YOU: Committing Lovecide

Season 1 Trailer

Do you believe in love at first sight? According to Reuters, a poll by 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair was given back in 2012 with the result of 56% of Americans are believers; In fact, "the percentage is even higher for married people and those in relationships." This blissful phenomena of pure intuition has no hardcore facts, aside from those who can testify, but could this rare aligning of two souls be built solely off of coincidences?

Those lines become twisted as you peak into the heart of Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, "an obsessive yet brilliant New Yorker, who exploits today's technology to win the heart of Beck", played by Elizabeth Lail, "amid the growing suspicions of her best friend Peach", played by Shay Mitchell. This love-driven horror story will leave you questioning your morals as you sympathize with a homicidal sweetheart.

YOU puts a unique perspective on the modern day dangers of today's society where the lack of privacy can become a real issue. Joe psychologically trumped Beck into believing that her life is greater with him in it. During every interaction, we can hear Joe meticulously analyzing. Through his point of view, which is held throughout the majority of the season, you will be shown several common mistakes that we all make. For example, we share our full name with people and allow it to be displayed on cards, files, and paperwork as a form of formal identification. Normally, you wouldn't find this alarming because in most cases it is needed, but what you don't realize is that your name is attached to EVERYTHING YOU OWN. Or maybe you just suppress the thought that you may be the top search of someone's internet browser. Either way, something as simple as a bookstore transaction can lead to your own personal stalker and, in Beck's case, anonymous hit man.

Although the show revolves around society's modern sin of trust, you cannot skip past the fact that several people were murdered in the name of love. In Joe's attempt to achieve elite boyfriend status, he took it upon himself to get rid of those he thought would harm Beck or distract her away from their relationship. And honestly, no matter how gruesome his murder spree became, Joe somehow always eased our tension with avocado toast and coffee. I guess the real question at hand would be, how far will you go for someone you love? Are you more skeptical like Beck? Or are you all in like Joe?