Warning: Spoilers forward! Do not proceed except you’ve watched the “Euphoria” Season 3 premiere.
How about them apples?
The Season 3 premiere of HBO’s “Euphoria” ended with a tense scene, in which a brand new crime boss character, Alamo Brown (performed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) pointed a gun at Rue (performed by Zendaya) and shot an apple off her head.
They filmed the scene in Palmdale, California, “on a hill at midnight in the freezing cold, with the wind about 35 miles an hour,” Akinnuoye-Agbaje solely instructed Page Six of the heart-pounding scene.
The British actor added, “And I’m standing there in some Speedos and cowboy boots. So, as exotic as it might have looked, it was freezing cold!”
He famous that “there was definitely an apple” in the scene, however he didn’t actually shoot something at Zendaya; that was “camera trickery.”
Working with the Emmy-winning actress was “a lovely time,” the “Lost” actor instructed Page Six.
He praised Zendaya as “generous, very intelligent, and not precious with any of the material.”
“She can turn it on and off,” he stated. “When we have to chuck mud in her face, she’s saying, ‘Chuck the mud in my face!’ That’s what you want with your scene partner – somebody who is prepared to be committed to the scene.”
Premiering in 2019 and starring Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney, the Sam Levinson-led sequence initially adopted drug addict Rue by means of her highschool years. Returning after a protracted hiatus, Season 3 finds her 5 years later, as she’s in debt to drug supplier Laurie (performed by Martha Kelly) and dealing as her drug mule. In the Season 3 premiere, Laurie despatched Rue on an errand to ship medication to the strip membership tycoon, Alamo Brown.
As she entered his home, the place he was throwing a celebration, Rue was initially impressed by his lavish digs and his bevy of barely-dressed ladies. She even requested Alamo for a job, considering that he appeared like a greater employer than Laurie.
But, Rue landed on his dangerous aspect when one among his workers dropped lifeless from the medication that Rue delivered. Although Rue defined that she didn’t convey dangerous medication on function, in retaliation, Alamo introduced her exterior to shoot an apple off of her head.
“The audience might wonder, does he really intend to kill her?” stated Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
He instructed Page Six that he views the scene as “a test of her character” as a result of “had she flinched and run, I think he might have shot her.”
The “Oz” actor identified that that is “obviously” not the primary time that Alamo has finished this, since his crew acted nonchalant about it.
(*3*)
The “Game of Thrones” actor stated that scene is the “beginning of their relationship” and it’s Alamo “testing” Rue to see if she is “eligible” to enter his world.
“This is the world that she is now stepping into. I think it’s a great prelude to the rest of the season.”
Akinnuoye-Agbaje instructed Page Six that he thinks that Alamo “sees something of himself” in Rue.
“He recognizes her ambition, her courage,” as she walks into “his domain, his kingdom.”
As Season 3 goes on, he teased, “We see the depths of the darkness the Alamo’s world really entails. Whether she can navigate that world or not, we’ll see.”
“Euphoria” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
