Penn Badgley at a screening of You earlier this weekThe fifth and final season of You hit Netflix on Thursday morning, marking the end of an era for Penn Badgley and his character, Joe Goldberg.You, which follows serial killer Joe as he tries (and fails) to leave his murderous ways behind him, and settle into a more conventional, stable life.It’s a real guilty pleasure watch – and it’s hard to imagine Joe being played by anybody but Penn. However, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly back when the show started in 2018, Penn admitted that he actually almost didn’t even accept the role. When asked about his initial reaction to the role, Penn revealed: “I didn’t want to do it — it was too much. I was conflicted with the nature of the role. If this is a love story, what is it saying? It’s not an average show; it’s a social experiment.”