. So sam allows the character to work around what Zandaya wants because he knows he can't make her do the things he has the other characters do all in the name of being realistic. If it was a lesser known actor playing Rue, sam would have had her doing nude scenes and sex scenes in every episode then say it's to propagate the story and make the character's jouney more believable and euphoria fans would have eaten it up and excused it like they always do because they are teenagers who think the show is some revolutionary idea that has never been done before.
@charltonbasson1512
Жыл бұрын
and she is an EP now.
@joeygibson6867
Жыл бұрын
@@charltonbasson1512 what does EP stand for?
@nightlove5642
Жыл бұрын
@@joeygibson6867 executive producer
@cameroncapers7807
Жыл бұрын
I agree with you. It feels like Sam uses Euphoria to explore his own sexual fantasies and it makes me uncomfortable. Season 2 was so bad. There was no real character progression other than Lexi and Rue getting close again. He’s just like Tyler Perry. Being the sole writer isn’t a flex because neither of them have the range.
@justadude2807
Жыл бұрын
Honest question ¿Don't you think Cassie and Maddie experience some character progression too? It's just not the traditional one, I would personally call it a "relationship regression". Cassie makes one bad decision after another until everything explodes in her face and gets into a violent fight with her best friend. Not every character deserves a happy ending or learns a valuable lesson at the end of the day, and that's not bad writing, it's just the story (a tragic one) he wanted to tell.
@yummykebab6711
Жыл бұрын
@@justadude2807 it's basically zero character development. The whole thing about Cassie being obsessed with nate came out of nowhere, they just wanted to use pointless drama so they can paint a character as a bitch
@nosound5903
Жыл бұрын
I'm so tired with SA in media. The "showing" of it. They say they are trying to keep it real but it's always a fetish. Nothing more.
@thatonegaybitch1811
Жыл бұрын
especially with teenagers. I’ve been SA’d 5 times in my life between the ages of 6-13. and yet even if it’s unfortunately “realistic” for younger kids to go through it there’s no reason to show the act. you can make it clear that it happened without showing it and use that to build a character and work through the story. that’s realistic, because no victim of SA would actually want that to be seen. when you show that, you make it all about the act itself and not the lasting impact and healing for your character. no one in real life wants to be defined by their trauma, especially one as horrific as SA. all it does is traumatize young viewers, serve as a fetish for the fucked up people, and trigger those who have survived assault.
@noelou7946
Жыл бұрын
THIS
@Itsallanillusion30
Жыл бұрын
Then people should stop trying to ask for more "Edgy"media, when reactions like this are going to come up.
@thatonegaybitch1811
Жыл бұрын
@@Itsallanillusion30 there’s a difference between edgy and perverted
@Thepriestessdeath
Жыл бұрын
@@Itsallanillusion30 dude…wake up, tons of Ppl have been complaining about “SA culture” for years…you can be edgy without showing an SA scene, SA scenes are in almost every tv series especially if we’re counting “jokes” scenes even shows like new girl…it’s been a problem and it’s not the general public’s fault it’s a bunch of powerful hollywerid elite’s fault. Just like it wasn’t kids fault Dan Schneider did what he did….They are responsible for making these choices. Ppl been complaining about reboots too they don’t listen and they aren’t supplying a demand. But yea ppl should boycott these shows.
@sophietessier8998
Жыл бұрын
The main character is a women , yet the point of view is too female center ???????!!!!
@b8376
Жыл бұрын
exactly and if you sign up to be a supporting character you shouldn’t be complaining about having less screen time than the main character
@lead6186
Жыл бұрын
@@b8376 but you're a producer, so everything you say has to be happen.
@wafflesorbacon
Жыл бұрын
i have gotten into too many arguments with euphoria fans who defend this series, and try to claim there's always a deeper meaning behind it. watching season two, it was clear the man had no story he wanted to tell. he wasn't adding anything to the conversation. he has a warped idea that women being treated like ACTUAL sex objects is empowering, and it's just...not. i see so many younger women say they relate to characters like cassie & maddy, who are both victims of SA, cassie in particular who is shown to want to be treated poorly. it is disgusting. i'm so glad you made this video, more people need to recognize and acknowledge how damaging it is to normalize things like this. there isn't anything wrong with sex in media when it's purposeful for the plot, but it's now proof that sam levinson just wants to make p0rn.
@d_alistair-years
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, and the people saying “But Rue is well-written!” don’t seem to realise the reason she is is because she’s his self-insert
@wafflesorbacon
Жыл бұрын
@@d_alistair-years at this point i'm starting to think nate is the sam levinson self insert (that's partly a joke). also, anyone else find it kinda gross how in both euphoria & malcom & marie the two characters he decides to project himself onto are black? 🤨 weird behavior
@saige2975
Жыл бұрын
@@wafflesorbaconmy friend and i were talking last night and we were saying that both nate and rue were his self inserts
@EbonyPenmarks
Жыл бұрын
@@wafflesorbacon Rue does have a foundation to being an original character, but Levinson doesn't include supporting writers either white or POC to even expand the authenticity. It was like "Naked Minka Kelly > McKay & Gia episodes."
@chandley22
Жыл бұрын
I fully agree. I think Cassie and Maddy were relatable characters in season one because, while they were hot girls who had sex, the show did not hyper focus on sex scenes. The most explicit one I can think off the top of my head wasn't even with Cassie or Maddy, but with Jules. Meanwhile, in season two it seemed that there was a sex scene every other scene ; which focused on sexualizing Cassie, in particular. Both her and Maddie changed from relatable girls to idealized girls. Girls that were specifically written to encourage viewers, especially young-teen viewers, to want to embody them. To want to be hot and, unfortunately, objectified. And it's a really sad thing over all.
@beatm6948
Жыл бұрын
I've got A LOT of issues with how teen sex is portrayed on tv. I'm not opposed to it overall, in fact, i can think of good examples of it. However, so many sexualize the characters purposefully, and it's creepy. I do not care that they are older actors. It does not change the fact that they are playing teen characters. My example for a fantastic way of portraying sex scenes with teen characters is Young Royals. I have never seen the characters sexualized to the audience in sex scenes. It's always either clinical, or just sweet.
@partylikeits1066
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm fine with showing teenagers engaging in sexual stuff in media because that does reflect real life. But in reality sex between teenagers, while it can be exciting at the time, is really not sexy from an adult point of view. Adolescence is a time of awkwardness and embarrassment and figuring stuff out, it's not hot and cool and sexy looking back on it, even when it comes to enjoyable experiences. So it's super weird seeing it portrayed like that in media *made by adults*
@morley364
Жыл бұрын
I feel like (from what episodes I've seen) Sex Education is also pretty good at keeping sex scenes straightforward and also acknowledging how awkward/funny it can get, without making the teen characters feel sexualized. I think the characters not looking like 25-year-old models also helps.
@maggiedk
Жыл бұрын
Some other examples of shows that do this well are Ginny & Georgia (I haven't seen the whole second season, but I appreciated the way they showed how awkward sex can be at first, plus healthy communication between partners about their likes/dislikes) and Degrassi: Next Class (which touches on consent in a way that's really refreshing and good for teens to see, imo). Plus, neither of these examples feel like they're sexualizing the characters/actors to me at all.
@Tyrenexg
Жыл бұрын
@@morley364 yesss I’m so agree with it the sec scenes were awkward and not sexy as opposed in euphoria
@Sam-0827
Жыл бұрын
@@morley364sex education was one of the first teen shows that actually made me feel safe about sex instead of gross like euphoria and other teen shows
@TheBizzle1984
Жыл бұрын
The Weekend is a creepy dude. "Too much of a female perspective".... that's an objectively creepy thing to say.
@BroJo676
Жыл бұрын
I don't know about that. He is a man and wants his ideas, regardless of whether they are rightful or not, represented according to how they initially were shaped. It's like Sailor Moon's original manga artist, Naoko Takeuchi, a woman stating she disliked the anime adaptation because it followed too much of a male superhero/super se t'ai perspective. Nobody is clowning for standing her creative ground.
@JD-jz5gu
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, we don’t know exactly why he said that. If he was the one who came up with the concept and they were making something going against that, it makes sense to be upset about that and want to go a different direction
@JD-jz5gu
Жыл бұрын
@@sanabanaqt ? Who is “y’all” and how do you know who I do and don’t like?
@lordtette
Жыл бұрын
@@BroJo676 Well that makes sense because the show is about a girl getting powers and saving the day. This show, is about a female singer who gets pulled into a cult. Who else are we supposed to focus on? Maybe he should've made the singer a man if he wanted the male perspective.
@BroJo676
Жыл бұрын
@@lordtette At first, I knew the series as about a male singer, so the male perspective should make sense. Apparently, this is no longer the case because I just read the synopsis and it's about a female singer's encounter with a self-help guru. It looks like both will actually have equal screen time. So what should we do? Alternate male and female perspectives?
@crystalcastillo7575
Жыл бұрын
I love The Weeknd’s mysic but he’s lowkey ALWAYS been. Misogynistic. And that paired up with Sam’s interest in unnecessary nudity.. THIS SHOW is a destined to be a disaster.
@petuniabucelatti4410
Жыл бұрын
his music> him
@glasstablegcrls
Жыл бұрын
as a xo of 3+ yrs honestly why r people surprised that he’s misogynistic have they not heard heartless or often hell, he even collabed with the 2nd most toxic musician to exist, FUTURE!! 😭
@glasstablegcrls
Жыл бұрын
we won’t be watching😊. lily is a bad actor as well and when i saw the crusty silk press in the trailer i knew it was finna be bad. hoping it’ll tank like don’t worry darling
@nataliafan14
Жыл бұрын
High key
@crystalcastillo7575
Жыл бұрын
@@petuniabucelatti4410 honestly 😭😭😭😭😭
@lead6186
Жыл бұрын
I dont wanna take away the responsibility from sam levinson, but the first directors draft was removed due to The weekend. People are acting like "oh, he should say something about this" etc. But he's mostly the reason Amy was fired because she's focusing more on deep character than his. So we gotta give it to the weeknd for his misogyny as well.
@angedobrayak2882
Жыл бұрын
thank you, im really surprised by the words of TheWeeknd, but im guessing i shouldn't be
@angedobrayak2882
Жыл бұрын
also im sorry for lily rose depp and jeanie
@darlene9807
Жыл бұрын
also keep in mind this could have been taken way out of proportion bc that’s how media works. mb he just wanted more screen time. i read the article and it noted that people on the production team had said the weeknd “barely touched the script” due to his many absences cuz of touring and such. not trying to defend him but also not trying to pin him as a villain bc he hasn’t addressed it besides the goofy tweet. until the series comes out and hopefully the weeknd talks abt it, i’m not trying to accuse. we all know how that can end up
@bigchez2855
Жыл бұрын
"It went from satire to the thing it was satirizing" Oh no
@Em-uy9wj
Жыл бұрын
“It went from satire to the thing it was satirizing” is such a true statement for a LOT of tv lately! Thanks for doing this recap for us who don’t have the energy to watch this
@peasnap3000
Жыл бұрын
So, I was a submissive kink model. I have no qualms about sex and kink on screen. But I have been grossed out by HBO's willingness to confuse torture, r***, and abuse p**n with progressiveness. Season 2 of Euphoria made me deeply uncomfortable. And I'm glad it's finally being talked about! Thank you for saying everything I've been thinking in regards to this!
@brandymercedez
Жыл бұрын
A submissive kink model? I have to know more!!
@maheenm.k1015
Жыл бұрын
@@brandymercedez second!
@imParisthoee
Жыл бұрын
and this is precisely why such a show like Euphoria exists. look how curious and eager people are to know about your experiences in kink. many people are turned on by these things. it makes for great visual content.
@Itsallanillusion30
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but statements like this are so contradictory. Like, you saying your okay with sex and kink on screen, but when they go a little too far, then it's just not okay? I understand execution is everything and all, but still, I feel like people really need to stop trying to act like that having edge in writing is such a bad thing.
@l_leanna1756
Жыл бұрын
@@Itsallanillusion30 yeah but its not what this series is about if it was about nasty kinky s*x i wouldn’t mind but this series is or rather was about sexualisation of women the music industry why do i have to watch that…?
@LyricAiLove
Жыл бұрын
As per my own tweet about this clusterf**k: Stay tuned for the inevitable Sam Levinson Vice documentary.
@julelune
Жыл бұрын
When the singer who constantly sings about being manipulative and abusive in his songs and not respecting women wants to make a show about abusing a woman who “loves” him for that: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
@mariepotter1468
Жыл бұрын
When I first watched the trailer I thought that the series would be about the nuances of sexualization of pop artists - the fine line between self empowerment and monetization of the female body. Since Lily Rose's character seems to sexualize her body to "fuck America" and achieve success, it could enter the discussion to whom female sexualization serves, and the argument that when it's the female artist doing it, it's actually feminist and empowering - but is it? I would love a series addressing this, maybe with the female lead using sex to "empower" herself and then realizing she's being used by men to profit. But now it seems that the series will be the exact opposite of that: it's just the fetishization of pop artists and power relationships
@Kevin-rg3yc
Жыл бұрын
I really wanted to give Sam Levinson the benefit of the doubt mainly bc I felt Sam shown potential to be a talented filmmaker through Assassination nation and the first season of euphoria, in addition to how the cast members of the first season of euphoria talked regularly about how collaborative and safe he made the production for the show however after Malcolm and Marie, after the second season of euphoria and the reports that came out of how a mess the production was, how Barbie Ferreira left the show and now this, like maya angeluo said “whenever people show their true colors believe them” it is really disappointing this is happening including HBO taking a young women filmmaker’s vision (that was significantly better) and made two men takeover it with toxic behavior for money and ratings, as well as how much he had conversations of the me too movement and times up movement and dangerous on set behavior that effects women yet Hollywood allows Sam to continue to work all bc he’s the son of a legendary filmmaker (further proof that nepotism is bad and trash). My hearts goes out to the crew/cast members who experienced this horrible working condition and Sam shouldn’t continue to work with this behavior in addition needing to go some writers workshop and learning how to write a script that doesn’t include graphic nudity
@DawnsHuntress
Жыл бұрын
I’m curious, what happened with Malcolm & Marie? I didn’t hear anything about behind the scenes stuff
@brayanvillanueva7527
Жыл бұрын
The only reason why Sam Levinson has the career he has is because he is a nepotism baby. If he was never a nepo baby, then he would have to work harder and actually show that he is a great director with a great vision. Now I don't have a problem with nepo babies as long as you show you are greatful for the privilege. Idk how greatful Sam is, but no matter what, he is where he is because of his connections. And at first I was excited for Sam being a part of this with my most favorite singer, but knowing how he took over this show right before Abel barely had time to be looking at new scripts and writing about Lily's character placing an egg in her p**sy really made me upset. I have been getting excited for this show since freaking July and now I don't know what to expect from this show. I hope that after euphoria season 3, Sam Levinson will be blacklisted or at least just not working. It's already a red flag how when he is seen on pictures, he never smiles, he just makes a weird face and his thoughts about shit in general just doesn't seem right. And I know that Abel posting that video wasn't right, but then again maybe Abel thought that this video will do more good then harm.
@sassysimonetheprincess1996
Жыл бұрын
He’s a nepo baby? Who’s he related to?
@KatetheCatLady
Жыл бұрын
@@sassysimonetheprincess1996 His father is Barry Levinson who is a director and producer. He directed Rain Man for example.
@sassysimonetheprincess1996
Жыл бұрын
@@KatetheCatLady Ahhh Rain Man. I heard bad things about that movie from a majority of the autistic community. So yeah……like father, like son, I suppose.
@harleyqueeen
Жыл бұрын
He should have been smart enough to get a ghostwriter or sth. 🤦🏿♀️
@lordtette
Жыл бұрын
But didn't Abel have a problem with writing? He said that he didn't like that it focused on the female perspective. I wasn't suprisrd that they were working together.
@C1ouDN1n3
Жыл бұрын
Seeing Sam Levinson and Eli Roth in the same production before the controversy explains it all. Having them in the same Sentence was a red flag on its own and funny enough Roth isn’t apart of the problem at least for this show(that we know of)
@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2
Жыл бұрын
The ones I feel sorry for are those girls who see some kind of empowerment about rape and sexual things in Euphoria and other shows where they do nothing but abuse women.
@claracedar
Жыл бұрын
directors & writers have so much power over actors. with r*pe scenes, a writer has to be very careful. none of these writers are ever careful because they never care. if a survivor saw this scene, would it be helpful or cathartic to them? are you writing this scene to connect to others who may have experienced this, or do u just want to get off? how is the scene being framed? do we really need to see the act itself? how is the victim (man or woman) in the scene being positioned and directed to act? are you just making a p*rno? If you are, there is nothing more disrespectful . You are just humiliating your actor & making a fool of yourself.
@MYSTERIOMUSIK
Жыл бұрын
I always had this thought in the back of my mind that Sam Levinson was a skeezy dude. Maybe it's cause I'm gay that I didn't really think about the inherent fetishisation of the girls in Euphoria but will admit he's got some sketchy things going on.
@aichdomingiuez3519
Жыл бұрын
Funny because a couple of months ago, a backstage hand was complaining about the show via insta comments mentioning how Ms. Depp was constantly late to shoots and she was holding up everyone's schedules & how much as mess production is. shhhhhh you didn't hear it from me tho.
@glistening7178
Жыл бұрын
tea
@eewahnah
Жыл бұрын
All I can say us 'shut up Abel and do your job', his comment 'did we offend you' was so unnecessary
@mhawang8204
Жыл бұрын
The clip he posted shows his character saying The Rolling Stone is irrelevant now. 🙄
@eewahnah
Жыл бұрын
@@mhawang8204 then why do people still go to it rather than Pitchfork for music news? The math isn't mathing
@baby.nay.
Жыл бұрын
Why are old guys even allowed to make shows about teenagers. It’s so gross
@AS-fi7hc
Жыл бұрын
That euphoria video has always been one of my favorites of yours! You summarized my thoughts perfectly, I’m happy to see the call back
@salambo6512
Жыл бұрын
Sam has always been problematic. Like showing naked 17 years old on TV for what? This has to stop The weeknd IS NO better dude is problematic too and has been hiding behind the misunderstood mask for too long.
@nataliafan14
Жыл бұрын
Sam L. And Lilly Rose are both nepo babies and I’m so ready to see other more talented people being given chances to make shows and films instead of the same celebrity kids and musicians who want to cross over and be everything.
@rentonpalma
Жыл бұрын
I would love for you to make a review of Blonde because the harm that movie made is unmeasurable.
@mhawang8204
Жыл бұрын
Right? MeToo didn’t change anything. These men with their abuse fantasies and infantilization of women are still getting praised as visionary directors. 🤮
@lillard831
Жыл бұрын
ugh to think we will never see the og show😭😭it sounds so interesting
@jensendsflowers
Жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis! I was against this show from the minute I saw the trailer with the words "from the sick and twisted minds of sam and Abel." That was straight corny to me.
@christine9122
Жыл бұрын
AGREE. Super corny and cringe.
@Estframa
Жыл бұрын
Like how is that something to brag about???? Ridiculous characters both of them lmao
@darlene9807
Жыл бұрын
sick and twisted are not the right words 😭😭 i love abel’s music it has deep meanings but wtfff is this series it’s over sexualized because sam had to step in and ruin everything
@brayanvillanueva7527
Жыл бұрын
I just now realized that the original director of this show was Millie Bobby Brown's aunt in Stranger Things!!! She is mostly known for her acting. I think I may have seen her in other shows or movies.
@TheEagleEnigma
Жыл бұрын
this guy is suuuuuch a creep. this feels like something i’d make up if i was parodying levinson
@dickwintered
Жыл бұрын
I will not watch this dumpster fire movie lol and have also lost respect for these men. Geez I feel like a lot of tv nowadays is 'who can make the most ~edgy~ and provocative scenes'? And they equate it to success. Meanwhile so many great shows out there don't have to rely on that. For example, The Last of Us albeit a horror genre is showing full and wholesome familial and queer relationships.
@sassysimonetheprincess1996
Жыл бұрын
Another example I can make is the recently airing seasonal anime Buddy Daddies, which has wholesome and cute moments while balancing it out with dark and sad moments while having great themes of overcoming trauma and breaking toxic cycles of ab*se within making a well written found family narrative. It’s good stuff so far and it’s way better than whatever the fck The Idol is going to show.
@avaq2588
Жыл бұрын
Also the white lotus!
@glistening7178
Жыл бұрын
let's make a thread of great tv and movie that don't resort the gratuitously disturbing sexuality and violence and k*nk in the name of empowerment or whatever fake deep ish they say now!!
@esrever777
Жыл бұрын
This dude is just an AO3 writer who put in the "dark" stuff to be taken seriously and laces it with smut and sex scenes that nobody asked for lmao
@gyuvinistics
Жыл бұрын
it's giving dead dove do not eat 😭
@brilligbroilledbooks
Жыл бұрын
“Miss me with that sh*t, try harder, find god.” **subscribes**
@petuniabucelatti4410
Жыл бұрын
now i get why miss bella left him 🤡
@stardust332
Жыл бұрын
do you get why she choosed him in the first place
@ajtmove4226
Жыл бұрын
Sam is Bad news with a capital B. I don’t understand why Zendaya speaks so highly of him. 🧐
@tylercyrus
Жыл бұрын
I think it’s because his show gave her Emmys
@lillietheoneandonly
Жыл бұрын
god, for the tiny amount of good storylines we got from euphoria and malcome and marie, this aint worth it. also jesus The weekend, why is he trying to bury his career?
@crystalcastillo7575
Жыл бұрын
This show is gonna be another another misogynistic take such as the Marilyn movie that came out last year
@glistening7178
Жыл бұрын
totally forgot about that. it flopped so badly lol.
@bitches8442
Жыл бұрын
idk how to explain this but colleen hoover and sam levinson are just same person in different bodies
@bitches8442
Жыл бұрын
casting jennie is just some sort of pr stunt after the whole squid game and HoYeon Jung popularity
@romeISdead
Жыл бұрын
I mean the trailer did say "From the sick and twisted minds of Sam and Able"
@coconutpops8260
Жыл бұрын
look its someone who has a their head stuck up their own ass!
@Hmm121
Жыл бұрын
so disappointed in the weeknd, i know i shouldnt be surprised because his music is literally this but idk i kinda figured he wasnt actually that shitty
@solodoloact
Жыл бұрын
you’ll get over it
@hauntedhouse9951
Жыл бұрын
08:15 Honestly sounds like he is making an adaptation of “Story of the Eye”. If you know, you know…
@iizzabel
Жыл бұрын
the weeknd has always been toxic like that its really not a surprise to me honest bc if u listen to a lot of his old songs from trilogy u can see where all this creativity is coming from. people are just now hating on him when he literally has a song about having sex with a girl while thinking about a other girl.
@blitzo9003
Жыл бұрын
???? literally sam levinson is much much much worse. what is you on rn?
@iizzabel
Жыл бұрын
@@blitzo9003 yes, trust me i know he is way worst im just saying people who are hating on the weeknd need to calm down.
@blitzo9003
Жыл бұрын
@@iizzabel i agree. articles came out saying he had plastic surgery and yet they still believe articles like these.
@blitzo9003
Жыл бұрын
i misread your paragraph originally so i apologize.
@iizzabel
Жыл бұрын
@@blitzo9003 its okay:)
@lovediedin2009
Жыл бұрын
if you dont want your show to have a "female perspective" maybe dont make the main character a woman ??
@liampatrick3110
Жыл бұрын
What is a woman?
@mrdad-zl9zl
Жыл бұрын
Thank God. We need to stay critiquing this man. If we stop investigation and publicity on this matter he will only spread more out of control like a fungus through Hollywood. If we don't keep it under the radar he may decline into the kind of career in 15 years, after everything's comes out about him, his boss company gives him 5 million dollars to disappear.
@koook160
Жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen a single episode of Euphoria. But I have seen Levinson’s Assassination Nation and Malcolm and Marie, two of the only films I gave half-a-star to in the last 5 years, so seeing him raked across the coals is extremely vindicating.
@kinesin8221
Жыл бұрын
you've been VINDICAAAAAAAAATED
@samaxe1998
Жыл бұрын
If they could afford to pay for Sam Levinson to come on (and he would probably be very expensive by now) and then pay to do countless reshoots, new cast members, and then pay the entire cast and crew to redo everything… then they could have paid for what the original director wanted and told The Weekend to suck it up or be replaced.
@samaxe1998
Жыл бұрын
If this was all to keep the weekend on so his name made them money, that’s fucking stupid because they had to pay every single persons salaries, plus his, and all of that production money just to keep it. They used the portion of the money they’d make from using his name to essentially remake the show. How does this make sense?
@mhawang8204
Жыл бұрын
@@samaxe1998I believe Abel is a producer on this show. There’s no replacing him. Misogynistic men still hold the power in the industry 😔
@brentbentKRFP
Жыл бұрын
I forgot to wish you happy birthday on our birth date! Belated Happy Birthday! (You mentioned the date in a video, I'm not stalking you.) I read about this in Deadline yesterday and it definitely sounds creepy. I cannot imagine in this day and age somebody would be allowed to create a show whose theme is rape can be a positive transformative act that also inspires you artistically, which is both problematic and brain dead. As an optimist I'm going to hope that this isn't what the show is about. As a realist, I can't wait to see you tear into it.
@kimlip_tree2009
Жыл бұрын
the fact that this is what jennie's acting debut is gonna be... wtf yg?
@glistening7178
Жыл бұрын
she's def gonna be dragged
@amorettemoonnn
Жыл бұрын
i wish that guy would just go to therapy and work that stuff out in private. this is gross af.
@sassysimonetheprincess1996
Жыл бұрын
Hmmmmm…..Sam Levinson…..more like Sam Lecherson cuz boy oh boy is he a can of worms. And not even the gummy type cuz those are delicious
@C1ouDN1n3
Жыл бұрын
So he’s like Swedish Fish or eating too many twizzlers.
@sassysimonetheprincess1996
Жыл бұрын
@@C1ouDN1n3 Exactly. Especially the Twizzlers part cuz I don't even like that candy
@Thepriestessdeath
Жыл бұрын
Don’t watch it, boycott
@musicianshipcreative3660
Жыл бұрын
Whats weirder about it is that The Weeknd and Sam basically changed the wholy dynamic of the show and characters it was supposed to depict how a woman is abused in an industry she wants to get far in now to the woman sexualizing herself and liking the abuse put unto her rather than the fight through it and among other things. It was supposed to be a beautiful show depicting the horrors of man through a female perspective now it's the exact opposite. Lilly wanted to pull out of the role because the changes surprised her but could not due to contracts.
@christianvalente29
Жыл бұрын
What an awful man, now I’m not going to watch Euphoria. This is COMPLETELY NOT OK. I hope Jennie doesn’t come back to that, especially since a lot of her fandom are little girls.
@Canwehavealoofa
Жыл бұрын
Kayla's reaction should be the only opinion we should have on this sh*tshow
@guycrazyface5710
Жыл бұрын
This dude is definitely gonna get a Dateline special just you wait I'm pretty sure this dude killed a chick
@cherishoneal9108
Жыл бұрын
I knew I wasn’t the only one who thought Malcolm and Marie was terrible. Turned it off thirty minutes in.
@michlazoo1975
Жыл бұрын
i agree w all of this... but at the same time- levinson is in large part "giving the people what they want". That's the reason why Euphoria was so ridiculously successful. I wonder how much of his success and his creative choices (or lack thereof) are literally just a response to what can be predicted to succeed. People WANT the thing that gets satirized and not the satire..... I think that's the real hidden perpetrator in all this.
@divorcioexxxpress3534
Жыл бұрын
Sam Levinson makes me hate, and I don't like hating, but I will hate when the person is detestable.
@piperrao2825
Жыл бұрын
Commenting for algorithm. Someone needs to check this man’s ego!
@jonasgerkrath3864
Жыл бұрын
Idk why but this gives me that comeback show within bojack horseman vibes from season 4(?¿)'
@pbtalksmovies
Жыл бұрын
I can understand wanting to make some minor changes and add some more disturbing atmospheric choices similar to that of a Gaspar Noe film, but it has to serve an actual purpose to the themes and story rather than being "hey! isn't this so edgy and horrifying." For example, the original Saw was a psychological thriller but the studio misunderstood this as evidenced by the subsequent sequels turning into trash shock horror.
@mirrorgold9467
Жыл бұрын
Was excited to watch this but seeing how the focal point isn’t gonna be lily anymore is sad
@heartofodds
Жыл бұрын
Kids, Requiem for a Dream said everything that needed to be said. This is just greasey-cheesey.
@vincentslashmarshall
Жыл бұрын
reshooting terrible performances by the weekend - and westworld was canceled - okay
@Caleb-hz2zs
Жыл бұрын
u should change your name to kayla READS bc you ended him
@jezabeltokio
Жыл бұрын
Sorry I’m a huge fan of The Weeknd (HUGE) but something about him, at least his persona combined with Sam Levinson’s fetishes and fantasies throughout scripts does NOT sit right with me…to me it seems The Weeknd wanted to act but since that industry isn’t just going to make him a lead role in an instant he decided why not MAKE SOMETHING WHERE I GET TO BE THE LEAD, THE STAR & HAVE IT BE NIGHTLIFE!!! The Weeknd himself is no angel, seeing him combined with Sam is just unsettling.
@unknownuser4879
Жыл бұрын
That's how I'm feeling too. I'm also worried bc he dated Bella at 18 and knew her when she was 17 and it doesn't sit right with me. I also feel like he was kinda fetishizing East Asian women in kissland😭😭😭
@emmasamantha3985
Жыл бұрын
"alleged acting ability" lmao. Also I feel like this might all be pr for us to watch the show
@NigelThrashner
Жыл бұрын
You tell’em!
@LadyKittybug
Жыл бұрын
I understand your moral conflict over watching it to review it, I would argue that you evaluation and opinion would be very valuable. I’m definitely never going to watch this show, but I would like to know how accurate this article is and one more voice calling out this apparent dumpster fire individual would be good. Am I saying you 🏴☠️ it? No. Am I not saying to 🏴☠️ it? Also no.
@casir.7407
Жыл бұрын
maybe this is just me, but as someone who has considered watching assassination nation, euphoria, malcolm and marie, and who in the end has never really gotten to watch any of that because in the end theres better more interesting movies and series to watch... this all feels like a publicity stunt. not that its not all serious stuff, because if the sources of that rolling stones article are real, then it does sound exactly like that: a female director with a great work under her belt began a series just for the project to be changed hands to the hbo channel resident scandal stirrer to take it... but from what ive read of sam levinsons movies hes very navel-gazy and yet he sounds like hes very aware of how the publicity circuit works, how to drum up scandal and support (the casting choice of a Blackpink member sounds just about genius from a commercial perspective: they basically made sure all her stans give them free publicity, for one), and regardless or not if the story is true, it sounds like, since they dont have teenagers to put into compromising situations and moral guardians to rattle, they decided to create word of mouth with this story of sleazy violent behaviour and abuse. again, whether or not this is just marketing or marketing supported by actual abusive behaviour on set/reflected on a script is not what im referring to. its just that i had never heard of this before, and now that i have, just like with everything else sam levinson related, im a bit intrigued but overall i dont get why so much attention is poured into this. cheap sleaze is produced every day, though maybe not through real life pop stars and big media channels... and it really sounds to me that, if sam levinson wasnt the son of the rain man director, if he wasnt able to get brilliant cinematographers and surround himself with actresses who are willing to tell him their stories for him to put his name over... what is left?
@malehachowdhury5614
Жыл бұрын
Didn't even need to read the RS article, the trailer was enough
@christine9122
Жыл бұрын
This show heavily reliant on star power
@Neonseasnake
Жыл бұрын
10:46 lukas Gage behind him. He's such a wonderful man.
@sonasierra7824
Жыл бұрын
Man wtf.. this is really disappointing when it comes to the Weeknd. Rlly male gazed everything huh…
@BronwynAlexandriaa
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, just shoving his own fantasies onto paper and it all sucks. It’s also gross that he writes about teenagers a lot. Lol😅
@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2
Жыл бұрын
Lily Rose Depp literally is defending those creeps
@raffnationstandup
Жыл бұрын
thank u for making a video about this! i literally came to check & see if anyone else was talking about it cause sam is a questionable man overall.
@chudiarys
Жыл бұрын
at this point i really hope Jennie will be there as less as possible the show went from something interesting to something utterly disgusting
@maxfli95
Жыл бұрын
you have the best commentary. Hilarious deadpan voice, great takes...
@mikedeeb9580
Жыл бұрын
13:16 whats this song it sounds so familiar
@meltyholic
Жыл бұрын
creep by radiohead!
@lamb9770
Жыл бұрын
as much as i love the weeknd as an artist his response was beyond disappointing.
@actualnotanewbie
Жыл бұрын
10:38 I wonder where you would draw the line when it comes to the portrayal of abuse onscreen. I'm a big fan of Succession and have been in a relationship with a very similar dynamic as Tom and Shiv's, and it felt cathartic to see Tom learn to stop allowing Shiv to manipulate him, even if he lashed out or coped inappropriately while doing so. Of course, this is a more general question, because what seems to be described in the article regarding those two scenes in The Idol is pretty horrific.
@jamiesonline843
Жыл бұрын
You ate this video up bestie! ❤️
@roseghould
Жыл бұрын
2:22 honestly…that description made me more inclined to watch the show lmao
@archangeljophiel2019
Жыл бұрын
Watch this show wins a lot of Emmys since it's on HBO. 🙄😒
@julil3021
Жыл бұрын
The random rant in the middle about how people might hypothetically react to what you’re saying was super weird
@christinelee6477
Жыл бұрын
It sounds like the show had good potential before they changed directors
@peribow
Жыл бұрын
Idk if anyone has said this, apologies if they did, but Amy Seimetz didn’t direct the girlfriend experience
@dhuseinovic
Жыл бұрын
It's nice they were in supportive environment while making this absolute abuse palooza.
@beatm6948
Жыл бұрын
JENNY ?!?!
@MissPerriwinkle
Жыл бұрын
do we believe the rumors that weekend has had plastic surgery ??
@christine9122
Жыл бұрын
This video is a blessing.
@mrspreminger
Жыл бұрын
i know benefit of the doubt or whatever but i don’t trust this show is going to be good.
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