I know this blog is supposed to be centered around films but season 2 of the Netflix show, You, was released on the 26th of December and I have many thoughts on it.
I watched season 1 back in March of this year and I really enjoyed it. The first season follows the main character, Joe, who falls in love with a graduate student, Beck. While in the first scene he seems to just be intrigued by her, he becomes obsessed with Beck and stalks her in order to plan interactions and get her to fall in love with him. He does whatever it takes to be with her, including killing various people who pose a threat to their relationship.
In season 2, Joe flees Manhattan to find refuge in Los Angeles. Running from his dark past, he decides to escape and create a new identity for himself. He finds a new victim to follow, Love, but decides that he wants to change and be better so that he can deserve her. Despite making an effort to disappear from his dark nature, he still becomes obsessive over Love, this time though, questioning his actions.
When the trailer first came out, I was a little disappointed that they changed locations. Only living a few miles away from Manhattan, I was biased in that I liked the set to be in New York City. However, I think the show did a great job of transitioning. We find Joe constantly critiquing the culture surrounding California. While the characters he meets first seem to fit this California stereotype and feel shallow, they are proven to have much more depth. I would argue that the characters in season 2 are much more thought out than in season 1. They prove the be almost the opposite. The New York characters present themselves to be more interesting but as the show goes on, prove to be shallow and bland. Los Angeles characters come across as more oblivious but they later demonstrate signs that they are much more. Looking at the love interests friendships, for example, Beck’s friends pretend to treat her right but at the end of the day, offer little help when she needs it. Love’s friends on the other hand at first come across as ditsy Californians who try to be fake woke but they actually make an effort to comfort Love and even Joe in times of need.
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