Spoilers for Seasons 1 and 2 of Euphoria ahead.From the beginning, Euphoria director Sam Levinson has made no secret of the fact that he is more interested in "emotional realism" than actual realism. "We established early on that each scene ought to be an interpretation of reality or a representation of an emotional reality," he told Vulture back in 2019.
The show's cinematographer, Marcell Rév, echoed this sentiment in 2020 when he explained he's not as concerned with "how the world surrounding [the characters] really looks."The result of this style of visual storytelling?
Countless homages and references to classic films, music videos, and popular TV series. Extensive visual subtext, Easter eggs, and hidden meanings.
And, ultimately, a growing online debate over whether we might be assigning too much meaning to some of the show's stylistic choices.