Sometimes they'd invite her over for dinner out of pity but she politely declines and just eats in her bedroom by herself. Gia Bennett acknowledges her still, though, and so does Leslie. Lexi doesn't talk to her that much, neither does her mom. It didn't really matter what they said, all she knew was that she cared about herself. That's the last piece of advice her dad had given her and stuck with her. Nobody talks to her at school and she could feel all the whispers and all the pairs of eyes staring at her when she walks in, acting as if nothing ever happened.īut she keeps her head up, though. And that's really all that mattered to her. ![]() ![]() The process wasn't that easy-it still held some emotional weight to her, but she did it. So, just as we saw the hopeful glimpse of Rue staying clean, I want to see Maddy and Kat have their time in the spotlight to grow and become even more fully-fledged characters that people connect with and see themselves in.Cassie's growth begins when she agrees to see a therapist and burns every single thing Nate Jacobs has given her. Additionally, I think Maddy could benefit from a healthy romantic relationship and Kat from finding a hobby that speaks to her in the same vein as Lexi did with her play.Įuphoria definitely thrives when it comes to giving these characters trauma, but they’re more than that. It would’ve allowed us to see their perspective on everything while keeping the storylines from the season flowing smoothly and in a more integrated manner. Ultimately, the perfect way to give both Maddy and Kat more screen time would have been by allowing the two characters to discuss everything they’ve been dealing with, be it about their lives or relationship-wise. But it’s still frustrating, especially for female viewers who are sick of watching the same tired and recycled love triangle storyline where two girls fight over a guy. It shouldn’t have surprised anyone considering this is an extremely popular teen drama trope. And instead of allowing Maddy to focus on recovering from all the trauma of their relationship, her storyline revolved around her best friend, Cassie, hooking up with her ex-boyfriend. The character had an extremely toxic relationship with Nate in the first season, but the couple broke up in time for the second season. Then there’s Maddy, who’s played by Alexa Demie. Kat deserved to have moments where her complexity was given the full scale that others have had and which makes them such interesting characters to watch on Euphoria. While I absolutely loved the ‘love yourself’ scene and what it says about our society, I also think it’s important not to just simply give the only plus-size character an arc about weight or body image. Otherwise, the character’s only purpose of the season was to hold Maddy back from going after Cassie. ![]() They showed some small in-between scenes, but no real content until Kat tries to break up with Ethan using a terminal brain disorder. This scene could have presented an interesting arc for the character, but instead, her storyline focused on how she hated her current relationship and did not want to be with her boyfriend, Ethan. The character of Kat had one scene the entire season of Euphoria that stood out, which was her big love yourself scene. To further understand our frustration with the lack of development or just appearances of these Latine characters, I first have to start with Kat, played by Barbie Ferreira. And of course, I also have to talk about the abysmal execution of Maddy’s story. And it damages the relationship between viewer and show because we’re left wondering why she’s not involved and not receiving the same attention as Cassie or even Elliot does. Because the matter of the fact is that if characters continue to be absent the way that Kat was, for example, viewers notice. While packed with drama, Euphoria’s second season lacked its best element: focus on the array of characters we all love. And, unfortunately, two of the characters that suffered because of this were the Latine leads, Maddy Perez and Kat Hernandez. Throughout Euphoria ’s second season, it quickly became apparent that there was not enough screen time to give all the characters the storylines they deserved.
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