So, the You Season 4 Half 1 finale was rather a lot.
After a complete slew of occasions together with Joe (Penn Badgley) getting Joe’d, a wild whodunit akin to a chaotic recreation of Cluedo, and painstakingly watching London’s wealthiest be absolutely the worst, the primary half of the season wrapped up with a mansion ablaze and a serial killer on a mission. It is all very wild. But when there’s one factor we will count on from Joe’s world, it is a fixed mess.
By the top of Half 1, we all know the id of the infamous eat-the-rich killer who’s been looking down Joe’s pristine new posse. It is none apart from Rhys Montrose (Ed Speleers), the acclaimed creator whose memoir is taking London by storm, with widespread public opinion even pushing him to run for mayor. Like Joe, Rhys is part of London’s final gang of nepo-baby socialites, with a rags-to-riches story Joe’s taken an curiosity in. And like Joe, he has a predilection for homicide, rationalizing murder as a method to an finish.
After unmasking himself, Rhys leaves Joe chained within the basement of a rustic property belonging to their pal Woman Phoebe (Tilly Keeper), which Rhys units ablaze. Joe manages to flee and save his pals, however Rhys is on the run — and on the rise. Shortly thereafter, Rhys broadcasts his mayoral candidacy. What the hell goes to occur to Joe in Half 2? And the way did Rhys handle to outsmart Joe at his personal recreation?
Let’s dive into all of your burning questions.
How did Rhys determine Joe’s actual id?
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On the London time and dime, Joe is now Jonathan Moore. He is managed to flee his haunting previous (and jail) by altering his id and turning into a professor at an prosperous college. Everyone accepts Joe is Jonathan — besides Rhys, who manages to determine Joe’s precise id. Now, how did that occur?
Joe’s new id papers appear to be hermetic, contemplating they have been handed to him by a creepy however dependable personal investigator (extra on that under). Plus, he left virtually the whole lot that belonged to him again within the States. Maybe Rhys discovered Joe’s id utilizing Google Lens or one thing related, however that lacks the pizzazz You is thought for. It is attainable that Rhys may have employed his personal personal investigator — he has the cash for it — or there might be somebody from Joe’s previous serving to him.
Whereas Joe is an insatiable assassin, we do know that he is left some folks alive bearing the burden of his massive secret. And since Joe spared Marienne (Tati Gabrielle) in episode 1, it is attainable she had a task on this entire Rhys debacle throughout her time in London.
Have we seen the final of Marienne in You?
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Joe crossed continents for Marienne, however when he lastly discovered her, he let her go. I ought to shed a tear in any respect this romance, however that is Joe we’re speaking about. I’ve an inkling that this reliably unreliable narrator is probably not the knight in shining armor that he thinks he’s.
After looking out Paris for her, Joe first finds Marienne in an artwork exhibit in London, the place he instantly chases after her. They find yourself in a abandoned constructing, with Marienne wielding a pocket knife and begging for mercy. Joe’s dumbfounded and might’t consider Marienne is afraid of him (cue the facepalm right here), so he decides to let her go in an try to show that he is a modified man. However Marienne remains to be in peril, as a result of she is aware of Joe’s true id. In actual fact, the aforementioned P.I. informs Joe that with a purpose to guarantee his new id is stored secure, nobody in Europe ought to know who he truly is. So he tells Joe to kill Marienne as a method to maintain the whole lot locked down.
To get the P.I. off his again — and Marienne’s tracks — Joe follows her to a prepare station and steals her locket. This token might be his “proof” to the blackmailing personal investigator that Marienne is lifeless and now not a risk.
Technically, Marienne ought to be on a prepare to Paris, however one thing’s telling me that she is not. Whereas You hasn’t sprinkled in any apparent clues pointing to that, we all know Joe’s sample. We all know he is as unreliable as a narrator will get. Marienne might be trapped in London, she might be lifeless, or she may truly be in Paris. However one factor’s for positive — she positively has a bigger function to play, and that will or could not embody Rhys.
What is going on to occur with Elliot?
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So, about that non-public investigator…
Elliot (Adam James) is a P.I. employed by the dad and mom of Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) — sure, the identical Love that Joe killed in Season 3. Elliot was initially employed to seek out Joe and homicide him as some type of poetic justice, however he has his personal motives and is completely happy to work for the best bidder. So, in change for no matter’s left of Joe’s cash — which Joe had stolen from Love, thoughts you — he offers Joe a brand new id. No extra killings. No extra getting his fingers soiled. Only a self-proclaimed assassin working free in London within the guise of a grubby American professor.
Certainly a morally ambiguous personal investigator lurking across the corners of Joe’s life goes to quantity to one thing later. I do not suppose he is concerned with Rhys, as a result of the very last thing Elliot wants is his employers to seek out out that he spared Joe. But when Joe’s id does come out, he’ll must be careful for Elliot and the renewed wrath of the Quinns.
Does Nadia have a bigger function to play?
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Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) is Joe’s high pupil, and he or she’s additionally an Agatha Christie aficionado and an encyclopedia of all issues whodunit. Nadia’s spent the primary half of this season unknowingly serving to Joe determine who the killer is, so she could have a bigger function to play in what occurs subsequent.
On the one hand, she may assist Joe put an finish to Rhys, leaving Joe unscathed and free to return to his murderous methods (dangerous). However, she may get hip to Joe’s true id and attempt to put an finish to him (good, however in all probability dangerous for Nadia — that is Joe we’re speaking about right here). She additionally had an affair along with her professor, Malcolm (Stephen Hagan), the killer’s first sufferer. And whereas she does have an alibi, her attachment to Malcolm is a weak point that Joe can use in opposition to her if she decides to cross him. My recommendation to Nadia? Keep away, lady, and simply attempt to get that diploma as a substitute.
What’s up with Kate’s dad?
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Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) is the brand new object of Joe’s need, and he or she has an enormous secret to cover. Whereas she initially introduced herself to Joe as a struggling artwork curator, she’s truly the daughter of one of many wealthiest males alive. Her father is Tom Lockwood, an “activist investor” who’s obtained together with his fingers in each business and an infinite starvation to generate profits. Whether or not it is by constructing cancerous water pipes throughout residential areas, siccing police onto protestors, or cleaning a CEO’s file of crimes, Kate’s dad simply desires to rake within the massive bucks, ethics be damned.
She describes him because the “worst man alive,” and but she’s his favourite daughter. Though she’s been estranged from him for a while, it is attainable that we’ll be seeing Tom in Half 2. Why introduce him if we aren’t going to get a glimpse of him? With Tom’s fingers as bloody as ever, he could have a task to play with the eat-the-rich murders or with Joe’s future. Whereas we won’t predict Tom’s precise function, it is secure to imagine that we’ll be seeing somebody who makes Succession‘s patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) seem like Father of the 12 months. Let’s simply hope he would not determine to assist Joe.
What did Joe inform Phoebe?
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In Joe’s first soirée with London’s elite, he meets Woman Phoebe. She’s the chief of their gang, and he or she’s obtained a great coronary heart regardless of her standing. All through the season, Joe turns into an everyday invitee to all the gang’s hangouts as a result of Woman Phoebe’s taken a liking to him. Why? Nicely, he apparently mentioned one thing life-changing to her after they first met, however Joe cannot bear in mind what the hell he mentioned.
Woman Phoebe retains pushing Joe onto her all pals as this guru with phrases of knowledge able to be bestowed on those that want it. For the lifetime of me, I am unable to image Joe saying something truly helpful. What did he inform her? Did he give her a lesson on love? Did he enlighten her with the highest 10 methods to eliminate a human physique? I do not know, however I am hoping we get a solution in Half 2 or I will be hyper-fixating on this ceaselessly.
Who’s Rhys going to focus on subsequent?
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If the eat-the-rich killer retains true to his title, he is obtained a protracted record of individuals to get by way of. Out of all of Joe’s wealthy pals, Roald (Ben Wiggins) is probably going going to be the following goal, purely as a result of he is such a nuisance. However with Rhys having introduced his mayoral candidacy, maybe he ought to lay off the killings for some time and attempt to, y’know, run a political marketing campaign as a substitute.
What we do know is that there is about to be a showdown between Rhys and Joe, and we’d get an UNO reverse card on the subject of who has the higher hand. Up to now, Rhys has been profitable the sport, however Joe is Joe, and he all the time has a couple of tips up his sleeve — to not point out a path of our bodies in his wake. Will Joe truly make it out of London alive? Let’s buckle up for Half 2.
You Season 4 Half 1 is now streaming on Netflix(Opens in a brand new tab).
