Looking at the first two seasons of Euphoria and The Idol's pilot episode, it's hard not to notice a pattern in Levinson's exploitative depictions of young women under the guise of critiquing society, while at the same time snubbing his nose at those who critique him.Įuphoria is the most popular teen drama at the moment and became the second-most watched HBO series of all time behind only Game of Thrones. When a Rolling Stone article went viral in March detailing the behind-the-scenes chaos and disturbing sexual content that was ultimately scrapped from the show, potential viewers were apprehensive about tuning in, but co-creators Levinson and Abel Tesfaye responded with glee at the free promotion. Many have taken issue with the excessive nudity and objectification of the canonically underage female characters in Euphoria, as well as their frequent subjection to sexual violence. This leaves Cassie – who has sacrificed her friends and selfhood for the boy who has just upped and left – totally and dangerously rudderless.With Euphoria Season 3 delayed until at least 2025, writer-director Sam Levinson’s latest, and perhaps most controversial project, The Idolpremiered on Max on Sunday, once again bringing to light criticisms about his treatment of his female characters. Predictably, he tells her to pack up her s*** and get the f*** out of his house. Cassie, embodying the role of dutiful girlfriend, teeters after him, protesting that she didn’t know what Lexi had planned. The bombastic performance is to everyone’s delight – except for Nate who stalks out of the theatre, fists tight and jaw clenched. In costume as Nate, Ethan gyrates, pulsates and thrusts amongst his team of gyrating, pulsating, thrusting young men. The show – or what we see of it in this episode – comes to a glorious climax with Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need a Hero” reimagined as a homoerotic locker room anthem.
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