Euphoria
substance warning : This list contain reference of self - harm , drug addiction , and domesticated force .
When you see HBO’sEuphoria , there are a batch of dissimilar emotion that you ’ll experience . Anger , felicity , miserableness , disgust , and shock are just some of them . And the wild matter is that you ’ll belike experience each of these multiple times per instalment . That ’s how much happens in this series .
Season 1 delivered so many of these moments that helped fall a ignitor on what each character has been through . The two special episodes about Rue and Jules also did that and now time of year 2 is only adding to it all . The serial publication has made audiences everywhere as emotional as possible .
Updated on February 22nd , 2022 by Kevin Pantoja : Euphoria was one of the most intense show in late memory throughout season 1 and that has only been ramped up in season 2 . There have been plenty of second where spectator lionize , a few where they sense panic-struck , and certainly some that break their hearts . The fans are capable to receive almost every emotion potential on a weekly base and each passing instalment provides more moment where people are blown away .
Bonding At The Skate Rink
This started as one of the show ’s sweetest moments as Rue and Jules ' relationship was at last something real . Rue was well-to-do enough with it to work Jules to the skating rink alongside her proficient friend since childhood , Lexi . It was heartwarming to see the three girls have a practiced clip together .
Things took a turn for the sad when Lexi spoke to Jules on the side though . She tell Jules that Rue seems a lot better since they set out date stamp . Jules ' reaction was to shut down as if the earnestness of the relationship was getting to her . She even shrugged off Rue on the direction home . It was the first real signboard that something was n’t veracious with the match .
Jules Struggles With The Pressure Of Dating An Addict
It almost seems as ifJules ’s special episodewas designed to emotionally shell the interview . She spent the majority of the runtime talking with a therapist and explaining the many thing she has to conduct with . Among them is how she feels about Rue .
Her love for Rue was obvious but it also came with a caveat . She felt Brobdingnagian pressure because Rue often put her sobriety on Jules ’s berm so if Jules was n’t available or something like that , Rue was likely to recidivate . It was an interesting look at why Jules pulled away from Rue as this was simply too much for her to take on and that ’s wholly understandable .
Cassie & Lexi’s Dad Comes Home
scented wattle is a persona that fan finger sympathy for almost immediately . Though she ’s bless with stunning beauty , her living has n’t been too gentle . In the pilot episode , it was revealed that a serial publication of photos and videos turn over her a negatively charged reputation among her peer . But it was when a light was shined on her past that thing make really aroused .
The show teased the estimate that Cassie ’s sire had legislate by , but he really leave his class and ended up as a drug addict . The panorama where he yield home , purely to get Cassie to allow him to steal expensive goodness so he can continue his drug habit , is heartrending . It was also deplorable to see that a moment Cassie find fresh between them ( him corrupt them ice ointment on the path home from the park ) was actually vanquish for Lexi .
Jules Misses Rue
When matter got all too existent in the relationship between Rue and Jules , it was Jules who took the step back . She left town and returned to the seat she displace from to hang out with older friends and clear her straits . While there , Jules went to a golf-club and ultimately snarf up with a little girl .
After her high wore off , Jules detect herself in bottom and kind of sad . She went up to the roof and looked out at the populace before institutionalize a simple text . She sent it to Rue and told her that she miss her like unbalanced . It was a poignant moment made more impactful by how depressed Rue was over Jules leaving in the first station .
Fezco Protects Rue
Almost instantly , Fezco became a fan favorite . Doubling as both Rue ’s drug monger and friend , fans saw early onhow Fezco had Rue ’s back . In one scene , his supplier was on his means over and Rue was there to get a fix . Fezco plead with her to leave but she did n’t , and when he implored her to stay smooth , she came out into the open .
The supplier , a dangerous dealer named Mouse , guide a liking to Rue . He vex her to take fentanyl , which really mess her up . Despite his fear , Fezco support up for her and extend to pay off hundreds of dollar to get Mouse to leave . Once Mouse was gone , Fezco took Rue to Jules to get her aid . Audiences stick teary-eyed - eyed watching him facilitate out his friend , even when she was n’t cognisant of what was go on .
Nate Threatens Maddy
Throughout most of season 1,Maddy felt like an accomplice to Nate . While he for sure manipulated and abused her , she often gave it in good order back to him and was by his side , even when it mean they would send out Tyler to gaol . However , Maddy has become more likable in season 2 . Scenes have shown her to be a big sister of sorts to Lexi , a good ally to Cassie , and a skillful baby-sitter even .
So , it hurt like Hades to see what Nate did to her . In need of the disc with the footage of his dada and Jules having sexual activity , he got it by threatening Maddy with a gun to her head . He then steer it to himself and pulled the trigger multiple times until she gave in . Maddy curled up into a ball of fear , feeling infract and scared as he leave .
Kat And Ethan Become Official
A ordered thread throughout the show was the budding romance between Kat and Ethan . It was clear that Ethan like Kat almost immediately . However , her insecurity and desire to be a forged girl baffle in the elbow room of their family relationship on legion occasions . Finally , the season finale come up and Kat confronted Ethan about her feelings .
But it was Ethan who pip fans with the feeling . He delivered an incredibly sugared monologue where he excuse why he liked her so much and how he would do everything in his world power to be a slap-up boyfriend while he could . It was just the sort of thing that Kat postulate to try . Alas , she broke up with him in time of year 2 .
Maddy’s Reaction To The Truth
A big storyline of season 2 besiege Cassie and Nate getting together . At first , it looked like free Cassie would be another victim of Nate ’s but she turned out to be almost as manipulative at time and she seemingly lessen in love with him . Obviously , that was a problem for her friendship with Maddy .
The two are best friends , yet Cassie hid this from Maddy until Rue revealed it . Maddy was angry in front of everyone but she break down when Cassie hid in the bathroom . Outside , a weeping Maddy mentioned how much Nate did to her and now he ’s with her best friend . She ’d have to see Cassie go down the same route and recede a best champion in the process .
Ali Forgives Rue
Struggling with her own dependence , Rue pick out to lash out at Ali when he questioned her , saying nobody wanted him as a parent and reference his abuse . Ali expect heartbroken and he walked off . After Rue hit rock bottom , she called him to rationalize and Ali plainly forgive her . Watching Rue ’s lightness that she had n’t burned that bridge was heartwarming and reminded everyone that Ali is ultimately a respectable mortal .
Rue’s Sweater
Rue rarely dress as if she cared about anything . Fans often saw her sporting a loose-fitting perspirer but most thought nothing of it . That was until the finale where the blood line of this outfit was revealed . Through flashback , looker got to see a lot of the stuff Rue has been through during her tragical life .
They already make love that her father died of his illness at home , but this episode showed Rue get into the bedroom after his passing . As her mother sobbed , she picked up the perspirer everyone was so used to her don and clutched it tightly . This whole time , Rue has been wearing her dad ’s jumper .
Fezco Threatens Nate
Sometimes , a view have you extremely emotional and it ’s not about the crying . Excitement and pride are both strong reactions to a TV show . understand the trouble that Nate posed to Jules and herself , Rue mouth with Fezco about mayhap using his gun to endanger Nate . Fezco refuse , considering it a bad idea .
However , the ever likable Fezcochanged his tune when he spotted Nate at his store later that evening . Fezco confront Nate and straight person - up warned him that he ’d kill him if he mess with Rue again . It was a fist - pumping moment for a hatful of viewing audience . This was only tone up when Fezco beat up Nate in the season 2 premiere and the internet was swamp with positive reactions from fans .
Jules And Rue Go Their Separate Ways
Rue come up across as extremely subordinate on her relationship with Jules . It made her felicitous and while they were together , she was fresh . When Jules left Ithiel Town and was distant , Rue travel into a rich depression that lead to a infirmary arrest . So when Jules returned and admitted that she loved Rue , all seemed right .
The twosome was headed out to the city for an escapade . It was Rue ’s theme , but she had second thoughts because she did n’t require to leave behind her mammy and sis worried . Jules hopped on the train and begged Rue to come with her . The camera pan out back and away on them until showing that Rue stayed behind . The fact that Rue went home and relapsed made this even sadder .
Jules’s Mom Instutionalizes Her
It was unmortgaged from an early age that Jules did n’t feel comfortable in her body . It seems like her Church Father grasped that and was supportive but her mother was a different tarradiddle . “Shook Ones , Pt . II " is arguably the show ’s best episodebecause of worked up tantrum like this .
It testify a untried Jules get taken to a psych hospital by her momma , only to be left there and not read or know why . This was torturing for Jules , who ended up self - harm as a result . It also stimulate a major severance between her and her female parent which continue that way of life into her teenaged years .
Rue Hurts Everyone
Even with Jules back in her life , Rue ’s addiction took over in season 2 . It reached its peak in the 5th episode , where Rue exploded on her female parent and babe when they hid her drugs from her . She was astounded to see that Jules and Eliott were also in the sign but then chose to brutally lather out at Jules and say some really injurious things .
Rue was n’t done there , break the truth about Cassie ’s relationship with Nate to Maddy , getting kvetch out of Fezco ’s theatre , and more . It was squeeze to see just how criminal Rue could be when she was desperate for drugs and made the intact episode a stressful and heartbreaking watch .
Rue Yells At Fezco
It ’s the shot that earned Zendaya her Emmy . Shortly after her fentanyl scare , Rue had a risky day and repay to Fezco for a new sight of drug . He was still shaken from what happened with the fentanyl and resist to help her bolt down herself . A desperate Rue continue to break down .
She banged on his door and cried as she plead for more drugs . The deplorable part of it all came when she shout out that Fezco did this to her . She blamed him for her dependance . It may have just been her desire for drug talk , as Fezco mention in the next episode , but it still write out deep . The emotion allow out by Rue was enough to make any viewer just as emotional , especially seeing Fezco ache on the other side .
NEXT:5 Times We Felt Bad For Rue ( & 5 Times We Hated Her )
