“I don’t think his intentions are ill, but it’s certainly messy.”
“I definitely think there’s validity in saying this might be the worst we’ve ever seen Rue.
And there’s more than enough reason to be worried about her and Elliot.”
Hunter Schafer in season 2 of HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.HBO
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did Jules’s plot change the most after the hiatus?
HUNTER SCHAFER:No.
Because yeah, most of the special episode, I can’t say much plot-wise actually happens.
Zendaya and Hunter Schafer play girlfriends on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.HBO
Oh my gosh, that was so much fun.
We had a live pony there for that.
I was really excited.
Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike in HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ season 2.HBO
Is there a favorite thing that you paid homage to?
I mean, I loveBrokeback Mountain.
It was just fun on set for that.
Hunter Schafer in HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ season 2.HBO
I mean, I love that scene fromGhost, it’s so iconic.
But also just getting to play with the pottery wheel while we were filming.
That was really fun.
The biggest concern this season seems to be Elliot throwing a wrench into Rue and Jules’s relationship.
In your opinion, have people seemed receptive to Elliot or are most fans still Team Rules?
It did seem like people were charmed by Elliot comparing Jules toKurt Cobainlast week.
Because there is so much going on underneath the veil of that relationship on both ends.
But also that’s not objectively very good for Rue and Jules’s relationship considering that would be cheating.
So yeah, it’s kind of a big f—ing mess.
Do you feel like this season Jules is coming into the relationship from a place of guilt?
It’s all wrapped up in the tangle that is Rules [Laughs].
Does Jules have a specific label for her sexuality?
She recently said she’s done with men, but is now making out with Elliot.
She’s still experimenting, she’s still learning.
It’s impossible to put the label on it.
However, the heart wants what it wants, and it’s hard to control.
I think that’s a tough life lesson people have to learn sometimes.
And there’s a bit of a contradiction happening in her head.
Because it does feel like she and Elliot connected over their love for Rue.
She’s too excited about feeling love and experiencing sex to be like locked down into one thing.
I also don’t think Rue and Jules really ever talked about their relationship.
They’re pretty bad at that, talking about the nature of their relationship.
They made out, but they never talked about that.
And that also plays into her desire for Elliot, wanting to be a part of that.
Especially whilst feeling the distance from Rue as Rue’s hiding her functional drug addiction from Jules.
Jules can feel that friction, despite not knowing about it.
Speaking of the three of them, you all got a really fun robbery scene in this episode.
What was the most exciting part about filming that?
I think Jules has been angsty about Rue slipping considering the smoking weed aspect.
And I also don’t think Jules anticipated Elliot being a player in that situation either.
Because when you look at it, they were good at their job.
They were being really f—ing sneaky.
And maybe there was another part of Jules that was in denial.
That’s a really ugly truth to have to face.
Yes, that’s something Sam wrote in, and I just did it.
Yeah, I’m not entirely sure why that was though.
It worked for me though.
But finally, what can you tease about what’s next for Jules?
This interview has been edited and condensed.
