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Daily Record
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
You season 5 branded 'rushed and boring' as past characters return for final episodes
The latest instalment of You brings Joe Goldberg's story full circle, with a host of familiar faces returning for the final chapter. Three years on from season four, we find Joe Goldberg (played by Penn Badgley) settled in New York with his wife Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie) and their son Henry. But peace is short-lived as Joe becomes infatuated with Bronte (Madeline Brewer), an aspiring writer working at Mooney's bookstore , who harbours a troubling past. Bronte's attempts to escape her abusive ex, Clayton (Tom Francis), are thwarted when she disappears, prompting a desperate search by Joe, reports the Mirror . Joe's quest leads him to a beach house where he believes Clayton has taken Bronte, culminating in a passionate reunion between the "star-crossed lovers". However, their moment is shattered when Joe stumbles upon Clayton threatening Bronte downstairs, resulting in a brutal confrontation that ends with Joe delivering a deadly blow to Clayton's head, smashing it against the fireplace. In a stunning twist, Dominique (Natasha Benham) appears, having live-streamed the entire sequence of events on social media, as Bronte stands by, holding a taser. The subsequent episode reveals that Bronte had been catfishing Joe as a means of seeking revenge for her friend Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail) and justice for Dr Nicky (John Stamos), Clayton's father. Episodes six and seven, titled The Dark Face Of Love and #JoeGoldberg, bring back several familiar faces in You season 5, including Guinevere Beck who is central to Bronte's catfishing scheme. She was Bronte's TA during her writing studies when she moved to New York. Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) also returns. Joe had framed Nadia for her boyfriend's murder, resulting in her imprisonment. Fortunately, her story doesn't end there as she looks to bring Joe down. Tati Gabrielle's character Marienne, who became the focus of Joe's obsession in the third season of You while he was still wedded to Love, makes a comeback in season five alongside Nadia and Kate, forming an alliance to avenge Joe's actions. In other developments, Dottie Quinn (played by Saffron Burrows), the mother of Love and Forty from prior seasons, reappears in episode seven to besmirch Joe's character publicly. The storyline also revisits husband-and-wife influencers Sherry (Shalita Grant) and Cary (Travis Van Winkle), from season three, who have ended up behind bars. We also revisit Paco, played by Luca Padovan, who looked up to Joe in his attempts to escape the abusive relationship between his mother and her violent partner, Ron Baker. Critics were quick to blast the latest and final season of the Netflix show. Ed Power from the Daily Telegraph commented: "The bodies continue to pile up as he goes along. "But for many viewers, the first thing to croak it will be their attention span as an already silly series commits the unforgivable sin of becoming indulgent and, finally, straight-up stultifying." Kayleigh Donaldson from The Wrap gave her view: "What is 'You' without danger? "It's just kind of daft, but not with any thrills or guilty pleasure". Over at the London Evening Standard, Maddy Mussen concluded: "Penn Badgley remains a strong and steadfast performer to the bitter end. But by god did this series need a mercy killing already. "I'm just glad it's been put of its misery." You Season 5 also debuted with the lowest score from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, only 71 per cent. One user commented: "Not that good, felt rushed and it's so boring," while another chimed in: "You could enjoy it until the first seven episodes, but after that it's complete chaos and illogicality."
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Yahoo
Mother now charged, along with sons, in fatal stabbing of Waukegan restaurant owner
CHICAGO (WGN) — A Waukegan woman is now charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend during a gender reveal party inside the victim's restaurant. Veronica Roque, 37, faces several counts of unlawful gun possession and obstructing an investigation nearly two weeks after 51-year-old Joshua Kirkwood was found with multiple stab wounds inside his restaurant at 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, located on the 2100 block of North Green Bay Road. Authorities have already charged Roque's two sons, 21-year-old Iziah Gonzalez and a 16-year-old, for their alleged role in the deadly stabbing. SEE ALSO | Just before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, police responded to the restaurant following reports of a large fight. WGN News previously reported that court documents revealed Kirkwood got into an argument with Roque—his girlfriend and a restaurant manager—during a gender reveal party being held in the restaurant's basement. Lake County prosecutors allege Roque's sons became involved. Witnesses told police that Roque's 16-year-old son allegedly grabbed a large kitchen knife and stabbed Kirkwood multiple times. Prosecutors add that Roque also suffered a stab wound to the leg. According to authorities, both brothers left the restaurant after the attack. Iziah Gonzalez later showed up at Vista East Medical Center with a stab wound. Police located the blood-covered knife in the kitchen of the restaurant, documents showed. No evidence states Kirkwood had any weapons on him at the time of the incident. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Documents show Roque was booked at Lake County Jail on Friday, Feb. 21. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
