Lunchonfriday

This whole episode was from a point of view that we did not need. We are with Vanessa the entire time and she basically repeats things that we as an audience already know and making accusations that we already know aren't true, but the problem is this goes on for 45 minutes. I don't know, maybe this is a time when the book doesn't translate well to television? The last 15 minutes we get some new information, but oh my god this was such a pointless episode. I truly couldn't believe the writers gave us basically a filler episode in a season that only has 8 episodes. You could honestly skip this one or just watch the last 15 minutes.

RECAP: "Hey mURDer CLub I KNow yoUR GuilTY" "We don't know what you're talking about" "As iF YOu psyCHOS,!! MY ARMY WilL Get YOu" "Vanessa c'mon" "UgHH I'm TOo pREtty fOR THis!"

Right, well it seems odd to me to negatively review a show because a) you're complaining about not being in the demographic it's geared toward, b) because this show isn't rewriting the wheel when it comes to television or c) because the actors are people in their early to mid 20's portraying college students. So first I would say, if you don't want to watch a show about college students dramas--then skip this one. This is what this show is about. There's a lot of sex and nudity, so thank God the actors aren't barely 18. Also, this is common practice and most of the actors are the same age as the Euphoria cast and some are younger. And yeah the main guy isn't super attractive to some, but he's actually not meant to be (watch the show and this is pointed out in the first or second ep). He looks sinister like he's supposed to. But he does have a great body just fyi.

Essentially this show is about how a young woman gets into a toxic relationship. Her personality, looks, home life, and sudden tragedy are all the perfect storm for this guy to swoop in and get her. It's a tense, dark show--it's not romantic. But it's entertaining.

There are side characters who have their own interesting dramas. Everyone is a good actor, the editing is great, and the story has kept me interested.

I like shows like this-- I am the target audience and I don't believe in hating on something just because I don't get it. This show is done well and I don't think the reviews here are accurately portraying that. If you want to compare it to other shows, go ahead, but I'm not sure what the point of that is. Someone compared it to 'You' and it isn't 'You', so they hate it? It's a different show! It's not gonna win awards, but that's fine! It's entertaining and feels disturbingly realistic at times. I've watched 4 eps and I binged them, so I could see how it could feel slow if you waited every week for a new one, but now that I'm 4-5 eps in, it has a lot going on and 1 a week will be enough. If not for you, wait til they're all out and then binge it. Or don't!

Bottom line: it's a toxic college drama with some elements I haven't seen before, and some I have. Also it's based on a book so there's direction. So yeah, definitely not a 2/3 star worthy show as some folks are saying. Watch it if you're into shows like this, I really think it has a lot going for it.

Cheers!

My roommate and I watched this show. There was a guy named Tony on the show and he told a story about hanging out in his grandparent's basement and while down there he feels something crunchy under his feet. With every step he was feeling more and more crunching and munching. Like popcorn kernals. And you know what he said they were? Ladybugs. He was stepping on hundreds of ladybugs. He tells this random story out of nowhere in a confessional interview. I about died laughing. The rest of the show was a fake and formulaic relaity show about misguided Christianity...I mean the tagline? No sex, no alcohol, 4 years- it was pretty weird/boring but I watched the whole thing and even payed for it so jokes on me.