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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
January is one of the most awaited months of the year because of the premieres that we have been waiting for a long time and because there is one or two other things still to be released that are also creating a lot of expectation. This time we are going to talk about the beginning of the second season of Euphoria, the format here is different because they release a weekly chapter so we will only talk about the first one and then we will wait until the end of the season and do the complete review.
This series is back after a long wait, I think it's a little more than 2 years, to continue telling us the stories of a group of teenagers with certain problems, quite a few I would say. The first thing I want to make clear is that Euphoria is NOT THE TYPICAL TEEN SERIES that everyone thinks it is, the truth is that it is much deeper and serious and therefore it is not a bad idea for those who have not seen it yet, to decide to do so. But to what we came to, the first chapter and what we can expect from the rest of the season:
When we start watching this first episode we immediately understand that this second season will be much darker and problematic than the previous one and partly because we already know the context of almost all the characters that make it up; in fact here we will see the story of one of them that was missing that information and that everything points to be one of the key pieces of the story.
Before we continue, let's summarize what Euphoria is about for those who haven't seen it: basically and as I said it is a series that touches on issues and problems that surround the teenagers of generation Z, of course, they are very common things but here we will see how these things affect them specifically. What kind of problems are we talking about? - Well, mental illnesses like depression and anxiety, promiscuity, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual identity problems (homosexual and transgender people), pedophilia, family problems, etc. As you can see, this is a long list of topics that are very delicate to deal with and here they do it in the best possible way.
Having clarified the picture a bit, let's continue. Many times watching the beginning of a season we can, more or less, deduce what the rest of the episodes will be like and after having seen it there are a couple of things that I am sure will not be missing. One of them is the dramatic intensity, this episode took it almost all that way, that drama that is intrinsic to each character we continue to see and will be a pillar in this second season.
The second thing is the way the stories are told. Euphoria has a magic that lies in the way in which we get to know the facts surrounding the plot, it is a script that is so well written that honestly catches you by how real and genuine it can be and that is something that is noticeable in this first episode, the way in which we are introduced to this "new" character really is a 10/10.
And third but not least is the cinematography. I believe, without fear of exaggeration or being wrong, that this is one of the strongest points of this series. The subtlety with which the scenes are recorded, the colors, the photography itself, the shots, the sequences and transitions make this a high quality product, like few others in the industry. So much so that it was leaked that this series was recorded with a 35mm KODAK that was out of circulation and brought back just for this project, hence the magnificent shots and lighting that we appreciate. Here are a couple of examples of what I'm talking about:
Anyway, after having seen this first episode it is clear to me that the line we were seeing in the previous season is maintained and I think it could be a little bit more difficult. All those problems that were presented to us at the beginning of the stories are still intact and without apparent solutions, so this second part is going to be in charge of making them more entrenched so that the viewer understands how serious they are.
A great series which we will have to wait patiently every Sunday to see one more piece and understand the puzzle of emotions that all these young people are going through. At the end of the season we will meet again to see if everything said here was fulfilled or if on the contrary the plot had a drastic turn and surprised us all. By the way, it is available on HBO.
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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!
***Well my people, that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡A hug to all of you, see you next time!