“Once we talked about the idea, Sam went in and wrote it all.”
So I was just sort of along for the ride."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: We finally got to see some of Lexi’s play!
Maude Apatow plays Lexi on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
When did the idea that this would be Lexi’s season 2 arc first start?
How long has it been in the works?
MAUDE APATOW:I’m trying to think.
Lexi’s play within ‘Euphoria’ season 2 is titled ‘Our Life.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
I thought it totally made sense for Lexi to be a theater kid.
I was in real life, and the play is loosely inspired by my senior year of high school.
Yeah, so it’s loosely based on a true event.
Maude Apatow as Lexi and Angus Cloud as Fez on ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO
Were you already privy to the parts of Lexi’s history that get shown in those scenes?
I thought it was interesting how Sam did that.
And I wanted to meet with him about it, and he was so great.
Maude Apatow in ‘Euphoria’ season 2 on HBO.Eddy Chen/HBO
I feel like I instantly hit it off with him, and he really understood me right away.
He’s just so smart, and he’s seen like every movie on earth.
I just have such a fun time working with him.
Maude Apatow as Lexi on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
And then they were asking me to audition, but it was all very hush hush.
It’s really cool to watch.
It was coming later.
Because that certainly feels like it at least colors Lexi’s arc as a playwright.
And I think that that’s what Sam does with the show.
He’s so invested in making it amazing, and he cares so much.
You wanna do a good job for him, but you also know he’s got your back.
Are you responsible for Fexi?
I read thatyou’d suggestedLexi and Fezco (Angus Cloud) link up in season 2.
I don’t fully remember how that happened.
I can’t remember specifically how that went down.
Once we started talking about it, it totally made sense.
And Angus and I, in real life, have a funny friendship.
It all just happened.
It all felt right as soon as we started talking about it.
It’s so nice to see people like it that much.
It’s so funny.
But yeah, it’s a crazy positive reaction.
[Laughs] No, I did not see that coming.
They just hold hands, and it’s building really slowly.
But I love working with Angus.
I think Angus is such a great actor, and we just have so much fun working together.
So for selfish reasons, I hope we get to do more scenes together because it’s fun.
He’s just a great partner.
In terms of other scene partners, how’d you develop your dynamic with Sydney?
It seems like you two have amplified each other this season.
Sydney and I are very close.
It’s the same thing, but acting with Sydney is so easy because she’s so good.
She’s just amazing at what she does.
We have such a great relationship.
What has it been like to see so much attention on Lexi as the audience surrogate?
And they ask me about it, and I’m not, not surprised, but it’s interesting.
But yeah, the line during the intervention.
I thought it’s so funny because we shot that scene and we were all dying.
But that was a really fun scene to shoot.
Do you see Lexi as an important figure in Rue’s storyline?
This season you definitely see more about how Cassie and Lexi’s dad was an addict too.
Rue is obviously her best friend.
