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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
YOU Series Finale Almost Ended Very Differently for Joe Goldberg: ‘We Were Not All on the Same Page'
With the final season of YOU still claiming a spot in Netflix's Top 10, fans are clearly savoring every last moment they can spend with Badgley's literal ladykiller, which feels oddly appropriate, considering the series finale ends with Joe Goldberg breaking the fourth wall to judge people who fangirl over monsters such as himself. Speaking of that series finale, it concludes with (spoiler alert!) Joe getting exposed for his many heinous crimes and spending the rest of his days behind bars. But the Lifetime-turned-Netflix drama almost reached a very different conclusion, and it would have been just as divisive as the ending we got. More from TVLine Star Search Reboot to Stream Live on Netflix - Get Details Bridgerton Earns Early Renewal for Seasons 5 and 6 - Plus, Watch a Season 4 Sneak Peek Lupin Renewed for Part 4 at Netflix The possibility of Joe getting killed off in the series finale 'was very much an option,' co-showrunner Michael Foley recently told TVLine. 'We debated it as a room. We were on the same page in terms of him getting his comeuppance, having to face what he is, and giving a voice to the victims and to the loved ones of the victims. We were all very much on the same page about all of that, but when it came down to the specifics of his capture versus death versus seeing him in court and all of that, there were just too many ways to go — and we were not all on the same page.' So, what happened? Basically, the powers that be eventually decided death was 'too easy' an out for ol' Joe. 'We thought he needed to be punished, and we liked the idea of him being in a cage of his own, not being able to enjoy the touch of somebody he loves, and being completely powerless,' Foley explained. 'That was a better punishment, not to mention a better visual than a tombstone.' Do you think YOU should have ended with Joe's death, or are you glad (for whatever reason) that he survived? Grade the ending in our poll below, then drop a comment with your full review. TV's 30 Best Series Finales of All Time View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Netflix You season 5 ending leaves fans 'incredibly frustrated' over one character
You season five has signified the end of Joe Goldberg, seven years after the Lifetime-turned-Netflix drama first aired. WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from You season five. Netflix fans have left fuming over the conclusion of You season five, all thanks to one character's actions. Joe Goldberg (portrayed by Penn Badgley) is back to his old tricks, falling madly in love with a troubled woman and using his emotions as a justification to torment and kill those around them. This time, his wife Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie) uncovers his true nature when he murders a relative of hers who threatened to reveal a past deal she made that resulted in children developing cancer. Although she initially gives him the green light, she soon regrets her decision and after further investigation into his history, decides that he must be stopped. With assistance from Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) from season four, whom he framed for murder, and his series three romantic interest Marienne (Tati Gabrielle), they succeed in trapping Joe in his infamous glass cage. However, things don't go as planned when Joe manages to escape, shoots Kate and strikes her on the head with a mallet. In a surprising turn of events, Maddie (Anna Camp) appears in Mooney's bookstore seeking revenge against Joe for imprisoning Harrison (Pete Ploszek) and sets the shop ablaze. As he retreats to the basement, it is believed that Kate dies after losing consciousness shortly after recording Joe's confession of poisoning his first wife Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti). But, in the final moments of the season finale, it's revealed that Kate is not dead. She walks into the restaurant, burns scarring her right arm, with Henry by her side, ready for a rendezvous with her brother Teddy. Despite being permanently marked by her past, "You" enthusiasts are convinced that justice hasn't been served regarding Kate's conclusion. A Reddit user expressed their dissatisfaction, posting: "I don't care what fate he got since he was exposed anyways, but I wish Kate also got punished too. She was essentially able to walk free." In response, another chimed in: "Thank you! ! I thought I was the only one who was incredibly frustrated with how they were portraying her to be some redeemable saviour. "She killed children in the past and ordered a hit on a relative of hers because of the fear of it being leaked. "The fact that she somehow survived being shot and hit with a mallet while burning alive in the basement was also ridiculous. "Kate literally got to keep Henry at the end and was a karma houdini essentially". Someone else wrote: "I'm glad Joe got what he deserved, but I still feel unsatisfied in terms of justice because of her." Another commentator added: "Kate did all of that only to end up being exactly like Joe. Dodging accountability for her actions, escaping legal and moral culpability, insisting her own kills are for the greater good while pretending as though she doesn't like/derive pleasure and enjoyment out of doing it, and insisting that she's a good person beneath it all. "Joe became the Love to Kate's Joe. And Henry absolutely does need to be taken away from her yesterday."
