That increased, willing vulnerability is especially resonant considering Jules’ history of not being affirmed or fully seen by mental health specialists she has forcibly or otherwise interacted with. Further, Jules’ apprehension to speak openly with a therapist about running away and recurring nightmares fades as the episode progresses. Jules beams when talking about her love for Rue? Cue shot of Rue waking up sleepily, dreamily and so on. The therapy session is the launching pad for the subsequent sequences and recounted flashbacks that occur in the episode. “Euphoria Part 2: Jules” captures Jules’ conversation in her first session with her therapist (Laura Weedman). Here are four significant takeaways from the episode, which Schafer co-wrote with Levinson: Visually it’s a useful warm-up for the audience who is literally and metaphorically being told that they’re about to see things from Jules’ perspective. While she looks at images and memories of her relationship with Rue, the audience watches the memories on the reflection of Jules’ blue eyes as Lorde’s “Liability” plays. In a quintessentially Euphoria opening scene, the audience is shown a close-up of Jules’ face. The episode entitled “Euphoria Part 2: Jules,” “Fuck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob” meditates heavily on Jules’ relationship to gender performance, legacies of trauma and codependence. Rue’s episode aired in early December 2020 Jules’ debuted this past weekend on HBO and HBO Max. The episodes serve as narrative cartilage between Season 1 and forthcoming Season 2, capturing the whereabouts of these characters during the holiday season. In lieu of a new series of episodes, Levinson and the shows two stars, Zendaya and Hunter Schafer, collaboratively created stand-alone episodes for their respective characters, Rue and Jules. Production for this Sam Levinson show was paused due to the global pandemic. HBO’s acclaimed drama Euphoria was supposed to begin shooting its second season in the spring of 2020.
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