EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 1H 11M
'Euphoria' Season 3 Premiere + What We’ve Been Watching
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Darren and I kick off our coverage of the Euphoria season three premiere, reacting to the six-episode, five-years-later reset, the new tone, and the shift in music after Labyrinth’s reported split from the show, with Hans Zimmer taking over. Before the recap, we run through recent watches and recommendations, including the Oscar-nominated foreign film set around desert rave nomads and looming apocalypse, Riz Ahmed’s Bond-audition satire series, the “Jury Duty”-style Company Retreat, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie, Hulu’s gag-heavy stoner sci-fi “pizza movie,” and the A24 hit The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. We then discuss the premiere’s border-drug-smuggling opener, Ru’s strip-club ordeal and new criminal orbit, the show’s heightened style and recurring exploitation themes, and how Hollywood, OnlyFans, and “hustle culture” storylines may converge, plus upcoming viewing plans like Beef season two and Margot Has Money Troubles. mailto:[email protected] 00:00 Welcome and Premise 00:42 First Reactions to Premiere 01:45 Podcast Updates and Watchlist 02:56 'Sirat' Desert DJ Film Talk 07:35 Riz Ahmed Series 'Bait' 09:51 'Company Retreat' Recommendation 12:21 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Hype 16:27 'Pizza Movie' Stoner Comedy 18:55 Zendaya Pattinson 'The Drama' 23:59 Euphoria Star Power 27:10 Sam Levinson and Euphoria Debate 32:38 Music and Labyrinth Fallout 34:54 Music Fallout After Split 37:35 Season Two Visual Style 39:14 Season Three Reset Works 41:43 Capitalism Hustle Themes 44:46 'Margot Has Money Trouble' 49:44 Border Smuggling Breakdown 51:42 Strip Club Apple Test 58:13 Exploitation Versus Critique 01:00:10 Hollywood Side Plot Setup 01:03:43 Breakout Actors And Wrap Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Darren and I kick off our coverage of the Euphoria season three premiere, reacting to the six-episode, five-years-later reset, the new tone, and the shift in music after Labyrinth’s reported split from the show, with Hans Zimmer taking over. Before the recap, we run through recent watches and recommendations, including the Oscar-nominated foreign film set around desert rave nomads and looming apocalypse, Riz Ahmed’s Bond-audition satire series, the “Jury Duty”-style Company Retreat, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie, Hulu’s gag-heavy stoner sci-fi “pizza movie,” and the A24 hit The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. We then discuss the premiere’s border-drug-smuggling opener, Ru’s strip-club ordeal and new criminal orbit, the show’s heightened style and recurring exploitation themes, and how Hollywood, OnlyFans, and “hustle culture” storylines may converge, plus upcoming viewing plans like Beef season two and Margot Has Money Troubles. mailto:[email protected] 00:00 Welcome and Premise 00:42 First Reactions to Premiere 01:45 Podcast Updates and Watchlist 02:56 'Sirat' Desert DJ Film Talk 07:35 Riz Ahmed Series 'Bait' 09:51 'Company Retreat' Recommendation 12:21 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Hype 16:27 'Pizza Movie' Stoner Comedy 18:55 Zendaya Pattinson 'The Drama' 23:59 Euphoria Star Power 27:10 Sam Levinson and Euphoria Debate 32:38 Music and Labyrinth Fallout 34:54 Music Fallout After Split 37:35 Season Two Visual Style 39:14 Season Three Reset Works 41:43 Capitalism Hustle Themes 44:46 'Margot Has Money Trouble' 49:44 Border Smuggling Breakdown 51:42 Strip Club Apple Test 58:13 Exploitation Versus Critique 01:00:10 Hollywood Side Plot Setup 01:03:43 Breakout Actors And Wrap
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