so in honour of zendaya’s emmy nomination and the impending ceremony i’ve compiled a thread of her stellar performances throughout her run on euphoria! enjoy:

trigger warnings first:
- drug use
- drug overdose
- explicit sexual content
- mentions of various mental illnesses
- panick attacks
- depression
- anxiety
- bipolar disorder
- ocd

let’s start with one of the best character introductions and opening sequences we’ve seen for a show

some of her best work is in the quiet moments of the show when we get to see the way rue’s addiction affects her family

the contrast between her anxiety attack and her memories of these simply melancholic moments with her mother and sister is beautiful

no televising montage has ever struck me like this! between the moments of laughter and pain rue shares with her mother and sister, and the slightest introspection she experiences at the hospital, this is one of the pivotal scenes of the show and zendaya’s acting career

her nervous demeanor around jules and the significant effect she has on her mood makes her character all the more endearing

i had to include this scene because zendaya’s comedic brilliance is just *chefs kiss*

her fear and anxiety of jules’ perception of her changing in the slightest is just gut-wrenching to watch

more comedic excellence

ending this thread with the most powerfully poignant montage of the show!

miss zendaya the emmy is yours!