
Her arc this season focused on the formation of a romantic relationship with Nate (Jacob Elordi), while he and Maddy, Cassie’s best friend, were on a break. Right off the bat, everyone in the audience knows the play is about the show’s main characters, and they love it, except for Cassie. Set on being heard after a life in the shadow of her sister, Cassie, and long-time best friend Rue, Lexi’s arc has largely revolved around the theatre production of Our Life, her interpretation of everything Euphoria has portrayed over the past fifteen episodes. Since the triumphant return of Euphoria after three years, save two special episodes starring Rue (Zendaya) and Jules (Hunter Schafer), Lexi has been launched from a much-loved supporting character to a well-written, perfectly-performed protagonist.

Perez IV, and the award-level performance of each cast member, especially that of Alexa Demie as Maddy, Sydney Sweeney as Cassie and Maude Apatow as Lexi. The episode, however, would be nothing without the phenomenal work of the two editors, Laura Zempel and Julio C. With season two’s penultimate episode, Levinson has hit a sweet spot between the sensationalized teenage life of Riverdale, the experimentation of Twin Peaks and the emotional depth of Atlanta.
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Sam Levinson, the series creator and showrunner, even splices in a minute-long overture to prep the viewer.

Lexi (Maude Apatow) starts the appropriately named The Theater and It’s Double, with the only way to make it through this week’s episode of Euphoria.

SPOILER ALERT: Euphoria Season 2 Episode 7ĭeep breath in, and deep breath out.
