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The controversial HBO series has wrapped up, but what exactly happened in the finale? <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 10 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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*Warning: this article contains full spoilers for The Idol episode 5.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was the series that shocked and divided viewers<\/a> and it\u2019s been a week since\u00a0HBO\u2019s The Idol<\/a> wrapped up. There\u2019s still no word on whether a season 2<\/a> will be going ahead, but season 1 ended on a similarly chilling note to the rest of the episodes.<\/p>\n

Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp<\/a>) had to navigate her fair share of personal and professional problems throughout the series after meeting enigmatic club owner Tedros<\/a> (Abel \u2018The Weeknd\u2019 Tesfaye). While many thought that the series would end in disaster for Tedros, The Idol\u2019s finale actually revealed that Jocelyn was the orchestrator of chaos all along.<\/p>\n

The ball was in her court and we saw how Tedros fell extremely far from grace, becoming the shell of the charismatic and domineering man we thought he was. Like the rest of the series, the finale garnered a very mixed reaction with the \u201creveal\u201d being a major disappointment<\/a> for many.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Deadline<\/a> about the finale, series star Depp revealed: \u201cI think a lot of the audience will watch maybe the first few episodes and think that this guy is taking advantage of her. By the end, he realises that she knows exactly what he\u2019s doing and she knows exactly what she\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

But how did things actually end for this confusing couple? And what did the reveals in the final episode mean for the rest of the series? Read on for a full breakdown of The Idol\u2019s finale.<\/p>

The Idol ending explained: What happened to Jocelyn and Tedros?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd in The Idol finale.<\/span><\/figcaption> Eddy Chen\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

It\u2019s the episode viewers were all gearing up for and like the rest of The Idol, something wild was bound to unfold in the finale.<\/p>\n

The episode opened with Jocelyn very much in control of her surroundings, practising her new song with producer Mike Dean and Tedros\u2019s group of former loyal devotees. Tedros is clearly drunk and increasingly confused as his presence isn\u2019t acknowledged and Jocelyn continues to ignore him. Jocelyn tells him to leave but he doesn\u2019t and Jocelyn proceeds to tell the people in the room about Tedros\u2019s foiled plan of being in her life.<\/p>\n

She explains that he enlisted the help of one of her \u201crandom back-up dancers\u201d and noticed that Jocelyn followed Dyanne on Instagram, then stating that Tedros had always been obsessed with her, even obsessing over her in prison. He had Dyanne bring Jocelyn to his club and Jocelyn says that Dyanne must have told him about her love of Prince, which led to them getting to know each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re a f**king conman and a fraud,\u201d Jocelyn tells Tedros in front of everyone, before Chloe (Suzanna Son) states that Tedros has been \u201cmanifesting this forever\u201d. Jocelyn understands that Tedros wanted her to recognise the talent of the artists he discovered and she has, she says, but she wants him to now leave.<\/p>\n

The next day, Finkelstein (Eli Roth) wants to have a meeting about Jocelyn\u2019s upcoming tour and upon having the surprise phone call, Jocelyn gathers Tedros\u2019s singers around her and tells them that she wants them to put on \u201cthe best f**king show they\u2019ve ever seen\u201d. She wants them to be her opening act on the long-awaited tour and when Finkelstein, Chaim (Hank Azaria), Nikki Katz (Jane Adams) and Destiny (Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph) all arrive, they do indeed put on a show.<\/p>\n

But at the same time, Leia (Rachel Sennott) is fielding stressed calls from Ray (Karl Glusman), who has been accused of raping someone at Jocelyn\u2019s party. He needs Jocelyn to make a statement corroborating his story. Of course, the evidence being used is the photo that Xander (Troye Sivan) was ordered to orchestrate by Izaak (Moses Sumney) on Tedros\u2019s behalf. Xander tells Leia that Jocelyn already knows about this and that\u2019s the reason she hasn\u2019t been answering his calls.<\/p>\n

Although Jocelyn and the viewers know that a jealous Tedros has fabricated this entire story to get Ray out of the picture, we hear how Ray has been removed from his upcoming superhero film and his acting career has seemingly ended.<\/p>\n

Tedros then urges Xander to get up and sing a song for the group and afterwards, Jocelyn takes Tedros to one side where he tells her that Xander\u2019s singing is a miracle. \u201cHe\u2019s got his voice back,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Jocelyn storms back into the room and orders Chaim to give Tedros any amount of money he needs to get out of her life forever. As we see Jocelyn perform her new single for Finkelstein, we also see how Chaim gives Tedros a cheque for $500,000 but he doesn\u2019t take it and Chaim says that he has to do \u2018Plan B\u2019, heavily insinuating that Tedros could be murdered after all.<\/p>\n

What happened to Leia in The Idol season finale?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rachel Sennott in The Idol<\/span><\/figcaption> Eddy Chen\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Finkelstein applauds Jocelyn and the group after their performances, saying that the tour is back on.<\/p>\n

But simultaneously, we also see that Leia is packing up her things and leaves a note for Jocelyn on her bed. Clearly disturbed by what\u2019s gone on with Ray and how Jocelyn doesn\u2019t care about his career being upended by false accusations, Leia doesn\u2019t feel comfortable with her best friend.<\/p>\n

Although Xander did lie to Leia about Jocelyn knowing about Ray and it\u2019s something that Jocelyn was brought to tears by, her inaction is clearly enough for Leia.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t see what the note says but judging from the fact that Leia does this pretty swiftly during the day\u2019s events, it\u2019s clear that she has woken up to the actions of those around her and doesn\u2019t want to be part of Jocelyn\u2019s entourage anymore.<\/p>\n

What happened to Dyanne in The Idol season finale?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jennie Ruby James in The Idol.<\/span><\/figcaption> HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

We then flash to Magistrate Records\u2019 office where Nikki is having a meeting with Dyanne and informs her that because of one of the writers on World Class Sinner, there\u2019s a legal problem with Dyanne\u2019s first single.<\/p>\n

She explains that the single can\u2019t be released and although Dyanne has a full team of legal support, she\u2019s told that Magistrate has done all they can. Nikki then seems to joke that this problem could be good inspiration for her writing a new song, something which Dyanne is clearly annoyed by.<\/p>\n

Walked back to the lift, Dyanne is left to get in by herself and simply leaves Nikki saying: \u201cIt was Jocelyn, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n

While that\u2019s the last we see of Dyanne, the whole situation with her being quickly absorbed into a music label and then let down is an embodiment of a wider industry problem of small artists being boxed in and disappointed after signing.<\/p>\n

Whether or not Dyanne could make a return if season 2 were to go ahead is another thing to think about, but she very well could be a match for Jocelyn, clearly embodying much of the same talent as the pop star.<\/p>\n

Do Jocelyn and Tedros get back together in The Idol season finale?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd in The Idol finale<\/span><\/figcaption> Eddy Chen\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Later, in an empty car park, we see Chaim drive up to Vanity Fair reporter Talia (Hari Nef) who tells her that he has a bigger story, stating that Jocelyn is in a lot of trouble and could use the help. We then flash to six weeks later where Jocelyn is about to take the stage at LA\u2019s SoFi stadium.<\/p>\n

Chloe, Xander, Izaak and Ramsey are practising while Finkelstein, Chaim and Nikki talk about the past few weeks. Chaim states that Jocelyn has had three hit single in six weeks, they\u2019ve sold out the tour and they\u2019re on the brink of turning the rest of the group into global superstars. We also learn that Finkelstein\u2019s employees staged a walk-out claiming that Jocelyn\u2019s music is misogynistic, which Chaim said resulted in approximately $200 million worth of free advertising for Jocelyn and her new single, Fill the Void.<\/p>\n

We also learn\u00a0what\u2019s happened to Tedros. They excitedly talk about how Talia\u2019s article destroyed Tedros and that she got quotes from sex workers that he used to \u201cpimp out\u201d. Finkelstein also says that the IRS are going after Tedros. But we then see Tedros approach the stadium asking if an artist pass has been left for him. While it\u2019s not under Tedros\u2019s name, it\u2019s under his government name of Mauricio Jackson and surprisingly, he\u2019s let through to see Jocelyn in her dressing room.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s met by Destiny who is expecting him and tells him that she doesn\u2019t care about his past or the fact he is or was a pimp, but says that if he hurts Jocelyn, she will kill him. She leaves and Jocelyn walks in telling him that she missed him. In the dressing room, Tedros notices the same hairbrush Jocelyn said previously was the one her mother used to beat her with. When he asks her if it\u2019s the same one she\u2019d mentioned before, she says \u201cI did\u201d and looks blankly at him through the mirror. But he says \u201cit\u2019s brand new\u201d and she only smiles.<\/p>\n

Tedros chuckles, meaning that he now understands that Jocelyn had lied about that all along. He looks nervous as they drive to the stage but Jocelyn takes his hand. When she finally appears on stage, she welcomes her fans and thanks them for being her family. But she then says she wants to introduce them all to the \u201clove of my life\u201d, much to the confusion of Nikki, Chaim and Finkelstein. She brings Tedros on stage and kisses him, before saying: \u201cYou\u2019re mine \u2026 forever. Now go stand over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Does Tedros die in The Idol season finale?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Despite many intimations that Tedros would die in The Idol season finale, Tedros doesn\u2019t die at the end of the series. While both Chaim and Destiny have threatened him, he lives to fight another day, albeit very much in Jocelyn\u2019s shadow now that the power dynamics have drastically shifted.<\/p>\n

With his reputation in tatters but Jocelyn standing by him in a very public way, we\u2019re sure Tedros\u2019s life won\u2019t go back to how it was. Jocelyn\u2019s entourage are deeply confused as to why Tedros returns and why Jocelyn has welcomed him back into her life.<\/p>\n

Well, leading actress Depp said in a HBO featurette unpacking the finale: \u201cJocelyn is a very calculated and strategic person. She knows exactly what she wants and she\u2019ll stop at nothing to get it. What we realise at the end is that Tedros is her muse and that she got what she needed out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continues: \u201cI think a lot of the audience will watch a few episodes and think this guy is taking advantage of her,\u201d she continued. \u201cBy the end she realises that she knows exactly what he\u2019s doing and she knows exactly what she\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Idol creator Sam Levinson also explained: \u201cThroughout the season, Jocelyn has been searching for inspiration. She\u2019s looking to go to an uncomfortable place, and it\u2019s just ultimately looking for that next song, that next album. Tedros becomes the conduit for that creative unlocking.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201c[Jocelyn] needs to devour those around her to feel like she\u2019s got something to say,\u201d added Levinson. \u201cWe also see how desperate Tedros has become. This pimp from the Midwest who shows up in Beverly Hills ends up being the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n