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.

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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