'YOU': An Unexpectedly Deep Dive

This is my complete series review of 'YOU' as a chilling remake on the traditional Hollywood rom com, and my analysis of Joe Goldberg's psychology and motivations. The media, fairy-tales and Hollywood deluded us into thinking that love conquers all, and it could even save someone like Joe Goldberg.
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00:00 intro
01:14 season one
19:15 the Joe Goldberg obsession
25:31 Joe as the villain
40:46 Beck
47:37 Peach
50:18 season two
01:10:00 season three
01:30:28 season four
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[@cambruh5992]

Love being named Love was such an underrated detail. Forty-Love is a tennis term, it means 40-0 They named their son something stupid yeah, but their daughter "zero"

[@SerenaSkybourne]

That name explains a lot of her psychological problems

[@ST-qi6nk]

I liked her being named love cause it’s what Joe was looking for in his delusions: the perfect person, someone who loves him back the way he wants to be loved. But what he wants isn’t real. Because he’s crazy.

[@i.aint.1.of.ur.little.friends]

That is something I didn't know. It seems they showed they didn't value a daughter. She just came along as a package with the son.

[@sleepysadpoet]

As someone with BPD I strongly feel Love has BPD, in part due to her trauma from her parents. Love Quinn deserved better imo.

[@xosecox12]

Oh great catch! I didn’t even notice that detail. It really fits with how they cherish Forty and baby him but treat Love with more coldness

[@Andy-ne5qi]

My favorite realization is that Joe somehow always ends up surrounding by self-absorbed snobby people that he doesnt usually like (even his love interests) because he IS a self-absorbed snobby person. He may not be rich but he thinks he's more poetic and cultured yhan everyone else. He sticks around these groups because it helps him feel superior

[@prisle]

This is a very true observation. A lot of these kind of people (not meaning serial killers but generally people who feel so entitled about everything) tend to prefer sticking with people that they both look somewhat good with while also being able to look down on them. spoiler warning Joe couldn't have standed the real Rhys Montrose tbh, cause the real Rhys wouldn't have given him any justification to look down on him. So it makes sense that out of all the people he could have created a twisted version of in his mind he would pick him.

[@RHathemoment]

✨😁.👍

[@trinaq]

Love is definitely my favourite love interest of Joe's to date. Having her be revealed to be EVEN MORE unhinged than Joe was the perfect way to take her character, and it was darkly hilarious that Joe was disgusted, when he's really no better.

[@jasmined9607]

Honestly I don’t think she was more unhinged than him. I think we’re just desensitized to his crazy. But I was laughing that entire season.

[@tonichan89]

​@@jasmined9607Agreed, she was the lesser evil counterpart for sure. I actually wanted them to stay together and become like a twisted Bonnie & Clyde who kill and stalk people together to ""protect"" their children 😂

[@KimBlaQue]

She's not more unhinged, just more impulsive.

[@zoelopez1426]

This might be a random comment but I notice that every video I watch, you’ve left a comment lol. We must have similar taste!! Also I love the Addams family

[@LB-od8ey]

But it was so in line for Joe’s character to be disgusted seeing himself be revealed to him

[@thaboiinblue]

Mind you, I didn't LOVE Beck, but I found it SHOCKING how much the fandom HATED her, relished her death, and kept questioning “why does he like HER?” and all that. Like, LORD, the obsession with that horrible man... I just-

[@SerenaSkybourne]

RIGHT

[@prisle]

I really loved Beck, she was a very sweet one. I could relate a lot to her people pleasing tendencies but also was invested in her character development of someone being too afraid to stand up to her overbearing friends and family to someone even standing up against Joe. The hate is sooo out of nowhere for me, I don't get it. Everything I've heard is that she's somehow "basic" and "bland" or something and, like, uhm, even if you think that about her, how exactly does this mean she would be a bad person and that she must be hatecrimed against???

[@sindhusanthanakrishnan5465]

I think it's the Umbridge syndrome. If you know Harry Potter, you know fans hate Umbridge more than they hate Voldemort (mass murderer and terrorist) or Bellatrix Lestrange (main evil minion, torturer), because people know more Umbridges (real life evil couched in saccharine coy sweetness, people who are insidious and 'keep the order' in an everyday albeit sinister way) than they know Voldemorts (ideologue mass recruiting followers). I think Beth is the type of regular person who may be annoying to people in real life (not hated, just annoying in small ways) cuz she is a little vapid, thoughtless, self centered, bland - it probably reminds people of real people they know or themselves to be honest, and to see 'that' person (or themselves) be the object of romantic obsession without elevating herself to a 'worthy' object of obsession (something movies in the romance genre does, the main love interests are only 'flawed' in acceptable ways, otherwise their personality is perfect) makes people uncomfortable I think.

[@valeriemanful2507]

I remember that someone said that one of the ways YOU started to show loves breaking point is when her friends said in season 2 that when love is upset she bakes not cooks and when she starts her BAKERY it shows that she is unhappy

[@commentsforthealgorithm]

I thought the same thing

[@BlackXSunlight]

Also also also! The fact that Love embodies the most famous (and probably most potential to mine for characterization) trope of a female love interest: the manic pixie dream girl. She checks every box, and takes all these terrifying and tragic dimensions of her, folds them up, and fits them into this smaller box labeled Manic Pixie Dream Girl-just as Joe folds so much of himself into the Bookish Boy Next Door/Nice Guy trope to be the perfect man for someone. Like they're not exactly the same character, but they each uniquely fulfills these specific gendered romcom archetypes in ways that perfectly mirror each other. The wordplay that Joe's "match" that almost killed him is Love itself/herself. Love meaning a "zero score" in tennis telling us that she was raised in a household where love doesn't exist, she is not valued compared to her brother Forty (the maximum score!!).

[@lissalemonscrafts]

Oh my god that is amazing!!

[@Marcieajk]

Karen is Black woman who was just in a relationship with a man who she suspects was capable of hurting Beck at the very least; maybe the writers just forgot about her, but I definitely buy that she saw Beck was dead and decided to keep her mouth shut and disappear for her own safety.

[@thaboiinblue]

So true. I think Karen was genre saavy enough to know that he would probably come after her. Also, sadly, as a white dude, he PROBABLY wouldn't have even gotten convicted on her word alone, and then he DEFNITELY would have went after her.

[@sarahthomas8670]

Definitely

[@trinaq]

I know that the point of the show is to surround Joe with insufferable people each season, but in the latest installment, it worked TOO well, in that apart from Lady Phoebe, they were so irritating, that you're practically begging Joe to kill them already.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

HAHAHA I was like “please dispose of them already”

[@thirty_ish2890]

Hahaha, actually though. I felt nothing when they died. I was cheering and then I was like…wait. 😂😂

[@katiemutschler6040]

​@@thirty_ish2890it was fun cause I was cheering for them to fail and for him to fail. It was like watching a football game where I don't care who wins

[@thebowandbullet]

Joe is a "Pick Me (or else!) Guy" [tm]

[@strifemis]

I genuinely get so confused when people simp over Joe and want a boyfriend like him 😭😭 like babes i don't think you actually know the emotional trauma a guy like that can do.

[@fakename3440]

Physical too 😂

[@taylornusteling8692]

The thing with morally questionable or dangerous or evil characters is that you are allowed to like them or love them as characters, however, you must realise and understand that they're heinous, horrific people who do terrible, despicable things. Not everybody, but some people fail to recognise this and it's very damaging, potentially even harmful.

[@heidelbeerehimbeere8778]

Is it just me or does Joe remind me a little bit of Ezra Fitz….?

[@SerenaSkybourne]

They could be brothers haha

[@sammybarbosa632]

joe tries to justify every bad decision he has ever made and it’s pretty interesting how we get to see how his mind works. I feel like his “perfect girl” is like his mom, he’s so stuck in the past so he’s looking for a “mother figure “

[@davidsumner7604]

Imagine if instead of a CW actor, Joe was some overweight, neckbeard, weeboo lookin guy? Something tells me that he wouldn't get nearly the same sympathy.

[@hem4617]

Omg yes, I couldn't watch season 4 either. I was pretty hooked when watching season 1-3 but then season 4 bored me out of my mind. I really couldn't continue 😂

[@i.aint.1.of.ur.little.friends]

What i saw from season 3 joe, is a man who was trying to stifle his true inclinations. When he let loose he went haywire. We also get proof that ANY woman will do. Proximity to him means you are in danger of him fixating on you. He doesn't choose them because he finds them interesting. He just invents a reason to say hes falling for them. My belief is that he got to know karen prior to dating her, so he never got to project his own fantasy onto her and thus didnt "like" karen the same way. Season 3 also is true to the monotony of a real stalker and serial killer. They usually have the same behaviors over and over again. Same with love. She just repeats cycles over and over. Also im glad you said that about how the women resembled his mom. I thought i was buggin when i started thinking that.

[@robynxx9511]

Also regarding Love’s relationship with Theo I got it at first how she couldn’t stay away from him and wanted to help him like getting him Ubers home etc because it seemed like he reminded her of her brother so it was maybe comforting to look after him like she did with her brother but that made it even creepier when things got romantic between them 😅

[@davidsumner7604]

A big reason why people might be more sympathetic to Joe is because Penn Badgely is a good looking man. Imagine if instead of a CW actor, Joe was some overweight, neckbeard, weeboo lookin guy? Something tells me that he wouldn't get nearly the same sympathy.

[@soniajimenez5105]

I think that’s the point of the storyline. A wolf in sheep’s clothing so to speak. Not only that but he has convinced himself that he is a victim and the things he is doing is somewhat reasonable. He’s twisted the world in his mind so that he is justified which is why it’s written through his POV.

[@rosemutombo8560]

penn himself said the same thing

[@Witheringdawn2]

It's the Halo effect, very common. Even influences what sentances real criminals get

[@commentsforthealgorithm]

He also wouldn’t be able to pick up the girls he had anyway. Wouldn’t even gotten to the bf stage he would only be in stalker role

[@marchingham]

I was so disappointed in season 3's ending. Love was so smart and I legit thought it would end with her framing Joe for the neighbour's murder and him in prison ala Hannibal season 2.

[@nancybevan104]

So, Dr. Nicky... listen, Joe's actions are in no way justifiable to frame a therapist for his girlfriend's murder.... BUTT... Dr. Nicky is also a scumbag for forming a relationship with a client while she was emotionally vulnerable. He, at the very least, deserved to lose his license. And that's what I enjoy about "YOU." It really forces you to see the morally-reprehensible (or at the very least, psychologically damaging) actions in everyone involved. And I think that's why I admire the character of Paco's mother's dialogue in the hospital with her comments about how it's very easy to judge people like Joe in a positive or negative light from the sidelines, but when you totally immerse yourself in judging the actions of every character, you find the maladaptive behaviors everywhere. Except Karen and Dante. They win.

[@caseyw.6550]

It's kinda bonkers/ridiculous how no one thinks to just call the cops on Joe.

[@sarahthomas8670]

The fact that joe tries to be those Romantic guys in the movies is hillarious. Basically a criticism of how common romantic tropes are actually creepy. He takes them all and does it. It’s so funny and real

[@micalen]

Serena have you watched Why women kill? I would love to hear your thought on it!

[@flawedsanity]

I recently watched that show! Would love to see someone cover it

[@booksandbluestockings8664]

I was always a fan of Beck and sympathetic towards her. She was abused, controlled, and neglected by almost everyone in her life and we are supposed to hate her why? The “You” fandom can be so gross and toxic. Also Dr. Nicky abused his power as therapist by sleeping with her. He basically took advantage of her vulnerability.

[@sleepysadpoet]

I resonate with beck hard. the uncle trauma. dad trauma. Having been abused. Scared of vulnerability. And being a writer.

[@bewilderedbunnny]

i liked the first half of season four, i thought it was fun for joe to be pitted against someone and have him be the one that's trying to catch up, but after the first episode of the second half i started to guess the twist and just found it so disappointing that i couldn't make it through the rest of the episodes. even now, i'm slowly watching one episode at a time, but only because i want to have context for season 5

[@tamzinpreece9178]

Reading through the books currently and Joe is even more unhinged if that's possible! Loved this upload

[@SerenaSkybourne]

i'm impressed you are managing to read them, i tried but i found the writing style and unending sentence structure very hard to digest

[@tamzinpreece9178]

@@SerenaSkybourne i definitely found the first few chapters a drag but it picked up after that i’d say

[@deannyc]

The first book was honestly an extremely tough read for me too!!! Honestly had to skip thru a lot of it because it also had too much vivd sexual detail that i just dont care about as a gay guy lol. BUT Hidden Bodies and the books after are honestly MUCH improved and id even say quite enjoyable. Maybe just skip the first one but try out hidden bodies if you haven't! I think the joe in the books is in some ways worse but in some ways much more enjoyable. Where the show tends to just keep dressing up the same skeleton in different clothes in terms of plot the books actually have a moving plot that doesnt just serve as a rehash of the previous book again (like the show does)@@SerenaSkybourne

[@sailormoon7952]

@@SerenaSkybourne English is my 3th language but I managed to read them just fine - once one get used to the style they are actually a pretty light read.

[@jessica.L.edwards]

@@sailormoon7952They don’t mean it was a difficult read in terms of being unable to understand the writing; they ran difficult as in not pleasant/a drag to read. (At least that is the impression I get from their comment.)

[@danielalizcano6648]

21:24 this hole part reminds me of Joe yes, but it also reminded me how creepy Ted Mosby could be on HIMYM, it was fun because it was framed as a comedy but he's pretty intense if you see it from far away

[@kristenefox7001]

I like to think Peach is Emily if Emily was written in the vein of Allison.

[@tonichan89]

I'm saying this as a person who enjoys the show... I feel like a mistake in the writing was to make all other characters around Joe so unlikable. When Joe is played by a likeable actor, is charming, etc, and at the same time we don't like the victims of his crimes? It sets a significant portion of the audience up to side with him like this. It's a lot like the horror movie format when you make a lot of the characters annoying so that the audience won't mind, or will even enjoy, seeing them get killed by the villain. Edit: I also think it was a mistake to not show to the audience when Joe kills Beck. It's like... too easy for the audience to pretend it didn't happen, cus they didn't see it.

[@KimBlaQue]

The fact that they didn't show Beck's murder made her death hit harder for me. Her light was snuffed out in the blink of an eye. Seeing her book in the bookstore made me feel sick to my stomach because I immediately knew Joe changed it up.

[@sophiahart9115]

i think the point is to get you to justify his murders then question your own thought process instead of romanticize him if that makes sense

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

That's not a writing flaw. Let fiction for adults have the amount of moral ambiguity the writer wants. You can't protect dumb people from themselves.

[@userjoao]

i think that's whats so brilliant about it and actually reveals who has a real moral compass....

[@dionysisnance4204]

I love season 2 and season 3 of you. Love is my favorite character

[@c.k.mcknight8921]

Always enjoy your deep dives, Serena! Fun fact -- Elizabeth Lail, the actress who played Love, also played the role of Princess Anna in season 4 of Once Upon a Time. The irony is that the guy who played Kristoff later went on to play Marienne's boyfriend Ryan in You Season 3.

[@mintkit1064]

She played Beck not Love

[@c.k.mcknight8921]

@@mintkit1064 Ah, thanks. I stand corrected. And a little ashamed, cuz I'm a big fan of Victoria Pedretti.

[@mintkit1064]

Yes, I adore her and Elizabeth Lail too. It was why I watched this show when it first came to netflix!❤

[@veronikapop8161]

I loved season 1 and 2… 3 was bad, and 4 I dont even want to talk about 🙈 Not even Joe could massacre this show as writers did

[@emilyclairmont4990]

book joe makes show joe look like an angel, honestly. he is so deranged and disgusting in the books, and his descriptions are BRUTAL. in the book, he kills beck by ripping pages out of the Da Vinci Code, and shoving them down her throat, suffocating her, as he watches her choke. and that’s just beck… the rest of the books, he really is cuckoo bananas.

[@spleens7831]

BYEE I NEED THE BOOK

[@SerenaSkybourne]

OH MY GOD thats so twisted hahha

[@SerenaSkybourne]

SAME why do i want to give them another chance now lmao@@spleens7831

[@emilyclairmont4990]

the writing style is initially VERY hard to get into/appreciate but i found that it got more interesting the deeper his delusions and depravity goes! by the end of the first book i actually felt like i was in Joe’s head so the writing didn’t bug me anymore. if you give em a chance again id love to hear both your thoughts!!

[@spetkadis]

I share the same sentiment when it comes to season 4, plot is so dull all the way up until finale, which was surprisingly clever setting Joe up for a delicious downfall. Or so I hope at least :')

[@thayinamalan1410]

the last 2 episodes really saved season 4 because the rest of it was excruciatingly boring

[@sleepysadpoet]

Joe targets women with trauma a lot. i feel like thats not a mistake or coincidence

[@ardenalexa94]

I agree. I just don’t know that he consciously knows that

[@Otherworldly23]

I really enjoyed season 4, you mentioned something during the review about Joe having two sides of him, evil and uncaring Joe and nice and thoughtful, and that was how season 4 played our Rys being the physical embodiment of evil Joe, while Joe remains deflecting

[@leticiaguelere1222]

Yeah but I felt like Netflix shot themselfs in the foot by cuting this season in two because for me the best part was part 2 and maybe if the season was shorter and more like part two it would have been better. The idea was there

[@sleepysadpoet]

Idk I didn't like the did twist, it felt like they were being lazy and playing off stereotypes. It also came out of nowhere

[@yes2hvn]

this analysis is so spot on especially considering what happens in the next seasons. i wanna highlight your analysis on candace causing joe to reflect more than he ever has because that carries on stronger & stronger with each season. i think season 3 was intentional, they wanted viewers to take a step back & specifically take a look at the supposed female version of joe. i do disagree about the show going downhill especially your view on season four, but i can respect your opinion & the reasoning ❤

[@stares_mthrfckrly]

One thing I feel like people haven’t noticed is Joe’s comparison to Ernest Hemingway, who is Joe’s favorite author. A lot of Hemingway’s stories are about your stereotypical alpha male doing things and finding what they want in life. Joe can obviously relate to that. Hemingway also had 4 wives in his lifetime, so we can assume that he’s not necessarily well with women he constantly cheated and manipulated his wives. Joe is manipulative, has cheated but LO, IF SOMEONE CHEATS ON HIM!! Hemingway grew up privileged and he was not a great son, either. He fought, drank too much and he was just an all-around asshat. The fact that Joe talks about liking Hemingway like he’s some sort of intellectual says a lot about him.

[@valleyofthedawlz]

Love was the best character in this show

[@Maisiemeow93]

Omg I was scrolling through KZbin looking for something to watch while I clean my room and this video came at the perfect timing ❤ love your deep dives

[@SerenaSkybourne]

You are so welcome!

[@jennifermc1221]

Finally KZbin recommends something good 😊 excited to binge watch your videos!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

🥹🥹

[@beautyengineer2198]

Not basing this on You but I think you would enjoy Hart of Dixie! It has the coziness and relationship focus that Gilmore Girls has as well as low stakes drama and love triangle!

[@hejti3894]

s4 was just dumb, but i did love the aesthetic and it kept me going. s3 is my favorite because I really liked Love. But s1 is def the best season. s2 just fills like filler to me, it's not hitting imo but IS better than s4 by far.

[@sleepysadpoet]

Hes so much creepier in the books

[@kinga4k]

i just finished rewatching you a week ago. this couldn't have come at a better time!! so excited to watch

[@loveart429]

I totally loved this show.... so glad you've put this out!

[@notnat4435]

Also WOOO girl you look fine today!!! Stun✨

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Thank you!!

[@bethbaxter2922]

At the end of the last season, he needs to go to prison or ☠️ there’s no way he gets a happy ending

[@shrutichawla562]

Serena! I love your videos! You put in so much effort and many are super long. The gilmore girls series was amazing. Thank you for making a video on this! Hope you make a video on the ayitl of gilmore girls soon!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Thank you so much!

[@Deedster007]

This is such a great video. I love your perspective on every season!

[@lunixnixy]

i feel like i really liked fourty hes was just a character who I thought when looked at deeply was quite complex

[@fitkatlife2392]

I agree. While he could be quite childish and annoying, he was seriously damaged and an addict and I felt bad for him. I wish he had a chance to live and get some more depth to his character

[@lunixnixy]

@@fitkatlife2392 i would have loved to see him and how he would act with love as a mother

[@deannyc]

OMG!!! QUEEN FINALLY BACK TO TALK ABOUT IT AND FOR 1.5 HOURS IM SAT

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Anything for you!!

[@dsweetestkitty1527]

I really advise anyone who watched the show to read the book bc he was so much worse in the book every time he thought about beck he was masturbating and his comments were way more creepy I loved the show but a lot of the viewers get so blinded by Penn Badgley and don’t even acknowledge that his character is NOT boyfriend material

[@coss1]

This channel is my new fav. The host is gorgeous, and I finally have the deep dives on the soap operas I love. The OUAT deep dive was excellent. Fav YOU seasons in order: 1 and 3. 2 lost me at points, but it redeemed itself with the excellent LOVE twist. 4 didn’t work but I’m interested to see how they wrap things up in five.

[@SickGirl666]

I hope this next season is the last because this show is getting so ridiculous 🧍🏼 im so tired of Joe getting away with everything. I WANT HIM IN JAAAAAIL

[@sleepysadpoet]

It is.

[@mystic0screams]

That's the only way I can see this ending properly. Joe in jail or dead

[@coss1]

There will be no happy ending for Joe. He will finally get his in the final season…… I hope. Lol.

[@laurarose9620]

One of my biggest gripes with the show is they completely left out every detail that showed just how creepy Joe is. The books are terrifying. You can not romantise Joe in the books, it is made blindingly clear he is awful and creepy and should be in jail. They dont sugar coat how evil and twisted he is. There is no justification for his actions. He is the villan and that is clear. Its even scarier because he believes he is good and from descriptions looks like a normal guy. It's scary. The show completely ignores most of that, including a lot of inner dialougue that would make him unlikeable. They seem to think he has to be redeemable or likeable in order for people to watch and it looses all the edge the books had. And thats before they decided to go rougue of the books and do whatever they wanted. I love the show, but reading the books made me realise how much had been left out in favour of making Joe the victim of everything and a man people will fall over themselves to support and love as if he isnt a disgusting person.

[@Karly_Elise]

I looved season 3. The complex psychology of Love was so interesting.

[@maximefontaine7891]

Very interesting as always. And my favourite video miniature so far ;)

[@_Celine_26]

AN UNEXPECTED ONE IT IS 😍😍😍

[@SerenaSkybourne]

i am full of surprises

[@vladimirazubcekova7727]

these characters didnt need relationships they needed therapy lol. and jail.

[@marinat2360]

i’m sorry I know season 4 was really bad (I watched it so I know) but this isn’t really a deep dive or a “complete series review” if it just doesn’t have season 4’s content and I feel like there were some important things to be covered in the last half of that season

[@teo.nicole]

love your videos ❤❤

[@bardic_grin]

A thought I have about season 1 is that the police likely would not have believed Karen about Joe's possible involvement in Beck's death because she is a black woman. Still, I think the writers missed out on not including Karen at the end of that season.

[@sineadglover5571]

super off topic but i would loveeeee to see ur opinion and a video on the OC, i’ve just finished a rewatch and wow not only is that show so crazy so there’s so many storyline’s you could talk about, but everything from the fashion, lingo and music is ultimate 2000s vibes, it’s so sad, funny and entertaining and it definitely has its flaws but what show from the 2000s doesn’t and for how culturally relevant it was when it was airing and how crazy some of the storyline’s are i’m surprised that there’s not more videos on it!! , also the theme song is an absolute banger!!

[@samanthalacerda5362]

loved love LOOOVED this ♡♡♡♡♡

[@tesioh5869]

1:10:20 Damn you spoke about Gone Girl and I´m glad someone is. I read Gone Girl exactly one year ago and during the ending I was like "Wait... This is exactly like the ending of You season 2?"

[@kalluzeb021]

Didn't like Joe from the beginning on... His inner monologues in S1 were funny, but that was all he had going for him, in my opinion ^^'

[@sophieav777]

omg i love your videos and this show!!! yayyy

[@19Rena96]

Season 2 is definitely my favorite. It's like s2>s3>>>>>>>>s1>s4 for me.

[@ohlilu3317]

I liked Joe‘s and Love‘s therapy sessions a lot. Especially the concept of reaction vs response - it’s really good 👍🏻

[@notnat4435]

I’M SAT

[@SerenaSkybourne]

I LOVE YOU

[@lindseystein9676]

Season three would have been so much better if they’d done away with the whole Natalie storyline. It’s still my favourite season though

[@jazza724]

I love this show! I watched it with my sis a while back which was really fun :)

[@SerenaSkybourne]

She sounds like a good sister

[@Stephaniemickle]

Your cleavage is so distracting 😂😂😂 I mean this with peace and love, you’re beautiful, you’re so much more than your appearance so this is not critical, lol I’m straight but I can’t help but look😅 Love the coverage, this show was so mind boggling to watch, putting it in kind words lol ❤ it’s much more twisted than I originally anticipated. I need to rewatch the series again, it’s been a while. Especially the further seasons. It’s the educated, insightful but insulting at the same time narration, the condescension. It’s wild.

[@ardenalexa94]

I feel bad for Joe as a kid, I can see why he became how he is. Not that it makes it ok, just his childhood makes it easier to understand why he became who he later is. Had his character gotten therapy at an earlier age he probably would’ve turned out differently but because he didn’t, that’s one of the reasons he turned out to become such a twisted person. In many ways it’s sad.

[@mads8744]

I didn’t get through season 4 either 🤣🤣 so glad you understand that

[@janejane-tk3wx]

serena have you heard of the talented mr ripley? they are making into a show for netflix. joe is a lot like tom i feel like....

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Yes I’ve read the book and watched the movie!

[@angelaholmes8888]

I only watched the first season of you I was totally shocked when I saw the final episode of season 1 I decided not to continue with the series

[@maddiebaldwin8095]

is the tagline for season 2 'meet your match' also supposed to be a Tennis pun as well? if so that's brilliant of the marketers

[@LoofaMcDoogan773]

Season 4 is critical! The second half is where it picks up. I'm a bit disappointed it isn't included in this.

[@carlyeeasley5829]

I mean halfway through the 4th season it makes sense but the first half is a fever dream

[@miaththered]

I am so very glad I missed this one.

[@law11school11girly]

Interesting commentary Love the black top - you look like a literal queen with the red lip ❤❤❤

[@ohlilu3317]

You gotta watch season 4 at least till the twist in the middle! It also gets way more pacy afterwards.

[@fiodoor]

I gotta saw, I really started enjoying the series when Love showed up because she was a real match for him and I also rooted for her way more. I did also enjoy the last season tho, especially the twist at the end rounded it well up I think. Oh and I loved Marianne, she was so sweet and cool!

[@sarahthomas8670]

When I started season 2. I low-key missed season 1 vibe in New York. Like it made me realise how much I like that setting but season 2/3 are my fav bc of love

[@sleepysadpoet]

I wasnt happy with them being lazy and giving Joe DID as a twist. just plays into stereotypes imo and it came out of nowhere

[@Shania234ify]

I don’t think it came out of nowhere, I actually think they were setting him up for that since S1. I was recently rewatching it and it has a lot of foreshadow of what’s going on on his mind, i.e.: they show a copy of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in one of the scenes and they zoom it in very closely at some point; he already has hallucinations going on, and there was one time where we kinda listen to someone talking to him, then he turns around and there’s no one there. It was interesting watching S1 having watched S4, S4 has a lot of winks to that specific season.

[@wormziewormz..]

People were rooting for him?? Like did we watch the same thing 😭

[@SerenaSkybourne]

I know right 😭😭😫

[@SerenaSkybourne]

I don’t know what there is to root for

[@naginoriette7857]

I am genuinely curious what you'd think of the end of season 4, since the show does take a major twist towards the end, but of course don't make yourself watch it if you're not feeling it. I get that feeling of boredom but I'm glad i stuck with it till the end because it did have some interesting twists

[@fitkatlife2392]

I agree, part one was so boring but part 2 was insanely good! I never found joe to be particularly scary but in part 2 of season 4 I was seriously shook by Joe's mind and behavior

[@KP-vr6sm]

I felt like love was unhinged but they made her even more unhinged and made her dumber so joe could win

[@icare4bears]

So after having read the books (i havent watched season 4 yet but have watched the others) its like the writers took bits and pieces from the books as they went on. First season is most loyal, but they took the route of humanizing Joe more than the book, adding in a kid for him to help, i think they fleshed out the Joe and Beck relationship a bit more here too, because I read the book afterwards and remember thinking "that's all?" By the time they get to season 3 they are using even less book content so thats why you have more than one love interest and the plot gets more confusing! I was still very confused by the events of the 2nd-4th book and had to look up summaries of them afterwards to make sure I did not miss something. Im guessing the reason why they didnt follow the books as time went was because there are chapters when nothing interesting is happening (i.e. theres no drama, no murders, just going about everyday life) which i found a huge slog to get through in the 4th book.

[@erynpoulin8151]

PLSSS do season 4 I need to hear ur judgement bc it’s A LOT

[@emma1247]

Sigh…. Okay i’ll rewatch You again 😮‍💨

[@petekersoy3758]

OMG YESSSSSSSS

[@isims984]

Season 4 is only good if you finish it. Part 1 is like whatever, but part 2 is what really brings it home

[@sophia.k.beauty]

I was binge watching season 1-3 like crazy and looked forward to season 4.. but I was sooooo disappointed and bored, as you said.. I didn’t make it till the end. It really should have ended at the 3rd season

[@kaileighcripe8813]

Joe is the senorita awesome of 'YOU' 😭

[@ashleecarrero1466]

I watch it to see how he will get caught in be so mad if the final season he gets away again!

[@JacobStein1960]

It is such a crazy series. Man falls in love. Woman cheats. Man kills woman. Man falls in love again. She cheats again. He kills again. Etc. Etc. And he is never even a suspect. Law enforcement seems to be on vacation.

[@itskellyyb]

I also hated season 4 took me weeks to watch it 😂