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![]() In Euphoria, the season two finale is not the first time anyone is exposed to the dark side of the world. TV Tropes defines the “innocence lost” trope like this: “A plot where an innocent person, usually a kid, is exposed to true evil, or the uglier and darker side of the world, for the first time… However the story pans out, the character’s innocence is gone forever by the end, with much regret by all involved.” But unlike the easy-breezy John Hughes-style narrative of coming of age dramas, Euphoria subverts the trope to show how children tip over into maturity and understanding at a great cost. Much has been said and written about the show’s often unrealistic portrayal of high school life, but the season two finale was perhaps the first truly honest portrayals of what it took for everyone to grow up.Įveryone has finally come of age. ![]() Often, they are forced to grow up too fast. But if all the episodes leading up to this one represented their hedonistic play, in season two’s finale, they finally head home to go to sleep when the light passes.Īmid all the adult themes, many a time, we lose sight of the fact that these are still teenagers growing up in an adult world. It would be a controversial claim to make to say that the kids on Euphoria are innocent. Thus goes “The Nurse’s Song” in William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience. ![]() “No no let us play, for it is yet day // And we cannot go to sleep.” This article contains spoilers for season 2, episode 8.
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