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Addiction is a disease.
Feb. 11th, 2022 03:57 amI know I said I was going to wait until the season was finished before I wrote my thoughts, but I really needed to express something in regards to the previous episode. It doesn't have any specific spoilers, but it's more of a specific scene that I feel really encapsulates the very essence of what this show is about.
Note: While the clip is just a confrontation between Rue and her mother, fantastic acting especially by Zendaya, it can be hard to watch and possibly triggering so viewer discretion is advised.
( 'You wish that I was different? So do I! You hate fucking hate me? So do I!' )
tl;dr: Euphoria is more than the memes you see on social media. Yes, it is a visual and aesthetic treat and can have hilarious meme material, but at its core it's about the harsh realities of addiction, any kind of addiction, but predominately drug addiction. It does not glorify, glamorize, or fetishize drugs. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the clip above clearly demonstrates. Nothing is glamorous or attractive about drugs in that scene, is there? Underneath the glitter and pretty aesthetics we see the ugliness of the disease that is addiction and the destruction it leaves in its wake. While there are valid criticisms to be had with the show, glorifying drug use is not one of them, and anyone saying it does has never bothered to actually watch or pay attention to the show in the first place and are just pearl-clutching and moral-mongering.
Note: While the clip is just a confrontation between Rue and her mother, fantastic acting especially by Zendaya, it can be hard to watch and possibly triggering so viewer discretion is advised.
( 'You wish that I was different? So do I! You hate fucking hate me? So do I!' )
tl;dr: Euphoria is more than the memes you see on social media. Yes, it is a visual and aesthetic treat and can have hilarious meme material, but at its core it's about the harsh realities of addiction, any kind of addiction, but predominately drug addiction. It does not glorify, glamorize, or fetishize drugs. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the clip above clearly demonstrates. Nothing is glamorous or attractive about drugs in that scene, is there? Underneath the glitter and pretty aesthetics we see the ugliness of the disease that is addiction and the destruction it leaves in its wake. While there are valid criticisms to be had with the show, glorifying drug use is not one of them, and anyone saying it does has never bothered to actually watch or pay attention to the show in the first place and are just pearl-clutching and moral-mongering.
