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* AmbiguouslyGay: Rue has had encounters with males, but she did not enjoy any of them, feeling forced and being emotionally coerced in several. Furthermore, she didn’t find practicing kissing with Lexi weird or uncomfortable. And she is quick to develop intense feelings for [[spoiler: Jules.]] However, it’s definitely possible that she is [[AmbiguouslyBi ambiguously bi]] or [[BiTheWay bi the way.]]

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Rue has had encounters with males, but she did not enjoy any of them, feeling forced and being emotionally coerced in several. Furthermore, she didn’t find practicing kissing with Lexi weird or uncomfortable. And she is quick to develop intense feelings for [[spoiler: Jules.]] However, it’s [[AmbiguouslyBi definitely possible that she is [[AmbiguouslyBi ambiguously bi]] or [[BiTheWay bi the way.]]she's bisexual as well]], and just hasn't found any guy that interests her.



* MixedAncestry: Rue has a Black mother and a white father.

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* MixedAncestry: Rue has a Black black mother and a white father.



* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: She has sex with several men, but is also in a romantic relationship with Rue. However, it appears that Jules doesn't share the same feelings for Rue even if she does care about her.]]

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* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: She has sex with several men, but is also in a romantic relationship with Rue. However, it appears that Jules doesn't share the same feelings for Rue even if she does care about her.]]



* OfficialCouple: With Nate. [[spoiler: Not that has stopped them from cheating on each other at various times.]]

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* OfficialCouple: With Nate. [[spoiler: Not that it has stopped them from cheating on each other at various times.]]
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* TechnicalVirgin: When she had



* DrowningMySorrows: After rejecting a boy at a Halloween party who castigates her for "being boring" because she wouldn't have sex with him and feeling that [=McKay=] is just using her, Cassie starts hitting the bottle.



* SlutShaming: At the receiving end of it.

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* SlutShaming: At Between the receiving end videos of it.her having sex circulating on line, to feeling used by [=McKay=] more than once, to being called "boring" if she doesn't put out for any boy, Cassie can't catch a break.


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* TheConfidant: To Rue, even if the latter doesn't want her to be.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her ''Bob Ross'' Halloween costume!
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* HiddenDepths: [=McKay=] knows that his chances of going pro are near nothing and doesn't adjust well to college.


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* ToughLove: His father is a strict man who pressured [=McKay=] into football, while also warning him of the dangers of "acting out" when out in public. However, this has led to insecurity and anger issues in [=McKay=] since he really took the "bottle your emotions up" advice to heart.
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* JerkJock: Nate fits this to a T.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Her narration has shades of this.



* VitriolicBestBuds: With Maddy. At one point, when Maddy calls her after Nate is arrested, Kat blows her off to hook up with a guy. However, it was implied that Maddy wasn't a good friend to Kat to begin with.



!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/SydneySweeney



* FreudianExcuse: His dad pushed him to be the best in football, though this pressure has led to [=McKay=] having {{Jerkass}} tendencies.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [=McKay=] appears to a shallow jock at first, but he does genuinely like Cassie.



* OnlyKnownByNickname: Currently, his real name is unknown.

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* OnlyKnownByNickname: OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Currently, his real name is unknown.



* ProperlyParanoid: She fears that her daughter Rue might fall back into drug use, [[spoiler: unaware that Rue has already started back up on drugs and has no intention of stopping.]]

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* ProperlyParanoid: She fears that her daughter Rue might fall back into drug use, use since she returned home from rehab, [[spoiler: unaware that Rue has already started back up on drugs and has no intention of stopping.]]
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* OnlyKnownByNickname: Currently, his real name is unknown.
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[[folder: Chris McKay]]

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[[folder: Chris McKay]][=McKay=]]]


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* LastNameBasis: He's mostly known by his surname.
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* MixedAncestry: Rue has a Black mother and a white father.



* ManipulativeBastard: Much of his storyline has him [[spoiler: blackmailing Jules so he would get off the hook for abuse charges.]]



* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Subverted. Gia seems close to her older sister.



* BiTheWay: Has numerous sexual encounters with men, women, and nonbinary/genderqueer people in addition to being married to a woman.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: When Jules reveals herself to him at chili cookoff, Cal finds her when she's alone and says he knows she can destroy him by revealing they had sex. He outright begs her not to, unaware Jules has no intention of doing so.
* BiTheWay: Has numerous sexual encounters with men, women, and nonbinary/genderqueer numerous people regardless of gender in addition to being married to a woman.woman.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Views his elder son as a disappointment. Ironically, Cal's younger son Nate, whom he more or less helped form into his image, is worse.
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* MostFanficWritersAreGirls: Kat is a very popular fanfiction writer (especially those of a NSFW nature) online.


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* BeautyContest: Maddy participated in these throughout her childhood until her mother forced her to stop.


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* FantasyForbiddingMother: Maddy's mom pulled her out of pageants when she was a child after a judge was outed as a child molester. Maddy also thinks she's trying to ruin her life by cutting her away from Nate. However since Nate is a {{Jerkass}} DomesticAbuser, her mom may have a point.
* OfficialCouple: With Nate. [[spoiler: Not that has stopped them from cheating on each other at various times.]]


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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Cassie had one on a ''carousel in front of dozens of people while high''.


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* SlutShaming: At the receiving end of it.


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* AmbiguouslyBi: He's in a relationship with Maddy, whom he's obsessed over and subjects to domestic abuse. At the same time, he has also [[spoiler: seems to be following in his dad's footsteps by using Tinder, but it later turns out he'd only used it to find Jules so that he could blackmail her into leaving his father alone. However, he does confess to his girlfriend to being confused, adding ambiguity to the situation.]]
* DomesticAbuse: He abuses Maddy.
* {{Jerkass}}: Nate is an abhorrent person who mentally and physically abuses his girlfriend, terrorizes Jules when they first meet, beats up a man for sleeping with Maddie and blackmails Jules in the cruelest manner possible to secure his family's security. While not above flashes of humanity, he's a ridiculously nasty and cruel person for most of his screentime.
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[[folder: Fezco]]
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* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Averted. Fezco is a decent guy, though he sells drugs to teens.
* ForYourOwnGood: Fezco cuts off Rue's access to drugs after her fentanyl misadventure, being justifiably afraid that if she keeps doing drugs, she'll overdose again. Rue is not exactly grateful for this at the time. She does later thank him however.
* NiceGuy: One of the few nice guys amongst the cast.
* PromotionToParent: He's raising his younger brother Ashtray because their mother was ill.
* ProperlyParanoid: Fezco keeps a supply of Narcan (an opioid blocker) on hand, just in case.
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[[folder: Leslie Bennett]]
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* OpenMindedParent: She accepts Rue's relationship with Jules pretty easily and without judgment.
* ProperlyParanoid: She fears that her daughter Rue might fall back into drug use, [[spoiler: unaware that Rue has already started back up on drugs and has no intention of stopping.]]
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[[folder: Gia Bennett]]
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[[folder: Cal Jacobs]]
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* BiTheWay: Has numerous sexual encounters with men, women, and nonbinary/genderqueer people in addition to being married to a woman.
* YourCheatingHeart: Has been sleeping with other people for years despite being married.

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* RecoveredAddict: What Rue pretends to be to her family and her fellow addicts. [[spoiler: She finally comes clean with her support group in Shook One Pt. II.]]
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Jules. They cuddle, fall asleep beside each other, and even tell each other they love one another. [[spoiler: Their relationship becomes romantic in Shook One Pt. II. Although, Jules may not actually feel the same way.]]

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* DisappearedDad: Her father died of cancer some years before the series begins.
* RecoveredAddict: What Rue pretends to be to her family and her fellow addicts. [[spoiler: She finally comes clean with her support group in Shook "Shook One Pt. II.]]
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Jules. They cuddle, fall asleep beside each other, and even tell each other they love one another. [[spoiler: Their relationship becomes romantic in Shook "Shook One Pt. II.II". Although, Jules may not actually feel the same way.]]



* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: She has sex with several men, but is also in a romantic relationship with Rue. However, it appears that Jules doesn't share the same feelings for Rue even if she does care about her.]]
* MissingMom: Her mom "went away" some time after Jules left the institution, implying she had/has mental illness.



* ReallyGetsAround: After transitioning, Jules began to have sex with a lot of men.



* TransTribulations: Between self-image and self-harm issues, bad encounters with men, and [[spoiler: being blackmailed by Nate]], Jules has a lot of problems.



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* BigBeautifulWoman: She's regarded as such online and in real-life.
* RealWomenHaveCurves: Kat has numerous suitors.
* SlutShaming: Initially, when a video of her having sex with a boy circulated on the Internet. However, Kat quickly bounces back from it by having Roy and Troy delete the video and telling the school that it wasn't her.
* WeightWoe: Subverted. Her arc is mostly accepting that her fatness is ''not'' a flaw, thus giving her more self-confidence.



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* AlcoholicParent: Her father is "in between jobs" but often spends his days drunk in front of the TV.
* AlphaBitch: To a degree.
* DomesticAbuse: At the receiving end of it by Nate.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Kat.
* YourCheatingHeart: Subverted. She's had sexual encounters with several men, albeit when she and Nate were on a break.


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* AlcoholicParent: Suze Howard is a shameless alcoholic, seen drinking in every scene she appears in.
* NiceGirl: For the most part.
* ReallyGetsAround: She has this reputation at school, though she seems committed to [=McKay=].


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* OnlySaneMan: Alongside Fezco, Lexi seems to be the only one who doesn't seem to have major personal issues.

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->'''Jules:''' I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be.



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* ActorSharedBackground: Hunter Schafer, like Jules, is a trans woman. Her character also mentions plans to go to fashion design school, which was Schafer's original career plan before deciding to go into acting.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Hunter Schafer, like Jules, is a trans woman. Her character also mentions plans to go to fashion design school, which was Schafer's original career plan before deciding to go into acting.
* NiceGirl: Jules is a genuinely kind and friendly person.
* TheOphelia: Played with in The Next Episode. An inebriated Jules drunkenly recites Shakespeare as she flounders in a pool. Complete with an ethereal white dress and disheveled hair.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Rue. They cuddle, fall asleep beside each other, and even tell each other they love one another. [[spoiler: Their relationship becomes romantic in Shook One Pt. II. Although, Jules may not actually feel the same way.]]
* SelfHarm: As a child, Jules self-harmed to cope with her gender dysphoria and anxiety. And in the first episode, she pulls out a knife and cuts herself at the party.
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* IconicOutfit: Her Bob Ross costume quickly became this to the fans. The official twitter page later posted a picture of the outfit calling it just that. [[https://twitter.com/euphoriahbo/status/1153322442158247937?s=21]]

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Rue has had encounters with males, but she did not enjoy any of them, feeling forced and being emotionally coerced in several. Furthermore, she didn’t find practicing kissing with Lexi weird or uncomfortable. And she is quick to develop intense feelings for [[spoiler: Jules.]]

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Rue has had encounters with males, but she did not enjoy any of them, feeling forced and being emotionally coerced in several. Furthermore, she didn’t find practicing kissing with Lexi weird or uncomfortable. And she is quick to develop intense feelings for [[spoiler: Jules.]] However, it’s definitely possible that she is [[AmbiguouslyBi ambiguously bi]] or [[BiTheWay bi the way.]]



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* AlcoholicParent: Suze Howard is a shameless alcoholic, seen drinking in every scene she appears in.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Lexi lacks a male love interest, unlike many of the characters in the show. Her mom has made mention of her “girlfriends” several times. It is implied that she may have feelings for Rue, with her gazing longingly at her throughout the series, and her unreadable expression when Gia tells her she thinks Rue loves Jules.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Rue, whom she’s known since kindergarten. Although they’ve drifted apart throughout the years.
* PracticeKiss: After being asked to the dance, Lexi practices french kissing with Rue in preparation.
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[[caption-width-right:259:”Lexi and I have known each other since pre-school. And like, in some ways she’s my best friend, even though I think we’ve grown apart.”]]
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Jules. They cuddle, fall asleep beside each other, and even tell each other they love one another. [[spoiler: Their relationship becomes romantic in Shook One Pt. II. Although, Jules may not actually feel the same way.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: Rue admits this about herself.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Rue masturbates while [[spoiler: fantasizing about Jules in ‘03 Bonnie and Clyde.]]

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* A Date with Rosie Palms: Rue masturbates while [[spoiler: fantasizing about Jules in ‘03 Bonnie and Clyde.]]

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* A Date with Rosie Palms: Rue masturbates while [[spoiler: fantasizing about Jules in ‘03 Bonnie and Clyde.]]



* AmbiguouslyGay: Rue has had encounters with males, but she did not enjoy any of them, feeling forced and being emotionally coerced in several. Furthermore, she didn’t find practicing kissing with Lexi weird or uncomfortable. And she quickly develops intense feelings for Jules.
* RecoveredAddict: What Rue pretends to be to her family and her fellow addicts. [[spoiler: She comes clean in Shook One Pt. II.]]

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Rue has had encounters with males, but she did not enjoy any of them, feeling forced and being emotionally coerced in several. Furthermore, she didn’t find practicing kissing with Lexi weird or uncomfortable. And she quickly develops is quick to develop intense feelings for Jules.
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* RecoveredAddict: What Rue pretends to be to her family and her fellow addicts. [[spoiler: She finally comes clean with her support group in Shook One Pt. II.]]
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* AmbiguousDisorder: As a child, Rue exhibited obsessive and compulsive behaviors, such as counting. A doctor her parents took her to suggested that she may have OCD. As she was growing up, she became increasingly vulnerable to panic attacks. Throughout the series, she mentions feeling depressed and feeling numb, implying she may also have some form of depression.
* RecoveredAddict: What Rue pretends to be to her family and her fellow addicts. [[spoiler: She comes clean in Shook One Pt. II.]]
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!!Main Characters
[[folder: Rue Bennett]]
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[[caption-width-right:259:“If I could be a different person, I promise you, I would. Not because I want it, but because they do. And therein lies the catch.”]]
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!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/Zendaya
The central character of Euphoria, a 17-year-old struggling with drug addiction and her identity.
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