Sam Levinson has warned ‘Euphoria’ fans not to delay watching the final two episodes of season three, saying major spoilers will spread fast once they arrive. The creator of the HBO drama spoke Wednesday night during an American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, where he also called the new season “hands down our best” and praised the finale for reaching a level of emotion he once only hoped for.
‘Euphoria’ season 3 finale spoilers warning
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Levinson joined filmmaker Jason Reitman for a screening and conversation tied to the latest episode of ‘Euphoria.’ American Cinematheque hosted a double feature of season three’s sixth episode, ‘Stand Still and See,’ and ‘Dirty Harry,’ which Levinson named as an inspiration for the episode.Levinson told fans to watch episodes seven and eight as soon as they become available over the next 10 days.“If you’re not watching episodes seven and eight live — the moment they drop — they will get spoiled,” he said. “There’s some big things that happen.”Reitman and Levinson discussed the sixth episode after watching it with the audience. Levinson said the episode gains more weight because of where the story heads next.“Knowing where it goes in seven and eight, I think this is hands down our best season,” Levinson said. He added that the finale carries special emotional force.“I think particularly episode eight reaches a level of poignancy that I could only dream of when I was first working on this show,” he said.
Sam Levinson praises Hans Zimmer and Jason Reitman
Levinson also spoke about the season’s use of faith, religious imagery and symbolism. He said the visual language of religion shaped parts of the episode.“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.”The conversation also turned to Hans Zimmer, who became the sole composer for the season after Labrinth’s widely reported exit. Zimmer and Labrinth were first set to work on the project together.“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,” Levinson said. “It’s astounding and I’m so proud of it.”Levinson also recalled showing Reitman a rough cut of the ‘Euphoria’ pilot. He said Reitman paused it repeatedly, criticized the first 12 minutes, then told him, “Well, the problem’s just the first 12 minutes. The rest of it’s great.”
