'Euphoria's Javon Walton Reveals Fez Was Supposed to End Up Like Ashtray in the Season 2 Finale
The actor also says “there’s definitely hope for Ashtray to still be alive.”
Season 2 of Euphoria may officially be over but the plot twists still continue. Javon Walton, who plays Ashtray, revealed it was actually his adopted brother, Fezco (Angus Cloud), who was supposed to get shot the way he did. However, writers made last minute changes.
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for Euphoria.
“Ashtray wasn’t supposed to get shot,” the 15-year-old actor told Variety in a new interview. “That was another thing. He wasn’t supposed to get shot! It was Fez that was supposed to get shot at first, which is crazy. And then, like a day before, they changed the storyline to me getting shot.”
Though Ashtray seemingly died in the Season 2 finale while protecting Fez, Walton disclosed that may actually not be the case after all. “There’s definitely hope for Ashtray to still be alive,” he said. “Because if there’s somebody who could take a bullet in the show, it’s Ashtray. Ashtray is one badass kid. He’s not playing around. I believe he has a shot about being around for Season 3.”
In order to portray Ashtray to the best of his abilities, Walton has pictured what his character’s life was like before being brought in by Fez and his grandmother. “Some of the things I’ve imagined [are] when he was really little, how his parents would treat him,” Walton added. “Because he’s even way angrier than Fezco. There’s definitely a story behind all that. I might not be super clear on exactly what that could be, but it’s definitely something super deep.”
Seasons 1 and 2 of Euphoria are currently streaming on HBO Max.
