‘The Idol’ Creator Sam Levinson & Star Lily-Rose Depp On Jocelyn’s “Self Sabotage” In Episode 2

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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Episode 2 of The Idol on HBO. Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is supposed to be preparing for her big comeback, but Episode 2 of HBO’s The Idol calls into question whether she’s ready to step back into the spotlight.

Episode 2, titled “Double Fantasy,” opens with Jocelyn trying to convince her team to release a different (and far more sexualized) version of her upcoming single “World Class Sinner” — one that she said felt more authentic but her manager shuts down the idea.

Authentic or not, it’s not as commercial as the track they’ve already recorded. She reminds Jocelyn that she needs all the help she can get since she canceled her last tour due to a mental breakdown after she lost her mom to cancer.

And anyway, they’re already prepared to shoot the music video for the song as it is. That’s when things start to spiral out of hand. “She’s feeling creatively stuck and she starts to seek inspiration in some dark places,” creator Sam Levinson explained in a segment after the episode about crafting the pop star. “Part of what we’re exploring in Episode 2 is what happens when someone is so tough on themselves to the point where it becomes self sabotage.” Her team is already on high alert once they find out that Jocelyn was late to set because the makeup department had to airbrush cuts on her legs.