Euphoria Season 3 Time Jump Is Right, But Would Cause 4 Character Problems
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Euphoria's season 2 finale!
The ending of Euphoria season 2 hints at a much-needed time jump in season 3, but this would also cause problems for four major characters. HBO’s Euphoria follows the interconnected lives of a group of high schoolers in California, several of whom have storylines involving drug addictions, abusive relationships, online sexual awakenings, abortions, and sexual assault. While the numerous traumatic experiences with various impacts that the 16 to 18-year-olds in Euphoria go through in the first two seasons are shocking, it’s even more surprising that they have all occurred in a very short amount of time.
While Euphoria season 1 premiered in 2019, the series has only covered a short timeframe in the characters’ lives. Euphoria season 1 begins in September 2018 and concludes in December of that same year, with Euphoria season 2 picking up on New Year’s Eve 2018 and finishing sometime in early 2019. Since Euphoria season 2 didn’t premiere or end until early 2022, the series is extremely far behind in terms of the real-world timeline. With a significant amount of Euphoria season 2 being comprised of flashbacks or dream sequences, it’s no wonder the show has made little progression time-wise.
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HBO’s decision to keep Euphoria’s time progression extremely slow is perhaps a creative decision aimed at future issues with the characters’ aging, but it also makes the suspension of disbelief more difficult to accomplish in terms of both Euphoria’s cast playing teen characters and the incredible amount of events that occur so quickly. Thankfully, Euphoria season 3 seems to be resolving the timeline problem, as Rue hinted at a time
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