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Stay Through the Credits · September 18 · 18 min

When Did It Stop Being Fun?

Sharon Horgan's new HBO series "Youth" follows a fifty-something publisher and single mom whose empty-nest plans collapse when her son moves back in. We dig into the show's take on midlife reinvention, the pull between duty and desire, and why Horgan keeps returning to characters who suspect they've traded joy for obligation.

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Sharon Horgan's new HBO series "Youth" follows a fifty-something publisher and single mom whose empty-nest plans collapse when her son moves back in. We dig into the show's take on midlife reinvention, the pull between duty and desire, and why Horgan keeps returning to characters who suspect they've traded joy for obligation.