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There is a scene in episode two of US teen drama Euphoria when dozens of naked high-school boys swarm around the show’s leading jock, Nate, in a locker room, his eyes pained as he attempts to avoid the flailing slow-motion genitalia surrounding him. When the sequence – said to be a homage to Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror Carrie – aired in the States in June, it triggered a panicked response: horrified viewers counted a total of 30 penises in the scene. The president of the Parents Television Council claimed that the content was too graphic for its target audience. Critics wrote numerous articles dissecting this now-viral moment, one claiming it was “pointlessly gratuitous”. They should be relieved. It was originally supposed to be 80.
Euphoria, written and directed by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation) and executive-produced by Drake in partnership with indie production company A24 (Lady Bird, Moonlight, Hereditary), is to Gen Z what the brilliant Skins once was to millennials. Eight episodes seen through the eyes of 17-year-old drug addict Rue (played by former Disney darling Zendaya) and already renewed for a second season, it has all the makings of a provocative, hit teen drama: a cast of hot young things, such as model Hunter Schafer and Mid90s star Alexa Demie; a super-credible soundtrack, including Billie Eilish, Migos, Doja Cat and Lizzo, among others; and a shed-load of complaints, obviously.
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