Euphoria High School is back to work. In January 2022, the second season of Euphoria came out. Rue and Jules from East Highland came back to deal with sex, love, drugs and being a teenager in a modern world that was full of chaos. The people in Sam Levinson’s cast don’t have an easy time with things. The first season of Euphoria was praised for being honest about Gen Z coming of age, and season 2 continues to look at the complicated problems the characters face as they try to get that high in a world where they are always connected.
When Euphoria started on HBO in the middle of 2019, it quickly took over social media and became one of the best teen dramas of all time. Do you want to watch season 2? Here’s how many episodes you can expect and when they’re set to air.
When Do Euphoria Season 2’s Episodes Come Out?
Season 2 of Euphoria on HBO will have eight episodes. Each of these episodes is about an hour long and comes out once a week, starting with “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door” on Jan. 9, 2022. Here is the full list of episodes as far as we know.
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 1 — “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door” (Jan. 9, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 2 — “Out of Touch” (Jan. 16, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 3 — “Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys” (Jan. 23, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 4 — “You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can” (Jan. 30, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 5 — “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird” (Feb. 6, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 6 — “A Thousand Little Trees of Blood” (Feb. 13, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 7 — “The Theater and It’s Double” (Feb. 20, 2022)
- Euphoria Season 2, Episode 8 — “All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name” (Feb. 27, 2022)
This doesn’t count any special episodes that might come out later, like Euphoria Special Episode Part 1: Rue in 2020 and Euphoria Special Episode Part 2: Jules in 2021.
Season 2 of Euphoria should go all the way through to the end of February, giving new viewers a total of 16 episodes plus those full-length specials. That’s enough to watch all at once for well over a dozen hours. Just be careful as you watch the eight episodes of Season 2: Zendaya says that the second part of the TV show is even scarier than the first.
Episode 1 — ‘Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door’
The first episode of the new season took place on January 1. After all, a new year means a fresh start. At the very least, the episode was explosive. Jules and Kat rekindled their friendship, Rue almost died of a heart attack, Cassie and Nate started having scandalous encounters, and Nate got destroyed by Fez.
Episode 2 — “Out of Touch”
The second episode shows that all highs have lows. The great season debut makes Episode 2’s repercussions from New Year’s feel like a letdown. Nate heals in the hospital but fantasizes about Cassie, Cassie wants to keep seeing Nate but fears Maddy, and Rue introduces Jules to Elliot (Dominic Fike), setting up a love triangle for later in the season.
This episode gives us a subplot that feels authentic to Kat’s character: self-confidence concerns and difficulty staying passionate with Ethan. Nate confronting Cal (Eric Dane) about his underage ties with Jules adds some excitement to an otherwise dull episode. It sets up the season well.
Episode 3 — “Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys”
Euphoria shows that no one is an explicit villain or hero – everyone has weaknesses, making black-and-white morality difficult. The Jacobs family is more adversarial than most. Episode 3 does a terrific job of making you feel sorrow for Cal Jacobs, the Jacobs family patriarch.
This backstory and Cal’s funny interaction with Fez (Angus Cloud), Ashtray (Javon Walton), and Faye (Chloe Cherry) make Episode 3 fascinating. Not the season’s most exciting film, but it has its moments. Plus, Rue’s fight with Ali scared spectators, making the show memorable.
Episode 4 — “You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can”
This episode sets up its sequel brilliantly. Maddy’s birthday produces delightfully dramatic hot tub moments with Cassie and Lexi’s mom, Suze (Alanna Ubach), and heightens (subconsciously) the tension between Cassie, Maddy, and Nate. Rue, Jules, and Elliot play truth or dare and steal booze, causing Rue and Jules to argue.
Cal decides to leave his family after a drunken rant about their animosity, and Elliot tells Jules that Rue isn’t sober. The second of these two incidents set up the next episode.
Episode 5 — ‘Stand Still Like the Hummingbird’
The fifth episode of the season is possibly the show’s best. The episode captures Rue’s addiction and all its terrifying features perfectly. Rue, Leslie (Nika King), and Gia (Storm Reid) gave outstanding, heartbreaking performances throughout the episode.
With Cassie’s secret disclosed, Laurie’s horrifying guise as she injects Rue with morphine and human trafficking overtones, the episode portrays a thoroughly broken Rue and how much she destroys herself and others around her in a sobering depiction of addiction and what it can do to a person.
Episode 6 — “A Thousand Little Trees of Blood”
Lows must follow highs. This season’s last episode is a jolting, confusing mess compared to its predecessor. Ali (Colman Domingo) cooks for Zendaya’s (Rue) family in this episode, which is great.
Kat’s (Barbie Ferreira) and Ethan’s (Austin Abrams) split seemed out of character, startling, and unnatural to incorporate into the show. Nate (Jacob Elordi) threatens Maddy (Alexa Demie) and then shares a weirdly emotional moment with Jules (Hunter Schafer). Lexi (Maude Apatow) finally stood up for herself as Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) spiraled. Tiny wins!
Episode 7 — The Theater and Its Double
Lexi Howard’s season 2 was undisputed. Lexi grew during the season as she wrote her to play. Episode 7 shows the play alongside real-life flashbacks of several of the characters.
Ethan portraying Nate on stage in a locker room to Holding Out For a Hero was the episode’s highlight. The scene depicted anti-masculinity brilliantly, attacking Nate’s deepest insecurity. The expensive play was the season’s highlight.
Episode 8 — “All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name”
The season finale had its moments but wasn’t as great as it could have been, therefore it’s lower on the list. Rue owing Laurie’s (Martha Kelly) money from Season 2 was never addressed again. It couldn’t compare to Season 1’s finale due to disconnected or confusing sequences.
There were suspenseful times. The scene after cops stormed Fez, Ash, and Faye was heartbreaking and intriguing. Lexi and Fez (in flashback mode) and Lexi and Rue provide closure for their tight connection hinted at in Season 1.
Final Words
Euphoria High School is back for season 2. The first season was praised for being honest about Gen Z coming of age. The first episode of Euphoria’s second season premiered on January 1. Zendaya says that the second part of the TV show is even scarier than the first. Episode 3 does a terrific job of making you feel sorrow for Cal Jacobs, the Jacobs family patriarch.
The fifth episode of the season is possibly the show’s best. This season’s last episode is a jolting, confusing mess compared to its predecessor. Lexi grew as she wrote her to play and had real-life flashbacks. The season finale had its moments but wasn’t as great as it could have been.
