Theory: We're Not Attracted to Serial Killers, We're Just Obsessed With the Actors Who Play Them
In case you haven't heard...'tis apparently the season to thirst over a fictional serial killer! You is (about to be) back with a second season, which means the entire internet is going to be conflicted over their feelings for a terrible person yet again. But, y'all should probably know that it doesn't have to be this way. We don't need to be publicly tweeting about the things we'd do to a man who has a body in his car. It's unnecessary, mmkay?
Besides the fact that this conversation is getting tired as hell, it's important to note that you're not nuts for being attracted to Penn Badgley in You or Zac Efron in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. You simply think that these objectively attractive celebrity men are hot. That's literally just biology. Joe Goldberg, Ted Bundy, and their horrible crimes are not tugging at your heartstrings. It's as simple as that.
If you're still feeling like you might need to bring this up in therapy, let me settle your thoughts with this quick lil hypothetical. Remember Son of Sam from Mindhunter? He was a monster who went on a killing spree in New York City in the 1970s. At the risk of throwing shade at Oliver Cooper, the actor who brought him to life on the show, I didn't see anyone in their feelings over him on Twitter when the show came out.
And what about Dr. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs or Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre? Nobody's setting pics of them as their lock screen photos, and you know it! On the other hand, if Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) ever kills someone on Euphoria, I'm going to love him because he's hot, not because he's homicidal.
The next time you're watching a show with a creepy serial killer, ask yourself why you're into it. I'll guarantee it's because he has a jawline that could slice diamonds, and not because there's anything wrong with you. You're literally fine.
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