Did Rue Relapse in Episode 8?

In the finale's final moments, Rue relapses after three months of sobriety. What follows is a sequence so experimental and hazy that many fans have speculated Rue might actually be dead.

What caused Rue to relapse?

Executive producer Sam Levinson has been candid about his deep, personal connection to Euphoria and his central character, Rue. Love and loss accumulate in the Season 1 finale where Rue's past and present converge, causing her to relapse.

Did Rue die in Euphoria special episode?

Eventually, we see a quick but harrowing visual of Rue dead next to a puddle of her vomit, exactly the way Gia found her when she OD'd ahead of Season 1. Back in the real world, Jules bids her therapist a happy holiday and heads home. She's grounded ever since her unauthorized trip to the city, and her dad is real mad.