Love it or hate it, the teens-go-wild drama, “Euphoria," has become arguably the buzziest streaming series of late.
To put a hard number to the claim, it is officially HBO’s second most-watched show ever behind “Game of Thrones,” according to Variety.
And season 2’s recent finale only enhanced fans’ connection to the increasingly thrilling storyline.
SPOILER ALERT
It was the character of Fezco, AKA Fez, a drug dealer, who was one of the main focuses of the finale. Played by Angus Cloud, Fez spent the season struggling in the aftermath of his brother Ashtray (Javon Walton) having killed drug dealer Mouse (Meeko Gattuso) with a hammer, and in the finale, it was time for their family to face the consequences of Ash's actions.
Yeah, this show can get pretty intense.
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We won’t spoil the entire, duplicitous, shootout ending, but it included Fez carrying a note and flowers meant for his love interest, Lexi. Suffice to say, or suffice for Cloud himself to say in a new Variety interview, the ending was “Pretty sad, right?”
As for the ill-fated note Fez was carrying, fans are dying to know what it might’ve said. So Cloud offered some clarity.
“It was just, like, a congratulations,” he said. “I think they both know there’s a vibe going on. Definitely taking it to the next level with them flowers and whatnot. So I think the letter was just being like, “Yo, good job for f***ing doing you.”
While having attended an arts school in his hometown of Oakland, California, Cloud had no former acting credits, and was working at a Brooklyn restaurant when he was discovered and cast for the part of Fez, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
When asked about the intense, action-packed final scene – and if he mentally prepared for it – Cloud explained, “We filmed it, I think in three days. Twelve-hour days. So yeah, it took a long time. All the technicality stuff with the bullets…. I don’t know. I guess I didn’t [prepare] because I was just like, I couldn’t have even expected how full-throttle it was gonna be. Some of those guys were like, ex-cops and stuff, so they know what they’re doing.”
With an accepting attitude that might have him surviving into a full-blown acting career, Cloud seemed to take it all in stride. “You just do it,” he said. “Ain’t nothing to it but to do it.”
Fez has become a classic bad boy character, one whose social media attention grew as the season went on. And again, when asked if he expected it, his humility once again showed itself.
“No. I don’t expect too much from anything or anybody," said Cloud. "So, yeah, it was a surprise to me.”
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