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For Sale Apr 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM

Euphoria Season 3– Anyone else think there’s a lot of political messaging??

Posted by CasperCloverPsych

So I was watching the first episode of Euphoria season 3 and felt literally each and every scene was political. But for some reason I can’t decipher the messaging or what it is they’re trying to convey?? Lexi’s boss literally had a line about how media is sending messages and shapes how people see the world. Some examples of times when red flags popped up for me was when Ali basically said he was homophobic and Rue was just like “Okay cool!” Another was when Rue encountered a girl who said she got a b*** job and Rue was like “well you look awesome!l” or when the guy said he was a pimp and Rue was like “that’s what’s up!!” Like are we just normalizing sex trafficking then? Doesn’t feel tasteful with the Epstein files having just come out and no one doing f****** anything. This show just feels like it’s trying to promote more of people doing nothing and just accepting the fucked up society we live in Another massive one was when Lexi said something normalizing how Uber won’t be a job for people any more because of self driving cars. Like bro what?? That’s not okay and it makes me mad that media is trying to portray it as so That’s my rant— What did yall think??
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diplion Apr 18, 2026 +24
Do you think everything fictional characters say is meant to be exactly what the creator believes? And are you religious?
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illimist Apr 18, 2026 +16
Media literacy is dead
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sexandliquor Apr 18, 2026 +2
Euphoria is one of those shows where I’ll never understand this thought process so many of the viewers have where they think the showrunner/writer is basically just writing these screenplays and playing with HBO’s money as a means to make manifest his thinly veiled thoughts and feelings. People think Sam Levinson is really like “oh yeah I wanna see Sydney Sweeneys f****** big honkers in a puppy play costume, better write that out and make hbo pay for it to happen so I can crank my hog to it” Like….lol lmao what That’s how that works. That’s how everything works, right?
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MechanicalFunc Apr 18, 2026 +4
I mean I agree and disagree directing, casting, writing, costuming and editing are all about curation. Everything you see is on purpose. Sometimes they show you things they don't believe to shock you but I do think Sam like to see Sydney Sweenys t***.
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tfhermobwoayway 3 days ago +1
I don’t think he did that, but I do think he was writing it and went “oh hey it would be cool if this episode had Sydney Sweeney’s massive honkers in it.”
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thatshygirl06 Apr 18, 2026 +2
The whole point of the show is that rue is an unreliable narrator and we're seeing things through the eyes of the characters. A lot of people cant seem to handle a show like this
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 -17
That’s a good point— And no not necessarily but i think it’s just frustrating to see these issues being further normalized or just promoting people’s indifference. Like a lot of people are watching this show and I’d rather see one of the characters speak out or care about all of the issues the show is presenting. For example the self driving cars— That’s not an okay thing that it will take peoples jobs and instead of Rue being like “damn that’s not okay” she just was like oh alright . Does that make sense??
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diplion Apr 18, 2026 +2
I haven’t seen this season of the show yet, but the show is meant to make you feel dirty. It shows the dark side of people and people making hard choices, often destroying their own lives. If every character in a show is hitting you over the head with some kind of overt message it becomes preachy and annoying. Good art is meant to evoke a feeling and let you come to your own conclusion, otherwise it’s just a sermon. If someone watches this show and thinks “Rue is the main character, she did heroin, therefore the show is telling me it’s okay to do heroin” then their parents should probably monitor their media habits more strongly.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +2
Well said— That definitely is helping to me to process. I am super politically involved and lately it feels like the world is just burning. The first episode definitely evoked emotion lol— Enough so I wanted to come discuss and hear what other thought. I think especially because even in the show itself one of the characters said something regarding how messaging in important and our media effects how we act/vote. Then they proceeded to frame a bunch of different issues in ways that wouldn’t be that helpful for society such as indifference and normalizing. Interesting stuff
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diplion Apr 18, 2026 +1
Yeah this show can be really frustrating and upsetting but I think that’s the point. I’ve seen the previous seasons and never got a sense of justice or closure with the plot lines (at least as far as I can remember. It’s been awhile). It was just a lot of pain. Which is ironic considering the title.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +1
Wow that’s really true— My boyfriend feels a similar way that it’s the point to evoke these intense emotions. Tough show Lol
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diplion Apr 18, 2026 +2
The reason I asked if you’re religious is because a lot of religious based media (specifically Christian) is VERY overt and on the nose about its message. Like there is no gray area of who is the hero and who is the villain, and at the end of a show/movie they have to explain how someone can be “saved”. So religious folks often assume that all media is going to have a blatant message. It’s why they call everything that’s not Christian “satanic”, because in their mind it’s either for God or against God. But the beauty of art is that sometimes a story is just a story, and however it impacts you individually becomes the message.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +2
That is such an interesting frame to look at it from and one I hadn’t previously considered— I wonder if religion or maybe American media in general (with religious “savior” undertones) is influencing my media consumption- for example maybe you’re right and I am trying to find some overt messaging, black and white/right and wrong style
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diplion Apr 18, 2026 +1
It’s not explicitly a religious thing but it’s very prominent in that kind of conservative media. And there’s certainly media with other types of messages and agendas. Some stories do have a character who’s a kinda voice of the author. But I don’t think Euphoria is that type of story. I think some characters say wise things but also horrible things. They make noble choices and hurtful choices. I will say a lot of media in my lifetime has shifted toward anti-hero, morally gray type characters. Like when I was a kid Luke Skywalker was the de facto hero of Star Wars. He was the good guy. But in The Last Jedi they made him more of a flawed character. A lot of modern media (oh f*** how old is Last Jedi now?) does this on purpose to attempt to demonstrate that not everything in life is so cut and dry. It can be compelling but it can also be tiresome. But the truth is sometimes good people do bad things and vice versa. And really, maybe nobody is really “good” or “bad” but who you are is just a never ending series of choices.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 -2
Anyone who downvotes let me know why!! I want to understand why you think differently
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FantasticJacket7 Apr 18, 2026 +5
Essentially every character on Euphoria is awful in one way or another. Why are you taking life lessons from the shit these characters say? Are you taking parenting advice from Shameless too?
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026
Nah it’s just more like so many Americans are going to be watching this while our country is actively being taking over by billionaires. Before I understood the point of the show is social commentary it felt more like it was promoting the status quo and normalizing all the f*** shit happening. Like the scene of them driving through hollywood and it was just homeless people. Shameless addressed issues tastefully :/ Frank was always popping off about f*** the system
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MilesHighClub_ Apr 18, 2026
I've never watched Shameless but I think the difference is that HBO shows tend to respect their audience enough to not have to beat them over the head with the "moral" That's one thing that I think differentiates The Pitt as a "Max Original" not an HBO show. It's anything but subtle Euphoria definitely has a lot to say about sexuality, addiction, transphobia, maybe a bit of sexism, but no one is gonna go on a tangent telling you what to think. You have to use critical thinking skills to evaluate what they're saying for yourself. I can guarantee you that show is not saying b*** jobs and pimping are respectable. Please just think for a second about it for half a second
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Real-Repair-1825 Apr 18, 2026 +15
When you start filtering every aspect of your life including music, tv, movies etc through an assumed political lens, it’s probably time to log off the internet.
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tfhermobwoayway 3 days ago +1
I mean unfortunately most things are political in some sense. Hell, even the Internet only exists because of a very tenuous agreement between lots of countries to be unusually trusting of each other.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 -1
Art is political! Think about the things said in this show, it all relates
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Real-Repair-1825 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Art can also not be political at all. Not every show or movie has some political message.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +1
I guess so :// But the topics they brought up in this episode definitely had somethin going on. There was literally a picture of Bill gates and messaging about immigration
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darksteel1335 Apr 18, 2026 -2
No offence, but isn’t that what most TV writers do these days?
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Real-Repair-1825 Apr 18, 2026 +4
Not sure, I’m not a tv writer. But I’ve watched plenty of shows recently and the idea the show was pushing a political message never crossed my mind once. Some do, some don’t
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 -2
That’s a bit shallow, no? If you’re not thinking at least a little bit then that’s kind of selfish.. I am your neighbor, we’re here discussing about something we both are interested in. I am directly impacted by politics as a woman. I’d hope you’d care a little to atleast consider these issues more critically
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Real-Repair-1825 Apr 18, 2026 +7
It’s selfish that I can watch a TV show and not be thinking about how the show impacts my “neighbors” politically? What?
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 -1
Exactly that!! Again everything is political, especially right now. I’m not saying to all the sudden be engaged in your community but maybe just to think a bit more critically about things
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Loki1947 Apr 18, 2026 +6
I remember reading a post about Sam Levinson that I think describes him pretty well: he probably thinks he's a liberal, but he's so interested in being shocking and subversive that the politics of his shows end up being reactionary.
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CasperCloverPsych 3 days ago +1
Want this on record— Someone added to the thread that Sam Levinson is in the Epstein files and their comment got deleted.
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NewButterfly444 2 days ago +1
yes, I feel like they’re glamorizing sex work and pushing right wing & christian ideology lol - rue thinking the family on the farm are so happy and she wants to be christian. When she leaves, the family asks her to send a copy of the article or whatever, and she says something like “as long as the commie colleges don’t censor it” (which I know she wasn’t serious and just needed a bed/ride.. but still) - lexi having more left views and telling rue she “wouldn’t be friends with christians because they’re too judgmental” which makes her the judgmental one - madi trying to get a job and tells her future boss she is a daughter of immigrants not looking for a hand out and believes in capitalism, and the boss says it’s refreshing - all the talk of o*******, sugar babies, strip clubs, etc. like i support sex workers but they’re really glamorizing that shit - talking about america is great or the american dream or this is where to reinvent yourself - showing gavin newsom saying shit needs to shut down and all the pandemic stuff.. idk it’s small examples but not just one, literally handful of messages in just the first couple episodes. also just strange to me because I feel like this show wasn’t so pro right wing/christian/sex trafficking but has gotten that way over time.
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Brunoise6 Apr 18, 2026 +1
r/woosh
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +1
What does this mean?? Like you’re saying obviously it’s political?
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Brunoise6 Apr 18, 2026 +5
Yes it’s called social commentary. We are currently living in a very polarizing political time if you haven’t noticed. The “message” is just a mirror for our current society. Just like the reference to the normalcy and encouragement of doing o******* etc so women can participate in the type of lifestyle our late stage capitalist society promotes.
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +1
OMG THANK YOU!!! I have been trying to understand and this genuinely helped me to conceptualize what the show was trying to convey. I like discussion and am glad you shared that. I am very politically involved, left leaning. I feel better with the concept that the show is trying to show/be a mirror for our fucked up society— meanwhile before I was thinking there’s some form of fucked up propaganda buried throughout it
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Brunoise6 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Yes great comedy and tragedy is usually very relatable.
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adamg511 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Social commentary does not necessarily equal politics. 
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CasperCloverPsych Apr 18, 2026 +2
They go hand in hand my brother
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