You's ending was almost perfect, but a common complaint revolves around the fact that a key character from previous seasons was essentially ignored. The Netflix series came to a close with season 5, and Joe Goldberg finally faced justice for the many murders he committed throughout his story. To drive this fact home, You brought back Guinevere Beck, Joe's season 1 obsession, for a powerful homage that ultimately brought the story full circle. However, Beck wasn't the only character who deserved this sort of remembrance and justice.

Joe had several obsessions throughout final episodes of You, Joe is forced to confront his surviving victims as they work together to take him down. Though Beck was dead and could not face him, she still returned in the symbolic sense, emphasizing the idea that Joe could never escape her. It would have been deeply meaningful if Love had also made a return, but this You character was nowhere to be seen.

Love Quinn's Absence Is One Of You Season 5's Biggest Ending Complaints

Joe's Story Came Full Circle In Every Other Way

The final season of You was poetic and satisfying. Kate, Nadia, and Marienne came together to take Joe down and ultimately convinced Bronte that the man she loved was a monster. From there, Bronte managed to get a very specific sort of justice for Beck, forcing Joe to remove his toxic words from her book before ensuring he was taken alive to rot in prison forever. Joe may have championed himself as a defender of women, but the fact that they all came together to force him to see the monster in the mirror was simply delicious.

Unfortunately, You season 5 wasn't quite perfect. Beck returned from the grave, in a sense, to help bring Joe to justice, but there was barely any reference to Love Quinn. Victoria Pedretti made no cameos, and her character was only mentioned in ing, most notably when Joe itted to killing her. Sure, this recorded ission aided in Joe's guilty verdict, but it's difficult to deny that Love Quinn's impact on You's ending was negligible compared to Joe's other victims.

Love's absence has been a common complaint regarding You season 5's ending, especially since many were explicitly looking for this character in the final season.

Love's absence has been a common complaint regarding You season 5's ending, especially since many were explicitly looking for this character in the final season. The "full circle" idea wasn't complete without any homage to Joe's wife. She had demonstrated the hard truth that no woman would ever be enough for Joe. Love had actually accepted this killer for exactly who he was, but he still turned on her in the end. This would have been meaningful to bring up as Joe continued to woo Bronte, but You season 5 dropped the ball.

Henry Goldberg's Season 5 Story Was The Perfect Way To Honor Love

Love's Legacy Could Have Lived On In Henry

At the very least, You season 5 could have brought some closure to Love's story through her son, Henry. Love may have been nearly as bad as Joe, but she didn't kid herself as much as her husband. Her final words expressed that Henry wasn't safe with either her or Joe, and this alone demonstrated that she was a more selfless and self-aware parent than Joe could ever be. Of course, this detail was all but forgotten by the events of You season 5. However, Henry's story could have brought Love's tragic ending full circle.

Love didn't deserve as much attention as Beck, but You could have used Henry's ending to satisfy this character's story. The clever young boy could have gone looking for more information about his biological mother and come to know of the sacrifices she made for him. Additionally, Henry's choice to cut Joe out would have been more powerful if we knew it was because he had found out that his father had killed his mother, in addition to attempting to harm Kate. Joe's lies all would have fallen to pieces, and, even without a real appearance from Love, her You character would have been honored.