Euphoria show series#
The psychological terror that underpins this series is difficult to overstate The New York Timesrecently devoted an entire story to the show’s intensity.
These teens’ nihilism, the series consistently seems to postulate, stems from the pervasive feeling that nothing and no one can be trusted. Really, however, 9/11 feels less relevant to this series than what followed-a brutal war waged because of an institutionally sanctioned lie. That statement hangs over the series as a loss of innocence, a demarcation between the Clinton-era optimism most millennials grew up with and Gen Z’s bleak introduction to the world. Rue kicked off Euphoria by noting that she was born just days after 9/11. “Accepting her mother’s care means facing what she’s done in the past-so instead, she often hits her or jumps out of a moving car.” Most other parents are dead or otherwise absent. Lexi and Cassie’s mother, Suze (Alanna Ubach), seems more interested in her infinite glasses of wine than she does in providing helpful maternal support-and her treatment of Cassie, especially in later episodes, fluctuates between dismissive and derisive. It’s been strongly hinted that Nate’s father Cal (Eric Dane) molested his son as a child, in addition to statutory-raping Jules on camera last season. Accepting her mother’s care means facing what she’s done in the past-so instead, she often hits her or jumps out of a moving car.Įlsewhere, however? There’s not a single positive parental figure to be seen. Rue, who lost her father when she was 14 years old, was forced to grow up before she was ready, and in turn feels she’s grown into a disappointment. Nika King plays her character with pure-hearted conviction that pierces the screen, an unshakeable love and strength that viewers can nonetheless see takes a toll on her. It’s striking that the only remotely positive parental relationship in Euphoria is between Rue and her mother, Leslie-whom Rue terrorizes psychologically and physically every time she relapses.
Kat (Barbie Ferreira) is breaking things off with her nice-but-kinda-bland boyfriend by (badly) pretending to have a “terminal brain disorder.” And Cassie’s sister, Lexi (Maude Apatow), just aired out everyone’s gossip in a school play about her own so-called friends. Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) has spent weeks spiraling in what she believes to be lovesickness for her best friend’s ex, Nate (Jacob Elordi)-and said best friend, Maddy (Alexa Demie), is now ready to kill her after finding out everything from Rue (Zendaya), who sold Cassie out in a moment of anger. The show’s second season, especially, has been marked by narcissism and backstabbing. The teens’ friendships with one another, tumultuous as they might be, have consistently provided solace and support, regardless of what soap operatics might unfold around and through them. (Remember the time Julie Cooper had an affair with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend? And let’s not even get started on Bart Bass!) But even amid all of Degrassi’s school shootings and drug addictions, and all the terrifying gun incidents in The O.C., there remained a tiny streak of optimism and warmth. Euphoria’s key ingredients-bad parents, scandalous behavior, explosive fights-can all be found in plenty of teen soaps.
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