How Euphoria Slyly References Eric Dane’s Grey’s Anatomy Past

The Euphoria Easter eggs simply hold coming. After slipping in a reference to Sport of Thrones final week, the present subtly nods to Eric Dane’s previous position on Gray’s Anatomy, and it took us proper again to the halls of Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital. The third episode of Euphoria‘s second season, which aired on Jan. 23, delves into Cal Jacobs’s complicated backstory, together with the tense relationship he has together with his father, his involvement on the highschool wrestling group, and, most pivotally, the romantic emotions he secretly harbors for his finest good friend. And what is the title of that finest good friend — his true “individual,” if you’ll? Derek, after all.

Simply in case it has been a minute since your final Gray’s Anatomy binge and the figurative lightbulb hasn’t illuminated but, Dane’s character on the long-running sequence, Mark Sloan aka McSteamy, is finest associates with Derek Shepherd. So sure, each of the actor’s on-screen friends share the identical title. It is unclear whether or not Euphoria‘s present runners made this determination on objective, however we hardly suppose it is a coincidence given the myriad of different names they might’ve chosen — and followers of the sequence far and huge agree.

What’s subsequent? An under-the-radar allusion to Zendaya’s Disney days? We would not put it previous screenwriter Sam Levinson at this level, and we’re protecting our eyes peeled for extra Easter eggs as season two progresses.