YOU: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: September 9, 2018

Summary: Bookstore manager Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) becomes obsessed with an aspiring writer (Elizabeth Lail) in this psychological thriller based on the Caroline Kepnes novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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S1:E5. Living With the Enemy
Air Date: October 7, 2018

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IndieWire Liz Shannon Miller

Sep 7, 2018

Invoking the best qualities of David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” and Mary Harron’s adaptation of “American Psycho.” ... While we’re thoroughly embedded in Joe’s point of view from the beginning, the writing and Badgley’s performance do just enough to ensure that it’s not a comfortable experience, even as we get to know him more and more. Read full review

Margaret Lyons

Sep 7, 2018

You is a vicious thrill; smart and mean in all the right ways, with a devilish sensibility and a clever, inviting pessimism, like the friend who wants you to sit in the back with her and make jokes. Read full review

Emily Nussbaum

Oct 1, 2018

A comedy-thriller with a serrated edge, You is a scary, delicious snack of a show, a bit like “Dexter” crossed with “Younger.” Read full review

Rob Owen

Sep 6, 2018

It’s been a while since basic cable has delivered a guilty pleasure as enticing and entertaining as Lifetime’s stalker drama You. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Sep 13, 2018

Joe's warped wit, honed by Badgley's sensitive-guy panache, sets You apart from Lifetime's woman-in-peril formula. [17-30 Sep 2018, p.25]

Daniel Fienberg

Sep 6, 2018

An extremely watchable stalker drama. ... The breathless pacing of You is what could well make it a juicy guilty pleasure for many viewers, but it falls short of the kind of thoughtfulness that could have made it special. Read full review

Michael Starr

Aug 31, 2018

The narrative bulk of the series is relayed through Joe’s internal monologues (another stalker trope) but I will says this: the series, while at turns cheesy and predictable, is also watchable. Read full review

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othassns

Sep 11, 2018

great pilot, the series has a very interesting point that is the vision of Joe which leaves the series much more intense´, Penn Badgley plays a majestic role in this show, the photograph is a bit melancholy as the life of the Badgley character which leaves more sadisfatoria accompany you.

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farshad_rmd

Feb 10, 2019

just finished. My thoughts? The trailer's a lil bit misleading,just sayin'. Horrorfic? Nah,no spooky entity lurking around under lights..so no worries. For the faint-hearted? Not so recommended. Kudos for the element of surprise towards the end though. And yes, season 2 is in the works.

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SimboTheKing

Sep 12, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Initially I was quite apprehensive about You. I wasn't sure what its message would be as there are quite a few pieces of media that straight up glorify pretty toxic traits. The first few eps seemed to confirm this suspicion. However, around Peach's death, I realised the concept of this show and it elevated it to a new level. It's pretty clear that Joe is a psychopath but, in real life, it's often easy to think: how did people not notice such shocking behaviour. I particularly feel this when reading about serial killers like Ted Bundy. You demonstrates exactly how a) from the killer's perspective they genuinely believe they are normal and in the right and b) how difficult it is to genuinely spot patterns of abuse.

From that point on I fully loved the show. Penn Badgley does a fantastic job showing the creepiness and scariness of Joe and the writing felt tighter. It does stretch believability at times about how people basically don't see Joe standing in plain sight lol but it's a contrivance I'm willing to forgive for such a strong plot.

It's a neat gambit to use an unreliable narrator and tell the story from the antagonist's point of view and one that I look forward to them exploring further.… Expand

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michaelinperson

Feb 5, 2019

It's good to where it's average, but YOU doesn't bring anything new to the table. From what was seen in the last two decades, I can assure that it doesn't in anyway stand out much.

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All_ButTrU4

Dec 19, 2021

A creepy relevant metoo era appropriate stalker thriller. It's a very unique take despite being very reminiscent of "Dexter" it's incredibly self aware of its protagonist pitfalls and plays to them. It does ask you to suspend your disbelief more than it should.

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bambony

Dec 31, 2018

Very much a sub-Dexter, but without the good bits. Watchable but far from essential

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azwcd1990

Mar 10, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The tension this show creates from the get go is certainly there. There's nothing especially unique about the plot, aside from Joe's reliance on public data obtained from Google; if Beck minded her privacy settings, the pilot would have ended 10 minutes in. This show asks for too much from it's viewers, especially past the first episode. I'm unable to get past the fact that Joe is entirely unlikeable, and it's not because he's a murdering psychopath. The plot holes are what does this show in. The decomposed hipster in the vault downstairs would have cleared out the whole building. The cops would have undoubtedly smelled Benji's fetid corpse, and if, by miracle, they didn't, they wouldn't let go of the fact he gave a child money to by all kinds of supplies that'd put you on a no fly list. Then there was the disposal of the body in a bonfire near a hiking trail! It was all down hill from there.

Benji was right about Beck, the alcoholic sleeping with Paco's Mom was right about Joe, and Beck is struggling to find a place among her in peers that I wouldn't even want to be in the same room with. If Joe could have just memorized a pick-up line from Reddit he could have got in so much quicker. It gets a 4 because I laughed occasionally, they didn't kill Paco, and the paint job on the Skylark was perfection.… Expand

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  Air Date: December 26, 2019
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 9, 2018
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  S1:E5. Living With the Enemy
  Air Date: October 7, 2018