Ben Travers of IndieWire praised the show's authenticity, how HBO "grounds itself in stark reality", and Zendaya's performance and narration.

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The series' premiere averaged 577,000 viewers in its time slot, a number that increased to one million after the same-night linear replay and preliminary viewing on HBO Go/ Now. Additionally, its main star Zendaya, who plays troubled teen Rue, has had a pretty jam-packed schedule recently, with the Emmy winner starring in Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film Challengers and Dune Part Two. joined the cast, but by May 2021, he had dropped out due to scheduling conflicts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Euphoria employs hyper-stylized cinematography, set design, costume design, and editing, which presents an "emotional realism" that captures the inner perspectives of the series' adolescent characters. Angus Cloud as Fezco "Fez" O'Neill (seasons 1–2), a local drug dealer who has a close relationship with Rue and his “stepbrother” Ashtray.He then gives Jules the disc, apologizing for his past behavior; the two admit the feelings they expressed to each other by text message the previous year were genuine. Extensive whip pans and tracking shots were employed to portray intimacy, growth, and interrelationship. Rue and Jules decide to run away from their town together, but Rue backs out at the last minute and Jules leaves on a train alone.

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Rue reminisces about trying oxycodone for the first time at 13, stealing from her dying father's prescription. Maddy wishes to leave East Highland after the end of the school year, feeling there is nothing to keep her there. On the car ride to rehab, she runs away and goes to Lexi's house; her mother and friends are there for the intervention. The characters of the series are regularly shown in chic, flamboyant outfits that serve as "plot devices and psychological profiles" to represent their personalities and character arcs.The score has been described as "the holy lilt of gospel, orchestral and electronic" and was favorably reviewed by Variety. Dominic Fike as Elliot (season 2–present), a new "friend" of Rue's she meets on New Year’s, who begins to come between her and Jules’ romantic relationship. Javon "Wanna" Walton as Ashtray O'Neill (season 2; recurring season 1), Fez's unofficially adopted "little brother" and a drug dealer. The title of this episode is a reference to the French Surrealists phrase "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can".