Winter Warmer Watchlist - You - Season Five/Series Finale

The fifth and final season of You landed around Anzac Day on Netflix. So yeah I'm a little behind!

So how does the final season go? Joe Goldberg returns to New York City to live a peaceful life, but the appearance of a woman, Bronte, and the need to satisfy his darkest needs will put his entire life in danger.

Penn Badgley returns as Joe Goldberg, with Charlotte Ritchie returning from the previous season; and Griffin Matthews, Anna Camp and Madeline Brewer joining for one final season. With Anna Camp actually playing twins!

The final ten episodes kick off 3 years after returning to New York, Joe Goldberg has become famous due to his relationship with Kate, who has become CEO of her family's company. He has his son Henry back, and has put Mooney's up for sale. 

Joe learns from Kate's paternal half-brother Teddy that a hit piece is going to be published about an old business deal Kate made, which would ruin her reputation. Teddy and Joe confront Reagan Lockwood, Kate's paternal half-sister, who denies involvement in the hit piece. 

Going through Reagan's identical twin sister Maddie's phone, Joe discovers that Reagan, Maddie, and Kate's mentor Bob are planning a vote of no confidence against Kate. Joe later fantasises about murdering Bob and is caught writing about it by Kate at Mooney's. 

While leaving, he meets Bronte, who had been breaking in and borrowing books from his shop. When Kate confronts Bob, he confirms he leaked the information to the press and reveals he knows about Kate's involvement in covering Rhys Montrose's death. 

Joe murders Bob and stages his suicide later that night. Upon visiting Mooney's again, Joe discovers Bronte sleeping there and offers her a job, telling her to never go into the basement. Later, Joe goes there, revealing he has reassembled his glass cage.

Yeah Joe has a new obsession in Madeline Brewer as Louise Flannery / Bronte. Yes she also has two identities. It's a lot! Spoilers below. However like Mayfair Witches, I am way behind on this one!

In the finale, after loads of drama, back stabbing, whilst the body count builds, Joe and Bronte begin to go on the run after Kate's recorded confession of Joe's crimes.

Bronte debating when to corner Joe. Joe plans to cross the border into Canada under a false identity provided by Will Bettleheim, including Henry in his plans. 

Joe and Bronte break into a vacation house for a night until they get the papers. The two take a romantic boat ride, and later while they're having sex, Bronte points a gun at Joe and demands to know how he killed Beck, but he refuses to tell her. Bronte then forces Joe to identify his contributions to Beck's posthumous bestselling book, using a copy she bought at a gas station earlier. 

Joe manages to contact Henry through Will, but Henry rejects him and calls him a monster. 

A fight ensues between Joe and Bronte outside after Bronte attempts to escape. Bronte calls 911 before Joe seemingly drowns her, and the police arrive. Joe kills a police officer while trying to escape, but is then cornered by still-alive Bronte. 

Bronte shoots Joe in the genitals, and he is arrested. Joe is sentenced to life in prison; Bronte rewrites Beck's book, removing Joe's additions, which becomes a best-seller; Kate, who survived the fire, leaves the company–which becomes fully non-profit under Teddy–and helps Marienne with her art and raises Henry; Nadia leaves prison and becomes a writing teacher; Maddie and Harrison are released from prison and are expecting twins. 

Joe, in prison, reads fan mail, continuing to think he's not the problem, but society.

OK, so that was a lot. The final ever episode had loads of loose ends to wrap. It mostly did well as yet another major Netflix series calls it a day. This year alone. You, Squid Game, Heartbreak High, Stranger Things and Outer Banks all to end in 2025.

Yes Heartbreak High might be big for us Ausie's, however that list above is fairly major!

Until next time, Penn Badgley is a total hot rat boy!