Penn Badgley’s “You” character proved to be the ultimate “Anti-Hero,” thanks to an epic Taylor Swift music moment in the season four finale.
), despite his penchant for, you know, stalking the women he's interested in and sometimes killing people. So, in the season four finale, the show's decision to play the superstar's song off of her 2022 album "Midnights" was an inspired choice.
Knowing they wanted to have an impactful music moment, Gamble said that the production team"had saved money" for it, with their music supervisor initially narrowing down their selection to"really iconic British songs." But then Swift dropped "Midnights" on Oct. 23, along with the"Anti-Hero" music video, and Gamble immediately knew she found their soundtrack.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
"I was like, 'I feel like it's almost too good what she's saying and we have to at least try to get this song in,'" Gamble said."Because really, what is 'You' but a Taylor Swift fan love letter disguised as a show?" And the now-infamous self-aware lyrics—"It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me"—especially resonate for Joe's arc in part two of season four, which saw the character finally acknowledging and then accepting his true nature.
However, the season four finale isn't the first time Swift has been linked to the "You" anti-hero, thanks to Badgley's
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