The HBO Max TV series Euphoria has become a global success, known by everyone as an eyeopening series with teenagers' dramas, shining makeup looks, amazing outfits and iconic lines.
Almost one month ago, the last episode of season 2 of Euphoria has been uploaded and, as it was expected, it engaged the attention of 6 and a half million viewers, becoming the second most watched TV series of HBO Max (the first is the unbeatable Game Of Thrones). But why is it so catchy?
The first season was, of course, focused on making the viewers know the stories of each character and making them have a sentimental connection with them. Therefore, every episode began with a little spot of the background of each character.
On the other hand, the second season was filmed with the idea of going deeper in some stories. The director Sam Levinson decided to focus the plot on Rue, who is the protagonist, and her relationships with Jules and Elliot, who is a new character. Rue's problems with drugs have been the main topic of episodes 3,4 and 5; we had the chance to be with her while she was fighting with herself in an interior war, during her breathtaking fight with her mom, her sister and Jules and Elliot, after these last two snitched the fact that Rue wasn't over drugs. Not everyone has appreciate this focus on Rue's life for all these episodes, since many viewers wanted to see more scenes of another couple of characters, who are extremely loved by the audience: Lexi and Fezco.
It came as a surprise to see them becoming a couple of friends (or something more?) with so many things in common, despite the innumerable differences. The director gave us a little taste of them in the first and second episode, but then he made us wait until the mysterious last two episodes. Moreover, even the loving trio, made up of Cassie, Maddy and Nate divided the audience into two teams, Cassie's and Maddy's.
Each one of the character has developed a specific topic with their stories: drugs, friendships, love, the dangerous world of social media and, also, the extremely difficult challenge to find themselves, which is the main goal for teenagers.
Obviously, Euphoria has to be remembered for its makeup looks, which are colorful and accurate for each character, and its outfits. The costume designer has said that in this season every character has grown physically and mentally and that was mirrored by clothes and colors.
For example, Maddy, the most iconic character of the series, moved from a childish style with pink, miniskirt and sprinklings, to a more adult style, with less childish colors such as green and black, short chic dresses, low rise jeans with corsets or top and cardigans. Maddy's looks are also known for the huge amount of vintage pieces she wears, for example the oval Jean Paul Gaultier The ‘58-5201’ Vintage Sunglasses she has while laying in the pool; a very famous scene of hers is the one placed in the wardrobe of the boy's mom she babysit sometimes. The wardrobe was filled with vintage, elegant pieces, which had been brought on set by one of Alexa Demie's (actress of Maddy) friend.
Also, Cassie, played by Sydney Sweeney, has a fashionable scene in the second season. Cassie, after falling in love with Nate and finding out that Nate still loves Maddy, tries to catch his attention by making herself look prettier and unconscionably more similar to Maddy. Cassie is waking up very early every morning to take a shower, wash her hair, do her longest skincare and makeup routine, dress up and be seen by Nate, who is almost ignoring her, in the school hall. Every day that passes Cassie gets more and more determined and committed in making her plan work out; she is tired, confused and broken inside, but she cannot admit it to herself.
The second season was also full of amazingly acting scenes and surprises in the plot. Some of them seen as protagonist Rue, others Cassie and Nate, who undoubtedly killed this season, especially with their fight scene in Nate's bedroom. Another scene who was indeed realistic and well acted was the one filmed on the fake stage of Lexi's play in the last episode, when Cassie walks on stage and starts yelling at Lexi for making fun of her in her play.
At the end of the day , the aspect that catches the audience is actually the way that the stories are told; sometimes they are too exaggerate, but at the same time the viewers can see themselves at least in one character, even the less developed one. Every character stands for a problem which can be faced by every teenager, from the simplest ones, such as love and friendships, to the toughest ones, such as dependency and sexuality. Some of the characters come up with some possible solutions to their problems and find peace while watching the eyeopening play of Lexi "Oklahoma", which was based on their real stories. The brilliant Sam Levinson decided that the characters should see themselves as we see them on the screen and face the reality. Nothing is more useful than a mirror to see who you really are really!
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