Be sure to follow me on Instagram @itzkeisha_ I’m gonna be following back and messaging yall🤪don’t be shyy This video was filmed about a week ago so when i watched the recent episode (Lexis project ) I was literally annoyed with Cassie ..what’s new lol

Its so sad that cassie never went to therapy for everything she endured in season 1.and then have Nate prey on her vulnerability and desire to be loved....but she deserves what coming especially with maddie

When she said 'you can control what i eat, wear etc' i was like girl no-

Cassie and Lexi did not experience the same trauma growing up. They both lost their dad but Cassie also got used by her boyfriend and had videos and photos of her leaked. I think that has more to do with her actions this season than daddy issues. And it’s weird that people don’t realize that like….are we all watching the same show? Nate made fun of her the most and I think him validating her made her obsessed with him. Also she got an abortion… I think that really messed her up.

i think the reason why cassie coped in a very different way than lexie was because of her appearance. Cassie was “the pretty one”, the one with big boobs and the one that was best friend with maddie. She was also the popular. She was given a lot more attention a lot earlier in her life, and it gave her the validation and attention she had just recently lost from her father. I feel like lexie went through the healing process and “therapied” it out but cassie just got addicted to validation from other males and she just replaced what her father didn’t give her.

I’m really loving the conversations on WHY Cassie is the way she is instead of just talking shit about what she’s done and dismissing her 🤷🏾‍♀️

There are no other characters that have ever stressed me out the way Cassie does...she's a piece of work🥴

As a 25 year old, watching Euphoria reminds me why I'm glad high school is in the rearview. Every episode I just want everybody to get into therapy and sit down somewhere lmao

cassie's been sexualized so much that she uses sex as a token of love, which is why she's made up the story of nate loving her when all they do is have sex. plus that scene in season one of daniel telling her that anyone who says they're interested in her beyond just sex is full of shit just tore her down more than her dad, nate, mckay, being touched inappropriately by family members, and her pictures/videos getting leaked. i see alot of myself in cassie (aside from the best friend drama) from the father issues to over sexualizing myself to feel like i'm worth something. cassie is dead wrong for doing that to maddie and for trying to discredit rue based on her addiction to save her own ass, but i understand why she does the self destructive behaviors that she does. she's hurt and is acting off of what she believes will get someone to like her. she feels like sex is all she's worth and she's using sex as her basis for love because it's all she's ever known.

The thing I'm realizing is ppl don't seem to get lexi also isn't okay either. A girl who has to make a play about everyone's trauma to process her own isn't okay

it’s interesting how people ask why lexi is totally fine when cassie seems fucked, fact is tho lexi became so extremely introverted shown in lexi’s own narration like rue does as well as the play, she’s so in her head about things. Alternatively, cassie took the spotlight of attention because of how others sexualised her from such a young age and she learns that is her easiest way to earn validation from others and therefore has no need to dig any deeper. i just think that lexi is just as damaged as cassie but in a way that isn’t as obvious

People have to realize that even tho Cassie and Lexi are sisters they didn’t grow up the same everyone around Cassie made her believe her values came from her looks while Lexi quickly realized she was not as “beautiful” as her sister and people valued her brain over her looks

I think what made me feel bad the most was that Maddy was truly heartbroken by what Cassie did. Like maddy was not surprised that this is something Nate would do, but she didn’t expect that from her best friend, someone that she confided in. Maddy was obviously most mad at her because it was CASSIE who did that behind her back. Also, it’s embarrassing how Cassie never paid Nate any mind but the minute that she finds out that Maddy and him are not dating and he’s paying one minuscule amount of attention, she doesn’t care about her friendship and loyalty to Maddy. That’s fucked up.

I think Cassie is the perfect embodiment of the phrase “men use love for sex and women use sex for love” (not inherently, it’s something taught through media and our society promotes it). I also think it’s good that we’re seeing this side of Cassie. A lot of men like using the insult “fatherless behavior” towards women that are just existing with an opinion that differs from theirs, but I think Cassie is a great representation of how the lack of a parent (specifically a fatherless for a daughter due to abandonment) can cause said child to look for the validation they weren’t given by their father in intimate relationships, it’s also a great way to show that it isn’t their fault that their parent left and in turn, traumatized them in doing so, but shows how that trauma can manifest into certain behaviors. I think it’s a good way to combat the misogynistic narrative we have about “fatherless” women and the idea that the way their trauma shows itself is somehow their fault. Her abandonment issues aren’t an excuse for her behavior at ALL, but it’s definitely an explanation. I really love the show, shines a light on problems that haven’t been thoroughly talked about when it comes to family dynamics and how we internalize trauma.

Love how cassie is so hellbent justifying her actions, then denies them and cries, proving she's aware of the immorality of them💀.

It’s honestly so hard to admit that I’m basically a Cassie. I’m my life I’ve changed myself for a guy who I wanted to change but didn’t so I did and lost myself in the process. My childhood trauma of my dad leaving and my mom being basically absent really affected my mental health I developed a personality disorder called BPD and the main symptom of that is fear of abandonment so I’ll go to extreme lengths to make sure it doesn’t happen and I’ll stay in toxic relationships. It also comes with self harm tendencies and rapid mood swings and a bunch of other stuff but I started to self harm at the age of 4 I attempted before I was 18 and it’s seriously something that I can’t control so seeing someone like Cassie really puts it in perspective and my heart really goes out to her honestly wish I could be there to support her I think she needs it. Also I’m so happy your being so optimistic I don’t know what’s going on in your personal life but your feelings are completely valid take the time and keep taking care of yourself beautiful your so important

I love how Lexi said “we both had the same dreams growing up but turned out so differently” I feel like it sums it up perfectly! Cause I feel like we can sympathize w her while holding her accountable. Lexi had the same trauma and isn’t a horrible person 🤷🏾‍♀️

I feel really bad for Cassie. Obviously she’s wrong for sleeping with Nate and there’s no justifying that but I understand why she did it. She wants to be loved so bad because of her daddy issues that she’s willing to throw away any relationship to have that love. And I can’t stand when people say her behavior came out of nowhere. It was stated in season 1 how much she fell in love and wanted to be loved. Plus she literally just had a abortion which obviously plays into why she’s so emotionally unstable this season. She’s trying to numb the pain of the abortion and of her dad leaving by trying to find someone to love her. Also people have always sexualized her (even her mom) and she’s had her nudes leaked which is awful and also plays a big factor into why she acts the way she does. I think people need to stop acting like she did all of this just to do it. That being said Maddy deserves so much better too. I want both of them to get the help they need.

Also one thing. I think that Nate isn't capable of love. He loves the idea of owning someone like they're his property. I also think that the closest thing came to loving a person is Jules but he won't admit that to his inner homophobia

I hated Cassie's character. Like she needs therapy asap. Season 1 I felt sympathy for the girl but this season she annoyed me. She honestly thinks that any man that looks at her for longer than 5 seconds is in love with her. She was wrong as af for sleeping with Nate.

The moment I started to relate to Cassie a lot rather than being “damn, this bitch is so stupid.” Is what made my smile disappear. Like I won’t steal my friends bf, but the other parts where she got ready at 4 am for Nate. I started getting ready for an hour (which is a long time for me), just for a guy who just used me. I don’t necessarily hate Cassie, but she has a lot of trauma she needs to heal from

It didn’t occur to me until you said that Nate use to ignore the fuck out of her. So I feel Cassie is seeking Nate’s attention because she doesn’t get that from her father. So in a way her relationship with Nate is filling that void she isn’t getting from her father.

Agree with everything but Nate doesn't love Maddy. He loves to control/dominate her. His behavior towards her can never be love. That's my only thing. Abuse can never be love. Thank you for the video!

Regarding having an absent father, my father was in and out of my life similar to Cassie and Lexi’s father. Surprisingly, I definitely related to Lexi in her lack of romantic relationships throughout high school. Perhaps that was due to me attending an all girls school but I definitely don’t see myself in a relationship…ever due to my father.

I wish that we had more on Cassies and Lexis relationship with their mom. There is a scene in season one where Lsxi basically emphasizes that their mom was much more fixated on Cassie (bc of her looks) and that Lexi tells Cassie that always gives her reassurance about her beauty. I don't think Cassie has been given space to be taken seriously or heard outside of her "appeal" to characters and the audience. This parallels her breakdown with her mom saying she can "fucking feel it" when she thinks ppl don't think she respects herself

Cassie is trash for what she did to Maddie, but I think she’s suffering from an addiction, too. Like Rue, she’s willing to alienate/hurt her loved ones if it means getting her fix. They’re both desperately trying to fill the void their fathers left, just by different means.

Honestly everyone including myself liked and felt bad for Cassie in season 1. But I feel like there’s a difference between characters like ,Rue and Maddy, versus Jules and Cassie. Rue and Maddy seem to be honest about who they are as people. Rue is aware of the fact that she isn’t a good person. On episode 5 she said “You wish I was different, so do I. You hate me, so do I.” But Cassie didn’t even seem bad about messing with Nate behind Maddy back. She seemed more scared of getting her ass beat rather than losing a friendship with Maddie. I think that’s what really sealed the deal for me. And then she had the nerve to say Lexi had no self respect for being friends with Rue to try deflect the fact she been acting like a clown. Also I think daddy issues plays a part in her desperation for male attention but I can’t use that as excuse for doing her best friend like that.

Okay so. I grew up in a home and had an absent father my entire childhood. I did not have a high school experience like Cassie, if anything I was more like Lexie. However, Cassie and Lexie are not dissimilar in that they both highly crave attention - they just have very different ways of trying to receive that attention. For Cassie, once she hit puberty (having blossomed young), she received that attention through men. For Lexie, she did receive that type of sexualization from men; therefore, she did not learn to seek attention from men as she didn't get it there. Instead, she learned to get attention by standing out from her sister, as contrastingly as possible. In Lexie's mind, she did this by separating herself from the image Cassie created for herself, and saught attention through establishing herself as this responsible, smart, creative person and then, once she felt she was still being overlooked by those around her, wrote an entire play surrounding her life from her point of view. Either way - both girls desire attention from people to make up for their dad not being around. Even Lexie isn't free from male validation as she even tried to "reinvent" herself a bit following the first time she met Fez. It became her desire to impress him. She found someone, a man, who would put her on a pedestal and value her traits (being a "good girl", intellectual, etc), that set her "apart" from her peers. The truth of daddy issues, the most present trait of those who have daddy issues in dating, is chasing after those who don't want you. If a guy rejects you or if it is difficult to get a man, people who struggle with abandonment issues will take this and view it as a challenge. Because they weren't enough and couldn't do enough to keep their dad around, you bet your booty they're not going to allow someone they feel that they want... not want them back, as they've already felt this pain plenty of times. (This contributes to eating disorders actually. Daughters of absent fathers are highly likely to struggle with eating as they search for being perfect for a man/man, and are willing to put themselves through that physical and emotional pain in order to "win" the person they're after). And innately, saw their mom "lose" the challenge of keeping her man. For Cassie, Nate was the biggest challenge. She wanted to prove to herself that she could get this guy, this guy who is some sort of "star-crossed" lover, someone she would have to battle for, someone who has been extremely "passionate" in love in the past. Because of how she saw him love Maddie, a type of love she's always wanted, she thought that he wouldn't leave her if she fully gave herself to him, emotionally and physically. Because, in order to love him, they both had to hurt as well (because they had to go through their situation with Maddie), they had to surrender and struggle, she sees this as climbing some sort of mountain together. They climbed a mountain to be together, they love each other wholly, he loves her and even for her crazy... She wants a man, who she feels like she won, who won't leave her, and she feels that to have this, she has to give her life completely to the man she wants.

I think Nate actually only ever had a real connection with Jules. He liked the status with Maddie and he likes how Cassie helps his ego.

I think when girls do this to their 'bestfriend' it says a lot more about their friendship than it does with male validation. Lets be real men generally aren't picky when it comes to girls they sleep with. I think Cassie just had an intense jealousy of Maddie because Maddie is exactly what Cassie wants to be (confident, knows herself, knows what she wants).

In the US. I was a Cassie but didn't have a Maddy. I was used for my body a lot like her. I dated a McKay type before my Nate. I was deceived into being a side chick by "Nate", a master manipulator, psychological abuser and dark soul. I moved across the country from my Nate. Its been 3 years since I saw him. Its been 2 years since I've gone no contact with my toxic father as well (who was an addict and not around when I was little - he later disowned me in 2020). I am doing my best to heal from loving, being abused by and losing both toxic men. Its a lonely journey. Other than the side chick experience, I've been single for years. But I'm also 32 and not a teenager. Just doing my best.

I believe that Nate was obsessed with Cassie in season one, because he couldn't get her. She knew he was off limits and she was with the man she wanted for the rest of her life. so now that McKay is out of the picture he wanted to have her way before anyone knew she was available. Hes a freak in my own opinion.

Take care of yourself Keisha, i'm glad you're optimistic!

I have to say, many teenage girls with a penchant towards romanticism (especially in their first 'real' relationship) believe they CAN change their significant other. I include myself in this, and it's sad.

Even though I definitely can relate to Lexi more, I still feel for Cassie. You see in season 1 just how badly she wants to be loved and just ends up getting used physically, then in season 2 you watch her fall even lower because of that desire. Her decisions were wrong, and her insistence that she's not on the wrong made her a bit annoying, but I still want better for her. I think sometimes its hard to watch someone who is embarrassing themselves like that because it reminds us of things we've done or even contemplating doing for someone to notice us. She's more relatable and than a lot of people want to admit, and I think that gets in the way of some people empathizing with her.

@itzkeisha I am in a black household and I have been told that I acted like my biological father by my step dad and mother at one point in my teens( he was a drunkard and abuser to my mom). I've never done anything close to what he did, even when I made mistakes. The verbal abuse has gotten worse over the years and you hit it on the nail when you talked about not visiting home because of reasons like mine😷

I feel like her having abandonment issues made her merge herself with other people like with Nate but she lost her sense of self in the process. Very unhealthy coping mechanisms overall. People sexualising her at such a young age probably made her hyper sexual and thinks she needs to present herself in a certain way for validation and love

The thing that pisses me off is the fact it seems like nobody can sympathize with Cassie without them being accused of condoning her behavior. Cassie went through a lot in season one so it’s understandable for her to be acting the way she is acting this season. Nothing that has happened in season 2 has surprised me because it all adds up with what we were told in season one. So the fact that people are treating her character the way they are is wild to me. They are treating Cassie like she killed fez grandma or something. Don’t get me wrong, what she was fucked up on multiple levels because Nate disrespected her for years and abused her best friend physically and mentally to the point that I’m concerned for Maddie’s mental health. She’s annoying as hell and be trying to play victim all the time but you cannot deny the fact that something is seriously wrong with Cassie. I don’t believe that she did what she did to spite Maddie, I think she did it because she liked the way that Nate made her feel and would do anything to keep that feeling. I do wanna say that she should’ve had enough respect for Maddie and their relationship to open the door but she didn’t and personally that shit was just sad. She fucked and continues to fuck her bestfriend’s abusive ex but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve some sympathy. If you can forgive Maddie after she said that man raped her, if you can forgive Kat after she stood up her heartbroken friend to suck some dick and if you forgive drug addicted rue for hitting her sister and threatening her mother then you forgive or at least grant Cassie a little bit of sympathy because every individual in that show has done some questionable or horrible ass stuff (except for Ethan). It seems like the only reason why people sympathize with rue is because she has drug addiction and has had it hard growing up but doesn’t extend the same privilege to the real life drug addicts and that tells me that someone has to have a “good enough” to be granted sympathy and that just ain’t right. Rue, Maddie, Lexi, Kat, Jules, etc. deserves to be granted some sympathy and forgiveness because it is not up to you or anyone for that matter to judge someone and tell them that what they have done is unforgivable. One thing that you can take away from euphoria, if you are open to, is that everything isn’t so black and white and there is more to people than what it seems.

THE LAVENDER ON YOUR SKIN >>>> Edit: And we’re all humans, I’m glad you got out of that phase and bounced tf back, because sometimes it’s hard but God only gives the toughest battles to his strongest people 🙏🏽💞

16:43 "Not emotionally intelligent." You're right...but they're still kids, though. Even when kids are emotionally intelligent, it doesn't mean they'll have the nuance or experience to properly utilise that. And the point of the show is to examine how we all can be blind to our own toxicity, especially at that age, because at that age, you're too close to your own emotions to properly articulate or even understand them.

Unrelated to Cassie (I think): I think Lexi had bad intentions with this play. She kept on telling Fez that she wanted everyone to know her intentions were good. However at the end of the day she made a spectacle of everyone's problems in front of everyone. Especially Cassie and Nate. That's not going to get them to understand what they did is wrong, that's gonna make them never want to talk to you again. With that being said, it's not really a bad thing that Lexi had bad intentions. Cassie was really mean to her many times and the choices she's making right now are terrible. And Nate... is Nate. Lexi has every right to hate him, even if he never spoke to her before. He needed to be taken down a few notches honestly, and so did Cassie.

I’m mixed, my mom is white, dad is black. I’ve always been thrown into that stereotype of not having a dad. And it didn’t help that in high school my mother would tell me certain things about him. He did leave during that time but it was for a better job, he never really left me tho. Fast forward to right after I graduated my mom (who was abusing drugs at the time) straight up left me do deal with her apparent and jail debts. Legally I didn’t have to because I was underage when we moved in/when she went to jail, but the point is she left. I haven’t spoken to her since and it’s been almost 5 years. The people in high school who used to call my dad a deadbeat deserves to be slapped,because he’s always been her for me. He’s always tried to to the best for me, and he always tells me he’s with me supporting me in everything I do Nice little rant over, I absolutely love you and I can’t wait to watch more of your videos (as a new subscriber usually does I plan to binge watch everything). I hope everyone who took the time to read this has a lovely day!💕💕💕

YAS! The queen is back

I think people should stop thinking about Cassie like a "bf stealer" and start thinking about her like an "abuser sympathiser"

this hair with this purple, no one can't tell you nothing. Looks amazing

In season 1 I could relate a lot to Cassie and she was my favorite character because of that. but this new season i can’t anymore. I just feel like having an absent father doesn’t cause you to go behind your best friends back to get with her abusive ex. Season 2 makes her come off as just a really mean person who victimizes herself.

I have had a very similar life to Cassie - it's almost eerie. I'm 24 - one of the very few differences between Cassie and I is the fact that I did fall for my friend's manipulative & narcissist ex, however, I told the truth after we went on our first date and decided to pursue things with each other. I looked my friend in the eye and told her, and I was the target of tons of social media hate from girls who had been my friend prior. I was body shamed and trauma shamed (a lot of my "friends" knew me well enough to know what I had been through prior to engaging in the relationship. I'm healing now, but the quote "He showed me all the right attention at the wrong time." really rings true. I was in a friend group of people who I knew were fake and not true friends, I was feeling extremely alone in life and my ex saw that. I had never been put through so much for loving someone before.

Sis your makeup is always on point🥰

I love Cassie's character they really wrote her so well and multifaceted

I’ve had a Cassie BFF in high school - went behind my back with an ex but tried who also tried getting back to me after all of the shade. She also came from a home without a father and I feel like deep down that ignites some kind of missing void and men become a priority over anything else. Anyways besides my high school drama from 80 years ago.. I’m literally in the zone watching u put makeup on and it’s so relaxing lol

I like McKay tbh because his storyline reminds a lot about of the Black community and on Mental Health with Identity within their self

Lexi and Cassie are two different people, I can relate to Lexi, my sister spent her whole life trying to justify our dad leaving, while I was just numb and tired of his ass, she always said "you don't know his reason." Or blame mom, anything but just admit that he was a careless drunk who couldn't be responsible for shit. I think lexi feel the same way I did, NUMB. My sister had an awakening when he told her he just didn't give a shit.

The scene with lexi in the back seat of her dads car was so heartbreaking. I know in the moment she wished she was an a adult and that's why she behaves a lot more maturely than others, even her older sister.

I loved this like, video essay, and to see you posting again and things seem to be getting better (personally for you)? After listening to you, I’m thinking that Nate was a predator towards Cassie in episode 1 of season 2, and Cassie… she’s in SHOCK after she leaves the bathroom and sees Lexi and Maddy jumps into hugging her. Very much stunned. So I think to justify what she did, she wants to convince herself that she’s in love. And that is very easy for her to convince herself of, given her trauma. And when Maddy wasn’t supportive of Cassie saying she wanted to try being single, that probably hit. So when she was sad, Nate saw an opportunity and basically re-accentuated what Maddy said to Cassie, by saying to Cassie, “You’re a relationship girl, right?” Kinda further pushing out her idea of trying personal growth and being single - because it’s often easier to meet people’s expectations and molds of what they see you as, it’s “safer” And maybe in a twisted way he sees Cassie wanting to give love as a polarity to what he’s experienced in his life and the trauma brought on through his father and other things and how he’s “coped”… but he’s really just recreating it by becoming his father in a sense (control). When he asked that to Cassie, it’s like, he thought he wanted a partner, but he really wanted someone who he could control and would be submissive to him. Which contrasts his connection to Jules, because she was kind to him without knowing it was him and he confided into her fully without (nullifying the whole “power and control” aspect of a connection between people; which is why I also think a Nate+Jules thing didn’t happen this season like some people felt would’ve been better… because when Nate tried to control/assert dominance over Jules at the carnival, she was like, “immediately, no”).

The way I jumped when I saw the notification lol.

I’m a Cassie , not exactly but I definitely have seeked validation for guys , my whole life has been about men . My father was abusive to my mom and she stayed , and I see the patterns …. But I’m seeking help and I hope I can just live life for me as it should be .

One of the reasons I love Cassie and Lexi is because I can relate to a lot of their behaviors that most likely developed because of their dad leaving. While my father has not left, he has done many traumatic things that have followed me throughout my life. I don’t agree with Cassie’s behavior, but I understand where it developed from. Even as an LGBTQ person in a same-sex relationship, I still seek validation from men in some sort of way. It sucks and I wish I didn’t feel like I need it, but it’s there.

One thing for sure is I love these characters because their all so complex, multifaceted and multi dimensional, like they're actually fleshed out. Peoples development isnt linear and I think this show really puts that out there and shows that really well

not the one to deep euphoria, but I can't help but feel like Cassie resembles Katherine Howard (yes the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and no not just bc of the surname). Both of their proximity to the male gaze took ahold of their emotional vulnerability and has ultimately destroyed them. Ofc Katherine's stakes were on an astronomically higher level and was undeniably sexually assaulted (that's not up for debate she was a CHILD), however their downfall and them being pushed into feeling of being trapped which is only enforced on them by a narcissistic abuser is just incredibly reminiscent. I also must say I despise people who shit on Cassie over Nate and Cal and use the excuse it's expected behavior from them???? what you can excuse the behavior of an abuser and a pedophile but cannot sympathize with the girl who falls victim to said abuser??? sounds misogynistic to me.

can’t watch this video yet, but i wanted to say you look absolutely stunning. i adore this look on you. the short, blonde hair just really makes your face pop. gorgeous!!

Nate and Cassie are definitely the best actors. That's why I be mad that the writers keep making nude scenes for Sydney Sweeney beacuse they could be giving her more chances to show her range and not just her body. Nate really took it up a notch this season. Maddy dodged a bullet. Literally.

i wouldn't be surprised if cassie's repeated disdain for rue because of her drug addiction is because it runs in her own family. her mum's a functioning alcoholic, her dad's an addict and left the family - i think despite her craving for male validation, she just can't yet bring herself to feel angry at her dad for leaving and i think the beginnings of that show in her vitriol towards rue. not healthy beginnings, for sure, but i think she needs to learn to be angry that she was abandoned in favour of drugs and stop clinging onto these false happy memories of her father. i don't want to compare how they deal with their trauma, but the difference in perspective from cassie and lexi is astounding. cassie's memories of her father are light and happy and from a time when she was doing better and was somewhat healthy, but from lexi's perspective - seeing her dad driving drunk and sleeping during the day - i can't imagine how terrifying that is to see someone you love become that way and it must have hurt a thousand times more when rue OD'd too. i think lexi is just a lot more logically and perceptively driven than she is emotionally driven and she can pick up on certain things others don't because, as she would describe herself, she's a passive observer whereas cassie is an active doer. cassie is so much more emotional by nature, she clings onto happy memories and craves male validation so hard that her attitude towards drugs and people who are addicted to drugs is incredibly toxic. everyone except for her dad, well, because everyone has a little nepotism to give away. i just don't think cassie is very good at reconciling the fact that she clearly and dearly loves her dad and the memory of this perfect man in her life who would guide her (hence why she so easily folds and submits to men in return for validation) and her anger at her abandonment in favour of drugs. she does everything she can not to let go of those memories because from her perspective what other happiness has she got now? she digs deeper and deeper and deeper and becomes addicted to that validation and in the process she physically can't get out and can't reasonably find out why she should so she keeps going until she's pushed all of her friends away, her family away and her boyfriend breaks up with her. there is no happiness left for her, no validation at all, there is no validation for her actions from anyone and nobody sympathises with her and rightfully so. she's an asshole and ruined her friendship so she could get with a man. not just any man, but a closeted abuser who she should know for a fact falsely had those DV charges dropped. nate's actions even mirror her dad's later on when she knew him - not paying her much attention up until the garage visit, the drunk driving, the meeting or conversing on the down low, the fact that once she even gets a drip of validation she latches onto it like a lost puppy. she is a pathetic wet rag of a woman and i think in more ways she's been the primary antagonist this season moreso than nate. while nate is definitely the main antagonist of the show (which, even then some people could sympathise with him because of the irreversibly deep trauma he experienced so young and his internalised homophobia), his abuse continues this season primarily through cassie like a catalyst. cassie is essentially the product of what nate jacobs does to women, on the blankest, most vulnerable and traumatised and depraved canvas he could find.

I have a really hard love/hate relationship with Cassie, mostly because I relate to her so much. Before my mom walked out on me and my sister, her love was always conditional, so I spent most of my life being the daughter she wanted me to be, rather than who I wanted to be. Because of that, I find myself trying to change who I am in desperation to be loved. I feel so much for her trying to change who she is to be loved. I obviously don't condone what she's doing, but I understand where her heart is in this, and it pains me so much to see what she's doing and going through.

I haven’t watched this show but I’m so invested in these characters bro 😭😭 especially Cassie. GET UP 🗣🗣

I hate people who always come for girls for having Daddy issues, not saying that's what Keisha was doing, but Boys have daddy issues too. And why come for the girl, I've been watching period shows and men never change, they do the wrong, and women are held accountable.

You’re 100% correct. I was on track to become a soccer player professional but I stopped because my dad passed away. I’ve never touched a ball since bc we used to train together. And he was my best friend. As for Lexi when my dad passed I put my all into school I’ve never dated because I am still chasing those goals. I’m about to graduate from university and I have worked super hard to be successful. I mean I have a job lined up right after but I say this to say I worked so hard after he passed to keep my family together and work hard towards my future.

As a person who doesn't have a dad and with friends who don't I feel like it's different for everyone. I am fully aware of how some girls without dads seek male validation whereas some use their lack of a father figure as an excuse to give hate towards men.

Okay but why is no one talking about the trauma of her having to watch them sexually assault McKay!?!? And then being assaulted by him immediately after?!?!

The girl really needs therapy, now I see why he can handle maddy and cassie but couldn't handle jules??

That bathroom scene of Cassie having like a breakdown and then trying to compose herself…great acting right there, I was going to choose Jacob Elordi too as the best actor, but Sydney Sweeney kind of raised the ball there with that scene 👌

I was raised without a father. And I haven’t really needed him so far. 👌🏻

Seeing through her pain now i love cassie so much 💕💫

The hair , the top… ITS GIVING WHAT ITS SUPPOSED GIVEEE !! 😍🥰

Ugh omg how do you look fly with literally any and every style "sigh" I'm jealous. You deserve it all though.

My mother stopped my dad seeing me so I grew up without a father, and then my mother is a raging narcissist and she doesn’t like me, so the only person who I felt loved me was my grandmother. All of that defo caused me to have attachment issues in my relationships

Cassie has no personality other than to want to be loved. Nate has no personality other than to be manipulative. Perfect match

Keshia your hair OMFG ! You look so beautiful ahhhhdgsj 🥺😩

Cassie had been sexualized so much that she ended up sexualizing herself too just so people would like her. It isn't her fault it's the way the society treats women. Also this might be a very controversial statement but I hated how Cassie was portrayed in Lexi's play. Through out the show we never see Cassie being rude or shady towards Lexi until the very moment when shit breaks lose when everyone finds out about Nate. Cassie had been encouraging her to be more social and even said "some guys like that" when Lexi had expressed her discomfort with how she doens't look as attractive as Cassie (in her head). Not for a second did it feel like Cassie hated/shaded Lexi but Lexi portrayed her as this mean/ rude older sister. Also Lexi mocked Cassie for asking if she looked good enough or not which was disgusting because just cause she thinks Cassie is pretty doesn't mean Cassie can not have insecurities. Cassie probably was nervous and wanted to ask her sister for help but here we have Lexi mocking her in front of everyone. Next I'd like to talk about the carousel moment Lexi had in the play. Lexi wasn't their to see Cassie do that, wasn't she helping Rue find Gia? If the play is supposed to be her life story and how she rememebers everything, how did she incorporate a piece she wans't even present to see? Now assuming she had heard about it from others, why did she skip the part where Cassie had taken molly? it was why she was so out of her mind, so to skip that but keep the orgasm and all was a low blow. The play was very very problematic. What happened to not assuming people's sexuality or outing them even if we know. No matter how disgusting Nate is and how much we all hate him, that last bit of him being gay according to the play was unnecessary and disrespectful. Ngl I did enjoy it when I watched it but afterwards when I was thinking about it I realized how disgusting it actually was.

you look beautifull keisha, hope you get better :*

Looking deeper/beyond the surface level to why people are the way they are and why they act the way they do is levels to remaining empathetic towards the trauma people have endured, & struggles/pain they have faced. It doesn’t mean you condone or excuse their behaviour but like with Cassie, you can see some insight and gain understanding to why she seeks so much validation, and is constantly looking for love outside of herself. Praying for her to recognise this in season 3, and seek the help she needs 💚

This is the first video I watch from your channel and I just wanna tell you, you’re LITERALLY so gorgeous 😍😍😍 And you’re funny, and confident, and your essay was so entertaining to listen to! I’m definitely subscribing 🥰🥰🥰

I think apart from the obvious reason ppl tend to side for Cassie .. I think more than anything women tend to relate to this constant oversexualization from society and ppl including Lexi( love her though) who tend to think that their modesty gives them better morals( not that Lexi has gone to lengths as Cassie obviously out of the 2 Lexi is not as bad) but Cassie needs to get it together and she is responsible for her actions

I heard that the actor playing McKay wasn't following covid protocols so he wasn't able to be part of S2 as much as they originally intended. Also I think that after McKay was too insecure to reach out to Cassie after he got hazed at college in front of her.

purple is ur color u look amazing

Someone said that Cassie is literally one of those girls that would send Ted buddy love letters and like yeah

the top is giving.. modern cheetah girl~ cheetah girls universe meets euphoriaville glam

I don’t even watch Euphoria, but KEISHA your story telling makes it interesting 😂!

Right off the bat… “ I look GOODT!” Yessssssss ma’am with this new look!!!

one hundred percent understand the daddy issues situation. it took me years to identify my own. and risen in a black household / community, we're kinda conditioned to ignore, suppress, or make jokes about often detrimental problems like this. now, I've never used them to excuse my behavior and decision making as an adult, but I have recognized patterns in my life where I've felt the need to be validated by people who didn't even know me that well. and craving male attention in placement of the lack of a fatherly role in my life. I never knew how bad it was and how deep it ran until I began doing some of the most ridiculous, shameful things for crumbs of affection. 😅 much like Cassie is here. I see eye to eye with her. I was rooting for her this season. but of course, we can't excuse all of this away. while I do want her to get her ass beat, I sympathize. 😂

Having my own father abandonment issues followed by years of promiscuity and bad decisions I can totally relate to empathize with Cassie. She’ll get it together eventually, hopefully. And good God can Sydney Sweeney act!

i acc love cassie's character and i relate to her a lot. I don't agree with some of her actions, but I love how complexicated she is, even though she doesn't admit to her wrongs, she does what she wants, and stands for what she loves and wants. Also, I feel like I've seen at some many times people put on facades for the sake of friend ship and are never happy, even though what she's doing is wrong, she will end up reaping the consequences, and she will without the pressure.

You randomly singing "1+1" by Beyonce just sent me lmao

Okayyyy platinum!!🤩💕

i was literally about to say comment that you look good and you started the video with that iktr😌✨

The fact that you made a whole video about this….proves I chose the right choice in fav KZfaqr👏🏽

Have missed you and the content! Glad you’re back!

There are many girls like Cassie, they value male attention regardless if their treated well or not.

Lol the Whitney soundbite took me out 😂😂😂 anyway sis, you’re not alone with everything happening ✨all at ooooonceeee✨

I love every character in Euphoria, even Nate, yes NATE. They're like a sibling or friend you have this love-hate relationship with them, one minute your rooting for them and another you just can't and I think that's what makes them so realistic. Can't wait for Ep 8.

I love your hair. If you ever feel inclined to, I would love to see what your hair would look as magenta or green! Otherwise, I'm glad you did what you could to take care of your emotional wellbeing and rest. :) Love the track btw! I would love to hear your other thoughts on the other characters. I don't like Lexi much but I would love to understand the character better. I think this is because the way I cope with my own abandonment flavored daddy issues is closer to Cassie than to Lexi. Also, missing McKay this season and I wish we could have explored his relationship with masculinity more. :( Sorry; I'm trying not to write an essay in the comments but nonetheless, I love the vid.