Euphoria’s Jules: More Than a Manic Pixie Dream Girl

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What makes Euphoria's Jules Vaugh such an object of obsession, both on screen & in real life? In Euphoria we see her first through everyone else’s eyes: to Rue, Jules is pretty much an angel – at least at first; to Nate, she’s not unlike a manic pixie dream girl. Through her own eyes though – which we don’t see as clearly until her special episode – Jules has her insecurities, traumas, doubts, and demons. On top of everything, though, she is mature in a way most other characters aren’t: She is open to knowing all parts of herself outside of socially-prescribed norms, insecurities and all. She’s in touch with a kind of aliveness that many are not yet ready to face.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 What makes Jules so magnetic?
01:56 How she avoids the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trap
04:31 MUBI
05:43 The real Jules Vaughn

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Sarah Simon
Narrator: Charly Bivona
Video Editor: Tyler Allen