[ALBUM] AL8 Speculation Thread

I'm honestly surprised she even agreed/wanted to do a documentary. I know there were a couple back in the day, but that was at like the height of her popularity. It seemed like they were filming stuff during the HAW tour, which at the time I think we assumed was to be used in a Warrior music video as the ending of the HAW era, before the pandemic happened and it became WAW. Is it possible they were filming the documentary with the goal of having it released for LG's 20th anniversary but that got derailed by the pandemic?

But back to my original point: her previous documentaries could (and did) easily focus on her music/career because she was so popular back then and her personal life wasn't as, uh, dramatic/interesting (divorces, Lyme, etc). Whereas now, she has to know that to get people to watch, she'd need to talk about more than just her career and music (not that she even actually talks about her music for the most part lol). Because the general public probably doesn't care about her career, fans are already very familiar with her career, and she basically tells the same stories over and over about the early parts of her career. My point being, at this point, her personal life is arguably more interesting than her career, even for die-hard fans because we do have documentaries and interviews from back in the day.  Hell, there are even 1 hour long videos on YouTube of her driving around LA in like 2002/2003.  I'm not sure how much new info there is to spill (that won't become problematic with the "who wrote what on LG" issues, the Cliff being weird stuff) that she hasn't already talked about even in recent LS interviews.  I could see it possibly working if she took an "eras" approach to it:

• Let Go: they've gotta have some unseen footage of writing/recording LG and BTS tour stuff.  She always talks about how hard she worked back then (and thru TBDT), it would be interesting to hear about things she maybe feels she missed out on by not having a "normal" teenage life, how she felt having to grow up quickly (although obviously whether that has even happened yet is debatable haha), her grandfather -the family member she's said she was closest to- passing away while she was touring, deciding to still do the show the day it happened... her thoughts as an adult about how the media pit her and other young women against each other.  It would be very interesting especially in light of what's come out about Britney the past few days.  Cause I remember Avril making comments about how Britney dresses, and then some time later realizes she shouldn't have said that and told the interviewer that people should leave Britney alone.
• UMS: did she feel pressure to have her sophomore album be as successful as the first one?  Fighting with Arista (?) about how she wanted MHE to be the lead single but they vetoed her, leading into a discussion about how she's had to fight for her visions.  She's talked about this throughout the years but moreso recently, again could be interesting cause of the Taylor-Scooter thing.  I think it would be interesting if she'd actually go into more depth than what she's already said about it.  Cause she's basically on been like "yeah I had to fight to have my voice heard, and to have my songs/albums the way I wanted, and I've also unfortunately had to compromise too."  But it must have really sucked and been exhausting and, I imagine, eaten at her confidence at times, especially when she was younger.
• TBDT: talking about this era would be tricky cause of Dr. Luke, and she probably doesn't want to get sued lol.  They'd have to include the clip from the making of TBDT video of her pepper spraying him.  I'd very interested to hear more in depth about how that album came about, especially since she seemed drunk for most of it.  And that recent interview where she said they started writing Girlfriend as she was walking out the door.  I'd also want her to talk about the impact the fan backlash had on her.  Maybe how though the public never necessarily liked her, they started being downright nasty (which, granted, she fed into that with the bratty persona but I think she thought it was obvious it was more of a caricature for the era).  What was it like writing a more-or-less fictional breakup album while being married?  
• Goodbye Lullaby: sooooo much to get into here.  I'm very curious about that one show in Brazil (I think?) where like the entire show is on YouTube, maybe in multiple videos, but I swear she was drunk because she was definitely not herself, seemed drunk, and got progressively more drunk-seeming and emotional throughout the show.  For all her talk about loving drinking and being a "rockstar," I feel like the only time she's performed drunk was when the GooGoo Dolls had her sing Iris with them.  I've always wondered what was up with that concert.  Obviously there's also her first divorce to discuss.
• AL: since she likes to forget she even has a self-titled album, I'd say she can just talk about getting Lyme on tour.  And Chad. 
• HAW: Lyme.  2nd divorce.  Rotem.  Turning down a proposal.  Philip.  She's talked a fair amount about this time of her life (by Avril standards), but this is IMO where she could really get the public to like her a little more -not that I think she necessarily cares about that all that much, but I think most people can relate to having a really rough period of your life.  The YouTube comments on interviews from that era generally are fairly positive along the lines of "man I really feel for her, I wasn't fond of her years ago with that Girlfriend stuff, she seemed stuck up and just a Hollywood party girl, but she's really grown up and has a good head on her shoulders."  Other people commented that they found comfort in knowing someone else out there has gone through something similar to them, whether it was severe illness, divorce, losing friends, or toxic relationships.  She lost a lot of friends cause she wasn't the fun party girl anymore -what was it like realizing your so-called friends only hung out with you cause it was fun to drink and be crazy with you but at the end of the day, they weren't really your friends.  What was it like being someone who [likely] never thought she'd end up in a toxic relationship, much less have such a hard time deciding to leave?  Being vulnerable and not in a good head space and then having him swoop in?  Finally getting back to herself, picking herself back up after such a rough 5 years.  Clearly she had thoughts/feelings about it based on Bright.  Some people felt that her talking about the Lyme diagnosis was an attempt to get attention, especially with the GMA interview, so this could be an opportunity to clarify how misleadingly edited that interview was and highlight that the only reason she even disclosed her diagnosis in the first place was to raise awareness (although apparently to also put to rest rumors that she was MIA from a mental breakdown due to divorce/AL5 flopping).  These issues are all deep and hard to talk about, but there are soooo many people who can identify with them and maybe feel less alone hearing someone else talk about them.  From what she did discuss, the general public was pretty receptive and bringing awareness to the things she went through could help people.  Taking off her "IDGAF" persona and letting people see that different side of her helped people connect and definitely changed a lot of people's opinions of her for the better.  Unless you're The Guardian lmao .
• Love Sux: it would be really interesting to hear more details about how she finally landed on Travis' label.  I'd love for her to talk more about the making of the album but since Mod had such a huge role that probably won't happen...  What was it like finally being on a label where she felt total artistic freedom?  How did it feel having her first proper world tour since the pandemic forced her to cancel most of the HAW world tour?  What's it like having these new artists being compared to her?  This would be a great spot for her to then reflect on the ups and downs of her career, her struggles and victories, how the things in her personal life effected her work.  Lessons she's learned, things she still hopes to do.
• Post-LS: obviously depends on if the documentary is done being filmed prior to AL8.  There's lottssss she could talk about haha.  One possible topic (aside from the obvious): she's always been interested in fashion, but why the sudden push to be at PFW and desire to go to the Met Gala?  More detailed discussion of her star on the Walk of Fame.  Also about how it felt performing a Shania song at a Shania tribute all these years after being discovered for singing at a Shania concert.