![]() Paired with Nika King’s marvelous portrayal of a mother who just wants what’s best for her oldest daughter, it all makes for a tragic yet realistic look at how it is to want to help a loved one who simply doesn’t want any help from anyone in return. ![]() Her eyes alone, for example, lets us know she’s been in this exact same situation before without having to utter a single word of dialogue. Anytime she has to portray Gia’s trauma dealing with her sister’s addiction, Reid brings her A-game with the way she’s mastered how to show off Gia’s repressed memories through her body language. I want to take a minute to praise Storm Reid’s performance here, because, even though Zendaya will be the one praised for her impressive work in tonight’s episode, Reid deserves as much attention as the rest of the cast. Since Rue had told Gia (Storm Reid) she was doing weed back in episode 3, even though we know she was doing more than that, she immediately lashes out on her sister, accusing her of rating her out to their mother. We begin with a cold opening in which we see a heated confrontation between Rue and her mom Leslie (Nika King) as she confronts Rue about her doing drugs again and hiding it from her family and friends. Not until episode 5, “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird,” do we get to see actual real development for the two storylines everyone has been impatiently waiting to get somewhat of a resolution: that of Rue ( Zendaya) and Cassie’s ( Sydney Sweeney) current mess they find themselves in. Sure, you can argue the show is just taking its time to build these plotlines for a proper payoff, but when each episode is just dragging things that should have seen development an episode or two ago, then it kind of becomes a problem. It takes the series nearly five full episodes for characters to suffer consequences for their actions. For better or worse, it hasn’t exactly been that, and although my thoughts for the season as whole remain positive, I can’t help but notice how the show’s been lacking any real focus on what it truly wants to do with its characters. ![]() I won’t lie: after watching the first episode of season 2 I kind of was expecting for a nonstop, bombastic second season of Euphoria that would consistently deliver twists and turns every week. Having reviewed every single episode of Euphoria ‘s season 2, it has given me the opportunity to look back at what has been said about the show on a week-to-week basis, whether expectations have been met or not, and if this season’s writing has been on par with the incredible achievement that was season 1. This review contains spoilers for Season 2 Episode 5 of Euphoria. ![]() Episode 5 of Euphoria ‘s season 2 takes us back to basics by mainly focusing on Rue’s storyline, in what might earn Zendaya her second Emmy nomination and win. ![]()
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