How Euphoria Destroyed Nate Jacobs

Nate Jacobs was the best-written villain Euphoria ever had. Then Sam Levinson spent a whole final season torturing him to death instead of finishing his story. This is a full breakdown of how Euphoria ruined Nate Jacobs: the inherited shame and performed masculinity that made him TV's most complex villain in seasons one and two, andthe great season three premise the show completely wasted. Timestamps: 0:00 The snake, the hole, the scream 0:33 Seasons 1 and 2: the best villain the show made 1:18 How Nate architects people 1:58 Inherited shame in a varsity jacket 2:22 Where Season 3 turns insulting 2:56 The good premise: Nate, powerless 3:31 The loan shark and the cul-de-sac ponzi 4:09 Two roads out: consequence or karma 5:29 The moment Nate stops making choices 6:23 How Breaking Bad did it right 7:39 Jacob Elordi is not the problem 8:56 Closing argument to the jury 9:26 A message to Sam Levinson #Euphoria #NateJacobs #JacobElordi #SamLevinson #TVAnalysis