The Gen-Z Drama That Launched a Million Memes
<em>Euphoria</em> taps into the idea that adolescence these days is bleak, so bleak that there’s nothing anyone can do but laugh and walk away.
This article contains spoilers through the Season 2 finale of Euphoria.
Toward the end of Euphoria’s second-season finale, which aired Sunday, two former best friends, Cassie (played by Sydney Sweeney) and Maddy (Alexa Demie), take a breather after a vicious fight. Cassie’s nose is bleeding; Maddy’s foot needs ice. “Don’t worry,” Maddy says when Cassie breaks the silence with a self-deprecating comment. “This is just the beginning.” She delivers her words with a smile, but they come off as a threat, leaving Cassie looking uncertain. What, exactly, is “beginning”?
Watching evokes a similar sense of unease. Loosely based on an Israeli
