Euphoria viewers have slammed Jacob Elordi’s character’s shocking death on the show, in which he is buried alive and then bitten by a rattlesnake.
The Brisbane native’s character Nate Jacobs was killed off after three seasons in a gruesome sequence amid a botched attempt to collect a debt he owed.
Shocked viewers took to social media to slam the brutal death of one of the show’s most iconic characters, with some speculating that Jacob wanted a quick exit from the show..
‘Jacob Elordi really wanted f***ing out of Euphoria,’ one person quipped.
‘I watched Euphoria last night. I guess Jacob Elordi is finally free of that awful show. Guy has real talent. That show was a waste. On to better things. He was already doing incredible films before and during,’ a second added.
Meanwhile, others joked about Jacob’s strong work ethic, which saw him film his scenes in a fake coffin, completely isolated from his co-stars.
Euphoria viewers have slammed Jacob Elordi’s character’s shocking death on the show, in which he is buried alive and then bitten by a rattlesnake
The Brisbane native’s character Nate Jacobs was killed off after three seasons in a gruesome sequence amid a botched attempt to collect a debt he owed
‘Jacob Elordi said… You’ve got me for one week to film all my scenes! Make it quick,’ someone joked.
Another said they found it amusing that the Australian-born actor joked about how ‘cute’ his reptilian co-star was.
‘Jacob gushing about the snake and calling it cute… I almost forgot Australians are a bit insane!’ they joked.
The Saltburn actor recently reflected on the fate of his character, joking that it was a great experience to see his choices catch up with him.
‘Nate was someone who has made so many mistakes and so many dark choices,’ Jacob said in a post-show recap on HBO about the seminal episode.
He added, ‘It’s cool to see it all come to what it’s come to.’
Jacob added he didn’t feel claustrophobic filming the coffin sequence: ‘It was really nice, actually – it was quite peaceful in there.’
He described the physical feeling of being in the coffin: ‘My shoulders were touching the side, they couldn’t move my arms, then they would drill the lid on it and it would get dark.’
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Viewers took to social media to slam the brutal death of one of the show’s most iconic characters, with some speculating that Jacob wanted a quick exit from the show
Jacob played the on-screen husband of Sydney Sweeney’s character
Jacob recently called the excruciating execution of his Euphoria character Nate Jacobs – of being buried alive and snake-bitten – ‘a cool way to go’ following Sunday’s broadcast of the popular HBO drama.
His character was killed off in a gruesome sequence amid a botched attempt to collect a debt he owed.
Jacobs had been in heavy debt to gangster Naz (Jack Topalian), who put him in the coffin with a breathing apparatus as a pipe.
The plan was to keep Nate in the coffin for a three-day period while his spouse Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) would try to raise the funds, but a rattlesnake made its way down the pipe and fatally bit him.
The actor, who has been linked to model Kendall Jenner, said the show’s creator Sam Levinson ‘wanted to shoot it with a real snake,’ which complicated the already-cramped conditions.
‘Snakes were rattling, which was really alarming when you are locked in a box,’ he said.
Stunt staff on set stressed safety during production, the actor said, focused on providing him with a constant flow of oxygen while he spent ‘minimal time in the coffin.’
Jacob said the boa constrictor used in the sequence was more ‘sluggish’ than scary during filming.
‘He was super cute; he was really cuddly,’ he said of the snake. ‘So he kind of just sidled up next to me and it was nice.
‘But he was really sleepy. He was a sleepy snake. I had to kind of nudge him to get him to come up. And that was it.’
The Kissing Booth star called his exit from the series bittersweet after appearing on 23 episodes of the show’s three seasons.
‘This show is a massive part of – not just my career – but my life,’ he said. ‘It’s been amazing and I’m so proud of being a part of this.’
