Season: 1 Episode: 8 Original Air Date: October 17, 2018 (on Lifetime) / December 27, 2018 (Netflix international) Runtime: approx. 45 minutes Synopsis "You Got Me, Babe" is the pivotal pre-finale chapter of You ’s first season. Following the dramatic reveal that Beck has discovered Joe’s hidden cache of memorabilia (including her used tampon and his detailed stalking journal), this episode shifts the power dynamic entirely. Joe is no longer the hunter—he is the hunted.
The final shot—Beck secretly recording Joe as he declares his “love”—sets up the Season 1 finale’s brutal irony: Beck finally has the proof she needs, but she has no idea that Joe has already decided she can never leave him alive. Beck: "You don’t get to love me. You don’t even know what that word means." Joe (voiceover): "I know what it means. It means I would burn this world down for you. And if you keep fighting me... I will." Rating (Contemporary Reviews): 8.7/10 – Widely cited by critics as the episode where You stopped being a guilty pleasure and became a genuine thriller about surveillance and coercive control. you s01e08 dsrip