The episode satirizes Los Angeles culture, from wellness trends to the superficiality of its residents, which Joe (as Will) finds repulsive.
"fresh start" in Los Angeles and the deep irony of his attempt at redemption. you s02e01 dthrip
"A Fresh Start." That is the lie Joe Goldberg tells himself the second he steps off the plane at LAX. After the blood-soaked finale of Season 1, YOU returns by throwing its protagonist into his own personal version of hell: Los Angeles. But as we see in "A Fresh Start," you can change your name to Will Bettelheim, swap a glass cage for a high-end grocery store, and trade New York grit for Californian "wellness," but you cannot outrun a soul that is fundamentally hollow. 1. The Satire of the "L.A. Lifestyle" The episode satirizes Los Angeles culture, from wellness