When the third (and likely final) season of Euphoria premiered on HBO last night, the internet was…weirdly quiet about it? Positive sentiment about the first episode was hard to come by. And it’s not entirely surprising.
The show kept its fans waiting for literal years for season 3 (four, to be exact). That is far longer than a normal gap between seasons, even in an era where a two-year gap is fairly common (House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, etc.). Then there was the drama behind the scenes, reported on exhaustively in the press, which left an icky feeling (at least for me). Rumored beef between cast members may or may not be real, but when trying to find an image for this story, I realized there wasn’t a single photo of the full cast together at the premiere, and there were even videos of Zendaya scurrying away before they could take group photos.
And the most devastating fact—that two cast members and one producer passed away in the time between seasons—gave the whole return an “in memoriam” feeling. All of this would give audience members a good reason to tap out. But one of the main reasons for the lack of fanfare could be that the actors within the show don’t seem that excited to be back.
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