Overview

• The album arrived with a ticketed film shown in hundreds of theaters, pairing the premiere of the music video for The Fate of Ophelia with making-of segments and lyric visuals.
• Screenings drew full houses and fan rituals from Berlin to U.S. cities, with 16 Berlin cinemas carrying the program on opening night.
• Coverage highlighted frustration over an intense promotional cadence and merch tie-ins, including multiple vinyl editions and a Target-branded spot shown in the film.
• Public debate over lyrical content surfaced as commentator Sophie Passmann criticized explicit sexual imagery in the song Wood.
• BILD reported The Fate of Ophelia set a Spotify single-day streaming record, while some buyers in Germany faced delays obtaining physical copies due to local holiday logistics.