So, the You Season 4 Half 1 finale was loads.

After a complete slew of occasions together with Joe (Penn Badgley) getting Joe’d, a wild whodunit akin to a chaotic sport 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 are able to anticipate from Joe’s world, it is a fixed mess. 

By the tip 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 way to an finish.

After unmasking himself, Rhys leaves Joe chained within the basement of a rustic property belonging to their pal Girl 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 declares 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 sport?

Let’s dive into all of your burning questions. 

How did Rhys work out 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. All people 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 non-public investigator (extra on that under). Plus, he left nearly all the pieces that belonged to him again within the States. Maybe Rhys found out Joe’s id utilizing Google Lens or one thing related, however that lacks the pizzazz You is understood for. It is potential that Rhys might have employed his personal non-public investigator — he has the cash for it — or there may very well 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 large secret. And since Joe spared Marienne (Tati Gabrielle) in episode 1, it is potential she had a job 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 will not be the knight in shining armor that he thinks he’s.

After looking 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 and show that he is a modified man. However Marienne continues to be in peril, as a result of she is aware of Joe’s true id. In truth, the aforementioned P.I. informs Joe that with the intention to guarantee his new id is stored secure, nobody in Europe ought to know who he really is. So he tells Joe to kill Marienne as a way to maintain all the pieces locked down.

To get the P.I. off his again — and Marienne’s tracks — Joe follows her to a practice station and steals her locket. This token shall be his “proof” to the blackmailing non-public investigator that Marienne is useless and now not a menace.

Technically, Marienne ought to be on a practice 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 may very well be trapped in London, she may very well be useless, or she might really be in Paris. However one factor’s for certain — she undoubtedly has a bigger position to play, and which will or might not embody Rhys. 

What is going on to occur with Elliot? 

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So, about that personal investigator…

Elliot (Adam James) is a P.I. employed by the mother and father of Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) — sure, the identical Love that Joe killed in Season 3. Elliot was initially employed to search out Joe and homicide him as some type of poetic justice, however he has his personal motives and is comfortable to work for the very 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 palms soiled. Only a self-proclaimed assassin operating free in London within the guise of a grubby American professor. 

Absolutely a morally ambiguous non-public 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 search 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 position to play? 

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Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) is Joe’s prime scholar, 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 work out who the killer is, so she might have a bigger position to play in what occurs subsequent.

On the one hand, she might assist Joe put an finish to Rhys, leaving Joe unscathed and free to return to his murderous methods (unhealthy). Alternatively, she might get hip to Joe’s true id and attempt to put an finish to him (good, however in all probability unhealthy 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 spot that Joe can use in opposition to her if she decides to cross him. My recommendation to Nadia? Keep away, woman, 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 a giant secret to cover. Whereas she initially offered herself to Joe as a struggling artwork curator, she’s really the daughter of one of many wealthiest males alive. Her father is Tom Lockwood, an “activist investor” who’s acquired along with his palms in each business and an countless starvation to earn a living. 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 needs to rake within the large 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 potential 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 palms as bloody as ever, he might have a job to play with the eat-the-rich murders or with Joe’s future. Whereas we will not predict Tom’s actual position, it is secure to imagine that we’ll be seeing somebody who makes Succession‘s patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) appear to be Father of the 12 months. Let’s simply hope he does 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 Girl Phoebe. She’s the chief of their gang, and he or she’s acquired a very good coronary heart regardless of her standing. All through the season, Joe turns into a daily invitee to all the gang’s hangouts as a result of Girl Phoebe’s taken a liking to him. Why? Nicely, he apparently stated one thing life-changing to her after they first met, however Joe cannot bear in mind what the hell he stated. 

Girl 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 really 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 endlessly. 

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 acquired an extended checklist of individuals to get by means of. Out of all of Joe’s wealthy pals, Roald (Ben Wiggins) is probably going going to be the subsequent 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 would 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 really 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).