“You” is one of Netflix’s psychological thrillers that I wish I could go back and watch for the first time. This show is the epitome of people who do crazy things when it comes to love—even murder. In honor of the series finale coming out next month, let’s talk about eight murders in the show that are justifiable.

1) Raphael Passero – Biological father of Joe Goldberg (Killed by Joe Goldberg)

First, we have our main character’s father, Ralph, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol. When he got his mother pregnant with Joe, everything went downhill. He frequently beat Joe’s mother and Joe until he was 9. Joe was in the closet hiding while his mother was being beaten badly. At that moment, he did what he thought would save him and his mother and he grabbed the hidden gun and shot him—ultimately leading to his death, which makes sense to get rid of a dangerously abusive figure in his life.

2) Ron – Joe Goldberg’s Neighbor (Killed by Joe Goldberg)

Unfortunately, abuse was a common theme in this show. When Joe still lived in his New York City apartment, he grew fond of the boy Paco who lived next to him with his mother, Claudia, and her boyfriend Ron. Ron was physically abusive to Claudia and always intimidated and bullied Paco. One night, Joe saw him about to beat Paco with a baseball bat. If there is one thing about Joe, he does not like when the innocent are threatened or in danger. With that, he gets Ron’s attention, which causes him to move toward Joe to attack him aggressively. Joe then stabbed Ron’s throat and killed him—another dangerous man out of the picture.

3) Henderson – Comedian (Killed by Joe Goldberg)

Murder continued in the sunny city of Los Angeles, California. Henderson is a comedian who abused his power. Early in his appearances, we learn he was immediately an enemy of Delilah Alves and turned into an enemy of Joe. Henderson date-raped young girls, sexually assaulted them, and took photos of them nude all while unconscious, one being Delilah. When Joe found this out, he immediately went into protection mode, realizing Henderson was trying to target Delilah’s 15-year-old sister, Ellie. While Joe was trying to force out Henderson’s confession after breaking into his house, he tried to break free and Joe shoved him down the stairs, where he smacked his head on the wall and died instantly.

4) Sofia – Au Pair for Love and Forty Quinn (Killed by Love Quinn)

Surprise! This show doesn’t just have one murderer. Love and Forty are twins born to the filthy rich, absent, and neglectful Dottie and an unnamed father. They hired Sofia to look after the two children. In their teenage years, one day Love went outside and witnessed Sofia sexually assaulting her twin brother Forty. Ultimately, Love slit her throat and killed her. However, she pinned the murder on Forty, knowing their parents would cover up the murder to protect him. Do I agree with pinning the murder on her brother? No. Was there a reasonable motive? Absolutely.

5) Peach Salinger – Guinevere Beck’s Best Friend (Killed by Joe Goldberg)

Sometimes people are so blinded by wanting to feel loved, that they don’t realize the toxicity a person brings to their life. This was the case with Beck and Peach. Peach was so obsessed with her and did everything in her power to control her life, and Joe saw this as a threat to their relationship. The breaking point was when Joe realized Peach was stalking Beck, taking nude pictures of her when she was asleep, and drugging her. Joe took matters into his own hands when he chased her down in Central Park and hit her in the head in hopes of killing her but she survives this. Fast forward, Peach and Joe confront each other which turns into a physical altercation ultimately leading up to Joe shooting her in the head unleashing Beck from a manipulative friend.

6) Love Quinn – Joe Goldberg’s Wife (Killed by Joe Goldberg)

When Love Quinn came into the picture, Joe met his match as they both stalked each other and would do malicious acts to anyone who got in the way of their relationship. The two murders went together a little too well until they didn’t, they even had a kid. Love impulsively killed multiple people and left it for Joe to clean up. The two both knew they were too dangerous together and if something didn’t stop, their son would be in danger as well. So like two murders would, they both had the idea of killing the other. Love tried to poison Joe with aconite, but he outsmarted her by taking an adrenaline pill which counteracted the aconite. As he is lying ‘paralyzed’ on the floor, she goes to slice his neck, and he quickly stabs her in the leg with a needle, injecting her with a lethal dose of aconite. I guess you can say it was self-defense.

7) Hugo McNamara – Joe’s Love Interests Body Guard (Killed by Joe Goldberg)

If there is one thing anyone should know about Joe Goldberg, it is to not get in the way of him. Hugo unfortunately made that mistake. While Joe was handling his business with Tom Lockwood, his love interest’s Dad, Hugo tried to get in between the two to save Tom. Bad idea, Joe did not like this. Not only did Joe kill Tom by suffocation, but he also killed Hugo by cutting the Achilles tendon in his foot and then stabbing him twice in the neck. Lesson learned?

8) Joe Goldberg – Main Character (“Killed” by alter ego Rhys Montrose)

Major spoiler alert here. In season four, Joe Goldberg has a severe psychological break, and in this comes his delusional alternate personality Rhys Montrose based on the real Rhys who is an author. Throughout the season, murders are happening left and right while Joe is on a hunt to find out who the murderer is. Later on, Joe realizes he was the murderer the whole time and his delusion Rhys has not been responsible. Skip to the end of the season, Joe is confronting Rhys. Rhys is telling him he can’t run from who he is, and in response, Joe says he is not Joe anymore. From there, he tries to commit suicide but survives. Only when he comes to the hospital he has fully embraced the darkness of who he really is and is now his alter ego, letting go of Joe Goldberg.

You is a show that constantly blurs the line between right and wrong, forcing viewers to question whether Joe’s actions are ever truly justifiable. These eight murders may have had some level of reasoning behind them, whether it was self-defense, protecting others, or taking out truly awful people, but it doesn’t make him a hero. Ultimately, he is a killer who convinces himself he’s doing the right thing.