Insanity is doing the same thing over & over again and expecting different results.
The third season of "YOU" is right on par with the previous seasons. It had a bunch of shocking twists and turns which weren't at all what I was expecting. Each new revelation or development had me literally screaming in anger, happiness, or rage. I wanted to throw a fit, smash something or log out of Netflix during my watch of the third season. My season 3 predictions were quickly subverted, and this further emphasises the hard work of the writers of crafting a juicy, rich, and impeccable script with clever plot twists.
Joe Goldberg, the most lovable and relatable serial killer/stalker returns with a new set of problems that he inadvertently creates with his soulmate Love Quinn. No matter what happens I will always root for Joe. While I am heartbroken that Victoria Pedretti is not returning for the fourth season, I'm still intrigued to find out who Joe's next obsession will be. I highly doubt that it will be Marienne.
The third season opens with Joe and Love welcoming their new-born baby boy Henry into the world. They quickly settle down in their new suburban lives, yet things get out of hand and dark sooner than expected. Joe's fantasy about the perfect life with his soulmate takes a detour, and soon falls for the next-door neighbour. All newlyweds experience rough patches in their first year of marriage, and that's especially the case for Joe and Love. Joe and Love are married and have a child together, yet don't trust each other. Joe can't trust, Love can't be trusted and vice versa. This enticing and exhilarating season has just the right amount of irony, hypocrisy, levity, grittiness, and dark humour in it.
The new characters introduced this season were mostly likeable and have different personalities. Marienne became my least favourite character of the entire series. She is excruciatingly annoying. Marienne must be Joe's worst love interest, and I hope she'll not return in the fourth season.
The third season takes place in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The writers and producers handled it well and even schooled and annihilated anti-vaxxers. The moment when Love bashed Gil aka the anti vaxxer in the head after finding out that her child got measles from his twins was incredibly cathartic. Violence isn't always the answer, but it was a hundred percent appropriate in this situation. He literally deserved it.
The eighth episode where Joe persuades Love to engage in a foursome with Sherry and Cary was one of the strangest parts of the season. There is a level of suspension of disbelief involved when watching this series. Whenever the audience hears Joe's narration, his surroundings become silent.
The finale had one of the most gruesome twists of the entire series. After finding out that Joe is obsessed with yet another woman Marienne, Love decides to paralyse Joe using a paralytic called Wolfsbane. Joe is one step ahead and manages to inject Love with the same paralytic but of a much higher dosage. While Love is paralysed, Joe decides to write Love's suicide note where she confesses everything. The scene where Joe cuts off two of his toes is revolting. Joe puts his toe in a chicken pot pie and cranks up the oven at the highest possible level. He puts his other toe in a box with the rest of the evidence. Joe goes to great lengths to frame Love for his murder and to cover up Love's unfortunate demise. He burns down the house and moves to Paris in search for his new obsession aka victim aka "YOU."
To conclude, the third season further exemplified Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti's unmatched chemistry together. Both actors gave a show stopping and Emmy worthy performance. The 2018 series "YOU" is the definition of bingeworthy television. It keeps you on the edge of the seat and may leave you utterly speechless and flabbergasted. While I'll miss Victoria Pedretti's portrayal of Love Quinn, I'm enthused to see how Joe Goldberg's story will continue post-Love Quinn.
Side note: The trailers for each season always have the best soundtrack, perhaps even better than the main soundtrack.
Final verdict: 9.5/10
Ranking the three seasons:
1. Season 2 (9.3/10)
2. Season 3 (8.9/10)
3. Season 1 (8.5/10)
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