In flashback, we learn the origins of the local drug dealer, Fezco (Angus Cloud), and his mysterious tattooed younger brother, Ash. The first part of the opening episode is a gangster movie in miniature. Euphoria has always been in danger of allowing style to triumph over substance, the icy beauty of its cinematography flirting with the idea of it being a little too in love with itself. How disappointing, then, that this long-awaited second season has decided to lean into its crueller instincts.
