Joe is the “luckiest guy in New York” in latest You teaser
Does that mean he’s retiring the basement fish tank cage? Not a chance.
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Somehow, Joe Goldberg managed to lie, stalk, and murder his way to the highest echelons of society. Ain’t that the real American dream? The latest teaser for You season five finds the former bookseller (Penn Badgley) uneasily adjusting to the upper class lifestyle he now enjoys with his heiress beau, Kate (Charlotte Ritchie). We know how hard it is for our poor little protagonist because, as always, we’re unconsenting participants in his inner monologue.
“Love tests us. I’ve been tested more than most. This is the last time,” Joe tries to convince himself for what definitely won’t be the last time. After deeming his tale a “true rags to riches story” and admitting that his life with Kate is one he “would have been quick to judge in the past,” he claims that they’re using their “power for the better—to help those who aren’t as lucky.” Yeah, yeah—you keep telling yourself that, Joe. We’d bet any amount of money that one of those less fortunate women is trapped in his basement as he speaks.