You season 4 part 2 review: an incredible twist hiding in plain sight

when the first part of you Season 4 ended last month. It was a shaky but enjoyable change of the status quo for his Netflix twist drama about Joe Goldberg. Joe Goldberg is a former bookseller looking to make a new leaf in London after several “stateside whoopsies” that have failed to stop his stalking. and murder.Turns out there was a show far in the store.

Part 2 of the season, which is currently streaming live on Netflix, has taken such an outrageous turn that it’s hard to talk about it without spoilers. increase. The first is for those who watched the first part and left the second part untouched. The second gets into a big twist, but ultimately leaves the ending untouched.

Thankfully, you don’t have to read every other month.

Part 1: Version without spoilers (of Part 2)

[Ed. note: This will have spoilers for part 1.]

The first half of Season 4 was mostly a murder mystery centered around Eat the Rich Killer. Eat the Rich Killer is a serial killer who targets wealthy young socialites in London and members of his community, and Joe falls for wealthy Jonathan thanks to his new alias as Moore. He is an English professor at a prestigious university.this killer again He vaguely knew about Joe’s past, and anonymously tormented him about it, causing paranoia that he might be next.

At the end of Part 1, the killer is revealed to be Lys Montrose (Ed Speleers, Picard‘s third season), disdain for the elite led him to find kinship with Joe. Instead, he settled on trying to kill him by trapping him in the burning basement where Joe survived – only to discover that his new nemesis is running for mayor, He may be the only one who knows the truth about him.

This cliffhanger is gone you In a strange place that threatened to push the show Dexter The deceived protagonist is convinced that he can indulge in his dark tendencies of stalking and accidental murder forever. This sort of thing could probably lead to something good somewhere, but it’s also a premise that could undo the show’s careful work to avoid being overly sympathetic or justifying Joe. .

Part 2 quickly puts this fear to rest. First, we’re introduced to a new player named Tom Lockwood (Greg Kinnear), the father of Joe’s current lover, Kate Galvin (Charlotte Richie). Lockwood is a nonchalantly ruthless person, and his controversial relationship with his daughter means he keeps an eye on every part of her life, especially Joe. Given his considerable resources, he also knows Joe isn’t Jonathan Moore, and his spotty history with dead women doesn’t mean Joe is actually a murderer. I doubt it.

This traps Joe as a pawn in a cat-and-mouse game between Rhys and his girlfriend’s father. However, Joe wants to forget his dark past and have a healthy relationship with Kate once and for all. However, it is not possible. you has another twist. For those who like to stay pristine: It’s like remaking an entire season and making it completely different from what it used to be, so consider watching it ASAP.

Part 2: The Big Twist of You Season 4

[Ed. note: Spoilers for You season 4 part 2 follow.]

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I like to think of myself as smart, but whenever it’s terrible, the story decides to do so. fight club I fall for it and you is no exception.

Two episodes into Part 2, this season’s you When Joe arrives to kill Lys Montrose and realizes he doesn’t know who he is, he racks his brain.Lis Montrose Joe Was Talking Like Tyler Durden fight clubthe creation of Joe’s subversive psyche, embodying his darkest urges while trying to live the fantasy of starting over as Jonathan Moore, who doesn’t have to live with Joe Goldberg’s crimes. It is an alter to do.

you It’s a melodramatic interrogation of how privileged white men can lionize their foolishness and heroically take center stage in any story simply by ignoring the agency of others. There will always be a “you” that Joe is obsessed with, dealing with in his thoughts, constructing entire fictional identities around the people he sees from far and near, and more than the versions he creates. There is no real acceptance of the real person who is actually in front of him. In past seasons, conflicts between these competing human ideas have led to Joe acting violently. you Let Joe ask the following question: Are all the deaths that follow Joe simply unfortunate, or is he a denial and violent person?

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For viewers, the answer is clear. Joe is no hero. But he, in that alternate personality twist, yougives Joe Goldberg’s accumulated sins a shape and form that no matter how much Joe tries, he can’t figure his way out.His ever-present narration is more purring than ever, with voices rebutting him, moving away from denial and towards darker acceptance. The Speleers are otherwise a very strange choice for the show’s direction, a deliciously evil presence that sells something that’s hard to get into unless you’re into the show’s endgame. Selah Gamble, runner pointed out so muchand the direction in which the seasons progress seems to suggest that.

youThe twist is ultimately a matter of necessity, a device for countering Joe’s growing criminal absurdity and for the writing staff to find new ways to unleash extremely funny monsters while maintaining the show’s sense of morality. Through Rhys, Joe confronts his violent nature and denial of it directly, frankly, you It must be brought out to the front. If not, you would have Dexter The problem is that we’re continually moving the main character out of jams, not because there’s more to explore with him, but just because the show has to go on.

the fourth season of you Putting Joe Goldberg in the 1% – people whose livelihoods depend on economic plunder – provides a compelling, yet unwavering, statement that Joe Goldberg’s murderous misadventures continue. to Some of them don’t realize it, some enjoy their ruthlessness, and others, like Kate, try to scrub their hands clean. you’suggests there’s a reason Joe slips into their lives so cleanly despite not having any money. , implying that it could be the worst ever.