All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name
Does Fezco make it to Lexi’s play?
Episode 8 of Euphoria Season 2 starts with Fezco about to head out and watch Lexi’s play. However, his world is turned upside down when Custer inquires about news of Mouse’s body. Realizing he may have been compromised, Ash pounces on him and stabs his neck. Fezco is worried that he may have been compromised by Custer and Ash, so he tries to talk to them about it but they don’t seem to believe him. Suddenly, Ash stabs him in the neck and he dies. ..
Fezco is aware that he has been compromised and quickly places his phone in a cup of juice by the sink.
This tense scene is then juxtaposed by flashbacks of Fezco and Lexi talking together about their interests and life in general. Fezco’s outlook on life is one that’s refreshingly simple, and far away from today’s increasingly digitalized world. This also does well to show how these two are worlds apart. Unfortunately Custer’s death means he’s going to miss Lexi’s show.
What happens during Lexi’s play?
When Cassie shows up at the theatre, things quickly go from normal to strange. She calls out Lexi for living in her shadow and embraces her sister in front of everyone. The crowd is unsure whether this is part of the show or an improvised disaster. (Hint: it’s the latter.)
Maddy and Kat argue backstage after Maddy caught Kat cheating. Kat tries to stop Maddy, but Maddy gets angry and rushes onto stage. The two girls scramble backstage, where Kat follows along and tries to stop them.
Does Rue become friends with Elliot again?
Rue is watching herself on stage, and she’s doing better now than she was before. This play has given her some much-needed self-reflection.
Rue actually goes to Elliot’s place several days earlier and thanks him for ratting her out when he did. If he hadn’t, Rue admits she probably wouldn’t be there. So Elliot plays an overlong song (can you not, please?) on his guitar before leaving the question of whether they can ever be friends hanging in the air without a definitive answer. ..
Given that Elliot has been confirmed for season 3, it’s fair to say that he’ll be an important part of the plot going forward. Hopefully without a 5 minute guitar session this time.
What happens in Fezco’s apartment? Does Ash die?
Lexi salvages her play, partly thanks to the audience’s chants of “Lexi.” She also dedicates part of her play to Fezco, as we cut back to his apartment and see all hell break loose. Fezco tells Ash to leave. He’s going to protect his little brother and take the fall for Custer’s death. ..
Ash refuses to give up his gun, holding it up in the bathroom as Fezco pleads with him not to shoot. Soon, police bust into the apartment and raid it. ..
While Fezco (still holding the bloody knife) is compliant and drops to his knees, Ash is not. He sprays the hallway with bullets. One of them hits Fezco, who starts bleeding out. Ash plays possum and then kills one of the cops in cold blood, which in turn sees him shot in the head. Fezco can only watch in horror as he dies. ..
Does Nate get his revenge on Cal?
Nate finds Cal partying with a bunch of kids. After pouring himself a drink, he calls out Cal for being happy and pointing a gun at him, telling him he wants revenge.
Nate’s decision to not protect his father has landed him in trouble with the police. As the cars approach, he can see the USB stick in hand and realizes that he may have been responsible for his father’s imprisonment. He decides not to protect him and condemns himself to a fate behind bars.
After Lexi’s play, Jules heads over to Rue and tells her she misses and loves her. Rue leans over and kisses her on the forehead before walking away.
How does Euphoria Season 2 end?
Rue stayed clean for the rest of the school year after making peace with her father’s death. ..
The Episode Review
In the first episode of “Fezco,” we learned about Fezco, a character who is central to the story. In this episode, we see his story come to an end.
In the end of this episode, Ash makes a choice that affects his future. He chooses to leave the group and go on his own, which means he may not be able to protect them anymore. This concludes his character arc and leaves us with a bittersweet ending.
The finale of “The OA” wasted 5 minutes of its runtime on a song by Elliot singing to Rue. This was a terrible decision that could have been used to explore the relationship between Rue and Jules or the fight between Maddy and Cassie.
After all of the build-up, the big fight between Cassie and Maddy never happened. This left many fans feeling disappointed. Why wasn’t this fight more dramatic? ..
Euphoria has been renewed for a third season, but it still feels like this follow-up has been a step down from what we’ve seen before.
The show is still good, but it’s not as good as the first season. The cinematography and aesthetic in this new season look fantastic, but the story isn’t as meaty. ..
The season finale left much to the imagination, and it’s clear that there is much left to explore in the upcoming season. It’s exciting to think about what could happen in the next three years, and how we can prepare for it. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait that long for Season 3!
