{"id":324895,"date":"2026-04-26T17:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324895"},"modified":"2026-04-26T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:36:05","slug":"euphoria-season-3-faces-backlash-for-misogyny-records-lowest-rankings-yet-heres-all-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/euphoria-season-3-faces-backlash-for-misogyny-records-lowest-rankings-yet-heres-all-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Euphoria Season 3 Faces Backlash For Misogyny, Records Lowest Rankings Yet\u2014Here\u2019s All About It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1275990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1275990\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1275990 koimoi-featured-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Euphoria Season 3\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-560x294.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-1068x561.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-1-800x420.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1275990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euphoria Season 3 ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Euphoria has a powerful fan base. The teenager drama show is predicated on the namesake Israeli show and premiered on HBO in 2019. The maiden season received critical acclaim, and its second season premiered in 2022. It stays one in all the most-watched HBO shows of all time. Then Season 3 was released, and things began to alter.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Euphoria Season 3 Receives The Lowest Rating<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Euphoria Season 3 premiered on April 12, 2026, nearly 4 years after the previous season. But all the joy went out of the window after people saw the primary episode. It landed the show\u2019s lowest rating on review aggregator sites. The primary episode of this season received a <strong>6.8\/10<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8772296\/episodes\/?season=3&#038;ref_=ttep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IMDb<\/a> rating, which is the bottom for the show. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/euphoria\/s03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> has a <strong>42%<\/strong> audience rating.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Euphoria normalizing sex work and only fans amongst minor girls. Cancel this pedophilic miosgynistic dehumanizing shit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RaY7q6IaLF\">https:\/\/t.co\/RaY7q6IaLF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kinza\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f \u0632\u0646 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u06af\u06cc \u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc (@radwitchhh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/radwitchhh\/status\/2043389425200038376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All this criticism shouldn&#8217;t be in vain, as fans have identified the portrayal of Sydney Sweeney\u2019s character, Cassie. The character is shown posing nude for OnlyFans to be able to afford her wedding flowers. This didn&#8217;t sit well with fans, as a author from <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2026\/04\/euphoria-season-3-sydney-sweeney-cassie-baby-dog-onlyfans-nate-hbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Slate<\/a> has called this arc \u2018humiliating.\u2019<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Women Reduced To Props In The Narrative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Euphoria Season 3 features scenes of girls gagging on fentanyl balls. That is shown to determine that the character is peddling drugs illegally. One other shows them defecating the identical balls into utensils.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Down for the ride. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Euphoria?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Euphoria<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OlergqaRgH\">pic.twitter.com\/OlergqaRgH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HBO (@HBO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HBO\/status\/2043343476612346062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Season 3 also encompasses a scene of a girl dying and choking on the toilet floor. These are merely two of the scenes that showcase the slow descent of Euphoria into a special territory. Euphoria was known for its nuanced portrayal of troubled teens who&#8217;re surrounded by drugs and sex as they fight to navigate their lives. Season 3 goes through a time jump, and all of them are out in the sphere, attempting to make a living. But a few of them are going to extreme lengths for that, be it Rue or Cassie. Interestingly, each are women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The show\u2019s behind-the-scenes history also is determined by this misogyny. Euphoria is the brainchild of Sam Levinson, who serves as its author, director, and showrunner. Levinson\u2019s previous show, The Idol, was heavily panned for its overt sexual content. HBO canceled it after the primary season, in keeping with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/hbos-the-idol-canceled-after-controversial-first-season-210472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">wtf is occurring in Euphoria and why all the things that I see from season 3 is essentially the most misogynistic thing ever<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u00be di Emma \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\u26a2 ceo of creloise (@Haemmah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Haemmah\/status\/2043104892391141579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Misogyny is kind of rampant in Levinson\u2019s work. But one might argue that it reflects society and that the director is merely trying to point out that. Nevertheless, things boil all the way down to their intent and presentation. There are clear-cut markers in his portrayal of ladies and men on screen. The most recent season of the show nearly tarnishes all the great faith it inbuilt its first two seasons. Most female characters in Euphoria Season 3 are sexualized to the intense. It might have worked had there been some layer or thought behind it. However the makers appear to fetishize the characters only for the effect.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Euphoria Season 3 Episode Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Euphoria Season 3 could have eight episodes in total. As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbo.com\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HBO\u2019s<\/a> official schedule, here is the lineup of all of the episodes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 1 \u2013 April 12, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 2 \u2013 April 19, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 3 \u2013 April 26, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 4 \u2013 May 3, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 5 \u2013 May 10, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 6 \u2013 May 17, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 7 \u2013 May 24, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 8 \u2013 May 31, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fans can watch these episodes on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Euphoria Season 3 | Trailer 2 | HBO Max\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3Z4tGN0i2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more such stories, take a look at TV updates!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read:<\/strong> Chainsaw Man: The Movie \u2013 Reze Arc OTT Release Date Update: When &#038; Where To Watch Denji &#038; Reze\u2019s Dark Love Story<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Follow Us:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/koimoidotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koimoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Koimoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Koimoi4Bollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwo7yAqUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euphoria Season 3 ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram ) Euphoria has a powerful fan base. The teenager drama show is predicated on the namesake Israeli show and premiered on HBO in 2019. The maiden season received critical acclaim, and its second season premiered in 2022. It stays one in all the most-watched HBO shows of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":324896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20668],"tags":[3780,11809,3619,15539,29616,6264,4228,726,51048],"class_list":["post-324895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-backlash","tag-euphoria","tag-faces","tag-lowest","tag-misogyny","tag-ratings","tag-records","tag-season","tag-yetheres"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324895"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324898,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324895\/revisions\/324898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}