Ethan did his thing with this play, man’s literally played every role. He’s an icon

Let's not forget Jules' father who actually stepped up while her mom left her. At least one supportive father :)

Lexi commenting on toxic masculinity that jocks have was honestly iconic.

Kat really thought Ethan wouldn’t role play with her?! All she had to do was give him a script and he would’ve been Khal Drogo for her!! Like he carried this whole play, he is a acting GOD. He would’ve fulfilled that fantasy, NO PROBLEM

"they look like they steeeeeenk"

Cassie doesn’t realize that she’s being dressed to look the part of women that Nate still has love for. He’s absolutely in love with Jules and he still has lingering love for Maddy. That’s what homegirl gets for telling him to dress her like a doll 😭

ETHAN DEVOURED THIS, IK KAT REGRETS LYING ABOUT THAT BRAIN TUMOR😭

Idk if it’s significant but I found it cute that Ethan played both of Lexi’s parents. I just found it sweet :)

I think Rue and Lexi might actually become really good friends again after this episode. Lexi obviously misses Rue and Rue, now that she's clean, sees that and we see from her reactions to the play that she misses Lexi as well.

rue enjoying the play was so cute, looking back on memories with someone who you've drifted apart from is special and I'm so excited to see more of them

I love how Sydney acts her ass off and then just goes to her workshop to work on her cars💀

The “I love the theater” line was the Rachel Berry inside of Lexi speaking

We needed a theatre kid in this show, and we got Lexi. But also no actual school would ever allow this play to be performed

“simulated gay sex to holding out for a hero is activism” you were so right about that one trin

lexi: she’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she is the moment, now cmon now 💅

i literally thought i was the only one that thought ethan was soooooo attractive after the play. to put aside society's standards for a man in this day and age and be able to pull off THAT. if kat don't want him, im right here lmaooo

I don't think Cal touched Nate for a few reasons, but especially because of a scene in 1x05. This is when Nate is under investigation for choking Maddy. In the scene Cal invites a guy over to his motel room, but when he gets there Cal doesn't want to do anything sexual with him, and just wants someone to talk to. In the conversation he says that he tried his whole life to keep that part of himself separate, and thought he was doing the best thing for everybody, but when he looks at his boys he can see soo much anger and rage. When he is saying this he genuinely seems baffled as to how they turned out that way. If he had actually touched Nate I doubt he would be questioning what went wrong because he would know that he traumatised him in one of the worst ways possible.

Ethan is the theater kid we didn't know we needed

Holding out for a hero really does add to scenes, Ethan and the fairy godmother from shrek will go down in history as ICONS!

Another thing about the Maddy and Cassie scene is it sounds like (to me) that Maddy isn’t blaming Cassie but she’s actually heartbroken because she thinks Nate is going to hurt Cassie. I think the wording is very specific, “He put me through hell and now he’s dating my best friend”. She didn’t say “He put me through hell and now YOU’RE dating him”. She put everything on what Nate has done and is doing. She thinks he’s going to put Cassie through hell also and that makes this even more heartbreaking. She really loves that girl and Cassie is so fucked up for what she’s done.

Jules has a very nice relationship with her dad. So that's at least one dad we still see in the show😂

can't believe there won't be Euphoria Day for a while now...

LEXI LITERALLY SNAPPED- WHERE’S MS HOWARDS NOMINATION FOR BEST DIRECTOR AWARD??? MS GIRL SERVED ALONG W ETHAN- BOTH ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS!!!😮‍💨

your female experience point is so relatable. i relate to what cassie was doing so hard, when ur trying to compose yourself, trying to slow your breathing, trying to get all the tears down your throat so you can seem composed. her acting was really great at conveying that, especially with the little laughs. cassie was trying to regain her character as cassie, if that makes sense

That's the thing about side characters though, they know all the dirt on the main cast and are the most dangerous individuals of the entire show.

rue looked noticeably healthier this episode and im here for it!!

Nate: “That was so homophobic” Boy.. Your literally the embodiment of homophobia😭 Alright, this is my last comment😭

the way you said it was perfect! lexi falls in love with “a little exchange”, meaning with someone who takes the time to talk and listen to her and know her because she’s always felt like a background character in her own life. cassie falls in love with anyone who *looks* at her because growing up she was taught that her identity revolves around her body and what she can give to men to get their appreciation.

I mean… Cassie ain’t loyal. When she was with McKay, she cheated with this Daniel(? dude multiple times. She just sticks to the boy who pays her more attention because she just wants to be loved. She just needs to learn to love herself tbh

While I support women's rights I also support women's wrongs. If I could go back and make that my senior year quote I wouldn't but iconic nonetheless

I was honestly so happy every time they showed rue looking so healthy and when she was reminiscing act the past

Ethan was killing it with his roles and I love the deep dive we get into Lexi and how she views everything

I think Nate’s dream is shown to show us how deeply and disturbingly traumatized Nate is by his father

i have to disagree, fez’s grandma 1000% has a portable steamer and had him get her clothes ready in the morning

i genuinely don’t think that scene meant that Nate was sexually abused. Euphoria is all about symbolism and that would’ve felt like the show was holding the audience’s hand and being obvious about it. i think those tapes traumatized him so much and picturing himself as the people in those tapes is his biggest fear. being vulnerable like that.

Ok so I believe the Nate and Cal thing was meant to represent how Nate hasn't gotten over the feeling of violation seeing his dad's tapes gave him. At least cause Euphoria hasn't given any signs that Cal was sexually abusive towards Nate that I've been able to find.

You calling Nate and Cassie stinky made me giggle for longer than I’d like to admit

when ethan said the got the part he literally meant he got **the** part

i have been WAITING for thisss

ethan was fucking iconic, this episode was his, and it was amazing

also i wamted to say that "at least im loved" was a very good line i really liked it cause cassie thinks that when she has sx with a boy he automatically fells in love with her, she doesnt like to be alone so she does everything to be with that boy and shes been single for a long time after she broke up with mckay (i think its probably bcs of abortion) and now she got a chance to be with someone again and so she feels like thats the last boy that will ever want her.and she was loved by maddy but it wasnt enough for her bcs she wants to be loved by a man. at this point cassie and maddy should k!ll nate go to the therapist and start dating

"Simulated gay sex to Holding out for a hero is activism" - Trin Lovell, 2022.

The amount of camp from ‘holding out for a hero’ is honestly giving me life

im not ready for tonight’s episode😭 like i was waiting for fexi this whole season for WHATTTT

ETHAN ATE HIS ROLES!!!!! The first half of this season was ........ but the second half has been pretty good

Ethan carried this whole play on his back and I love him for it!!

This play feels like one giant attempt to get Ethan murdered 💀💀

i luv how trin can make any tv show related to glee

Lexi's play honestly should be on Broadway Idc.

"That shit is homophobic" me (a gay): Found that gym scene on stage iconic and hylarious 💅

Around 14:53 I think you’re right on the money, Trin! I believe Cal being on top of Nate is meant to symbolize a direct contradiction to Rues narration for Nate in episode 6. He thinks after being in an endless “dick swinging contest” with his dad, he has finally won since his dad left, and in the messiest most undignified manner. But he hasn’t won, because the trauma still has a hold on him. I think cutting from Maddy, Jules, Cassie, then to Nate and his dad shows that Nate has not overcome his trauma from his father, because he’s repeating his behavior. The way he treats the women in his life is a reflection of Cals secret life and his sex tapes. Also in all three of his relationships, Nate has been the “dominant” one. Not just in means of sex, but he demands control. He manipulated, controlled, gaslit, and blackmailed these women, giving him power over them. It could be his way of maintaining some semblance of power and control in his life, because throughout his life, Cal is the one who has the power, even when he is no longer in his life. It could also be a representation of Nates internalized homophobia. He knows his fathers sexuality, and as we saw in season 1, Nate tried his hardest to repress his own homosexuality. I think because of how he views his father, he sees his homosexuality in turn as something that is morally wrong or disgusting. That could be another explanation for why he treats women the way he does. Trying too hard to prove his straightness and masculinity. So Cal being on top of him could possibly also be representative of how Nate has become homophobic of himself due to the trauma his father gave him, and how he (blames?) his father for it. He doesn’t want to be like him, In any way shape or form. But unfortunately he is, a lot! Both his treatment of women and the inner desires he tries to hide are things he loathes his father for, but are behaviors and thoughts he himself has. Both of these things have to due with sex and sexuality, so I think that’s why the sexual imagery was used. It’s gross, yes. But it’s accurate. (Sorry if this sounds jumbled😅 I’m kind of spit balling here a bit and typing this on my phone)

This was by far THE most Trin episode

I thought the same thing, when she was absorbing and bracing in all the stardom I said "how Rachel Berry of you Lex 👏👏"

I cant wait to see her reaction to ethans dance part

omg your talk about core memories and getting older actually made me cry :(:

Trin: "he looks like Blaine" Me: "oh just wait"

The second I saw the mirror acting, I literally thought, “OMG I can’t wait for Trin’s reaction to this episode, because as she said she loves that raw facial emotion acting!!!” 😄 .

Euphoria High's Drama Budget put William Mckinley High School to SHAME

I love what you said about Cassie smiling in the mirror it is such a like terrifying scene and like it gave me a new perspective even tho yeah she's actually so bonkers

The play reminds me more of the musical from Sex Education rather than Glee tbh 😂

your commentary, ash's, zzavid's on euphoria are keeping me alive!!

Lexi is definitely a Gleek

Rue looks like she might actually smell good😄

nate saying it was homophobic was the funniest moment of the whole show for me

TL; DR: Big text about how Nate doesn't need to be SA-ed to be traumatized by his dad. Cal never touched Nate, but the fact that he was so young when he found the tapes (I personally think his mother said he darkened after 8 or 9 years old because she couldn't remember his actual age when that happened) and the guy was calling his dad "Daddy" in the tapes left him scarred. What Nate probably understood of that at that age was "Oh, he's doing this to these guys because he wants to do it TO ME, the one that calls him dad" and he probably internalized that and is scared of that idea to this day. Being exposed so young to something so sexual can leave bad impressions on you, especially if the things portrayed are understood as "wrong" at that moment (in Nate's case, being gay and cheating would probably be the "wrong" things he considered at that age and his role model was both of those), even if they don't necessarily traumatize you or are even seen as traumatic to most.

The fact that Nate is physically dressing Cassie makes me want to puke😍😍

14:58 I think that signifies him still not recovering with his trauma from when he was a child. When he found one of his fathers tapes in which the guy he was with called Cal "daddy". Regardless, a great scene depicting a deeply entrenched trauma

Lexi was such a God in this episode ngl

this episode was just lexi being rachel and ethan being blain tbh

Lexi was already my favorite character but this episode sealed the deal. Also more Ethan!!

She EARNED the right to use 'Holding out for a hero'. ICONIC🤩

THIS EPISODE ALONG W EPISODE 5 LITERALLY SNAPPED- IT GAVE WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE

Look I've been saying this EVERYWHERE, but ethan would've 100% down to roleplay in bed the way kat likes but she chose not to communicate instead lol

I think Lexi and fez just connected, I don’t think they have the same problem at all.. two totally different characters even tho they had the same dad, Lexi has always been more self aware and conscious of the matter

I didn’t think Cal SAed him I thought it was supposed to represent his dad literally F***ing him. Because he is the way he is because of his dad. Also because he saw that tape he’s now apart of it. Hopefully that makes sense ✨

a glee AND twilight reference in this video ! absolutely incredible

it’s been a week and i still can’t get over the nate/cal scene. i’ve been waiting to hear your commentary on it

the way i literally immediately compared sex education and the holding out for a hero scene. glad to see we're on the same wavelength trin lol

15:05 I think them showing nate feeling trapped by his dad is two fold. One in that he probably feels trapped as a child having known that his dad was doing this and still living his life normally, but also two that Cal could have this small sense of freedom. In that Cal was having sex w whoever he wanted but Nate was not free to love someone like Jules due to his own internalized issues with his masculinity or otherwise.

Lexi really said: I CHOOSE VIOLENCE TONIGHT!

i look forward to this every week ty trin for blessing my subscription box

I never clicked so fast!! I know you are going to make so many Glee references and I am LIVING FOR IT 😆🥳

Ethan was such a good actor, I was so surprised by his performance on the play

ETHAN ATE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE SENTENCE.

The energy that Trin put into that "Fuck you" at 6:21 when talking about Nate and Cassie put 10 years on my life.

I just started the video but I already wanted to comment that I love Trin so much. She's the absolute queen of all time and I love love love the euphoria commentaries she does. 💜💜💜💜

Give Ethan an Emmy NOW

I LITERALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH YOUR CHANNEL

girlie ur reactions are always so funny i love you

Kat is really reconsidering things after that play. 😂

i love how trin deep dives into these episodes because it helps to get a deeper and better understanding of what’s happening and what it all possibly means

My favorite part about Trin is that she will always relate the current media to twilight or glee 😂

i’m convinced everybody got daddy issues and that’s everybody’s problem - and i mean in general and life, not just this show 🥴

thank you for creating a safe space i can escape too. Love you and your videos ❤️

I'm not even going to lie i cried multiple times watching this episode and i'm not embarrassed about it!!

i don't think there was a moment where i stopped screaming in this episode. every turn was just so brilliantly put into place and ethan and lexi ate in this episode. also rue looked so healthy and happy in this

I was hyped as soon as this vid came into my recommendations

the shrek 2 tag- 🥺🤚

I was waiting for this😄👏🏽

Ur hair looks so healthy and amazing 💓💓💓