You season five has been branded ‘insultingly rubbish’ and ‘woefully underbaked’ as critics rip the Netflix thriller to shreds in scathing reviews.

The final season of You launched on the streaming platform at 8am today (April 24) and saw the return of Penn Badgley as protagonist Joe Goldberg.

Featuring ten episodes, the drama picks up three years after the previous season and sees Joe return to New York.

With the help of his wife Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), he regains custody of his son Henry (Frankie DeMaio). However, Joe soon develops an interest in Brontë (Madeline Brewer).

Despite seeing four successful seasons previously, You has been hit with stinging reviews from some critics.

The Guardian only rated the new instalment two out of five stars and described the ending as ‘insulting rubbish’.

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You season five has been branded ‘insultingly rubbish’ and ‘woefully underbaked’ as critics rip the Netflix thriller to shreds in scathing reviews

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The final season of You launched on the streaming platform at 8am today (April 24) and saw the return of Penn Badgley (pictured) as protagonist Joe Goldberg

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With the help of his wife Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), he regains custody of his son Henry (Frankie DeMaio). Joe soon develops an interest in Brontë ( Madeline Brewer, pictured)

While some may be disappointed that their favourite series is coming to an end, the publication said it was a ‘mercy’.

They noted that though the storyline ‘was once ludicrously fun,’ the finale is ‘so bad that it’s offensive’.

You didn’t impress The Telegraph either who matched the Guardian’s unimpressed rating.

Describing the show as swinging ‘from soap opera to stale slasher flick’ they claimed the ‘final season will bludgeon your attention-span to death’.

While The Daily Beast argued the new season’s ‘fatal flaw’ is ‘how muddled the show has allowed its satire to become’.

The publication claimed aspects like the ‘social media true-crime component’ was ‘woefully underbaked’.

Its final verdict was the show ‘should’ve wrapped up several chapters ago’.

Echoing The Daily beast, The Standard also felt the show was well overdue to end and called it ’embarrassing,’ alongside a two out of five star rating.

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Despite seeing four successful seasons previously, You has been hit with stinging reviews from some critics

Tech Advisor shared a more positive outlook and praised the cast and ‘outlandish storyline’.

It even encouraged fans of the previous four seasons to ‘tune into this wild ride of a finale’.

Though the site did acknowledge, ‘Joe’s many self-indulgent attempts to defend his violent instincts can get tiresome’.

All seasons of You are available to stream on Netflix now.