Euphoria's "30 penises in one scene" controversy ended up being overblown

The Daily Beast

The Hollywood Reporter's report that the HBO teen drama was so explicit there would be 30 penises in one scene -- and that it had been cut down from 80 penises -- generated headlines. Yet the controversy turned out to be "meh," says Kevin Fallon. "Of course the scandal was overblown. It always is when it comes to this stuff, when it comes to the d*ck," he says. "The scene was very obviously a gender-bending homage to the Carrie locker room scene. It was also very obvious commentary on the hysteria that surrounded the scene before it aired: our penis panic in comparison to breast complacency. You know, the double standard of it all. In that, the scene succeeds. Very much so!"

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