'Euphoria' Series Finale Review: Rue's Storyline Gets an Unsatisfying Conclusion
By
Alison Herman
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The series finale of "Euphoria" focuses on Rue Bennett's losing battle with drug addiction, serving as a capstone to only one of the show's many narrative threads. The review criticizes the finale as an unsatisfying conclusion that fails to tie together the show's fractured storytelling across its final season, ultimately disappointing as a resolution to the once-hit HBO teen drama.
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Sunday's finale, 'In God We Trust,' functioned only as a capstone to one of these clashing narrative threads: the story of Rue Bennett (Zendaya) and her ultimately losing battle with drug addiction.
Not only did this final focus on Rue rend
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