{"id":1954533,"date":"2026-05-25T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1954533"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:21:28","slug":"euphoria-fans-react-to-shock-death-in-latest-episode-finally-offed-the-walking-red-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1954533","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Euphoria\u2019 fans react to shock death in latest episode: \u201cFinally offed the walking red flag\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-euphoria-syndey-sweeney.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Euphoria\u2019 fans react to shock death in latest episode: \u201cFinally offed the walking red flag\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>As usual, the show has divided fans, with some celebrating the surprise death and others decrying the &#8220;Looney Tunes&#8221; level of violence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-25T12:21:28+01:00\">25th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-euphoria-syndey-sweeney-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Topalian and Sydney Sweeney in \u2018Euphoria\u2019\" title=\"Jack Topalian and Sydney Sweeney in \u2018Euphoria\u2019\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jack Topalian and Sydney Sweeney in \u2018Euphoria\u2019 season 3, episode 7. CREDIT: Patrick Wymore\/HBO\/PRESS<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>With the penultimate episode of <i>Euphoria<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>season three now out, fans have taken to social media to respond to a major character\u2019s shock death.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0season two review: still the best teen drama on TV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sam Levinson\u2019s teen drama had\u00a0been away for four years, but the opening episode of the new season landed on\u00a0HBO Max on April 12, with last night\u2019s (May 24) episode marking one of the final instalments of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the lead-up to it airing, speculation had been rife that a major death was on the way, sparking an unfounded rumour that Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Cassie would have a leg amputated. Others thought Alexa Demie\u2019s Maddy might be in the firing line, but it actually turned out to be Jacob Elordi\u2019s Nate Jacobs who suffered a gruesome fate in the latest episode, having been buried alive in a coffin by a gangster to whom he owed a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>While he was able to breathe through a pipe to the surface as his wife Cassie scrambled to get the money together, a\u00a0rattlesnake slithered down the pipe and fatally bit him.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Elordi said the shocking death of his controversial character was a \u201ccool way to go\u201d, but it was \u201cbittersweet\u201d to leave the series.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a HBO video going behind the scenes of the episodes, he described Nate as somebody \u201cwho\u2019s made so many mistakes and so many dark choices, [so] it\u2019s cool to see it all come to what it\u2019s come to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some fans, however, felt differently, saying \u201cnone of his punishments felt satisfying\u201d. While some appreciated the shock value, others decried the \u201cLooney Tunes\u201d level violence he had been subjected to in place of any real character development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For many weeks I\u2019ve been talking about how much Rue has been suffering in Euphoria, but honestly I\u2019d say Nate suffered even worse physically this season.<\/p>\n<p>First he gets his pinky toe cut, then it literally gets ripped off, and in that same hour they\u2019re cutting his finger too.\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ri3E2qaWV1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Queen \u2730 (@QUEENP0P) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">fr it was such a cop out ending and the easiest way out for him, none of his punishments felt satisfying<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sam \u2736 (@cinephailure) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Pensando que o Nate poderia estar vivo se tivesse assistido Kill Bill #Euphoria pic.twitter.com\/Xja1HBHgVm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Babi (@babi) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201comg he was tortured all season what more do you want\u201d him having looney tunes violence happening to him for a total of 20 minutes all season with no mention of his previous behavior or scenes with anyone else is not the same you guys do anything to excuse lazy writing<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 erinspresso (@riverindaIe) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">spoilers \/\/ if they were going to kill nate off it should have been in a way that felt earned after all the torture he caused to these girls in the first two seasons. him being bitten by a rattlesnake after having ten minutes of screentime was so lame #euphoria<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 erinspresso (@riverindaIe) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I really wasn&#8217;t expecting that ending for Nate, I&#8217;m in shock\ud83d\ude42 #euphoriapic.twitter.com\/Sb5uhaYIly<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udde6\ud83d\udc8c (@raggedwingss) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Me julguem, mas acho que o Nate Jacobs n\u00e3o merecia esse final! A realidade \u00e9 que ele buscou reden\u00e7\u00e3o e ser algu\u00e9m melhor, mas o desenvolvimento disso n\u00e3o foi bem trabalhado e executado. Mas enfim, ele precisa receber um karma, n\u00e9?! #euphoria pic.twitter.com\/O4aUlfkYhS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RAFA (@rafaelxzjj) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jacob Elordi clearly had very limited availability, that really limited what they could do with the character this season.  He hasn&#8217;t even been able to be in the same scene as Sweeney since their wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony (@RidleyAM1) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">E pensar que o maior carma do Nate foi por denunciar o pai dele pra poder herdar a sua construtora s\u00f3 pra ele. <\/p>\n<p>A ganancia levou ele para a cidade dos anjos, para ser morto pela serpente\u2026 #euphoria pic.twitter.com\/y18XWuUvha<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nerd em Cartaz (@nerdemcartaz) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i\u2019m like irritated ngl lmfao just threw out his potential as a character. i wanted evil ass nate to create other issues as some sort of antagonist, but all they had jacob do was scream and cry and groan and die like\u2014\ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lexi \u2698 (@tbhsani) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guy did yall a favor by coming back this season and you guys make him get beat up and shove him in a box with a snake. Great writing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UNA_Alum (@Dingle1799925) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally offed the walking red flag. Took you long enough, show still mid tho<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pushpender Shekhawat (@PushpenderSays) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several of the show\u2019s lead actors have gone on to be major stars, but all returned for the new run \u2013 with Zendaya starring as Rue Bennett, Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn and Maude Apatow as Lexi Howard alongside Sweeney, Demie and Elordi.<\/p>\n<p>Given the A-list nature of the show\u2019s cast now, the new episodes have proved to be\u00a0highly successful\u00a0for HBO Max, with\u00a0<i>Variety<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>reporting that the premiere episode was watched by\u00a08.5million people\u00a0\u2013 a 44 per cent increase from the season two premiere in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the previous episode, some fans felt their collective star power had hampered the latest season. \u201cJacob Elordi clearly had very limited availability, that really limited what they could do with the character this season,\u201d wrote one X user. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t even been able to be in the same scene as Sweeney since their wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many have speculated that the actors\u2019 success outside of the franchise might also make it difficult for them all to return for a fourth season. 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attack<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LizzorespondstoTaylorSwiftshade-rumours-news-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LizzorespondstoTaylorSwiftshade-rumours-news-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Lizzo tells fan to \u201cgrow up\u201d after being accused of shading Taylor Swift: \u201cI\u2019ve never talked shit about any artist\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-the-all-american-rejects-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-the-all-american-rejects-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The All-American Rejects on soaring ticket prices: \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be a District 1 Hunger Games luxury to go to concerts\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>With the penultimate episode of <i>Euphoria<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>season three now out, fans have taken to social media to respond to a major character\u2019s shock death.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0season two review: still the best teen drama on TV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sam Levinson\u2019s teen drama had\u00a0been away for four years, but the opening episode of the new season landed on\u00a0HBO Max on April 12, with last night\u2019s (May 24) episode marking one of the final instalments of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the lead-up to it airing, speculation had been rife that a major death was on the way, sparking an unfounded rumour that Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Cassie would have a leg amputated. Others thought Alexa Demie\u2019s Maddy might be in the firing line, but it actually turned out to be Jacob Elordi\u2019s Nate Jacobs who suffered a gruesome fate in the latest episode, having been buried alive in a coffin by a gangster to whom he owed a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>While he was able to breathe through a pipe to the surface as his wife Cassie scrambled to get the money together, a\u00a0rattlesnake slithered down the pipe and fatally bit him.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Elordi said the shocking death of his controversial character was a \u201ccool way to go\u201d, but it was \u201cbittersweet\u201d to leave the series.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a HBO video going behind the scenes of the episodes, he described Nate as somebody \u201cwho\u2019s made so many mistakes and so many dark choices, [so] it\u2019s cool to see it all come to what it\u2019s come to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some fans, however, felt differently, saying \u201cnone of his punishments felt satisfying\u201d. While some appreciated the shock value, others decried the \u201cLooney Tunes\u201d level violence he had been subjected to in place of any real character development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For many weeks I\u2019ve been talking about how much Rue has been suffering in Euphoria, but honestly I\u2019d say Nate suffered even worse physically this season.<\/p>\n<p>First he gets his pinky toe cut, then it literally gets ripped off, and in that same hour they\u2019re cutting his finger too.\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ri3E2qaWV1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Queen \u2730 (@QUEENP0P) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">fr it was such a cop out ending and the easiest way out for him, none of his punishments felt satisfying<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sam \u2736 (@cinephailure) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Pensando que o Nate poderia estar vivo se tivesse assistido Kill Bill #Euphoria pic.twitter.com\/Xja1HBHgVm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Babi (@babi) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201comg he was tortured all season what more do you want\u201d him having looney tunes violence happening to him for a total of 20 minutes all season with no mention of his previous behavior or scenes with anyone else is not the same you guys do anything to excuse lazy writing<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 erinspresso (@riverindaIe) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">spoilers \/\/ if they were going to kill nate off it should have been in a way that felt earned after all the torture he caused to these girls in the first two seasons. him being bitten by a rattlesnake after having ten minutes of screentime was so lame #euphoria<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 erinspresso (@riverindaIe) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I really wasn&#8217;t expecting that ending for Nate, I&#8217;m in shock\ud83d\ude42 #euphoriapic.twitter.com\/Sb5uhaYIly<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udde6\ud83d\udc8c (@raggedwingss) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Me julguem, mas acho que o Nate Jacobs n\u00e3o merecia esse final! A realidade \u00e9 que ele buscou reden\u00e7\u00e3o e ser algu\u00e9m melhor, mas o desenvolvimento disso n\u00e3o foi bem trabalhado e executado. Mas enfim, ele precisa receber um karma, n\u00e9?! #euphoria pic.twitter.com\/O4aUlfkYhS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RAFA (@rafaelxzjj) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jacob Elordi clearly had very limited availability, that really limited what they could do with the character this season.  He hasn&#8217;t even been able to be in the same scene as Sweeney since their wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony (@RidleyAM1) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">E pensar que o maior carma do Nate foi por denunciar o pai dele pra poder herdar a sua construtora s\u00f3 pra ele. <\/p>\n<p>A ganancia levou ele para a cidade dos anjos, para ser morto pela serpente\u2026 #euphoria pic.twitter.com\/y18XWuUvha<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nerd em Cartaz (@nerdemcartaz) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i\u2019m like irritated ngl lmfao just threw out his potential as a character. i wanted evil ass nate to create other issues as some sort of antagonist, but all they had jacob do was scream and cry and groan and die like\u2014\ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lexi \u2698 (@tbhsani) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guy did yall a favor by coming back this season and you guys make him get beat up and shove him in a box with a snake. Great writing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UNA_Alum (@Dingle1799925) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally offed the walking red flag. Took you long enough, show still mid tho<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pushpender Shekhawat (@PushpenderSays) May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several of the show\u2019s lead actors have gone on to be major stars, but all returned for the new run \u2013 with Zendaya starring as Rue Bennett, Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn and Maude Apatow as Lexi Howard alongside Sweeney, Demie and Elordi.<\/p>\n<p>Given the A-list nature of the show\u2019s cast now, the new episodes have proved to be\u00a0highly successful\u00a0for HBO Max, with\u00a0<i>Variety<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>reporting that the premiere episode was watched by\u00a08.5million people\u00a0\u2013 a 44 per cent increase from the season two premiere in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the previous episode, some fans felt their collective star power had hampered the latest season. \u201cJacob Elordi clearly had very limited availability, that really limited what they could do with the character this season,\u201d wrote one X user. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t even been able to be in the same scene as Sweeney since their wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many have speculated that the actors\u2019 success outside of the franchise might also make it difficult for them all to return for a fourth season. In April,\u00a0Zendaya appeared on\u00a0<i>The Drew Barrymore Show\u00a0<\/i>and was\u00a0asked if she thought the third season would be the end of the show, she replied: \u201cI think so, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did not elaborate beyond that statement, other than saying, \u201cthat closure is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has been no official confirmation either\u00a0way either\u00a0from Levinson or HBO, but Levinson did tell\u00a0<i>Variety<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>earlier this year that he treats \u201cevery season like it\u2019s the last season\u201d,\u00a0and that there are \u201cno plans\u201d for it to return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/euphoria-fans-react-to-shock-death-in-latest-episode-finally-offed-the-walking-red-flag-3947312&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-euphoria-syndey-sweeney.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018Euphoria\u2019 fans react to shock death in latest episode: \u201cFinally offed the walking red flag\u201d As usual, the show has divided fans, with some celebrating the surprise death and others decrying the &#8220;Looney Tunes&#8221; level of violence By Poppy Burton 25th May 2026 Jack Topalian and Sydney Sweeney in \u2018Euphoria\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-1954533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1954533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1954533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1954533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1954533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}