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‘Euphoria’ ending explained: Rue’s fate

Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched the Season 3 finale of Euphoria.”
Move over, “Game of Thrones” and “Stranger Things,” there’s a new worst finale in town.
“Euphoria” Season 3 ended the way it began: tawdry, tasteless, and squandering its all-star cast with ludicrous writing.
In the Sam Levinson drama’s supersized, 93-minute long finale that aired Sunday, Rue (played by Zendaya) dies halfway through the episode. It’s grim and anticlimactic.
She doesn’t even go out in the gang war between Season 3 drug kingpins Laurie (Martha Kelly) and Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)
Rue swipes pills from Alamo, and overdoses on fentanyl. Her distraught mentor, Ali (Colman Domingo) finds her unresponsive on his couch.
Ali later gets revenge. He puts on his old military uniform, shows up at Alamo’s strip club with a gun, and fatally shoots Alamo.
This takes up the majority of the finale’s screen time – along with some unnecessary action from Laurie and her redneck gang, who get apprehended by the DEA and cops (Laurie ties a noose around her neck and throws herself off a building, rather than get arrested).
So, even if you were enjoying Season 3’s dubious focus on Cassie’s OnlyFans career, you barely even get that. Cassie’s (Sydney Sweeney) screen time is surprisingly minimal.
The finale spends more time zooming in on Kitty’s (Anna Van Patten)’s derriere than it spends on some original “Euphoria” characters, like Jules (Hunter Schafer). That sounds like an exaggeration; it’s not.
The show ends with Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) seemingly now living in her and Nate’s tacky mansion with Maddy (Alexa Demie) and her sister Lexi (Maude Apatow).
To the extend that anybody gets a “happy ending,” it seems to be these three women living together in a weird large house with yellow decor.
Nate (Jacob Elordi) doesn’t even get a funeral. Cassie lied to Lexi about what happened to Nate. Lexi thinks he mysteriously vanished, and may turn up someday.
It’s telling that Zendaya and Jacob Elordi were the standout stars of Seasons 1 and 2, shining so brightly that the show helped them become two of the biggest global superstars today, and they’re barely in the finale. He only appears via a photo, and she’s only in about twenty minutes of it.
That says everything about what Season 3 turned into: a completely different (and much worse) show.
It’s been merely an excuse for Levinson to do a Tarantino pastiche, with all the writing depth of a stoned college freshman.
Season 3 of the HBO drama has been rightfully blasted by critics and fans.
“Euphoria” began in 2019, as a sex and drug filled story about high schoolers. Sure, it was wild and unrealistic at times, but the first two seasons were character-driven.
There was a reason “Euphoria” catapulted Elordi, Sweeney, and Zendaya into stardom. They all got to show off their acting chops with nuanced characters.
Season 3, however, erased all of that.
After a five-year time jump, the third installment became a cartoonish, wannabe gangster drama.
Formerly complex characters got reduced to one-dimensional roles, existing only as vehicles for absurd plot spectacle – mostly involving brutalizing Elordi, or the camera leering at Sweeney.
Nate got thrown into a ridiculous torture porn story that wasted the use of an Oscar nominated actor. Season 3 turned him into an out-of-character buffoon, and axed him in the penultimate episode —without addressing any of his formerly interesting character threads — arguably squandering one of TV’s best villains.
Meanwhile, Cassie turned into a money-hungry bimbo. She was never the smartest character, but this season exaggerated that quality to a degree that made her unbelievable. Her controversial OnlyFans plot was little more than an excuse to trot Sweeney out in fetish outfits.
Rue got bogged down in tedious gangster politics, with a half-assed interest in the Bible, before her bleak death.
As for Lexi and Jules, they were pushed to the sidelines.
The latter didn’t even get a plot. She spent the entire season painting in an apartment. Yawn.
Season 3 tried so hard to be edgy, but after the third or fourth gross-out scene involving literal crap, Cassie’s fetish content or cutting off Nate’s body parts, it all got boring.
There’s nothing more tedious than a show that tries to be “provocative” without having anything to say.
The only thing to feel euphoric about is that this ordeal is finally over.
HBO has not officially confirmed that this episode is the series finale, thought it’s listed as “season finale.”
The show is highly unlikely to return for a Season 4, however, as Zendaya and Sweeney are now among the world’s most in-demand actors, along with Elordi, who was killed off.
Levinson told Variety in April that he has “no plans” for a Season 4. Zendaya also appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that same month to say that she thinks Season 3 is the end and that it has “closure.”
May we all pour one out for the better show that “Euphoria” used to be, and bury Season 3 in a shallow grave in the desert.
Entertainment
New York Knicks star Tyler Kolek reveals A-lister he wants on celebrity row

New York Knicks point guard Tyler Kolek is hoping NFL legend Tom Brady will join celebrity row next season.
“He’s been there before but he has to come more often,” Kolek told Page Six at the 2026 ESPY Awards Wednesday in New York City of Brady, who attended two games in November 2024.
“I grew up a Patriots fan, when he left I kind of bandwagoned and went to the Buccaneers because I wasn’t really a Patriots fan, I was a Tom Brady fan,” he added.
Kolek, 25, went on to praise the loyal stars on Madison Square Garden’s celebrity row — which includes Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller.
“[Chalamet] was there last year throughout the whole playoff run so obviously we knew he was going to be here this year on the road, at home…” he said of the “Marty Supreme” actor.
He added, “All the fans — Spike, Tracy, Ben — all those guys, they come to the home games, to the away games… It’s cool seeing all the support we get.”
As for taking home the championship — the first time since 1973 — he said, “It felt amazing, 53 years, we felt it. Not only did we [feel] it, but the whole city felt it, the whole fan base, so it’s been pretty special.”
But the team doesn’t plan to rest much in the off-season, as they have their eyes set on back-to-back championships.
“It starts right now, it starts in the summer,” Kolek said. “All the work we put in leading up to the season. … I know we play deep into the summer, but we’re getting back after it now.”
“We’re getting ready to go for next year,” he enthused.
Kolek wasn’t the only Knicks player to attend the 2026 ESPY Awards — which is presented by ESPN — as teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, Jose Alvarado, Mikal Bridges also made appearances.
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA finals.
The Knicks celebrated at the ticker-tape parade in Manhattan, where Kolek was hysterically mistaken for a fan when he tried to get back on his float.
He said, “I was just enjoying myself, having a good time… It’s all good!”
Celebrations following the victory at New York City hot spots included Flyfish Club, Chez Margaux and more.
Entertainment
Vrai makes the best lab-grown diamond earrings — just ask Taylor Swift
Prepare to polish up real nice.
Giant statement earrings have their time and place — but if you ask me, daintier fine jewelry pieces you can sleep, shower and sweat in are far superior. In addition to being more comfortable than shoulder-dusting styles, these classic studs and drops elevate any outfit and are guaranteed to go with everything in your closet, making them well worth the investment.
One of my favorite sources for this sort of everyday sparkle? Vrai, whose delicate lab-grown diamond designs marry top-tier quality and craftsmanship with a commitment to sustainable production.


“We create diamonds by crystallizing greenhouse gasses in our zero-emission foundry — the world’s first [to be] certified carbon-neutral,” Vrai co-founder and president Mona Akhavi previously told Page Six Style.
“The diamonds are gently grown in plasma reactors powered by 100% renewable energy from the Columbia River, located in America’s beautiful Pacific Northwest — entirely removing the environmental and human toll of mining.”
I’m the proud owner of several pairs of Vrai earrings, including the Linked Tennis Earrings and Solitaire Studs, and have been known to wear them for weeks at a time.
I’m in good company, too; Taylor Swift’s a big fan of the brand, having been spotted multiple times in both aforementioned styles. (She even owns two different sets of the Solitaire Studs — one featuring round brilliant stones like mine, the other with trillion-cut ones.)



The 14-time Grammy winner’s particularly fond of the Linked Tennis Earrings, which she’s worn to Chiefs games, movie premieres, dinner dates and even onstage during her Eras Tour.
“As a creator of her own music, career, story and brand, Taylor aligns with Vrai‘s diamond origin and creation process; disrupting expectations through innovation and authenticity,” Akhavi told us last year.
“[Swift] is known for her authentic style that favors self-expression and is full of symbolism — just as Vrai designs are symbolic and meaningful.”

And judging by the fact that my favorite earrings just as beautiful now as the day I bought them, I’d guess Swift’s are still in pristine condition, too.
In fact, I’m optimistic they’ll last for eras to come.


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Zendaya wears angel wings at ‘The Odyssey’ NYC premiere

Zendaya made a show-stopping appearance at “The Odyssey” premiere in New York City, donning ethereal angel wings on the red carpet.
The actress was pictured at the event on Tuesday evening in a plunging, off-white strapless feather-lined gown with a thigh-high slit from Matiéres Fécales.
The dress featured a long train, as well as the dramatic feathered matching wings, which stretched out past her shoulders.
The “Euphoria” star accessorized with jeweled Chopard chandelier earrings and sculptural white wedge heels, and styled her hair a soft, curly braid that trailed down her back.
She finished the jaw-dropping look with a natural makeup palette.
Footage from the event showed the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” actress effortlessly showing off every angle of the breathtaking look for photographers before stepping into the event.
Fans on social media gushed over the look, with one person writing, “Flawless!! I’m also loving her makeup looks, so simple yet so perfect for each outfit ❤️”
Another remarked, “Wow thanks a lot I just passed out,” while a third chimed in, “How do you keep Slaying every single time? Like how 🤌🏻✨💕”
Others weighed in with one-word compliments, including “Mesmerizing,” “Beyond,” and “Iconic.”
The “Dune” star, 29 — who plays Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare in the film — divulged during the appearance that the look has been years in the making.
“Law put this on hold a long time ago. Like, two years ago,” she said of her longtime stylist, Law Roach, during an E! News livestream.
“We’re usually on the same page,” she added. “We have gone back and forth a few times. It’s family, so that’s how we do it.”
Zendaya was joined by A-list legends Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o and more as the cast gathered for the latest premiere.
It’s worth noting that her husband, Tom Holland, attended the event as well, posing on the red carpet in a sleek buttonless, monochromatic black suit.
They were previously spotted at premieres in Paris and London earlier this month to celebrate the highly anticipated release of director Christopher Nolan’s Greek epic.
For the Paris premiere, she notably modeled a custom white lace cutout gown by Louis Vuitton.
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