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Im not sure ifYouis good.
Its absurd in a way that seems (mostly) intentional.
Its got a lotofPenn Badgley.
And then, I was pretty miffed that I couldnt watch more.
We know this becauseYouis full of Joes voice-over, telling us at every moment what hes thinking and feeling.
Joe does this while we hear his still-calm voice-over, casually explaining why he and Beck belong together.
This is the gist ofYou.
But you could easily be mistaken aboutYouand assume its a much darker story than it is.
(If this were prestige TV,everythingwould go much, much more slowly.)
Thered be more atmospheric world-building.
The people who become obstacles between Joe and Beck would be more nuanced, muddily drawn characters.
None of it would feel so weirdly, upsettingly appealing.
To a person, they are horrible, and each in a specific delightful way.
Her friend Peach (Peach!
), played by Shay Mitchell, is full of condescending concern and effortless snobbery.
(Occasionally, theres also the humor of clunky dialogue.)
My hope is that itll land somewhere more dynamic than sad kid is sad.
Youmay not be great.
But it is undeniably magnetic.
(This happens to someone in episode five.)
