Like many dramas, the pandemic put the momentum of Sam Levinson’s perils-of-teendom and addiction series “Euphoria” on pause.
After an acclaimed first season that won an Emmy for star Zendaya, HBO’s plans for a sophomore year for the hit series were put on hold, but Levinson filled in the space with two sparse, excellent standalone episodes. “Trouble Don’t Last Always” was a two-hander between Zendaya’s Rue and her sponsor Ali, played brilliantly by Colman Domingo, and it was one of the best hours of television in 2020.
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