You ending explained: Does Penn Badgleys Joe Goldberg die or get away with it?

Joe Goldberg has ended his story. The fifth and final season of Penn Badgley’s Netflix thriller “You” is now streaming.The actor plays Joe Goldberg, a bookish romantic who thinks of himself as sensitive — and has a nasty habit of murdering people wherever he goes. So, does the final season of “You” let Joe off the hook for his crimes? Does it end with him dead? Or, does it end with him in prison, suffering the consequences of his actions? Spoilers below for “You” Season 5. Ultimately, the show ends with Joe behind bars. Season 5 finds Joe back where it all started, in New York City with his British wife, Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), and young son, Henry (Frankie DeMaio). Because Kate is a high-powered business exec, she and Joe become famous and are invited to all the splashy society events. Joe graces magazine covers, and becomes known as her supportive husband.

The public thinks he’s Prince Charming. All isn’t well between Joe and Kate, though.As he becomes disillusioned with his life, Joe meets Bronte (Madeline Brewer) and starts an affair with her. She’s just his type: a down-on-her luck girl who enjoys discussing books with him. Halfway through the season, a twist is revealed: Bronte isn’t who she seems to be.

She catfished Joe. Her real name is Louise, and she was close with Joe’s first victim from Season 1, Beck (Elizabeth Lail). When Beck died, Louise was distraught and suspicious about the circumstances. She ended up finding a group of like-minded internet sleuths to team up with in order to take down Joe.After her friend Dominique (Natasha Behnam) catches Joe killing someone on video and live-streams it to the world, Joe’s star falls. He even ends up on the cover of the New York Post, with the headline: “Joe Goldmurderer.” Joe is furious to be so misunderstood by the public. There are twists and turns in his romance with Bronte / Louise, because although she was teaming up with her friends to dupe and expose J...