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You - Season 2: Review


You - Season 2


Spoilers Ahead!

Joe’s (Penn Badgley) creepiness has no end, nor his obsessions. The spiral of obsessive love and the pursuit of goals at any cost continues.

However, don’t be fooled by appearances. This second season isn’t just a continuation of the first one. It is bloodier and more shocking, with some plot twists that you probably wouldn’t see coming. 

I’m good, the rest of the world complicates everything


One of the things that fascinated me from the beginning is how his distorted mind sees everything he does as some kind of “bad luck”. He truly believes he is a good person. Everything that happens is beyond him. He is so good at building up his own version that sometimes you almost feel sorry for him.

The narration in every episode could be annoying in any other show, but it fits perfectly here. There are no words to describe Badgley’s work. Absolutely perfect.

Intense development


The developments for this new season made the show grow. You have more interesting characters, and some answers to the “Candace problem”.

I loved every new addition, but Forty’s (James Scully) story was particularly interesting for me. I loved the character. He is naive, gentle, and sweet, with a problematic past, and is emotionally dependent. Nonetheless, he is the one who sees through Joe. 

His death gains an extra value in the show’s context since it’s not Joe who kills him, yet he is responsible. Death, indeed, follows Joe.

After a lot more bloodshed and very questionable choices, the truth is you still care about Joe. You want to know what will happen to him and how he can get out of certain situations.

Love


Love (Victoria Pedretti) is… I don’t even know. She is a curious character from the beginning, and the one who makes the biggest plot twist. 

She is a challenge to Joe. Strong and assertive, in many ways, totally different from Beck. However, Joe can’t see the truth; he only sees what he wants. He thinks Love is a broken little thing, in need of a shiny armor prince, but he will have a huge surprise.

Joe’s shock about Love - who she is and what she is capable of - shows how delusional he is about himself. I believe this will have a significant impact on the story's development next season. Love is like a mirror of himself that he can’t ignore.

The good villain


Joe always finds a way of seeing himself as a good guy. He has good intentions, but bad luck. Joe is the savior of everything. And then he finds Love…

The season ends with an image of perfect life and family. It raises many questions. How will they be as parents? How will they deal with everything?

And the bigger question of all: is Joe in danger?

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