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It has been four years since the season finale of Euphoria season two, and a lot has happened in that time both on- and off-screen. Good things, like the exploding careers of cast members Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney, and Zendaya and Tom Holland’s engagement (and possible marriage). But the show and the world also lost a rising talent after the death of Angus Cloud in July 2023. As the sensitive drug dealer Fezco, Cloud was one of the shining lights of the show. He died due to a multiple drug overdose, and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson said season three is about honoring Cloud’s life and processing his death. “This season became my way to honor Angus and all the kids who weren’t offered a second chance,” he wrote in a letter given to critics with screeners of the first three episodes. “I wanted to tell a story where hope and light could still be felt in the darkness.” But that still left the question of how to handle Fez within the reality of the show.
In the season-two finale, Fez was arrested in a raid of his house — during which his brother was shot by the police. Within the world of Euphoria, and post-time-jump, Fez is still alive and 5 years into a 30-year prison sentence. “I thought if I couldn’t keep him alive in life, maybe within this show that I can control, I can keep him alive there,” Levinson told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere. Fezco shows up on the other side of Rue’s (Zendaya) phone calls unseen. She even urges Lexi (Maude Apatow) to reach out in episode one, indicating that there is more to come in their budding relationship. “I can’t wait for you to see the last few episodes,” Levinson said, “because I think he would be cracking up at his story line. I think he would love it.”
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