The Downfall of 'You'

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0:00 Title Card

0:08 ACT I
0:18 Introduction
0:54 Summary
2:22 Complicated History
5:35 The Reception

7:45 ACT II
7:54 Frustration
9:00 Repetition
17:04 Justice
20:27 Switch of Perspective
22:18 Tension
22:40 Pattern
25:57 Injustice
26:41 Threading the Line

28:04 ACT III
28:18 Mystery
29:15 Episodes 1-5
31:33 The Whodunnit
35:50 The Reveal
38:39 Episodes 6-10
39:44 The Twist
43:55 Pretentiousness

46:44 ACT IV
46:55 Characters of You
48:06 Side Characters
49:12 Roald
49:55 Adam
51:25 Phoebe
55:53 Nadia
59:14 Kate

1:05:01 ACT V
1:05:14 Joe Goldberg
1:06:41 Balancing Act
1:07:51 Side Characters, Revisited
1:12:34 The Twist, Revisited
1:14:03 The Downfall

1:16:05 Credits

[andrewreviews]

Hello! Just chiming in to say that: 1. No, I am not an AI and yes, I can sound like Dracula, and 2: I hear the concerns and critiques about the music choices. I am sorry it is hindering your viewing experience, but I cannot change it now. If I could, trust me - I would. All I can say is that I will know better in the future.

EDIT: So apparently Warner Bros. have claimed entire sections of the video as theirs, which has in turn made this video ineligible for monetization. First of all - they tried to claim everything between certain time stamps, with some of their claims spanning up to ten minutes of watch time. This comment before the edit was about the less than good music choices, but WB have claimed parts that are actually made up solely of those music choices and do not even include any of their footage. So if you want to blame anyone for the existence of these sick beats, blame them, as they felt inclined to claim them for whatever reason. Second of all - during these sections, you might see part of the view blurred. Of course, I could keep this video unmonetized, but bills need to be paid. I also think it is simply unfair for them to try and claim a video which simply falls under fair use. I hope these blurs won't ruin your experience too much. I know that I hate massacring my own video in this way, but it is what it is. Anyhow, thanks again WB for recognizing my musical talent and taking some of my work under your wing <3

[SshhhTrouble]

Netflix has a bad habit of giving too many seasons to shows that should've been ended while they were still good. Netflix also has a bad habit of canceling shows early that we are on the edge of our seats waiting for the next season. Netflix is like millions or billions in debt & keeps making the same mistakes over & over.

[okkoberries]

I wish it would ended after Season 3 with Love successfully killing Joe. An almost cyclical plot showcasing that Joe fell victim to his mirror. And in a way satisfying the justice component for what happened in S1 but also sort of maintaining the mystery and keeping the terrifying fact that a psychopathic killer (love) still got away with it.

[aalllllllexx]

Season 1 and 3 are, imo, the two best, but they feel like very different shows. Season 1 feels grounded, disturbing, and very tense. While season 3 is fun, campy, and over the top. Completely different tones and vibes, and i think the only reason season 3 even worked was the dynamic between Love and Joe. Trying to continue the tone without what made it work made the show completely collapse.

[ThandoNdlovu-zrld]

The show has definitely become too far convoluted. I liked the simplicity of season 1. Season 1 was much more grounded in reality.

[zoc.]

I think a big problem was how wooden Kate was. Love and Beck weren't amazing people, but they were good characters. Beck was the idealistic but self-centered normal woman that became a victim. Her season was the most straightforward. Love was a psychopath that held up this mirror to Joe. But Kate is just nothing. People say she's cold, but she's not cold. She's aggressively an asshole. She is just so forgettable and rude. Nothing about her is memorable. They were trying to make her like Delilah but, it doesn't work because she was nice to him until she sees him around her underage sister then, she gets him to back off. Like Joe saved Kate from a mugging and she was still being an asshole. Also, in seasons 1 & 2 the side characters of these women were interesting and added a lot to Beck and Love's characters. Not so much in season 4.

[amityislandchum]

The first season was a perfect limited series. It's terrifyingly realistic, especially to female viewers. The following seasons are mostly fun, but completely cheapen the depiction of stalking and domestic violence.

[tinyblonde]

When Love died, I was really disappointed and over it. I was actually let down when Love protected Joe and killed for him and set him free from the little locked room. AND HE WAS ANGRY lol. From that point he didn’t like her anymore, and I was expecting the opposite reaction from him. And him cheating on her with the neighbor immediately, just felt cheap.

[anamora]

I didn’t like Kate as a character. Neither Love nor Beck were good people, but they were good characters. Beck was so self centered and ungrateful to everyone, but she was still charming in her own way and she felt like a real person. Love was a psychopath and had almost no empathy towards anyone but she was the most charismatic one of the whole show. But Kate. She is so forgettable, annoying, spoiled and dependent on everyone. If Joe’s most recent love interest would’ve been more likable the season would’ve been considerably better or at least more enjoyable

[moomoofail]

Something I had an issue with in season 4 was that Joe only mentioned his son like once lol there wasn’t one episode in season 3 where he didn’t mentioned Henry’s name and then it’s like he never existed after that.

[justagirl]

another reason why s4 sucked so much was the fact that kate's actress didn't have 1/10th of the charm and talent that victoria pendretti possesses. that and the fact that her character is just not interesting enough or even has good chemistry with joe. she just doesn't work as a character and because so much of the show is about joe and his obsession on this one seemingly interesting person thus making the season come across as half-baked and lazy.

[commentsforthealgorithm]

I knew season 4 was going downhill fast when I didn’t care what happened to any character except Marienne.

[emilyau]

They should've ended it at the season where Love died. Either they kill each other and it ends or Love survives and we follow her story. I hate how they had Love begin as a smart woman and then suddenly she starts acting dumb. If I were to stretch it in favor of the directing, maybe he portrayed her as more dumb than she really is when they were married because by that time he wasn't in love with her? But she was definitely a more interesting character and Victoria is a better actress.

[bkimatab]

The first season was written well enough to convince me how Joe could get away with the things he did, even murder. The 2nd and 3rd season, they had Love and her family's money as a McGuffin to help let Joe get away with his crimes. Not to mention Love was definitely an interesting character and went from compelling love interest to captivating foil for Joe. I watched Season 3 for her just as much as for Joe. But season 4?? Very bad writing, illogical plots, and bad characters (and way too many focused on). The ending made no sense. Kate wasnt interesting. And the final revea l was very lame. Show should have ended with Love and Joe's fate in Europe being a mystery forever.

[cinemuhhhhh]

as someone who loves You so much that i also have the books, i cannot agree more with ppl about it going on for way too long. tbh, it could've just ended at season 1 as a mini series, but if not, could've ended it at season 2. and if they *really really* just Needed that extra cash at netflix, they could've ended it at season 3 and just dealt w the hate bc (as much as i also hated to see love go despite knowing she would) at least it did feel like a finale to something. but not season 4. oh my god there was legitimately no reason to go on after s3

[spdrhyder]

I fully realized the show had completely lost me when i found myself CHEERING when i thought joe died.

[jacobhuppertz]

The best way they could have handled Joe as a protagonist was by Walter Whiting him. He alrwady had so much potential as a anti hero to a villain. It would have been perfect to watch him skyrocket downards at the end only to get justice

[yumekojabami]

What i found odd bout nadia was the fact that she was so fucking curious about her professors life like i know shes supposed to be this seasons „detective“ but no student ever is that curious about their professor at least not the ones i met they literally could care less coz they got exams and shit to keep them busy like u wouldnt have the time to worry bout stuff like that at all so it was very strange for me to see her being the detective type this season it would have fit better to that one rich guy i forgot his name the one that was in love with kate, to stalk joe and investigate in him which he did to some extend but not a student of his was just a strange choice in my opinion

[QuaePanemEtCircenses]

Season one and book one felt like it had something to say, a fresh take on a horrible thing; a way for people to probe their interest in the macabre from a safe distance as we watch a stalker who thinks himself to be prince charming kills innocent girls with impunity. Book two got on my nerves and by book three I got the sense that we were supposed to more than sympathize with Joe-- root for him, maybe🤮 the npcs cycling around him kept making him look good in comparison and I was done when the underaged daughter of his mark in book three threw herself at him. The deviations in the adaptation don't do the narrative any favors either. In season one, Joe's insane luck was both a catharsis to watch (phew, he made it out of that situation vibes) and frustration (damn, I wish he were caught vibes), but you can only hold lightning in a bottle for so long. Eventually, I got straight-up pissed he never faced any consequences and it became exhausting to watch a plain woe-is-me-ass white man a) complain about everything and b) continuously get rewarded for his shitty behavior. Tony Soprano got a fucked up ending, where's Joe's?

[yellowhouse]

I couldn't even finish season 4, which was really sad considering i practically devoured the first three. It just felt like a completely different show and all the characters were unrootable. I mean yeah, the concept of Joe falling in love with someone, stalking them and the eventuall fall out of that can get boring after a whille, but I think they handled it well in season 2 and 3. In 4 they just tried to completely reinvent it and it just turned goofy. Should have ended the show after season 3 with the cliffhanger in Paris, we could have concluded that Joe will forever continue his shenanigans instead of whatever he is trying to do in season 4.