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I know what you are, Nate whispers as he threatens Jules, a seeming allusion to her transness.

Hunter Schafer as Jules in Euphoria.

she yells, as Nate recoils.

Like many other moments inEuphoria, the confrontation between Nate and Jules was grounded in reality.

Oddly, thats a true story, series creator Sam LevinsontoldEW.

Why does Rue, portrayed by Zendaya, seekthe absence of feeling she gets from using drugs?

Why does Nate resort to violence at every turn?

Why does Jules hook up with older men in seedy motel rooms?

Traces of this idea resonate inEuphoria.

He was a hypocrite.

I have zero sympathy.

People like me kill themselves every fucking day and bigots like him arent shedding tears, Bex says.

As Nate later rampages through their home, his father withdraws to his office.

and throw her middle fingers up while her girlfriend imagines shooting him.

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