Netflix’s 5-Part Thriller Masterpiece Series Has The Perfect Ending

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Netflix offers a lot of great thrillers, and some of its shows are particularly praised for having satisfying conclusions. Ending a TV series well is a real challenge – a disappointing finale can ruin everything, as fans experienced with the final season of Game of Thrones.

Netflix often avoids disappointing endings with its thriller series because many are based on existing books or designed as short, self-contained stories. However, when a show becomes a huge hit and continues for several seasons, viewers often worry the finale won’t live up to the quality of what came before. This particular Netflix series managed to avoid that pitfall.

Netflix’s Thriller Masterpiece Made The Audience Fall For A Serial Killer

The series You came to Netflix in December 2018, shortly after its first season ended and was cancelled by Lifetime. It quickly gained popularity worldwide, and Netflix took over production, making You a Netflix Original for seasons 2 through 5. Initially, Penn Badgley’s character, Joe Goldberg, appeared to be a charming and devoted romantic.

Joe presents himself as a charming and relatable person, both to those around him and to himself. But beneath the surface, he’s a dangerous serial killer with sociopathic and psychopathic tendencies, which is what makes the show You so captivating. It’s fascinating that even when viewers are fully aware of how disturbed and dangerous Joe is, they still find themselves strangely attracted to him.

Joe is charming and often surprisingly funny, even when the show gets really dark, which provides a welcome contrast to the serious topics. Each season, we watch him become obsessed with someone new, and just like his love interests, the audience finds themselves captivated by him. This ultimately left viewers wondering how the story could possibly end, and the show provided a satisfying conclusion.

You’s Ending Perfectly Addressed What The Series Set Up And Was Fitting For Joe Goldberg

Viewers became very invested in Joe’s internal monologue, which surprisingly made him a more relatable and sympathetic character despite being a serial killer. We saw his inner conflict and a hint of wanting to be different, even though he ultimately didn’t truly desire change. This led some to root for him to survive or avoid prison in the final season.

The fifth season of You ended the story perfectly for Joe, leaving him alive but imprisoned to face the consequences of his actions, his inner demons, and his fear of loneliness. The show also tackled the disturbing phenomenon of people becoming fascinated with serial killers, and even acknowledged viewers who found themselves rooting for Joe despite his terrible behavior.

In the final scene of You, Joe addresses the troubling phenomenon of people becoming obsessed with serial killers, even going so far as to write to them in prison. Penn Badgley’s character points out a societal issue, and ends with a statement that reveals Joe’s inability to acknowledge his own shortcomings while also encapsulating the central question of the show: “Maybe the problem isn’t me. Maybe it’s you.”

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2026-01-22 21:19