When the finale begins, Bronte and Joe are on the run from NYC, where Joe has become a pariah after killing Dr. Nicky's son on a livestream (in self defense, kinda), confessing to killing Love on tape, and leaving his wife Kate for dead in the basement of his burning bookstore.

Joe Goldberg’s story comes full circle in the final season of 'You'. Here’s what the ending means and how the series wraps up his twisted journey.

Joe Goldberg’s ( Penn Badgley) reign of terror has come to an end. After five seasons of twists, obsessions, and so much murder, Joe got his karma in You ‘s fifth and final season. His return to New York City and a girl, of course, led to his downfall. He wound up back where he started — in a cage.