Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Euphoria” starts inside the head of teenage addict Rue (Zendaya) and never fully leaves. Even as episodes start to focus on other characters, Rue’s sardonic voiceover never leaves, making it clear that no matter whose story she’s telling, her perspective is the one holding them all together.
As she stalks around her bleached hometown, dragging her feet through every punishing day, Rue acts as a reluctant tour guide for her audience.
She guides us through her tangled thoughts, feelings, furious fears and desperate hopes. She’s not happy to be there on our screen, where we can see every beautiful, rotting piece of her.
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