Rhys Montrose (Joe's mind)

## Rhys Montrose

―Rhys to Joe Goldberg.

**Rhys Montrose** is a main character and an antagonist in the fourth season of Netflix's *You*, serving as the main antagonist. He is portrayed by Ed Speleers. Although only in fourth season did Rhys appear as Joe's dual personality, taking the physical form of Rhys Montrose, he was always present as the personification of Joe's dark side throughout the other seasons.

## Biography

Rhys is a British author and London Mayoral candidate who grew up in poverty with his unstable single mother before later discovering he was the son of a duke, attending Oxford University and rising to success with his well-received autobiography. He initially bonds with Joe because they both have difficult childhoods, and they seem to find common ground within the elite social circle where they both feel out of place. *(The underlined text is all in Joe's Imagination)*

### Season 4

Joe first meets Rhys when Malcolm insists he attends a London hotspot for the elite and introduces him to their inner circle. They briefly discuss his book and relate to the shared experience of a poor childhood and poverty. Rhys excuses himself, stating he has a television appearance in Berlin the following morning. This entire interaction however was completely in Joe's head meaning it never actually happened.

That night he murdered Malcolm and intended to frame Joe, who was too intoxicated to remember what had happened. He expected that when Joe found Malcolm's body on his kitchen table, he would easily go down for the crime. Instead, he is intrigued when Joe covers it up and disposes of the body. He begins texting Joe anonymously, taunting him and questioning his true identity, while also interacting with him in person at events of the inner circle. Typically, they have conversations in which they seem to carry on their initial bond and Joe lets his guard down with him repeatedly. He digs into Joe's past and discovers who he is, which only intrigues him further and gives him more to taunt Joe with through the text message app. He threatens to implicate Joe in the murders further if he doesn't play along and be honest about himself. By the end of part 1, Rhys has secretly followed the group to Phoebe's remote county estate where they have retreated. After killing Gemma and observing as Joe and Kate frantically try to hide the body and avoid suspicion, he finally intervenes once Roald has implicated Joe as the murderer to others in the group and begun to enthusiastically hunt him through the forest. Rhys captures both Joe and Roald, and Joe wakes up chained up in the secret basement of the estate. He tells Joe that he decided they should dispose of Roald, and following Joe’s previous successful strategy, pin the other murders on him. He tells Joe to kill Roald before he returns but refuses to unchain him. When he comes back to find Joe hadn't killed him and was trying to escape, he was disappointed and set fire to the basement, leaving the two men chained to the wall.

"If you're clever enough to get yourself free, I’ll see you in London." He tells him, before disappearing.

*(Note: None of this is true to the actual character of Rhys Montrose as it is all in Joe's imagination)*

## Quotes

* "I'm not Joe."
* "Pleasure to meet you, brother in arms."
* "They're dancing while the world burns and barely notice its even burning. Why would they? Their weathers just right."
* "I get a sense about you, all jokes aside, my guess is that you've had a truly hellish life. The kind not everyone survives. Am I close? So you're fairly deeply damaged, therefore you're capable of doing real damage."
* "I think yes. As long as they can face themselves completely. To never run from themselves. Face it all no matter what. Easy, right?"
* "I think it would be hypocritical of me to disavow old friends simply for being who they are. But really, I think the longer that you know somebody, the more cursed you are to see them as human."
* "We all wear different masks, depending. And of course, parts of us we can't bear to show anyone."
* "I don't mind getting into all that. I'd have questions too. It's just, I honestly wasn’t prepared for this type of face to face yet. But then you got yourself into a bind and it became very clear that if I didn't intervene, you were gonna get yourself killed."
* "You're welcome. My pleasure."
* "Don't be coy. I've studied you, Joe. The way you’ve been able to escape scrutiny… truly you've been inspiring me so much along the way in my little project. And in light of what's worked so well for you in times past, it seems my best option that doesn't rely on luck, involves framing a dead person so they can't protest their innocence."
* "You kill him, and I’ll take care of the other touches that will make the story sing. I’ve got the note written."
* "No one will be surprised Roald is a killer. He’s a neo fascist with a knife collection."
* "You lied. To me. You're in denial about yourself. It's a shame. You're not the man I hoped you were. I did have a plan A. To frame you for Malcolm's murder. I could go back to that. I don’t want to, but sometimes things don't work out with the person the way you dream."
* "If you're clever enough to get yourself free, I’ll see you in London and we can revisit this."

## Victims

*(Note: Joe was the real killer as Rhys killing them are all in Joe's imagination)*

* **Malcolm Harding** - Stabbed in the chest.
* **Simon Soo** - Stabbed in the chest.
* **Gemma Graham-Green** - Throat slashed.

## Relationships

### Romances

* Emma - Ex-Wife
* Gemma Graham-Greene † - Affair

### Enemies

* Malcolm Harding - Victim
* Simon Soo - Victim
* Gemma Graham-Green - Victim

## Appearances

### Season 4

* "Joe Takes a Holiday"
* "Portrait of the Artist"
* "Eat the Rich"
* "Hampsie"
* "The Fox and the Hound"
* "Best of Friends"
* "Good Man, Cruel World"
* "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
* "She's Not There"
* "The Death of Jonathan Moore"

## Trivia

* Due to season 4 being an original creation from Netflix, Rhys is an original character created for the show, since he makes no appearances in the books. Although since the evil version of Rhys was just a split personality of Joe Goldberg, he could have exist, if his killings were involved violently in the books.
* Giving the ending of season 4, showed Joe’s reflection of Rhys, but it’s unknown if he is still alive, while the fifth and final season is coming, whether Rhys would appear remains unknown.
* Although only in fourth season did Rhys appear as Joe's dual personality, he was always present as the personification of Joe's dark side throughout the other seasons.

Main Characters
**Rhys Montrose**

Secondary Characters
Tom Lockwood

Minor Characters
Dottie Quinn