Warning: This article contains spoilers for theEuphoriaseason 2 finale.
Javon Walton, a.k.a.
the gun-toting and drug-dealing Ashtray on HBO’sEuphoria, lives a very different life from his onscreen character.
Javon Walton on ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO
He’s just returned from school when he sat down for a Zoom call with EW.
He reveals that two odd things happened to him that day.
He got dress-coded for wearing green pants and he miraculously enjoyed math class.
Angus Cloud on ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO
But he sadly didn’t survive to tell the tale… or so we think?
Why did Ashtray go into the bathroom, and what exactly was his goal there?
Can you explain what you think was going through Ash’s mind at that moment?
But he really was going crazy, shooting all over the place.
And if that’s risking his life, then that’s risking his life.
So it kind of went both ways.
Super, super loyal.
Yes, that brotherly bond is so strong.
So, it was actually Fez that was supposed to die first.
And the rehearsals with the whole SWAT team were long.
Cause we had to figure out the exact shooting, the exact movement of where I’m shooting.
Cause it was a real gun, just a cold gun with blanks in it.
So when I was shooting, I felt like the kickback and all of that.
So I found out like a day before.
Wow, that’s wild.
Did you have any sort of inkling as to what might have happened?
And you didn’t see him fall.
You did hear the bullet, but you didn’t see him get shot.
So, there’s little things that could potentially bring him back for another season.
Speaking of, do you have any hopes or wishes for Ashtray if he comes back in season 3?
I hope he realizes that drugs isn’t the right path for him.
He needs to just focus on himself cause he’s given another chance at life if he is back.
So, you know, he needs to make the most of it.
He’s a 13-year-old boy in the show, you know, he has a lot to live for.
This season Fez brought Faye to live with him and Ashtray.
Do you think that Ash warmed up to Faye as time went on?
I don’t think he warms up to anybody except his brother, that’s about it.
Were you shocked when you realized what was about to go down?
Yeah, I was wondering how they were going do that whole thing.
So figuring out that stunt, it took a good little minute.
But I feel bad because I miss him on the show.
I also do all my own stunts too, so I did that all myself.
Were there any lines or scenes that you wish people could have seen?
So there was this party scene for New Years.
And I really wish they kept that.
And it was funny cause Sam was feeding me lines for that.
And he was like, just say this.
And he said, ‘are you spiritual?’
And I had to copy that.
It was so funny and it was a really cool moment.
So I wish he didn’t cut it, but you know, it is what it is.
Are you on TikTok?
On TikTok I’ve been seeing the fan edits that people have been making.
And they are amazing.
Like some of them are like really young and they’re making like such amazing edits.
It’s so surprising what they’re doing.
And there are many fan theories swirling.
Have you seen any crazy ones, like the theory that you’re the third Jacobs brother?
I have seen that theory, which doesn’t really make sense to me.
And I was like, ‘How did they know the whole thing?’
Wow, that is insane.
Congratulations onjoining the cast ofThe Umbrella Academyfor season 3.
Super excited to be part of the cast now.
Can you tell anything about your character or what you’ll be doing for the next season?
And it’s not part of the Sparrow Academy.
Everybody thinks it’s pretty crazy, what my character is.
For sure people aren’t going to be able to leak this one.
And was there an audition process for the role?
No, there was no audition process.
It’s a really, really cool project and I’ve watched the previous seasons.
Is there anything else you’d like to say to the fans ofEuphoria?
Honestly, just thank you guys so much for supporting me.
I can’t wait forEuphoriaseason 3 to start production so we can get that out to you guys.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
