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Rue storyline is the most consistent and well written part about the show. Her story does not glorify drugs it shows the highs and rock bottom lows. Great reactions to everyone involved.
My father was an addict. The raw aggressiveness that rue showed while kicking down the door, throwing down the dresser, putting her hands on her loved ones. I saw it. I lived it. It’s real life. It’s not glorified… I still love my dad. I still think that regardless of the fact that he couldn’t save himself, I always keep good memories of him alive.
6:28 when the mother talked about her brother, u can see she was about to cry bc it's what she witnessed in real life. the show might be unrealistic when it comes to visuals, but u cant deny how real the events and characters are in the show. just bc u dont see it, doesnt mean it not happen to other people. RIP her brother
euphoria doesn't gloify drug use. to depict drug use, you need to show the HIGHS of it. if some of your audience has never taken drugs before, then they won't be able to understand why a character would keep returning to them. they depict the LOWS of drug use waayyyyyy more. seeing rue's turmoil is enough to educate about the dangers of addiction. it's a show. it has to look good. glitter doesn't automatically equal glorification. it's called cinematography.
I agree that they definitely accurately portray a drug addict without glorifying it. I still don’t think young people should watch it thought even with the intent of educating. Because truly, it doesn’t matter how accurate a portrayal of it is, you never really understand it until you know someone going through it.
I don't know why people say that choosing Zendaya it was just for marketing, She shows that she's an incredible actress and she's killing it. I got to say Playing a role that is a drogadict, bipolar it's not easy peasy
Honestly i feel bad for Gia the most throughout the show imagine seeing your sister being OD, her dad died at a young age & seeing your sister and mother fighting frequently kinda messed up at her young age
My mother, brother, and sister were all addicts. They are all deceased now. One thing I am grateful for is that my sister did not have any children. She knew she couldn't be a mother so she made that sacrifice. She was very loving and caring but she was a dealer and an addict. She is no longer in pain. My mother lived through the pain of losing two of her children before she finally passed just 2 years shy of my sisters death. There are 4 of us left. Two addicts, sober 3 years and sober 1 year. Addiction is hard on all involved.
is it okay for me to ask what you think of euphoria? how it really depicts addicts? i’m so sorry for what you went through, i hope you are healing well.
If you’ve never encountered an addict in real life you will never understand how good, realistic and scary this show is. Zendaya’s portrayal of Rue and her withdrawals is so realistic, she really deserves all the accolades she is getting!
Laurie's character in the show made me never wanna do drugs. I think one point that goes over many heads is the dangerous people who deal the drugs and how effectively horrifying portrayals of them can easily scare someone away from using/buying/selling drugs.
I hate the attitude of saying a show glorifies something just because it's talked about. Acknowledging social issues in a plot, or centering a plot around them is not the same thing as glorifying. It was the same thing with 13 reasons why. Shows about social issues like this are important. These kinds of things need to be acknowledged and talked about. and shows like this get things talked about,
This show really taught that I've been extremely sheltered (not in a bad way though) by my parents and siblings throughout school. If this is realistic, I'm glad they were so protective lol..
@@CrownedYeti It is realistic though. Maybe not where you're from, but after you meet plenty of people throughout adulthood you'll learn just how common this shit is. I have friends who I've only recently met through work, and they had the same shit going on as rue and cassie for example. Only difference, is that in real life people are good at hiding shit.
@@shallowtruth1002 I am not saying that the emotions and traumas highlighted in the show aren't real, but referring to the vast group of people arguing that the plot is accurate to most kids' lives in public highschool, when they're just not mature enough to tell the difference. The honest depictions of the traumas are realistic (addiction, betrayal, insecurity, family trauma), but the extremities in the plot are not.
@@CrownedYeti But is this show about the vast majority? I don't know if they ever said that or insinuated it in any way. These things happen and I'm honestly glad a show like this is available for my younger sister and others her age. The deep lows this show portrays will do far more than any of the dumb ass "This is your brain on drugs" ads my generation grew up with. It's certainly not without critique, nothing is, but I think it's doing for them what Degrassi did for us. 🤷🏾♀️
@@CrownedYeti Kids go through the stuff in this show literally every day. Abuse is extremely common in not only the US, but most of the world, especially considering in a lot of countries, abuse is LEGAL. Drugs? Also a huge thing in tons on tons of countries and it’s so common for kids today to use drugs and or witness someone who is a drug addict. Sexual assault is extremely common, and again, in a lot of places, unfortunately, literally legal. Many, MANY people are assaulted/molested by the time they are adults and those many cases are just the recorded ones. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community and finding yourself is something common too. I think you underestimate how real this show is for kids and teens. This is normal but people just don’t want to admit it because that makes the fact that the world is a scary place, reality. It’s also really not dramatized. Rues drug addiction is literally spot on. The extremities in the show are very much accurate. Be grateful that you’re able to have a mindset that they’re not.
My mom was on drugs for most of my life and completely destroyed her & everyone else life’s. She is now 5 years sober. I never thought I would see her sober again. Miracles do happen sometimes.
omg this comment. my mom was also 5 years sober last month! but unfortunately she recently relapsed. it’s sad bc it also tore apart my family. but she’s trying to get clean again so lets hope🙌🏻🤍 i’m happy for you
If a junkie like me can get sober and stay sober anyone can do it. If you're an addict good luck, take it a day at a time, and don't give up. You can do this!
There is a reason why this show is rated for Mature Audience and not recommended for teens under 17. If you get easily influenced and are not mature This show is not for you. Period.
I don't know how people believe this show glorifies drugs? I've never done them but have been tempted by the way that celebrities and friends glorify drugs, but after watching euphoria, I've never wanted to do drugs less.
Yeah, I don't get where they get the glorifying drugs from? Seriously, its brutal to see Rue battle with addiction. Every normal person would get scared watching this.
i admit that i wasn't really planning to watch it because i thought that it's just another teen show like the ones on netflix. should've expected it to be very different since it's HBO
I THOUGHT this was a drug positive show, but that was before I watched it. I had friends tell me it wasn't so I gave it a shot and they were right. It absolutely does not glorify drugs. It's shows how Rue's life is ruined by them. Aside from a small handful of rave scenes that look like they're having fun, it's very dark. And even those rave scenes devolve by the end of them. This show is a warning about the dangers in a very realistic way.
Everyone knows that drugs are like the most fun thing ever to exist but this show explains to us that without moderation, they can lead you down the darkest paths
@@frankiemazzei8882 some people are more prone to addiction, so moderation is not a thing for them... better avoid the hard drugs altogether or stick only to weed
Serious respect to all y'all for covering and reacting to this show. I'd never heard of it, so all my knowledge of the show itself comes from this episode of React. However, too many times in my life I've been the bad guy... Sometimes successfully helping someone I care about to get off drugs, sometimes heartbreakingly unsuccessfully. I, myself, just smoke... That's all. The hard part about stopping is, it's easy for some people, and mind-blowingly hard for most. I never tried drugs because I knew I'd never stop if I started because of my smoking habit. I've passed that knowledge on as best as I know how over the years. Shows like this need to be shown. Kids are smarter than most adults give them credit for... Aside from those, I substituted white powder with cornstarch/sweet & low. I'm glad the show goes into the highs and lows and the impacts on everyone around that person. It's hard, it's rough, and it's cold truth that drugs destroy a lot of lives of more than just the user.
This show is a drama meant for ADULTS (M17+) and part of that reason is so that children don't mistake it for reality. It's fiction. An artistic exaggeration. The emotions and traumas highlighted in the show are real, but if you think that the plot is accurate to most kids' lives in public highschool, then you're just not mature enough to tell the difference.
The portrait of pain is spot on. And it’s not NORMAL teen/ high school pain. But that scene when Rue is begging fez to open the door and give her drugs, almost similar image of Leo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries when he begs his mom to open the front door
I think the biggest criticism is the starry and constant portrayal of teenage sex. A lot of people question who this was made for because it's pedophilic if it's made for the older generation and extremely problematic to show to a younger generation. That being said I really really love the show but that is a strong and valid criticism I've heard come up often
I agree. I love the show, but they also never portray any innocence that teenagers have either. Most teenagers have a combination of rebellion and innocence, but the show seems to only portray the dark rebellious things, and it makes it less realistic. We really never see them doing normal things I guess. But it is supposed to be super dramatic so I get it
Its really interesting to see the difference between how teens and adults see it. Teens seem to be almost hyped up about it but adults are just like 'erm...is this what kids do in highschool now 😦'
Opinion: Euphoria doesn't glamorize drug addiction, but rather justifies the abuse that goes along with it. Her never suffering any consequences is unrealistic. Whenever Rue kicks down a door, robs someone, hurts someone, manipulates, hangs out with human traffickers or almost kills her mother with a piece of glass, it's always brushed off as "she didn't mean it like that / it's the drugs doing this to her", she's never held accountable. In real life family, friends, girlfriend would've (rightfully) turned their back on her. Everyone being so forgiving and putting Rue's trauma over the one they suffer due to her is unrealistic and I hope they change that in the finale or season 3.
I don’t find that unrealistic at all. Especially considering she’s so young. She has many people who love and care about her. It’s hard to turn your back on an addict that you truly love. No matter how badly they treat you or the emotional trauma you personally suffer.
Rues Performance is just so honest. I really love this series but I could never watch it again. I remember watching it after being clean for like 1 year (currently 3🎉) and still she made me cry in every single scene because i saw myself so much in her and how I partly behave against myself and the people around me. Like i said, its really honest
congrats on being clean!! hope you’re still going strong. & i agree. i think zendaya’s performance & rue’s character carried the show. rue’s character was the most developed. which makes sense, rue is the main character. i just wish some of the characters were more fleshed out
The show is fully of heavy subjects that are important to address, but this show legit is not for kids or young teens. Some of the creators and even actors have said this. Just because it's *about* teens, doesn't mean it's meant for them. (You could argue the same about South Park, for example. The main characters are in elementary school, but the show certainly isn't for elementary school aged kids.) And the reality is, even though what the characters in the show are going through might be happening in real life to some teens, it's not 100% a realistic depiction and it is heavily exaggerated and dramatized. So if anything, it's a good source that could prompt a conversation between parent and teenager. Maybe parents could show the scenes with Rue and how her choices impact her life. But there are so many other scenes in here that are completely unnecessary for a kid or young teen to watch at their respective ages. There is a reason that shows and movies have an age rating.
my personal take on wether or not euphoria glorifies drugs is that it tries to show the highs and lows of drug addiction but the times when rue says stuff like "drugs are cool" isnt so much actual glorification but more an addict being in denial of addiction and trying to dress it up to themselves as better than what reality is so they can pretend they arent addicted and that life is all hunky dory so they dont have to confront their issues which to me is not glorification but something addicts and non addicts do. i mean i sometimes do it with my non drugs unhealthy coping mechanisms (like self harm) so it is but it isnt at least not in the way ppl are thinking it is
Seeing how these kids are so chill watching this stuff and not getting influenced by it, I can tell they've had some nice parenting. Testament is the fact that the mom's are pretty chill reacting to these scenes too. Besides, all these kids are intelligent, being able to see the whole story in euphoria as a third person and nothing more, without getting swayed. I'm 23 and I myself once got agitated enough to talk back to my Mom after watching one episode 😂 (and it turned into an ugly fight finished with tears). Damn I wish to be a parent like this for my kids.
send her to rehab, especially since she doesn’t show any signs of wanting to get better, like she knows she’s hurting everyone around her but she doesn’t even try? I get that that’s part of dealing with the addiction, it’s so strong it completely blinds u, but apart of u has gotta care bruh. Especially if I was the mom. Either give her a time period, if u don’t try or get better, ur out my house, or going to rehab. Big problem I got with this show as good as it is wont lie, it almost romanticizes depression cuz they don’t bother on giving the characters any hope on getting better. And u may say “well that’s cuz sometimes life doesn’t get better!! 🤓” girl sit down remember that they’re in HIGH SCHOOL. And in middle class. Shit Fezco, who has it worse than some of them, tries wayyyy harder than rue bruh, rue is just bored so she decides to do drugs.
The whole point of the end of the second season is to show how even tho addicts can't rlly control themselves they still have to take accountability for what they've done that's why in rehab there's a step where you have to make amends. If you just excuse addicts you're not helping them you're codling them it hurts but it's apart of growth and realizing wht those addictions do to you
As somebody in high school this shit is very much real like the drug dealing and the being hooked on drugs shit I’ve seen a few of my friends have to go to rehab only to relapse
Exactly - you have to quote the whole line to be honest about the whole context of the series'. It's very much like alcohol, and a whole lot of other things, that seems 'fun' in the first place, but way too many people let it take over their lives - like my father. He was a hotelier so it was an occupational hazard, and he was an amiable drunk - but he was still drunk and it cost him nearly everything.
I know these parents that done came straight out of the crack epidemic generations and all the other ish they were doin in the 70s and 80s aren’t sayin they didn’t “realize all this stuff was out there” puuhhleeeaassseee 😭🤣☠️
“High schoolers see this everyday” Which high schools are you going to??? I’m only 24 so I’m not some old person that doesn’t know what’s going on, but my highschool experience was nothing like this. I think the craziest thing is someone got pregnant and someone got caught doing the nasty in the washrooms or the library. But the stuff in euphoria is another level.
It really does depend where you grow up. Unfortunately what she said was true for my experience and I’m 31. From Long Island NY and big schools see this 😔
It's not always easy to see, but it happens in a lot of high schools. When I was in seventh grade, ne of the girls in my class was terrible about drugs & even nicotine.
what happned to React? i mean its used to be good then all the good cast are gone and i havent seen their videos in like 2 years. Now they only show up in my recommendation because of euphoria
There is so much realness in this show everybody can relate to something or someone in the show, I would say the drug scenes and the violence is dumbed down, example Rue should have looked way worse if she was that bad of an addict. deffs recommend binging it, top quality series.
Her name is Rue (short for Ruby) not Ruth. She looked pretty bad in episode 5 of season 2 when she was going through withdrawals, that's for sure! As a recovering addict and alcoholic myself, I looked HORRIBLE at my worst! The most f**ked up part is that at the time I thought "I looked good" because I was so thin but I looked sick! And I was sick, in the throes of the disease of addiction! Sober today but it took me a long time to get here! I hope Rue can stay sober in season 3!
@@hwoods-kg1jf Rue sorry, must have auto corrected, cheers for pointing it out👍, and good job on being sober! Proud even, people who havnt been an addict wont understand so I do get you, I know what addiction is exactly like. And yeah I agree , my point with that is that people where complaining that it was too graphic, more like too authentic for them. (That withdrawals freakout scene with the 10k flushed drugs felt so relatable and real, Zendaya should get an award for that, as well as the scene where shes high as a kite dancing by herself with no one in the living room, that shit made me tear up) Same! Hope she can find the strength somewhere. Also hope my boy Fez doesnt go full demon mode cause he lost his brother.
All I know is back when I was in highschool 6 years ago I went through or witnessed almost every single storyline this show went through. I partied a lot but I also played sports full time and on my student leader board. Those "good kids" in highschool 98% of the time are the ones going through what these characters go through most in my experience. Ive run from the police while damn near black out drunk, I've had my photos and other girls projected onto a big screen for boys to gawk at. Ive been in cars with kids that were driving on acid and doing coke. I lived through almost all of this (excluding the extremes of fez and Rue's storylines).
My twin brother is an addict and rue reminds me of him and my breaks my hurt that he does this and there are times when I wish I could take his pain away. Addicts do realize that they aren’t just hurting themselves but they are also hurting the people they love. I’ve seen my mom and dad cry over my brothers drug use. He’s tried rehab but i hasn’t worked out, I have had dreams where the police came to my house and told us that my brother od and I woke up crying. I am scared that one day I am going to get that call where I am told that my brother died because of drugs. I know he wants to change but he keeps falling into the same trap…
The Asian girls mom is such a sweet, gentle person. I hope her daughter sees that if she’s ever in trouble she’ll love her through it. The daughter seems guarded for some reason
this show actually does a very good job showing how dong drugs and addiction will ruin your life and mess things up for the people around you. I think it's also a very realistic portrayal of how drugs are spread throughout suburbia and shows how easily drugs and other risky behavior can really make your life spiral out of control. I do think that there really is no need for the gratuitous nudity but even the actors are tired of it snd it's really the director's perviness that's to blame for that.
I don’t get it how the show glorifies drugs when it literally shows us the aftermath of what happens after that high runs off. Also it constantly explains the audience why drugs are not good and what they do to a person.
At this point, if you feel like the show is glorifying drugs then the issue lies within *you*. If you watch rue literally tear her family apart and ruin her relationship with her friends because of drugs while slowly killing herself and say "hm, yeah I wanna do drugs now" then maybe you need to do a full mental evaluation because there is nothing glorious about that. They showed the highs AND the lows which is the reality of drugs. I saw some reviews from people who watched and they said that the show actually helped them to quit drugs because they realized how damaging they can be to them or others around them! If the show isnt your cup of tea then say that and move on instead of bashing the series in its entirety.
thats the main point of euphoria. ppl are like ‘why are there sex scenes when their high schoolers’ when irl high schoolers are having sex. its a reality slap.
le This is a real eye opener to what kids go through on drugs. Some people & teens are mature enough to watch, but others should not. These teens and parents' reactions and comments are very good.
i’m sorry to tell y’all but the stuff they do in the show are things that happen in high school whether you like it or not. i see this shit all the time. of course they dramatize some it bc it is a show that’s gotta have a storyline but it overall DOES happen. and i get the actors ages being a concern for teen dramas but with a show like this, i’d rather they be adults bc i highly doubt you’d actually want to see 16 and 17 year olds doing this. i understand why people wouldn’t like the show but some of the criticisms just don’t make any sense to me
I agree if you’ve grown up in more suburban and small town areas this might be hard to believe. But this happens a lot it might not be as dramatic but it does happen.
@@prieltheprune1302 they’re doing this stuff in suburban ones too. i switched from an urban school to a suburban one a few years ago and it’s literally the same. only difference is that suburban kids/families are better at hiding it or pretending it doesn’t happen. hell i’ve seen more overdoses than you’d probably think at a suburban school
Is it tho...? I mean season 1 was really good but season 2 is just bad (wasted potential). And the fact that the show gets so much attention and few acknowledge it's problems makes me worried about season 3. It's clear that Sam Levinson shouldn't be the sole writer.
I love euphoria because everything they show is so real I had parents that had a addiction for such a long time so I was raised by my aunt they weren’t really in my life but when I saw them i still felt love and care for them no matter what because growing as a person you realize that they have trauma too
Drug addictions are diseases of isolation, of loneliness. I know this first hand. Addiction thrives in isolation and withers with comfort…seeps away with companionship. Please always try to befriend and support your addict friends. You can honestly save a life. I know this from experience.
If some is under 18 or their mind has still not completely developed then this show is a problem IMO. And I see freaking 13 year olds watching this, I'm like bruh watch phineas and ferb first🤦♂️🤦♂️
I'm 13. I'm watching it. It's a great show. It does not make me have any more desire to do drugs than I did before watching it. If anything, I want to do drugs less. I know many other kids my age, and some even slightly younger who are watching it with no issues. We all see much worse all the time. That being said, I understand how it could be harmful to less mature kids. But to be honest, most of the kids I know my age are plenty mature enough to watch it. And it really is a great show.
I think it’s ignorant to say it glorifies drug use. It shows the reality of it. Drugs make you feel amazing, and they also bring you to your rock bottom. That’s the reality.
That show just opened my eyes on so many level ... the actors, wow... It's ok to talk about all that and addiction, and sex .. but damn this show put me in a 1 week spiral. Ate that show .. Rue and mom.. god.. I was never that bad but still I see so much of me in many of the characters..
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aw that’s so sweet
Next, please react to Young Sheldon, and invite the cast of that show please. How about Young Sheldon cast react Do They Know ‘80s or ‘90s music
@Dorothy Jones gurl
Rue storyline is the most consistent and well written part about the show. Her story does not glorify drugs it shows the highs and rock bottom lows. Great reactions to everyone involved.
completely agree. The way they portray her withdrawals is unbelievable, partly to zendaya of course.
Sad that nate's character is so damn shallow and no coherent personality matches his various yet monoargumentative behaviours
yes
@@manuelaugustosisko9758 he’s a shallow person that’s why
Because the writers actually care about her character. Whereas Kat for example has just completely gone off the track.
My father was an addict. The raw aggressiveness that rue showed while kicking down the door, throwing down the dresser, putting her hands on her loved ones. I saw it. I lived it. It’s real life. It’s not glorified… I still love my dad. I still think that regardless of the fact that he couldn’t save himself, I always keep good memories of him alive.
6:28 when the mother talked about her brother, u can see she was about to cry bc it's what she witnessed in real life. the show might be unrealistic when it comes to visuals, but u cant deny how real the events and characters are in the show. just bc u dont see it, doesnt mean it not happen to other people.
RIP her brother
euphoria doesn't gloify drug use. to depict drug use, you need to show the HIGHS of it. if some of your audience has never taken drugs before, then they won't be able to understand why a character would keep returning to them. they depict the LOWS of drug use waayyyyyy more. seeing rue's turmoil is enough to educate about the dangers of addiction. it's a show. it has to look good. glitter doesn't automatically equal glorification. it's called cinematography.
you explained this perfectly
I agree that they definitely accurately portray a drug addict without glorifying it. I still don’t think young people should watch it thought even with the intent of educating. Because truly, it doesn’t matter how accurate a portrayal of it is, you never really understand it until you know someone going through it.
I don't know why people say that choosing Zendaya it was just for marketing, She shows that she's an incredible actress and she's killing it. I got to say Playing a role that is a drogadict, bipolar it's not easy peasy
Who? Who says that
Yes she does good. Marketing is still involved with all forms of media.
the way y'all knows every single maddy's lines, literally gets me laugh:)))))
she's an icon honestly
Honestly i feel bad for Gia the most throughout the show imagine seeing your sister being OD, her dad died at a young age & seeing your sister and mother fighting frequently kinda messed up at her young age
My mother, brother, and sister were all addicts. They are all deceased now. One thing I am grateful for is that my sister did not have any children. She knew she couldn't be a mother so she made that sacrifice. She was very loving and caring but she was a dealer and an addict. She is no longer in pain. My mother lived through the pain of losing two of her children before she finally passed just 2 years shy of my sisters death. There are 4 of us left. Two addicts, sober 3 years and sober 1 year. Addiction is hard on all involved.
bro, you ok?
damn, mad respect for u
Yes I'm okay. And thank you. I'm lucky to not have any issues. I've watched my whole family go through it tho so I know all about it.
is it okay for me to ask what you think of euphoria? how it really depicts addicts? i’m so sorry for what you went through, i hope you are healing well.
If you’ve never encountered an addict in real life you will never understand how good, realistic and scary this show is. Zendaya’s portrayal of Rue and her withdrawals is so realistic, she really deserves all the accolades she is getting!
Bruh the nate and cal scene takes on a whole new meaning at the end of season 2
THIS
Fr cuz um she said anger issues during that first scene
Laurie's character in the show made me never wanna do drugs. I think one point that goes over many heads is the dangerous people who deal the drugs and how effectively horrifying portrayals of them can easily scare someone away from using/buying/selling drugs.
I hate the attitude of saying a show glorifies something just because it's talked about. Acknowledging social issues in a plot, or centering a plot around them is not the same thing as glorifying. It was the same thing with 13 reasons why. Shows about social issues like this are important. These kinds of things need to be acknowledged and talked about. and shows like this get things talked about,
These parents are so wise and wholesome, great job being awesome humans
I love how understanding and empathetic the parents are.
This show really taught that I've been extremely sheltered (not in a bad way though) by my parents and siblings throughout school. If this is realistic, I'm glad they were so protective lol..
It's not realistic. It's an exaggerated drama meant for adults. Anyone saying it's anything close to reality are children.
@@CrownedYeti It is realistic though. Maybe not where you're from, but after you meet plenty of people throughout adulthood you'll learn just how common this shit is. I have friends who I've only recently met through work, and they had the same shit going on as rue and cassie for example. Only difference, is that in real life people are good at hiding shit.
@@shallowtruth1002 I am not saying that the emotions and traumas highlighted in the show aren't real, but referring to the vast group of people arguing that the plot is accurate to most kids' lives in public highschool, when they're just not mature enough to tell the difference. The honest depictions of the traumas are realistic (addiction, betrayal, insecurity, family trauma), but the extremities in the plot are not.
@@CrownedYeti But is this show about the vast majority? I don't know if they ever said that or insinuated it in any way. These things happen and I'm honestly glad a show like this is available for my younger sister and others her age. The deep lows this show portrays will do far more than any of the dumb ass "This is your brain on drugs" ads my generation grew up with. It's certainly not without critique, nothing is, but I think it's doing for them what Degrassi did for us. 🤷🏾♀️
@@CrownedYeti Kids go through the stuff in this show literally every day. Abuse is extremely common in not only the US, but most of the world, especially considering in a lot of countries, abuse is LEGAL. Drugs? Also a huge thing in tons on tons of countries and it’s so common for kids today to use drugs and or witness someone who is a drug addict. Sexual assault is extremely common, and again, in a lot of places, unfortunately, literally legal. Many, MANY people are assaulted/molested by the time they are adults and those many cases are just the recorded ones. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community and finding yourself is something common too. I think you underestimate how real this show is for kids and teens. This is normal but people just don’t want to admit it because that makes the fact that the world is a scary place, reality. It’s also really not dramatized. Rues drug addiction is literally spot on. The extremities in the show are very much accurate. Be grateful that you’re able to have a mindset that they’re not.
The aftershow interviews from the cast are the best. To learn the mother/daughter fights were adlib is incredible. Deserves allll the awards!
i loved the parents reactions - I feel like they understand the shows themes really well, even better than the kids
My mom was on drugs for most of my life and completely destroyed her & everyone else life’s. She is now 5 years sober. I never thought I would see her sober again. Miracles do happen sometimes.
congratulations dude, I hope everything is still going ok
omg this comment. my mom was also 5 years sober last month! but unfortunately she recently relapsed. it’s sad bc it also tore apart my family. but she’s trying to get clean again so lets hope🙌🏻🤍 i’m happy for you
y’all should’ve brought ppl who HAVENT watched it instead 😭
Hahaha when the mom compliments her daughter on staying strong against drugs and she instantly pulls the face.... hahaha so recognisable
I noticed that too 🤣🤣
the dude's mom is S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G
life goals, honestly
i love myles' input and how he explains the meaning behind scenes
If a junkie like me can get sober and stay sober anyone can do it. If you're an addict good luck, take it a day at a time, and don't give up. You can do this!
thanks
There is a reason why this show is rated for Mature Audience and not recommended for teens under 17. If you get easily influenced and are not mature This show is not for you. Period.
If I seen this as a teen I would never do drugs
I don't know how people believe this show glorifies drugs? I've never done them but have been tempted by the way that celebrities and friends glorify drugs, but after watching euphoria, I've never wanted to do drugs less.
I think anyone who is saying that it glorifies drugs probably hasn’t even watched it. It’s pretty rough to watch. Watching Rue is heartbreaking.
Yeah, I don't get where they get the glorifying drugs from? Seriously, its brutal to see Rue battle with addiction. Every normal person would get scared watching this.
fr. I already knew that drugs were bad before watching but after watching euphoria I’m now absolutely terrified of drugs.
Deadass if Euphoria makes you want to do drugs after watching it, you were already an addict lmfaoo
Man rest in peace Fez rest in peace
Bruh if my mom started watching this she’d walk out
Kind of massive fail not showing the part where they show Rue overdose right after saying the drugs are cool.
i admit that i wasn't really planning to watch it because i thought that it's just another teen show like the ones on netflix. should've expected it to be very different since it's HBO
it's good. and people who says that it glamourizes drug use because of the glitter shit and all that, you must know that you're very wrong
@R after, they're set after episode 8 and mention things that happen in the previous episodes
It's kinda funny how people says "I don't like Jules anymore" and when they see Nate is like "Oh, he has a little anger issues" lol
I THOUGHT this was a drug positive show, but that was before I watched it. I had friends tell me it wasn't so I gave it a shot and they were right. It absolutely does not glorify drugs. It's shows how Rue's life is ruined by them. Aside from a small handful of rave scenes that look like they're having fun, it's very dark. And even those rave scenes devolve by the end of them. This show is a warning about the dangers in a very realistic way.
Everyone knows that drugs are like the most fun thing ever to exist but this show explains to us that without moderation, they can lead you down the darkest paths
yeah there is no way it glorify drugs lol, my dad is a drug addict and literally covers everything he does.
@@frankiemazzei8882 some people are more prone to addiction, so moderation is not a thing for them... better avoid the hard drugs altogether or stick only to weed
Main pointers to react to from season 1
-intro
-Jules backstory
-Rue’s relapse
-Nate
-Kat’s backstory
-Cassie’s story
-Maddie
Serious respect to all y'all for covering and reacting to this show. I'd never heard of it, so all my knowledge of the show itself comes from this episode of React. However, too many times in my life I've been the bad guy... Sometimes successfully helping someone I care about to get off drugs, sometimes heartbreakingly unsuccessfully. I, myself, just smoke... That's all. The hard part about stopping is, it's easy for some people, and mind-blowingly hard for most. I never tried drugs because I knew I'd never stop if I started because of my smoking habit. I've passed that knowledge on as best as I know how over the years. Shows like this need to be shown. Kids are smarter than most adults give them credit for... Aside from those, I substituted white powder with cornstarch/sweet & low. I'm glad the show goes into the highs and lows and the impacts on everyone around that person. It's hard, it's rough, and it's cold truth that drugs destroy a lot of lives of more than just the user.
I've always been terrified to use drugs. This show has just added to my pre-existing terror.
Honestly as someone who has keep it that way 😂 drugs aren't fun idaf if people say they are it's just best to stay away
that's like the whole point lol. but same addiction runs in my family and it really helped me with my temptations
Watch soft white underbelly and you’ll never do it
This show is a drama meant for ADULTS (M17+) and part of that reason is so that children don't mistake it for reality. It's fiction. An artistic exaggeration. The emotions and traumas highlighted in the show are real, but if you think that the plot is accurate to most kids' lives in public highschool, then you're just not mature enough to tell the difference.
The portrait of pain is spot on. And it’s not NORMAL teen/ high school pain. But that scene when Rue is begging fez to open the door and give her drugs, almost similar image of Leo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries when he begs his mom to open the front door
Mom: 👀
Daughter:....so Nate has some anger issues 😅
Why she say that during that scene tho😟
honestly this show has made me so emotional and i completely love it
I think the biggest criticism is the starry and constant portrayal of teenage sex. A lot of people question who this was made for because it's pedophilic if it's made for the older generation and extremely problematic to show to a younger generation. That being said I really really love the show but that is a strong and valid criticism I've heard come up often
I agree. I love the show, but they also never portray any innocence that teenagers have either. Most teenagers have a combination of rebellion and innocence, but the show seems to only portray the dark rebellious things, and it makes it less realistic. We really never see them doing normal things I guess. But it is supposed to be super dramatic so I get it
@@jaydincompton1122 pretty sure the innocence was portrayed many times. them having fun, rue and lexi gettin closer.
@@k-kmic7483I don't think that is “many times“.
@@mariannaortiz2426 pretty sure it was.
The cinematography and music is what drew me in and then the amazing story telling ❤️
Girl in the blue shirt experienced stuff.
Zendaya is SUCH a great actress!!!
I agree. She did good on Disney's Shake It Up.
Its really interesting to see the difference between how teens and adults see it. Teens seem to be almost hyped up about it but adults are just like 'erm...is this what kids do in highschool now 😦'
In Episode 5, Zendaya acted DOWN!!👆🏾 Right for her life. So did Sydney👏🏾👏🏾
Gia was goin through it too😭
Opinion: Euphoria doesn't glamorize drug addiction, but rather justifies the abuse that goes along with it. Her never suffering any consequences is unrealistic. Whenever Rue kicks down a door, robs someone, hurts someone, manipulates, hangs out with human traffickers or almost kills her mother with a piece of glass, it's always brushed off as "she didn't mean it like that / it's the drugs doing this to her", she's never held accountable. In real life family, friends, girlfriend would've (rightfully) turned their back on her. Everyone being so forgiving and putting Rue's trauma over the one they suffer due to her is unrealistic and I hope they change that in the finale or season 3.
I don’t find that unrealistic at all. Especially considering she’s so young. She has many people who love and care about her. It’s hard to turn your back on an addict that you truly love. No matter how badly they treat you or the emotional trauma you personally suffer.
Rues Performance is just so honest.
I really love this series but I could never watch it again. I remember watching it after being clean for like 1 year (currently 3🎉) and still she made me cry in every single scene because i saw myself so much in her and how I partly behave against myself and the people around me. Like i said, its really honest
congrats on being clean!! hope you’re still going strong. & i agree. i think zendaya’s performance & rue’s character carried the show. rue’s character was the most developed. which makes sense, rue is the main character. i just wish some of the characters were more fleshed out
Congratulations, that's a huge achievement
The show is fully of heavy subjects that are important to address, but this show legit is not for kids or young teens. Some of the creators and even actors have said this.
Just because it's *about* teens, doesn't mean it's meant for them.
(You could argue the same about South Park, for example. The main characters are in elementary school, but the show certainly isn't for elementary school aged kids.)
And the reality is, even though what the characters in the show are going through might be happening in real life to some teens, it's not 100% a realistic depiction and it is heavily exaggerated and dramatized.
So if anything, it's a good source that could prompt a conversation between parent and teenager. Maybe parents could show the scenes with Rue and how her choices impact her life.
But there are so many other scenes in here that are completely unnecessary for a kid or young teen to watch at their respective ages. There is a reason that shows and movies have an age rating.
my personal take on wether or not euphoria glorifies drugs is that it tries to show the highs and lows of drug addiction but the times when rue says stuff like "drugs are cool" isnt so much actual glorification but more an addict being in denial of addiction and trying to dress it up to themselves as better than what reality is so they can pretend they arent addicted and that life is all hunky dory so they dont have to confront their issues which to me is not glorification but something addicts and non addicts do. i mean i sometimes do it with my non drugs unhealthy coping mechanisms (like self harm) so it is but it isnt at least not in the way ppl are thinking it is
The dude in the hat: I'm Rue
Me: you have a drug addiction 😭
Seeing how these kids are so chill watching this stuff and not getting influenced by it, I can tell they've had some nice parenting. Testament is the fact that the mom's are pretty chill reacting to these scenes too. Besides, all these kids are intelligent, being able to see the whole story in euphoria as a third person and nothing more, without getting swayed. I'm 23 and I myself once got agitated enough to talk back to my Mom after watching one episode 😂 (and it turned into an ugly fight finished with tears). Damn I wish to be a parent like this for my kids.
There is no such thing
All of these kids lie to there parents if not do drugs behind their backs
@@miranaestephan247 okay Mr Telepath
@@damunaik4 Mrs. First of all
Secondly...
If you can tell me you never lied to your folks I'll believe you
@@miranaestephan247 how do you know? Like..what the hell
@@ΘΘΝΘ-β5ξ again.. If you can tell me you never lied to your parents I'll believe you
People who criticize Rue in blaming her for a lot of things do not understand how to handle a person with addiction
send her to rehab, especially since she doesn’t show any signs of wanting to get better, like she knows she’s hurting everyone around her but she doesn’t even try? I get that that’s part of dealing with the addiction, it’s so strong it completely blinds u, but apart of u has gotta care bruh. Especially if I was the mom. Either give her a time period, if u don’t try or get better, ur out my house, or going to rehab. Big problem I got with this show as good as it is wont lie, it almost romanticizes depression cuz they don’t bother on giving the characters any hope on getting better. And u may say “well that’s cuz sometimes life doesn’t get better!! 🤓” girl sit down remember that they’re in HIGH SCHOOL. And in middle class. Shit Fezco, who has it worse than some of them, tries wayyyy harder than rue bruh, rue is just bored so she decides to do drugs.
The whole point of the end of the second season is to show how even tho addicts can't rlly control themselves they still have to take accountability for what they've done that's why in rehab there's a step where you have to make amends. If you just excuse addicts you're not helping them you're codling them it hurts but it's apart of growth and realizing wht those addictions do to you
As somebody in high school this shit is very much real like the drug dealing and the being hooked on drugs shit I’ve seen a few of my friends have to go to rehab only to relapse
!!! Just to point out the whole quote from Rue in show is "I know you're not allowed to say it, but drugs are kinda cool....till they're not."
Exactly - you have to quote the whole line to be honest about the whole context of the series'.
It's very much like alcohol, and a whole lot of other things, that seems 'fun' in the first place, but way too many people let it take over their lives - like my father. He was a hotelier so it was an occupational hazard, and he was an amiable drunk - but he was still drunk and it cost him nearly everything.
this was def how high school/middle school experience was like personally. had a lot of kids over dose by senior year.
Damn wtf where is your school?
@@TheSuperNats nyc high school for me was exactly like this
1:30 i hope y'all showed the next 10 seconds of that scene when she said "until they ruin yout life"
I know these parents that done came straight out of the crack epidemic generations and all the other ish they were doin in the 70s and 80s aren’t sayin they didn’t “realize all this stuff was out there” puuhhleeeaassseee 😭🤣☠️
“High schoolers see this everyday”
Which high schools are you going to??? I’m only 24 so I’m not some old person that doesn’t know what’s going on, but my highschool experience was nothing like this. I think the craziest thing is someone got pregnant and someone got caught doing the nasty in the washrooms or the library. But the stuff in euphoria is another level.
It really does depend where you grow up. Unfortunately what she said was true for my experience and I’m 31. From Long Island NY and big schools see this 😔
It's not always easy to see, but it happens in a lot of high schools. When I was in seventh grade, ne of the girls in my class was terrible about drugs & even nicotine.
When I was in elementary there were a rumor that someone was doing the nasty in the bathroom
@@ChelseaEichna omg same I'm from long island NY from that ghetto ass town ifykyk lol but yea it was hell ngl sum kids were fkd up
nate and maddy weren't good for each other.... they were actually extremely toxic as well...
what happned to React? i mean its used to be good then all the good cast are gone and i havent seen their videos in like 2 years. Now they only show up in my recommendation because of euphoria
There is so much realness in this show everybody can relate to something or someone in the show, I would say the drug scenes and the violence is dumbed down, example Rue should have looked way worse if she was that bad of an addict.
deffs recommend binging it, top quality series.
Her name is Rue (short for Ruby) not Ruth. She looked pretty bad in episode 5 of season 2 when she was going through withdrawals, that's for sure! As a recovering addict and alcoholic myself, I looked HORRIBLE at my worst! The most f**ked up part is that at the time I thought "I looked good" because I was so thin but I looked sick! And I was sick, in the throes of the disease of addiction! Sober today but it took me a long time to get here! I hope Rue can stay sober in season 3!
@@hwoods-kg1jf Rue sorry, must have auto corrected, cheers for pointing it out👍, and good job on being sober! Proud even, people who havnt been an addict wont understand so I do get you, I know what addiction is exactly like.
And yeah I agree , my point with that is that people where complaining that it was too graphic, more like too authentic for them. (That withdrawals freakout scene with the 10k flushed drugs felt so relatable and real, Zendaya should get an award for that, as well as the scene where shes high as a kite dancing by herself with no one in the living room, that shit made me tear up)
Same! Hope she can find the strength somewhere.
Also hope my boy Fez doesnt go full demon mode cause he lost his brother.
All I know is back when I was in highschool 6 years ago I went through or witnessed almost every single storyline this show went through. I partied a lot but I also played sports full time and on my student leader board. Those "good kids" in highschool 98% of the time are the ones going through what these characters go through most in my experience. Ive run from the police while damn near black out drunk, I've had my photos and other girls projected onto a big screen for boys to gawk at. Ive been in cars with kids that were driving on acid and doing coke. I lived through almost all of this (excluding the extremes of fez and Rue's storylines).
each child/parent pair's reactions are gold. The kid are EEE!! And parents :O
My twin brother is an addict and rue reminds me of him and my breaks my hurt that he does this and there are times when I wish I could take his pain away. Addicts do realize that they aren’t just hurting themselves but they are also hurting the people they love. I’ve seen my mom and dad cry over my brothers drug use. He’s tried rehab but i hasn’t worked out, I have had dreams where the police came to my house and told us that my brother od and I woke up crying. I am scared that one day I am going to get that call where I am told that my brother died because of drugs. I know he wants to change but he keeps falling into the same trap…
The Asian girls mom is such a sweet, gentle person. I hope her daughter sees that if she’s ever in trouble she’ll love her through it. The daughter seems guarded for some reason
myles plays lee in “my life with the walter boys” 😌
You can really tell in this video who’s parent doesn’t know their kid loool
Euphoria Just Isn’t A Show It’s Art Period !!!!
Bad art
@@pinkled4429 🤣🤣🖕🏾
Asian mom is so kind
i miss Angus Cloud :(
this show actually does a very good job showing how dong drugs and addiction will ruin your life and mess things up for the people around you. I think it's also a very realistic portrayal of how drugs are spread throughout suburbia and shows how easily drugs and other risky behavior can really make your life spiral out of control.
I do think that there really is no need for the gratuitous nudity but even the actors are tired of it snd it's really the director's perviness that's to blame for that.
I don’t get it how the show glorifies drugs when it literally shows us the aftermath of what happens after that high runs off. Also it constantly explains the audience why drugs are not good and what they do to a person.
At this point, if you feel like the show is glorifying drugs then the issue lies within *you*. If you watch rue literally tear her family apart and ruin her relationship with her friends because of drugs while slowly killing herself and say "hm, yeah I wanna do drugs now" then maybe you need to do a full mental evaluation because there is nothing glorious about that. They showed the highs AND the lows which is the reality of drugs. I saw some reviews from people who watched and they said that the show actually helped them to quit drugs because they realized how damaging they can be to them or others around them! If the show isnt your cup of tea then say that and move on instead of bashing the series in its entirety.
I wish they would've set this show in a college scene. Cause the sex scenes are so intense and you're supposedly watch a high schooler🤢
Some of the storylines wouldn’t make sense in college
thats the main point of euphoria. ppl are like
‘why are there sex scenes when their high schoolers’ when irl high schoolers are having sex. its a reality slap.
Porque crees que hay niñas de 13 con embarazos o abortos tempranos?
I would say most people start having sex before leaving high school
@@javieracuadra2170 nah it's like 50/50, also they're not having the kind of sex it shows in euphoria
This show has been so good to watch, I’ve been watching it since my sophomore year of high school can’t wait for season 3
I wanna see the elders react to Euphoria👏🏼👏🏼
so we all watching this rn? lol
yeah we're trying to fill the void of ***'s death
why is everyone watching this at the same time lol
Season Finale. See y’all on Sunday! 😢🥺
sooo nervous!!!
Im so sad
They better not let anything happen to fez
not him being excited hes rue LOL
I got rue too but had the opposite reaction to him 🤣
I'm Cassie 😭
Maddie is actually like 31 in real life she does not look over 19 though
I've been waiting for a reaction video of Euphoria. I'm so glad it was finally made.
It’s weird how Rue reminds me of myself and I’m not even on drugs
she reminds me of my younger brother in some ways
le This is a real eye opener to what kids go through on drugs. Some people & teens are mature enough to watch, but others should not. These teens and parents' reactions and comments are very good.
This is great! Would love to hear from a college student's perspective as someone who already experienced the struggles of high school and teen life.
my mom would not act like their parents fr LMFAOOO
i’m sorry to tell y’all but the stuff they do in the show are things that happen in high school whether you like it or not. i see this shit all the time. of course they dramatize some it bc it is a show that’s gotta have a storyline but it overall DOES happen. and i get the actors ages being a concern for teen dramas but with a show like this, i’d rather they be adults bc i highly doubt you’d actually want to see 16 and 17 year olds doing this. i understand why people wouldn’t like the show but some of the criticisms just don’t make any sense to me
I agree if you’ve grown up in more suburban and small town areas this might be hard to believe. But this happens a lot it might not be as dramatic but it does happen.
@@prieltheprune1302 they’re doing this stuff in suburban ones too. i switched from an urban school to a suburban one a few years ago and it’s literally the same. only difference is that suburban kids/families are better at hiding it or pretending it doesn’t happen. hell i’ve seen more overdoses than you’d probably think at a suburban school
*the amount of attention and traction this show is getting is so well deserved*
Yeah!! I remember S1 not a lot of ppl were talking about it. I was telling people about it & they really are into it
Is it tho...? I mean season 1 was really good but season 2 is just bad (wasted potential). And the fact that the show gets so much attention and few acknowledge it's problems makes me worried about season 3. It's clear that Sam Levinson shouldn't be the sole writer.
@@axisyr511 I agree. Season 2 was... a mess to say the least, plot-wise and character-wise, but season one was pure art
I love euphoria because everything they show is so real I had parents that had a addiction for such a long time so I was raised by my aunt they weren’t really in my life but when I saw them i still felt love and care for them no matter what because growing as a person you realize that they have trauma too
Drug addictions are diseases of isolation, of loneliness. I know this first hand. Addiction thrives in isolation and withers with comfort…seeps away with companionship. Please always try to befriend and support your addict friends. You can honestly save a life. I know this from experience.
I hope that you never have to experience that again
If some is under 18 or their mind has still not completely developed then this show is a problem IMO. And I see freaking 13 year olds watching this, I'm like bruh watch phineas and ferb first🤦♂️🤦♂️
Tbh this day and age teenagers really watch everything. Technology has just made it easier for them
I'm 13. I'm watching it. It's a great show. It does not make me have any more desire to do drugs than I did before watching it. If anything, I want to do drugs less. I know many other kids my age, and some even slightly younger who are watching it with no issues. We all see much worse all the time. That being said, I understand how it could be harmful to less mature kids. But to be honest, most of the kids I know my age are plenty mature enough to watch it. And it really is a great show.
@margaret saypoh from a 13 year old who has had to deal with a drug attic I completely understand the meaning
i watch it i'm 13
@@sirisso3974 Fax. I think I meant for individuals with a little weaker mental stability
Lexi's play really took me by surprise 😮, it was.... magnificent
I don't usually tap my notifications, but when it's "EUPHORIA" I'm not letting myself be last to watch it
fr‼️
I think it’s ignorant to say it glorifies drug use. It shows the reality of it. Drugs make you feel amazing, and they also bring you to your rock bottom. That’s the reality.
Early 2022 already feeds us with very good teens-themed drama such as All Of Us Are Dead and Euphoria.
We need a lot like these.
That show just opened my eyes on so many level ... the actors, wow... It's ok to talk about all that and addiction, and sex .. but damn this show put me in a 1 week spiral. Ate that show .. Rue and mom.. god.. I was never that bad but still I see so much of me in many of the characters..
myles: would recommend unless ur under…….. 18
me being 14 and binge watching it😭😭😭
Wheres yo mother?
u really shouldn't watch it tho
@@donj1 true but the fact most of the early teens did including me..just..wouldn’t recommend it either
me being 13 😭
@@voyaperez yeah this isn’t a flex please be quiet
This show is honestly very accurate and it’s made me emotional watching it