Among the more enthusiastic reviewers, the Independent’s Nick Hilton, external awarded four stars and said: “These new episodes (the three made available to press, at least) feel true to their characters and an accurate continuation of the saga.”
He added: “This is brassy, unsubtle filmmaking that captures the moment we’re living in, where attention has been commoditised and only extremes of content – the naughtiest! the sexiest! the grossest! – get eyeballs.”
The Times’s Ben Dowell gave the show four stars, external: “This is Euphoria with a much wider canvas. Before, it was a slickly stylish Instagram-friendly tale of various teenagers from a middle-class suburb in Los Angeles doing irresponsible things. Now they are in their twenties and the terrifying expanse of adult life symbolised by the dusty desert lies ahead.
“While the stage is set for more heartbreak and danger, you also sense that this show has grown up along its ensemble.”
The first episode ended with a tribute to two late cast members, Eric Dane and Angus Cloud, and executive producer Kevin Turen.
The third season does not feature music by Labrinth after the pop star previously said he was “done” with the industry.
The London singer and producer wrote the dramatic score and several songs for the first two series of the drama.
