“Euphoria“Season 3 is in full swing, and the episode fans have been waiting for since the first one is just around the corner.
After two episodes of the cast being split into groups, the highly anticipated wedding episode will be the first time this season that the entire cast will be in one place.
Highly Anticipated Wedding Episode ‘Euphoria’ Has Fans Going Wild
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 preparing for the nuptials throughout the season thus far.
Marriage is the main reason why Cassie decided to become an OnlyFans model, and these highly sexually suggestive scenes from Sweeney’s character led to massive backlash.
However, whether fans are haters or really excited to see the show’s first wedding, they are making their voices heard.
In the Reddit forum “Euphoria,” fans have weighed in on the episode, including what they think will happen and what they hope will happen.
“I’m so ready for this episode but I swear to God Cassie will have me dying of laughter by the end of this season, their wedding dance looks horrible,” one 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 episode’s teaser that referenced 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 teenager in a tight white romper – right before they sent her off to be stared at and fondled by grown men,” the user commented.
“Okay, I’m actually so ready for this episode. Jules’ ‘remember me’ and all the cast are together too,” one Reddit user wrote. “We’ll finally see what’s changed between them all, and not just in bits and pieces.”
“I have a theory about the Cassie & Maddie story,” another user began. “I think she won’t fuck Cassie during the wedding but after. We saw that Cassie deleted her account after Nate found out BUT from the trailers we can also see that this isn’t the end of her career… She definitely continued to work with Maddie.”
The controversy had no impact on the audience success of “Euphoria”
According to Variety, the second episode of the current third season of “Euphoria,” which aired on April 19, garnered 8.5 million viewers on HBO and HBO Max in its first three days. These figures correspond to the audience for the first season on April 12.
Additionally, the worldwide total for the third season of “Euphoria” has exceeded 20 million viewers to date, representing a 68% increase in global viewership compared to the second season premiere over the same period.
“Euphoria” fans were excited when the series finally returned to catch up with the cast of characters as they ventured toward 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 embarked on a career on OnlyFans, which led to her taking very suggestive and highly sexualized photos that many found degrading.
Some critics also accused series creator Sam Levinson of relying more than ever on “disturbing” and “misogynistic” storylines compared to previous seasons.
In her very first scene of season three, Sweeney is dressed as a dog, panting, eating from a bowl and on a leash. Additionally, the following episode sees her dressed as an adult baby, legs spread while sucking a pacifier, and also topless with ice cream dripping down her nipples.
Other scenes show Sweeney wearing a soaked American flag T-shirt with no bra and also dressed as a baseball catcher with 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 the third season.
“[Cassie] has his dog house and his little dog ears and his nose, and that has its own humor, but what makes the scene is the fact that it’s his housekeeper filming it,” Levinson said.
“What we always wanted to find is the other layer of absurdity that we can put in there so that we’re not too inside of his fantasy or his illusion – the gag is to jump, 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 also pull back more broadly and see how depressing it is.”
This is rumored to be the final season of the series.
During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Zendaya, who won two Emmys for her portrayal of lead character Rue Bennett, spoke about the future of the series.
When asked if season three marks 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 when the hit series will end, the end is likely near as several actors have become highly sought-after in Hollywood, including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney.