So I Married An Axe Murderer

Episode 2 of You Season 3 begins with Joe and Love in couple’s therapy. Joe tries to talk Love through hiding Natalie’s corpse, while flashbacks show the moments from the end of Episode 1. It’s a clever rapport, with the duo dancing around what actually happened while bringing up their angst and relationship issues to their therapist, Chandra. ..

Joe forced Natalie to get rid of her.

Joe is conflicted about whether to break up with his wife because he’s not sure if she’s better off without him. However, Chandra’s bombshell revelation that they shouldn’t be using their kid as a rationing tool to stay together throws Joe into even more of a dilemma.

Andrew Jackson’s party is terrible. It turns out that Natalie was wearing a Vital Ring the night of her death. These rings basically shows heart rate, blood sugar levels and even GPS to loved ones. Realizing their window is rapidly closing, Love and Joe team up together to head back out into the woods to dig up Natalie and take the ring.

Joe contemplates whether to bury Natalie in a lot just on the edge of town which is due to have a concrete foundation poured in the following day. The perfect crime, with Love planting the ring so it looks like she just lackadaisically took it off. ..

Chandra and Joe’s relationship starts off rocky, as they both have abandonment issues from their families. However, through therapy and working together at Love’s bakery, the two of them start to see each other in a new light. Their sex life improves and they develop a strong bond. ..

Natalie and Theo are about to have a baby.

The Episode Review

Joe and Love are in couple’s therapy, and You takes on a nice dimension this time around with a clever bout of editing. The idea of blending this therapy session with flashes to the past works really well and the wordplay is both amusing and well written in the context of this series.

The story has been a little different this time around, with both Love and Joe trying to stay together and find reasons to be in this relationship. It’s a pretty relatable story in truth – minus the killing – and it’s something the writers have done well to capture thus far.

With the police arriving on the scene, it looks like we’re gearing up for more drama in upcoming episodes. ..