The first season of HBO’s Euphoria came to an end last year, but if you’re still
not fully over the finale episode and it’s painful cliffhanger, you’re definitely not
alone because Hunter Schafer is right there with you, and she’s not shying away from
spilling all her thoughts.
What’s up guys, it’s Dani Golub here with Clevver News, and you know you’re in the
presence of pure platinum-gold television when you literally feel a protective bond
to the characters as if they’re your actual friends.
Many fans resonated with the real-life action, drama and emotion put forth by the cast of
Euphoria, including Hunter Schaefer, who plays Jules, a trans teenager who also happens to
be best friends (and semi-love interest) with Rue, played by Zendaya.
Although the season came to an end back in August, Hunter still isn’t over what went
down between Jules and Rue in the final episode when Jules left her behind in the train station.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hunter opened up about being upset with her
character for leaving Rue behind.
When talking about THAT scene, Hunter said QUOTE, “I was really mad at Jules for that.
You don’t leave your friend-slash-lover alone in a train station at 1 a.m.”
Then again, Hunter also thought that Jules deserved a little bit of slack considering
she’s just a teenager trying to navigate life and figure things out.
She added that quote, “At the same time, she’s 17 and has been through this crazy
sh*t and she needs to get out.
I know where that all is coming from.
She felt really stuck and Nate has been manipulating her and forcing her literally to do crime.
And then Rue was sort of suffocating her.
It was all too much.”
If you’re a Euphoria fanatic, you’d know just how much Jules and Rue care for each
other, however, Hunter went on to add that Rue’s well-being and safety should not just
be Jules’ responsibility, saying quote, “She can’t save Rue.
She can’t be Rue’s savior.”
This topic clearly has fans divided, as many have been rooting for these two to rekindle
their relationship, but others strongly disagree…
I’m curious to hear what you guys think about their relationship and whether you understood
why Jules left Rue at the train station, so get the conversation going down in the comments.
But back to relating to these characters, this isn’t the first time Hunter has opened
up about her character on the show.
Last month, she sat down with V Magazine to talk about how she actually sees a lot of
herself in Jules, and that the character is modeled after her own experiences.
She said QUOTE, “I know she has dreams, many of which she stated in the first episode.
Which is just what I did in a way; escaping to New York and working or interning in fashion…
and that was part of the character before I was even cast, so it was really freaky to
see that written into the script.
So, I feel like that’s definitely her path.”
And when asked what it was like to share personal experiences of her own transition, Hunter
said quote, “It didn’t feel natural at first.
Part of surviving that experience was just, like, getting through sh*t.
Letting it rest and not addressing it.”
She went on to say that there was so much that she’d been working toward, especially
when it came to fighting to be on the other side of her transition, but that in playing
Jules, she was forced to look back on the not-so-pretty parts of her journey, saying
quote, “That happened throughout the entire season.
As we worked through different scenes, I’d have to remember a new detail, to dig up an
artifact from within myself, and hold onto that moment for the scene.”
Hunter’s work has clearly paid off as many fans have resonated with all different parts
of the storyline, especially ones who are currently going through the same transition.
One 15-year-old fan, whom Zendaya actually helped meet Hunter, revealed to Teen Vogue
QUOTE, “She’s introduced as Jules, not as the trans girl, but just a new girl who
happens to be transgender…
Having a trans character being portrayed this positively in such a popular television series
makes me feel so incredible.”
Thankfully, this journey seems to be far from over as it has confirmed that season two will
begin filming very soon.
Storm Reid, who plays Rue’s younger sister Gia, recently dished to Entertainment Tonight
that, “We’re getting scripts soon,” and that “table reads are coming.”
Although she didn’t have much more information to spill, she did add that her character is
“supposed to be developing and becoming her own.”
We’re so excited where Season 2 of Euphoria takes the entire cast, but for right now,
I wanna hear all your thoughts on that final episode…
Are you still not over what all went down between Jules and Rue?
And while you’re at it, be sure to share all your hopes and predictions on what you
think will go down come the next chapter right down here in the comments.
After that, don’t forget to click right over here to get even more details on what
Storm Reid had to say about the new season of Euphoria in an exclusive interview with
Clevver News.
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