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While Badgley is still terrifyingly great at playing a menace, and he’s joined by a captivating Madeline Brewer this time around, You struggles to stick its (predictable) landing.
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Though You tries to find a satisfying ending to a story that’s already overstayed its welcome, its attempts at self-awareness fall flat.
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The bodies continue to pile up as he goes along. But for many viewers, the first thing to croak it will be their attention-span as an already silly series commits the unforgivable sin of becoming indulgent and, finally, straight-up stultifying.
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No amount of pulpy twists and cutting social satire can make up for the fact that, as bingeable as the series once was, Joe’s tactics have grown tired.
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It's more straightforward but also less rewarding, and the show suffers for it.
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Largely it plods towards the end, through a series of increasingly convoluted and repetitive plot twists that are silly even by You’s standards.
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Five series in the writers have run out of inspiration – all these twists are reused over the 10 new episodes. Perhaps it’s an attempt at a “best of You” finale tribute, but it just comes off as predictable and lazy.