You make me weak, Beck. Karen's handling Claudia, and I'm a bad person because I'm letting her while I'm letting you handle me. Paco, I was supposed to handle Paco. You're a drug, Beck. You're worse than pills. I am worse than Claudia. Everything, Beck. Once again you swallow me whole; you make me forget everything else, and other people pay the price for it.

Joe Voiceover

Paco: She always says love is what really makes a family
Joe: Well if that's true you can count me and Karen too.

Beck: What we're doing is wrong. I didn't get it, but now I see it. I really see it.
Joe: See what?
Beck: You are so good for me. I mean you help me so much, and you're the best thing that ever happened to my writing, which is everything.
Joe Voiceover: But ...
Beck: But the world is twisted and unfair, and let's face it. I am no good for you, but Karen Minty is, and I am jealous, and I wish I did things differently. I wish I hadn't shut down after Peach died and I hadn't pushed you away, but I think it came from how scared I was to need you. But I'm a mess, and you deserve better. You deserve to be with someone who is perfect for you.
Joe: You're right.

Joe: It's over
Karen: No. It's just commercial.
Joe: No, no, no, no. Our, it, us.
Karen: You're dumping me.
Joe: No I'm not dumping you. You're amazing.
Karen: I'm amazing, but you don't want to do me anymore.

But what if I know for a fact this man wants this mouse?

Beck

Hey that was the everything ship girl right?
Joe. Ex everything

Karen

It's innocent. I bumped into him. I could tell that he missed me, so I texted him to be nice.

Becky

Claudia: This was never Ron's fault.
Joe: You can't be serious.
Claudia: He helps us every day.
Joe: You call that help?
Claudia: Yeah, I do. I can't do this alone.
Joe: Claudia, you're not alone.
Joe Voiceover: Karen was right. Addiction is a monster.

She keeps me guessing. She's equal parts neat and freak. Holy shit! I'm happy. She's happy. We're good for each other.

Joe Voiceover

The one thing I know from sitting in this chair all these years is the only people that know a relationship to the core is the people in that relationship.

Dr. Nicky

Maybe Dr. Nicky is on to something, Beck. Karen doesn't expose me to toxic people like Benji and Peach. Dealing with them was, ugh, stressful. Trying to make sure you were OK all the time? Fine, I still need to know if you're OK. I'm happy. I want you to be happy. It's what happy people want for people. What the hell? No, no, no, no, no, no! Where'd you go? How the hell am I supposed to be great with you gone if you're really gone?

Joe Voiceover

Desperate Characters, number seven? Is that all I am to you? You get a book deal because of me because let's face it, Peach died, and you wrote about her death. That's just not something you would have done if she were alive. I'm so damn happy with Karen, but I'm not sure I can be happy unless I know you're happy

Joe Voiceover

YOU Season 1 Quotes

A guy needs to protect himself. I had to make sure you're safe, and your name was a glorious place to start. Not a lot of Guinevere Becks. And there you were, every account sent to public. You want to be seen, heard, known, and of course, I obliged.
Born and raised Nantucket Island. A brother Clyde and sister Anya. Your parents really were assholes about the names. Your folks split when you were 12. Your dad dropped out of the picture.
Went to Brown where you majored in Lit. Cool. And minored in douchebags. Eh. And then on to NYC to conquer an MFA, and make your mark presumably. Now you still write, barely. Too busy living out moments you won't remember five years from now. I know this because you post about this life all the goddamn time. Candidly, it's the least appealing thing about you, Beck.

Joe Voiceover

Beck: At the end of the day people really are disappointing, aren't they?
Joe: Sometimes they surprise you.