Is Nate still friends with McKay?
What’s the age gap between Fezco and Lexi?
Read bonus content from interviews with Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow, and more.
Colman Domingo and Storm Reid star as Ali and Gia on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO (2)
Hard to say all of it was fun, but time has certainly flown when it comes toEuphoriaseason 2.
COLMAN DOMINGO:I do almost feel like that.
We are part of the same universe, but we have a different function in a way.
Angus Cloud on ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO
We’re sort of like that honesty, that reality you could’t get away from.
you could’t put on an air like you could for a fellow classmate or something.
I think that [Ali] is just I don’t even know if it’s love.
Angus Cloud and Jacob Elordi play Fezco and Nate, respectively, on HBO drama ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
It’s just saying the truth and really holding that space.
I even feel like Sam does different things with the camera work in our scenes.
Actually, it feels a bit more steady.
Eric Dane on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
It doesn’t feel as chaotic.
So I think that’s Sam’s intention as well.
He gives a little bit more grounding.
Hunter Schafer in the season 2 premiere of ‘Euphoria’ on HBO.HBO
I’m always a little playful with Rue.
And that is real.
We are trying to salvage the bones.
Eric Dane and Jacob Elordi co-star in ‘Euphoria’.HBO (2)
For example, in the premiere, we kind of see how Fezco gets his scar.
ANGUS CLOUD:Yeah, yeah.
That was a cool little add-on.
Zendaya in ‘Euphoria’ season 2.HBO
Are there any other elements of the character that come from you?
Yeah, I’d say so.
I mean, our lingo is pretty similar, and we share some similarities in our backstory.
Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, and Barbie Ferreira play friends Cassie, Maddy, and Kat on ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
What is your collaboration with creatorSam Levinsonlike?
Did you get to talk to him about what would be an interesting way Fez got his scar?
You know, not that in particular.
Nika King, Alanna Ubach, and Paula Marshall play mothers on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Leon Bennett/WireImage
But we definitely get to collaborate a lot, and he’s super open to new ideas.
We will be on the set and I’ll have an idea and just pitch it to him.
And for the most part, he’s like, “F— it, sounds good.
Veronica Taylor and Maude Apatow play Bobbi and Lexi on HBO’s ‘Euphoria.'.Eddy Chen/HBO
Let’s try it out and see if it works.”
What would you do in this situation?"
So we have a great, great collaborative relationship.
It’s a super blessing to have that.
JACOB ELORDI:I don’t think he ever has.
I think [McKay]’s just somebody that he can use.
And someone he played sports with.
ERIC DANE:So yeah, no, he was fantastic, this guy.
[He’s] just a sweet kid.
He wrote me a thank you note.
I thought that was very, very sweet of him.
Was that something that was on its way before the production hiatus started in 2020?
Also, I saw you said you desperately wanted a haircut for season 2.
So I hadn’t really had the opportunity to change it when I was a model.
And then of course, for continuity sake, I couldn’t change it once I was onEuphoria.
So it had to be something that we would’ve had to work into the story somehow.
Just because I’ve had that hair for so long and I was ready for something new.
And yeah, they let me do it.
She’s less like a one trick pony with the miniskirts and the pastel colors.
I think she’s starting to feel more comfortable experimenting.
Do you get a lot of those questions?
Oh, I have not been asked those questions recently.
I really haven’t been looking or talking about it that much I think.
And there’s more than enough reason to be worried about Rue and Elliot.
ERIC DANE:Huh?
JACOB ELORDI:I don’t even know what that means.
Is Cal’s
DANE:Oh,oh, okay.
I get it, I get it, I get it.
I can’t imagine that that’s that would just be weird.
[Laughs] Complete coincidence.
And then Jacob, what was it like shooting the puke scene in episode four?
Did it get on you?
That was definitely a fake thing, but did it feel very real?
ELORDI:Yeah it’s disgusting.
DANE:Oof, you’re not painting a good picture.
ELORDI:I have a very weak stomach as well.
So as soon as she throws up, then I’m likeblech, everyone was like [Wretches].
Made the job of reacting a little easier?
ELORDI:[Laughs] Yeah, absolutely.
Or maybe they’re a parent of someone, maybe they’re Leslie, maybe they’re Gia.
I’m at the mixing stages with everyone working on music right now, Labrinth and Sam and I.
But it encompasses that feeling of what Rue’s looking for, safety and comfort.
ALEXA DEMIE:I mean, in this season it seems so, right?
[Laughs] I think that’s a big part of this season.
She’s listening to Kat and she’s trying to be sweet and guide her.
ALANNA UBACH:Oh boy.
Oh, and a good lunch, and a great education, all that.
That poor little guy.
There’s a chance that Suze is gonna come into Fezco’s life for the better.
UBACH:Oh my gosh.
That would be fantastic.
I love that kid.
He’s good people.
NIKA KING:I don’t wanna scrub up any kids.
I want an easy kid.
UBACH:[Laughs] I’ll give you Lexi, yeah.
KING:I need Lexi in my life where I can just chill.
I know she’s gonna do her work.
She ain’t gonna get in no trouble.
I just don’t have a daughter on the show and I think that would be fun.
MAUDE APATOW:I don’t think Fez is older, I think he’s around the same age.
I think he’s around the same age as all of us.
I think one episode may have said he was 20, and I think Lexi is a junior.
So it’s like a 17 year old and a 20 year old.
Does it say that he’s 20 for sure?
I thought it did, but I don’t know.
I feel like in my head he was 18.
Also, do you still want the traditionalEuphoriabackstory treatment for Lexi?
And do you think Bobbi (Veronica Taylor) is going to get the Lexi treatment next?
I don’t know.
Would you wanna see that though?
Well, just more with Bobbi.
What I meant is that people have latched onto her the way they latched onto Lexi in season 1.
She’s the best, Veronica.
She’s so funny.
Yeah, I love her.
I’d love to know her backstory.
These interviews have been edited and condensed.
