Warning: This article features SPOILERS for You!The starting with Kate's boyfriend Malcolm Harding.
You season 5 premieres in April 2025.
10 Does Joe Go Back To His Son, Henry?
There Is No Clear Answer If He Does Or Not
One big mystery that You season 4 left unanswered is what will happen to Joe's son, Henry. You season 3 followed Joe and Love Quinn raising their son together. Despite Joe's growing intolerance for his wife, which ultimately led to her murder, he loved Henry and wanted the best for him. He planned to run off with his son, but when he faked his own murder to frame Love for a murder-suicide, he had to give Henry up to his friends, Dante and Lansing.
He planned to run off with his son, but when he faked his own murder to frame Love for a murder-suicide, he had to give up his son to his friends Dante and Lansing.
Now that the world knows Joe is alive, they'll expect him to reunite with his son and try to gain custody of him. Unfortunately, You season 4 doesn't give any hints about whether Joe plans to get Henry back. It seems that would be the #1 question from interviewers, or that Dante and Lansing would immediately reach out after learning Joe was still alive.
9 Why Doesn't Marienne Turn Joe In?
She Is Safe In Paris With Her Daughter
In order to keep Joe's story going, every season must end with him miraculously finding his way out of trouble. After all, no one wants to watch a season of Joe sitting in prison unless he has a master escape plan. However, it doesn't always add up that no one ever turns Joe in. This season, Joe captured Marienne and locked her away in his glass box, though he has no recollection of this because he blacked out when he did it. Joe's student Nadia finds Marienne, and they create a plan to help her escape and reunite with her daughter.
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At the end of You season 4, Joe unknowingly assures viewers that Marienne is safe in Paris with her daughter, and she's also heard the news about Joe's reinvention; however, she simply scoffs at the news article and goes on with her day. After being captured by Joe and escaping, one would think Marienne's first order of business, other than reconnecting with her daughter, would be to the police. After all, Joe has killed many people who have found out about his murders to prevent them from going to the authorities.
8 What Happened To Elliot?
Elliot Doesn't End Up Killing Joe
Elliot showed up quickly in You season 4 and disappeared just as fast. He was hired by Love's father to kill Joe for killing his daughter, except he didn't want to. Instead, Elliot helped the You protagonist create a new identity while promising to tell Love's father that he did kill him. Unfortunately, the ending of You blows his cover. Apparently, Joe didn't think things through when he came up with his plan. Love's father is sure to find out Joe is alive, and this will put Joe and Elliot in danger.
7 Why Doesn't Kate Care That Joe's A Killer?
She Is Quick To Accept His Murders
Kate shows up at the hospital after Joe's failed suicide attempt, where he confesses to his murderous past. Like Love, Kate didn't run and try to report Joe for being a killer. In fact, she didn't even flinch when he told her. Kate used all her authority to cover up Joe's past, but the You season 4 finale doesn't explain why Kate was so quick to accept Joe's murders. Kate had no problem covering up Rhys' death as she thinks her father made Joe do it. The ending also suggests she knows Joe killed Love, but she's oddly not afraid he might kill her too.
6 Does Kate Know The Full Extent Of Joe's Murders?
Joe's Kill Count Is Quite High
Kate's ability to accept Joe's past and mastermind a plan to clear his name raises the question: Does Kate know the full extent of Joe's murderous past? The You season 4 finale doesn't clarify this. It's hard to everyone Joe has killed since You premiered in 2018, but Beck and her friends, his ex-girlfriend Candace, and Love's brother Forty are some of the most significant. If Kate did know, she might be just as unhinged as he is, especially if she found out about Marienne and Joe's infamous glass box.
5 Will Joe's History Come Up In New York?
New York Is Where It All Started
Joe's greatest achievement is escaping consequences by lying and fleeing the scene. In You season 2, Joe moved to Los Angeles after Beck's death. However, now that he and Kate are back in New York, will his past catch up to him?
The You season 4 finale doesn't address how dangerous it is for Joe to return to the city where everything started, especially with Kate. If she doesn't know all the information about Joe's murders, New York is the perfect place for her to start digging, and with his name all over the news, Joe could find himself in quite a big mess if the truth starts coming out.
4 How Did Kate Cover Up Joe's Past?
She Used Her Power And Wealth
During Joe's You season 4 finale narration, he lists a cybersecurity team, publicists, and bribing the police chief as a few of the ways Kate helped him get out of trouble. However, You's season 4 finale doesn't go into much detail about how Kate got away with all of this.
Joe isn't a corrupt politician or a rich man committing tax fraud.
Of course, money talks, and wealth has helped a lot of shady people get out of trouble in the world, but with Joe's dark past, just how many strings did Kate have to pull to clear his name? Joe isn't a corrupt politician or a rich man committing tax fraud; he's a Jeffrey Dahmer-level serial killer, and the finale offers no in-depth look at how Kate was able to craft Joe's innocence.
3 Will Nadia Ever Tell The Truth?
She Took The Blame
Lucky for Joe, out of all his fellow Londoners, he picked the right victim in You season 4, framing Nadia for killing her friend Eddie after Joe found out both of them were investigating him and his murders. Joe mentions Nadia didn't attempt to defend herself and is serving prison time for a crime he committed.
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Nadia was so determined to prove Joe guilty that it was unusual that she would take the blame for his crimes. She may have been in a state of shock at the time of the arrest, but eventually, she might start talking, and if that happens, Joe and Kate had better have another plan up their sleeves. The finale didn't elaborate on Nadia's fate, but there are many roads the show can go down with the character.
2 Is Imaginary Rhys Still Haunting Joe?
Joe Hallucinates Seeing Rhys Everywhere After Murdering Him
After murdering Rhys, Joe starts hallucinating him everywhere he goes, as if he's being haunted by his ghost. Toward the end of the finale, Joe pushes the imaginary Rhys off a bridge, seemingly freeing himself of the hallucination. However, at the end of the episode, Joe looks out the window and sees Rhys' reflection staring back at him, hinting that maybe he's not free of Rhys after all. It's unclear why, of all Joe's victims, Rhys is the one following him around.
1 Will Joe Go After Marienne Again?
This Could Strain His Relationship With Kate
As far as Joe knows, Marienne is dead. However, if he can come back to life, so can she, and she better hope he never finds out that she faked her death. And, if Joe does find out Marienne is still alive, he might try to reunite with her for the You season 3 relationship he planned to have before she found out who he really was, which will put a strain on his relationship with Kate. You season 4 offered a fresh story with a pretty satisfying ending. Unfortunately, the finale left a lot of questions unanswered, making some of the storylines feel incomplete.
Which Questions Will Most Likely Be Answered In Season 5
You season 5 promises to be the last season of the popular Netflix series that started back in 2018, and the fifth season will return to New York City as Joe attempts another fresh start to his life alongside Kate. Of course, there are a number of lingering questions left to answer from season 4, but it doesn't seem like all of them will be followed up on, as the series chooses to leave a lot of what came before ambiguous.
One likely thread that will be explored more is Joe reuniting with his son, Henry. He is briefly shown in the You season 5 trailer, and is such an integral part of Joe as a person that it would be strange not to go back to him.
You season 5 will definitely explore more of Joe's relationship with Kate and if she begins to uncover just how far Joe's murderous tendencies go. She was onboard so far, and even used her influence to clear his name, but as You closes in on its finale season, and the walls around Joe's life crumble, Kate could find herself in way over her head, as has been proven with most of Joe's romantic relationships throughout the series.
You is a psychological thriller that follows a dangerously charming and intensely obsessive young man who manipulates his way into the lives of those he fixates upon, using extreme measures to pursue his unsettling aims.
- Directors
- Marcos Siega, Lee Toland Krieger, Cherie Nowlan, DeMane Davis, Kellie Cyrus, Marta Cunningham, Martha Mitchell, Victoria Mahoney, Erin Feeley
- Writers
- Justin W. Lo
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Producers
- Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Sera Gamble, April Blair, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo, Neil Reynolds
- Seasons
- 5
- Story By
- Caroline Kepnes
- Streaming Service(s)
- Netflix
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