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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.

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.

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.

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

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

julianna (she/her) is an associate editor at her campus where she oversees the wellness vertical and all things sex and relationships, wellness, mental health, astrology, and gen-z. during her undergraduate career at chapman university, julianna's work appeared in as if magazine and taylor magazine. additionally, her work as a screenwriter has been recognized and awarded at film festivals worldwide. when she's not writing burning hot takes and spilling way too much about her personal life online, you can find julianna anywhere books, beers, and bands are.