"Excited" touches on many issues related to gender equality, social media and identity. Bipolar disorder and drug addiction, teenage sexual orientation and self-identity, peer pressure, trans people's dilemma, sexual consent, privacy leaks…
In the gendered environment shown in the play, the "masculine" education received by men has resulted in their strong, arrogant and aggressive character traits, and they rationally label the girls around them as binary, or nuns (" Serious") or a slut/prostitute, the former being ridiculed, questioned and encouraged to be the latter, and the latter being objectified, humiliated, and degraded while lusting after the flesh. The words of the twins in the first episode reflect the current pornography of teenage minds. "Boys only watch porn, they don't watch 'serious', they watch coquettish stuff"; hardcore porn full of sexual abuse and even rape is at the top of the viewing list of porn sites, and boys mistakenly think that it is common, Proper sex, treat this porn as a "tutorial" and painstakingly "drill down" and even put it into practice. Under peer pressure, teenagers who have no sexual experience will prove themselves by breaking down as soon as possible or by showing "swinging", all of which reflect the lack of youth sex education.
In addition, the influence of the family of origin on the personality of adolescents is also vividly displayed. Nate's father, who covers the sky with only one hand in a small town, is a successful person + life mentor + good father and good husband, but he is a habitual criminal who rapes minors, a hypocritical and violent ruler, and Nate also "children inherit his father's business" , using violence and power to threaten classmates, control girlfriends, and force others to commit crimes. Cassie's childhood trauma and kind and sensitive nature are one of the factors that contribute to her likable personality.
The presentation of myths in the age of social media is another highlight of the show. Almost every teenager has a mobile phone, spends a lot of time on various social software, and makes good use of anonymous identities to chat, use dating software and other settings are obviously based on reality, but because of the lack of awareness of prevention and immature minds in the youth group, Due to the fact that the encryption function of many online websites is ineffective, the anonymity is broken, and the transfer of online dating to offline often leads to catastrophic practical consequences. Jules's experience is particularly frightening and angry.
Like SKAM and sex education, Euphoria is a breakthrough in dramas that focus on teenage groups, adding many thought-provoking phenomena and problems besides discussing love and friendship, and deserves five-star praise.
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