{"id":678379,"date":"2026-06-01T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/678379\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:12:10","slug":"euphoria-finale-bishops-betrayal-explained-by-darrell-britt-gibson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/678379\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Euphoria’ Finale: Bishop’s Betrayal Explained by Darrell Britt-Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for \u201cIn God We Trust,\u201d the Season 3 finale of \u201cEuphoria<\/a>,\u201d now streaming on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s always chess for Bishop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s an apt metaphor from Darrell Britt-Gibson<\/a> describing his character\u2019s fatal betrayal of his boss Alamo Brown (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) in the bloody series finale of \u201cEuphoria.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the culmination of Sam Levinson\u2019s HBO drama, Alamo kills Rue (Zendaya), an employee who has secretly been working as a DEA informant, by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl. Ali (Colman Domingo), her mentor and sobriety sponsor, heads to Alamo\u2019s strip club to avenge Rue\u2019s death, and the two engage in an old-fashioned duel.<\/p>\n

\n\tBreaking cowboy rules, Alamo points his gun at Ali before the designated time and attempts to shoot, but the weapon does not fire. It\u2019s revealed that Bishop, Alamo\u2019s mysterious and monotone right-hand man, has removed the bullets, essentially sentencing Alamo to death. Ali kills the sex- and drug-trafficking tycoon with three shotgun blasts to the chest.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s a bold move from Bishop, a mellow henchman who hints at the twist earlier in the episode \u2014 once, when he tells Maddy about his pet poodle, \u201cI like to surprise people,\u201d and again when he stares at the snake that\u2019s housed at the strip club. Britt-Gibson tells Variety the morning after the finale that Bishop\u2019s betrayal is not just a power move \u2014 it\u2019s rooted in Alamo\u2019s treatment of Rue.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBishop didn\u2019t agree with a lot of what Alamo did, but it was a job for him,\u201d he says. \u201cI think what Alamo did to Rue was the final straw for Bishop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tDid you watch the finale last night?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tI did. I got an opportunity to watch it in Brooklyn with a room full of fans, and it was incredible. There\u2019s nothing like watching something that has this impact and this type of feeling with a group of people who are totally invested in the show. It was an incredible moment.<\/p>\n

\t\tWhat was it like seeing live reactions from the fans?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was surreal, because I knew what happened, and I had an expectation about how a group of people would collectively react to it. My expectation was surpassed, because there\u2019s no way to account for every single emotion that\u2019s going to be felt. It\u2019s how I wish everyone could have experienced it. I wish the entire world could have watched it together at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tThe way you play Bishop is fascinating. How was he described to you or written on the page, and what did you bring to him?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tIt wasn\u2019t really described to me in any way, and that the beauty of it. Sam saw an audition of mine for another part, and he wanted to craft Bishop around what I brought to it. Sam is so amazing in that way \u2014 he\u2019s a \u201cbest idea wins\u201d type of creator. I had this idea of a character who moves more like a samurai in a world of cowboys. Somebody who you can\u2019t really figure out until it\u2019s time to figure him out.<\/p>\n

\n\tI had ideas about these beads and the way he moved, and Sam was like, \u201cI love it, let\u2019s do that.\u201d Early on in the process, he saw my auditions and wanted to build the character around what I presented. Then he wrote this beautifully intricate, nuanced and layered character.<\/p>\n

\t\tDid you originally audition for Alamo?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tYeah, and I was too young for it, but he was like, \u201cI need this guy in my show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tI read that Marshawn Lynch also auditioned for that part.\t<\/p>\n

\n\tHe did. I think the entire crew did, Asante [Blackk, who plays Kidd] as well. Sam just knows. He\u2019s one of these creators who sees something and knows what he wants to do with it.<\/p>\n

\t\tColman Domingo, speaking with Variety<\/a>, said he wondered if Bishop is on the autism spectrum. Does that resonate with you?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tYeah, it did. I don\u2019t think Black people get to play that enough. I don\u2019t like the way that people who are on the spectrum are spoken about. There are a lot of people in my life and my family who are on the spectrum, and they are the most beautiful, deep, soulful people. I thought, \u201cIf I get to do this and play him like that, I want to be able to do it justice and make it thoughtful and layered.\u201d That was something I inherently thought about. I wanted to give it that care.<\/p>\n

\t\tWhat is Bishop\u2019s relationship to animals? Obviously, he kills Laurie\u2019s bird, but he also has this pet poodle named Snowflake.\t<\/p>\n

\n\tHe loves animals. In that scene at the poker table, when Alamo says, \u201cBishop killed that bird,\u201d Bishop says, \u201cI didn\u2019t want to, but I had to.\u201d And Bishop doesn\u2019t know how to lie. So when Laurie says to him, \u201cYou like animals?\u201d he looks at her and deadpans, \u201cI love them.\u201d This is the truth. The killing of Paladin was a job he had to do, but he didn\u2019t want to do that at all. He\u2019s probably more connected to animals than people.<\/p>\n

\t\tWhy does the show introduce Snowflake in the final episode?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tI think it speaks to the idea that Bishop is like an onion \u2014 every time you see him, there\u2019s another layer being peeled back. It\u2019s like, \u201cWait, what? He has a dog now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\tWhy does Bishop betray Alamo?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBishop didn\u2019t agree with a lot of what Alamo did, but it was a job for him. I think what Alamo did to Rue was the final straw for Bishop. He\u2019s also having that conversation with Maddy in the car. Rue was a bridge too far, and he\u2019s like, \u201cI promise I\u2019m not going to let you get to Maddy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tThat\u2019s interesting because it doesn\u2019t seem like Bishop cares that much about Rue, at least in the way he behaves toward her.\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThere are a million different ways to look at it, from a character standpoint. It plays like he doesn\u2019t care, but if you look deep enough, there are moments of Bishop being like a big brother who is hard on her. You know those figures in your life who are like, \u201cDon\u2019t hang out with those people. Those are not good people. You shouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d The way Sam wrote it is up to interpretation. He gives it space for it to be seen however people want to see it.<\/p>\n

\t\tDo you think Bishop\u2019s betrayal is spontaneous, or had he been waiting for an opportunity to dethrone him for a while?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tHe\u2019s been waiting. He\u2019s so calculated. It\u2019s chess. It\u2019s always chess for Bishop.<\/p>\n

\t\tHence the name.\t<\/p>\n

\n\tExactly.<\/p>\n

\t\tI have to ask about the multicolored coat Bishop wears in the finale. It reminded me of the story of Joseph, and how the coat of many colors is a biblical symbol of betrayal and being chosen by God. Is that something you discussed on set?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tNo, no. That\u2019s just Natasha [Newman-Thomas], our incredible costume designer. Every episode I had these incredible coats, and when I walked into the trailer for the finale, I was like, \u201cOh Natasha, you went crazy with this.\u201d Bishop had worn a lot of solid colors, and in the last episode he\u2019s wearing this patchwork jacket with cracked colors. It represents the multi-dimentionality of the character, and the idea that the color is starting to shine through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tThere\u2019s a lot of religious symbolism in the show. I was wondering about how Bishop flashes his rosary beads at Kidd, signaling to put his gun down. What\u2019s the story behind that?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSome people picked up on it, some people didn\u2019t, but I carry those beads in every single scene in the show. It was something I brought to Sam. I personally have prayer beads, and I thought it\u2019d be fascinating to have this character who lives in this dark world [of crime] but carries these prayer beads.<\/p>\n

\t\tI also spoke to Adewale<\/a> about the finale, and he said Alamo might be scared of Bishop because he seems to truly enjoy the act of killing. What do you think about that?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tYes, but also no. I don\u2019t believe Bishop genuinely enjoys killing. It\u2019s like what we talked about before. That scene where he is about to saw up the bouncer [with a chainsaw] and he\u2019s asked, \u201cHow are you today?\u201d he says, \u201cI\u2019ve been better.\u201d That\u2019s a very specific thing to say, as opposed to \u201cI\u2019m good\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m great.\u201d Having to kill this man isn\u2019t something he wants to do, but he\u2019s detached from emotion. He\u2019s like a psychopath, but he\u2019s also not. It\u2019s why I love the character so much.<\/p>\n

\t\tWas there anything you shot that didn\u2019t make the final cut?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tI can\u2019t remember everything, but it wasn\u2019t like there was some murder that nobody saw. Nothing like that. But there were little pieces of dialogue. He speaks about the beads in one scene in Laurie\u2019s house. I think Wayne [Toby Wallace] looks at the beads and says, \u201cWhat are those, a Muslim thing?\u201d And Bishop looks at him and says, \u201cIt\u2019s a me thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tWhere do you think Bishop comes from? How did he come to work for Alamo?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSam told me the idea for Bishop\u2019s backstory, which is so incredible, but I don\u2019t even want to say it. I want to let the world make their own opinions.<\/p>\n

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