In season five of You, Joe returns to New York from London. It is while in New York that he is arrested and convicted for the murders of Guinevere Beck, Delilah Alves, Love Quinn, and others. While in prison, he received a letter from a female admirer.
Strangely, Joe, while being an evil serial killer, still comes off as a nice person who is trying to find the right path.
The Source
You the TV show is based on a book of the same title by Caroline Kepnes. If you have read the book, you will find the show a bit different because the show’s producers changed the story.
You: The plot
The Series You is the story of Joe Goldberg, who moves to New York to live a better life working in a bookstore. He is appealing to women who meet, and Joe only gets in trouble when he meets Beck.
While he seems like a simple bookseller, he has deep, dark desires, and when Beck comes into his life, she upends it.
Joe killed many people either for standing in his way, for being too rich, or for discovering his secret.
What happened to Joe in season 5 of You?
In season 5, Joe returns to New York with a new wife, Kate. He, however, meets Bronte and becomes obsessed with her.
Bronte works against him even as they grow closer, planning to expose him. Kate starts to see his true nature and asks him to kill one of her enemies.
Joe, by the final episodes of the show, is on the run, and he is arrested when Bronte shoots him in the crotch. He is convicted of his crimes and, while in prison, receives a letter from an admirer.
The serial killer also becomes the subject of a meme mocking him for being shot in his crotch.
Who did Joe kill?
Joe killed more than 10 people in the TV show.
Season 1
In season 1, Joe met Beck and started stalking her. He felt that her boyfriend did not understand or love her, and he kidnapped and killed him.
Beck begins to dig into his past, and in the end, Joe kills her, too. His neighbour has a violent partner called Ron.
When Ron puts Joe’s neighbour in the hospital and assaults her son, Joe stabs him in the neck and hides the body.
Season 2
In the second season, his ex, Candace, returns; she had faked her death to escape him. He kills her and Delilah Alves, a journalist who is unravelling his secrets.
Season 3
In the third season, Joe is now married to Love Quinn, whom he met in season 2. Love Quinn is as violent as Joe, and Joe hates that.
She kills Natalie, and this further repulses Joe, so he kills her.
Season 4
In the fourth season, Joe kills Malcolm in a dissociative state because he is misogynistic. Joe also kills people as the “Eat The Rich” murderer. These include Simon, Gemma, and Edward.
Season 5
Joe kills Robert Cain at Kate’s (his new wife) request. When an internet misogynist (Dane) tries to kidnap Bronte, Joe kills him, although Bronte is against it.
Bronte’s ex tries to protect her, and Joe sees it as interference and accidentally kills him.
Throughout the show, many other people die as a result of Joe’s manipulation, such as Forty Quinn and Natalie. It is right then that at the end of the show, he is sentenced to life in prison.
Why Netflix’s You has a large fanbase
You is extremely popular, as evidenced by social media posts from around the world. Joe Goldberg’s serial killing fascinates many true crime lovers.
In addition to this, a man who can read remains calm during chaos, is protective of children, and can devise a plan is very attractive to women.
Finally, Joe Goldberg seems like a lost puppy. Viewers have a strong desire to help him find the right path.