![]() ![]() While certain characters have taken precedence (Rue, Lexi, and, I hate to say it, Cal), others have had a major downgrade in screen time (Jules, Kat, Maddy). ![]() Now that the framework is gone, the show is a meandering mess. The structure of last season gave Euphoria a sense of focus, allocating a good amount of time to each character’s story. The only difference is that Cal’s repression has a paper trail while dating apps have given Nate the luxury of staying anonymous.Ĭal’s segment is just the latest development to indicate Euphoria has stretched itself so thin that it can’t handle its ensemble anymore. Cal and Nate are actually a lot alike as broken men weighed down by what’s expected of them. But by observing Cal, there’s something to be said about how adolescence today isn’t wholly unique. For better and for worse, Euphoria has always been a show about teenagers today and how modernity is a corrupting force in one’s coming of age. But this is the longest backstory yet that devotes far too much time to the idea that teenagers have always had the same hopes and dreams and desires. ![]() Just as he gets a taste of the life he could have, his trajectory is irrevocably shifted. But before he can soak in the joy, Marsha tells him she’s pregnant. After graduation, the pair sneak off to a gay bar where they share a kiss on the dance floor. This is the year he meets a freewheeling Marsha who teaches him the power of cunnilingus, but it’s also the year he falls for his best friend, Derek. A good quarter(!) of the episode is dedicated to his senior year of high school - a bloated flashback that revels in the nostalgia of open-top car rides, skinny-dipping, and first love. Please indulge me in my bitterness about the Cal cold open. ![]()
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