#maddy and nate
and yet more thoughts. if i could use just one example of how season 2 of euphoria is all shock value with no substance, that’d have to be the aftermath of what nate did to maddy at her own house. it was deeply unsettling and very possibly highly traumatic for her. yet next time we see her, it’s as if nothing had happened. listen, i can perfectly well imagine that she’d be the type of person to put on a show in front of others, but we don’t even get to see how she experienced things when on her own, or any form of reaction whatsoever to being in the same room as nate. it’s as if sam levinson was way too busy adding yet another violent scene or another useless shock value frame to be able to write down a proper character-driven narrative (which is a big part of what season 1 was imo, and why it was so impactful together with its visuals and aesthetics). it didn’t do maddy and what she went through justice at all. it didn’t do us justice as viewers either.
maddy throwing that girl down and calling her a racist is what schools would’ve looked like during 2020 if there was no pandemic
ok so i’ve been obsessed with determining the timeline of euphoria. here’s what i have so far:
- rue was born on september 14th, 2001 (three days after 9/11)
- she’s currently 17, which means the show is taking place during the 2018-2019 school year and she is a junior (class of 2020) along with kat, jules, lexi, and elliot
- cassie is older than lexi by one year, making her a senior along with nate
- maddy’s 18th birthday just passed in late january/early february, most likely making her a senior as well
- as of 2x05, cassie and nate have been hooking up for a month, meaning eps 4&5 takes place feb 1-3 weekend (the decor from maddy’s party is still up in ep5)
-fez was initially 20-21, but i think they retconned that and aged him down to 18-19 so he could be with lexi
so basically, season 1 was fall 2018 and season 2 is winter 2019. based on the pacing of this season, i think next season will take place march-may 2019, so we won’t see any graduations until season 3
more euphoria timelining!
- rue, being born in september 2001, is most likely on the older end of the junior class
- in order to be in the same grade as rue, lexi would have to be born between august 2001 and july 2002
- jules and kat also most likely fall within these dates
- maddy’s birthday is all but confirmed to be january 31, 2001, making her 18 and a senior
- cassie is 433 days older than lexi (about 1 year and 2 months)
- for them to be one grade apart, the earliest lexi can be born is october 2001 (if cassie is born august 2000)
- not canon, but my personal theory is that cassie is march 2001 and lexi is may 2002
- fezco is most likely born in 1999 or 2000
