Like ‘Skins’, ‘Euphoria’ also stars a cast of wonderful young performers in a quasi-fantastical landscape riddled with glorious debauchery. The Parents Television Council, like the Karni Sena sensing another moment in the spotlight, has once again sprung into action, having taken issue with an episode in which ‘close to 30 male private parts are flashed onscreen’. In all honestly, had I not seen ‘Chernobyl’ a few weeks ago, I would have been slightly taken aback as well. There is, after all, the added discomfort of the said 30 male parts belonging to teenagers and not middle-aged Soviet miners. But Euphoria’s connections to ‘Chernobyl’ end with its gratuitous display of nudity; the rest of it, including an impromptu musical number, brings back strong memories of ‘Skins’. They’re even structured similarly, wherein every episode is told from the perspective of a different character navigating the messy minefield of high school.
‘Euphoria’ — HBO’s new show is a generation-defining masterpiece
Published on: August 5, 2019 10:21 PM