No one is buying this ‘Euphoria’ scene where Maddy gets an amazing job in Los Angeles just by asking for it

Euphoria, Sam Levinson’s Gen Z-focused HBO drama, has never been grounded in reality. But a job-seeking scene might be asking viewers to suspend their disbelief a little too much. The series revolves around the lives of messy teenagers navigating drugs, bad decisions, and a lot of glitter. Its third season—which is a five-year time jump from the last—is raising eyebrows among viewers, particularly a scene from last Sunday’s episode that feels especially misplaced in today’s...