1/19/2024 0 Comments Euphoria jules and calJules revealed so much of herself in that relationship. This leads us to the special’s revealing insight into Jules: She says she’s still in love with “Tyler,” the fictitious character created by Nate (Jacob Elordi) so he could blackmail Jules. Jules now knows a bit more about why she falls in love “so easily,” as well as why Rue is different from the relationships that existed mainly in her head. Jules’ episode clarifies her perspective, just as it clarifies her actions to herself. Season 1 illustrated Rue’s dependence on Jules, but typically from Rue’s point of view. Rue doesn’t know how much pressure Jules feels to love her back, knowing that if she doesn’t, Rue could relapse.Īgain, these ideas aren’t new. Her mom repeatedly relapsed and left the house. But her therapist (Lauren Weedman) points out why Jules resists linking the two women: Both Jules’ mom and Rue are addicts, and both of them have failed to see how their addiction affected Jules. It made her feel good, and she imagines it’s how her mother once saw her, when she was a newborn. Hunter Schafer in “Euphoria” Eddy Chen / HBOĮarly in the session, Jules remembers how Rue would look at her and see the real her, whereas so many others only looked at her to search for flaws or see what Jules wanted them to see. But the root of Jules’ relationship issues with Rue ties back to the most scarring loss in her life this far: her mother. Episode writers Sam Levinson and Schafer repeatedly find ways to show that their main love story is as grand as it feels to the couple in it. All of this is a savvy way to build their romantic saga, even when they’re apart. Most strikingly, they each shared the same dream space, where they pretended to have gone through with the move and lived together in New York City. The “Lorde”-backed eye montage makes it’s clear there’s no one reason she left home, just as it’s clear all the reasons are connected in some way Jules has yet to reckon with, until now.Īs far as her connection to Rue goes, the episode carries both explicit and opaque references to prior scenes where the two are either thinking about the same thing or reacting to each other. Jules’ episode fills in the gaps, not only in how it sets up Rue’s stoned meeting with her sponsor later that night, but in how Jules has been experiencing their relationship. ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Season 2 Leans Into Its Love Story, but Loses Some Luster
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |