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Grab a pillow to hide behind, because things are about to get seriously uncomfortable! Join us as we count down the most cringe-worthy moments from "Euphoria"! From Elliot's drawn-out serenade to Cassie's unhinged carousel ride, this HBO drama never shies away from making viewers squirm. Whether you looked away or couldn't stop watching, these scenes left us all in knots!
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00:00Please stop, please stop, please stop, please stop, please stop.
00:02I should stop? Me.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today, we're looking at moments from Euphoria that were so cringey
00:10that you either had to look away or couldn't look away.
00:14Watch out for spoilers.
00:18I can't believe she had the nerve to show her face.
00:23Number 10. Elliot's Song
00:25The reception to Elliot's Song in the season 2 finale was, let's say,
00:29mixed. We can see why the lyrics would resonate with some,
00:33and the song even got an Emmy nomination.
00:36I'll watch you fade
00:39Keeping the lights on in this forsaken place
00:43That said, you can see why an acoustic guitar song that clocks in at nearly four minutes
00:48would be an easy target for the internet.
00:51As Rue holds back her emotions while Elliot serenades her,
00:54the audience repeatedly looks at their watches,
00:57questioning how much longer this self-indulgent musical number will last.
01:02Us against the world
01:04Just a couple sinners making fun of her
01:11The single version is honestly pretty solid, and shorter.
01:15In the context of the episode, though,
01:17what's supposed to be a heartfelt moment just comes off as comically dragged out.
01:22We're not sure if it was worth it in the end.
01:24Think you may be my only friend
01:29I gave it all to see you shine again
01:34Number 9. I am crazier
01:37You'll find throughout this list that Cassie is responsible for a lot of the cringe that goes on in Euphoria.
01:43You know what you don't realize, Nate?
01:46Is I don't care what happens to me.
01:48I don't care how angry Maddie gets.
01:51You two shouldn't be together, you're toxic.
01:54How would you know?
01:55There are times we wish Cassie would get away from Nate Jacobs,
01:58who we can all agree is the worst.
02:01Other times, we can't help but feel that Cassie and Nate deserve each other.
02:06Don't cry.
02:08Smile.
02:11Cassie feels she deserves Nate more than Maddie does.
02:15Finding that Nate and her best friend aren't entirely over,
02:18Cassie makes a compelling argument for why he should be with her instead.
02:22She's even crazier than Maddie.
02:24You don't understand Nate as I am crazier!
02:27That's not something to be f***ing proud of, Cassie!
02:30No, but it is something you should be scared of.
02:33The meme-worthy expression on Sydney Sweeney's face as she delivers the line
02:37not only encapsulates what an unhinged character Cassie is,
02:41but also how desperate she comes across,
02:44clinging to her own toxic relationship.
02:47Number 8.
02:48Kat and Ethan Break Up
02:50We prefer customers not use phones at the tables.
02:54No, no, no, no, no.
02:55Girl, I can understand.
02:57I will circle back.
02:59Kat's entire Camgirl story arc is cringy for a variety of reasons.
03:04What's even more uncomfortable is how Kat treats Ethan,
03:07her boyfriend, for a period.
03:08Compared to some of the other guys on Euphoria,
03:11Ethan is understanding and supportive,
03:13but Kat just doesn't share the same affection.
03:16While Kat can't make herself reciprocate his feelings,
03:19Ethan at least deserves to be let down gently and honestly.
03:22Instead, Kat tells Ethan that she's dying from a brain disorder.
03:26I have a brain disorder.
03:34What?
03:35Ethan sees right through her BS,
03:37but Kat only doubles down,
03:39making it sound like he's the antagonistic one in this relationship.
03:43Ethan gets the message,
03:44wishing Kat would simply say that she doesn't want to be with him.
03:47Kat can't even do that, however.
03:49Yeah, you just gaslight me,
03:51tell me how to feel,
03:52all because I don't meet your expectations.
03:54All right, well, you're right.
03:55You didn't live up to my expectations
03:56because I did expect you to at least be honest.
03:58Number 7.
03:59Cassie on the Carousel
04:00Do you find carousel sexy?
04:03You will after this scene.
04:04Or maybe you'll just be weirded out.
04:06Cassie's carousel ride conjures so many conflicting feelings
04:10that in the end,
04:11all we can do is cringe.
04:16Damn, you're so f***ing hot.
04:18Flirting with Daniel,
04:19Cassie rides the carousel like she would ride him.
04:21By the time the two start exchanging kisses,
04:24it seems like the ride is at its climax.
04:31As the ride goes on, though,
04:33it seems as if Cassie is more aroused
04:35by the pole and the horse
04:36than her potential suitor.
04:38Cassie goes from stimulated to deflated
04:40as she looks around,
04:41realizing everyone is staring at her.
04:43Cassie's life is a merry-go-round of bad choices,
04:46but this is the most literal representation
04:48of her never-ending spiral.
04:51Where were you?
04:52What's wrong?
04:53I just think the molly's, like,
04:55way too strong or something.
04:57Number 6.
04:58Cassie as a dog
04:59In season 3,
05:01Cassie seemingly has everything she's dreamed of.
05:03She's engaged to Nate
05:05and they live in a fancy house.
05:07Cassie won't be content, though,
05:08until she's famous.
05:10What better kind of fame is there
05:12than that of the TikTok variety?
05:14Cassie seeks followers by dressing as a dog.
05:17More specifically, a sexy dog.
05:19I come home
05:20and you're pretending to be a puppy dog.
05:23I'm just creating content.
05:25Again, we're not sure whether to be turned on
05:27or extremely disturbed.
05:29Despite Nate's objections,
05:30Cassie claims that she can make a bundle
05:33by taking her act to OnlyFans.
05:35There is a way
05:38to make a lot of money really fast.
05:42How?
05:47OnlyFans.
05:47She also insists that OnlyFans
05:50isn't what people assume it is.
05:52It only gets more bizarre
05:53as Cassie dresses up as a baby for her fans,
05:56acting as if this is a perfectly normal business practice.
05:59Why are you dressed as a baby?
06:01Oh, it's a whole subculture.
06:03Babies?
06:04Adult babies.
06:05Ew.
06:06Number five.
06:07McKay's attack.
06:08In a series full of scenes
06:10that are hard to watch,
06:11few proved more unpleasant
06:13than what happens to McKay.
06:14And I still think of you
06:21And I promise we may
06:25An intimate moment between McKay
06:26and Cassie is interrupted
06:28when his masked fraternity brothers
06:30enter the room.
06:31What starts as embarrassing
06:33turns horrifying
06:34as the others tackle McKay to the floor
06:36and pin him down
06:37as Cassie yells at them to stop.
06:39Stop!
06:40Stop!
06:41Some might call this hazing.
06:43We'd argue that there's another word for it.
06:46McKay is understandably left shaken to the core,
06:49yet returns to Cassie
06:50as if what just occurred
06:51isn't a big deal.
06:52Are you okay?
06:55I'm good.
06:57McKay takes out his trauma on Cassie,
06:59which only makes the night more unsettling.
07:01Whether you find this raw or gratuitous,
07:04we're left in a knot of discomfort.
07:07Number four.
07:08The hot tub.
07:09Cassie turns to booze
07:10as she finds herself in a love triangle
07:12with Nate and Maddie,
07:13the latter of whom is still in the dark
07:15about her best friend's deceit.
07:16The exact status of Nate and Maddie's relationship
07:19is called into question,
07:20which Cassie learns
07:21as she drunkenly gets into the hot tub with them.
07:24I'm so glad you guys are back together.
07:27Yeah.
07:28We're not back together.
07:29Nate insists they aren't back together.
07:32Maddie agrees,
07:33but she doesn't like the way Nate said it.
07:35As their argument escalates,
07:37Cassie can't hold down her feelings
07:38or liquor any longer.
07:40Please, when I go to college,
07:42move with me.
07:43Marry me.
07:44Have my babies.
07:48She unpacks what's brewing inside her,
07:51sending the others retreating in disgust.
07:54There's never a good place to vomit,
07:56but a hot tub full of people
07:57is definitely one of the last places
07:59you want to blow chunks.
08:01Number three.
08:03Rue on the run.
08:04Even by Euphoria standards,
08:06episode five of season two
08:07is like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
08:10Rue is the train,
08:11and everyone she encounters is collateral damage.
08:14What a muscle kicker!
08:21Refusing to go to rehab,
08:23Rue retreats to Lexi's,
08:25only to wind up at her own intervention.
08:27As Cassie tries to give helpful advice,
08:30Rue drops a bombshell.
08:31Cassie has been sleeping with Nate.
08:33Hey Cass.
08:34Yeah?
08:35I have a quick question for you.
08:38What?
08:39How long have you been f***ing Nate Jacobs?
08:42Maddie is notably present,
08:44and after what ensues,
08:45we think she might actually be crazier than Cassie.
08:49As Maddie runs after Cassie,
08:51Rue runs out the door to Fez's.
08:53She isn't done burning bridges,
08:54attempting to steal medication from Fez's grandmother
08:57in what proves to be a new low for Rue.
09:00You know you screwed up when Fez kicks you out.
09:02Please.
09:03You gotta leave the house.
09:05You gotta leave the house.
09:07You gotta leave the house when you came from home.
09:08Get lost.
09:08Number two.
09:10Jules and Cal.
09:11You can debate who the most toxic couple on Euphoria is,
09:14but Jules and Cal are definitely the cringiest.
09:17Why?
09:18Because Cal is a grown man,
09:20and Jules is in high school.
09:21I'm envious of your generation, you know.
09:26You guys don't care as much about the rules.
09:29Yeah, we know the teenage characters on Euphoria
09:31are all adults in real life,
09:33but that doesn't make Cal and Jules' hookup
09:36any less inappropriate.
09:37As for the hookup itself,
09:39Cal sticking his thumb in Jules' mouth
09:41is about the only thing we can show you
09:43without getting demonetized.
09:45But believe us, it gets worse.
09:47Adding to the ick factor,
09:48we learn by the episode's conclusion
09:50that Cal is Nate's father.
09:52Cal's infidelity doesn't begin or end with Jules,
09:55eventually leading to a confrontation with his family
09:58that's all kinds of uncomfortable.
10:00You're scaring me now.
10:01You know why?
10:02Because I'm a man.
10:03I'm an animal.
10:05Before we unveil our top pick,
10:06here are a few honorable mentions.
10:09Rue becomes a mule.
10:11Don't ask how she stores the product.
10:22Cassie's bathroom breakdown.
10:24She's not in Oklahoma,
10:25but Cassie is the definition of dramatic.
10:28Wait, I don't understand.
10:28If you're not auditioning for Oklahoma,
10:30then why do you look like that?
10:31Like what?
10:32Like a country music star.
10:33In a good way or a bad way.
10:34Bitch, you better be joking.
10:36Are you okay, Cass?
10:37No!
10:38Nate beats up Tyler,
10:39the most monstrous character Jacob Elordi has played.
10:43And he was Frankenstein.
10:44I didn't do anything, man.
10:46I'm going to ask you a question.
10:52Did you f*** her?
10:54No!
10:55Shut up!
10:55Rue faking it.
10:57Zendaya's a much more convincing actress than Rue.
11:00Rue?
11:01Yeah?
11:02Did you just fake an orgasm?
11:05What?
11:08No, no.
11:11Are you crazy?
11:12That was amazing.
11:15Truth or dare?
11:17There's no right answer in a show like Euphoria.
11:20Hey, Elliot.
11:21Yeah?
11:22Truth or dare?
11:24Dare.
11:24I dare you to lick from here to here.
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12:08Number 1.
12:10Lexi's Play
12:11It turns out that Lexi's play is semi-autobiographical, and her friends are all characters.
12:16Some find it funny.
12:18Others are mortified and enraged to see their worst moments depicted on stage for everyone
12:23to witness.
12:24Wait, is this a f***ing play about us?
12:26You gotta wonder why the school allowed Lexi to put on this R-rated play.
12:30But it's not like the adults in Euphoria pay much attention to what the kids are up to.
12:34The faculty might not intervene, although Cassie does after Nate dumps her over his portrayal.
12:40I'm not the one putting on a play to humiliate and embarrass you.
12:44Oh, really?
12:45Then what is this?
12:47What act are we in?
12:49Don't question it.
12:50Reality clashes with the performance as Cassie takes to the stage.
12:54As heated as things get between the sisters, the real explosion comes when Maddie decides
12:58Cassie needs to be put in her place.
13:09Way to foreshadow the 2022 Oscars.
13:12Which Euphoria moment do you think was peak cringe?
13:16Let us know in the comments.
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