Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi Breaks His Silence on Nate’s Death: ‘Wanted to Shoot It With a Real Snake’
The character dies from a rattlesnake bite during a violent confrontation over a $1 million debt, setting up multiple cliffhangers for the season finale.
- On Sunday night, HBO's Euphoria killed off main character Nate Jacobs in the penultimate episode when a venomous rattlesnake slithered into his coffin and bit him while buried alive, one week before the season finale.
- Nate's mounting debt to Naz set the stage for his demise; Naz gave Cassie 72 hours to deliver the $1 million Nate owed, and after losing a finger and toe, Nate was buried alive on Naz's construction site.
- Creator Sam Levinson originally planned Nate's death by suffocation, inspired by The Candy Snatchers, but changed his mind while driving to Warner Brothers with wife Ashley Levinson, envisioning 'a rattlesnake coming towards this pipe' to trap him inside the coffin.
- Following the episode's premiere, actor Jacob Elordi reflected that 'Nate is someone who's made so many mistakes and made so many dark choices,' calling the death 'a cool way to go' and expressing pride in a show central to his career.
- Levinson intentionally blurred Nate's morality in season three before his death in episode 'Rain or Shine,' stating the goal was making audiences unsure whether they wanted his comeuppance; portents suggest at least one more character may die in next week's finale.
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Sam Levinson's series has killed one of its great protagonists and promises to continue punishing the rest at the end of the third season.
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The Independent (US)Euphoria star Jacob Elordi reveals he shot terrifying scene with real snake
Jacob Elordi has revealed that he shot a terrifying scene for the latest episode of Euphoria with a real snake. In the seventh episode of the third series of the HBO drama, which premiered on Sunday (24 May), the Saltburn star’s character, Nate Jacobs, was killed after he was buried alive in a coffin with a rattlesnake. Discussing the disturbing sequence, the actor revealed that a boa constrictor, rather than a rattlesnake, was inside the coffin…
‘Euphoria’ Creator Explains Season 3’s “Horrific” Death Scene in Penultimate Episode, Star Calls It “a Cool Way to Go”
Sam Levinson unpacked what went into killing off Nate in season three's penultimate episode as Jacob Elordi said he thought it was 'a cool way to go.
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson defends 'horrific' character death: 'Consequences are real'
The high school drama turned crime thriller just said goodbye to one of its most controversial characters.Sydney Sweeney and Jack Topalian on 'Euphoria'Credit: HBOKey PointsEuphoria ended season 3's penultimate episode with a major character death.Despite Cassie (Sydney Sweeney)'s best efforts to save him, Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) died after being buried alive and bitten by a rattlesnake.In a new interview, creator Sam Levinson breaks down his…
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