Nate’s Dad’s Backstory on Euphoria Is a Lot

The Jan. 23 episode of Euphoria offered a backstory that viewers have been asking for since season one. Contemplating how troubled Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) is and the way his relationship together with his equally troubled dad, Cal (Eric Dane), seemingly contributes to this, the viewers can not help however marvel why Cal is the best way he’s. Nicely, now we have now some solutions concerning Cal’s backstory, and there’s simply a lot to unpack.

Season two, episode three flashes again to the ’90s, the place a excessive school-age Cal, performed by Elias Kacavas, is on the wrestling crew and has a strained relationship together with his father. Although Cal’s interactions together with his father are temporary, they’re extremely tense, and it is clear that the eldest Jacobs is a stern man who, for no matter motive, shouldn’t be usually happy with Cal.

Cal’s finest pal and respite on the time is Derek (Henry Eikenberry). Primarily based on Cal’s furtive, longing stares, nevertheless, he clearly has greater than platonic emotions for Derek. However, he begins relationship a woman named Marsha (Rebecca Louise). Although he by no means discusses it explicitly, Cal is seemingly questioning his sexuality however does what he thinks he is presupposed to and convinces himself he enjoys being with Marsha.

After graduating highschool, Cal and Derek are off to completely different faculties, and the 2 resolve to have one final evening of enjoyable collectively. They head to a bar and, to the tune of INXS’s “By no means Tear Us Aside,” they start to bop passionately collectively. It is at that time that the 2 give in to their true emotions and kiss. It isn’t clear how far they take their hookup, however the next morning, Cal receives a name from Marsha telling him she’s pregnant. He tells her he is joyful, however he begins to cry as quickly as he hangs up the cellphone, resigned to staying locked in a relationship that he now realizes is not what is going to make him joyful. We are able to additionally now assume that Marsha is Nate’s mom (although the child Marsha is pregnant with is an older sibling of Nate’s, contemplating Nate was born within the 2000s whereas Cal’s backstory takes place within the ’90s).

Whereas there’s completely no excuse for the best way Cal treats Nate, we now a minimum of an inkling of the place his resentment towards him stems from. We are able to additionally assume that Cal’s strained relationship together with his personal father performed a job in his worry of embracing and disclosing his sexuality. We’ve some solutions about Cal, however we nonetheless very sincerely don’t like him.

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