By the final episode of the last season of Netflix<\/a>\u2019s psychological thriller series You<\/a>, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) was trying to change his ways. A stalker and serial killer who murdered any unfortunate people who got in the way of his romantic obsessions, Joe finally met his match when he fell for Love (Victoria Pedretti), an emotionally fragile baker who, it turned out, was just as obsessive as he was.<\/p>\n You\u2019s second season ended with the revelation that Love had been responsible for a few murders of her own \u2013 at least one covered up by her wealthy family \u2013 and that she was pregnant with Joe\u2019s baby. Instead of killing her as he had originally intended, Joe found himself tied to Love out of duty to their unborn child and the couple moved into an idyllic suburban home together \u2013 one that came complete with an attractive neighbour next door for Joe to fantasise about.<\/p>\n The new season picks up just a few months later in the lives of Love and Joe. Now married and raising baby Henry in the safe, leafy Northern Californian town of Madre Linda, Love is adapting to motherhood while Joe is determined to repress his murderous tendencies \u2013 and Love\u2019s \u2013 so he can be a good example for his son.<\/p> Fans of the first two seasons (and the Caroline Kepnes books<\/a> on which the show is based) may be worried at this point that 10 episodes of a well-behaved Joe won\u2019t be the You that they know and love. Call us twisted, but much of You\u2019s charm lies with \u2018bad\u2019 Joe, and charismatic Badgley\u2019s pitch-perfect interpretation of him. Yes, Joe kills people, but they are often extremely hideous people, and his inner dialogue with his conscience, rationalising why he does what he does has always been one of the best and most darkly comic aspects of the series.<\/p>\n Luckily, as the first episode slowly unfolds, it becomes apparent that it is going to be very difficult for Joe to be a good guy for very long. Joe and Love\u2019s new neighbourhood is enough to send the calmest person over the edge, populated as it is with judgemental mummy bloggers, invasive tech entrepreneurs (be warned: you\u2019ll disable your Ring doorbell after watching this) and carbohydrate-denying competitive parents.<\/p>\n And if that wasn\u2019t reason enough to start a murder spree, Love\u2019s critical, heartless mother Dottie (a marvellous Saffron Burrows) is back as a regular visitor, obsessing over baby Henry and calling him Forty (the name of her late son, who died in season two), much to Joe\u2019s annoyance.<\/p>\n The writers have a great time skewering them all, and while some subjects they include may be easy targets (anti-vaxxers and dull married suburban life, for example), they are featured in often surprising \u2013 and deliciously dark \u2013 ways.<\/p>\n It\u2019s those surprises that make this season of You as enjoyable as the previous two. Just when you think you know where the story is going, it veers off in a different direction, taking the story beyond Joe and Love\u2019s dysfunctional relationship. It\u2019s a smart decision, as no matter how great Pedretti\u2019s performance may be, her needy character Love can get pretty annoying (at least Joe thinks so, and we do often see events from his perspective, of course).<\/p>\n The supporting characters add new, fun twists to Joe\u2019s story, too. Alongside Burrows\u2019 enjoyably mean performance, there are nice supporting turns from Scott Speedman and Dylan Arnold (as father and son neighbours to Joe and Love) and Tati Gabrielle (as local librarian Marienne). However, it\u2019s Shalita Grant and Travis Van Winkle, as awful, self-obsessed influencer couple Sherry and Cary, who almost steal the entire series, expertly playing the two people you most want to see bludgeoned to death from almost the first episode.<\/p>\n Throw in more revelations about Joe\u2019s childhood, a side storyline (that we won\u2019t reveal here) that could have been copied from recent newspaper headlines, and this season of You quickly becomes a binge-watching treat. Don\u2019t just root for Joe\u2019s \u2018bad\u2019 guy \u2013 pray he won\u2019t meet his own nasty end so we can have a fourth season of his murderously addictive adventures.<\/p>\n You season 3 arrives on Netflix on 15th October. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the\u00a0best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0best movies\u00a0on\u00a0Netflix<\/a>, visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>. For all the latest news, visit our Drama<\/a> hub.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n By Jo Berry Published: Monday, 11 October 2021 at 12:00 am 4.0 out of 5 star rating By the final episode of the last season of Netflix\u2019s psychological thriller series You, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) was trying to change his ways. 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