‘Gossip Girl’ actress Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39
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Hey, you. Yes, you. Are you tuning in for the final season?
Netflix’s favorite romantic thriller “You” is back for a fifth and final installment, with a new trailer out Monday.
In it, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) returns as his same old slasher self. The twistingly haunty preview sees Golberg return to New York City, after his Season 4 stint in London. Living alongside his wife and son, Goldberg has one eye over his shoulder always, paranoid the (literal) skeletons in his closet might soon spill out.
The trailer was teased Sunday by Cardi B, a longtime fan of the show, who Netflix enlisted to watch the preview first and share a reaction with fans. “When I tell you, girl, I am shook,” she said in a YouTube video for Netflix. Badgley and Cardi B previously voiced joint admiration for each other on X and the rapper’s music was used on the show after she jokingly promoted the idea of guest-starring.
The final season promises to be as “killer” as the rest, as Goldberg’s happily ever after is threatened by a sordid past and that stubborn desire to, you know, murder. Season 4 left off with Goldberg’s return to the city with wealthy new partner Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), leaving beside his London alter ego.
“I have been hiding certain things,” he says in the trailer, against the backdrop of scenes from the season that show an increasingly violent streak peeking through.
“At heart, I am, a normal guy,” he says, gesturing at the internal logic of the entire series.
A psychological thriller meant to play with the audience’s worst sympathies, “You” crafts commentary on real modern-day romantic phenomena like stalking, love-bombing and manipulation.
“It’s a version of toxic masculinity you might find in various corners of the Internet, written by self-proclaimed ‘nice guys’ who can’t understand why they never get the girl,” USA TODAY television critic Kelly Lawler wrote in a review of the inaugural season.
That Badgley is a heartthrob adds to the effectiveness of the series. In fact, he’s had to hop on social media a few times in recent years to remind viewers that not romanticizing Joe is the whole point.
“It’s a strange time to be part of a show that encourages this kind of conversation and introspection. I think it’s interesting. It’s kind of a little bizarre,” Badgley told USA TODAY in 2019.
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The fifth season, which will arrive on Netflix April 24, is expected to tie up lose ends and present a final argument on Joe as a protagonist.
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