Euphoria Season 3 Actor Opens Up About Shooting Gruesome Toe-Cutting Scene
This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of Euphoria.
After the sexual content in Euphoria’s third season ruffled feathers for the first two weeks of the season, the latest instalment took the show in a very different, but just as extreme, direction.
Earlier in the season, viewers have seen Sydney Sweeney’s character Cassie turning to OnlyFans modelling to help pay for her lavish wedding to Jacob Elordi’s Nate.
In the most recent episode, Cassie and Nate’s big day finally arrived, but things took a dramatic turn when corrupt businessman Naz crashes the do to demand the hefty sum of money he’s owed by Jacob’s character.
Nate is then beaten up by Naz’s henchman on his wedding night, and to prove just how serious the shady dealer is, this sequence ends with him cutting off Nate’s toe with pliers.
The violent sequence has already generated a lot of conversation online, with some critics calling it Euphoria’s answer to Game Of Thrones’ infamous “red wedding”.
Actor Jack Topalian, who plays Naz, told Page Six that while a “prosthetic” was obviously used for the exact toe-slicing moment, it still made for a somewhat dangerous shoot.
“The clippers that they gave me have pretty sharp edges,” he recalled. “So, I had to be really mindful of that, because at one point, I do put it around Jake’s toe.
“If I squeezed a little too hard, it would literally cut his toe. But, everything turned out well! There were no mishaps, no accidents.”
The third season of Euphoria – which is widely reported to be the final one – reunites the show’s main cast after an extended break, with Jacob and Sydney being joined by the likes of Zendaya, Hunter Schafer and Oscar nominee Colman Domingo.
Critical reception for the new episodes has so far been pretty muted, with some questioning if the show has lost its way in ageing up its characters, who were first introduced as high school students in the show’s first two seasons.
Euphoria continues on Mondays on HBO Max and Sky in the UK.