I truly hate to admit this, but I’m just as susceptible to YouTube algorithms as the next guy. To quote that one Garfield meme, I am not immune to propaganda. Therefore yes, goddammit, I finally fully watched HBO’s Euphoria after being very staunchly against the idea of it. All the edits got to me, I got curious. I wondered how the hell a show about a bunch of exploited teenagers was at all watchable by so many people, and I also couldn’t help but find their outfits and the soundtrack incredibly cool.

You’re probably thinking, Noooo, I thought we were done talking about this show, whyyyy? My brother in Christ, I feel you so hard, and I’m so sorry to do this to you. But I have to talk about this show. This isn’t a scenario where I walked away from it thinking, “Hey, maybe I was wrong! Maybe the hype was deserved!”