Ever since Zendaya first appeared on screen as Rue Bennett in Euphoria, viewers have been stressing out about whether she would survive another season. With the season 3 finale now here, the question is finally answered: Rue dies.
Rue's Dangerous Journey in Season 3
Throughout Euphoria, Rue has managed to get herself into truly insane and terrifying situations, including stealing a suitcase of drugs from Laurie, almost getting kidnapped and trafficked, and becoming a drug mule. Season 3 also sees Rue become an informant for the DEA, playing two dangerous drug dealers off against each other.
What Happens in the Season 3 Finale?
Rue starts the episode being chased out of Laurie's compound by Wayne with a shotgun. She escapes and is picked up by one of Alamo's men. Alamo gives her a bottle of Percocet to help with her pain, and after a whole season of being sober, Rue relapses by taking one pill. She leaves Alamo's with the bottle and heads to Ali's, asking to stay on his sofa.
The next day, Rue finds out that Fezco has escaped from prison (using parkour, as he said he would) and runs out to find him. Ali finds the seemingly full bottle of pills on the table after she leaves, but all is not what it seems.
How Does Rue Die?
Yes, Rue sadly overdoses on the Percocet pills and dies in her sleep. Everything from Fezco's prison escape, her evading the police while trying to find him, and that emotional flashback to her tearful reunion with her mother was not real—Rue was experiencing hallucinations while dying on Ali's sofa.
When Ali wakes up the next day, he finds Rue unresponsive with the empty bottle of pills on the table. He crushes one of the pills, tests it, and discovers that the Percocets had been laced with deadly fentanyl. Just as fans predicted, Ali then writes Rue's name in his book of sponsors who have sadly died from an overdose. Alamo seemingly knew that Rue was working with the DEA.
Rue's death marks a tragic but definitive end to her character arc, confirming that the theories about her being dead all along were unfounded, but her fate was sealed by the fentanyl-laced pills.
