I am almost 40 I have a fairly extensive knowledge of cinema (historical and technical) and I loved Euphoria, especially season 1.

I understand the success of It might have gone to the head of this guy , but so far it was a great show.

Most of the criticism in this sub it’s because you don’t like one person on the show, but the show it’s an objectively great show, and it’s not all down to 1 person.

Zendaya is an executive producer on the show and there is a great creative team, who probably kept is ego in check, which maybe didn’t happen on the Idol.

Also freshly out of high school people are to small of a demographic to account global success, not only commercially and critically.

You are free to not like the show or criticise it but you should judge what’s on camera.

Not that it’s not possible to criticise working condition , or the creator problematic behaviour but it’s a different issue.

I agree that some sequence are voyeuristic and gratuitous. Still It’s not the worst offender.

I agree that everyone is too pretty.

I don’t feel euphoria is “realistic” in the traditional sense, in fact is entirely shot in studio. It manages to describe certain things in a very “truthful” or “empathetic” way regardless.

I won’t go point by point in describing how I disagree with most points raised here character by character because they’re very skewed point of views and it seems pointless. (Someone even accused the show of transphobia)

You’re free to do whatever and watch whatever but I feel that it cheapens the arguments of a legitimate criticism of a show (Idol) by lumping it with another show who might have some similarities but doesn’t have the issue that RA article underlines.