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.

Joe spends a good chunk of the finale trying to get in touch with the son he shared with Love. "I need to tell him that whatever he hears, I am not abandoning him," he asserts. With the help of fixer Will ( Robin Lord Taylor ), Joe is able to hack into Henry's gaming headset without anyone knowing.