complained that it seemed like he got a lobotomy. <\/a><\/p>\nIn the first two seasons, Nate threatened numerous people with guns. In Season 3, when he was getting brutalized by mobsters, he was dancing around day drinking, and seemingly had no weapon.\u00a0Nate was a bully, but he was never an idiot. Season 3 made him one in order to make his nonsensical \u201cplot\u201d work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had no character development. The storyline about how he might be a self-hating queer man? Dropped and forgotten. His issues with his dad? Smoothed away. His rage issues? Gone. His abusive tendencies towards women? Suddenly his love for Cassie seems genuine, with no explanation. Season 3\u2019s version of Nate was weirdly nice to her.\u00a0<\/p>\nNate (pictured with Sydney Sweeney in Season 3) suddenly had his rage issues vanished. HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNate (pictured in Season 3) had no character development and no plot. HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEvery episode of Season 3 was torture porn, featuring Nate onscreen for less than five minutes, getting brutalized, getting his fingers and toes cut off, before his absurd death.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not satisfying to watch a villain bite the dust if he doesn\u2019t even feel like the same character. Season 3\u2019s Nate was a stranger with Elordi\u2019s face. His sins felt like they happened in an alternate dimension.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nate\u2019s pointless role in Season 3 was the TV version of \u201cthis meeting could have been an email.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nNate (pictured with Cassie in Season 3) was squandered. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSeason 3 didn\u2019t give Elordi (pictured) anything to work with beyond torture porn. Eddy Chen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nElordi, 28, already showed off his acting chops in the first two seasons, but during the four-year hiatus between Seasons 2 and 3 \u2013 Season 2 aired in 2022 \u2013 he cemented his status as a top tier actor with range in movies like \u201cSaltburn,\u201d \u201cPriscilla,\u201d and \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d which earned him an Academy Award nom.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s so booked and busy, it\u2019s obvious that Season 3 didn\u2019t have him for long.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
But, that\u2019s no excuse. \u201cEuphoria\u201d has previously demonstrated that it can do a lot with limited time and resources. Its 2020 Christmas special featured Zendaya and Colman Domingo simply talking in a diner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why not give Elordi material like that, instead of nonsensical torture porn?\u00a0<\/p>\nNate\u2019s plot in Season 3 (pictured) was just torture porn. HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nElordi (pictured in Season 3) is an Oscar nominated actor, who was wasted in Season 3. HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNate could have had scenes discussing his sins with another character in a simple setting, like a diner or a bar. If Elordi had limited availability, then use his time for drama scenes exploring whether Nate changed or has regrets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If \u201cEuphoria\u201d wanted to axe him, he could have gotten stabbed or shot in a bar parking lot. Maybe someone eavesdropping on his conversation about his sins decided to play God and punish Nate. Maybe Tyler \u2013 the guy who took the fall for Nate choking Maddy in Season 1 \u2013 could pop up, and get his long-awaited revenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I came up with that plot scenario in two minutes. Levinson had four years.\u00a0 And all he came up with is a \u201cLooney Tunes\u201d death.\u00a0He squandered the use of a once-complex character, and a talented actor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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