Quotes
I feel like it could have been done better. Some subplots should have been taken out. Maybe seeing more of him on trial or in jail or being analysed would have been interesting. I think a lot of the TikTok stuff and focus on Bronte/Louise was strange."
One user wrote
In the end, it all comes back to YOU [blood drop emoji]. S5 is now playing!"
The Instagram caption teased
Eventually, he'll just be some asshole I dated,
she says
He taught me a lot about what it is to be a man by knowing what it is not. And I don't mean the obvious things like, 'Oh, don't murder. That's bad.' That's very clear."
Sharing what he will be taking away from his character, Joe, Badgley shared
That was vital to his identity. So vital that he creates the danger that he needs to protect people from. That is a really interesting phenomenon. That happens in smaller ways, in subtler ways. We are all, unfortunately, sometimes possessive, sometimes coercive, sometimes manipulative [and] jealous in relationships with the people we love the most."
The 'Gossip Girl' actor revealed to People
I became a father while I was on this show. I only got married just before I took the role. So I've grown a lot and I've grown with Joe in a strange way,
Badgley told PeopleYou doesn’t condemn Joe. It celebrates him,
writes critic Rebecca Nicholson, arguing
It’s trying to be prestige TV now, ... but we miss the crazy exes and glass boxes.”
the review jokedEven Joe’s internal monologues sound like he’s over it,
the review notedThe loneliness, oh my god. The loneliness... This is forever. It's unfair. Aren't we all just products of our environment? Hurt people hurt people."
In a haunting voiceover, he reflects on the crushing loneliness of his situation, remarking
Do you remember when you used to tell me there were no monsters in my room? You lied. It was you. You’re the monster.”
Henry respondsMy punishment is worse than I imagined,
Joe reflectsI’d rather watch you rot in prison,
she told himMaybe we have a problem as a society. Maybe the problem isn’t me. Maybe it’s you."
As he reads a fan's letter, Joe's tone shifts, and he writesThe way this show plays with questions of how we reward bad people, that was a more playful question eight to 10 years ago,
Penn shared with The GuardianIt's a hard concept to keep reinventing, and a testament to the writers [that they do it],
he told Tudum
One of the most fun things about this season is the Prince Charming aspect, that Joe is actually famous. All the other seasons, he's been really under the radar. That's how he is able to move from season to season and place to place, because of his anonymity. Now that he is well known in New York, social media is on him. That's something fun for us to explore."
Justin W. Lo, co-show runner and executive producer, told TudumI do think that the show is at its best in New York,
Badgley told Netflix's Tudum.jpg)
We always said that we would stop after five and [that], in a perfect world, we would bring Joe back home to New York. We loved the idea of things coming full circle for him. We're excited by the fact that Joe came home as such a different person than [who] we saw in Season 1. At the core of our final story for Joe is this dichotomy of the old and the new."
Michael Foley, co-show runner and executive producer, told TudumEvery season they manage to find new space to make it interesting and relevant,
Badgley told Netflix’s Tudum blog recently