A Thousand Little Trees of Blood

This episode was as emotionally resonant and powerful as the show usually is, and everything with Rue's family and her addiction was incredibly effective and my favorite part of the piece. The rest is really good too, with the Maddie/Nate/Cassie dynamic being quite engaging and entertaining to watch. The brief moments with Lexi and Fez are once again a highlight, as the duo prove to be one of my favorites from the show. I love the raw emotional resonance of Euphoria, and I can't wait to see what it brings in these last two episodes. Great stuff!

THIS EPISODE IS SHOWING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING COMING.

The character development in this series is just amazing.

Every season in euphoria starts mild and ends severe.

I loved how they gave each character his or her time needed, it kinda reminded me of season 1.

This episode also shows why these characters are doing wrongful actions, not showing them as innocent, however making us viewers feel what each character is feeling and going through.

Another thing, to everyone who stated that this episode is not good after episode 5 (a hit). It was expected not to be that intense; this is what i love about the show it's REALISTIC.

It doesn't show by each day that passes there's gonna be a more intense situation, instead it shows that life has its ups and downs, not every day has to be worse than the other, if you wanted to see Maddie and Cassie fight then watch another show, because this show shows the realistic reaction when someone cheats on his or her bestfriend.

I see a lot of people who understood this episode and many are saying it was filler or flat or unrealistic after what they saw from Rue in the previous episode. The answer is simply that yes, Rue as most addicts can go through a day or any period of time that they are completely out of control or searching for their drug so as to not be sick, and turn it around quick when they either hit bottom or get their fix. In this case it was both and she was given medication to not have withdrawal symptoms so she went back to her normal self. I think people that don't understand addiction say that she was so bad to people she loved that that is just how she is, but that is not true in most cases. She was being controlled by the need to do her drug and would stop at nothing to get it, but that is a symptom of addiction and not oneself.

Besides that it cleared up the whole Jules and her disk being out there and Nate and Cassy seem to be as dysfunctional as Nate and Maddy were in their own way. Fezco and maddys sis seem to be getting close , but it looks like the cops are going to raid him in the next episode or finale.

So I disagree that it was a flat episode or filler. It actually sets the stage wonderfully for what Rues future is going to be as far as her addiction. Remember at the end it looks like she will not be able to enter an in patient rehab because she already went through withdrawal and is on a anti withdrawal medication like methadone. This could potentially be catastrophic as an addict needs time in a rehab and not just a few days and some medication to really have a chance at getting clean. So much happening it's hard to say this was a bad episode or not on track with the story. I say excellent depiction of drug addiction and it's effects on a family.

Things have taken a much more reclined turn for the most part since the last episode. Rue deals with the aftermath of her 'Good Time' esque episode and while that isn't the main focus of this episode, I liked what they did with her family and Ali as well. Brings me back to some of the talks and meetings we had about my own sister when she was using...

Seeing more Lexi is always a pleasure and Fez as well. It'll be interesting to see where their relationship goes in the next couple of episodes with everything going on.

Nate interacting with his mom was pretty nice to see. We didn't get a glimpse of that dynamic in the rest of the show, and how they treat each other makes a lot of sense. The last act of this episode was very gripping too! I personally don't see what all of the complaining about Nate is about. He's obviously still going to do horrible things if he feels he has to. I didn't feel like he was redeemed or anything.

Kat gets a whole scene in this episode. I can't help but feel like her issues and arc were very wasted this season. Unless something big happens with her in the finale, which I doubt. I'd be interested in hearing why she's barely in this season.

I like this show because it makes you at least understand where these characters are all coming from, even though they do crappy things and live ugly lives at times. If Sweeney isn't at least shortlisted for an Emmy next award season I'll be very shocked. She's excellent.

A good episode overall. I think the last two are gonna be even better.

It's so good when multiple characters take huge a bulk of the episode and with some of the best acting for a series focused on young folks. Season 2 of Euphoria has been better than season 1 which is glorious/rare. The flow of every scene is crystal smooth with all the characters dialogue, hangouts, and drama is perfect! I bet the cast will all gain even more success from this. I'm excited for how the next couple episodes will play out.