Angus Cloud Was the Sweet, Stoic Soul of ‘Euphoria’
variety.comDaniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Zendaya sits at the bleeding-heart center of “Euphoria,” and Sydney Sweeney’s performance provides its raging, rollicking id.
But the young actor Angus Cloud, who died July 31 at age 25, may have come as close as anyone to giving the show its soul. “Euphoria,” in its first two seasons, has been defined by its wild shifts in tone — tending always to head in one direction.
Episodes grew more and more intense until it wasn’t just the characters at their breaking point but, seemingly, the medium of television itself.
Which made Cloud’s style as the character of Fezco so unique, and so welcome. Even a viewer for whom the “Euphoria” emotional palette worked (like this one) could find within Cloud’s directness of approach, his utterly unique delivery and his unflappable sangfroid a safe place to land.
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