Pillow talk about the future, living together, and spending the rest of their lives with one another isn’t just nighttime dreams or wishes meant to fade in the morning. Kissing and affection mean a mutual romantic connection that’s exclusive. To Rue, a talk about getting matching lip tattoos with Jules is an indication of permanence in each other’s lives, not a whim. She’s also a romantic whose fantasies, as revealed to us, might as well be reality for how much she believes in their ability to come true. The girl is nearly all bluster and bark hiding an aching fragility and vulnerability that makes her anxious and scared of the indifferent and often cruel world around her. Part of her off-kilter characterization stems from how young she is despite life, loss, and addiction aging her more than some of her peers. Rue is a walking contradiction, as most people are, but especially those who are lost. The slow pace of the episode allows for a peeling back of Rue’s layers, grounding her in the uneven footing of a young girl who has simultaneously written herself out of life and cast herself as the villain or victim in other people’s stories. The next hour enfolds much like a play as Rue and Ali work through conversations on loss, hopelessness, relapses, revolutions, family, suicidal ideation, and love. ![]() The cute and loving moment Rue imagines is abruptly dashed by her immediate drug use once Jules leaves for her interview, crash landing us into reality and a diner bathroom where Rue is getting high right before Christmas Eve pancakes with her sponsor Ali. Or at least Rue would be making Jules happy and curiously be devoid of anything that brought her joy other than the girl she loves. In her mind, they’d have a tiny, cramped apartment–their knick-knacks, trinkets, clothes, and art supplies scattered across various surfaces–and they’d be happy. The scene is an idealized glimpse into the life Rue believed she and Jules would have together. ![]() ![]() Part one of the Euphoria special, entitled “Trouble Don’t Last Always,” opens with Rue waking Jules with good luck kisses for her upcoming interview. Hunter Schafer, Zendaya in Euphoria - Courtesy of Eddy Chen/HBO Euphoria: Rue’s reality vs.
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