Lagos, Nigeria — Netflix’s popular series ‘You’ don finally reach the end, and Joe Goldberg don hang im blue cap for good.
This fifth season, which just drop, show wetin happen three years after season four. Joe dey back for New York, after im London wahala, and now e don become husband to Kate Lockwood, a British heiress wey get her own secrets.
Kate, who suppose be the fourth love of Joe’s life, na the reason wey Joe go start to feel the heat again. Her close friends no trust am, and wahala don begin to show as new characters enter the mix, including Bronte, a new love interest.
Throughout di season, Joe try manage his life but his past dey haunt am like ghost. The show mix old themes with new twists as di story dey unfold, but many fans feel say story dey get repeat and no be as engaging again.
Di final episode however be wetin most viewers dey talk about. Writers manage am well, using strong themes to revisit Joe’s dark past while bringing a level of closure to di character. Critics observe say e look almost like film than just normal episode, with intense storyline and gripping visuals.
“Dis na di best episode,” one fan talk, “E finally show Adam’s possible consequences for im actions.” Critics also mention di heavy influence of 2014 film ‘Gone Girl’ in di finale.
Joe, played by Penn Badgley, don face im long-awaited comeuppance after plenty seasons of violent patterns and obsession. For di final episode, Joe dey apprehended and make mockery of, while contributing to di darker themes unraveling violence against women wey di series been dey show for years.
“People go ask wetin we dey watch for five seasons,” another critic comment. “E dey take us into di mind of a killer and show wetin dey happen when we no fit separate fiction from reality. But di unresolved issues remain.”
As di show dey come to a close, many fans reflect back on di first two seasons when di show still dey fresh and exciting. “We sabi say Joe be bad guy, but we still dey root for am,” one viewer say. “Na wetin make di series thrilling, but e don turn to repetition now.”
With di final season streaming on Netflix now, fans dey left to ponder di fate of Joe Goldberg and wetin dis mean for future series wey go follow similar themes. Can creators turn di wheel or people go still get tired of di same old formula?