And on-stage, in the middle of her play, Lexi gets chewed out by her own sister Cassie with the entire school watching (and recording it) live. Right before Lexi’s play Fezco gets caught in a SWAT murder and drug bust, losing his brother Ashtray in the crossfire. Instead of letting these characters find happiness, Euphoria prefers they suffer. Euphoria dangles that shred of hope in front of you until you trip into the pitfall of anguish of its season two finale. Whether it’s platonic or romantic, I don’t really care - it’s heartening to see these lonely characters connect with one another. The two continue to stay in touch throughout the season, and their conversations build up to Lexi saving Fezco a seat at her play and Fezco writing Lexi a letter. That bubble pops shortly after, when Fezco sees Nate Jacobs and bashes his face like a piñata. As they have a sweet moment chatting with each other on a couch, every other corner of the New Years party is filled with backstabbing, plotting, and chaos, except for theirs. Season two starts with Fezco and side character Lexi (Maude Apatow) forming an unexpected bond, giving both characters a chance to tell their own stories instead of propping up others. It also dives into the lives of the ensemble around Rue, including her friends, classmates, and her drug dealer Fezco (Angus Cloud), who harbors this season’s sharpest emotional hook. Euphoria masterfully wades you through a sea of sadness until the sun sets and the moonlight’s rays finally make you realize your fingers are pruning up.Įuphoria, created by writer and director Sam Levinson, is a show about Rue (Zendaya), a teen struggling with addiction while navigating through the layered drama of high-school life. But its recent season finale shows that when it isn’t doing those things, it outshines its streaming contemporaries, and it does so purely through its willingness to be sorrowful. ![]() I have issues with how Euphoria tells its stories specifically the oversexualization of youth and unresolved plot points. From Zendaya’s impressive, intimate performances to the waves of Uncut Gems-esque shenanigans, this melodrama is a loveable mess unlike anything else on television right now. It is a moody, tear-jerking cinematic collage that the internet cannot stop talking about (for good reason). ![]() There are very few shows as melancholic as the second season of HBO’s Euphoria.
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