Sam Levinson has urged Euphoria fans to watch the last two episodes of the third season “the moment they drop.”
The 41-year-old showrunner has teased that “big things” will take place in the concluding instalments of the latest season in the acclaimed HBO series and warned that audiences are at risk of discovering spoilers if they don’t watch immediately.
Speaking at an American Cinematheque screening of last week’s Euphoria episode Stand Still and See, Levinson said, “If you’re not watching episodes seven and eight live – the moment they drop – they will get spoiled. There’s some big things that happen.”
The third season of Euphoria, which takes place five years after the events of the previous episodes and is expected to be the show’s last, has received mixed reviews but Levinson believes it is “hands down our best season.”
He said, “Knowing where it goes in seven and eight, I think this is hands down our best season.”
Levinson continued, “I think particularly episode eight reaches a level of poignancy that I could only dream of when I was first working on this show.”
“I think that there’s a lot to learn from religion, and also just on a purely graphic level in terms of cinematography and imagery, it’s filled with such mythic images that it’s inspiring,” he added.
Levinson also lavished praised on composer Hans Zimmer, who has provided the score for season three of the teen drama, which stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi.
“Hans Zimmer has been such a blessing because we needed about four and a half hours of music for this season and what he was able to do in such a cohesive way over multiple different genres,” he gushed, adding, “It’s astounding and I’m so proud of it.”
Additionally, Euphoria‘s third season has faced criticism for explicit scenes featuring Sydney’s alter ego Cassie Howard, but Levinson revealed that The Housemaid star “becomes brilliant” on set “if you push it a little bit.”
Speaking as part of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Directors in Focus event, Sam Levinson said of Sydney Sweeney, “What’s interesting is if you push it a little bit, she becomes brilliant.”
