Penn Badgley and the cast of You season 4 break down part 2's big twist

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You season 4 takes the Netflix series to places it's never been before and, by extension, antihero Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is pushed to his limits. Living in London under the alias Jonathan Moore, Joe finds himself as the pursued rather than the pursuer in season 4 as he becomes the target of anonymous text messages, sent by someone who's trying to frame him for crimes he didn't commit. We spoke to Badgley and the rest of the show's cast about the finale, the season's big twist, and what's next for Joe and co. As you might expect, there are major spoilers for You season 4 part 2 ahead, so proceed with caution if you're not up to date with the new episodes yet.

Of course, the season's big twist is that Joe is the one committing the crimes. After the reveal at the end of part 1 that Rhys Montrose is the Eat the Rich killer and Joe's stalker, we learn that Joe has had a psychotic break and the version of "Rhys" who murders people is the product of his imagination. It's Joe who's been killing people all along. 

"I was very excited for it," Badgley says of the Jekyll and Hyde-esque twist. "Anytime that Joe is shown who he is past the threshold of his comfort, and especially when it's done by another man... It's not often done by another man. Obviously, the way he interacts with women is different. There's a level of objectification and manipulation that he's not interested in or capable of in the same way with men."

He adds: "It was, for me, also the only place [the show creators] could seemingly take [the show] without the concept collapsing on itself or becoming tired. It's a hard concept to reinvent. [Joe] is a hard character to keep fresh – if we're indeed doing that – and I think this is the right way to take it."

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