“Euphoria” season 3 is in full swing, and the episode that fans have been waiting for since the premiere is just around the corner.
After two episodes of the cast fractured into groups, the highly-anticipated wedding episode will be the first time this season that the entire cast will be in the same place.
On Sunday, April 26, the wedding of Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie Howard, and Jacob Elordi’s Nate Jacobs will finally air, as the series has been building up to the nuptials throughout the season so far.
The wedding is the key reason why Cassie has decided to become an OnlyFans model, and those highly sexually suggestive scenes of Sweeney’s character have resulted in massive backlash.
However, whether fans are hate-watching or genuinely excited to see the show’s first wedding, they are making their voices heard.
In the “Euphoria” Reddit forum, fans let loose about the episode, including what they think will happen and what they hope will occur.
“I’m so ready for this episode but I swear to god Cassie will make me die of cringe by the time this season is over ffs their wedding dance looks horrifying,” a Redditor wrote. “The wedding already looks like a disaster and I’m here for it,” a second user shared.
Another noted a moment in the teaser for the episode that pointed to comments from the previous season.
“Cassie’s mom saying “you’re my masterpiece,” when she’s in her tight white wedding dress, is an exact parallel to Cassie’s parents saying “you’re perfect”, when she was a tween in a tight white romper – just before they sent her out to be leered at and fondled by adult men,” the user commented.
“Okay I’m actually so ready for this episode. Jules’s ‘remember me,’ also having the whole cast together,” a Reddit user wrote. “We’ll finally see what has changed between all of them, and not just in bits and pieces.”
“I have a theory about Cassie & Maddie storyline,” a fellow user began. “I think she won’t screw Cassie during the wedding but after. We saw that Cassie deleted her account after Nate found out BUT from trailers we can also see that it’s not the end of her career…She definitely continued working with Maddie.”
Controversy Hasn’t Impacted ‘Euphoria’ Ratings Success
According to Variety, episode two of the current third season of “Euphoria,” which aired April 19, amassed 8.5 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in its first three days. Those numbers match the viewership of the April 12 season premiere.
Additionally, the global total for “Euphoria” season three has surpassed 20 million viewers to date, which is a 68% increase in global viewership from the second season premiere in the same timeframe.
“Euphoria” fans were excited when the show finally returned to catch up with the cast of characters as they venture into adulthood via a five-year time jump. However, the backlash came immediately after the season three premiere, as many fans couldn’t get past the scenes of Sydney Sweeney’s character, Cassie Howard.
As part of the character’s storyline, Cassie has embarked on a career on OnlyFans, resulting in her taking very suggestive and highly sexualized photos that many have deemed degrading.
Some critics have also accused the show’s creator Sam Levinson of leaning into “disturbing” and “misogynistic” storylines more than ever in comparison to previous seasons.
In her very first scene in season three, Sweeney is dressed as a dog, as she pants, eats out of a bowl and is led on a leash. Additionally, the following episode sees her dressed as an adult baby with her legs spread while sucking a pacifier, and also being topless with ice cream dripping down her nipples.
Other scenes feature Sweeney wearing a soaking wet American flag T-shirt without a bra and also dressed as a baseball catcher in only a nude thong.
‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Responded To Dog Costume Backlash
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Levinson discussed the trajectory of Cassie’s character in season three.
“[Cassie] has got her dog house and her little dog ears and the nose, and that has its own humor, but what makes the scene is the fact that her housekeeper is the one filming it,” Levinson said.
“What we wanted to always find is the other layer of absurdity that we’re able to tie into it so that we’re not too inside of her fantasy or illusion — the gag is to jump out, to break the wall,” he told the outlet. “We wanted to capture what she’s trying to show the audience and be inside of it, but then also pull back wider and see how depressing it is.”
This Is Largely Rumored To Be The Show’s Final Season
During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Zendaya, who won two Emmys for her portrayal of lead character Rue Bennett, spoke on the show’s future.
When asked if season three was the end of the series, Zendaya replied, “I think so, yeah,” before reiterating, “Yes, I think so. That closure is coming.”
Although HBO has not confirmed the end of the successful show, the end is likely near, as multiple cast members have become highly sought after in Hollywood, specifically Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney.