You Season 2 Review: Netflix Takes A Page From Gone Girl
Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti starrer season 2 of You, a Netflix original brings back horrific memories from Gone Girl. The makers twist and turn Joe Goldberg's story for a slap on his face.
Available
On:
Netflix
Duration:
Season
2/
Episode
10-
40
minutes
Language:
English
Story:
The
story
continues
as
Joe
Goldberg
tries
to
move
on
from
the
horrors
of
his
past
and
relocates
to
LA.
While
the
move
is
just
for
a
little
time,
it
quickly
changes
to
more
when
he
meets
Love
Quinn,
a
chef
and
daughter
of
a
wealthy
background.
Review:
After
being
visited
by
Candace,
Joe
tries
to
make
a
fresh
start
but
the
one
who
killed
for
love
is
now
hungry
for
survival.
Goldberg
assures
us
he
is
a
new
man,
not
the
one
we
saw
in
season
one.
He
is
no
more
the
stalker,
the
killer,
the
guy
who'd
do
anything
for
love.
We
meet
a
new
Joe
Goldberg,
Will
Bettelheim.
The
first
three
episodes
of
season
two
imply
Will
(Joe
in
season
one)
is
stable,
self-aware
and
has
his
own
rules
to
keep
him
out
of
trouble.
But
soon
we
find
out
it
is
not
enough
for
him
to
stop
him
from
doing
the
things
he
think
are
right
for
the
people
around
him.
Even
as
he
is
struggling
to
stay
away
from
Candace,
who
is
threating
to
expose
him
to
the
world,
Will
takes
on
his
old
habits
for
Love
Quinn,
the
store
owner
and
Chef
at
Anavrin,
where
Will
now
works
as
a
books
salesman
in
the
small
part
of
the
store.
One
other
person
Will
quickly
takes
to
is
the
15-year-old
Ellie
Alves,
sister
of
his
building
manager.
This
time
around
Will
is
doing
better,
he
is
doing
better
for
Love
Quinn.
The
show
does
not
shy
away
from
its
previous
premise
or
Will
aka
Joe's
dark
past.
We
find
out
more
about
how
and
why
he
was
abandoned
by
his
family
when
he
ended
up
at
Mr
Monney's
doorstep.
We
have
a
bit
of
less
killing
in
season
two
but
make
no
mistake,
it
is
still
just
as
crazy
and
creepy
as
ever.
There
are
many
references
to
season
one
in
terms
of
the
theme
and
characters
so
its
best
to
watch
the
first
one
before
jumping
on
to
the
next
10
episodes.
There
is
more
than
one
theme
and
tone
the
show
follows
and
it
still
manages
to
self
reflect
and
bring
it
all
together
like
a
1920's
poem.
The
lyrical
tone
of
the
show
as
Joe
takes
on
the
struggles
of
his
life
and
mirrors
it
to
his
character
is
intriguing.
We
also
have
Candace
showing
up
just
to
teach
him
a
lesson,
but
Karmic
justice
isn't
that
easy.
What
I
didn't
enjoy
about
the
show
and
season
two
is
that,
even
when
the
stakes
are
so
high,
after
killing
so
many
people
we
don't
actually
see
any
consequences.
There
are
no
loose
ends
and
no
follow-ups
to
the
mistakes
Joe
made.
Joe
is
not
a
killer,
but
he
has
managed
to
get
away
with
his
crimes
by
mear
luck,
which
may
or
may
not
be
on
his
side,
this
time.
The
only
consequence
he
faces
is
gaining
a
rich
family
that
keep
secrets,
the
one
thing
he
is
good
at
doing.
Penn
Badgley
and
Victoria
Pedretti
are
incredible
as
Joe
and
Love.
They
have
amazing
chemistry
even
as
their
dynamic
changes
and
they
reveal
more
about
themselves
and
their
lives.
Jenna
Ortega
as
Ellie
Alves,
Carmela
Zumbado
as
Delilah
Alves
(building
Manager),
and
James
Scully
as
Forty
Quinn
(Love's
twin
brother)
are
interesting
characters
that
change
the
source
of
life
over
the
one
year
Joe
stays
in
LA.
And
he
is
never
going
to
leave
since
after
seeing
the
seven
totems
he
has
officially
become
an
Angeleno.
Joe
gets
what
he
deserves
in
the
best
and
the
worst
way,
but
he
isn't
done
yet.
He
is
often
seen
referring
to
'doing
things
for
love' in
season
one,
while
we
hear
number
or
character
saying,
'it's
ok
to
feel
broken,
everyone
is'
and
even
after
realising
how
Beck
felt
as
he
caged
her,
Joe
isn't
done.
'People
don't
change'
-
Joe
Goldberg
said
it
himself.
At
the
end
of
the
show,
we
see
him
setting
eyes
on
a
new
target.
His
diamond
ring
wearing,
married
neighbour,
who
is
making
notes
of
the
classic
books
she
is
reading.
Overall,
the
Netflix
show
is
refreshing
as
it
does
not
romanticise
or
glamourise
Joe
Goldberg,
You
shows
these
characters
for
exactly
what
they
are.
Season
two
is
different
from
the
previous
but
also
brings
the
same
amount
of
thrill
and
chill.
It
is
rather
a
perfect
fit
if
you
have
no
other
plans
for
a
new
years
eve.