Brian Cox Brilliantly Recreates Cassie’s Viral Bathroom Meltdown From ‘Euphoria’
Watch out, Sydney Sweeney—Brian Cox is coming for your Emmy. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the Succession star submitted his unofficial audition tape for another popular HBO drama, stepping into the role of Euphoria’s resident emotionally unstable hot girl, Cassie, to recreate a viral scene from the show’s second season.
The digital short sees Cox edited into the endlessly memed scene where the Euphoria girlies are convening in the high school bathroom. It’s nearly identical to the original scene, except with Logan Roy himself delivering Cassie’s melodramatic lines instead of Sweeney. He’s even dressed in a periwinkle gingham top that resembles the one Cassie wears in the actual show (albeit with just a tad less cleavage on display).
Zendaya’s strung-out Rue asks, “Wait, are you in the play?” In his recognizable gruff voice, Cox self-consciously asks, “Oh my god! Do I look like I’m in Oklahoma!?” Barbie Ferreira’s Kat points out that his outfit (topped off with a cowboy hat) makes him look like a country music star. When he asks if she means it in a good way or a bad way, we get to hear Alexa Demie indirectly lambaste the legendary Laurence Olivier Award-winning actor with the line that launched a thousand memes: “Bitch, you better be joking.”