[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Euphoria,” Special Episode – Part 1, Rue, “Trouble Don’t Last Always.”]The holiday season is a two-sided coin.
For some, the world is filled with twinkly lights, family celebrations, and people spreading cheer.
But for others, winter is hard.
Those lights barely brighten these long, cold nights.
Lost loved ones aren’t around to celebrate, and remembering as much can make their absence heavier.
All that superficial cheer — or even the genuine kind — spurs pain in anyone struggling with depression or general hardship.2020 has offered more hardship than usual, and the idea that “Euphoria,” of all things, would lighten the load with two mysterious holiday specials was, well, hard to imagine.
Sam Levinson’s HBO drama broke out in its first season with three main waves:Zendaya’s amazing, Emmy-winning performance A killer soundtrack (both score and compiled) Scaring the shit out of parents everywhereThe first eight episodes are a blur of neon lights,
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