There’s a moment in Season 3 of You, when “fem-gen major” Theo serenades Love (played by Victoria Pedretti) Lloyd Dobler-style. Where this bedimpled youth obtained a boombox is a question for another time, because what’s even more striking is the song choice. Dobler went straight for the mushy ‘80s ballad — Peter Gabriel’s now-iconic “In Your Eyes” — but Theo goes for a post-ironic breakup banger, blasting “Supercut” by Lorde until Love comes running. He’s being a little facetious — “According to all the rom-coms of your generation, this is what the guys do to get the girl,” he says with a shrug — but there’s also some earnestness in his yearning for the hot-mom murderer next door. On Twitter, many fans loved it, though some were a little confused. Why did an electro-pop song about heartbreak fit this moment?This isn’t Lorde’s first time serving as TV shorthand for an emotional climax with a complicated denouement. When Jess and Nick finally got together in New Girl, Lorde’s “Green Light” scored the moment, while Euphoria’s special episode about Jules, which aired earlier this year, was soundtracked by “Liability.” So broad is the spectrum of Lorde’s omnipotence that “Supercut” not only served…
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The Feminine Urge To Listen To Lorde – Bustle
