'Euphoria' Season 3 Brings Back Character Prologues in Episodes 6 and 7
By
Jim Hemphill
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
The article explores the return of prologues in Season 3 of HBO's "Euphoria," specifically in episodes 6 and 7. These prologues, which serve as character backstory mini-films, had been largely absent this season but make a powerful comeback. The piece focuses on the 1978-set origin story for Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and the backstory for Ali (Colman Domingo), with insights from production and costume designers on how they created these period-accurate sequences that deepen character understanding.
Key quotes
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These prologues, which often play like self-contained short films in a different style, period, or genre than the rest of the show, have largely been absent from Season 3, but the last two episodes have brought the practice back.
The sixth episode of Season 3, 'Stand Still and See,' opens with a 1978-set origin story for Alamo.
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