Fans Saddened By News Of Netflix's 'YOU' Coming To An End

"YOU" fans will finally get proper closure on Joe Goldberg's story!

Penn Badgley plays the charming yet dangerous stalker who stops at nothing to get the person he desires. With his captivating performance, he has made the show a must-watch for thriller genre fans. After four seasons of suspenseful twists and turns, viewers of the show will be both excited and saddened to hear the news concerning the hit show. 

On Friday, the popular streaming platform announced that it had renewed the crime drama with the actor reprising his role as the obsessive Joe Goldberg for the last time. In a reel posted on their Instagram page, the 36-year-old appeared from various scenes repeating his famous lines, "Hello and Goodbye... You."

The post, which was captioned, "Goodbye... YOU. Joe Goldberg will return for the fifth and final season of YOU," has already garnered over 100,000 likes with followers in the comments expressing sadness over the end of their favorite show.

One fan wrote in all caps to state, "ONCE IT ENDS, IM GOING THROUGH THE STAGES OF GRIEF," while this person who clearly lives and breathes for the series wrote, "final season? ? how do you want me to survive, TELL ME???." 

This fan praised Netflix for ending it in the fifth season because they believed the character could "only get away so much without it feeling washed out or repetitive." 

Some followers were already predicting the plot and how it would end, like this user who stated emphatically, "If he doesn't get killed by all the women that are still alive, then I want nothing."

A fifth indicated they wanted some characters to return and to "RESURRECT LOVE SO SHE CAN PUT AN END TO HIM AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER WITH HENRY!!!," while a sixth person pointed out, "There's only one way for this series to end, and that's with Joe's death for everything he's done."

After a major plot twist resulting from Joe Goldberg's life in London, fans clearly cannot wait for the popular Netflix thriller to make a comeback for its final season. In a press release on Friday, PEOPLE reported that the streaming giant hinted that the upcoming season would reveal whether he finally faces the consequences of his actions. 

Season four saw Joe adopt a new identity as Professor Jonathan Moore and embark on an academic career overseas, immersing himself in London's high society. Unfortunately, shortly after he settled, he found himself entangled in a series of murders committed by a killer who targeted his newly made friends. 

Determined to drop his former life, he suppressed his killer tendencies in spite of the provocation. In Part 2 of the show, the serial killer formed an unexpected bond with another individual who shared his penchant for violence.

However, the series raised questions about the viability of a friendship between two murderers. They posed the question of whether Joe could overcome his attraction to attractive women and abandon his homicidal tendencies permanently. 

The "Gossip Girl" star joined the conversation on Netflix's portrayal of serial killers, specifically in the release of "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." The actor spoke out against the streaming platform's choices, criticizing the way in which it humanizes and generates empathy for real-life killers through its content.

Despite his efforts to discourage fans from having a crush on his character in "YOU," The Blast shared that Badgley's portrayal in the first part of season 4 did not help in dampening anything. 

However, in an appearance on Entertainment Tonight, the actor once again addressed the issue of fans finding themselves attracted to serial killers when he was asked, "What is your message to people who are finding themselves attracted to serial killers?"

He replied with a request for those individuals to introspect before he acknowledged that their show was designed to make people develop feelings for the character, Joe. He then differentiated their show's intention from the responsibility that lies with other real-life personalities like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.

However, he noted that the responsibility for portraying individuals like Dahmer rested solely on Netflix's shoulders. When discussing why certain individuals were attracted to murderers, the "John Tucker Must Die" actor admitted that he had some insights, but they would require a lengthy explanation. He went on to describe the phenomenon as strange.