I mean, I beat myself up.
I still have some scars on my legs, and got quite a few bruises."
She refers to the high-octane hour of television written and directed byEuphoriacreatorSam Levinsonas the “Rue-run episode.”
Zendaya and Storm Reid in ‘Euphoria’ season 2.HBO
According to Reid, it has been a long time coming.
Zendaya agrees, saying “it’s always been a really intense episode.”
“Also, I care about Rue and I hate when she’s in pain.
Zendaya in the first special episode of ‘Euphoria.'.HBO
“She’s in the midst of a degenerative disease and it’s taking control of her life.
And in many ways she feels out of control.
She doesn’t have the ability to control her emotions, her body.
Zendaya in ‘Euphoria’ season 2.HBO
Is she going to hit someone?
Is she going to cry?
We have no idea of the unpredictability of her brain and where she is.”
Zendaya in HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ season 2.HBO
And I didn’t particularly enjoy having to watch her deal with that.”
And they’re like, ‘Wow, this is authentic.
This is real.’
“Stand Still Like the Hummingbird” is supposed to be a major shift in the narrative.
“We don’t ever leave Rue and what she’s dealing with.
We’re with her the whole time.
We just jump right into it,” says Zendaya.
Zendaya, for one, tries to maintain optimism for her tragic protagonist.
Whether or not she quite sees that yet, is her own thing."
She’s thankful that she has already seen success on that front.
