For once, it’s notThe Weeknd’smug we’re freaking out over.
His Super Bowl 2021 face wasblood-free, bruise-free, bandage-free, plastic-surgery free in short: almost shockingly normal.
Then again, the secret’s out.
Good, because The Weeknd’s moved on.
It’s not that Tesfaye’s let go of his obsession with the bizarre, or the uncomfortably jarring.
He hired, according toUSA Today, 55.
), they were all his clones.
Any facial dissimilarities were covered up with mummy-like bandages.
They were at once captivating, terrifying, and oddly comical.
Were they blatant reminders ofsocial distancingand our collective,face mask-wearingobligation?askedanother.
Were they, perhaps, evil hyenas, marchingLion King-style,suggesteda third?
Other fans picked up on another cinematic reference.
Were the Weeknd’s bandaged backup dancers a nod to US?
We know that Abel Tesfaye enjoys Jordan Peele’s work as a director.
Stands to reason he’d have watchedUs,too.
Although perhapsnot with Gomez, as their relationship fizzled out in 2017.
Not to go too far down the rabbit hole, but are they meant to be Tethers?
Or are they real people?
Or are they both?
