“Euphoria” continues to spark ongoing conversation and intense fan reaction, and the third episode of the current season features the most jaw-dropping moment yet.
After weeks of anticipation, the wedding of Cassie Howard and Nate Jacobs, played by Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi, respectively, finally arrived, and to say it was filled with drama is an understatement.
If you have been keeping up with the current season of HBO’s hit show “Euphoria,” you’re aware that Nate Jacobs is in serious debt — and the effects of his not paying said debt finally came to a head on what was supposed to be the happiest day of his life.
After exchanging vows and officially becoming husband and wife, Nate is visited by an angry loan shark during the wedding reception that he owes $600,000 to, who provided a stern warning of what was to come.
However, Nate likely didn’t expect to lose an extremity in the process.
As the couple returned home, they were greeted by the loan shark and one of his henchmen, who promptly beat Nate to a pulp, and finished the job by…wait for it…cutting off his pinky toe.
Fans immediately reacted online to the bloody and gory scene.
“The way I would divorce Nate and his toeless foot with the quickness after all of this is insane. You ruin[ed] my wedding day,” one user in the “Euphoria” Reddit forum wrote.
“ngl cassie having a breakdown that she’s bleeding and completely unconcerned / paying no mind to nate being violently assaulted was hella funny,” another user shared.
“Honestly, my favorite episode of season 3 so far!,” a fellow Redditor wrote. “All the tension building up in the wedding for the moment that Nate gets beaten in his home with Cassie was INSANE!”
Others noted that the scene made them a bit sick to their stomach.
“Cutting off his toe got me good god damn,” one commented. “I thought they were gonna just rip off his toenail, which is also bad, but wow,” another remarked.
“Yeah, I was just sitting down to eat dinner too,” a third wrote. “nah fr i had to look away, also the background music while they were all screaming made me so uneasy,” another commenter shared.
Fans Previously Shared Their Excitement Of What Would Happen At The Wedding
In the “Euphoria” Reddit forum, fans let loose ahead of the episode, sharing 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. 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 episode’s teaser 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.”
Backlash And A Four-Year Hiatus Have Not Impacted Euphoria’s Ratings
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, a 68% increase from the second-season premiere in the same timeframe.
