season 1 has some features and charm other seasons don't quite have, and that's what i like it for; season 2 was a good way to redirect the story while also keeping its strengths, these are my favorite seasons of this show for sure
The second season is the best, in my opinion, since Joe met his match in Love, and the side characters were more interesting, and not as annoying in other seasons.
I feel like Joe didn't meet his match in either s2 of 3 with love but with 4 against himself. Love was a far weaker more erratic joe that served more as a slight reflection of him
@Jersmiah Tubbs I think the reason he was driven insane was because he saw some of the worst parts of himself in Love and didn't like that because he didn't like or appreciate who he was until the end of s4
Season 4 is the best season I think first season of you was good, I hated Forty but the rest of season 2 was great. In my opinion season 1 was the worst as it felt more like a stand alone season and more like a prologue to the other 3 seasons
I might be one of the rare ones who actually liked 3rd season the most. I loved Love and Joes dynamic as 2 killers. Also this season we got to see fully Loves character like her unpredictability, and the twist of killing Natalie in the first episode was a very strong start. Not to mention arguably the best finale. Killing love was a huge part in building Joes villain arc (which played out well in S4)
Nah, I really liked season 3, too. I really loved the family idea. Thats why I have a little bit a hard time with this season. He is whining about his son, however he never cared for him anyway. I didnt like that nothing remained of the family.
I agree with you and I really thought all the support characters were very interesting. And it kinda felt like Love was the main character of some episodes. It was great and the final episode had me on the edge of my seat even on a rewatch
I think they were doing too much making 2 parts of a season. Leaving people with part 1 made room to see flaws and people quickly figured Rhys was in Joe's head. Should've just dropped the whole season in one go and the twist would've been more of a surprise.
yeah, i agree, they thought this twist would be hard to read, but what happened is when they uploaded part 2 trailer a lot of people in top comments said Rhys was in Joe's head. While if they'd release it all at once i wouldn't have time to process that this theory is actually very possible
I kind of like the fact that you were allowed to ruminate over it. Cause even though there were people in the belief that Rhys was in Joe’s head, some people didn’t actually get that right away. Maybe if it was a bit more exciting than people wouldn’t have been so down by it?
I actually think it made me like season 4 more. Because after watching part 1 i was so sure the show had fallen off and become stale and then part 2 absolutely shatters all expectations i had. Sure if you watch part 1 again you can maybe see hints of the big reveal but thats what makes the season so good. Its more rewatchable than season 1 or 3
No it wasn't, we all predicted that Rhys was just an hallucination in Joe's head before the second part of s4 released. The only "plot twist" was the part when Marianne faked her death
I like how Joes hair progression signifies his mental state. The more hair he has the more skeletons in his closet until the end of season 4 where hes cleared of everything and reverts to his season 1 look
The second part of season 4 was great. Made the wait worth it, they executed the Joe disassociating and hallucinating so well. Hearing Joe from Marienne's perspective was eery. Almost legitimately scary for the first time since the show started.
Season 4 episode 8 was hands down the best single episode of the whole franchise. Seeing Joe from Marriene's pov really helped the audience see the dark side of him and the true horror he can inflict to his victims.
Season 1 may not be the best written, but it will always have the strongest impact on me being the first and where I was at in life when I watched it. I can’t recall another season of a show pulling me in to the degree S01 did. I watched it first episode to last and didn’t sleep.
S4 is my favorite. Might be recency bias but the twist that Joe committed all the murders in p1 and that he finally has to face his the darkest and worst parts of himself was amazing. The side characters this season were also my favorite in the show
The Reddit community called it...and when part 2 came out and they were right, it pissed me off...also, the ending was really frustrating. Has there even been character development for Joe at all? And if there isn't one, why does he keep getting away with murders???
@Andrew's Dew just because something can be called or is predictable doesn't take away from its effectiveness or the point of its existence. Also, I knew a lot of people who were just flat-out wrong in their theories so just because you or others might have called something it doesn't mean the same for others as well. Joe does goes through character development. This act of the show (seasons 3 - 4) has all been about character development. In s3 Joe had to deal with Love who was a mini version of him in some sense. She wasn't him entirely but Joe saw versions of himself in her and hated it. When he ran to the UK he vowed to not kill anymore due to how he saw himself in Love. In s4 we realize that the conflicting emotions within him gave way to a mental illness in which the dark side of himself was split from his decent side. This causes him to have an internal battle in which he tries to oppress his dark side with his decent side but in the end he learns the dark lesson that his dark side won't go away and that he must embrace all that he is. This leads to the conclusion of s4 and the second act of the story as a whole with Joe being his most evil and most powerful mentally, emotionally, and financially. He is proud of being a killer and doesn't try to hide or run away from it anymore. That is excellent development that's been built up throughout all 4 seasons but particularly through the last 2.
@Andrew's Dew I'd say the fact that Joe is now no longer going to be making excuses for the murders he commits some solid character development after three seasons of excuses and "It was an accident"/"I didn't want this"
@@andrewsdew7439 joe was the most innocent in season 3 mainly because of how crazy Love was acting. This season he was truly evil like season 1, especially at the very end. Him acting like a rich snob just like the ones he killed
@@yuh42011 I wouldn't say that he was that evil in season 1. I wouldn't compare it. In season 1, He justifed his killings and I think he killed mostly bad people except Beck, but thats debatable, However, In season 4 , He was pure evil as we have seen not only what He did to marianne but also to Eddy and Nadia.
Totally agree, season 1 was great, but a little slow, and I think season 2 was a similar archetype to season 3 but a little more fun, season 2 is my goat
1. Season 3 2. Season 1 or Season 2 (depending on my current mood) 3. Season 4 I thought season 3 was the best, by a good margin. The darkly comedic way in which Joe and Love navigated their deteriorating marriage (each transgressing with side love interests and distrusting each other every step of the way in a spy vs. spy manner) was brilliant to me. As you mentioned, the finale was chef's kiss. Also the character development of the madre linda characters was by far my favorite out of all season's side characters, especially for Sherry and Cary. This season felt like the best and most nuanced storytelling to me -- that darkness that we've come to know and love, but also had me laughing out loud at times. I really like season 1 for what it is -- a comparatively straightforward story in which we get to know Joe as a character. Season 2 was also great and really fun to watch in hindsight knowing who Love really is, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had Candace been a more compelling and fleshed out character. Season 4 part 1 was super blah -- everything felt very one-dimensional. I liked the twists in part 2, but I think the only twist that really had me punching the air in shock and then joy, was Marienne's story arc. Mixed feelings about the overtly sinister ending -- I think part of my love for the show is because of Joe's complexity, so to have his dark side completely take over makes me feel slightly less intrigued. But at the same time, it sure was shocking (the reveal that Nadia's boy was dead and he was framing her... my god), and it's probably a fitting next step for his character. I’m curious to see how they’re gonna end the show. I feel like it’s gonna be easy to err on the side of making it too positive or too dark. Like if the girls get justice, it could feel too happy or boring for the tone of the show. On the other hand, if Joe just gets to live out his dark fantasies with impunity, that’s also too much and too one-dimensional. I hope there are juicy twists in store for us, and if they know what’s good for them they won’t split this next season up into parts lmao.
@@BrainPilot Part 4 had some of the best single episodes of the series (episode 8 with maryanne and ep 9 with Joe's breakdown) and acting (Tati, Penn, Speelers) but as a whole not the best. Seemed like the most chaotic. You basically don't need part 1 for part 2. Nothing carried through, lots of side plots many which werent even resolved or were forgotten, the most useless side characters. The whodunit and Rhys/Maryanne twists were entertaining though.
I love how the last two seasons featured a Taylor Swift song and both of them fits amazingly well with the theme of those two seasons. I agree with S2 being the peak of You, the side characters, the love interest, as well as the new environment and Candace coming back really hit all the right notes with me.
Season 3 is definitely my favorite. The double murders between joe and love and him constantly having to clean up after her. It was double the madness all season.
I feel so conflicted with season 4. I had assumed it would be the last. Looking at Joe from the perspective of one of his victims, a character we care about and want to see survive, like Beck in season 1, seemed like the best possible way to end it. He realizes how big a monster he is, fails to get rid of Marianne, and commits suicide, or at least gets rejected by Kate, or SOMETHING. But no, he just wins again. It's silly to have it continue after making all his past victims come back to haunt him. It also seemed fitting because Rhys was different from his previous killings, as the twist makes Joe realize Rhys was neither a woman he was obsessed with nor someone who actually stood in his way. It was all coming together. I guess he's gonna get what's coming to him in the end, I hope the writers have it all figured out. Nadia's framing also broke my heart a little bit. There's always someone Joe looks after, having it be her who caught him in the end seemed so satisfying to me. On a more positive note, I completely agree with season 2 being the best one. It's deep, intriguing from beginning to end, and having Love go from prey to predator in one single scene was an absolutely masterful twist. All the side plots work really well. Just an awesome season of television all around.
It would have felt quite sudden for him to commit suicide this season. More than likely he will be caught and sentenced and we get to see all the old side characters again
I'd say season 4 was amazing. For the first part, the genre was a bit different compared to the first 3 seasons. It was relatively peaceful and calm, Joe wasn't constantly killing people and he genuinely wanted to change. Then, the part 2 brought soo many plot twists and suspense. LOVED IT😭😭
I’ll prefer season 4 as the best because joe has always been in denial of who he really was in previous seasons , a monster but I’m season 4 he came to accept it fully
Season 2 is definitely the best season. Great story line of him moving across the country to escape his past with a new alius. Unknowingly meeting his match with Love. Side characters of Delilah, Ellie, Forty. Seeing his troubled past & how it made him a psychopath. You got everything the show was about in season 2
I liked S04 a lot, I thought S03 was way too rushed although I also enjoyed it. I was a bit bored by S02 (but it had the best plot twist with the Love reveal) and S01 is just iconic
I think season 4 is my favorite because it shows us who Joe truly is from the eyes of someone who faces his dark side. Instead of rooting for him like the other 3 seasons
Season 2 is my all time favorite. This newest season was the 1st time where I wasn’t in some weird way, rooting for Joe. You really got to see beneath the mask
mine was definetly 1st place - season 1 ( its so iconic bingeable funny and dark) 2nd place - season 2 ( i mean LOVE and ellie are hands down the best ) 3rd place - season 4 (unpredictable and the finale was amazing but the love intrest ( kate) and side characters are annoying and unnesasry) 4th place - season 3 ( had a good start but was kinda excuted badly later on but still good )
Rhys represents the brother he never got to know as well. Joe is capable of obsessing over both women and men shows how much he misses his biological family. The only thing left for the to do is bring in his REAL family (mom/brother). Plot twist if he has a sister he never knew about.
My only adjustment would be swapping 3 and 1 around, I like S3 but on rewatches it’s definitely the least interesting to get through, while S1 has better characters and just overall more enjoyable to watch But undoubtedly S2 is the best and S4 is so overhated, very happy to see someone agree with me placing it at #2
No love for season 3? twist after twist and the finale has to be the craziest of them all, especially when we see Joe escapes to Paris to chase down Marianne, easily my favorite
S2 > S1 ≥ S3 > S4 The last few episodes of S4 are amazing tho and they leave so much pontential for S5 to be the best (and hopefully last) one. I would love for the show to have a spin-off about what Love did before she met Joe as she is, in my opinion, the best and most complex character of the show.
Along with a great tale, each season needs to deliver two things: 1.) a satirical look at a new geographical location, and 2.) a touch of comedy. Season one gave us NYC's literati scene and a good laugh when Beck vomited all over Joe on the subway platform. Season two was about LA's new age counterculture and for laughs we had Jenna Ortega's sarcastic Ellie. Season three gave us N. Californian suburbia, but the laughs kinda went missing. Season four wasted its trip to the UK with silly caricatures and Americans in 3 of the main roles, resulting overall in more cringes than laughs. I agree that two was the best. By the way, I've just seen an interview where Penn says he has a 6-season contract.
@@JeLo5218 YEs, I'm excited to see someone with my ranking. Though I liked season 2 it was very similar and more formulaic to season 1 though I obviously like the love plot twist. Season 3 being the surburian hell for Joe was way more than I could have asked for and Love stole the show. This season if they would have released it at one time might have topped season 3 especially the way Joe ends up unapologetically dark.
I’m sorry, I cannot comprehend people who don’t like s4. The plot twist had me in SHAMBLES. Every seaosn is absolutely amazing, but 4 just blew me away. For me, the most appalling part was how Joe NEVER interacted with Rhys. Not once. Not even small talk. Rhys was tortured and killed without having a single clue as to who Joe was.
4- s4- didn't like the characters 3- S2 felt like a repeat of S1 2-s1 good introduction to Joe and good love interest 1-s3- love is the best love interest
the plot twist in season 2 with love and season 4 with joe (like bard pitt and edward norton in fight club) makes them the best seasons IMHO, when we think we know whats going on and then the series hits you with a jab! because of your theory video, i started looking a the details of season 4 part1 btw!!
All of them are great, but the 3rd season is the best to me simply because of the performance by Victoria. Her and Penn's chemistry and acting was incredible.
I loved season 4 more than season 2 cause we saw joe’s character development on him and after season 4 and 2 then it will be season 3 and the last one will be the first season I loved the show cause it has joe. I am curious what he will do on the next season ,also I am hyped
Second season just gave me this nice vibe that I didnt feel in the other seasons. Joe renting an apartment, becoming friends with Will, Ellie and Delilah..
Before I say this, i'm gonna add if you like season 4, that's perfectly fine i'm not here to judge anyone, i'm just stating my opinions. I didn't like season 4 all that much because Joe has never been shown to have a dissociative personality disorder in the previous seasons, and I thought that Joe ending up with Kate in the end was kinda stupid. I get that she loves him and see's he's a good person at heart, but if she really cared about him that much, I think she should've used that money to get him the help that he needs. Also Marianne definitely should have called the cops at the end. So here are my rankings for all of the You seasons. #4 Season 4 #3 Season 2 #2 Season 3 #1 Season 1
I will die on the hill that Kate is the best love interest. Doesn’t mean Love Beck or Marienne were bad, not at all. But Kate being so ice cold on the outside yet so committed and accepting of Joe without judgement by the end was a first and the best. I hope to see character development for her coming in S5
*The 4th Season is the worst* even by the show’s standards they went over the top, “Growing up on a council estate you learn how to pick a lock” worst line of dialogue I’ve heard in years.
The second season was probably where Joe was at his most sanest (not saying he’s all innocent, he did grab Love’s underwear as a souvenir *yuck*) But his murders aren’t cold and brutal and were somewhat reasonable. Henderson’s was an accident. Moreover he was doing it to protect Ellie, a minor. Jasper’s was an act of self defense.
@@BrainPilot Yes! She made a compelling deuteragonist. And at times, Victoria Pedretti just acted in circles around Penn Badgley. I don't like Season 2 as much because I didn't like what happened to Candace and Delilah! As for Season 4, I liked the twist but didn't like that we hardly saw that the rest of the new cast in the second half of the season. 🤣
Great ranking, I would probably switch 1 and 3 because imo season 3 kinda fell flat for me. I really loved season 4, yes even part 1, while it wasn’t directly connected in the show I was still engaged
Season 4 is the worst so far in my opinion. I saw the "big plot twist" coming since the second episode. I feel like the "mental degradation" as you call it, just took away from Joe's character. He is not a delusional man, he's a narcissistic psychopath. And when we're in his head, we think many of his thoughts make sense. And that was the beauty of the show, that was the beauty of his character.
Season 4 is my favorite because of the UK, plot twist, chemistry, and Phoebe! Love, love, love, love her!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Season 2 is my second favorite because of Joe goin into the unknown by moving into LA and Love! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Season 3 is my least favorite. The only thing I like was Love being unhinged. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I have the same order. 4 and 3 could maybe be switched if I think on it more but rn i’m leaning more towards 2 4 3 then 1. Season 5 has the potential to be the best by far tho because I suspect this dude Joe is about to be an absolute MENACE now that he finally accepted himself, but I also anticipate some of the ppl from his past will finally take him down
I think season 5 has the opportunity to be the best with Joe going back to where it all started. He'll be forced to face his past no matter what, and the writers and Caroline have so many options to choose from in terms of how it ends. Maybe his mom comes back in his life after seeing what he's accomplished, Paco might be back, Ellie, Sherry and Cary, the private investigator, the Quinn family, Theo and Matthew, Becks friends - it could go anyway. Since he's back in New York, I for sure think Joe is going to think about Beck a lot and it's going to take a toll on him.
Season 3 - 1 Season 4 - 2 Season 2 - 3 Season 1 - 4 Ngl I almost stopped watching the show during season one.. i had to force myself, it was boring as hell. But here we are, it's my fab show
Just the ending alone probably puts season 2 at the top of my list. The Love scene was both heartbreaking and haunting, and it somewhat caught me off guard. I didn't realize how much I'd come to love the character. I get choked up just thinking about it lol
That's funny because my ranking would probably be: Season 1, Season 3, Season 4, Season 2 (Although I don't really know which one I prefered between Season 3 and 4, could go either way).
I love S4, definitely my number 1, but S2 is a close second, then S1 and then S3 last. Madre Linda almost lost me for a bit, I know quite a few people who couldn't get through S3 at all. S4 was a completely different vibe and I was all for it, though I do agree about Kate. S4 was giving major Clue/murder mystery vibes in the first part which I was into and the second part twist(s) was great.
1st- season 2 2nd- season 1 3rd- season 4 4th- season 3 I loved the characters in seasons 1 and 2 so much more than in 3 and 4. There were some insane twists in the later seasons, but some of it was just too far fetched for me. Still a great show though I don't think any of the seasons really dragged on too much.
Season 1 will always be the best, with Sn 2 coming in as a close second. Both could really be interchangeable. A lot of people don’t know that the first complete season of YOU premiered on Lifetime and that allowed the show to be much more darker and written with less restrictions before being bought up by Netflix. Season 1 did a good job making the audience care about Joe, with Season 2 doing the same making it so that the audience felt so invested in the success of Joe in actually finding a Love with Love. And his Landlord(Delilah).We the audience actually cared. We could feel the connection btwn characters and it hurt more when they were killed. What season 1 and 2 did best was make us the audience care a lot about the characters. It meant much more to see the characters fall for Joe and die by his hand. Joe as a serial killer psychopath lived frugally and indulged with normal everyday people making the seasons more relatable. Not that I’m a serial killer. Lol! But the thought that the friendly dude at the grocery store or bookshop could actually brutally kill me. For lack of better words..how real Season 1 and 2 were in relation to irl where what makes the best two. That being said Sn 4 was just pure trash. What was the point really. Felt like a filler season almost. The audience never really understanding why Joe did what he did, why he excited even. Sn 4 ,and 3 to a point, mainly hid behind plot armor of the Netflix writers. Where the lifestyle Joe had in Sn 4 came from I will honestly never know. Anyways my much limited vocabulary cannot allow me to continue on expressing how disappointing this Season was.
Point of season 4 is to show that Joe is going insane/is very mentally ill as hinted in earlier seasons. Joe can't rationalize his kills anymore and he can't change. Part 1 sucked but part 2 saved the season
@@munkayttaja6913 Totally agree on that. Just wish the writers could have shown some more competency in how they approached showing us his insanity. Great idea poor execution.
Honestly, I actually really enjoyed the first half of Season 4. The whodunnit formula was really refreshing for a show that had gotten very hard to take seriously after the shenanigans that took place in season 3. Still don't really buy Joe as a serial killer because we didn't get enough time with either of his first 2 kills. Malcom I can kind of see, since he was very out of it at the time, but the justification for Simon is incredibly weak, since Joe has never killed someone unless they are a threat to himself or he thinks they are one to someone he cares for and we barely get any time to establish any sort of connection with Joe. That being said, the last 2 episodes were still interesting because you essentially stopped caring about Joe for a bit and more about how out of her depth Nadia is. Makes for some very good psychological horror in the season finale
@@munkayttaja6913 Yeah, but the shift just feels way too sudden. Would've liked it better if there was some sort of gradual progression instead of this sudden disconnect from the character. Heck, he didn't even figure it out for himself, which feels super unsatisfying
@@briyo_8208 3 wasn't bad, it just had some really really bad pacing issues, whereas the pacing in Season 1 was absolutely perfect. Only reason I have Season 2 above Season 1 is story. I'm still reflecting on Season 4 so not really sure where to put it. It's so different than all the rest (which is great, I'm so glad they do something unique every season) so I'm still thinking on it lol
I love the original the best and then the second one. The original season was kind of shocking, because I didn't know what to expect and I also think it was kind of simple too. Its just perfect.
I agree with your overall season rankings 100%. The only part where I disagree is when you broke down season 4 into two parts: I think part 1 was so much better than part 2, and while it was cool that Joe became obsessed with a guy instead of a woman, and that Rhys had no idea who Joe was when he killed him, I still pretty much hated the reveal that Joe had erotomania, and that there was no one blackmailing him. that was such a fun aspect of part 1, so to have them pull the rug out from us and instead say, "nah, jk Joe actually *did* do all the killings!" was a bit of a loss for me. the blackmail/competing serial killer aspect could have been really fun, with Joe having a rival. but instead, nope, it's just Joe having a split personality. kinda dumb.
Season 3 was the best for me. As one critic said, the show reached it's full potential because the storyline, the main character and his significant other were all allowed to be totally bats---. It also was hilarious. Joe and Love looked so Hallmark movie wholesome and normal as as they moved throughout their upscale suburban enclave with their adorable baby in tow. Then they'd turn the idea of suburban utopia on its head by taking their baby with them as they murdered, burried and then dug up a body. it was just so crazy, sick, twisted and funny all at once.
Season 2 was the absolute WORST. Lol it dragged. And Candace’s character was just bothersome and and unbelievable. I’m surprised that season was anyone’s favorite.
hmm almost same ranking for me, but i'd switch s2 & s4 s4 was just so crazy with all the twists and joe embracing the evilness, which i just loved 😂 happy endings for the morally good are for rookies! (i'm joking haha)
season 1 is the best for me, its the og obviously but his relationship with Beck felt the most real and authentic out of all of his love interests, yes even more than Love. Maybe it's my Beck bias, she made the season so realistic because although her character was flawed, she was so human for a tv show character. Beck is someone you know in your life, and joe preying on her really brought an eerie feeling upon us, realizing that any one of us could be the victim of someone like this.
Which season of YOU do you think is the best? Comment yours below!
Season 1 ,and 4 is the best for me great story acting ,and best ending to set up for what to comes next.
I like season 2 the best .
Season 1 or 2
Mine would probably be the same ranking as yours.
Season 3!
For me season 1 is always the best, the most hurtful and the iconic one throughout the entire series.
Season 1 the best and Season 4 in the 2nd
season 1 has some features and charm other seasons don't quite have, and that's what i like it for; season 2 was a good way to redirect the story while also keeping its strengths, these are my favorite seasons of this show for sure
100%
Agree, which is incredible when you remember that YOU S1 was on Lifetime and got cancelled lol
Yes it’s realistic and thrilling.
The second season is the best, in my opinion, since Joe met his match in Love, and the side characters were more interesting, and not as annoying in other seasons.
Yeah I agree with you on that! Felt a bit more contained, but developed on from S1 perfectly!
I feel like Joe didn't meet his match in either s2 of 3 with love but with 4 against himself. Love was a far weaker more erratic joe that served more as a slight reflection of him
Forty is the most annoying character
I can’t say Season 2 is a bad season but it mainly set up season 3
@Jersmiah Tubbs I think the reason he was driven insane was because he saw some of the worst parts of himself in Love and didn't like that because he didn't like or appreciate who he was until the end of s4
I must be one of the rare ones that actually liked season 4
same i actually love season 4 and season 1 is actually last for me in my rankings maybe because i’m a big fan of love quinn lol
I enjoyed it too! I spent the first half confused and I didn’t like that but I rode it out and I’m glad I did!
i loved it
I liked Season 4 too but you have to admit that part 2 was waaaaay better than part 1
Season 4 is the best season I think first season of you was good, I hated Forty but the rest of season 2 was great. In my opinion season 1 was the worst as it felt more like a stand alone season and more like a prologue to the other 3 seasons
I might be one of the rare ones who actually liked 3rd season the most. I loved Love and Joes dynamic as 2 killers. Also this season we got to see fully Loves character like her unpredictability, and the twist of killing Natalie in the first episode was a very strong start. Not to mention arguably the best finale. Killing love was a huge part in building Joes villain arc (which played out well in S4)
Nah, I really liked season 3, too. I really loved the family idea. Thats why I have a little bit a hard time with this season. He is whining about his son, however he never cared for him anyway. I didnt like that nothing remained of the family.
I agree with you and I really thought all the support characters were very interesting. And it kinda felt like Love was the main character of some episodes. It was great and the final episode had me on the edge of my seat even on a rewatch
it will forever be my favourite season.
Yeah I think 3 is the best
Season 2 and 3 were the show in its prime
I think they were doing too much making 2 parts of a season. Leaving people with part 1 made room to see flaws and people quickly figured Rhys was in Joe's head. Should've just dropped the whole season in one go and the twist would've been more of a surprise.
yeah, i agree, they thought this twist would be hard to read, but what happened is when they uploaded part 2 trailer a lot of people in top comments said Rhys was in Joe's head. While if they'd release it all at once i wouldn't have time to process that this theory is actually very possible
I kind of like the fact that you were allowed to ruminate over it. Cause even though there were people in the belief that Rhys was in Joe’s head, some people didn’t actually get that right away. Maybe if it was a bit more exciting than people wouldn’t have been so down by it?
I actually think it made me like season 4 more. Because after watching part 1 i was so sure the show had fallen off and become stale and then part 2 absolutely shatters all expectations i had. Sure if you watch part 1 again you can maybe see hints of the big reveal but thats what makes the season so good. Its more rewatchable than season 1 or 3
I hate full drops tbh weekly or batch is best
i heard that that wasn't actually their fault and netflix chose to split it into two parts
season 4 was the most unpredictable season imo, it was next level ngl
No it wasn't, we all predicted that Rhys was just an hallucination in Joe's head before the second part of s4 released. The only "plot twist" was the part when Marianne faked her death
@@perc-3054 who's talking about Rhys..?
@@perc-3054 nah ur tweaking
@@perc-3054 it didnt rely on the twist though
@@perc-3054 they said “I’m my opinion,” so to them it wasn’t predictable, calm down.
I like how Joes hair progression signifies his mental state. The more hair he has the more skeletons in his closet until the end of season 4 where hes cleared of everything and reverts to his season 1 look
Very true!
except he has curly hair now
@@pinj he had curly hair all along, just grew it out
The second part of season 4 was great. Made the wait worth it, they executed the Joe disassociating and hallucinating so well. Hearing Joe from Marienne's perspective was eery. Almost legitimately scary for the first time since the show started.
Season 4 episode 8 was hands down the best single episode of the whole franchise. Seeing Joe from Marriene's pov really helped the audience see the dark side of him and the true horror he can inflict to his victims.
I agree
Idk what you guys are on that you’re praising this slop. I thought it couldn’t get worse than season 3, boy was I wrong
@@yuh42011 work on your inference because it didn’t imply that we were praising this monstrosity of evil AT ALL. NEXT
@@st4rgirl251 lol what, you’re praising the episode, and the episode was not good at all
@@yuh42011 you just have bad taste, most other people like it.
I liked season 1 the best, I thought it built some really good tension with Joe and Beck and it just felt so real to me
Yes season 1 is basically the only real season. That’s what the show is supposed to be, Netflix changed it too much
Season 1 may not be the best written, but it will always have the strongest impact on me being the first and where I was at in life when I watched it.
I can’t recall another season of a show pulling me in to the degree S01 did. I watched it first episode to last and didn’t sleep.
True - I can still remember where I was when I was binging through the first season season being shocked as what was happening!
Wow that's awesome 👏
Victoria did really gave a 1st class portrait of Love, expecially in S3
Totally agree!
S4 is my favorite. Might be recency bias but the twist that Joe committed all the murders in p1 and that he finally has to face his the darkest and worst parts of himself was amazing. The side characters this season were also my favorite in the show
The Reddit community called it...and when part 2 came out and they were right, it pissed me off...also, the ending was really frustrating. Has there even been character development for Joe at all? And if there isn't one, why does he keep getting away with murders???
@Andrew's Dew just because something can be called or is predictable doesn't take away from its effectiveness or the point of its existence. Also, I knew a lot of people who were just flat-out wrong in their theories so just because you or others might have called something it doesn't mean the same for others as well.
Joe does goes through character development. This act of the show (seasons 3 - 4) has all been about character development. In s3 Joe had to deal with Love who was a mini version of him in some sense. She wasn't him entirely but Joe saw versions of himself in her and hated it. When he ran to the UK he vowed to not kill anymore due to how he saw himself in Love. In s4 we realize that the conflicting emotions within him gave way to a mental illness in which the dark side of himself was split from his decent side. This causes him to have an internal battle in which he tries to oppress his dark side with his decent side but in the end he learns the dark lesson that his dark side won't go away and that he must embrace all that he is. This leads to the conclusion of s4 and the second act of the story as a whole with Joe being his most evil and most powerful mentally, emotionally, and financially. He is proud of being a killer and doesn't try to hide or run away from it anymore. That is excellent development that's been built up throughout all 4 seasons but particularly through the last 2.
@Andrew's Dew I'd say the fact that Joe is now no longer going to be making excuses for the murders he commits some solid character development after three seasons of excuses and "It was an accident"/"I didn't want this"
@@andrewsdew7439 joe was the most innocent in season 3 mainly because of how crazy Love was acting. This season he was truly evil like season 1, especially at the very end. Him acting like a rich snob just like the ones he killed
@@yuh42011 I wouldn't say that he was that evil in season 1. I wouldn't compare it. In season 1, He justifed his killings and I think he killed mostly bad people except Beck, but thats debatable, However, In season 4 , He was pure evil as we have seen not only what He did to marianne but also to Eddy and Nadia.
Season 1 is my favourite. I love Beck.
Beck was literally the worst and he's dated serial killers and psychopaths.
Finally someone else who doesn’t hate her!
How can u love Beck? She is so selfish and self centered person damn
Yeah, season two was the best, no contest. We had the real Will Bettelheim, Ellie and Delilah. Such a shame the former two haven't come back yet.
Totally agree, season 1 was great, but a little slow, and I think season 2 was a similar archetype to season 3 but a little more fun, season 2 is my goat
Trying to pay jenna ortega enough to comeback is gonna be hard now lol. Considering recent events.
Delilah is dead..
@@ChristinaPh Former two, Will and Ellie. Could have reversed the order and said "latter two" but it's all the same.
@@theponystark Oops, I got it mixed up for a moment. I'm sorry. You said it all right!
1. Season 3
2. Season 1 or Season 2 (depending on my current mood)
3. Season 4
I thought season 3 was the best, by a good margin. The darkly comedic way in which Joe and Love navigated their deteriorating marriage (each transgressing with side love interests and distrusting each other every step of the way in a spy vs. spy manner)
was brilliant to me. As you mentioned, the finale was chef's kiss. Also the character development of the madre linda characters was by far my favorite out of all season's side characters, especially for Sherry and Cary. This season felt like the best and most nuanced storytelling to me -- that darkness that we've come to know and love, but also had me laughing out loud at times.
I really like season 1 for what it is -- a comparatively straightforward story in which we get to know Joe as a character. Season 2 was also great and really fun to watch in hindsight knowing who Love really is, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had Candace been a more compelling and fleshed out character.
Season 4 part 1 was super blah -- everything felt very one-dimensional. I liked the twists in part 2, but I think the only twist that really had me punching the air in shock and then joy, was Marienne's story arc. Mixed feelings about the overtly sinister ending -- I think part of my love for the show is because of Joe's complexity, so to have his dark side completely take over makes me feel slightly less intrigued. But at the same time, it sure was shocking (the reveal that Nadia's boy was dead and he was framing her... my god), and it's probably a fitting next step for his character.
I’m curious to see how they’re gonna end the show. I feel like it’s gonna be easy to err on the side of making it too positive or too dark. Like if the girls get justice, it could feel too happy or boring for the tone of the show. On the other hand, if Joe just gets to live out his dark fantasies with impunity, that’s also too much and too one-dimensional. I hope there are juicy twists in store for us, and if they know what’s good for them they won’t split this next season up into parts lmao.
Nothing beats season one. That’s how it got everyone to watch the rest.
That's a fair point!
1st- season 2
2nd- season 3
3rd- season 1
4th- season 4
however season 4 ep 9 and 10 were the best in the whole show in my opinion
Solid ranking - and yeah episode 9 & 10 were great! Even better that Penn Badgely directed episode 9
@@BrainPilot Part 4 had some of the best single episodes of the series (episode 8 with maryanne and ep 9 with Joe's breakdown) and acting (Tati, Penn, Speelers) but as a whole not the best. Seemed like the most chaotic. You basically don't need part 1 for part 2. Nothing carried through, lots of side plots many which werent even resolved or were forgotten, the most useless side characters. The whodunit and Rhys/Maryanne twists were entertaining though.
Mine would be like this :-
1st Season 2
2nd Season 4
3rd Season 1
4th Season 3
3rd season was a complete shit show.
mines is 3, 1, 2, 4 but i agree season 4 part 2 has the best couple of episodes and the best twist
season 3 second is insane ngl
You Season 2 was my personal favourite. It had the best characters and was very interesting overall.
Totally agree!
For me, Season 2 was best, then 1, then 4 then 3.
I agree with this order!
Exactly my order
L opinion
I love how the last two seasons featured a Taylor Swift song and both of them fits amazingly well with the theme of those two seasons.
I agree with S2 being the peak of You, the side characters, the love interest, as well as the new environment and Candace coming back really hit all the right notes with me.
Season 3 is definitely my favorite. The double murders between joe and love and him constantly having to clean up after her. It was double the madness all season.
First was the best hands down. Realistic simple and very thrilling.
Agree. After season 1 it lost its magic but it's still a good show to watch
agree man!!! I loved the simplicity - just a straight up stalker and his victim, no crazy subplot or bonkers characters
If u watch carefully u will see the evolution of Joe's monologues
I feel so conflicted with season 4. I had assumed it would be the last. Looking at Joe from the perspective of one of his victims, a character we care about and want to see survive, like Beck in season 1, seemed like the best possible way to end it. He realizes how big a monster he is, fails to get rid of Marianne, and commits suicide, or at least gets rejected by Kate, or SOMETHING. But no, he just wins again. It's silly to have it continue after making all his past victims come back to haunt him. It also seemed fitting because Rhys was different from his previous killings, as the twist makes Joe realize Rhys was neither a woman he was obsessed with nor someone who actually stood in his way. It was all coming together. I guess he's gonna get what's coming to him in the end, I hope the writers have it all figured out. Nadia's framing also broke my heart a little bit. There's always someone Joe looks after, having it be her who caught him in the end seemed so satisfying to me.
On a more positive note, I completely agree with season 2 being the best one. It's deep, intriguing from beginning to end, and having Love go from prey to predator in one single scene was an absolutely masterful twist. All the side plots work really well. Just an awesome season of television all around.
It would have felt quite sudden for him to commit suicide this season. More than likely he will be caught and sentenced and we get to see all the old side characters again
How did they explain the phone texting again? Was he texting himself?
@@Ishbikes he imagined the messages
Season 1 is my favorite, season 4 sucked until it didn’t, and then it just went back and forth from sucking to being good.
Yea ngl part 1 felt like filler lmap
I'd say season 4 was amazing.
For the first part, the genre was a bit different compared to the first 3 seasons. It was relatively peaceful and calm, Joe wasn't constantly killing people and he genuinely wanted to change. Then, the part 2 brought soo many plot twists and suspense. LOVED IT😭😭
My You Season Ranking
1 Season 2
2 Season 1
3 Season 4
4 Season 3
Same!
Seasons 1 and 2 are superb. 3 and 4 were also really good, but prime Joe was in 1+2.
Season 2 is my personal favourite.
Season 3 was the best I miss love
I'm just glad that we got a small return from her this time round!
Yeah Love its the best character of the show Victoria Pedretti its such a good actress
Honestly for me it's Season 01 .....Less Violence Fully emotion and kinda Romantic That's why i go for Season 01
That scene where joe is watching peach watch beck always makes me laugh
Yeaahhh yappp and every single expression of Joe goldberg has blown my heart away .....I'm in LOve 💕
@@yuh42011 yeah that scene its funny two stalkers and Joe doesn t see himself as a stalker , She is violating your privacy Beck
Season one was soo funny tooo. My favorite is season 1 and season 2
I’ll prefer season 4 as the best because joe has always been in denial of who he really was in previous seasons , a monster but I’m season 4 he came to accept it fully
That's a good take to have on it! It seems like darker things are on the horizon!
Season 2 is definitely the best season. Great story line of him moving across the country to escape his past with a new alius. Unknowingly meeting his match with Love. Side characters of Delilah, Ellie, Forty. Seeing his troubled past & how it made him a psychopath. You got everything the show was about in season 2
i love delilah ellie and forty so much
@@joebrowning7692 yeah best SIDE characters for sure
I liked S04 a lot, I thought S03 was way too rushed although I also enjoyed it. I was a bit bored by S02 (but it had the best plot twist with the Love reveal) and S01 is just iconic
My favorite was season 1 and 4!
That's fair!
I think season 4 is my favorite because it shows us who Joe truly is from the eyes of someone who faces his dark side. Instead of rooting for him like the other 3 seasons
Season 2 is my all time favorite. This newest season was the 1st time where I wasn’t in some weird way, rooting for Joe. You really got to see beneath the mask
mine was definetly
1st place - season 1 ( its so iconic bingeable funny and dark)
2nd place - season 2 ( i mean LOVE and ellie are hands down the best )
3rd place - season 4 (unpredictable and the finale was amazing but the love intrest ( kate) and side characters are annoying and unnesasry)
4th place - season 3 ( had a good start but was kinda excuted badly later on but still good )
Rhys represents the brother he never got to know as well. Joe is capable of obsessing over both women and men shows how much he misses his biological family. The only thing left for the to do is bring in his REAL family (mom/brother). Plot twist if he has a sister he never knew about.
My only adjustment would be swapping 3 and 1 around, I like S3 but on rewatches it’s definitely the least interesting to get through, while S1 has better characters and just overall more enjoyable to watch
But undoubtedly S2 is the best and S4 is so overhated, very happy to see someone agree with me placing it at #2
No love for season 3? twist after twist and the finale has to be the craziest of them all, especially when we see Joe escapes to Paris to chase down Marianne, easily my favorite
Definitely my least favorite season; I hated Love as a character
S2 > S1 ≥ S3 > S4
The last few episodes of S4 are amazing tho and they leave so much pontential for S5 to be the best (and hopefully last) one.
I would love for the show to have a spin-off about what Love did before she met Joe as she is, in my opinion, the best and most complex character of the show.
Along with a great tale, each season needs to deliver two things: 1.) a satirical look at a new geographical location, and 2.) a touch of comedy. Season one gave us NYC's literati scene and a good laugh when Beck vomited all over Joe on the subway platform. Season two was about LA's new age counterculture and for laughs we had Jenna Ortega's sarcastic Ellie. Season three gave us N. Californian suburbia, but the laughs kinda went missing. Season four wasted its trip to the UK with silly caricatures and Americans in 3 of the main roles, resulting overall in more cringes than laughs. I agree that two was the best.
By the way, I've just seen an interview where Penn says he has a 6-season contract.
1st- season 3
2nd- season 4
3rd- season 1
4th- season 2
Omg same here, I though I was the only one who didn't liked S2 😭
@@JeLo5218 YEs, I'm excited to see someone with my ranking. Though I liked season 2 it was very similar and more formulaic to season 1 though I obviously like the love plot twist. Season 3 being the surburian hell for Joe was way more than I could have asked for and Love stole the show. This season if they would have released it at one time might have topped season 3 especially the way Joe ends up unapologetically dark.
I’m sorry, I cannot comprehend people who don’t like s4.
The plot twist had me in SHAMBLES. Every seaosn is absolutely amazing, but 4 just blew me away.
For me, the most appalling part was how Joe NEVER interacted with Rhys. Not once. Not even small talk. Rhys was tortured and killed without having a single clue as to who Joe was.
I couldn't even finish season 4 part 2, after seeing the ending i would rather have had Love come back and kill joe 😭😂
K?
Season 1 was easily the best
4- s4- didn't like the characters
3- S2 felt like a repeat of S1
2-s1 good introduction to Joe and good love interest
1-s3- love is the best love interest
the plot twist in season 2 with love and season 4 with joe (like bard pitt and edward norton in fight club) makes them the best seasons IMHO, when we think we know whats going on and then the series hits you with a jab! because of your theory video, i started looking a the details of season 4 part1 btw!!
There's no way that the first season of any show would be the worst.
Breaking bad
All of them are great, but the 3rd season is the best to me simply because of the performance by Victoria. Her and Penn's chemistry and acting was incredible.
That’s fair! They are great together!
I think I need to re-watch them all tbh. S4 was defo the weakest for me… I think S3 was my favourite actually? Love vs Joe was so iconic
I loved season 4 more than season 2 cause we saw joe’s character development on him and after season 4 and 2 then it will be season 3 and the last one will be the first season I loved the show cause it has joe. I am curious what he will do on the next season ,also I am hyped
Second season just gave me this nice vibe that I didnt feel in the other seasons. Joe renting an apartment, becoming friends with Will, Ellie and Delilah..
Before I say this, i'm gonna add if you like season 4, that's perfectly fine i'm not here to judge anyone, i'm just stating my opinions. I didn't like season 4 all that much because Joe has never been shown to have a dissociative personality disorder in the previous seasons, and I thought that Joe ending up with Kate in the end was kinda stupid. I get that she loves him and see's he's a good person at heart, but if she really cared about him that much, I think she should've used that money to get him the help that he needs. Also Marianne definitely should have called the cops at the end. So here are my rankings for all of the You seasons.
#4 Season 4
#3 Season 2
#2 Season 3
#1 Season 1
I will die on the hill that Kate is the best love interest. Doesn’t mean Love Beck or Marienne were bad, not at all. But Kate being so ice cold on the outside yet so committed and accepting of Joe without judgement by the end was a first and the best. I hope to see character development for her coming in S5
Agree with you!!!
She was boring af and not Joe's type at all. Felt like he only got with her cuz he secretly wanted that rich life that he was loathing others for.
In my own opinion, my top is the following:
1. Season 4
2. Season 2
3. Season 1
4. Season 3
The same🙌
Finally a fellow season 2 Stan and season 3 Hater!!
I feel so alone with this opinion😂
*The 4th Season is the worst* even by the show’s standards they went over the top,
“Growing up on a council estate you learn how to pick a lock” worst line of dialogue I’ve heard in years.
The second season was probably where Joe was at his most sanest (not saying he’s all innocent, he did grab Love’s underwear as a souvenir *yuck*)
But his murders aren’t cold and brutal and were somewhat reasonable.
Henderson’s was an accident. Moreover he was doing it to protect Ellie, a minor.
Jasper’s was an act of self defense.
I enjoyed all seasons all different and unique in their own ways but season 2 and 3 with Love Quinn was amazing she is amazing.
For me, it's
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Season 4
Seems like the stories involving love are more enjoyable for you than not!
@@BrainPilot Yes! She made a compelling deuteragonist. And at times, Victoria Pedretti just acted in circles around Penn Badgley. I don't like Season 2 as much because I didn't like what happened to Candace and Delilah!
As for Season 4, I liked the twist but didn't like that we hardly saw that the rest of the new cast in the second half of the season. 🤣
Great ranking, I would probably switch 1 and 3 because imo season 3 kinda fell flat for me. I really loved season 4, yes even part 1, while it wasn’t directly connected in the show I was still engaged
Thanks a lot!
Season 4 growing on me a lot. It’s different from the rest of the seasons which makes it not repetitive which is nice
My personal ranking would be probably:
4. Season 3
3. Season 2
2. Season 1
1. Season 4
Solid ranking!
I absolutely agree with all of this. Ranking and critique.
Ayy, that's good!
Season 4 is the worst so far in my opinion. I saw the "big plot twist" coming since the second episode. I feel like the "mental degradation" as you call it, just took away from Joe's character. He is not a delusional man, he's a narcissistic psychopath. And when we're in his head, we think many of his thoughts make sense. And that was the beauty of the show, that was the beauty of his character.
my rankings are 3, 1, 2, 4 but you get the best episodes out of the entire series in season 4 part 2 and the best twist
Penn badgley has said he’s contracted till end of season 6 so there’s at least two more seasons unless the show gets canned
Season 4 is my favorite because of the UK, plot twist, chemistry, and Phoebe! Love, love, love, love her!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Season 2 is my second favorite because of Joe goin into the unknown by moving into LA and Love! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Season 3 is my least favorite. The only thing I like was Love being unhinged. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I really hope Phoebe comes back, I think all the You fans do
I have the same order. 4 and 3 could maybe be switched if I think on it more but rn i’m leaning more towards 2 4 3 then 1. Season 5 has the potential to be the best by far tho because I suspect this dude Joe is about to be an absolute MENACE now that he finally accepted himself, but I also anticipate some of the ppl from his past will finally take him down
I think season 5 has the opportunity to be the best with Joe going back to where it all started. He'll be forced to face his past no matter what, and the writers and Caroline have so many options to choose from in terms of how it ends. Maybe his mom comes back in his life after seeing what he's accomplished, Paco might be back, Ellie, Sherry and Cary, the private investigator, the Quinn family, Theo and Matthew, Becks friends - it could go anyway. Since he's back in New York, I for sure think Joe is going to think about Beck a lot and it's going to take a toll on him.
Season 2 was my favorite, not only for the story, but because we got to see Jenna Ortega really come into her own as an actress. 😊😊😊😊
perfect ranking and explanation but I think beck was the most bland love interest not Kate. Id say it goes: 1. love / 2. Kate / 3. beck
Thanks, glad you agree! Interesting that you'd switch Beck and Kate!
Season 3 - 1
Season 4 - 2
Season 2 - 3
Season 1 - 4
Ngl I almost stopped watching the show during season one.. i had to force myself, it was boring as hell. But here we are, it's my fab show
It's great that it had that impact and became one of your favourites!
Just the ending alone probably puts season 2 at the top of my list. The Love scene was both heartbreaking and haunting, and it somewhat caught me off guard. I didn't realize how much I'd come to love the character. I get choked up just thinking about it lol
That's fair!
That's funny because my ranking would probably be: Season 1, Season 3, Season 4, Season 2 (Although I don't really know which one I prefered between Season 3 and 4, could go either way).
I love S4, definitely my number 1, but S2 is a close second, then S1 and then S3 last. Madre Linda almost lost me for a bit, I know quite a few people who couldn't get through S3 at all. S4 was a completely different vibe and I was all for it, though I do agree about Kate. S4 was giving major Clue/murder mystery vibes in the first part which I was into and the second part twist(s) was great.
I think every season is awesome.
They definitely all are!
You’ve nailed it. Season 2 is by far the best of the series.
Season 4 - no 2
Season 3 - no 4
Season 2 - no 3
Season 1 - no 1
1st- season 2
2nd- season 1
3rd- season 4
4th- season 3
I loved the characters in seasons 1 and 2 so much more than in 3 and 4. There were some insane twists in the later seasons, but some of it was just too far fetched for me. Still a great show though I don't think any of the seasons really dragged on too much.
1:Season 2 (8/10)
2:Season 1 (7.5/10)
3:Season 4 (6.5/10)
4:Season 3 (5/10)
My tier list: first place #2, second place #4, third place #1 last place #3
when you said "exile playing in the background" I SCREAMED OF JOY
It was the perfect song choice for the finale!
@@BrainPilot ok girl
Season 1 will always be the best, with Sn 2 coming in as a close second. Both could really be interchangeable.
A lot of people don’t know that the first complete season of YOU premiered on Lifetime and that allowed the show to be much more darker and written with less restrictions before being bought up by Netflix.
Season 1 did a good job making the audience care about Joe, with Season 2 doing the same making it so that the audience felt so invested in the success of Joe in actually finding a Love with Love. And his Landlord(Delilah).We the audience actually cared. We could feel the connection btwn characters and it hurt more when they were killed.
What season 1 and 2 did best was make us the audience care a lot about the characters. It meant much more to see the characters fall for Joe and die by his hand.
Joe as a serial killer psychopath lived frugally and indulged with normal everyday people making the seasons more relatable. Not that I’m a serial killer. Lol! But the thought that the friendly dude at the grocery store or bookshop could actually brutally kill me. For lack of better words..how real Season 1 and 2 were in relation to irl where what makes the best two.
That being said Sn 4 was just pure trash. What was the point really. Felt like a filler season almost. The audience never really understanding why Joe did what he did, why he excited even. Sn 4 ,and 3 to a point, mainly hid behind plot armor of the Netflix writers. Where the lifestyle Joe had in Sn 4 came from I will honestly never know.
Anyways my much limited vocabulary cannot allow me to continue on expressing how disappointing this Season was.
Point of season 4 is to show that Joe is going insane/is very mentally ill as hinted in earlier seasons. Joe can't rationalize his kills anymore and he can't change. Part 1 sucked but part 2 saved the season
@@munkayttaja6913 Totally agree on that. Just wish the writers could have shown some more competency in how they approached showing us his insanity. Great idea poor execution.
Honestly, I actually really enjoyed the first half of Season 4. The whodunnit formula was really refreshing for a show that had gotten very hard to take seriously after the shenanigans that took place in season 3. Still don't really buy Joe as a serial killer because we didn't get enough time with either of his first 2 kills. Malcom I can kind of see, since he was very out of it at the time, but the justification for Simon is incredibly weak, since Joe has never killed someone unless they are a threat to himself or he thinks they are one to someone he cares for and we barely get any time to establish any sort of connection with Joe. That being said, the last 2 episodes were still interesting because you essentially stopped caring about Joe for a bit and more about how out of her depth Nadia is. Makes for some very good psychological horror in the season finale
Whole point of s4 is to show that Joe is going insane
@@munkayttaja6913 Yeah, but the shift just feels way too sudden. Would've liked it better if there was some sort of gradual progression instead of this sudden disconnect from the character. Heck, he didn't even figure it out for himself, which feels super unsatisfying
I love all seasons of you I really want a season 5
Same here!
I fell in love with each and every season
Yeah she was such a great character!
Best to worst: 2, 1, 3, 4. 3 & 4 are tied for me. 1 is almost a clone of the book and its great. It's extremely tight and put together and just works
Totally agreed. Sn 1 and 2 for me are interchangeable. But 3 & 4 were soo disappointingly poor!
@@briyo_8208 3 wasn't bad, it just had some really really bad pacing issues, whereas the pacing in Season 1 was absolutely perfect. Only reason I have Season 2 above Season 1 is story. I'm still reflecting on Season 4 so not really sure where to put it. It's so different than all the rest (which is great, I'm so glad they do something unique every season) so I'm still thinking on it lol
I love the original the best and then the second one. The original season was kind of shocking, because I didn't know what to expect and I also think it was kind of simple too. Its just perfect.
That's totally fair!
I agree with your overall season rankings 100%.
The only part where I disagree is when you broke down season 4 into two parts: I think part 1 was so much better than part 2, and while it was cool that Joe became obsessed with a guy instead of a woman, and that Rhys had no idea who Joe was when he killed him, I still pretty much hated the reveal that Joe had erotomania, and that there was no one blackmailing him. that was such a fun aspect of part 1, so to have them pull the rug out from us and instead say, "nah, jk Joe actually *did* do all the killings!" was a bit of a loss for me. the blackmail/competing serial killer aspect could have been really fun, with Joe having a rival. but instead, nope, it's just Joe having a split personality. kinda dumb.
I agree to almost everything except the last two, I'd swap the last two positions and put season 3 last and season 1 3rd
season 2 is definitely my favorite, ellie and 40 were such good characters, hope ellie makes a return in s5
Season 3 was the best for me. As one critic said, the show reached it's full potential because the storyline, the main character and his significant other were all allowed to be totally bats---. It also was hilarious.
Joe and Love looked so Hallmark movie wholesome and normal as as they moved throughout their upscale suburban enclave with their adorable baby in tow.
Then they'd turn the idea of suburban utopia on its head by taking their baby with them as they murdered, burried and then dug up a body. it was just so crazy, sick, twisted and funny all at once.
Season 2 was the absolute WORST. Lol it dragged. And Candace’s character was just bothersome and and unbelievable. I’m surprised that season was anyone’s favorite.
My ranking:
No. 1 - season 1
No. 2 - season 3
No. 3 - season 4
No. 4 - season 2
hmm almost same ranking for me, but i'd switch s2 & s4
s4 was just so crazy with all the twists and joe embracing the evilness, which i just loved 😂 happy endings for the morally good are for rookies! (i'm joking haha)
Totally fair!
season 1 is the best for me, its the og obviously but his relationship with Beck felt the most real and authentic out of all of his love interests, yes even more than Love. Maybe it's my Beck bias, she made the season so realistic because although her character was flawed, she was so human for a tv show character. Beck is someone you know in your life, and joe preying on her really brought an eerie feeling upon us, realizing that any one of us could be the victim of someone like this.