Why Did Bishop Betray Alamo In 'Euphoria's Finale? The Reason, Revealed

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The final season of Euphoria was the trippy drama’s most mysterious yet, and that’s largely thanks to the inscrutable new character, Bishop. Alamo’s right-hand man remained an enigma until the very end — he rarely spoke, and when he did, it was usually in metaphors or foreboding statements drenched in double meaning. It’s this mystifying quality that led to several viral theories about Bishop (the most prominent being that he was a deep-undercover DEA agent), but the cryptic cowboy finally revealed his true allegiances in the end. Though... fans were still left with one big question.

In the series finale, Bishop is revealed to have sabotaged his boss Alamo. As the kingpin challenges Rue’s mentor Ali to a duel in his strip club, Alamo’s gun doesn’t fire, which allows Ali to kill Season 3’s main antagonist. As Alamo breathes his final breath, Bishop drops a handful of bullets to the ground, confirming that he emptied his boss’ firearm pr...