Everyone told me not to do it. It would be too much, they said — too intense, too bleak, too many dicks. But I am a professional, and I needed to catch up with the conversation around Euphoria as we near the second-season finale on February 27. My ignorance was vast: Was there a specific episode that earned Zendaya her first Emmy? Why does everyone hate Nate Jacobs? And all the Alexa Demie memes — help me understand!
To be honest, watching 17 episodes of Euphoria over two days was probably not the best approach. So much drug use and overdose, sexual assault, violence, blackmail, emotional and physical abuse, death, grief, and regret — and that’s just season one! Then there’s season two with the agony of watching Rue tear into her family and friends after they learn she has relapsed…
