I truly don't understand the number of people that I have compared this to Euphoria & at the same time criticized for supposedly 'copying' that show, when the only real things that this show has in common with Euphoria are a black & queer/bisexual protagonist (who also happens to be a teenager).
There is the addiction issue, which many will say is a form of addiction (and I don't fully disagree w that premise) but otherwise, there is nothing other than these superficial character traits that the show has in common with Euphoria.
It seems more to me that many viewers are unable to see beyond the surface & will only see Mia's character & think "she's black & she's queer, this is just like Euphoria" when, in actuality, this show is very unlike Euphoria in many many ways.
I don't want to put spoilers in here, so I won't get too far into her character, but it seems to me that (especially these days & particularly in the US & the UK) all people want to look at are the superficial/outward qualities of someone and/or their personality & dismiss it as the most important thing about said character(s).
Can't people get past the fact that teenagers have always had complications in their lives & have always had emotional struggles, while the color of their skin & who they find attractive is the furthest thing from what you would call a character description?
People comparing this to Euphoria are clearly not looking beyond the fact that Mia is black & queer when giving this show bad reviews, claiming it is a copy.
I just wish people would see other people, whether it is an everyday life or in movies/television as who they really are, and that there is much more to people than simply their sexual history/preference & skin color.
I guess that's clearly just too much to ask of a 2023 television viewing audience.
