"You" On Netflix Is Ridiculous And Great And Here Are The Tweets To Prove It
Dan Humphrey got more murdery. Warning: contains spoilers.
When I first saw the trailer for You on Netflix, ngl I thought it looked terrible. "No one asked for Gossip Girl meets Pretty Little Liars!" I yelled at my laptop. But in that weird time between Christmas and New Year's, when you lose all concept of what day it is or what you should be doing, I logged onto Netflix (because what else was I gonna do), and there was You. And I thought, screw it, I'll give it a go.
Fast forward 12 hours and I had watched the WHOLE DAMN THING. It was completely addictive and so damn compelling. Penn Badgley plays a grown-up, more violent version of Dan Humphrey and it works perfectly. This is definitely his best work to date, and I say that as someone who has watched him in that blue devil body paint on loop way too many times. The show itself is a scarily on-point exploration of toxic masculinity and the ways we are so often seduced by dangerous men. It's also incredibly campy and ridiculous and I loved every second.
Once I was done watching it, I naturally turned to Twitter to see how other people felt about it. And here are some of my fave tweets...
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#You is just Dan Humphrey on crack
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When Joe first met Beck #YOUnetflix https://t.co/BSAAm44IhZ
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Joe when Beck has a bad day #YOU
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#YouNetflix Joe giving Benji his maple latte with almond milk and two stevia
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#YouNetflix Beck: *staggers to the metro station* Joe: Beck, you're too drunk to be alone. What if some sicko had followed you down here?
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Joe about to make me put all my shit on private lmfao #YouNetflix
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Forever mood. #You #Peach
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I mean, truly an incredible line
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me: I'll start dating more in 2019 me, after finishing #YouNetflix on January 3: perhaps not
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When Joe can't manipulate a problem away. #YouNetflix
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Me trying to figure out what Joe did to Mr. Mooney #YouNetflix
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#YouNetflix Joe: I finally have Beck all to myself... Peach:
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When Joe calls Peaches a stalker #you #YouNetflix
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When Beck took a bath... #YouNetflix #YOU @YouNetflix
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"Who are you?" "I'm you, but stronger." #You #YouNetflix
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How is she logged into the cloud when she has an android #YouNetflix
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Peach in the backseat of Joe car when she smelled Benji body in the trunk #YouNetflix
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Are you supposed to like Joe and hate Beck in #YOU ? Asking for a friend.
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beck: “he only lasted for 8 seconds” joe: #you
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Of all the things happening in #YOU the most concerning to me is that Beck doesn’t have curtains.
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Joe rn #YouNetflix
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#YouNetflix Peach: Joseph Joe:
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10th episode be like.... #YouNetflix
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Me looking at my man after watching #YOU
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joe: kills ron infront of paco paco: #younetflix
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#YOU spoilers but without context
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Literally me every time Joe kills someone #YouNetflix
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joe when he heard that peach died #YouNetflix
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#YouNetflix Karen Minty when Joe breaks up with her:
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Live footage of me rn after finishing #YOU on Netflix —
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My new password after watching #You on Netflix
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#YouNetflix When Beck found box with teeth
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Paco when Beck is screaming at him to open the door #YouNetflix
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Karen when she watched the news. #You
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#You #YouNetflix Candace:
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me meeting anyone named joe after watching #younetflix
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#YouNetflix lessons: 1. Close your blinds 2. Stay off social media 3. Maybe just burn your phone entirely 4. Everyone cheats 5. You’re always being followed 6. If you don’t get your way, simply resort to murder 7. A glass box in a basement is never normal 8. Karen is that bitch
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Seeing people rooting for joe #you #YouNetflix
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me waiting for netflix to release a season two of #You so i can see what joe goldberg’s crazy ass is gonna do next
Bring on Season 2.
(The above gif is a Tumblr edit but OMG imagine Leighton Meester on You?! Netflix, make it happen.)