That’s because Euphoria tells a much more honest story about what happens to people that struggle with addiction.
Rue being sober all of s3 was the whole point. Relapse is part of addiction and now one laced pill is all it takes, no matter how good the life ahead of her was.
this goes especially for people in the U.S. given that fentanyl has been the leading cause of death for people ages 18-45
This show is about real shit. It’s depicting the horrors of both addiction and the fentanyl crisis which has silently had America in a chokehold for the last decade or longer.
So absolutely not, you’re not getting a fairytale ending. You’re getting fucking reality.
🚨 do you understand what just happened to Euphoria..
a character people loved for 7 years. Zendaya turned her into a national hero. a show that was supposed to give addicts hope.
then the finale aired..
- she spent the whole season trying to stay clean
- worked as a DEA informant, played both dealers off each other
- Alamo figured out she was a rat
- he didn't shoot her. he handed her painkillers and walked off
- the pills were laced with fentanyl
- he bet the addict couldn't say no. he was right
- she took one and died on Ali's couch, alone
the reunion with her mom. the field with Fez. all of it was in her head while her body was already shutting down.
now everyone's fighting about it.
half are calling it murder.
half are calling it a relapse.
it was both. that's the whole point. Alamo didn't need a gun. he used her disease and waited.
Levinson called it an honest ending. people like Rue don't get a second chance.
Angus Cloud didn't either.
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