March is here and for avid fans of Netflix's You, that only means one thing: the countdown for You Season 4 Part 2 begins. With only eight days to go until the second part's release, fans can't help but make theories on what will happen in the show.
One of those theories revolves a fan-favorite character who supposedly died in You Season 3. But again, in TV world, a character never truly stays dead unless you actually see them getting burnt to ashes. And in this character's case, it would make a lot of sense.
Of course, we're talking about Love Quinn (played by Victoria Pedretti) aka Joe Goldberg's (played by Penn Badgley) ex-wife who we last saw being left paralyzed on the floor as their home is engulfed in flames. But since her character was never declared dead, fans can't help but be skeptical whether she's actually dead.
So why do fans think she's alive and is actually the mastermind in You Season 4 Part 2?
Is Love in You Season 4 Part 1?
Before the first part of You Season 4 released, showrunner Sera Gamble spoke to Newsweek and shut down theories that Love is making a surprise appearance in the future. Gamble also says that Love's death is definite.
“She is lying there [dead]. I’m not trying to be ‘was there a parachute under that seat in the airplane?’ She is [dead]. We’ve done that before with Candace but you know, there were questions you could ask about that. I feel like you literally watch every second of her [Love] dying, right on the screen.”
The showrunner also shared that any hope of seeing Love in the fourth season will be in a flashback.
So when fans spotted Love in the official teaser of You Season 4 Part 2 came out, this raised eyebrows; especially since Love is sitting on a couch reading the book written by Rhys Montrose (played by Ed Speelers). Many are even coming up with their own theories on who the real Eat the Rich Killer is.
So what are these fan theories on You Season 4 Part 2 about Love? Here are a few:
Theory 1: Love Is Alive and Captured by Rhys
There are some fans that believe Love is still alive and has been captured by Rhys in a glass cage similar to the one Joe has built in the first two seasons.
In the trailer, Love is seen reading Rhys' book A Good Man in a Cruel World, and says "Hi Joe" when she sees her husband.
This is a big indicator that it might not be a flashback but a hallucination on Joe's end. After all, he only comes across with Rhys' book when he lands in Europe.
Theory #2: Love Has a Triplet (Surprise!)
Well, if this was a classic soap opera, this would have been the likely twist. Fans are speculating that Love and her dead twin brother, Forty (played by James Scully), have an unmentioned twin they knew nothing about. And in order to get accepted by the Quinn family, the third twin has to kill Joe.
It sounds pretty insane, but who knows.
Theory #3: Love Is Alive and Stalking Joe
In You Season 4 Part 1 Episode 3, it was revealed that someone with long hair has been following Joe and Kate (played by Charlotte Ritchie). Although Lady Phoebe's (played by Tilly Keeper) bodyguard, Vic (played by Sean Pertwee), was also trailing them, there was a figure watching them all.
And when Kate and Joe had a moment in the garden, this mysterious character was watching them all from the right side of the screen.
Theory #4: Joe Is Held Captive by Love
There is another theory that believes Joe never got to killing Love in You Season 3. Fans seem to believe that as Joe is paralyzed by aconite, Love was able to drag him to the cage and has since been keeping him sedate using wolfbane.
To get him through the days, Love is reading Agatha Christie books to him and even Rhys' memoir. And as a result of this, Joe's subconscious has been coming up with its own whodunnit adventure.
Theory #5: Love Is Working With Rhys
Lastly, there is a theory that Love is alive and is working with Rhys to put an end to Joe.
As Rhys got interested in Professor Jonathan Moore, Love steps in and hands everything to Rhys. The two are then working together to frame Joe and finally put an end to his evil deed.
What Are Fans Saying on Twitter?
Some fans are hoping that Love's appearance on You Season 4 Part 2 won't be a flashback.
"PLEASE DONT BE A FLASHBACK PLEASE GOD LET MOTHER COME BACK TO US. NETFLIX I WILL NEVER SLANDER U AGAIN (maybe)"
But some are skeptical about this and say that Netflix won't spoil its viewers with the biggest plot twist of the show.
"Gotta be a flashback, they wouldn’t spoil the biggest plot twist of the entire tv show surely?"
Since it's only a few days until You Season 4 Part 2 returns, we don't have to make anymore theories. We're finally getting our answers real soon!
You Season 4 Part 2 will be coming out on Netflix on March 9, 2023.
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