Why Lexi’s Takedown of Nate in Euphoria Has Us Feeling Conflicted

Who would’ve thought that Lexi Howard could be the one to take down Nate Jacobs?

Definitely not us. As a result of, for all of Nate’s faults, he is surprisingly resistant to assaults, even bodily ones. And but, it is Lexi Howard’s college play, Our Life, that completely decimates some of the irredeemable characters in Euphoria.

However we’re getting forward of ourselves.

Our Life begins off on a clumsy observe as classmates start to piece collectively that Grace, Hallie, Marta, Luna and Jade are literally Lexi (Maude Apatow), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), Maddy (Alexa Demie), Kat (Barbie Ferreira) and Rue (Zendaya). It additionally does not assist that the opening scene confronts Rue’s drug dependancy and her father’s dying, which might make any highschool viewers uncomfortable.

However as Lexi tells Fezco (Angus Cloud) throughout certainly one of their many cellphone calls, she solely has good intentions.