There's a lot to unpack from Episode 3 of Euphoria.
A surprisingly sweet backstory from Cal Jacobs (played by Eric Dane), Rue (Zendaya) wicked business plans, Nate (Jacob Elordi), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), and Maddie (Alexa Demi) love triangles, and Ash (Jevon "Wannah") "Walton) proving that no one is messing with Fez (Angus Claude), Euphoria Episode 3 takes the drama to another level. Plus, was that a little flirtation between Elliot (Dominic Faik) and Jules (Hunter Schaefer)?
Euphoria season 2 episode 3 recap
The prayers of Enthusiasm fans have been answered. Yes, it finally happened. Cal's backstory finally shared. Knowing who Cal is (a violent, sexual predator), we'd be wrong to think that his childhood and adolescence were plain-sailing, but audiences certainly didn't expect it to be quite the tear-jerker.
As a teenager, Cal was inseparable from his best friend, Derek. They did everything together, even getting girlfriends at the same time, despite Cal's apparent sexual attraction to his BFFL.
For years Cal tried to fight his attraction to Derek and if his father had anything to do with it, Cal and Derek would not be left alone in the same bedroom for very long (it is unclear if Cal K's father knew about Cal's sexuality).
Cal met Marsha, Nate's mother, in his final years of high school. Viewers get an insight into their sex life, which started off very poorly but turned seriously addictive.
To celebrate their graduation, Derek and Cal went to a bar where they knew they would be served alcohol despite being young. There, they knocked back several shots of tequila and danced on the jukebox to "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS, eventually kissing after years of harboring their feelings for each other.
However, the next morning Cal's world comes crashing down around him when he receives a call from Marsha, who weeps that she is pregnant. Within seconds, we saw a thousand different emotions fly across Cal's face, but it eventually ended with him in tears as he realized he would never get to live his authentic life.
Cal's sexually repressed past may explain his behavior as an adult. Like his father, Cal is controlling his son Nate and puts severe pressure on him to live for the man he wants Nate to break up with and crack down on his father in the Season 1 finale. ,
Cal also has a secret sex life that his wife doesn't know about. Nate is aware of his father's attraction to gay men and transwomen, and in Season 1, it was seriously hinted that Nate has genuine feelings for Jules, a transwoman. Throughout the excitement, Nate has also been confused about his sexuality. Like father like son.
Fez Spills the Beans, Cal Gets a Beating
Picking up from the cliffhanger at the end of Episode 2, in which Cal begs his son Nate for the location of the tape showing Jules having sex with Jules, Cal continues to follow FaZe and even sits outside his house. Is.
Cal is under the impression that Fez knows or knows about the location of the tapes and is trying to extort Nate as a form of blackmail, but he couldn't be more wrong. With a gun to Ash's head and violently attacking him with a barrel, Cal confesses to FaZe that he had sex with Jules when she was 17 and filmed it.
Completely taken aback and undoubtedly confused, Fez explains that he has no idea what Cal is talking about and doesn't have the tapes. As he tries to figure out what Cal is talking about, FaZe effectively kicks Nate out of his father, revealing that Nate is "in love" with Jules, a confession. Which shakes up Cal's world.
He eventually leaves Fez's house covered in blood due to Ash's beating. Could his life potentially be in balance? He had dreams of committing suicide before visiting Fez. How will he explain his injuries to Nate and his family? Will Fez give Nate the beans first? Fans can expect to see the results of Cal's visit to FaZe's home in Episode 4 of Euphoria.
Rue means business
Rue's drug addiction reaches another level in Euphoria Season 2, Episode 3. After being rejected by FaZe, she takes her business plan to become a drug dealer elsewhere. Within seconds, viewers are back from Episode 1 to New Year's Eve. Rue has a meeting with drug kingpin Lori.
Lori, impressed by Rue's vision, gives her a suitcase worth $10,000 and sets off to sell the entire case within a month. She threatens to "kidnap and sell some real sick people" if she fails. Rue, please don't mess it up.