After all, Rue is one of the few aware of Lexi’s insecurities, and now she witnesses Lexi reclaim them through her art. But I also like to think she’s simply proud of her (former) best friend. Granted, her portrayal isn’t that unflattering, and she’s also credited with changing Lexi’s life for the better. Notably, Rue is the only person not offended by their depiction in the play. The most Lexi can do to help is blow the residue of drugs away - a temporary salve for a problem too insurmountable for her. At the memorial, she reads Rue the poem “Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower,” by Rainer Maria Rilke, but its message of finding strength in difficult times doesn’t register. Rue was there to reassure Lexi that it’s okay to be an outsider, but Lexi can’t provide that same comfort when Rue is consumed by grief and addiction. In their halcyon days, they played pranks and talked for hours on the roof of Fez’s store - but they began to drift apart once Rue’s father passed away. The disintegration of their friendship has been only vaguely addressed, and here, it’s a topic Euphoria still traipses around - perhaps because Lexi is reluctant to even admit they’re no longer best friends. Rue is (or, rather, was) naturally a major presence in Lexi’s life. The big question “The Theater and It’s Double” ends on is: What happened to Fez? It looks like they’re setting him and Ash up for tragedy. Ash seems to have caught on to the deception, but that empty seat is pretty compelling evidence he’s too late. Last episode revealed that Custer is cooperating with the police, and as Fez gets ready to leave, he prepares to turn him in. Lexi saves him “the best seat in the house,” but every time she looks over, the most important audience member is suspiciously missing. (It does.) The one person Lexi can’t possibly upset is Fez, who calms her down through long phone calls and spends the episode adorably getting suited up for the performance. But still, fear and doubt creep in as she worries her play will make everyone angry. And in writing herself as the main character, no one can overshadow her. She commands her crew with unshakable authority and relishes the spotlight. Taking on the role of director, writer, and star, Lexi flourishes in ways she rarely exhibits. But the formal experimentation has its purpose in enriching Lexi’s character in contrast to the show’s typical indulgences. (Revolving stages! Multiple dance numbers!) Complete with Lexi’s meandering narration that darts from thought to thought, the play is as frenetic and overly ambitious as, well, a Euphoria episode. For a high-school play, it’s both expectedly clumsy and unbelievably extravagant. Lexi is, as we come to learn, the Bad Art Friend: Inspired by her childhood on the sidelines, her play about a fractured group of friends is an autobiographical patchwork of perfectly recreated memories, observations, and dream sequences that strike a nerve with just about everyone. The curtains rise for her much-hyped play, and “The Theater and It’s Double” cuts between the stage and her backstory. You asked, begged, and relentlessly pleaded for a Lexi episode - and Euphoria certainly delivered.
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