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Positive:
37
Mixed:
34
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Critic Reviews
Jan 10, 2022
Jun 14, 2019
Jun 5, 2019
Season 1 Review:
An early career-defining performance from Zendaya, who is an absolute revelation here; a similarly fantastic breakout performance from trans actress and model Hunter Schafer in her first major role; and strong work from Levinson, who created, wrote and directed (five of the eight episodes), getting the vehicle that emphatically announces his arrival.
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Jan 10, 2022
Season 2 Review:
This season of Euphoria is doing the most, and sometimes it’s so much that key figures fall somewhat by the wayside. This is a television series that doesn’t just depict the darker impulses of adolescence — horniness, jealousy, resentment, a flippant attitude toward one’s mortality. It wears them like a bodycon dress, a fresh gel manicure, and carefully applied eye glitter. And more often than not, this version of “too much” is a hell of a drug.
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Jan 10, 2022
Season 2 Review:
Blazing with creativity and screen-popping visuals, “Euphoria” is a crackling live wire of a series with frightening and chilling insights into the world of far too many teenagers — and their parents — whose lives are in danger of being swallowed up by addiction-fueled actions.
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The PlaylistJan 10, 2022
Season 2 Review:
Every time that “Euphoria” threatens to sink into one of its less believable valleys—such as in Cal’s over-written arc this season—one of the young performers brings it back with an interesting choice or unexpected grace note. They’re all so very present in every scene of this show, creating characters who feel vibrantly alive.
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Apr 13, 2026
Season 3 Review:
If anything, the new version feels more representative of what Euphoria’s tongue-in-cheek title was always meant to convey. The state of euphoria was something the characters were perpetually chasing, but never managed to attain. Out of all the seasons, this latest one feels truest to that cruel irony.
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Feb 9, 2022Radio TimesJan 13, 2022
Season 2 Review:
If you enjoyed season one of Euphoria, you will enjoy this. If you didn’t, you won’t. It continues in much the same vein, both exhibitionist and bombastic, but also introspective and tender. There is much in there that is surface level, designed to send your jaw hurtling to the ground, but this is entertainment, baby! A little bit of that never hurt anybody, and it takes care in other ways to ensure that it’s not an empty vessel.
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The IndependentJan 11, 2022
Season 2 Review:
Given the show initially leaned on shock value, a second season (and the ones that will surely follow) would have to sidestep the inevitable diminishment of that shock. But Levinson keeps his foot on the pedal in other ways, with the support of a cast who are only getting better. Remarkably, Euphoria continues to justify its provocative existence.
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Jan 10, 2022
Season 2 Review:
Darkness encroaches on Rue’s life this season, as she repeatedly betrays the people around her, leading to a chaotic and intense intervention episode. Desperate, impractical, painful and pellucid, it reminds us that despite Euphoria’s effortful thrills and frills, the series is most worth watching for Rue’s journey.
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The GuardianDec 3, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Its louder moments are graphic and brash but its quieter moments are equally impactful, a well-modulated drama that knows when to push and then pull back. It’s hard to know where it will go and that’s part of its untamed appeal but as it stands, it’s one of the most audacious and effective new shows I have seen this year.
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Jun 13, 2019
Season 1 Review:
This show isn’t an easy watch, nor a particularly pleasant one. It’s often brash and blunt, defiantly refusing to tie up loose ends or let its characters take easy ways out. But just like the teens it depicts with such staggering candor, once you get past its immediate attempts to hold the audience at arms length, “Euphoria” has an undeniable pull that makes it too intriguing to ignore.
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Apr 8, 2026
Season 3 Review:
Levinson also chooses shock value too often, leaning toward depravity in the third episode. Yet it’s easy enough to choose hope with so much visual excitement and star power on display — and, for us romantics, with Rue and Jules allowed to be in the same room again.
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Apr 8, 2026
Season 3 Review:
The show has, like its characters, grown up a lot. It’s a little sad that this has happened just in time for the show’s likely conclusion, but should this level of quality hold for the remaining episodes of the season, Euphoria might just go out on an, um, high note.
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Jan 10, 2022
Season 2 Review:
"Euphoria" ultimately leans into its best and worst impulses in Season 2: It's grating, but intoxicating; implausible but grounded; severe but deeply emotional whenever it cedes the spotlight to Rue and Jules. And like the show's glitter-covered miscreants, we just can't help but keep chasing that high.
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Jan 10, 2022
Season 2 Review:
Euphoria Season 2 is good, but not quite great. ... Without seeing the final pieces of the overall puzzle, it’s impossible to say if Euphoria Season 2 manages to succeed as a whole. What we have seen is as masterful as it is messy. Euphoria remains an imperfect gem that works best as a showcase for the next generation of towering acting talents.
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ColliderJun 17, 2019
IndieWireJun 4, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Despite Levinson’s clear command over his storytelling aesthetic, Zendaya’s strong turn, and a rich authenticity driving each scene, viewers shouldn’t expect to enjoy the series, which is ultimately its biggest downfall. ... As it stands, the severe darkness dulls the impact beyond blunt force trauma. There’s a connection to be made with Rue and her journey, but joy seems too far out of reach.
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Jun 13, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The success of Euphoria’s teen drama ultimately depends on which teen it focuses on at any given moment. With Rue and Jules at the center, you feel the exhilaration of their friendship as much as a real concern for their growing troubles. But with its less fully developed characters, the series can feel like little more than a lurid performance of teenage pain.
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