Euphoria: How to Introduce a Character
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- A video essay on HBO's Euphoria, and how creator Sam Levinson introduces, crafts and develops the characters in such a captivating and inventive way.
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I never even realized how much foreshadowing there is, you really made me realize how much detail goes into this show.
thank you man :)
Yeah this show is a masterclass in managing an ensemble cast. Your
I love how BB (vape girl) is the best side character, and she’s such a teen caricature of how adults see Gen Z, but she’s just that. She’s not into everyone’s drama and is just a hype girl. Someone who would leave high school saying “well that was fun”
Great video. I like how you were detailed in how characters were introduced and how their personalities shined through. I like how you describe mckay to have anxieties and is different from Nate because it shocks me that some says that mckay was worse or on the same level as Nate. Mckay was not perfect but its sad that not a lot of fans understood his story. I think its becuase he was very underwritten. He got a whole episode and still felt like a background character. He had the shortest backstory and half of which was not about him. It was not as detailed as everyone else backstories. His episode was more about Cassie than it was about him. We follow her in his episode . even his sexual assault was about her. He was sexual assault and emasculation by all white men( look up the historic context of that) and the writer chose to focus on Cassie afterward. WTF ?? ?? I think that the fact rue is a unreliable narrator and this is from her pov and she doesn't know mckay that well is the reason why he was so underwritten.
McKay is for sure one of the most underrated characters, and 100% with you on your points on his lack of presence and underwriting. He's definitely not perfect, but neither is anyone, including Cassie. Hoping he gets a lot more development in the next season.
@@danielpressey i agree. Its sad a lot of fans didnt care about mckay. I have seen more empathy and sympathy for cal and Nate than mckay and that disturb me beyond words. Also Cassie . l love Cassie but she was not perfect either. She cheated the day after he was sexual assaulted. I dont understand this mckay was monster and Cassie was a misunderstood victim narrative fans like using. Mckay was like the most normal compared to everyone else with Lexi. He got an episode and still felt like a background character. He was the token black stereotypical jock with the weakest storyline and development who was more of a plot device for cassie than a character. I think his story can be interesting but the writer chose the least interesting aspect to somewhat explore: football instead of being black in a nearly all white town, his frat, his relationship with family. Where was his mom?, his friendship with nate, why he let people influence him, how toxic masculinity affects him and young men in general. Hell even his sexual assault( dry humping) was not explored. The writer completely downplayed it and shifted the focus to cassie instead of exploring his mental health and trauma which I am shocked that no one is mentioning and how they used the black male lead as a plot device for a white character and nothing more. They presented mckay in a one dimensional way I feel.
typically show, the black side kick is just there to help establish everyone's else's storylines.
Kat turned from a likable character is season one to a rather distasteful one in the second.
Right?! It’s crazy bc throughout the release of season 2, I’ve been one of the people consistently defending the show, and though I agree that season 2 hasn’t been “bad” exactly, watching this video made me realize that it is in no way the same quality of season 1. I re-watched season 1 *seven times* when it first came out. Season 2 has had its moments where it’s been super impactful, but it also really has had its lows where I’m like wtf is this (like kat’s whole break up scene) and idk I’m looking forward to the finale coming up and I bet it’ll be great but I have no plans to re watch the season afterwards.
@@Ogirl221 i agree, s2 had also boring moments, like cal's backstory i was like wtf, that could as well be put in 5 minutes instead of 15
the actual cinematography of this video is so beautiful...
Can't wait for season 2, those interim episodes were great character studies that I feel will make S2 even better.
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criminally underrated video, this is great
Really great analysis, subbed!
Love this! Thank you for making it so simple to understand these nuances. Subscribed and definitely going to watch euphoria again in a new light.
I love your vid, great work! I missed Euphoria, excited for season 2!! More videos and subscribers to come!!! ❤
Thank you :) means a lot
Great video!!
Euphoria is what Marvels’ Eternals should’ve been imagine Euphoria being 1 movie
Very good video from you. I subscribed cuz u deserve it. U are really talented🙌
ty so much :) means a lot
Awesome video man, I'm curious what you thought of the two special episodes cause think they add an emotional depth to Euphoria that I hope they carry over
thanks my guy, and i thought they were incredible! euphoria seems like it's the only show to actually benefit from the pandemic, seen as we wouldn't have got those episodes without it. i'm sure they would have developed those elements of rue, jules and ali's characters in season 2 to some extent, but it definitely wouldn't have had the same intensity and effect, and i really think they needed these longer focused episodes to develop them as well as they did.
@@danielpressey I agree man. I feel Sam Levinson has an interesting trilogy with those two episodes and malcolm and marie
@@okdthefmv same! I actually liked Malcolm & Marie more than most people seem to, definitely not on the level of Euphoria but still an interesting result of the pandemic era of filmmaking.
@@danielpressey I do think Sam Levinson is one of the most interesting creators out there. Can't wait to see what you make next and may the algorithm see the gold you're making
@@okdthefmv big love man
I like how im just flitting back and forth between video critics giving credit or shitting on Euphoria and i must say i am inclined to side more with the Pro-Euphorians lol
agreed
love this video
Great video
The show is great, and it's not just a show for chicks there's a lot of action in it too. Very thrilling
GR8 vid
Great video!
thanks! :)
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Answer in one word
Skins
Euphoria better
@@terrencejames2377 lmao no need to compare, skins was for my generation, euphoria is for this generation, both are justified in between the time frame they exist is