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There’s already a lot going wrong with The Idol—the stale portrayal of rape culture, the boring pop songs, the lack of any intriguing characters. But we need to talk about the worst aspect of the show so far. Why is everyone’s hair so unreasonably ugly?
Exhibit A: I love seeing Hari Nef in a project. She was a ball of rage and comedic relief in Assassination Nation, her first collaboration with The Idol creator Sam Levinson. She looks like a ginger goddess in Barbie, out in July. But it pains me to say that she has perhaps the worst redhead haircut—and, as a strawberry blonde, I’ve had plenty of bad haircuts—in ginger history.
Nef stars as Talia, a Vanity Fair reporter profiling superstar Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), the lead of the show. Her auburn hair is trimmed into one of the shortest bob cuts ever, ending right above her jawline. Bobs should be a blunt cut, unless they’re with curly hair—but Talia has a few random layers that look like orangey pieces of string cheese hanging down from her scalp. Similarly distinctive, Claire’s “French” haircut in Fleabag made more stylistic sense than this hairdo, which also features a dramatic side part. Give Talia some bangs, at least!