She goes on to say that she had a good life, her addiction is just how her brain was wired. Rue grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in the suburbs of America with loving parents, a nice home, access to clean water, clean clothes, and plenty of food – and yet, she struggled with the drag of anxiety and depression her entire life. She was born three days after 9/11 and though it should be the happiest day of her parents’ life, they watched the news as they “gave way to grief and numbness,” a motif that spread into Rue’s life right from birth. The eight-episode story starts off with Rue expressing that she remembered a time where she was truly happy and content, and beyond her control she was crushed over and over by the “cruel cervix of mother Leslie.” After vividly being pushed out of the womb Rue continues with the origin of her drug addiction. HBO also placed a disclaimer at the beginning of the episode to warn the audience of the drug addiction, sex scenes, and violence. Rue is played by musician and actress, Zendaya, and prior to the premier of Euphoria, Zendaya put a disclaimer on her social media saying that this was for mature audiences and that some scenes can be hard to watch and potentially triggering. on June 25, 2019Įuphoria, HBO’s newest drama, revolves around Rue Bennett, a 17-year-old woman struggling with drug addiction, depression and anxiety who turns to drugs to cope with the feeling that she is just existing in a world moving faster than she can keep up.
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