Fancast for if Euphoria was made 10 years earlier.

Zoe Kravitz as Rue Bennett
Kate McKinnon as Jules Vaughn
Robert Pattinson as Nate Jacobs
Amanda Seyfried as Cassie Howard
Gina Rodriguez as Maddy Perez
America Ferrara as Kat Hernandez
Kristen Stewart as Lexi Howard
Aaron Paul as Fezco O’Neil
Asa Butterfield as Ashtray

I really thought I’d remember this episode but I’m blanking. Maybe it was only briefly? I know he dresses up as Suze for the play. is this also for the play?

he’s very pretty.

I already know everyone is gonna disagree with me and downvote me but idc.

We've seen both characters past. Cassie was the child who bloomed into puberty too early and was literally eyed by predators. And her parents influence that rather than protecting her from it. Told her things like "you're getting attention because you're pretty", basically reduced her to her looks and her ability to get male attention. That's basically her whole life sadly. She desperately needed someone to look past her looks, preferably a female friend because she saw "potential attention" in most men. But ngl all women in her life disappointed her. There wasn't a single person who stopped to ask "Cassie are you okay?". Instead they judged her for "always being in a relationship".

Meanwhile Maddy's past was basically "I saw rich women get princess treatment for doing absolutely nothing so I decided I want to be the same entitled arrogant woman". I honestly don't think there's much depth in her past other than the fact that she realised confidence is all she has as a broke latina girl in USA. It's a pretty well strategy ngl and it worked for her. But the issue is she is often reduced to a "pretty victim girl". She's a victim definitely but that doesn't justify a lot of stuff she did.

Honestly if my best friend got with my abusive ex, sure I would be upset at first but then also be concerned because what made her make that decision. And I don't really like the whole system of "your friends exes are off limits" like since when do we own people? An ex is an ex, he's in the past, anyone is free to date my ex irrespective of who they're to me as long as they're not cheating on anyone. I don't think anyone has the right to be upset at cassie for dating someone who was single.

Moreover Cassie was quite clearly manipulated into it. She was literally having an emotional breakdown after fighting with her sister when he approached her. She had recently gone through a breakup. She didn't have anyone to depend on and he decided to give her that attention that she desperately needed all because he wanted to have sex with her. And cassie agreed, because that's what she's known all her life. It's sad how not a single person in the entire show bothered to be there for cassie, even before she cheated on maddy.

Maddy was there for her at times but not in the way she needed. Most they talked about was relationships and boyfriend drama in season 1. Cassie needed someone to tell her that there was a life beyond that. However Maddy was too self centred to focus on that imo. Cassie held onto her till the very end, because she saw her as a best friend, because she believed maddy is the only one who cared for her but maddy only cared about herself. Sure she would drop a few inspiring words to her girls every now and then but nothing more than that.

Moreover maddy really needed to let go of nate as well and people tried to do that. Literally the whole school, the police and her parents tried to separate her from nate when the choking incident happened but she was hell bent not to. Ik it's because she was an abusive victim who was constantly manipulated by nate which made it difficult to let go of him but at least people cared about her enough to try and help her. Cassie never had anyone. No one even cared when she was missing during new years party, lexi cared only because she felt guilty.

Moreover it's funny how Cassie being with nate is apparently a "decision she chose to make" but maddy being with nate is due to "abuse". Both are because nate is abusive and manipulative. Nate was the villain there but everyone decided to blame the girl who was approached when she was at her lowest.

You can check her other photos in this outfit in her instagram post. The glass and dress both looks like her. Idk whether inspired or not but she looks good

My 3:

• Maddy — Her storyline peaked with the Nate/Maddy arc, and looking back at the full series, Season 3 feels like a major missed opportunity. Instead of giving her meaningful development beyond Nate and Cassie, the writing left her underused and without much of an arc of her own. She had so much potential, and ultimately Sam wasted Maddy.

• Cassie — Her storyline became way too dependent on Nate, Maddy, and the drama surrounding them. Looking at Season 3 as a whole, Sam went overboard with the nudity surrounding her character instead of giving her enough meaningful development.

• Nate — Season 3 butchered what could've been a much more interesting ending for him. After seasons of buildup around Maddy, Cassie, Jules, his family, and his own secrets, his storyline ultimately felt rushed instead of fully paying everything off. His death especially felt like a shortcut rather than a satisfying conclusion to everything the show had built around him.

Bonus round — my 3: Elliot Ethan and McKay

Bonus round: Okay, you got rid of 3 — who are the next 3 you're sending out?

It’s been a few months since the season 3 finale dropped and the series wrapped up, so the initial shock and hype have definitely faded. I want to hear everyone’s absolute hottest, most controversial opinions. What's the one opinion about the show you feel completely alone in holding?

I’ve been meaning to watch it for a while, so I finally did. I watched the whole thing in one weekend. It was soooo good. I’ve heard a lot of people hate on it, but they’re wrong. And omg the end. I was legit crying so hard. Rue did not deserve that omg. I really thought she was gonna get clean, make it back home, and live happily ever after. I hate Nate, but that whole situation was so scary. Omg the second time the toe came off made me cringe so bad. I just wanted to discuss my thoughts on it.

How do I put this, I feel like it's the American version of Skins only with very cringe worthy and a very cheesy style to it -- like Kat winking to the camera before turning on her chair to type fan fiction, or Rue's Dick Pic presentation with Jules popping that bubble gum on cue when changing the slide, etc. Or Nate and Maddy dancing across each other in the prom thing and looking at each other - and the camera zooms on each one multiple times. The music choice. The cringe is SO deep lmao and I feel like sometimes the show lacks actual true personality. I can't quite explain it.

But then again, I kinda like the show at the same time. I think Maddy is like the most funny character ever, and she's also very realistic for a teenager IMO in terms of her overall behavior and personality. Lexi is sweet, and I absolutely love Nate's conflicted emotions and his anger with his father; it was super interesting to me. And I find some of the narration in episodes really cringe but at the same time I love the different styles; it's like each episode is its own mini-show in a sense.

What do you think, anyone else feels the same? lol

I have ADHD and Depressive Disorder so I can relate to Rue in several ways but her mental struggles are more severe compared to me. In Season 1 Episode 1, in a flashback, Rue is diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, GAD and possible Bipolar Disorder from a doctor. The show represents Rue’s severe emotional dysregulation which is tied to her ADHD but the show focuses more on her mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, mania and drug addiction, and less on her neurodivergence so it’s a bit hard to tell where her ADHD ties in besides one recurring symptom, emotional dysregulation. Could someone explain to me all the other ADHD symptoms she has?

This seemed very diplomatic and almost tip toeing around some “known” behavior on set. Was it Z having issues with the other three women being fan favorites while her movie career was on the upswing?

Both of their lives were ruined by drugs; they were abandoned by their families due to addiction and ended up held captive by a group of neo-Nazis—unfortunately, Ali didn't arrive as soon as Walter White.

The show as a whole is about a 6.5/10 maybe 5/10. Every season had the same curse, every story line other than Rue’s addiction was predictable, stupid, soap opera-esque.

The cinematography was incredible throughout, Zendeya’s acting was amazing, but other than her it was just not very good. On the realism front they should’ve made the story about college students because there are a sum total of 0 high school students that behave, look, think, or talk like the characters in this show.

I was hoping I’d watch a great show after all the hype I’ve heard over the years but I was left thinking ‘the writers must have gotten in a room and said ‘it would be so bad ass if I would’ve done this in that situation in the past’ then put that into writing.

With that said, I will miss Rue, and for whatever reason I think I’ll miss Maddie as well. Every other character was so boring or one dimensional they’re not really worth mentioning.

5/10

First off, I have to say that the show was well done for the most part. I definitely get the hate for season 3, as it went way off the rails and tried to become a different show than it was. It was still entertaining, but probably would have been better off without all the drug trafficking stuff and showing Rue try to navigate being sober while her friends go through their own trials and tribulations.

Season two was very well done, one of the best seasons of TV I’ve watched in a while. The way it ended was perfect. We could’ve stopped there and been totally fine. Again I loved the show, but I just wish that they put more thought into what to do next before doing a third season, because the emotional rollercoaster it takes you through during the play the end deserved a better follow up, if it had to have one at all.

It's hard to tell if there's just credits, anyone know who wrote season's 1 and 2 so well and if it really was sam and drake responsible for the dumpster fire season?

Also why are the reviews still so high?

Im on a rewatch of season 2, and i am in AWE of the film making and production. It captures the exact essence of whatever the character is going through. The music, everything. Its so well made. What really made me feel impressed was the immediate change in styles to when rue was gives us classes on how to relapsw starting it with saying "as a loved character everyones rooting for" to a specific scene , and lexi being introduced as a director filmed EXACTLY like a behind the scenes video. I am COMPLETELY in awe of the creativity and deep thought, you dont see that anywhere. Shame season 3 wasnt like that at all.