Euphoria: What Happened in Season 2? Finale Recap
Still Processing the Intense "Euphoria" Season 2 Finale? Here's a Recap
Watch out! This post contains spoilers.
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Watch out! This post contains spoilers.
In the finale, we see Rue like we've never seen her before: bright-eyed and with freshly washed hair tied up in a ponytail. It's clear she's clean — a sight for sore eyes after the early episodes of the season where she was consuming large amounts of substances.
Unlike Lexi's sister, Cassie, Rue loves Lexi's school play. When they discuss it over the phone later, Rue tells Lexi that watching it was the first time she could look at everything that's happened in her life and not hate herself. She goes on to tell Lexi that she wants to find something to channel her pain into that's not drugs, like Lexi has with her playwriting. She knows she can't keep carrying the pain of her dad's death around with her if she wants to stay clean and sober.
We witnessed Rue at her lowest this season, and it's a breath of fresh air to see her clean. While Rue reveals she stays clean until the end of her junior year in high school, her monologue at the end of the finale suggests she's uncertain about the future of her sobriety but that she'll continue to try to stay clean.
After a tumultuous two seasons, at least there is finally a glimmer of hope for our Rue.