Sydney Sweeney said what she described as the “Cassie-zilla” sequence was among the “coolest” things she’s ever done.
Euphoria aired perhaps its most talked-about episode of the entire series on Sunday night, with many fans turning on the show after its ‘most disturbing scene yet’ featuring Sydney Sweeney. The beginning of season 3, episode 5 – titled This Little Piggy – saw the 28-year-old star’s OnlyFans creator character Cassie Howard making X-rated fetish content to build her subscriber base.
Controversial Cold Open
Cassie performed various wild acts in front of the camera, including sucking on her own toes, doing erotic Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) recordings, mailing used panties, and mulling farting in jars. However, some viewers were left completely disturbed by a different scene. In the final scene from the nine-minute cold open sequence, Cassie grows to Godzilla-size proportions and terrorizes Los Angeles before going topless, leading many fans to draw parallels to the sexual fetish macrophilia.
Macrophilia and Fan Reactions
Macrophilia is the erotic obsession with exceptionally large women, often centering on being at the mercy of or controlled by a giant figure. The scene ended with one of Cassie’s subscribers self-pleasuring while watching her content in a high-rise building, just as the giant version of the character appears. It then concludes with the man putting his face up to the window as her massive breasts break through the glass.
Fans of the series seemingly had enough of the ‘humiliation ritual’ Sweeney’s character has endured this season, according to reactions on a Reddit live thread on /r/euphoria. ‘Macrophilia?’ one fan wrote, while another said: ‘The giant Cassie montage was super effing annoying and way too long, waste of time.’ Another commented: ‘Sydney Sweeney needs to learn to say no. Or her manager needs to. Or her parents. Anyone.’
Criticism of Fetish Content
Other users were not happy about the constant use of fetish content by Sweeney’s character. A commenter said: ‘Aannnnnd immediate fetish content [weary face emoji] there’s ways to film this stuff without making it something to j*** off to [unamused face emoji] but the camera angles and closeups and everything 100% is why I have an issue with this stuff. There’s a way to show this stuff WITHOUT it being REAL fetish content [rolling eyes emoji].’ Another blasted Euphoria’s creator and showrunner, Sam Levinson, writing: ‘Is this just some giant humiliation kink that Sam has? Why the f*** did Sydney agree to all of this this season? Dumbest scene of this season yet.’
A different user expressed dismay over how much of the season has centered on Sweeney’s OnlyFans model character: ‘We are done with Cassie. This is Cassiphoria at this point. Wtf are we watching.’
Earlier Fetish Scenes
Earlier in the episode, Cassie was seen making other fetish content, with her talent manager Maddy Perez (Alexa Demie) helping shoot some scenes. At one point, Maddy told her ‘I want to see more a**’ as Cassie posed in a sailor-inspired bodysuit. Another scene saw Cassie doing ASMR content in a white bra and panties, seductively whispering into the microphone, ‘Hello, it’s your favorite dream girl.’ While doing ASMR, she rubbed her cleavage with the microphone before putting it on her private parts, asking, ‘Do you want to hear my p***y?’
In another scene, Cassie was pictured getting intimate with herself as Maddy sat nearby working on her laptop, and later mailed Cassie’s used panties to a client. In another cheeky segment, Cassie was seen tucking into a hot dog on a bed before skipping rope in a very low-cut polka dot jumpsuit as Maddy recorded. Keeping the wild content flowing, Cassie channeled a sultry cop, showing off her figure in a skin-tight police uniform. She also recorded content for those with a humiliation kink, calling one client a ‘fat little f**k’ and asking to see him play with his ‘tiny little penis.’
Cassie’s Breaking Point
However, she reached her limit when one client wanted her to ‘fart in a jar’ for $700, telling Maddy, ‘You fart in a jar. He’s not gonna know the difference.’ Notably, her most common request from clients was that they wanted to hear her say their name. In another eye-popping moment, Maddy walked in to find Cassie passed out on the bed in skimpy pink lingerie, with a buzzing adult toy left turned on nearby. She smacked her butt to wake her, excitedly revealing that Cassie just hit 50,000 subscribers on OnlyFans.
Maddy then helped Cassie appear on a number of popular podcasts to gain even more exposure. Cassie was seen doing countless interviews where she defended American men and claimed they were being treated like ‘second-class citizens.’ Maddy told her that ‘the angrier these idiots get, the more money you make.’ The eight-episode third season airs every Sunday, with the finale set for May 31.
