"All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name" is the eighth and final episode of the second season of Euphoria, and the eighteenth episode of the series overall. It was released on February 27, 2022 on HBO and HBO Max.[1]
Premise[]
As the show goes on, fragments of memories collide with the present and future.
Plot[]
Fezco is about to leave for Lexi's play when Custer tells him that Mouse's body has been found. Faye drops her glass and grabs Fezco's attention, telling him not to talk.Ashtray walks toward Custer while he is yelling at Faye and Fez. Ashtray then stabs Custer in his throat. Fez realizes that Custer's phone is recording and tells Ash to be quiet as he covers a dying Custer's mouth. Fez dumps the phone in a soda cup and stands in silence, breathing shakily.
Cassie returns to the auditorium, walking toward the stage. Cassie gets on stage and begins berating Lexi, calling her a bystander who never tried to live. Cassie makes mention of her affair with Nate, leading to Maddy yelling from the audience. Suze tries to get Cassie off stage, who refuses to leave.
The panicked crew continue the play to a depiction of Cassie on the carousel ride, Cassie rips the actress playing her off the horse and begins attacking her. Maddy runs on stage, Kat and BB. Maddy and Cassie begin fighting on stage, the audience cheering and recording.
Days before the play, Rue stops by Elliot's house. She forgives him and thanks him for telling her mother about her drug use. Rue promises to tell no one that he is still using. Elliot asks Rue if she has spoken to Jules, but neither have. Elliot plays her a Elliot's Song on the guitar.
Bobbi comforts a crying Lexi, who is greeted by the cast and crew waiting for the show to continue. Rue begins a "Lexi" chant which motivates her to continue the show. Before they continue, Lexi gives a speech to the audience, dedicating the play to Fez.
In the aftermath of Custer's death, Fez punches Ashtray to make it look like he didn't do it. Fez tells Ashtray to surrender as he plans to take the fall for the murder. Faye notices the surveillance cameras moving on their own and hears police chatter outside the door. Ash takes several guns and Fez begs him to leave and surrender. Ashtray refuses to surrender his weapons to Fez and they both begin to cry.
Nate drives to a warehouse and finds Cal. Nate tells the group that Cal is with about the time when he found his father's sex tapes. Cal apologizes to Nate for not having kept him safe. Nate rejects the apology and pulls out a USB drive. Nate tells Cal that the drive contains every video that Cal created. Police lights appear as Cal begs Nate not to do this. Nate tearfully watches as Cal is arrested.
Police begin to raid Fezco's apartment while Fez continues to beg Ashtray to surrender. Police discover Custer's dead body and arrest Faye. Fez begs the police not to shoot the room. Ashtray begins shooting from inside the bathroom. The firing ceases and Ashtray feigns death as an officer opens the door. Ashtray kills the officer and blankly stares at Fez before being killed by police.
The next day, Rue calls Lexi to compliment her play and ask if they can hang out. Rue tells Lexi that her play was the first time she's looked back at her life and not hated herself. They both speak about their dads and reaffirm how much their fathers loved them. The play ends with the two embracing.
Cassie, Maddy, and Kat sit in silence in the school bathroom. Cassie tells Maddy that Nate had already broken up with her before she went on stage. A stoic Maddy tells her that it is only the beginning. Maddy stares at an ashamed Cassie before leaving.
Jules sits next to Rue and tells her that she loves and misses her. Rue looks back at Jules to kiss her on the cheek and leaves. Jules begins to cry. Rue narrates that she stayed clean the rest of the school year, resolved to be a good person as she leaves the school.
Credits[]
Cast[]
Crew[]
Created, Written and Directed by Executive Producers
Producers Co-Producers Director of Photography Production Designer Edited By
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Casting By NY Casting By Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Directors Second Assistant Directors Costume Designers Associate Producer Music Supervisor Sound Designer Consultants |
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is a reference to the quote from André Breton's book Mad Love.
- As of February 24, 2022, this episode is trending as a top search on Google.
- Javon Walton, the actor who portrays Ashtray, described this episode as intense, devastating and extremely shocking.
- According to PopBase, Javon Walton revealed that Fezco was the one that was supposed to die in this episode, but the script was rewritten a day before the last day of filming began.[2]
- HBO Max crashed for many viewers while trying to watch the episode, just like the premiere episode, "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door".[3]
- The episode delivered 6.6 million viewers across all platforms, per HBO. That’s more than five times the audience for the season one closer back in August 2019 and the best night one tune-in Euphoria has ever drawn.[4]
- This episode marks the final appearance for Barbie Ferreira as Kat, Javon Walton as Ash, Angus Cloud as Fez, Storm Reid as Gia, Nika King as Leslie and Austin Abrams as Ethan.
- This is the last episode to credit Chloe Cherry as a co-star. From the next episode onwards, she becomes a series regular.
Soundtrack[]
Song | Artist | Album | Scene |
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Uno che grida amore | Ennio Morricone | Metti una sera a cena (Gold Tracks) | Fez and Lexi talk. |
Main Titles (The Fury) | John Williams | Diamond Head | Lexi texts Fez; Cassie heads toward the stage. |
La Strada Suite: I. Nozze in campagna - È arrivato Zampanò | Marzio Conti, Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Massimo di Palermo | Rota: La Strada Suite, Sinfonia sopra una canzone d'amore & Waltzes from Il Gattopardo | Cassie pulls Hallie off the carousel; A fight ensues on stage. |
Un homme qui me plaît (Concerto pour la fin d'un amour) | Francis Lai | Collection Francis Lai: Made in France, Vol. 4 (Bandes originales de films) | Rue looks back at Eliot. Eliot nods back; Rue reads a letter at the funeral and Bobbi consoles Lexi. |
L'amore Dice Ciao (Slow Take) | Andee Silver, Armando Trovajoli | La Matriarca - The Libertine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lexi's cast and crew look to her for what to do next; Rue starts a chant. |
Can't Get You out of My Head | Kylie Minogue | Fever | Nate finds Cal at the construction and confronts him. |
Ti prego amami | Ennio Morricone | Metti una sera a cena (Gold Tracks) | Rue finishes reading the letter; The cops arrest Fez. |
Les Choses De La Vie | Philippe Sarde | Les Choses De La Vie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Rue retreats to the living room during the funeral; In the play, Jade joins the girls outside; Rue tells Lexi she loved the play. |
Elliot's Song - From "Euphoria" An HBO Original Series | Dominic Fike, Zendaya | Elliot's Song (From "Euphoria" An Original HBO Series) | Elliott plays to Rue. |
I'm Tired - From "Euphoria" An Original HBO Series | Labrinth, Zendaya | I'm Tired (From "Euphoria" An Original HBO Series) | At the end. |
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Euphoria Ep. 8: All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com
- ↑ Javon Walton, who plays Ashtray in Euphoria, reveals that Fez was the one that was supposed to die in the Season 2 finale but the script was changed a day before filming.
- ↑ HBO Max Crashes Ahead of ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Finale
- ↑ ‘Euphoria’ Hits Series High Ratings for Season 2 Finale
Season 1 | |
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"Pilot" · "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" · "Made You Look" · "Shook Ones Pt. II" · "'03 Bonnie and Clyde" · "The Next Episode" · "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed" · "And Salt the Earth Behind You" | |
Special episodes | |
"Trouble Don't Last Always" · "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob" | |
Season 2 | |
"Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door" · "Out of Touch" · "Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys" · "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can" · "Stand Still Like the Hummingbird" · "A Thousand Little Trees of Blood" · "The Theater and Its Double" · "All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name" | |
Season 3 | |
TBA | |