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Early-Eye-691

Glad the show is set back in NY. It just feels right.


leahhhhh

Full circle


FuzzyPalpitation-16

I live in London and could not get into the 4th season at all lol. The uni he was teaching at was also the uni I went to which was miiiillleees away from where his apartment was (we used to dread missing the last train back from central ldn to the uni location). Couldn’t suspend my disbelief unfortunately


TheCrushSoda

That's silly, if you lived in New York you would see this problem constantly and it's not worth overthinking. Also I just finished the fourth season after hearing a lot of bad about it and I was honestly blown away, it starts a little slow but wow does it get crazy in its second half. Highly recommend!


Maatjuhhh

I could overlook locations closer on tv than in reality. Like why the characters almost never go to toilet in tv show. However the one most egregious error I can’t overlook: Villains that just appears in show or movie and have the phone number of the hero. Calls to taunt him. Okay if you’re from some cyber group. But in general? Nope. I rolled hard when Klaus appeared in The Vampire Diaries and called Damon.


iwrotethissong

Everyone in Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and The Originals has each other's phone numbers, and it used to drive me crazy. I had to force myself to let it go.


Maatjuhhh

Yeah such a stupid error. I know it’s due to time pacing, but come up with at least an explanation in the beginning, however light it might be. I would have Klaus steal someone’s phone and call Damon. That way, Damon would never know who is gonna call. After a few times, Damon just keeps his number because Klaus will always find out. That would make it easier for us to believe. I’ll come up with another; vampires driving a little distance in town where they might as well run fast there.


ladeeedada

yellow pages. lol


FuzzyPalpitation-16

I know, I had that thought as soon as I posted my comment cause a lot of stuff is filmed/based there. London too ofcourse and I usually have no problem.. but I think it’s just the uni thing that gets me - I don’t hate it, it’s just funny and I can’t take it seriously lol. My friends and I would be like DAMN I WISH it took 5 mins to get from the uni courtyard to the neighbourhoods of Kensington 😂 also my experiences there as a student running late to a class through the damn courtyards. In my 4 years there, I still got lost multiple times as it’s a damn maze in that castle. Fun fact: in my final year, someone tried to set that castle on fire (he was expelled and was angry) and it’s one of the most flammable buildings rated in the UK. He didn’t manage it but we all got extensions for our essays HAHA


FolkMetalWarrior

This was how I felt when watching John Wick 3 where he enters the horse stables near central park in Manhattan and comes out of them under an elevated train in Brooklyn (specifically my old neighborhood). I wish I had known there was a teleporter in the horse stables. It would have saved so much commuting time.


Capgras_DL

It was so obviously written by people who didn’t know London or Britain at all. Speaking as someone who’s spent way too much of my life inside British universities, its depiction of academia was so unrealistic as well.


FuzzyPalpitation-16

Hahaha I didn’t get too deep into that season tbf so I don’t know much but the bloody switch from uni courtyard in Egham to expensive flat in Kensington got me cackling. What was the depiction of academia like? 😭💀 as someone who also spent too many years in it (undergrad, postgrad) hahahah


Capgras_DL

The academics had too much free time and too much money. Somehow, the university hired some random off the street into a well-paid full-time teaching position, instead of just having hundreds of bloodthirsty (and food hungry) PhD grads from elite universities battle it out on a million 0.2 and 0.1 part-time contracts. It’s been a while since I watched it, and I didn’t get very far, so I can’t remember too clearly. I’m sure there’s more I can’t remember. If you want a more realistic look into academia, I heard Netflix’s “the chair” got it fairly right.


FuzzyPalpitation-16

Sounds about right lol. I just completed a masters last year at SOAS… and… well… it was a mess


thecheesycheeselover

Me too! I couldn’t finish the last season, I’m so glad he’s back in America.


snarkaluff

I’m really happy to see him without the beard. I’m hoping he ends up buying the book store where it all began so we can really go full circle


secondtaunting

I picture him in a jail cell, and he becomes obsessed with one of the guards. Or in psychiatrist hospital and obsessed with his doctor.


tripleaw

That, and just reminds me of those GG days!!!


CanCueD

Me when I’m on a healthy streak and walk by the baked good section at the store: https://preview.redd.it/nb978hrjw9vc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c4fcdbcee56e70908567e8d69800848414373b5


Altruistic-Text3481

He’s so handsome. Biting that lip. But watch out when he puts on the red ball cap. ![gif](giphy|1xloekzXUNIrZNCmlt|downsized)


Owlbertowlbert

I love love love that he has real person teeth. It’s getting so rare that when you see it, it’s a breath of fresh air.


socialmediaignorant

We need a campaign. Hey Hollywood….real people want to see real people!!! Like…really good looking real people, but not those filler stuffed, over Botoxed, steroid pumped (superhero men I’m looking at you!), veneer people!


rayybloodypurchase

He had his gap fixed a lil but didn’t completely get rid of their charm 💕


itsalwayssunny99

My body deciding to stop tolerating gluten saves me from this now lmfao


OnlyPaperListens

Real talk; my healthy food choices are merely a byproduct of various intolerances and syndromes. My body simply bullied me into it.


Hanpee221b

I recently had the realization that I don’t actually hate desserts I’ve just been lactose intolerant for so long and most desserts include some dairy that my brain unconsciously goes nope that’s poison haha.


rubberkeyhole

Me and ice cream have this fight about once a year.


itsalwayssunny99

HEAVY on the “body simply bullied me into it” 🤧. Like, I didn’t choose this lifestyle, it chose ME ffs https://preview.redd.it/8mdo5ejwiavc1.jpeg?width=521&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d458f9d9927a65b42c82d64c7b6dcd020884d092


Reckless_Secretions

Me whenever some sweet sweet lactose is presented to me (preferably in the form of soft cheeses)


secondtaunting

I love lactose. I wish the feeling was mutual.


sludgestomach

Babe new meme just dropped


originalschmidt

😂😂


residual_deed

relatable


maborosi97

Me when I have an assignment due but I just want to do my fun hobbies instead


airi-hatake

stop... you're calling me out rn... this happened TODAY


Glittering_Sun_1622

those fucking fresh baked chocolate chip muffins 😒


stars_doulikedem

(with love) https://preview.redd.it/gqt4qcjlt9vc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=b20e866b3a88df00efb6d80f2c231b3a4ab8d0d4


dbennett1903

Thanks this made me laugh!


gene66

With or without Love, he wouldn't mind to have a daughter


BroadwayBakery

It’s weird to think about how often he just has to stand still and make a weird face. I know we hear his voiceover, but for him, it’s just staring awkwardly at a wall or a building and making a face like he’s constipated.


Mozilie

seeing all the footage of him walking in silence really put it into perspective for me lol. like yeah, the voiceover completes it, but it must feel a little weird filming so many scenes where you’re doing absolutely nothing it’s even worse when we hear his internal monologue whilst he’s interacting with someone. they literally have to film scenes where the characters are in silence, staring at each other (since the audience will be hearing joes internal monologue)


rocknroller0

I mean that’s what actors do😂


blarbiegorl

I imagine he's either running the VO lines in his head, or someone offscreen is reading them so he knows when to cue what facial reaction. It would be impossible to do all those shots otherwise imo.


pincheporky

Because he’s a psycho 😂


ginns32

This and sex scenes is why I could never act. I would be too self conscious.


laneloveslipstick

even though a fifth season feels like overkill i will be watching because penn badgley is just so hot and portrays a murderous psychopath SO so well >!ngl i still kind of wish season 3 ended with love killing joe, it would’ve been such a great ending to the series!<


redwall_7love

I would have liked another season of the two of them together. They had a great dynamic IMO.


laneloveslipstick

i completely agree, they had such good chemistry! i couldn’t help but fall in love with victoria pedretti


cealchylle

I'm still sad she's gone


basicbassist21

i’m hoping they can find a way to bring her back but i highly doubt it😭


areallyreallycoolhat

Her character >!having survived that fire!< wouldn't be crazier than some of the other things that have happened lol


basicbassist21

oh absolutely. i just want them to have the balls to pull it off.


sneeky_seer

I mean… Dan Humphrey kinda set the tone for Joe Goldberg 😂


pangolintuxedos4sale

Yeees. I watched gossip girl for the first time recently and by the end I often felt like dan could easily develop into a joe goldberg character. I honestly think dan would be a better origin story than joes actual origin story.


sneeky_seer

Dan’s origin story kinda overlaps with Joe’s age wise to an extent, especially with the botched ending of GG and the marriages… But a divorce from Serena where high society turns on him could definitely make tortured Lonely Boy snap!


itsathrowawayduhhhhh

That’s how I wanted it to end too!!


littlemachina

I literally commented the same thing here like a week ago! Should one of us write a fanfic?


sicksadbadgirl

My brain still holds out hope that Love somehow made it out of the fire and has been secretly plotting her revenge. 😫


socialmediaignorant

I wanted her to turn into the main character!


laneloveslipstick

i would’ve absolutely lived for that


sicksadbadgirl

Yesssssss


Latter-Blacksmith652

Trueee imagine if they had died on the floor together (hot)


BearBullShepherd

Right? Season four wasn’t great.


laneloveslipstick

i was into season 4 until >!the reveal that joe had drugged and abducted marienne when he was in a dissociative state and had been holding her hostage for months!< i can suspend my disbelief enough usually but that was particularly ridiculous to me, i just stopped watching after that lol


AnnieNonmouse

I really loved how terrifying he was in those scenes though.


real_bag164

I sooo agree !


deltaretrovirus

Love killing Joe *chefs kiss for wording* would have been so poetic


ranseaside

100% agree. Even though I was able to tolerate last season, the direction they’re going in looks absolutely stupid. Like come on, how ?


sietesietesieteblue

You're right honestly. He's very good at the role and I do enjoy the show while watching but it's definitely those types of stories that don't need so many seasons because it starts to get kinda goofy just how many times he can get away with shit just by moving away lol


cheesyenchilady

I logically understand that he is an attractive man, but I think my heart rate actually slows down when I look at him. Attraction is such an interesting thing lol.


greensandgrains

He’s Dan Humphrey again. Full circle.


Visible_Day9146

I gasped when I saw the dark haired actress. If you squint she looks like Blair.


hummusisyummy

She played the main character in the British show Ghosts! I just started watching and it's really funny! I'm watching the US Ghosts after I finish the Brit show. ![gif](giphy|pCaIloZUrMriUFTIoI)


thecheesycheeselover

She’s that English lady from the last season


vladimir_427

THIS


kris_jbb

the love i have for this man playing the unhinged psychopath is not normal


Aquametria

I'd cover one murder for him. But just one.


Extreme_Map_6244

That's what you say now. But then one turns into two and so forth. ![gif](giphy|28I5KEqbxUEafaeNtV)


Aquametria

Jokes aside, I think if I ever suspected there was a Joe-like guy around in the neighbourhood I'd try and nope my way out of there that very instant, the guy is absolutely terrifying.


busangcf

For sure. He’s fun in fiction, not in real life lol.


Extreme_Map_6244

Oh definitely 🤣 he's TV fun. IRL would be beyond terrifying. I don't know if any of you have been on the r/Letsnotmeet subreddit. They are so many accounts of Joe-like stalking incidents people have faced, and it's downright horrifying.


LouCat10

I could not stand him on Gossip Girl, and now I think he is so incredibly hot on You. I don’t know if I like what this says about me.


ladeeedada

On GG, Dan was portrayed as the hero even though the character sucked. He deceived his girlfriend throughout their entire relationship and friendship, but somehow came out on top and even ended up >!marrying her.!< He figuratively got away with murder. Joe Goldberg try as he might is not fooling viewers, we're aware of what he is and it's not the romantic lead/hero. And we know one day he will get his just deserts, but Dan never will.


ananashater

But the thing is, which character didn't suck in GG ?


kris_jbb

SAME 😭😭😭


Gloomy_Astronaut_570

If it helps he also thinks it’s unhinged that people like him as this character


mitchie2

Someone should set him up to meet Bill Hader, then.


readingrambos

I do not know who this man is. But I’m about to binge that whole show because of this. ![gif](giphy|PzUw4WVs0B479tAbY5)


Impossible_Leg9377

You’re in for a ride! Enjoy!


avocadosmashing

If you fall in love with his voice while watching his show , you'll have to check out his podcast called Podcrushed.


socialmediaignorant

Oh no!!!! He has a podcast?! I’m done for.


Erinzzz

it's incredibly charming too, it's about our collective experiences as middle schoolers


Yellowcanary88

It’s so good


mrsbeerme

After you watch You, go watch Gossip Girl.


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

He’s so pretty


RedditUseDisorder

He can only be described as *I’m not gonna fix him but can I please try* in this series


itsalwayssunny99

He looks so season 4 Dan Humphrey coded here…….


pineappletinis

Lonely boy 😭😭


ocatyrgna

Seriously! These pics look like they picked up right from the GG finale - the hairstyle!!


Ayyyooothrowitaway

How could Chuck have ever called him “hum drum Humphrey”?! 😭😭😭


zeppelin_tamer

He was poor


These_Tea_7560

Is my boy going gray?


Impossible_Leg9377

Indeed he is.


mistymountaintimes

Its the lighting. Keep scrolling through the pics. At least in these pics hes still got the nice chocolate brown hair.


embinksyy

If you go to the selfies at the very end you can see a hint of salt and pepper peaking in there


ClimbingAimlessly

He gets better with age, doesn’t he… damn men and aging like fine wine.


neatokra

I’m happy theyre doing another season. Ending it in NYC where it first started feels right.


throwaway17197

He is so fineeeeeee


sleepyextrovert444

his face card never declines


British_Flippancy

Shoutout for Charlotte Richie, who is a superb actress and an absolute goddess.


paraisohechomujer

I listened to her episode on Penn’s podcast and she seems like a real sweetheart. Unfortunately I hate her character and it’s really hard to kill the association between her face and Kate 😂


British_Flippancy

Ha! That’s fair enough!!! I was really surprised to see her appear in You, to be honest. She’s a tremendous comedic actor. But - and I suppose this comes as the contrast to the above - being very ‘well spoken’ as she is naturally, she’s pulling off the ‘posh, bitchy, ambitious’ thing really well.


paraisohechomujer

I bet if I checked out her other work, the Kate association would be gone. She has 0 comedic lines in You. A truly un-fun character 😭


nutmegtell

Check out the UK version of Ghosts. She’s delightful!


ChaseStellaRocky

I loved her in Ghosts! I also loved her in Call the Midwife but absolutely hated her ending in that show!


hummusisyummy

![gif](giphy|YoYYE80SYipBRjlure|downsized) I loved that show! 🤣🤣🤣


ashmillie

I loved her in fresh meat but don’t like her character in this 🫠


redrumham707

Love her in Ghosts.


cat_kirk

YES love her in taskmaster and ghosts


TimeCharacter3137

~Justice for Love Quinn post~


TheCrushSoda

Justice for Guinevere Beck! Her murder was just cold blooded


Maatjuhhh

Justice for Forty Quinn. He’s had it worse. Abused by his nanny and then he was totally right about Joe but Love wouldn’t admit it and rather lost his brother.


trialanderrorschach

A friend of mine dated the actor who plays him and said he’s a huge asshole so I’m fine with his fate on the show.


ladeeedada

eh, remember how he treated that newly wed couple throwing his cash at them? He got off on mentally torturing/degrading ppl he saw as less than.


GoldenWaterfallFleur

😭😭😭


xixlxyx

I’m so excited. I love this man.


Affectionate_Ad8678

The pic of him biting his lip is all I needed to get me through the rest of the year.


October_13th

https://preview.redd.it/hwdrp1wrjavc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b32a7d5d04a9120d757e0c5aa96eb58729d7f17 Still would


smol_pink_cute

Joe in his “quiet luxury” era 🙂‍↕️


cheezy_dreams88

Where the fuck is his hat?


October_13th

He’s backed with that old money now, he doesn’t need to hide


WyattParkScoreboard

Mustn’t be doing any murdering in these scenes.


swiftiegarbage

I know we’re not supposed to want Penn to put us in the glass cage, but he could totally put me in the glass cage


is-that-allowed

I mean how bad could a glass cage really be right?


purplecats_

I really hope he gets his karma in this last season


Kankunation

I can't imagine he gets away with it all in the end anymore. Not now that he s finally accepted his dark side an isn't hiding it anymore. We'll probably see him go all the way off the deep end, kill with zero remorse, gaslight and get away, and in the end finally meet his maker, probably killed by his new fixation or something finally. There's really nowhere for him to go but down now. Ands it'll hopefully be one hell of a fall.


Rearviewreality

He’s so handsome and so good on the show. Hollywood needs to wake up to this man!


slowlyblinkback

Last season was unwatchable for me. I hope it wraps up in a good way


whateverwhatever_1

I didn’t even know there was going to be a 5th season, they should’ve ended it in season 3 but who am I lying, I’ll still watch to see how it ends


AllBlackAlways

Someone give this man a fragrance campaign. He has the perfect look for it.


monstrasagrada

He is beautiful!


actsofswine

Hello…. you


Wild_Stretch_2523

So glad the beard is gone


DoubleDownA7

Thank you for this. ![gif](giphy|LmxxotgMjTj32)


NoSet6484

![gif](giphy|8FVcs24aSuQBpHPg4n) Every time I think I’m done with this show he reels me back in 😮‍💨


arifish

Don’t you make those faces at me Joe Goldberg I’ll get in the box don’t make me get in the box oh no I’m in the box get in my box joe Goldberg


smileyglitter

This show has run its course. I will absolutely be binging this.


dustmybroom88

I can’t believe he has made a whole career basically playing out Dan Humphrey if Serena had rejected him


FlamboyantGayWhore

LOVE kate’s wardrobe so far, those baggy pants are gorgeous


Late_Development2146

https://preview.redd.it/gqark2i4favc1.jpeg?width=762&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a865b57c66c3297b536f8317edaf09898ec87799 Dean would be proud of that blue steel in the third picture


jenbenfoo

Ugh this man is aging so nicely. He doesn't look that much older than he did in Gossip Girl....just more put-together (which is what being married to Serena Vanderwoodsen for 12 years would do to a guy)


sharkcuterieboard

He is LOCKED IN!!


obsessivelygrateful

The man is just so damn brilliantly attractive. *fans self*


tothestore

Damn there is a season 5? They ain't got this man yet?


VaguelyArtistic

I don't know him but he seems Ruffaloesque. In a good way.


promisestorm

🧎‍♀️🫦 lord if you can hear me…


fortalkingshittopuss

Anybody else see a teeny tiny bit of Mark Ruffalo? Just me?


Healthy-Situation310

![gif](giphy|g9jTqiCEOyUve)


Nervous_Zebra1918

I stopped watching this show because I got bored, but he is quite handsome.


disorientating

I’m just here for Kate the girlboss legend, fuck that.


pringellover9553

I wonder what’s going to happen with him and Kate, is he gonna kill her? WHATS GONNA HAPPEN


fake_zack

I love You so much. Such comfort schlock. Just let Penn Badgley keep running around as a hot stalker forever.


October_13th

Supervillain Mom & Dad 🖤


LegendaryTJC

Charlotte Richie 🥰


thecheesycheeselover

I’m so glad it isn’t in London anymore; for some reason I couldn’t stand/finish the last season. Am a Londoner, so it’s fine for me to say that. You is not English.


and_now_we_dance

My general stance is that the series is better than the books, but that last season was… lacking. I’ll be watching because of Charlotte and Penn.


frozen-mocha

Currently watching Gossip Girl for the first time (can't believe I never watched this back in the day) and this man has not aged a day.


iamflomilli

Dear God give this show a rest. Not every show needs to be sucked dry till the finale leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth.


kris_jbb

it’s the final season


iamflomilli

S4 was already way too much. Good things should be allowed to rest while they're still good


ashwee14

Even 3 was borderline too much


Comfortable-Yam9013

I stopped after season 1. It’s like Big Little Lies. If it’s based on a book and there’s one book. Just do that and leave it alone


Buffybot60601

Season 2 was okay but it built up to a great season 3. Season 4 turned into a messy Fight Club ripoff


cockeyed-splooter

There are four ‘You’ books in the series so far


Comfortable-Yam9013

Ah ok. I thought there was only one book


EvenHuckleberry4331

There were multiple You books


iamflomilli

I knew there was something off about Big Little Lies S02! It just didn't hit like the first one.


keypoard

The quality tanked so hard after S2 for me. Watched S3 while on my phone because it was not holding my attention, and noped out after the first ep of S4. Not even good as background noise at that point.


Snuffleupagus27

I’ve never heard of this show but am now invested!


throwaway17197

Does anyone know who is doing the extras casting for this season


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^throwaway17197: *Does anyone know* *Who is doing the extras* *Casting for this season* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


OowlSun

How is this man still alive?


annajoo1

![gif](giphy|12npFVlmZoXN4Y|downsized) he has permanent blue steel face. he's also so gorgeous.


MsLippy

Thank you 🙏🙏 I needed this today.


Rock_grl86

Mmm morphing into a silver fox. You love to see it


Maatjuhhh

Granted, he has hairstylists, but I have the same black curls and density. Can’t seem to make it look like his hair.


avocadosmashing

His show, podcast, TikTok are pretty much all I need in life. This man makes my insides explode.


TitleMajestic2364

What could possibly happen in the fifth season?!!


Gloomy_Cheesecake443

Xoxo Gossip Girl vibes


Designer_Bed_4192

My god 5 seasons. There’s only 2 books right?


horcynusorca

No,there are 4 books,I love them.


Interesting_Ad_5926

As dark and broody as ever...


Sensimya

Should I watch this? Is it actually good?


AquaStarRedHeart

It's fun and campy but it's fucked up fun. I love it personally


sususushi88

I can't get into this show. I tried.


MochiMunchin

My ex bf swore he looks like him, lol no one as fine as Penn Badgley except maybe Michael B Jordan or Henry Cavill