Euphoria Faces Backlash Over Controversial Content

 has been condemned by viewers after they were subjected to a slew of disgusting and disturbing scenes in the second episode of the show. 

After being astounded, which saw  and themes of defecation, fans had been hoping for a return to the gritty storylines and complex content that shone through in the first two seasons. 

However, episode two of season three proved that creator Sam Levinson was still out to shock and scandalise viewers, with the episode, titled America My Dream, featuring more disturbing content.

One unsettling moment depicted Faye, played by porn star-turned-actress Chloe Cherry, in a graphic sex scene with a white supremacist drug dealer, who had a swastika tattoo.

Eyebrows were raised by the X-rated content, which took place in front of a Nazi flag and was followed immediately by a close up shot of a pig releasing its bowels. 

The raucous romp had been halted by the discovery of the pig, that had been sent to their home amid a row between local kingpins. 

The vile scenes had followed on from more gruesome content in episode one that showed Faye and Rue () defecating in a strainer to retrieve cling-filmed wraps of fentanyl they had swallowed to smuggle across the /US border. Stomachs were turned in particular when a dog was seen eating the excrement. 

Fans had expressed their disgust online and the slams continued following the gruesome shot of the pig in episode two.  

The row that had sparked the deployment of the pig had also alarmed viewers, who took issue with the 'unnecessary' use of racial slurs. 

Drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly) was involved in a heated row with fellow dealer Alamo Brown (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), when one of her associates told Alamo to 'shove it up his n***** a**'.

While Alamo questioned why he 'had to make it about race', he was seemingly more outraged by being called a 'pig' later on by Laurie – the comment that prompted him to send a pig to the house in retaliation. 

The N word was also used by stripper Angel (Priscilla Delgado) as a greeting to Rue.

Viewers were left confused by his response to the row, writing on X/Twitter: 'Saying being called a pig is worse than being called a n**** blew me,' 'That's how we KNEW a White guy wrote this smh.'

Chris later explained the reasoning behind the exchange, telling Variety: 'I just thought it was interesting to play with the racial dynamics of these two crews. 

'With the pig comment... It opens up this insecurity in him that allows us to start to see how human he is. There are things someone could say to any one of us that may seem insignificant, but it sticks in our head.'

Adewale added: 'As a man who pulled himself up from his bootstraps post-slavery to become what he regards as the emperor of his empire, it was interesting that "pig" was worse for Alamo than the N word.

'For me, it was about trying to figure out why, and Sam gave me license in the scene. In so doing, it was like, “Why is this triggering his trauma? 

'Well, a pig is an animal that eats its own feces. And here I am, the emperor, and she’s calling me a pig.” It triggered all of his insecurity.'  

Viewers were also appalled by how far Sydney Sweeney's character, Cassie Howard, was willing to go, with it being the actress's most X-rated scenes in her career yet. 

After being dressed as a lingerie-clad dog in episode one, the following instalment showed Cassie shooting fetish content as an adult baby before posing fully nude.

Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly lashed out at Sydney while discussing the controversial clip of her character dressed as a baby.