How late ‘Euphoria’ cast member Angus Cloud was honored in Season 3 finale

Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched “Euphoria” Season 3 section 8.

“Euphoria” prima Angus Cloud was honored successful nan Season 3 finale pinch never-before-seen footage of nan precocious character from 7 years ago.

The show’s creator, Sam Levinson, included a reel of trial footage featuring Cloud and Zendaya changeable during nan HBO series’ first play successful 2019.

“It’s footage that ne'er made it into nan show. I thought, ‘Oh, it’d beryllium awesome to usage that footage and conscionable spot him again — and spot the two of them,’” he told Esquire, referencing their characters Fezco “Fez” O’Neill and Rue Bennett’s adjacent friendship.

For Cloud’s characteristic to unrecorded connected successful Season 3, Levinson chose to put Fezco successful situation and still beryllium a taxable of chat amongst nan different characters.

“His arc this play is really benignant of amazing, contempt nan truth that he’s successful situation and we don’t spot him,” Levinson said.

In nan finale, Zendaya’s characteristic takes fentanyl-laced pills fixed to her by Alamo Brown, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, midway done nan episode, titled “In God We Trust.”

Cloud’s character, Fezco, was featured successful nan section during Rue’s decease sequence. The footage itself shows Zendaya and Cloud opinionated together successful a grassy field, each holding a cracked beer, smiling and looking disconnected astatine nan horizon.

The tribute is moreover much powerful because Cloud died from an accidental fentanyl overdose connected July 31, 2023, astatine nan property of 25.

“I really wanted to dive into that this play and woody pinch fentanyl, and woody pinch nan consequences and really it’s taking distant young people’s opportunity for a 2nd chance,” Levinson said. “When I was increasing up and doing drugs, sure, you could O.D. connected something, but it wasn’t for illustration it is coming wherever you make 1 incorrect move and you’re dead.”

Levinson besides revealed that nan determination to grant Cloud successful that measurement was made conscionable 5 days earlier nan finale premiered connected Sunday.

“I consciousness relieved that I was capable to put it each together and that we were capable to move it into thing that I’m really proud of,” he said. “But past there’s ever nan adrenaline clang that comes pinch it. So I get a small sad towards nan end.”

The shaper besides gave further penetration into Rue’s mirage and what that ending meant for her beloved character.

“Rue is benignant of going backmost done her life. So this is really a infinitesimal wherever she pulls up astatine nan aged convenience shop that Fezco utilized to activity at. She’s looking up astatine nan motion and has this flashback representation of her and Angus together.”

Rue’s decease comes connected nan heels of Zendaya’s co-star Jacob Elordi’s characteristic Nate Jacobs’ gruesome death in past week’s episode.

When asked astir Season 4 rumors, Levinson wasn’t rather capable to adjacent nan doorway fully.

“I mean, I don’t know. I’ve approached each play for illustration it’s nan past season. If they say, ‘That’s it, Sam, battalion your bags. We don’t request another.’”

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