Okay, so you've been binge-watching You and that obsessive but strangely charming Joe always has you curious, right? Of course he does. But have you ever paused to wonder: who was Joe's very first girlfriend?
Our answer is simple: Elizabeth "Liz" Finch — or more accurately in the Netflix adaptation, it's Back from Seasons 1 and 2. But wait, there's actually a deeper layer here. Joe's most impactful love interest — the woman who truly kicked off his spiral — was Guinevere Beck, stunning, ambitious, and completely unaware that Joe had been watching her every move since day one.
Yikes, right? Beck was a talented writer, a creative soul with big dreams and a complicated love life. Joe saw her as his perfect muse — someone who fit the fantasy he'd been building in his head. Spoiler alert: it did not end well for Beck, but honestly, was anything ever going to end well with Joe?
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What makes Beck so memorable is how she represents real, messy humanity. She made mistakes, loved hard, and trusted too easily. Joe, in classic Joe fashion, twisted all of that into his own romantic narrative. The chemistry between them was electric on screen, even if the actual relationship was straight-up terrifying when you think about it.
YOU season two was originally meant to have a very different ending
Seeing how it all unfolded really makes you appreciate someone who just... texts back normally and respects your privacy. 😄
Here's the happy takeaway: even the most complicated love stories remind us to value genuine, healthy connections — where love feels safe, mutual, and wonderfully ordinary. Because honestly? That is the real fairy tale.
