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Euphoria: All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name (2022)
it all comes crashing down
No review I've seen quite hits the nail of this episode - let alone the poetic intentions of Sam Levinson's Euphoria season 2. It's been quite a few months since I reviewed episode 2 of season 2 of sam levinson's euphoria. And quite a few months ago I finished this firecracker of a finale! But, I can't help but smell that old familiar scent. The garbanzo beans. This show simply reeks of them. While I think Euphoria, at it's best, brings a uniquely empathetic and raw beat to the corrupted coming-of-age genre, at its worst, Sam Levinson's multi-Emmy garnered teen sensation smells like beans.
Now I ask you - the viewer - how should we, as an audience distinguish glorification from dramatic reinterpretation? Romance from romanticization? Honesty from grace? A show as trauma diving as Euphoria, how should we set our expectation for the smell of it all. The bean smell.
Disgusting bean smell coming straight from the TV. Ever since episode 2. The bean smell. Makes me sick.
Euphoria: Out of Touch (2022)
Sam! Where are we going?
Season 2, episode 2 of Euphoria has us taking an entirely new direction in Sam Levinson's narrational style. Rather than focusing on a specific character, this episode vied for a whirlwind of experiences ranging from Cal to Lexie. It was really stinky at times though and I couldn't get past it. Smelled like rotting garbanzo beans. Yuck.