"Penn wanted to help us in our mission to have everybody stop and see him be so horrific that we all have to question what we just co-signed for all this time."
"Louise dupes Joe into falling in love with her through a carefully curated persona, marking a significant turning point in Joeâs journey."
"We see Joe Goldberg at his worst, which was really important to Penn, a reflection of our complicity in rooting for him."
"The last scene winks at fans' complicity, delivering a cheeky commentary on our relationship with Joe as a character."
In the fifth and final season of Netflix's "You," Joe Goldberg, portrayed by Penn Badgley, faces the long-overdue consequences for his actions. The season introduces Louise Flannery, who deceives Joe with a fake persona, leading to his downfall and ultimate imprisonment. This season emphasizes Joe's darkest moments, pushing the audience to confront the unsettling realization of their complicity in his narrative. Co-showrunners discussed how they aimed to depict Joe at his worst while reflecting on the implications of a character that audiences have come to root for, culminating in a cheeky final scene that critiques that very support.
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