YOU

Never before has a show so greatly abused the use of second person. In 2018 this show, YOU, appeared out of the ether of Netflix Originals. I studiously avoided the show for months even though its trailer repetitively auto-played as I watched other shows. What eventually compelled me to watch it was sheer word-of-mouth and peer pressure from the show’s number #1 fan Pegah. A friend that roped me in with the promise of shocking twists, unpredictable turns, and a post-Gossip Girl Penn Badgley. As a chronic procrastinator I watch a lot of TV, so slowly the supposed shocking reveals have become tired tropes. This show is a hybrid between a CW teen crime romp like Pretty Little Liars, and the darker true crime documentary Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. The constant voice overs used in every episode make the show seem more grandiose and philosophical than it actually is. The one thing that elevates this overall mediocre viewing experience are the memes. Which humorously points out the plot holes while highlighting how phenomenally low our romantic ideals are – why is everyone in love with JOE? Watch it, or don’t, but there’s no doubt that with the popularity of YOU, this psychopathic hopeless romantic will be back again for a season 3.

by Jodie Ramodien