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Candace Stone is a major antagonist of the Netflix show You, serving as the overarching antagonist of the first season, the main antagonist of the second season, and a posthumous antagonist of the third season.
She is the ex girlfriend of the protagonist Joe Goldberg, who she seeks revenge on and making him reveal who he truly is. Her plans were ultimately tarnished which caused her death.
She was portrayed by Ambyr Childers.
Biography[]
Season One[]
In season one not much was known about Candace. She was revealed to be Joe's girlfriend before the show began who cheated on him for a man named Elijah Thornton. Upon finding this out Joe insisted to Candace that she did love him and she insisted she did not. Candace tore apart a book Joe gave her as a gift.
At the end of season one Candace comes into Joe's bookstore and asks to talk with him. Joe seems to be surprised that she is alive.
Season Two[]
In season two it is revealed that after Candace tore apart Joe's book and dumped him he kidnapped her and took her to the woods. There she tried to run away only to fall over. When Joe got to her she began screaming, so Joe smashed her head against a log which knocked her out. Thinking he had murdered Candace, Joe then burried her. When she awakes she goes to the police station to report the abduction and assault, but she is told that the police force will only consider it a act of domestic violence. The cop then advises Candace to convince Joe she is dead to prevent him coming after her.
After the events of season one Candace talks with Joe at a restaurant and confronts him about the fact that Joe's newer ex Guinevere Beck was murdered and her therapist Dr Nicky has been arrested for her murder. Candace reveals that she knows Joe murdered her and framed Dr Nicky. She vows to make Joe see himself as he really is rather than the hero he delusionally thinks he is. To get away from Candace, Joe moves to LA, a place Candace knows he hates.
In LA, Joe attends a party around the house of a famous comedian named Henderson with Forty Quinn. Forty gets high on drugs and Joe attempts to take him home. The event was recorded and posted online, and so Candace found it and moved to LA to go after Joe.
When she arrived she discovered Joe was using a fake name; William Beittleheim. She used the fake name Amy Adam and began dating Forty upon learning that Joe was dating his sister, Love.
Candace sneaks into Joe and Love's apartment only to be caught by the latter who is inside. Love confronts her under the impression she intends to take advantage of her family's wealth and came to the apartment to steal. Love reveals that the name Joe has been using since has has known Love is false and his real name is in fact Joe Goldberg. Love pays Candace to leave her and Joe alone.
Candace visits Forty who confronts her about her alias and apparent obsession with Joe. Despite her warnings about Joe's real nature Forty dismisses her. Candace warns him that Joe will probably kill Love and then leaves.
Candace catches Joe in a cage he owns with the corpse of a woman named Delilah. She locks him in the cage and calls Love to see him with the corpse and show her who he really is. When Love sees she storms off seemingly upset and crying. Candace follows her to console her but Love quickly slits Candace's throat, killing her completely and her plans to destroy Joe tarnished. Candace’s body was later seen in Love’s car trunk, but was not seen again, but was likely disposed, though it has never been mentioned.
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Trivia[]
- In the book, Candace is killed before Joe met Guinevere Beck.
- Even though Candace is not a villain, she is a hero, but plays the antagonist role against the protagonist villain.
- Candace can be considered a hypocrite, because of her plans to ruin Joe. Her obsession for revenge is what caused her death. If she just went to call the police to put Joe behind bars once and for all, she and so many others would have still been alive.
- She is similar to Maria Laguerta from Dexter who is obsessed of putting Dexter behind bars and that makes her a villain. But unlike the former, Candace doesn't take the villainous route whatsoever. Similar to Hank Schrader from the Breaking Bad franchise.