Hello, There's a Secret Meaning Behind Love and Forty's Names on 'You'
While you might currently be watching You season 2 and doing all you can to keep track of whether Joe is currently Will Bettelheim or himself, there is a lot of other stuff that needs to be discussed this season. The show introduced an entirely new love interest for Joe, and they also introduced her (very dysfunctional) family. While it might seem totally L.A. to name your kids Love and Forty, there's a secret meaning behind those names that we need to talk about.
If you didn't notice, or maybe just can't keep up with sports to save your life, Love and Forty are tennis terms. Footage of the tennis queen herself, Serena Williams, enjoying the puns in this show:
Basically, the scoring for tennis is super wonky. Each player starts at zero, but they call it love. So if the score is zero-zero, it's actually love-love. The games only go up to forty, hence Love and Forty as names for two kiddos. While it's not clear in the show which twin is older, it would make sense if it was Love, because that's the beginning of the game, and the forty score is the end of the game. That's pure speculation, though.
In the show, there's no indication why the Quinns chose those names for their kids. They must have been legit obsessed with the sport, though. There *is* a scene where Love and Forty play tennis together, though, which seems to be a nod to their names. Not to be a brat about it, but they're not particularly great at tennis for two kids who are literally named after the sport. Just saying!
Either way, we love a fun fact moment. Thanks to You season 2 for supplying it.
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