Wait—romantic interest for Maddy? Yes. In Euphoria Season 2, Episode 5 (“Stand Still Like the Hummingbird”), there is a charged, ambiguous scene where Maddy babysits for Samantha. The tension is palpable. Later, it is implied that Samantha has a past with Nate’s father, Cal, but the fan theory that exploded was the potential Sapphic undertones between Samantha and Maddy.
During her time with Jeter, Kelly was starring as Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights . Art imitated life in a bizarre way. Lyla was the coach’s daughter and the quarterback’s girlfriend (the "Dillon Panthers" royalty), navigating the pressure of a small town’s expectations. Off-screen, Kelly was the consort to the King of New York. Both roles required a specific grace under pressure: Lyla dealing with adultery and religion; Minka dealing with paparazzi and pinstripes.
When the Jeter engagement ended in 2011, Kelly rebounded with another "Captain"—Chris Evans. Their relationship (2012-2013) was a fandom supernova. Evans, fresh off Captain America: The First Avenger , represented a different kind of masculinity. While Jeter was reserved and corporate, Evans was goofy, artistic, and Boston-brash.