Euphoria's latest episode features Sydney Sweeney's most X-rated scenes yet
Warning: This article includes spoilers for Euphoria season three episode two
It's happening, guys, episode two of Euphoria season three has officially dropped - and it features some of Sydney Sweeney's raunchiest scenes ever. Yep, even after THAT baby costume scene in last week's teaser...
The 28-year-old actress plays Cassie Howard in the HBO TV show, with this series' five-year time jump showing what the divisive character is up to now.
Euphoria, which also stars Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Zendaya, and Hunter Schafer, first premiered in 2019, and the third season is rolling out with new episodes every Sunday in the US and Monday in the UK.
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And Cassie has already raised eyebrows, sparking backlash with her controversial OnlyFans storyline, which sees her dress up as both a puppy and adult baby - yes, really.
To the dismay of her fiancé, Nate Jacobs (Elordi), she's willing to do almost anything to rake in the cash to pay for their wedding, and specifically, a $50,000 floral arrangement.
But this episode took things to a whole new level, as it included a montage of Cassie filming her adult content with her housekeeper behind the camera, before enlisting the help of her ex-best friend Maddy (Demie), who is working as a talent manager for influencers.
And they might be Sweeney's most X-rated scenes yet.
The camera pans out on the star holding a melting ice cream in her hand, while fully topless, as it drips down onto her nipples, before she does a photoshoot wearing a soaking wet, see-through American flag dress, which again, isn't shy on the nudity.
The third scene in the montage shows Cassie completely naked, covering her, ahem, down there, with just two fingers in the shape of a V, and her breasts with her arm.
The actress wore nothing but a backwards baseball cap, shin pads, and shoes for the extremely risqué scene.
And of course, the notorious adult baby costume also made an appearance, which previously caused outrage when it was spotted in the trailer, showing the star wearing her hair in two pigtail bunches, a sheer top, and sucking on a dummy while spreading her legs apart.
Rue (Zendaya) says in the voiceover: "It's a shame she was with Nate. Cassie was exactly the kind of girl you'd dream of signing. Beautiful, but directionless. So desperate for attention, she's willing to humiliate herself." Ouch.
However, this isn't the first time Sweeney has gone topless in the show while portraying Cassie, and the actress previously asked creator Sam Levinson if some of those scenes could be taken out.
In an interview with The Independent back in 2022, ahead of season two's release, she explained: "Sam [Levinson, the screenwriter] is amazing.
"There are moments where Cassie was supposed to be shirtless, and I would tell Sam, ‘I don’t really think that’s necessary here.’ He was like, ‘OK, we don’t need it’.
"I’ve never felt like Sam has pushed it on me or was trying to get a nude scene into an HBO show. When I didn’t want to do it, he didn’t make me."
She added that she's never felt uncomfortable while filming the show, where there’s always an intimacy coordinator on set.
However, in season one, Sweeney did have to deal with screen grabs of Cassie’s nude scenes being smeared across social media, with people cruelly tagging her younger brother in the posts.
She said at the time: "That was the most hurtful thing that anybody could do. What I do is completely separate from my family. My character is completely separate to me. It’s just so disrespectful and distressing."
Where to watch Euphoria season 3
The first episode of Euphoria season 3 landed in the UK on Monday (13 April), with the rest dropping weekly.
You can stream every episode on HBO Max in the UK.
It will also air on Sky Atlantic and be available via NOW, as with previous seasons.
Topics: Euphoria, Sydney Sweeney, HBO, OnlyFans, Sex and Relationships, Celebrity, TV And Film
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