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Should Christians Watch You Season 4?

Name: GodlyScore Review: Should Christians Watch You Season 4?
Item: You Season 4
Rating: 0.1
Author: GodlyScore

You Season 4 (Netflix, 2023) moves Joe Goldberg to London, where he reinvents himself as a literature professor while a new killer targets the wealthy elite. The show's central trick — making viewers complicit with a murderer — continues in its fourth iteration.

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You Season 4

Avoid

☆☆☆☆☆0.1/5 · GodlyScore 1/100

You's fourth season continues making viewers complicit with a serial killer — graphic violence, sexual content, and the ongoing seduction of rooting for a murderer make this firmly Avoid.

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The Show's Central Problem

You's central artistic trick — putting viewers inside the perspective of a charming serial killer and making them root for him — is more problematic in Season 4 than ever. Joe Goldberg has now murdered multiple people across four seasons. The show's continued sympathetic framing of his perspective normalizes violent pathology as a romantic narrative.

This is not a show that depicts a murderer critically — it is a show that invites you to enjoy his perspective. Romans 1:32's warning about those who 'not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them' is directly relevant to what You asks of its audience.

Season 4 Specifically

Season 4 attempts a meta twist (Joe as detective rather than sole predator) that partially works but doesn't resolve the fundamental issue. Graphic violence continues, sexual content is significant, and the London setting provides fresh visual appeal without addressing the show's core problems.

Content Breakdown for Christian Viewers

GodlyScore evaluates every show across nine signal categories grounded in Scripture: profanity (Ephesians 4:29), sexual content (1 Corinthians 6:18-20), violence (Psalm 11:5), LGBT normalization (Romans 1:24-27), spiritual darkness (Ephesians 5:11), glorification of sin (Romans 1:32), deception mechanics (Proverbs 12:22), virtue strength (Philippians 4:8), and redemption arc. The score reflects not just whether content is present but how it's framed — depicted critically, neutrally, or as aspirational. You Season 4 scores 1/100 Avoid.

How to Find Alternatives

See our Christian TV Reviews hub for comparisons. For episode-level content breakdowns, Plugged In and Common Sense Media complement GodlyScore's biblical framework. Age recommendation: mature adults only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is You Season 4 appropriate for Christians?

No — You Season 4 scores 16/100 (Avoid). The show asks viewers to identify with and root for a serial killer across four seasons. Graphic violence and sexual content are consistent. The fundamental premise — sympathetic murderer perspective — is the core concern beyond content.

Is You Season 4 better than previous seasons for Christians?

No — it scores lower (16/100) than the original You (18/100). Season 4's attempt at meta-commentary partially works but doesn't resolve the show's fundamental problems and maintains similar graphic content.