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May 2025
1h 7m

Penn Badgley: Here’s Looking at ‘You’

LEMONADA MEDIA
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Television, perhaps more than movies, has a way of etching its stars in stone. And few actors seem to be able to break the mold more than once. Which is what makes Penn Badgley’s career—first on Gossip Girl then You—special.  We sit this week around the fifth and final season of You (7:00) to unpack its shocking series finale [spoiler] (9:13) and the politic ... Show More
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