Euphoria Season 2 Episode 3's Ending Is The Darkest Yet
Warning: Spoilers for Euphoria season 2, episode 3 are ahead.
The end of Euphoria season 2, episode 3 is the show's darkest yet and it portends bad things for Zendaya's character Rue. When the season began, Rue found herself in the midst of a near-fatal relapse. One scene in the premiere saw her meet new character Elliott (Dominic Fike) and when Rue's heart nearly stops from a cocktail of narcotics, Elliott helps her revive herself with more drugs. Since then, Rue has been attempting to hide her drug use in various ways, from pretending to be completely sober in front of Jules to admitting to her sister Gia that she is smoking weed to take the heat off of her suspicions that Rue is doing much more than just smoking.
Euphoria's acute examination of addiction has always been one of its strong suits and that, coupled with Zendaya's performance, has helped the series rise above criticisms that have been leveled at its weaker spots, namely its preference for style over substance. With such a vast cast of characters, Euphoria has always centered Rue and her attempt to stay sober which shows an awareness of its strong suits. Still, Euphoria has a tendency to make its characters suffer and that looks to be what's happening with Rue as the show heads into the middle of its sophomore season.
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Rue's story in Euphoria season 2, episode 3 centers around a mysterious plan that she has, something that her close friend Fez refuses to take part in. This leads her to Laurie, a local drug supplier, who gives Rue a suitcase of drugs that she is then supposed to sell. Of course, Rue intends to do most of them and the episode ends with Zendaya's character taking out a
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