What Cassie and Maddy's Bathroom Scene Could Mean For the Next Season of "Euphoria"

Throughout all of season two of "Euphoria," Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) has been in a downward spiral. It starts with her hooking up with Nate (Jacob Elordi) while he and Maddy (Alexa Demie) are discussing getting back together. Let's not forget, though, two very important things: Maddy is Cassie's best friend and Nate well-known abusive nightmare. All of this is a recipe for disaster, and it comes to a (somewhat anticlimactic) head in the two-part season finale.

Cassie and Maddy's Fight in the "Euphoria" Season 2 Finale, Explained

In the penultimate episode, as Lexi (Maude Apatow) is unveiling her play to the entire school, she inserts a scene that could imply Nate is queer. He storms out of the auditorium in a rage, Cassie following quickly behind. Though Cassie had no idea what Lexi's play would be about, Nate refuses to believe her. Lexi is her sister, after all. He dumps her on the spot, and she loses it as well as a result. As the finale episode picks up, Cassie storms into the auditorium and jumps on stage to rip Lexi a new one for making a play partly inspired by her life. As she's parading around the stage screaming at everyone (including her mom!), Maddy decides she's had enough. She storms onto the stage to drag Cassie away and deal with her elsewhere so Lexi's play can continue. We see Maddy shove Cassie into a wall before the fight scene cuts out.

Fast-forward in the episode and the two are in the bathroom sitting on the counter. Cassie's face is bloody, whereas Maddy, for the most part, is spotless. Breaking the silence, Cassie tells Maddy that what's funny about the whole situation is Nate dumped her before she even got the chance to cause a scene in the auditorium. Maddy simply replies, "This is just the beginning," and walks away. The scene cuts out as a single tear falls down Cassie's cheek.

What Did Maddy Mean When She Told Cassie, "This is Just the Beginning"?

Maddy's statement seems pretty loaded. First of all, she seems fully resigned to, well, everything. As an audience, we already felt like she might be ready to leave town and start a new life for herself, and fully ending things with Nate is a large part of that. Now that her relationship with Cassie is fractured (possibly beyond repair), it'll be even easier for her to leave.

However, what Maddy's statement is probably directly referencing is the roller coaster that Cassie is about to be on if she chooses to stay by Nate's side. No one knows better than Maddy what it's like to be yanked around by Nate — both literally and figuratively. When Maddy and Nate were together, they'd fight, he'd be emotionally, and at times physically, abusive, and they'd break up constantly. Their relationship was incredibly toxic, and yet they kept coming back together, because both knew they were broken people who found solace in each other. Now, though, Nate is Cassie's problem, and this breakup is the first of what will probably be many if the two end up on the same path that Nate and Maddy were on.

As one Redditor wisely said, "She spent a year or two in a tumultuous relationship with the guy. She knows this is just the beginning of another toxic, tumultuous relationship full of break ups, breakdowns, and what all this does to your self esteem and self worth. Maddy was at least strong enough to withstand it and extricate herself, Cassie however… this is the type of relationship that breaks a person like her."

We're hoping for better things for Cassie, but we can also see how much she still wants to be with Nate right now. We'll just have to see what happens in season three.