“You” and romance/emotional abuse

[milotic2]

Everyone thought it would be Bird Box’s crown, but Netflix’s first triumph of 2019 is the binge-able, creepy, Gossip-Girl-gone-wrong series, You. https://t.co/Ezzu54ZasM
- i-D (@i_D) January 7, 2019
Originally released on lifetime and now streaming on Netflix, it tells the story from the perspective of psycho, abuser, murderer Joe

Comments

[peddlestools]

Okay but why didn’t that woman have blinds or curtains?? She was on the first floor for fuck’s sake! In New York! With lots of people walking by while she’s getting fucked and lounging around in a towel and shit

I can only suspend my disbelief so far!!

[rolezeira]

Lmao yes
Ira tweeted something like WHY TF THIS WHITE GIRL KEEPS HAVING SEX IN FRONT OF THAT HUGE ASS WINDOW?
Lol

[peddlestools]

BUY SOME FUCKING CURTAINS

[ellumination]

She didn't care who saw her

[kayleia]

I had no idea this was based on the book until I read the Netflix synopsis last night. The book made me sick to my core but I still loved it, and read the next one right away. I’ve heard the ending has changed for Netflix... is that right?

[rolezeira]

Yeah I read it was toned down to be less gruesome

[dudarocks]

How was it different? I didn't read the book.
Marielle <3

[rolezeira]

I will link it to you because idk how to use the spoiler cut lol sorry
https://www.bustle.com/p/how-does-the-you-book-end-joe-becks-story-on-the-tv-series-has-stuck-close-to-the-source-material-13103106

[sdpt]

It's very glossy, but I did like this show. No one in this show is likable, but it is interesting to see Penn's performance. He does psycho really well.

[fuschiacat]

Mte obviously he is a psycho but everyone is an asshole in this show, including Beck

[sdpt]

Beck reminded me of that ingenue girl from the first season of Scream Queens.

[alienjiive]

I felt that too, she also reminded me of Marina from Elite

[zoaster_toaster]

People will always find ways to romanticize predatory behavior and abuse and it sickens me.

[mingemonster]

It's like how they say there's no such thing as an anti-war movie. To some people, there's no such thing as an anti-men's violence against women movie.

[rainstormraider]

Same.
People can find a way to turn even a PSA into a fetish. It’s truly deplorable.

[itsalreadygone]

I mean joe is easily the best written and most fascinating character on the show and penn is a great actor but romanticizing him is wild. Just admit you wanna fuck penn lol.