Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why the stalker boyfriend in the TV show ‘You’ is appealing to women

You is a Lifetime production that first aired in September. It became popular after Netflix picked it up. The thriller centers around psychotic stalker Joe Goldberg as he’s pursuing his love interest, Beck.

By Madeleine Brand • Feb 20, 2019 • 1 min read

You is a Lifetime production that first aired in September. It became popular after Netflix picked it up. The thriller centers around psychotic stalker Joe Goldberg as he’s pursuing his love interest, Beck. It builds on a romantic comedy trope of a persistent man winning a woman. But the persistence, in this case, becomes a form of troublesome stalking.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why the stalker boyfriend in the TV show ‘You’ is appealing to women

You is a Lifetime production that first aired in September. It became popular after Netflix picked it up. The thriller centers around psychotic stalker Joe Goldberg as he’s pursuing his love interest, Beck.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why the stalker boyfriend in the TV show ‘You’ is appealing to women

You is a Lifetime production that first aired in September. It became popular after Netflix picked it up. The thriller centers around psychotic stalker Joe Goldberg as he’s pursuing his love interest, Beck.

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