You season 1 was a surprise success for Netflix, becoming one of those watercooler shows that everyone talked about for a good month or so.
You'd think that with all that success under their belts, everyone would be pretty confident going into season 2, but star Penn Badgely has admitted that some of the narrative choices that differ from the original novel – coupled with the desire not to repeat themselves – caused a bit of pressure.
Speaking to Digital Spy and other media outlets about his thoughts when he read the first season 2 script, the actor said: "I thought, 'How are they going to do this?'
"It's difficult to pull off what we're doing because he's so obviously evil and there's the pretty surreal concept of Candace being alive. I think they pulled off an incredible feat and I think that we explore the concepts of the show in an interesting new way.
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"In season two, you see parts of Joe you've not seen before. We're not doing the same thing again, because I think that would be irresponsible. And to be honest, a lot of that really comes through in Victoria's character, which is my love interest in the upcoming season."
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Early reviews haven't been entirely kind to You's sophomore season, with Digital Spy finding that it gets "some things very, very wrong" this time around.
You season 2 will drop on Netflix on December 26.
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