The first part to You Season 4 has released and is quite different to the past seasons.
Part 1 starts with Joe now working as a university teacher as he is trying to live a better life until he is dragged into a murder when another teacher ends up dead in his apartment. This season feels very different from the ones that have come before. The main reason is the fact that Joe is no longer the problem instead he is being used by someone else who has figured out his past.
This season takes place in London as Joe is on the run from Loves family as they want him dead after he killed her at the end of the previous season. It’s fun to watch Joe try to fit in with the English crowd, however at points it does feel like the waiters just looked up British stereotypes and threw them in there.
We also get introduced to a lot of new characters that are part of this inner circle that are being targeted and killed. The two standouts for me are Kate(Charlotte Ritchie) and Lady Phoebe(Tilly Keeper). Kate is set up to be the new woman Joe falls for this season, however she has a few secrets of her own and it takes her a long time to warm to Joe. She is a very different character for Joe to fall for then in the past. However, at points it felt like they were trying to replicate the early dynamics of Joe and Love and nothing stands up to the incredible job victoria pedretti did in that role. Being from the UK Tilly Keeper is quite well known as a character from a popular soap Eastenders, where she played a very different role. It was very nice seeing her here playing such a different role and smashing it out of the park. At first her character seems quite flat but as the episodes go on we get to learn more about her.
A character that is separate from the rich inner circle is Amy-Leigh Hickmans character of Nadia. She is one of Joes students and he takes a soft spot for her and feels a responsibility to look over her. The creators did reveal that they wanted Jenna Ortega to return this season as Ellie and i have a feeling the character of Nadia was brought in after she couldn’t do it. This is as it feels very similar to the relationship Joe had with Ellie in season 2 and i could easily see Ellie fitting in there as a student.
Speaking of Love, I do feel that killing her off last season was a bad idea. This is as when watching i did keep hoping that maybe she would just turn up for revenge on Joe, and i still have those hopes for part 2. Victoria Pedretti brought a lot to the show and it feels like something is missing without her here. In her two season of the show she came just as important as Joe so the show does take a bit of a hit without her.
Overall, this season so far doesn’t reach the heights that it did in season 2 and 3, but it is still a lot of fun as Penn Badgley is perfect in this role and seeing the tables turn on him here is a great way to keep this season fresh. The show is still as addictive as ever and every episodes makes you want more. I am very excited to see how it all wraps up in part 2?
What did you think of You season 4 part 1 and will you be tuning in to watch Part 2 in March?
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