Ultimately, Bronte embarks on a mission to expose Joes violent history with the support of several online sleuths.

Hell live a life without parole, that is.

On the set ofYou, the 32-year-old actor found levity in talking life and books with Badgley.

Bronte and Joe in the You finale. Photo via Netflix

It was the summer in New York, she says.

Do you think Joe really loved Bronte?

He has no respect for women.

Joe and Bronte on You’s final season. Photo via Netflix

He will love anyone or anything that can fill the hole inside him.

The most genuine thing hes felt to love is the way he feels about [his son] Henry.

But even by the end of the series, when Henry withdraws that love, Joe crumbles.

Joe and Bronte on You Season 5. Photo via Netflix

We see Bronte stray from her mission when she develops feelings for Joe.

Its the first conversation with Kate [Charlotte Ritchie] that really starts it off.

Then, seeing Marienne is alive is confirmation that they werent wrong.

Bronte on You Season 5. Photo via Netflix

She was researching this woman for years and always thought she was dead.

Now shes here, alive, telling her play-by-play what happens when you love this man.

That changes everything for her.

Were there any deleted scenes or moments that didnt make the cut?

I was like,This is iconic.I mean, I understand why [the writers]took it out.

Maybe you didnt need to add the other layer of me saying Hello, you.

I was so excited to say it.

I did get to do the voiceover [later], which was also pretty sick.

What were the behind-the-scenes logistics of the final confrontation with Joe and of shooting him in the penis?

It was 4 a.m. in the middle of the woods in mid-August.

That was the last night that we shot.

Our scrapes and the gunshot and the blood and degree of wetness it was so much.

I wanted the feeling to be that Bronte didnt aim for any specific thing.

I dont want to shoot him in the head, [just] maybe scare him.

But then its just luck of the draw.

Can you walk me through the emotional impact of that last scene?

That line blew my mind as I read it.

Because many [partners] are so bad.

That line puts it all on the table for you.

I really wanted to double-check that I got it all in there.

The hammering of a rain tower was banging on our heads.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.