SuzsuzQ Reviews

You (2018–2024)

Season 4 has ended it for me

[3/10 · 16 March 2023]

Sadly, I feel each season was not quite as good as the one before with this series. Season one - absolutely LOVED it. The story; the characters; the acting.

Season two was very good as well. For me, not quite up to the first, but still incredibly enjoyable to watch.

I feel that I sort of forced my way through season three because at that point I felt pretty committed to the show. I certainly didn't hate it, but it was not even close to season one as far as enjoyability.

So then comes season four. I couldn't even make it through the first episode!

I'm not saying I expect total believability from a series such as this, but when I saw that Joe was working as a college professor at a UK university, I totally lost it. I mean, really? Wasn't there any other profession they could have chosen for him? The idea that he would be able to get a job at that level is absolutely ridiculous and downright impossible. Impossible.

And from what I've read, the writers did it purposefully, which makes it even worse. This is from an article I read while researching to make sure I didn't miss the episode where Joe got his PhD, or even his college degree for that matter:

"It turns out that You author Caroline Kepnes and showrunner Sera Gamble have been hoping to put Joe in this setting for quite some time. "We've known for years that we wanted to eventually put him in a university," Gamble told Entertainment Weekly."

I get that Joe got himself a new identity for season four, but again, I can literally guarantee that he would not be able to land a job such as this. Even with a brand new identity.

It's fiction, so of course they can do what they want, but I think this is just plain dumb. And annoying.

I know it probably sounds trivial to some, but it's freaking lazy on the part of the writers. And if that's how lazy they want to be with something so simple, I just don't feel compelled to invest any further time here.

It was good while it lasted for me...

The Way Down (2021–2022)

Docu-series was excellent - but some of the reviews are even more compelling

[9/10 · 6 January 2022]

I really enjoyed this and look forward to 2 more episodes (presumably next year?) I'd like to hear a little more about what becomes of some of the key players. Especially Gwen's daughter - if that girl isn't suffering with Anorexia, I'm not sure who is.

I'm a little surprised that the story was unfamiliar to me as I find the topic very interesting. Between the cult storyline and the charlatan religious leader storyline, it was right up my alley.

How individuals can let themselves be taken it by such incredibly obvious hypocrisy is truly beyond me. But I guess they must be looking for something missing in their lives if they're willing to let anyone or anything influence them to this degree. And that's how a cult gets you - it provides what is missing. It fills a void that nothing else has been able to fill.

Of course it's the children either born into it or brought into it by their parents who get my deepest sympathy. Or someone like Delaney who was influenced at a young age and at a particularly vulnerable time in her life. My heart breaks for her parents.

What really fascinated me, however, was reading a couple of the reviews here. There are people who watch the series and then defend this despicable, greedy, evil, charlatan and her co-leaders? It's not a cult and Gwen actually helped people? Really? And how could anyone criticize parents fighting to keep their high school daughter from joining this cult filled with crazies and zealots?

Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And it probably shouldn't surprise me as it's a big part of the reason this country is in the horrendously frightening position it's in today.

The Flight Attendant (2020–2022)

Some reviewers have obviously never really "known" this type of alcoholic

[9/10 · 18 December 2020]

I love this show. The premise, the actors, the writing, the storytelling techniques. All of it. It's interesting and entertaining.

It IS a comedy - a very dark comedy with some deep and disturbing messages. It's not a sit-com for goodness sake. I think "Comedy, Drama, Mystery" is spot-on.

And to everyone complaining about the lead character's excessive and constant drinking - saying that it's unrealistic. You, my friends, have obviously never had a close relationship with a particular type of alcoholic. Not every alcoholic presents this way - most don't. But her character is not simply a creation from the imaginations of the writers. Sadly, alcoholics like this DO exist. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't make it non-existent or bad writing.

I definitely recommend.

Leaving Neverland (2019)

REALLY hard to watch

[9/10 · 4 March 2019]

I'm not sure I watched the same documentary as the people giving this a "1" and saying it was not believable.

I'm pretty neutral on MJ - always thought he was super odd, would never trust my kids with him (who the hell would?), but I honestly wouldn't be able to absolutely agree that he was a pedophile and a sexual abuser.

After watching this documentary, I've totally made a decision. I've no doubt that he abused those boys-now-men. I don't know how those two mothers live with themselves.

One of the most difficult things I've ever watched.