it def is in alignment with how she was in season 1.
i guess my question is... what exactly is the commentary on s***work and young women that Levinson is trying to address here? Since it does seem to be such a big part of the series, what exactly is he trying to say about s***work?
not that there needs to be a clear cut answer or anything. I'm about to start rewatching the show so maybe I'll pick up on some themes and messages but for it to be so prominent, i do sort of wonder what the purpose of it is outside of idk shock value and comedy.
the d***/addiction stuff with Rue is super strong and clear in its themes and messages so I know Sam is capable of having that but i don't know if Sam actually has anything interesting or of note to say about s***work outside of the fact that it just seems to pique his interest for some reason.
From seeing season 1 multiple times, I don’t think Sam is glamorizing s***work but more so how women fall into being overtly sexual to fill some emotional gap
Cassie doesn’t feel good enough about herself because she sees that her man’s ex appears to be living a great life and she wants the same kind of attention. Even with McKay talking about how much college is stressing him out and her first instinct is to f*** him. He wasn’t even f***ing with it because he’s trying to have a moment of vulnerability with her. PLUS him not claiming her in front of Nate led her to o***** on a Ferris wheel in front of everyone lol. Let’s not forget her Dad abandoned her. She’s doing the only thing that keeps men in her life around and it fills that void her dad left
Kat self-esteem was f***ed because she was made fun of for being a virgin and because she’s “fat”, and we all know bigger girls can’t be sexy (sarcasm). Caught some d***, had a tape spread and enjoyed the comments boosting her self esteem and fed into it. Anytime Ethan made her feel bad about herself (not on purpose) she f***s some random to “get back” at him or dove into the online s***community. She feels “empowered” during those moments with randoms but Ethan brings her back to earth and she doesn’t like it.
And let’s not forget the Maddy uses s***to feel in power as well. She studied p*** for Nate, got f***ed at 14 by an older man but felt “she was in control” and pretended to get raped by ol boy just to make Nate mad. All that because she doesn’t want to end up like her parents. Stuck in an unhappy relationship where they don’t even acknowledge each other. Nate did worship her and she loved him back, but they’re so f***ed up together. The extremes each party went through to at least been seen by the other just so Maddy doesn’t have to end up like her mom.
Jules uses it to “own” her femininity. Which makes sense because she’s trans. She’s trying to find her identity in the world and her only way for her to touch that is through s***because that’s the only time she feels accepted. Rue called her out on it last season but Jules just loves the high of people being into her before even realizing the potential dangers of it (Nate and his dad). Hell she slept with a random visiting in college and ran to Rue thinking she’d be okay with that lol. As far as her and Rue goes, it’s fun for her because she feels the love she always wanted but it’s a one-way relationship. Soon as Rue doesn’t give her what she needs emotionally, what does she do? F*** that one boy all of season 2
I know he’s not in everyone’s good graces but I think he does great commentary how s***affects teens at a young age no matter how “glamorized” it seems on tv. Diving into promiscuity at a young age can have its faults and he’s showing that . Same with the d*** use
I remember there were people who were watching season 2 but never watched the first season
And they were only watching season 2 because they had FOMO
Yup I’m genuinely convinced there’s a large percentage of the fanbase who cares more about tweeting about the show rather than actually watching it
There’s no way some of these people watched seasons 1 and 2 in full
I notice the new thing is people won't watch actual shows but they'll watch clips on twitter/tik tok and then just echo what the popular opinion is. I know for a fact a lot of people do that.
The fact that some can't understand why Fez would catch 30 years or why Rue is a d*** mule is insane...
"OMG this show is completely different now what happened to teenage s***and d****!?!"
Kinda surprised with Elordi’s performance so far tbh. He usually adds so much nuance to Nate’s character, but there really wasn’t much there in his acting in episode 1
I’m confident he’ll do some good work this season though
I feel like we’re all just gonna be waiting for the inevitable self implosion Nate will have. Work stress, financial stress, girl wants to do OnlyFans or else no wedding.. and considering Nate’s high school persona..
Edit: I think the monotone dinner scene that led nowhere was very intentional. I fully expected him to go apeshit and I think they’re going for a ticking time bomb lol
THE IDOL CULT CLASSIC
THE IDOL CULT CLASSIC
THE IDOL CULT CLASSIC
forreal its annoying hearing people s*** on it constantly now that euphoria back
im sorry but elordi is comically bad in this, feels like his heart aint in it anymore lmao
Yeah he read this lines off lmao
crine just go ahead and pay for them flowers bro
50k????? Rather spend that 50k on all clothes f*** that
forreal its annoying hearing people s*** on it constantly now that euphoria back
So we pretending like we wasn’t s***ting on it 3 years ago?
So we pretending like we wasn’t s***ting on it 3 years ago?
we? no, you maybe. s*** was a classic imo from the beginning
we? no, you maybe. s*** was a classic imo from the beginning
We doesn’t have to include you but the majority of us was s***ting on the show while it was airing.
We doesn’t have to include you but the majority of us was s***ting on the show while it was airing.
you right
when I said "now" I meant more that the discussion has come back up with another levinson production airing not that opinion has changed
you right
when I said "now" I meant more that the discussion has come back up with another levinson production airing not that opinion has changed
I got you. I always wonder what the show would look like if he did S3 instead of the idol back then
forreal its annoying hearing people s*** on it constantly now that euphoria back
i got something for they asses once this season ends