Penises , statutory rape scenes involving aging, once-beloved character actors , and copious drug usage to absolute bops — Euphoria ' s Sunday night HBO premiere featured some pretty intense, R-rated Gen-Z-TV. Like, for real. Certainly some of what happens on screen really did occu r in the life of series creator Sam Levinson, and he's spoken about how his own struggles with addiction informed the story. At the same time, this story is very much not about that generation. And it's difficult to believe that Levinson has in mind your typical Gen Z teenager and we'll show below why that's fairly obvious—just, like, statistically ; your typical teenager simply isn't taking all kinds of drugs and having all kinds of sex.
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N athan is He's mixed race, tall, slim and fit. He has a No 1 haircut and is dressed in a T-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and trainers. He has a silver chain round his neck. His mobile rings. He speaks quickly: "Four on four, cuz, yeah… Wait a second. Maybe another 30 minutes. I sip my drink. He looks at me, a slow look, unemphatic.
