![]() ![]() A seemingly incomprehensible crosscut - Cassie dreaming of ice-skating as she undergoes her abortion -hit a hidden well of feeling so deep it gave me chills.Īnd while I’m sure it had tons of viewers screaming “Seriously?!” at the TV when the credits rolled, I loved the 15-minute music video that concludes the episode. The scenes of the female leads sitting around at the dance, drunkenly philosophizing and chatting about their crushes, felt more authentic to my high-school experience than anything else the show has done. By simply hanging out with its characters, by being instead of doing, the finale was moving in unexpected ways. The ending essentially amounted to “Zendaya’s single is dropping.”īut after a season of predictable story lines and in-your-face licentiousness, I found these more elliptical moments to be really refreshing. ![]() One of the main characters, McKay, didn’t even make the episode. There was no big final confrontation with Nate or big reckoning for the kids’ bad behavior. If you came to “And Salt the Earth Behind You” looking for plot resolution, you likely left disappointed. ![]() I don’t think that accusation is 100 percent merited, but I also don’t think this finale will do anything to dispel it. All season, Euphoria has struggled with criticisms that it’s style over substance, a luscious neon haze concealing weak plotlines and thin characters. ![]()
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