‘How bad could it be?’ I wondered. I regret finding out.
When HBO debuted “Euphoria” in 2019, it was hyped as the ne plus ultra of the ever-popular “the shocking and terrible things kids these days are up to” genre.
Accurate or not, viewers responded. By the time season two of “Euphoria” ended three years ago, it was HBO’s second-most-watched show since 2004, right behind “Game of Thrones.”
Hey there, kids! Here are all the worst things you can do. We’ve made a list. And then we built a TV show around it!
And last month, the trailer for season three — which debuts in April — got 100 million views in two days.
I had been wondering what all the fuss is about. In my day, we had “Less Than Zero,” “Kids,” and “River’s Edge.” Teenagers in those movies gave each other AIDS, prostituted themselves for drugs, shoplifted, and even murdered out of boredom.