The ‘it’ girl reflects on the era-defining series as Sydney Sweeney reveals why she didn’t want to ‘curl up in a ball and disappear’ during sex scenes.
“B*tch, you’re my soulmate.”
The line that Alexa Demie’s Maddy famously delivered to Sydney Sweeney (Cassie) in the first season of Euphoria came full circle during the era-defining show’s final season, where the pair’s competitive, on-again/off-again friendship remained a major focus.
And while the fate of Zendaya’s character Rue came to a tragic conclusion with her fentanyl-laced overdose, the 93-minute finale, ‘In God We Trust’ – which aired Monday – left the futures of Sweeney and Demie’s characters hanging in the balance.
Since the finale, Euphoria creator and writer Sam Levinson has confirmed there will be no more episodes of the hit series, telling The New York Times: “In terms of the story that we set out to tell, which is a story about addiction and its consequences, this feels like the end to me.”
But it didn’t feel like the end for Sweeney and Demie, the undisputed fashion and beauty icons of the series. Following the bloodbath at the Silver Slipper, what became of Maddy? Did she take up with Bishop? Was Maddy and Cassie’s Playboy-style influencer house actually a success? And would the dark truth surrounding Nate’s death ever be revealed?
For Demie and Sweeney, Euphoria felt like a defining moment long before this final chapter. In 2022, this writer sat down with the actors and their co-star Maude Apatow – who played Cassie’s straight-laced sister Lexi – to ask for their reflections on several aspects that made Euphoria such an social media-fuelled hit.
The trendsetting beauty aesthetic. Those graphic sex scenes. And its portrayal of adolescence’s dark realities, which struck a nerve with viewers and ultimately proved a hauntingly accurate prediction of what was to come.
“B*tch, you’re my soulmate.”
The line that Alexa Demie’s Maddy famously delivered to Sydney Sweeney (Cassie) in the first season of Euphoria came full circle during the era-defining show’s final season, where the pair’s competitive, on-again/off-again friendship remained a major focus.
And while the fate of Zendaya’s character Rue came to a tragic conclusion with her fentanyl-laced overdose, the 93-minute finale, ‘In God We Trust’ – which aired Monday – left the futures of Sweeney and Demie’s characters hanging in the balance.
Since the finale, Euphoria creator and writer Sam Levinson has confirmed there will be no more episodes of the hit series, telling The New York Times: “In terms of the story that we set out to tell, which is a story about addiction and its consequences, this feels like the end to me.”
Alexa Demie. Picture: Brianna Bryson/WireImage
But it didn’t feel like the end for Sweeney and Demie, the undisputed fashion and beauty icons of the series. Following the bloodbath at the Silver Slipper, what became of Maddy? Did she take up with Bishop? Was Maddy and Cassie’s Playboy-style influencer house actually a success? And would the dark truth surrounding Nate’s death ever be revealed?
For Demie and Sweeney, Euphoria felt like a defining moment long before this final chapter. In 2022, this writer sat down with the actors and their co-star Maude Apatow – who played Cassie’s straight-laced sister Lexi – to ask for their reflections on several aspects that made Euphoria such an social media-fuelled hit.
The trendsetting beauty aesthetic. Those graphic sex scenes. And its portrayal of adolescence’s dark realities, which struck a nerve with viewers and ultimately proved a hauntingly accurate prediction of what was to come.
Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Sydney Sweeney and Maude Apatow. Picture: Getty Images
Long before the final credits rolled, Sweeney told this writer how she wanted the series to be remembered: “I think 20 years from now … people are like, wow, that show really holds up.
“I hope it’s a generational show. When you think back, you’re like, oh, that time is Euphoria.”
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