這篇劇評可能有劇透

S3E8的開(kāi)頭，Joe對Love讀出了《More than two》這本書(shū)里的一段話(huà): "Happily ever after is a myth, because people are not static. Our partners do not owe us a guarantee that they will never change." 從第一季的文藝變態(tài)書(shū)店老板，到這一季如Love口中總是distracted的出軌老公，Joe變了嗎？不得不說(shuō)這一集里面，編劇對Joe Goldberg這個(gè)人物的挖掘更深了。他可能變了，也可能沒(méi)有變。就像小時(shí)候的Joe對收養機構里唯一關(guān)心他卻又被男友家暴的Nurse Fiona說(shuō)的那樣——There are a lot of bad men out there, and sometimes you can't tell until it's too late. Joe就是這樣的bad man。

Joe每次的犯罪都可以說(shuō)是因為愛(ài)，可是他真的懂愛(ài)嗎？從Beck到Love再到Marienne，他沉迷于某種被他稱(chēng)之為"YOU"的pattern，沉迷于英雄救美的故事，沉迷于他自己對于relationship充滿(mǎn)control的樣子，甚至是他對于Henry的愛(ài)，會(huì )不會(huì )或多或少是把自己童年的影子投射在Henry身上了呢？不敢否定Joe真的愛(ài)過(guò)他人，也不敢妄下定論Joe一定只愛(ài)自己，但至少Joe的愛(ài)是自私的。這部劇里的另外幾個(gè)角色也是自私的，Theo就是打著(zhù)真愛(ài)旗幟破壞別人家庭的selfish teenage asshole（可能因為年輕，就真愛(ài)至上吧），Ryan更是無(wú)惡不作、把前任視為自己所有物肆意踐踏折磨的自私猥瑣普信男（實(shí)在想不出有什么詞可以罵他了）。第一集就領(lǐng)便當的Natalie就更不用說(shuō)了，即使她只是想給自認為無(wú)聊的婚姻找點(diǎn)樂(lè )子，但對比她丈夫在她死后瘋狂的想要找出殺人兇手、喝得爛醉翻看著(zhù)他們倆的結婚相冊懷念著(zhù)她的樣子，真的覺(jué)得她在婚姻中更關(guān)心自我感受。只是Joe偽裝得更好。浪漫體貼文藝男青年的人設真的很難被拒絕吧。但是又如第一季里面Beck書(shū)里寫(xiě)的那樣，But the stories were in you, deep as poison. Joe何嘗不是自己在為自己編寫(xiě)這些故事呢？Deep as poison.

最后一集Joe用Love的口吻偽造的suicide letter (or confession letter) 在我看來(lái)是可以把這一季的故事拉到第一季高度的。第一季里講了一個(gè)女孩子和童話(huà)的故事，最后女孩子發(fā)現prince charming和bluebeard是同一個(gè)人。而這一季的信，依然很女權，即使是在加州最安全的社區你也不一定會(huì )覺(jué)得安全，因為你是女性，因為你是個(gè)媽媽。話(huà)說(shuō)回來(lái)，Love一定是YOU這個(gè)系列里最特別的女性角色了。很多評論都覺(jué)得Joe和Love是絕配。有些夫妻，就是會(huì )不斷把彼此最壞的一面帶出來(lái)。可能這也算是一種相配吧。對比本季一開(kāi)始出場(chǎng)的超級討人厭Sherry和Cary夫婦，這實(shí)在太諷刺了。被關(guān)在籠子里的Sherry和Cary在Love和Joe看來(lái)是奇怪的，因為在那種情況下他倆還能bring out the best of each other。即使在Love的挑唆下Sherry 和Cary也會(huì )有爭吵會(huì )互相指責，但他們最后還是活著(zhù)出來(lái)了。是討人厭的夫妻，也是這個(gè)故事里的(或者他們自己故事里的)"英雄"。

當霉霉和Bon Iver的Exile伴隨著(zhù)Joe處理犯罪現場(chǎng)的畫(huà)面響起時(shí)，覺(jué)得這首歌實(shí)在是太應景了。Bon Iver的這段，就像是Joe的視角

I think I've seen this film before

And I didn't like the ending

You're not my homeland anymore

So what am I defending now (其實(shí)這一句更像努力維持這段關(guān)系的Love）

霉霉唱的那段歌詞，簡(jiǎn)直就像是在這段婚姻里掙扎的Love的心聲一樣。不管我多么努力做得多么好，就是不再吸引你了。你不愛(ài)我了。

I think I've seen this film before

And I didn't like the ending

I'm not your problem anymore

So who am I offending now

這一季實(shí)在太讓人抑郁了。最后附上Love的那封信。Joe真的是大文豪。

Friends and neighbors,

I'd like to thank you for welcoming my family with open arms, but, you didn't. I move to the suburbs because I bought into the dream, community, prosperity, and most of all, safety. But I never felt safe here. Judged from day one, for my past, my body, how I was raising my child. If I wasn't perfect, I would lose it all. A game so rigged, it could only exist in a world that hates women, especially mothers.

But what choice did I have? So I played. And I realized your fence, your doorbell cam, you tell yourself you're keeping your family safe. But it's a lie. You are too afraid to do what you need to do to really protect your own. I'm on that hamster wheel too. So I forgot myself. But then your cruelty made me remember I am not a coward. I do what must be done to protect my family.

I killed the adulterer next door. I framed the anti-vaxxer who sickened my child, hunted down the reporter who threatened us. I trapped the couple who tried to sabotage us. Force them to really see each other. I forced my husband to play along. But in the end, he was a coward too. And when I realized he had grown to hate me, I killed him. Better than a messy divorce.

Everybody keeps their dignity. When the shock wears off, and you feel safe jogging in your expensive athleisure again. Remember you can get off the hamster wheel at any time.