gives as the pop star Jocelyn , an outwardly perfect yet emotionally devastated young woman doing her best to revive her career after a public breakdown. Do I love the trauma-porn-y presentation of Jocelyn’s abuse at the hands of her recently dead mother, or the equally disturbing sex scenes between Jocelyn and her controlling new flame, Tedros ? Nope. But it’s Depp’s steely commitment that makes those scenes even remotely watchable, and I think she deserves acclaim for that.
’s first four episodes, I was struck by how much soul Depp brought to the character, even when the script called for her to, say, green-light the electrocution of Troye Sivan . The wordalso came to mind back in episode two, as Jocelyn tried over and over to film her new music video, through tears and bleeding feet and obvious wounds to her legs – a startling change of pace from her usual reticence.