EUPHORIA RUE AND JULES BREAK UP SERIES
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We were always in this dance of like, 'Be free to move around and throw things and do whatever you need to do,' but of course we still have to capture. King: Until it was time to reload the camera! We went all the way until it was like, 'Reload!' It was handheld so Marcell was right there in the middle of us and, of course, we're in that room, so finding areas where he can tuck in and not be seen with the cameras and mics and everything. I think parts of it were chopped up a little bit, but I think he really said 'action' and we did what we needed to do.

Sam does like to be continuous, especially with those type of scenes where we go at it and it's one thing. Storm Reid: I think a lot of was continuous. I understand the shoot of this episode ran over a couple days, but the shot of the fight between Rue and Leslie itself looks continuous. It's been around for a couple of years, and I stressed about it for so long because I knew that the day would come where I would have to do it. This one, the structure of this episode was one that was written quite a long time ago. In the first season, we had a hallway fight where was like, 'Just go fight each other,' and that's what happened. Zendaya: It was different from the first season. You can't mess with the billion dollar baby! You feel me? You got to make sure that if you're handling her, you're keeping true and authentic to the character. Literally after every take we're like, 'Are you good? Are you body?' We're checking in. The great thing is I trust Zendaya, I trust Stormy, and we trust each other, and it's like hey, if you go there, let's go there. He's not so firm with the script because he understands that we're passionate and there are going to be things that we say and do that's not on the page. That's the great thing about being on set with Sam. Nika King: We always have an opportunity to improv and ad lib. Was the scene in Episode 5 also improvised? Thrillist: In the first season, there's a similar scene with a confrontation between Rue and Leslie that was entirely improvised. Below, the cast breaks down how the standout episode came together. It's as stressful an episode of Euphoria as any, but likely the one this season that gets Zendaya her second Emmy nomination for the series, as her raw portrait of a teenaged addict has never been more heart-wrenching. Then, once Leslie finally gets her to agree to come with her and her sister, Gia (Storm Reid), to get checked into in-patient care, Rue jumps out of the car in the middle of traffic and sets off across town in a runaway attempt that results in disaster-from run-ins with law enforcement to revealing to Maddy that Cassie's been sleeping with Nate. While Leslie tries to understand and reckon with Rue and get the her the help she needs, she sees her daughter is losing herself to her addiction. It's one of the most powerful installments in the season, with Zendaya and Nika King (who plays Rue's mother, Leslie) giving their all, as they go head-to-head for an extended sequence.

In the fifth episode, Rue is finally forced to confront her actions when Elliot ( Dominic Fike) and Jules tell her family that she's been using again. She's gotten it in her head that dealing is a good idea she's hanging out with enablers, lying to loved ones, and none of it is helping her grieve her father's death.

EUPHORIA RUE AND JULES BREAK UP SERIES

The portrayal of substance abuse in the HBO series from Sam Levinson has only gotten darker in Season 2, which culminates in a difficult intervention in Episode 5, 'Stand Still Like the Hummingbird.'Įven though Zendaya's character Rue has convinced herself she's never been happier-getting quick relief by using narcotics and finally being in a relationship with Jules (Hunter Schafer)-she's started to spiral out of control ever since she relapsed in the Season 1 finale. When it's not banking up outrageous, meme-able moments, Euphoria is an unflinching look at teen addiction.

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