This season of Euphoria has left viewers like me completely stunned with its constant twists and turns. We’ve also been left with a ton of confusion and more unanswered questions.
As each episode of Euphoria premieres, we’ve all had that moment when the show ends and the screen goes black. Your jaw is on the floor, and you instantly look over to your friends watching, seeing the same reaction as you.
The show has been able to do what many teen dramas attempt and ultimately fail at, which is continuously develop many characters’ storylines at once. However, this approach can create an almost disorganized development in the story.
Last season, each episode was dedicated to a character with the majority focus of that episode staying on that specific character. The show has continued with that format this season, but there has not been as much of a focus on shown characters.
With this format, it also means that certain characters like Kat Hernandez and Chris McKay will not be shown as much as last season. Many fans expressed on social media their frustration about the lack of Kat scenes and her bizarre storyline so far this season.
Many commented that the “whole season is off compared to the first” and even described Sam Levinson, creator and director of the show, as a “maniac.” People are genuinely upset with how the format of the show has transformed.
The first season of Euphoria was meant to entice viewers. The colors, the style and the demeanor of the characters almost glamorized and sugar-coated the very serious issues they were going through. Now, people are beginning to see the true darkness these characters are going through.
Rue has once said she was not the most reliable narrator. This has become apparent throughout both seasons but especially in the format of these past few episodes. Season one is setting up the story, and season two is tearing it all down.
The nature of the show symbolizes that of Rue. It’s messy, chaotic and disorganized, just like its narrator. For example, when we tell stories to our friends, sometimes they can go off course. The initial story needs background, and we can be swept off into a completely different topic. Now, imagine someone like Rue: a bipolar, manic drug addict, telling those same stories.
The amount of artistic storytelling and symbolism in Euphoria is probably more than most have ever seen in a teen drama. We’re always not used to waiting each week for an episode. Instead of hating on the new presentation of the series, we should appreciate the time and effort that went into the creative process to make it so different from season one.
Take the time each week to sit and process the episode. It’s so much information to take in at once that we shouldn’t be so quick to judge — unless it’s Cassie and Nate, then judge all you want.
Hannah Campbell is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnist do not reflect those of The Post. Do you agree? Tell Hannah by tweeting her at @hannahcmpbell.
