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‘You’ Season 4 Used “Anti-Hero” By Taylor Swift In The Finale & Twitter Is Losing It

Spoiler warning: Spoilers for Season 4 of You follow. Another season of You has come and gone, and to say that I’m absolutely gagged would be an understatement. Season 4 was a bit of a rollercoaster: Not only was this the first time that the show was split into two parts, but it featured an entirely new set of characters in a brand-new format. Essentially, Season 4 was like playing a game of Clue as we watched Joe Goldberg navigate through high-society London. For the first time, we got to see someone else tormenting Joe (it was well-deserved) before the show ended with a bang, a twist, and… a Taylor Swift song?

That’s right. In the final moments of Season 4, Blondie’s song “Anti-Hero” plays as Joe wraps up the other characters’ storylines. Weirdly enough, the song totally fits: It’s him, Joe. He’s the problem, it’s him. Joe’s character is definitely polarizing, with some viewers thirsting after him and others absolutely disgusted by his behavior. And since Season 4 had Joe hunting down a killer (or, so we thought), as opposed to doing a majority of the killing (again, so we thought), it’s safe to say that he’s the official anti-hero of television right now.

Naturally, the Penn Badgely-Taylor Swift crossover has sent the entire internet into orbit. On Twitter, users have been posting their reactions to the songs use in the show. Honestly? Same.

https://twitter.com/ratquesadilla/status/1633849437381623809?s=20

And when I say stans are freaking out, I mean all caps freaking out.

It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time Blondie’s music appeared in You. Remember the Season 3 ending? I think I’ve seen this film before.

Twitter is basically dubbing “Anti-Hero” as Joe’s theme song.

https://twitter.com/rosiesimpsonn_/status/1633809602604089346?s=20

And while some internet users weren’t a big fan of the season, a Taylor Swift song was all they needed to get on board.

https://twitter.com/lvdrhazes/status/1633798045245612033?s=20

Non-Swifties were annoyed, though. Lighten up, y’all!

Regardless, I think the ending song was hilarious — and my fellow Twitter Swifties definitely agree.

https://twitter.com/guinevereedits/status/1633751263287320578?s=20
Julianna Marie is the Wellness Editor at Her Campus — leading the site's coverage of health, wellness, sex, relationships, and mental health. Additionally, she oversees our College Try franchise, the LGBTQIA+ vertical (Free To Be) and occasionally covers astrology, entertainment, fashion and beauty, and internet culture.

Julianna's work as a screenwriter and filmmaker has also received recognition at major film festivals such as LA Shorts, Tokyo International Film Festival, the NYC Horror Film Festival, and more. Currently, she is in the process of writing her debut novel.

She graduated with a B.F.A in Screenwriting from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in May 2022, where she formed very strong opinions on movies and a love for the beach. (She's a Pisces.)

When she's not writing burning hot takes and writing about her personal life for the masses (sorry, mom), you can find Julianna cooking, going out with the girls, doing yoga the morning after going out with the girls, watching reality television with her fiancé, playing chess, or advocating for the food scene in Pittsburgh, PA. It really is that good, BTW.

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