![]() Zendaya herself responded to this statement, telling EW “Our show is in no way a moral tale to teach people how to live their life or what they should be doing. Related: Cassie’s manic 4am beauty routine in ‘Euphoria’ was influenced by Sydney SweeneyĮpisode 5 sees Rue at rock bottom | INSTAGRAM / of its hype, Euphoria as a whole - and its creator, Sam Levinson - has received some criticism for its portrayal of drug use.ĭARE (the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program) claims that it “chooses to misguidedly glorify and erroneously depict high school student drug use, addiction, anonymous sex, violence and other destructive behaviours”. And that redemption is possible,” she concluded. And remember that we are not the worst mistake we’ve ever made. “I think it’s important that we have characters that are flawed. Zendaya went on to say that she cares about Rue “deeply”, and that care extends to the viewers who care for Rue because they see parts of themselves in her. So for me, that is the most important thing,” she continued. If you can love her, then you can love someone that is struggling with the same thing, and maybe have a greater understanding of the pain they’re facing, that is often out of their control. “I think that if people can go with her through that, and get to the end, and still have hope for her future, and watch her make the changes and steps to heal and humanise her through her sobriety journey and her addiction, then maybe they can extend that to people in real life. ![]() And worthy of their time, and that she has a redemptive quality still, and that we still see the good in her even if she can’t see it in herself,” she wrote on Instagram. “It’s my hope for people watching that they still see as a person worthy of their love. In the emotional post, she asked viewers to watch the character “hit rock bottom” with empathetic and open hearts. It really can’t be described as anything more than an emotional sucker punch, and in advance of it airing, Zendaya posted on Instagram to share her thoughts on Rue’s journey this season. Related: Everything you need to know about Dominic Fike, who plays Elliot in Euphoria season two She bounces about like a fiery ball of white hot pain, sparking chaos before setting out again, burning bridges and tearing down relationships to distract from her overwhelming emotions. Similarly to that Emmy-winning moment in season one, we find Rue in withdrawal, desperately trying to feed her addiction to end her pain, and in doing so heartbreakingly lashing out at her loved ones. I won’t go too far into detail, for those who have not yet watched the episode, but it sees Rue at her lowest thus far. It was a heartbreaking moment full of achingly raw emotion, and it was in that moment that every person watching knew (correctly, it turned out) that this would be the moment that would win actress Zendaya an Emmy.Īnd now this second season of Euphoria has delivered what many are predicting will be Zendaya’s second Emmy-winning turn as Rue, thanks to the relentless emotional thriller that was episode five. IN SEASON ONE OF Euphoria, HBO’s hit show tackling teen addiction, grief and sexuality, one particularly confronting scene saw protagonist Rue slamming her fists against her friend-slash-dealer Fezco’s door as she begs him for drugs. Warning: Mild spoilers ahead for Euphoria Zendaya hopes viewers will extend their empathy for Rue to others on addiction and sobriety journeys | HBO
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