I watched 2 more episodes of Euphoria yesterday. Season 3 has been my least favorite season but I feel compelled to see the series through. Two more episodes!
I was struck by how (thankfully) I don’t really get the urge to double-device anymore (ie, scroll or text or browse while watching a show). There was definitely a time I wanted to do that but also hated how it made watching TV feel frenetic and took away the immersive qualities. Even if a show is bad, if I’m watching it, I want to like, really watch it!
I spent a lot of time in the car. I knew this, but time tracking the past few days has confirmed my suspicions. I’m at 2 hours already today and I still have to drive another hour at the very least (A went to hang out with a friend in Fort Lauderdale which is 30 min away, plus J has been shuttling C around to multiple activities so we’ve both been on the road). On work days, it’s usually 90 minutes or more. I DO hate it less now that I have Google Maps on a screen in my car (it’s the little things).
(I know this heavy driving phase — like every parenting phase — is somewhat temporary. Theoretically A could drive HERSELF in 2 years (!) and then we’d potentially have a driver at home for 4 years until C goes to college. Followed by no drivers again for ~2 years but with one kid at home I can’t imagine it being quite as high volume as it is right now . . .)
((I also know we could have chosen a more urban lifestyle with public transportation options but that is not how things worked out, for better of for worse.))
I am still in a total mooooood but you probably wouldn’t know if you ran into me on the street (or at a social event). Fake it ’til you make it I guess? Thankfully I am fully functional (possibly even EXTRA functional because I just want to keep myself occupied).
Although I think right now I am going to lie on the couch and read before my next driving shift begins . . . or maybe I’ll watch the penultimate ep of Euphoria.
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Except for the last two episodes of season 2 (which — Lexi’s play was brilliant), I actually like this season of Euphoria better than season 2 (even though yes, some of it is unwatchable, at least for me, from a violence perspective — THIS IS WHAT DOUBLE DEVICING IS FOR). I think people were hoping that some of the characters would be redeemed… and are disappointed because that hasn’t happened AT ALL. At least the worst two people in the show are getting their comeuppance. I think Rue is going to die, but I guess we will see when the final episode comes out this week! This season kind of strikes me as a cross between Boogie Nights and Narcos, with maybe a little Tarantino thrown in for good measure. Maybe not done as well as any of those three… but still.