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| “ | 𝐘𝐎𝐔 tell that bitch she's lucky I didn't kill 𝐘𝐎𝐔. 𝐘𝐎𝐔 got it?
―Ryan to Joe, after beating him up before he pushes him off a parking lot.
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Ryan Goodwin is the secondary antagonist who appears in the third season of the television series YOU. He is a well-known reporter of Madre Linda and Marienne's abusive ex-husband. He is portayed by Scott Michael Foster.
Biography[]
Season 3[]
Not much is known about Goodwin, except that he was a news reporter who married Marienne and had Juliette in his early adulthood. When Juliette was only a baby, Goodwin and Marienne were drug addicts, the couple went for a car ride while high. Marienne drove and crashed their car, Ryan divorced her after this and shared custody of Juliette.
Years later, Marienne got more custody of Juliette because Goodwin was still a crippling addict, and his mother was the only one raising her while with him. Goodwin blackmailed and cheated his way in court to get more custody over Juliette. Joe Goldberg inserted himself into the feud between Marienne and Goodwin, Joe tried to overdose his protein shakes to make him lose custody over Juliet to get closer to Marienne.
Joe's attempt to get Goodwin to overdose failed, and Marienne began to lose her custody over Juliet. Joe decides to kill him outright. Joe followed Goodwin to a gym when he was going to his car to leave, Joe attempted to stab him in a stair well but Goodwin used the elevator. Joe went to the parking lot only to get ambushed by Goodwin who took his knife from him, both threatened each other until Goodwin stupidly chose to simply leave.
Joe pushed Goodwin over the edge of the parking lot, only for a bush to brake his fall, Joe went to Goodwin and grabbed the knife before he could. Goodwin said Joe didn't have it in him to kill him, Joe ignored this and stabbed him multiple times in the chest, Before Goodwin succumbed to his wounds, Joe said he did this on behalf of Marienne, Joe left with is wallet to make it look like a mugging, but Joe framed Love for the murder.
Season 4[]
Ryan is briefly mentioned by Marienne while in Paris. While being confronted by Joe, she accuses him of killing Ryan, while Joe angrily explains to her that he stole her daughter Juliette from her.
Personality[]
While seemingly charming, Ryan is a sadistic, abusive man who does whatever he can to hurt Marienne.
