Viewers are saying that's the pot calling the kettle black since Nate is the homophobic one here. Nate, offended, bursts out of the auditorium, shrugging off Cassie's platitudes as he storms out, throwing out, 'That's, like, so homophobic.' Seemingly commenting on the homoeroticism of the locker room, an actor portraying Nate leads his shirtless and glistening teammates through a steamy performance of Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out for a Hero.' But it was the eye-popping number at the end of the episode that caught everyone's eye. Lexi plays herself and casts actors in the roles of Cassie, Maddy, Rue, Kat, Nate, and more. In Sunday's episode, Our Life finally premieres to an audience of her peers. Forever the wallflower, the introverted teen has been taking note of the chaotic lives around her and crafting into a show. Characters on the show don't just say, 'I'm gay.' They are simply attracted to who they are attracted to.īut questions around Nate's sexuality, in particular, have only intensified as his sex life becomes more and more known by the other characters.Īll season long, Lexi has been writing a play. Much like the current attitudes of Gen Z, sexuality on the show is on a spectrum, fluid, and can even change day to day, or episode to episode.
As far as sexuality goes, HBO Max's dark teen drama Euphoria loves to blur the lines.