This text comprises main spoilers for the Euphoria finale.
After the penultimate episode of Euphoria season three noticed Jacob Elordi’s character being killed off within the grisliest means doable, creator Sam Levinson had another large shock in retailer for viewers within the finale.
Talking of the finale… have you ever watched it but? As a result of we’re about to drop some main spoilers. We all know we warned you as soon as already, however we’re speaking large spoilers right here, so in the event you don’t wish to know what occurs within the episode, get this bookmarked and we will reconvene afterwards.
For everybody else, right here goes…
So, within the final ever episode of Euphoria, viewers noticed Zendaya’s character Rue overdosing on fentanyl and dying, having struggled with drug habit over the course of the present’s three-season run.
Showing in a behind-the-scenes video shared after the episode aired, Sam Levinson – who has been candid about his personal substance abuse points previously – defined: “I believe, ultimately, I needed to inform an sincere story about habit. I additionally needed to inform a narrative about grief and the emotional turmoil that it could possibly create.”
He continued: “I’ve at all times been in opposition to utopian storytelling. What we’ve been recognized for on the present isn’t pulling any punches.”
Ending Euphoria on Rue’s demise, Sam claimed, “simply felt just like the sincere ending”.
“Individuals relapse. They fuck up. They’re not able to get clear,” he stated. “They usually weren’t dying like they’re now, with the inflow of fentanyl into this nation.
“I can say with absolute certainty that if I used to be going by means of what I went by means of after I was youthful now, I wouldn’t be right here, both. So… there’s no cause to sugarcoat it.”
He added that he “needed to inform the story for” Angus Cloud, a fan-favourite member of the Euphoria forged who died 2023 on the age of 25, attributable to an overdose of a number of medicine, together with fentanyl.
Sam famous: “[I wanted to tell the story] for individuals who weren’t granted a second likelihood.”
He additionally praised Zendaya’s “great and layered” efficiency as Rue.
“We fell in love with this character, this lady, who’s flawed and fucked up, however has a very good coronary heart, and [is] attempting to do proper, not less than generally,” he enthused.
“It’s a blessing to work with proficient folks, and other people that you simply love.”
There have been quite a few different deaths within the Euphoria finale, together with most notably crime lords Laurie and Alamo, performed by Martha Kelly and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, respectively.
On his determination to finish Euphoria after three seasons, Sam stated over the weekend: “When it comes to the story that we got down to inform, which is a narrative about habit and its penalties, this looks like the top to me.”
All three seasons of Euphoria at the moment are streaming on Sky and Now within the UK.
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