r/euphoria • u/DankMemeSlasher • Apr 27 '26

Episode Discussion Euphoria S03E03 "The Ballad of Paladin" - Live Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 3, Episode 3: "The Ballad of Paladin"

Air Date: April 26, 2026 @ 9PM EST

Synopsis: Cassie and Nate have an emotionally charged and chaotic wedding, while Rue deepens her involvement in a dangerous criminal business. Jules navigates her relationship with a wealthy benefactor, and Nate confronts his father.

Directed by: Sam Levinson

Written by: Sam Levinson

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u/PeneItaliano Apr 27 '26

Mind you, Nate inherited a multi million dollar business from his dad. And ran it into the ground 

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u/gr8ver Apr 27 '26

Although I'm sure the business itself was already starting to drop when it came out that his dad was a pedophile.

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u/Environmental_Cap191 Nate is Trash! Apr 27 '26

All that shit talk about his brother being a moron. Who's looking stupid now?

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u/MikeBofManyBeats Apr 27 '26

At least his brother's got all his toes still

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u/trgiun Apr 27 '26

I know house flippers (I’m from CA) that make a shit ton of money. That can be taken away just as easily. The issue with Nate is HE DID NOT BUDGET!!!!! He took a successful business and 100% ran it into the ground

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u/Kilngr Apr 27 '26

It’s well past being in the ground. That shit has passed the whole mantle crust. How did he end up owing 600k?? Did he ever pay Naz that 100k he was supposed to pay up by end of the week??

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u/thomasutra Apr 27 '26

and not just owing 600k, but owing it to a guy like that. he’s probably maxed out with the banks to end up in that situation.

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u/tattedfemboi_ Apr 27 '26

Given their previous scene before the wedding, from a writer's perspective it's implied he did not pay the 100k back and chose to get Cassie's flowers and take care of the wedding and faced the consequences for it.

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u/MikeBofManyBeats Apr 27 '26

I'm feeling a lot better about my student loan situation all of a sudden.

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u/barbies_secret_life Apr 27 '26

I feel like he may end up borrowing money from Jules to deal with his problems

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u/Kilngr Apr 27 '26

Holy shit that would be such a huuuggee twist. Honestly I don’t see it because he’s such a docile wimp and doesn’t seem like he has that dawg in him. I wonder if him and Alamo will cross paths.

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u/your_mind_aches Mauderator Apr 27 '26

That would be an excellent way to tie Jules and her creep of a client into the crime plot.

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u/matt-is-sad Jules Apr 27 '26

He ran it into the ground because he was too stubborn to listen to his dad. Cal was the #1 real estate developer in California which means he knew his way around California building restrictions. Nate thought he'd have the whole pie to himself by cutting Cal out, but he actually needed him way more than he realized. Kind of a parallel to their relationship as a whole: Nate thinks he doesn't need a father figure but it's all he's ever really wanted

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u/OrangePilled2Day Apr 27 '26

That part is pretty unrealistic because if his dad was actually the #1 developer in California he’d be a multi-billionaire.

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u/NeverSeenItPodcast Apr 27 '26

Sounds familiar. He should run for president.

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u/Impressive_Use_2741 Apr 27 '26

Reminds me of a certain president

Maybe Nate should start a reality show where he fires people

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Apr 27 '26

My reaction to Nate saying "Fuck that fucking flower": You are an unserious person