{"id":4653,"date":"2026-06-01T04:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=4653"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:53:54","slug":"euphoria-season-3-episode-8-finale-problem-with-rues-ending-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/01\/euphoria-season-3-episode-8-finale-problem-with-rues-ending-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Euphoria season 3 finale has a major problem with how Rue\u2019s ending plays out"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Euphoria season three episode eight*<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

After three seasons, seven years, and a lot of heartache, Euphoria as we know it is over. The finale sees Rue (Zendaya) meet her untimely end<\/a>, and while it\u2019s clear how she lost her life, there\u2019s one major issue that\u2019s raising a few eyebrows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Up until this point, Rue\u2019s been caught between Laurie (Martha Kelly), Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and the DEA, but throughout all of it, she\u2019s somehow managed to say California sober – not least thanks to her sponsor Ali (Colman Domingo).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Somehow, she\u2019d kept the plates spinning and survived by the skin of her teeth. But this all changed in last week\u2019s episode, when she attempted to retrieve Alamo\u2019s stolen goods from Laurie\u2019s compound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than cash, she discovered the stack of ID cards of the women Alamo presumably trafficked<\/a>. Faye (Chloe Cherry) turned against Rue at the last minute and screamed, waking up her nazi SO Wayne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And if that weren\u2019t enough, Maddy (Alexa Demie)<\/a> unintentionally let slip to Alamo that Rue was working with the DEA. Both of these threads are picked up in the finale, which kicks off with Rue being chased down by Laurie\u2019s men.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, how exactly does Rue die in the Euphoria season 3 finale?<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s not Laurie\u2019s gang who kill Rue, but rather the thing that\u2019s been waiting for her since the start of Euphoria<\/a>: A drug overdose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, Harley (James Landry H\u00e9bert) chases her down and manages to lasso her by the ankles. But G (Marshawn Lynch) shows up at the last minute and shoots Harley down, therefore saving Rue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He brings her back to Alamo, where he gives her a Percocet – a drug containing the opioid oxycodone – for the \u201cpain\u201d only. Despite being California sober (aka only drinking alcohol and smoking weed) for most of Euphoria season three, she takes it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Later, she heads to Ali\u2019s house and we see a news report that Fez (Angus Cloud) has broken out of prison. Rue goes to pick him up before breaking into her family home and hugging her mum Leslie (Nika King<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n