Sex, drugs, and violence exist in Euphoria because they exist in real life, and the show, which begins each episode with a deep dive into a different character’s history, seems most concerned with the why behind that reality. “I was the person who didn’t want to get the s- beaten out of me,” he recalled, explaining that he used the same knife tactic to save himself. “Oddly, that’s a true story,” series creator Sam Levinson told EW. When Jules announced her invincibility, I immediately knew that Jules was going to be something special in TV’s still incredibly limited pantheon of trans characters.Īfter the initial controversy around Euphoria’s salacious content, I was thrilled to find that unlike Netflix’s similarly controversial hit 13 Reasons Why, Euphoria doesn’t seem particularly interested in using teens to act out gruesome horrors in the name of “awareness.” Like many other moments in Euphoria, the confrontation between Nate and Jules was grounded in reality. But then comes Jules in Euphoria: pink hair and neon eyeshadow, practically a superhero as she makes a bully squirm and assures him, herself, and the audience that she can’t be hurt - that there’s nothing to fear - even if we know the danger is still very real. “I’m fucking invincible!” she yells, as Nate recoils.įor queer audiences, there are always pangs of fear when a trans woman is onscreen - fear that, like in real life, her mere existence may solicit violence from the men around her. Her visible fear and his imposing figure create a gut-wrenching sense of danger, at least until the scene takes a turn: Jules grabs a knife from the counter, scares him off, then slices her own arm and holds it up as it bleeds. “I know what you are,” Nate whispers as he threatens Jules, a seeming allusion to her transness. In the first episode of HBO’s Euphoria, Jules (stunningly portrayed by first-time actress Hunter Schafer) is confronted at a house party by Nate (Jacob Elordi), a raging jock looking to take out his anger on the most vulnerable person he can find. “There were other times where I had been asked to build certain costumes and create looks for a certain sequence, and then we were very excited about it and moving forward and building the costumes, and then it went away.Hunter Schafer as Jules in Euphoria. “There would be changes that would come in very last minute sometimes,” she said. Heidi went on to reveal that she'd even created entire outfits for scenes that were then tossed aside. “There was a lot to react to, for sure,” she recalled of Season 2’s ever-changing production. ![]() In fact, Sam was reportedly making changes to the script even up until the day before they shot the finale, fueling rumors that offscreen disputes had resulted in certain cast members’ scenes being cut from the show.įor Heidi, adapting to Sam's creative process was similar to a game of baseball, with her at bat trying to hit every curveball and predict his next move. Tasked with the job of finding a signature style for someone who lacks any kind of core identity, Heidi said she was stumped when it came to trying to map out Cassie’s wardrobe way back in Season 1.īack in 2020, when production on Season 2 was halted by the pandemic, Sam reportedly used the time off to almost completely rewrite the script, which - according to the show’s lead star, Zendaya - wound up with the majority of the original storylines getting cut. In search of adoration, she’d completely lost sight of who she was, prompting an overarching sense that Cassie was never really dressed as herself. ![]() ![]() “So, that’s a lot of fun.”Īnd as the show progressed, it became increasingly clear to viewers that Cassie’s entire identity was built upon her desperate need for approval, particularly from Nate. “I think as the costume designer, there are these opportunities to work with story and to come up with ideas and pitch ideas to the director/showrunner that influence the tone in a way that isn’t necessarily on the page,” Heidi recalled of her role in helping orchestrate Cassie and Maddy’s showdown. Of course, Sam was on board and wound up writing it into the script while Heidi got to work on some matching outfits to convey the awkwardness. Heidi explained that she’d had the idea for this scene herself and decided to pitch it to Sam Levinson, the show’s notoriously independent writer.
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