By Remy Bailard
Managing Editor
Season two of “Euphoria” leaves an impact on viewers with much deeper and more meaningful looks into the characters’ emotional backstories.
Although still enticing with a dramatic script, the new season of “Euphoria” lacks structure and often feels chaotic. The acting continues to sell the plot and ensures an encaptivating viewing experience for its audience.
Released to HBO Max on Jan. 9, season two of “Euphoria” is directed by Sam Levinson and stars Zendaya as Rue; Hunter Schaefer as Jules; Sydney Sweeny as Cassie; Jacob Elordi as Nate Jacobs; and Alexa Demie as Maddy. The new season releases new episodes every Sunday.
Continuing the plotline of season one, “Euphoria” season two follows the life of high school students. They venture through a dramatized version of reality with drugs and relationships.
The show takes away the dullness of a typical teen’s day-to-day life with hours of homework, and instead portrays high school as one big chaotic party. The show in turn creates a more illsusive experience for viewers.
Season two strays from the simpler plotline seen in season one and instead feels sporadic at times. In season one, the main focus was on Rue, whereas the new season seems to look equally into the lives of several characters.
The characters make the plot seem to bounce back and fourth a lot. “Euphoria” separates themselves from one cohesive storyline. The audience goes on a journey with the different lives of each character that comes across in this show.
The strong acting, mainly driven by Elordi, Zendaya and Sweeny, carries the show and makes it the success that it is. Despite the chaotic script, the power of the acting draws viewers in, making them unable to look away.
All scenes in “Euphoria” portray raw emotion that allows the audience to feel as though the audience were in the moment instead of watching it from a screen. The actors each embody their character’s emotions to the fullest extent, giving the series a much more realistic feel.
The element of drugs in the series carries out the euphoric feeling that is promised in the title. The cinematography oftentimes is shaky and moves with the characters, giving a loss of direction of each characters s embodiment.
The addition of props like glitter and rhinestones that are seen in all of the characters’ wardrobes also helps to encompass the idea of a hallucinated reality and makes the drug plotline feel highly realistic. Throughout, the overall aesthetic became one of the greatest highlights of this show.
Season two of “Euphoria” incorporates backstories to many of the main, more mysterious characters that weren’t seen in season one. This contributes to the much rawer feel of the new season and allows viewers to feel more in the headspace of each character. Not only does “Euphoria” allow watchers to relate to the characters, but it also creates a gateway to a deeper and more meaningful connotation.
All in all, season two of “Euphoria” continues to sell a dramatic storyline that pleases viewers alike. The entire cast executes the show flawlessly. Although chaotic at times, the lack of direction adds to an action-filled plot that portrays high-schoolers through the fogged lens of drug-use.
“Euphoria” season two is rated TV-MA and is available for streaming on HBO Max with new episodes releasing weekly.
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