It looks like Euphoria fans were very excited to watch the season two finale last night because there are reports that are indicating that HBO Max began to crash on Sunday evening when the finale was set to hit the streamer.
Reports of users having problems accessing HBO Max began to spike at 8:55 PM EST, according to service monitoring site DownDetector. Errors were concentrated in the Northeast U.S. area when the final episode of season two was scheduled to go live at 9:00 PM EST. Users reported getting error messages that read, “Can’t connect. We’re having issues connecting to HBO Max right now. Please try again.”
The error also occurred on connected-TV devices. HBO Max showed the error message, “Something Went Wrong. Sorry, we’re having trouble communicating with the service. Please close the app and try again.” HBO Max’s mobile device was giving users the message that their device was not connected to the internet. WarnerMedia noticed all the tweets from fans who were having issues accessing HBO Max and they sent out an e-mail statement that read, “We’ve seen the tweets from some of our users who had trouble accessing HBO Max around 9 p.m. ET and are engaging directly to help get them back into the platform. This short interruption has since been resolved.”
Access to HBO Max was seemingly restored within half an hour of the initial issues. Complaints spiked on DownDetector to more than 52,000 around 9:05 PM EST but they slowed to 4,000 by 9:20 PM EST. It’s no surprise that the finale made HBO Max hit a snag. Viewership for Euphoria has climbed week after week and the season finale was the fever pitch for a season two that has seen the show hit incredible heights. Just yesterday it was reported that Euphoria is the most tweeted about series of the decade on Twitter.
Euphoria is a look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence. It’s loosely based on the Israeli series of the same name and creator Sam Levinson based the series on his own experiences as a teenager, including his struggles with depression, anxiety, and drug addiction. While some critics were critical of the show’s depiction of teenage drug use, sex, and violence, most of them praised the show for its honest performances, visual style, and its unflinching portrayal of a subject matter involving teens that most would ignore or sugarcoat.
Did YOU watch the season two finale of Euphoria? Did YOU have any issues accessing HBO Max last night?