Euphoria season 3 review: Zendaya cannot save a caricaturish drama that thrives on misogyny and empty provocations
Euphoria season 3 review Cast: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo Creator: Sam Levinson Star rating: ★.5 Zendaya as Rue from the third season of Euphoria. (Patrick Wymore/HBO via AP) (AP) Sam Levinson’s hit HBO show Euphoria ended in a whimper, with a finale that put to rest a show that was never shy about ruffling some feathers. What started out as a drama about addiction and the complicated chaos of high school relationships has now run out of gas, because there is no way these kids are still in high school even after 4 years. Season 3 jumps five years into the future, so now Rue and her gang are adults. Along with her, Euphoria also becomes a crime-driven, neo-Western drama. The premise Zendaya‘s Rue is now working as a drug mule for Alamo Brown, a ruthless strip club boss. She has a tendency to find herself in the worst situation possible, so it is no surprise that when she finds herself in Alamo’s den, …
