Why Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Godzilla’ Scene in Euphoria is Dividing The Internet?

Sydney Sweeney has been the talk of the town ever since Euphoria Season 3 began. The actress reprised her role as Cassie after Season 2 ended four years ago. So far, we’ve been treated to a completely new kind of show that is focused on Rue’s drug mule arc and Cassie’s OnlyFans career.

Doubling down on the new career path, Cassie is being worked to the bone by Maddy. Her husband’s debt has finally enabled her to make the content she wants. With no moral compass as to the content she makes or how she goes about it, Cassie makes X-rated content specifically tailored for users subscribed to her OnlyFans account.

Episode 5 takes this to new extremes, with Sydney Sweeney’s character seen stomping around Hollywood like Godzilla itself. The scene shows her morph into a giant as her ego gets bigger.

Euphoria	Details
Creator, Writer, and Showrunner	Sam Levinson
Cast	Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Barbie Ferreira, Angus Cloud, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Toby Wallace.
RT Score – Tomatometer | Popcornmeter (as of May 12, 2026)	78% | 75% (Overall)
IMDb Score (as of May 12, 2026)	8.2/10

How Euphoria’s ‘Godzilla’ Scene Divided the Internet
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Euphoria’s Season 3 spends almost half its time with X-rated content featuring Sydney Sweeney. The Godzilla scene takes this to new heights as it depicts her using her body for the pleasure of other people in parasocial online relationships. The complete gratuitous nature in which the show tells this story has divided the internet.

The appearance of a giant Cassie walking around as a s*xy Godzilla is part of a kink trend known as macrophilia, a fantasy where people are used by giants or giantesses. Cosmopolitan reported the trend and highlighted the growing number of stars like Taylor Swift using this as a way to suggest women dominating others in a s*xual manner.

Looking at X, users have been posting about this scene repeatedly. @JozuJoestarr shared his thoughts on the scene by posting on X:

They got Sydney Sweeney doing Godzilla p*rn on Euphoria. wrap this sh*t up man

Other users commented about the montage scene that preceded this, with Cassie using s*x toys as a means of creating content for her OnlyFans subscribers. Reviews of the new season are brutal, with the Rotten Tomatoes score of 40% highlighting exactly why this pivot isn’t working.

Sydney Sweeney and controversy appear to go hand in hand, as she is infamously known for her American Eagle ad. The show appears to be taking this route by Sweeney’s character rage-baiting for views.

Sydney Sweeney’s Euphoria Controversy Explained

The new season of Euphoria is mired in troubles, and all signs are pointing to Sam Levinson’s female characters. The creator and showrunner has changed the show from a social commentary about high school students to becoming a show about drug wars and OnlyFans.

Earlier episodes featured Sweeney in a baby outfit while filming adult content, and this sparked major backlash online for s*xualizing child imagery. Cassie was also seen in a dog outfit, shooting content that her housekeeper is helping with.

Season 3 is filled with misogyny and male fantasies of Sydney Sweeney being pushed to its limits. Adult stars like Maitland Ward argue that the show has become a mockery of s*x workers with Sydney Sweeney’s OnlyFans.

What did you think of the Godzilla scene? Let us know in the comments.

Euphoria is streaming on HBO Max.