In the penultimate episode of season 3, one major character met their fate

Warning: this post contains spoilers for the penultimate episode of Euphoria season 3.

NEED TO KNOW

• In the penultimate episode of Euphoria season 3, one main character died
• Following the episode, Jacob Elordi broke down the episode
• The finale airs next Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO

Nate Jacobs has finally met his maker.

On the May 24 episode of Euphoria season 3, Jacob Elordi's character Nate died. Nate (Elordi) has been in trouble all season due to money he owes Naz (Jack Topalian), and in the penultimate episode of the season, his luck ran out.

Nate was trapped inside a coffin that was buried underground, with just a small hole for air. A rattlesnake got through the hole and he was brutally attacked. Hours later, Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) and Maddy (Alexa Demie) found his body.

Following the episode, fans got a behind-the-scenes look at how Elordi's death was filmed as he detailed what it was like being placed inside a coffin with a real snake.

"I had to go into this coffin. My shoulders were touching the side, and I couldn't move my arms, and then they would drill the lid on, and it would get dark," Elordi, 28, said during a post-show segment that aired on May 24 on HBO. "It was really nice, actually. It was quite peaceful in there."

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He was "tucked in this box, with dust falling on me, and a snake coming down the pipe," he said.

There was a real snake involved in the scene, too. "They had a boa constrictor that they put a fake rattler on the end of, and Julia Moore Sam [Levinson] was like, 'We're just gonna drop a snake on you,'" Elordi said. "The snakes were rattling, which is really alarming when you're locked in a box."

In the end, he said the snake was "super cute."

"He was, like, real cuddly, so he just saddled up next to me, and it was nice," the actor said. "But he was real sleepy. I had to kind of nudge him to get him to come up."

Despite Nate's gruesome end, he thought it was a "cool way to go."

"Nate is someone who's made so many mistakes and made so many dark choices. It's cool to see it all come to what it's come to," Elordi said of the character he's played since 2019.

Nate's death is the first major character to die in season 3. Elordi called it "bittersweet" in his post-episode interview.

"This show is a massive part of, not just my career, but my life. It's been amazing, and I'm so proud, being a part of this," he said.

The Euphoria season 3 finale airs Sunday, May 31, at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

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