SPOILERS: This publish incorporates particulars concerning the fifth and closing season of You
Despite his efforts to not romanticize his You character Joe Goldberg, Penn Badgley gave the controversial character a steamy send-off.
After being outspoken about his determination to not do intercourse scenes for the Netflix sequence, the actor defined he “had to throw that out the window” for the fifth and closing season, which is now obtainable to stream.
“That was the question again. All right, what am I willing to do?” he instructed People of his talks with the present’s inventive staff. “And as I always said, I said, my desire is that least as possible, but if it’s necessary, that’s the show we all sign up to make. So, let’s make sure it’s vital, let’s make sure it’s important, it’s deliberate. And we did.”
Badgley defined that for the present to succeed in a correct conclusion, they “really had to return to form” along with his lead being seen as “a romantic icon,” disarming his victims along with his allure.
The actor beforehand instructed Deadline the present has change into “a meta train on: Why are we so obsessive about this man?“
Madeline Brewer and Penn Badgley in ‘You’ (Clifton Prescod/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection)
“Apart from the superficial reasons, what is it about a protagonist like this that works? And I think we deliver; it’s a true deconstruction of Joe,” he defined.
“That’s actually where he does his worst work, is his manipulation and seduction,” added Badgley. “The box is kind of obvious, the box is actually where he’ll put anybody, but he only puts women in the bedroom, so that’s where his most dangerous work is. And it was important for him to be seen, finally, as a sexual predator.”
After the primary two seasons of You featured Joe in loads of steamy conditions, Badgley revealed in 2023 that he requested showrunner Sera Gamble for “no more intimacy scenes,” explaining he didn’t wish to be typecast as “the romantic lead,” additionally citing constancy in his marriage as an necessary issue.