It's impossible to root for any character In euphoria. And two additional quasi-philosophical life-coach episodes caused me embarrassment transfers and I even vomited in my mouth a little. I couldn't care less for any of them, and even if I cared how they would end, I certainly wouldn't have found out. I had no one to sympathize with and no one to cheer for, no one to hate. Almost all of them are incredibly pathetic and irritating, so unconvincingly written that no good acting can save them. Everything is exaggerated, unbelievable, and incomplete, and the whole project is painfully pretentious. They started too much, they didn't finish anything.
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The series deals with real and very serious topics in a way so exaggerated that they have turned serious into frivolous, deep into superficial, real into unreal, and shocking into boring. And then the first episode ended and I thought - ok, it needs time to catch the momentum. The thick atmosphere draws you in from the start and further raises expectations, which were already high due to the praise I heard. Great camera and directing, good acting, and the music fits in great, although it's not to my taste. Technically, the series is very well done. This could have been easily one of my favourite shows, if only the quality of the script matched the one of the visuals. I don't understand why creators needed to go so over the top and they did not decide to create something more realistic, while maintaining the whole dreamy aesthetic. Creating a visually appealing show is not enough to make it good. It hit me really hard, because it is so meaningful and you can see the pain and the discomfort that two young girls feel and how they perceive themselves after some rough experiences. These are two long dialogue sequences about serious and deep topics such as drug abuse, the weight of emotions during the teenage years and the difficulty to express themselves towards other people. The two special episodes released one year after the end of the first season are breathtaking. Kudos to Hunter for playing her role pretty well, considering that this was her first acting experience ever. One of the most talented young actresses in the star system at the moment.
Zendaya is amazing and I think that we are going to see great stuff from her. Writers could have used her more, but she is flat and predictable on her actions. She could have been interesting, but she has very little development and she is annoying. What he does during the season is completely out of any logic. Is it possible that most of the moms and dads in this show either have problems with alcohol or they are completely deranged? Nate is just unbelievable as a character. I wish mine were so permissive when I was a teenager. Most of the girls are depicted as hookers, and parents apparently do not exist. All the teens have extreme sex, drink until blacking out or use drugs. No one has a regular life with everyday problems. In this narrative universe having a dysfunctional family or a sick brain is just normal. I cannot say that I was really impressed by the plot, which I found very unrealistic. The aesthetic of the show is what pushed me to finish the first season, including the two specials that deserve their own small paragraph. The visual representation is dreamy, the lights are vivid and colorful.
I really enjoyed the cinematography style, some camera movements are particularly creative and the editing is out of this world. From a technical perspective "Euphoria" is untouchable and definitely brings novelty to the genre.
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