Jul 29, 2019 · Rue's manic state isn't violent — she's just excitable and hyper-focused on the single task of rescuing Jules from Nate. Later, her depressive state pulls...

We also see Rue and Lexi act as detectives in a dream-like episode when Rue becomes manic. There is a strong implication that Lexi has a crush on Rue as she appears to have longing, jealous faces when Rue and Jules are together.

Aug 5, 2019 · The meaning behind Zendaya's original song, “All of Us," that soundtracked the haunting to Rue in the Euphoria Season 1 finale.

Jan 28, 2025 · Rue’s portrayal of bipolar disorder and addiction isn’t just compelling TV – it’s a masterclass in mental health representation. The manic highs, the crushing lows, the constant battle to find equilibrium – it’s all there, laid bare for us to see.

Jul 30, 2019 · As she goes through a cycle of manic and depressive episodes — one side effect of which is her figuring out most of the truth about Tyler, Nate, and Jules — she begins to muse on her bipolar...

May 17, 2023 · Rue is not mentally okay apart from her drug addiction. This is highlighted in S01E07 The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Despressed. Everything that Rue has been diagnosed with contributes to her depression. She also goes through a manic episode when she's playing "detective Rue".

Aug 23, 2019 · Still in her manic episode Rue counts her footsteps as she walks down the street, “one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven”, starting again every time she disrupts whatever militaristic logic she’s forcing herself to adhere to.

Jul 28, 2019 · Rue thinks there is something going on with Jules & Nate, so she starts putting the pieces together and come up with a conclusion about Nate. I don’t own any...

I think Rue just suffers from depression. Her manic outbursts seem to only come out when she's going through withdrawals or someone gets in the way of her getting her fix. She uses drugs to escape her depression, but as we see throughout the series, it makes things just way worse

Jan 8, 2022 · Her bipolar diagnosis was strangely depicted to me because of how she rapidly went through manic and depressive states. Episodes tend to last days to weeks. And the way the show showed her cycling through mood states was almost day-to-day.