'Euphoria' Season 3 Episode 2 ending explained: Rue and Jules reunite but are they officially back together?

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers and key details from the series 'Euphoria'. Reader discretion is advised if you haven't watched it yet.

Ever since the very first episode of 'Euphoria', there has been a magical yet deeply complicated connection between Rue, played by Zendaya, and Jules, played by Hunter Schafer. Now, in Season 3 Episode 2, the two are back in each other's orbit for the first time in years, and the ending has left fans with plenty of questions.

How did 'Euphoria' Season 3 Episode 2 end?

The episode closes with Rue showing up at the lobby of a luxury high-rise in downtown Los Angeles just as a fabulously dressed Jules arrives home for the night. Rue notes that she likes Jules' new look. Gone are the colour-streaked hair and glitter makeup, replaced by a designer wig and couture cocktail gown.

Jules invites Rue upstairs, and the two catch up about the nostalgia of past romances, no matter how complicated they actually were. When Rue is asked about where she stands with her addictions, she says, "I avoid things that destroy my life." Jules then notes the irony of Rue visiting her. Just when it seems Jules has officially placed Rue in the friend zone, the episode ends on a flirtatious note. Jules is drawing a bath and Rue assumes she wants to be left alone. "You're not going to keep me company?" Jules asks.

Are Rue and Jules back together in 'Euphoria' Season 3?

Not exactly. Jules is currently a Sugar Baby, earning her living by dating wealthy older men. Signs of her current benefactor are visible throughout her apartment, and she is not in a position to simply walk away from that arrangement. The trailer for the weeks ahead offers a glimpse of how Jules got into this lifestyle, including a scene featuring a character played by Sam Trammell.

Rue, meanwhile, has her own commitments in the form of her service to Alamo, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Neither woman is entirely free, making this reunion feel more like a casual reconnection than a romantic reunion for keeps. Whether these two can finally find their way to each other, or whether they are destined to remain in each other's lives without ever truly being together, remains one of the season's most compelling questions.