The showrunners revealed all of the different ways they thought Joe would meet a satisfying end Warning: This post contains spoilers for You season 5. In the final season of You, Joe Goldberg finally gets what he deserves — but the series finale could have had a completely different ending.

As the Penn Badgley-led series comes to a close with season five, Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo talk with The Hollywood Reporter about the twists and turns leading to a finale that pivoted from road trip romance to horror film in order to deliver that brutal comeuppance.

After five wild, chaotic, and jaw-dropping seasons, Netflix’s You finally closes the book on Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) twisted story. But if you thought he’d get a happy ending—or a brutal one—you might be surprised at how it all plays out.