![]() Cal’s desire for young, gender-variant teens - one he locks tight in his home office’s drawer and behind hotel doors, in the form of obsessively-catalogued pornography and clandestine, bone-chilling hookups - catalyzes the conflict that binds Euphoria’s central characters together. But the glimmer in their eyes (and the glitter often surrounding them) prove that theirs is the kind of love Euphoria asks us to consider heaven-sent.Įlsewhere, among the broken relationships of nearly every parent on the series, and especially in the Jacobs’ household, heterosexuality seems far from an ideal pursuit. Their relationship is far from perfect (Jules has never stopped showing interest in other people Rue is likely codependent) and remains altogether undefined. There’s no hiding from friends or family, no shame or embarrassment, no need for anyone to come out about anything. Rue’s sister (Storm Reid) calls it first both of their parents start asking after the special person in their lives without any hint of judgement or questions about sexual orientation. The revelation that their friendship may be blooming into romance is the season’s emotional climax, the culmination of the churning and cacophonous fourth episode following everyone’s exploits at the town fair. ![]() ![]() While Euphoria divides its attention among an ensemble of characters, presenting each one and their pyschosexual development on their own terms, Rue and Jules are its clear romantic protagonists. ![]()
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