Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission Spoilers follow for the You series finale contextualized the choice against a larger cultural reckoning with “bad men.” “It does become a question of ‘What do we do with people like Joe?’” he says “If somebody was to kill him — and it would be a woman right — well then actually now what you’ve burdened her with is having committed murder So what do you do?” And thus they landed on the ruination of his junk Joe pursues Bronte through the woods like a demon and Badgley goes hard on making Joe sound like a teeny voice squeaking once he realizes he’s been caught I know you have it in you!” (Badgley has been consistently great throughout the series and in a just world he would be in the Emmys conversation.) The move to maim his member also places Joe within the long tradition of castration as the worst possible thing you could do to a dude onscreen Think back to Theon Greyjoy’s neutering on Game of Thrones which plays out as the central pillar of his torturer’s campaign to annihilate the character’s sense of self or the famously thorny scene in Pulp Fiction where Marsellus Wallace exacts revenge on his rapist by firing a shotgun at the guy’s genitals Castration recurs in pop culture as comeuppance for men who inflict or threaten violence on women: Recall Robocop blasting the family jewels off a nameless criminal attempting to sexually assault a woman on the street or the sequence in Hard Candy where 14-year-old Hayley convinces the pedophile she’s torturing that she’s surgically removing his testicles castration doesn’t quite feel satisfying as a proportional symbolic response to Joe’s tenure of terror Shooting his dick off is a great punchline What made Joe so distinctive as the show’s central figure isn’t just that he’s a serial killer It’s that he constructs fantasies and narratives about himself to justify his actions and kills countless others in the service of love reframing his use of violence within an internal logic of self-defense or an expression of trauma-induced mental sickness Joe’s internal narrative takes on a valence of self-determination: His violent urges are immutable parts of himself so leaning into them amounts to a form of radical self-acceptance and unleashing them against people who “deserve it” (abusive boyfriends smarmy therapists) is analogous to a harm-reduction technique When it comes to the lovers he’s destroyed (Though Marienne didn’t actually die at the end of the fourth season you figure he’d chalk up her apparent overdose as an accident Whoopsie.) The beating heart of his monstrosity isn’t his sexual cravings but his sense of romanticism and righteousness the things that make Joe so compelling as a metaphor for very real men Dickless Joe would’ve been a satisfying payoff if You was just contained to its first season There’s a magic trick to building a story around the villain it really should be doled out expeditiously; otherwise the narrative loses its moral authority of fundamental opposition to its central character and the task of producing a proportionally satisfying comeuppance grew more complicated with each Joe getaway There’s also the fact that the series is so darn entertaining an outcome predicated on eliciting an affinity for Joe by virtue of his positioning as the story’s main point of view his (perfectly reasonable!) class critiques as he infiltrates various glamorous worlds and the procession of idiots who parade into his life as plot hurdles to navigate (or kill) It’s slippery to make a villain both your protagonist and your target of deconstruction the harder it becomes for it to also challenge the mythologies protecting dangerous men like him It also gets more difficult to point the finger at society for creating conditions that enable behavior like this when that really means you’re pointing the finger at viewers for wanting to root for someone like Joe You can’t reap the rewards of successfully making him a protagonist while angsting against the audience feedback loop producing those rewards If you boil down Joe’s romantic fantasies as a mere cover for what he always was — a predator acting on violent sexual urges — you could argue that castration serves as a fitting symbol for his atrocities You needed to spend a lot more time unpacking Joe’s downfall which is ultimately compressed into a ten-minute-ish coda slapped on the very end of the series finale If the fundamental project was to deconstruct Joe’s self-mythologizing there should’ve been a whole episode forcing him to confront his own monstrosity (I guess I’m saying You’s series finale should’ve taken a thing or two from Seinfeld’s.) The more You fleshed Joe out as a character the bigger the distance grew between him and what he symbolizes: the threat of how any decent-seeming man could a monster who believes himself to be the hero of his own romantic story with such ferocity that he’s able to convince others to join him in his fantasy “What is wrong with me that I know who you are and part of me can still feel this good?” Bronte wonders in the finale “But who doesn’t love to be loved?” Of course or the fault of any of the other women who fell victim to his carnage the fantasy of men like him is how women deal with the reality of men like him — a fantasy he’s all too eager to speak into being Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Katy Mullin receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council ("Coercive Control: From Literature into Law" Hannah Roche receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council ("Coercive Control: From Literature into Law" University of Leeds provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK View all partners Emily Brontë placed coercive control at the heart of her celebrated gothic romance But Heathcliff is an abused child who becomes an abuser – and teaches his son to copy In the novel Cathy declares that “My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight but it nonetheless underpins the emotional logic of Brontë’s plot This article is part of Rethinking the Classics The stories in this series offer insightful new ways to think about and interpret classic books and artworks Wuthering Heights is a novel of two halves caught between her tamely domestic husband Edgar Linton and the thrilling wildness of Heathcliff To revenge himself on Cathy for marrying Edgar Heathcliff elopes with Edgar’s infatuated sister Isabella Isabella initially sees Heathcliff as a brooding romantic hero Heathcliff’s abuse of Isabella is sometimes physical to “keep strictly within the limits of the law” to avoid giving Isabella “the slightest right to claim a separation” The law grants him ownership of his wife’s money and property but subtler refinements of abuse include humiliation She’s “wan and listless; her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down” Isabella has already reported that she is forced to sleep in a chair because Heathcliff keeps “the key of our room in his pocket” Heathcliff delights in humbling her before Nelly and his own servants Isabella escapes Heathcliff clad only in “a girlish dress” and “thin slippers” and goes into hiding with her brother’s financial help Heathcliff recovers their son Linton and uses him to engineer a second coercive marriage to his cousin Linton Heathcliff is perhaps the most unappealing character in Victorian fiction lacking altogether the strength and charisma of his father But his puny physicality casts the coercive nature of his abuse into relief Catherine is imprisoned at Wuthering Heights and blackmailed into consenting to marry Linton who becomes the legal owner of all her property conspiring in his father’s surveillance and depriving her of beloved possessions: All her nice books are mine; she offered to give me them and let her out; but I told her she had nothing to give and said I should have that; two pictures in a gold case and on the other uncle [Catherine’s father] That was yesterday – I said they were mine leaving the widowed and orphaned Catherine his penniless dependant Wuthering Heights is a dark parable about the absolute power that marriage can grant to abusive men Brontë’s plot was rooted in a real-life local case of domestic torment a Mrs Collins came to Haworth Parsonage to ask Emily’s father Patrick’s advice about her alcoholic He was Patrick’s colleague and fellow clergyman Patrick advised her to leave him and take her two children with her just seven months before Wuthering Heights’ publication Mrs Collins returned to Haworth to thank him She told the Brontë family how she had settled in Manchester with her children supporting them all by running a lodging house Looking for something good? Cut through the noise with a carefully curated selection of the latest releases, live events and exhibitions, straight to your inbox every fortnight, on Fridays. Sign up here Mrs Collins’ experience of abuse did not only shape the chilling psychodrama of Wuthering Heights. There are echoes of Patrick’s advice in Emily’s sister Charlotte’s novel Jane Eyre (1847) and her eponymous heroine’s famous declaration of autonomy: “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will Mrs Collins’ strength and resilience also inspires the bravery of Helen Huntingdon in Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) Like Emily’s “eternal rocks,” coercive control lurks beneath the Brontës’ best-loved fictions warning Victorian readers of the terrifyingly real dangers of psychological abuse long before the law caught up As part of the Rethinking the Classics series we’re asking our experts to recommend a book or artwork that tackles similar themes to the canonical work in question but isn’t (yet) considered a classic itself Here is the suggestion from Hannah Roche and Katy Mullin: Like the Brontës’ famous novels, George Gissing’s The Odd Women (1893) shows an acute awareness of the impact of psychological abuse the 21-year-old Monica Madden marries Edmund Widdowson a man 23 years her senior who attempts to police every aspect of her domestic Gissing’s fictional abuser is a classic coercive controller a perpetrator of a crime that did not yet exist and his pattern of behaviour is now so familiar and identifiable that it appears both prescient and predictable Widdowson does not have access to online communication tools or spyware But the many red flags in his treatment of Monica are likely to appear strikingly modern to readers today as well as saying goodbye to her long-running role on The Handmaid’s Tale The actor, who plays Van Palmer, tells L’OFFICIEL all about the big reveal for their fan-favorite character. 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The actor made a bold chop for the 2025 Met Gala carpet.  Styled by Law Roach, the look is so much more than it seems.  citizens contend with all the expected trappings of apocalypse: widespread poverty Flores’s sophomore novel looks to both our base and intellectual instincts to convey how close our world is to crumbling and how difficult it is to do something about it It takes a bit to acclimate to Flores’s plot—much of Book One (of three) is a meander through Three Rivers as Neftalí reels from a government raid on her childhood home and she is having visions of long-dead composer Juventino Rosas beckoning her to the sea Neftalí is joined by her best friend and former band mate who is contending with her own despair—her family is torn apart and the guy she has been secretly sleeping with has given her head lice Three Rivers is on the bust side of its boom after tech companies poured in and then collapsed The only remaining industry is a tinned fish factory running on the forced labor of the town’s single mothers Neftalí and Proserpina bear witness to the realities of their city on this walk where neighborhood boys do the bidding of the Mayor Pablo Henry Crick tías try desperately to get an old industrial oven to work and their friends Alexei and Moira collect bottle caps for a workplace-nightmare of an inventor who is trying to mold them into unsanctioned currency and they are devastatingly acclimated to it all Flores structures Brother Brontë like a web its pathways sticky and stretched and gradually merging into one another This results in a chaotic first act that is then mined for meaning in its successors In Book Two we are transported back decades the author of Neftalí’s only remaining novel Through Rivas we witness the acceleration of America’s societal collapse Three Rivers is not an island of decline; civil and environmental catastrophe is a global burden “two women fight to save their dystopian border town,” which unfortunately serves as a grave misrepresentation of the novel’s plot and character studies This is not a spunky revenge plot in which Neftalí and Proserpina gather a ragtag crew to take down the authoritarian mayor and save the day This is a rendering of existence as trauma and existence as resistance During the course of a day and then a year Neftalí kills and eats a roaming chicken out of hunger then bathes herself in its oils out of guilt; she reads Brother Brontë over and over again out loud to her tiger which she found on an abandoned property; she confronts Alexei who has aligned himself with Mayor Crick Proserpina creates counterfeit food ration cards Moira and Alexei sell their bodies and sell their souls and travel to farms and journey deeper into the urban underbelly The tías feed their community tamales day-after-day as it does not yield any consequential results for Three Rivers but rather a society facing the ebbs and flows of rebellion and exhaustion and reckoning with serving themselves Flores presents us with a new Wild West of the near-future and intellectual and individual freedoms are the new land grab There is heartache and hope in this read of authoritarian and environmental suffocation: when protests feel futile and elections fail us and screams seem to land in a void all we have left is our daily service to ourselves and one another Madison Ford is a Texas-based writer, editor, and actor. Her work has appeared in Southwest Review, Texas Monthly, Glasstire and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from The New School. Home we are going to cover the WHOLE truth and then judge accordingly I was really hoping that the person from Joe’s past who would get him once and for all would be the balcony sprite herself, Jenna Ortega But she probably got too famous and expensive for that — good for her who is exactly who “Bronte” turns out to be Back when I was power-ranking Pretty Little Liars I was constantly railing against those girls for speaking to the cops without a lawyer Considering how frequently they found themselves entangled in murders it seemed like they (and/or their parents) ought to have been keeping one on retainer watching Bronte explain this semi-self-incriminating situation to a police officer without an attorney in her corner Did anyone else spend the whole episode waiting for that to blow up in her face Extremely funny for me because I finally read Jane Eyre this year for the first time managed to make it this far without knowing what happens in this book from 1847.) The novel’s “romantic” ending has this unbearably boring tragedy-orphan marrying her ancient employer — basically the first man she’s ever met? — who had literally locked his first wife in the attic That Louise was moved deeply by this book — where our male hero is all but she was psycho!” and Jane’s take is (paraphrasing only slightly) we are the most in love two people have ever been and will ever be!!!!!!!” — is perhaps the biggest tell that Louise is going to accidentally fall in love with Joe but if she was going for a believable fake name and this was her source material Louise dropped out of the writing program to go back to Ohio She read Beck’s memoir over and over; she could tell that Beck did not write some of the book she connected with some other true-crime freaks who also had questions about Beck’s murder Bronte joins forces with Dom (the girl from the reading) and Phoenix who’ve both “been wronged by the justice system,” and Clayton Clayton figured out that Joe was seeing Dr. Nicky under an alias, so he knew Beck and Joe were having serious problems. This Scooby Gang solves the mystery: Beck was killed by her boyfriend, Joe! Then Louise’s mom died and so, apparently, did Joe BUT the group saw the article about Joe being alive after all and Clayton wanted to move slowly and stick to the edges of Joe’s life And that’s where we met her: breaking into the bookstore and commencing the most high-stakes catfish of her life but the part where Louise lost me was when she reported on the human aquarium but claimed to find no there there because it was just full of books When will someone from law enforcement go check out the cage? WHY WAS IT NOT SUSPICIOUS TO HER THAT IT LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE Louise told her friends she could make Joe fall in love with her Clayton helped make the story airtight by “expanding Bronte’s world.” Together Louise trusts the guy who she KNOWS is suspicious as hell and did all these murders It does help that Clayton is a violent guy — Joe’s intervention just proves that Joe “will defend a woman when someone is hurting her” because she has drunk her own broken-bird Kool-Aid After tasing Joe, Louise called Dom in a panic. Fun fact: Dom is the one who had Clayton’s gun. Clayton, in Louise’s incredulous words, “was convinced that Joe is this guy who kills all the women he falls in love with.” Louise, in a grand idiot plot tradition, not only rejects this premise despite staggering evidence but also believes that she alone can fix him horrified that Clayton is willing to risk her life to prove his point she was also willing to risk her life to prove her point Breaking into the bookstore and dating Joe was your idea Clayton showed up unannounced — he accused Louise of being “a fucking Manson girl” and latching on “like a goddamn tourist” — and Joe did the rest Louise tells the cop that this means Joe was acting in self-defense where he ruminates on how everything he shared with Bronte was a sham and then released from said police station I genuinely don’t know why Kate didn’t just let him stay in prison and he went out and murdered someone on live — take the win Joe decides that Bronte is a “snake,” which does not really portend well for her survival Joe gets home so he and Kate can have a screaming match It is very satisfying to hear her scream him out for being “obvious and pathetic” and for killing her sister Joe’s defense that Reagan was evil and that she thinks clearly enough to surround herself with security and remove Henry to a safe location that Joe doesn’t know about and taking him from them was one of the worst things I have ever helped you do.” YES The papers Joe signed at the police station had a temporary custody agreement — Kate assumed Joe would be too caught up in his own deal even to read the pages — which means he has already declared himself unfit to parent She also tells him off for only seeing their son as an extension of himself; Joe has never cared about another person Kate reminds Joe that all their power and money is hers and he can only access those resources if he obeys her where he uncovers a camera hidden in a book — a camera connected to Louise/Bronte’s phone By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice and to receive email correspondence from us Smeal College of BusinessBrontë Hamilton named to Penn State Smeal Finance Advisory BoardBrontë Hamilton who has an extensive background in the Australian armed forces said her experience in the Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA program and her connection to the Penn State alumni network led to her position with TE Connectivity “The Penn State alumni network offered me a connection to TE Connectivity and what I thought was just an informational interview turned into a job offer.” vice president of strategy and business development at TE Connectivity UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Smeal College of Business alumna Brontë Hamilton was recently appointed to the college’s Finance Advisory Board. Hamilton is currently a vice president of strategy and business development at TE Connectivity building on a deep finance career in a global industrial technology leader that designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions The board comprises alumni in the finance and investment communities who advise faculty and administration on matters related to the strategic direction of the department facilitate internship opportunities and encourage research and collaboration between faculty and students Board members meet twice each year — once on the University Park campus and once in the New York City region They also make a financial commitment to the college in support of innovative programs and services that benefit students and faculty in Smeal’s Department of Finance spent a year in Denmark through a Rotary Youth Exchange scholarship before joining the Australian Regular Army and enrolling at the Australian Defense Force Academy (the equivalent of the United States Military Academy at West Point) management and politics and First-Class Honors in information systems Following a year of focused Army officer leadership training Hamilton spent two years with the Australian Army Signals (telecommunications) Corps She was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as part of the search for weapons of mass destruction and counter-terrorism efforts and to Afghanistan in 2007 as a member of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) tasked with local reconstruction and security She said her experiences left her with a deep appreciation for the inestimable value of education and security Awarded the inaugural Chief of Army Scholarship to study overseas Hamilton enrolled in the residential Smeal MBA program in 2008 While she continued her career in the Australian Army the Smeal MBA had given her a sense of the opportunities in the United States and what I thought was just an informational interview turned into a job offer,” she said “This was a pivotal transition for me: my first civilian job I’ll forever be grateful to Penn State and Penn Staters for opening the door for me Hamilton started as an analyst but quickly climbed the corporate ladder she was named vice president of financial planning and analysis for the global enterprise moved into the industrials space as vice president of strategy and business development two years ago said he was thrilled to welcome Hamilton to the board "Brontë brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from her past military service and her professional path at TE Connectivity I am confident that her unique perspectives and contributions will strengthen our finance program and I look forward to formally welcoming her to the group at the board’s June meeting,” Phelps said Hamilton said she continues to be impressed by the caliber of available programming for students “The technical side of the program — stocks and investing —is really strong I’d like to help the program be even stronger by advocating for increased program options for students with an interest in career paths in corporate finance or international finance,” Hamilton said We need people who can work across borders who understand how to optimize human decision-making systems and artificial intelligence and who can interpret all of the data that is available in today’s world I am excited to play a part in helping Smeal achieve that for today’s learners.” The board’s next meeting is scheduled to take place on June 3 in New York City The board will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Nittany Lion Fund Hamilton’s gift advances the University’s historic land-grant mission to serve and lead. Through philanthropy, alumni and friends are helping students to join the Penn State family and prepare for lifelong success; driving research, outreach and economic development; and increasing the University’s impact for students, families, patients and communities across the commonwealth and around the world. Learn more by visiting raise.psu.edu Brewer played the final love interest of the serial killer Joe Goldberg in 'You' portrayals of Jews on screen are under greater scrutiny than ever So what are we to make of the bizarre and morally complex ending to Netflix’s hit show “You,” which centers on a Jewish serial killer Having a villain viewers are supposed to root for isn’t new — just ask fans of Tony Soprano. But while he was a stereotypical Italian mobster “You” stood out thanks to its unique narrative style a deeply disturbed man who justifies murder in the name of love he falls for aspiring writer Guinevere Beck Each season follows a similar pattern: obsession But the fifth and final season may be the most gripping becomes infatuated with Bronte (an excellent Emily Brewer) whom he hires at Mooney’s bookstore — the same bookstore where he once tortured people in a glass cage the show grapples with themes like toxic masculinity and how easily people overlook red flags when charisma is involved Though it doesn’t reference real-life cases directly the final season’s portrayal of media frenzy around killers echoes headlines like that of Luigi Mangione who was indicted for the murder of health CEO Brian Thompson The series critiques how easily the media flips between villainizing and romanticizing murderers Even as he cheats on his wife and leaves a trail of bodies he’s a smooth talker who keeps the audience uncomfortably intrigued Some viewers may question the decision to portray a Jewish character as a cunning serial killer Joe isn’t physically imposing but uses charm and social media to control others and conceal his violence the trope of a Jewish puppet master pulling strings might hit too close to antisemitic conspiracy theories The series is based on novels by Caroline Kepnes who has spoken about writing the first book while grieving her Jewish father’s death Joe’s manipulation through social platforms became a twisted reflection of that grief a Gen Z Jewish fan told me Joe’s Judaism didn’t bother her — he wasn’t defined by it the series rarely foregrounds Joe’s Jewish identity A previous season included a Jewish camp reference but Judaism is never portrayed as a catalyst for his actions It’s also worth noting that Jewish characters on screen aren’t monolithic. In Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” Adam Brody plays a hot Jewish rabbi — the moral inverse of Joe Writers and creators have the right to explore a wide range of characters even when they’re dark and not the best representation Season 5’s acting is arguably the show’s strongest Charlotte Ritchie returns as Joe’s wife Kate while Maddie is warm and playful  — calling Joe “boo” and cracking his emotional armor helps make the finale its most compelling chapter Most viewers assumed Joe would finally be killed The final episodes smartly explore how society sometimes glamorizes predators and what it takes for their masks to fall Joe’s anonymity is eventually shattered by bloggers — one of the series’ most satisfying twists But a small portion of the ending felt off it leaned into symbolism that some might find problematic or too forgiving many killers aren’t as smart as Joe—and some still get away with it “You” leaves us with a chilling takeaway: persistence can be romantic Jerusalem’s hidden scrolls: The earliest evidence of the Hebrew bible Everything you thought about the Messiah is wrong What is Yom Ha’atzmaut? 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For access, subscribe to TM Audio TM: Your day job is working at an independent bookstore When people come in and ask for a recommendation I usually try to get my own point of view away from it as much as possible To sell somebody a book that they’ll click with—that’s what I like about being a bookseller.  TM: Has anyone ever come in and asked about one of your books without knowing that you’re the author I’m a bookseller there—I almost forget that I’m a writer “Have you read anything else by this author?”  TM: But your picture is on the back of the book If they happen to look down . . .  FAF: I don’t look like I do now on the back of Trufflepig or Valley­esque I have short hair in those photos; I don’t have a beard It’s definitely a younger version of me TM: Your new book is called Brother Brontë Do you have a favorite book by a Brontë sibling?  FAF: I like them all. I like all the cinematic adaptations too. Recently I went over to UT’s Harry Ransom Center which has a Brontë family archive—they have a couple of Charlotte Brontë’s notebooks put their grubby little hands on these precious pages that are two hundred years old books are a ray of hope in a dark dystopian world and yet they persevere underground—and maybe transmit an ethos of resistance Were you thinking about the recent banned books list in Texas as you were writing?  FAF: It happened organically. I was never like, “I’m gonna write a book about banned books.” Very similarly, when I wrote Tears of the Trufflepig I didn’t deliberately write a book about the border walls but those things ended up sneaking themselves in there.  the town where the book is set‚ on a map Why did you make it a dystopian metropolis in your book?  FAF: Even before all these billionaires started moving to Texas and doing all these things I was intrigued by the idea of somebody turning one of these small Texas towns into a tech boomtown But it would be a tech boomtown that would go bust and you have these empty husks of buildings everywhere and disillusioned people My whole life I’ve commuted between the Valley and Austin [Editor’s note: Three rivers run through or around Three Rivers.] I’ve always been intrigued by it I wanted to write a book that didn’t take place in the Rio Grande Valley so I went a little bit north of the Rio Grande Valley—just a few hours I like this idea of my narratives moving a little bit north TM: The fictional Three Rivers features places and things that will be familiar to many Austinites—a Capitol building just like the Brontë sisters are in there just like the dystopian literature is in there I consider myself a realist writer; it still boggles my mind that my books end up being classified as dystopian literature I never envisioned myself being that kind of writer.  I’m not sure you’re a realist writer.  But I can’t think of myself otherwise Though I have to embrace it to a certain degree Maybe it has to do with being an immigrant But I’m not Mexican American like people who have had family in Texas for hundreds of years TM: The book’s villain, Three Rivers’ tech-industrialist mayor, Pablo Henry Crick, put me in mind of Elon Musk What do you make of his influence in South Texas right now?  FAF: I only marginally follow it because I feel I’m already too connected to it When I was finishing this novel three or so years ago I became aware of SpaceX launching rockets And that’s when my novel made sense to me That’s what I was trying to connect with here.” This idea of South Texas being not only the border between Mexico and Texas but the border between outer space and this world I feel that I’m trying to take in current events but also to not be deliberate about what I’m doing with them TM: If Donald Trump deports millions of people Does concern with what might lie ahead inform your writing?  FAF: Writing is a form of grappling with these things [People] wouldn’t ban books if they didn’t feel books are dangerous “What is the most dangerous thing I can do in the battlefield of the imagination?” And I feel like it’s these things that are confronted in the book even if they’re peripherally confronted TM: Brother Brontë is your fourth book. The last time you talked to Texas Monthly you described your first three books as composing a South Texas trilogy a portion of your purchase goes to independent bookstores and Texas Monthly receives a commission This interview has been edited for clarity and length This article will appear in the March 2025 issue of Texas Monthly with the headline “Fernando A. Flores Didn’t Mean to Write a Novel About Elon Musk’s Texas.” Subscribe today.  When you buy a book using a link on this page a portion of your purchase goes to independent bookstores and Texas Monthly receives a commission *Warning: This article contains full spoilers for the final episode of You season 5.* serial killer Joe Goldberg's fate has finally been revealed and he gets the comeuppance fans had been waiting for However, that soon changed when he crossed paths with new cast member Bronte (Madeline Brewer) then realised she was duping him and was part of a Reddit community that wanted to take him down and proposed to her with Mooney's burning down just beside them We knew it was going to be a wild ride of a finale but nothing could've quite prepared us for the heart-racing battle to the death that ensued between Bronte and Joe as Bronte continued to wrestle with her true feelings and prospective future with a serial killer But who succeeded in this game of cat and mouse between Bronte and Joe Read on for a full breakdown of the fates of each character in the final ever episode of Netflix's You including some exclusive reflections on the finale from actress Charlotte Ritchie herself Joe Goldberg is ultimately incarcerated for his crimes After Maddie (Anna Camp) burns down Mooney's with her own sister Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) and Joe inside but as she was seemingly dead and with Joe still alive The finale starts with the pair on a road trip just outside New York driving round to find somewhere to rest up for the night before they make their way to the Canadian border with new passports that have been pre-arranged by Joe Bronte isn't blinded by her love for Joe any longer after her heartfelt conversation with Marienne She's intent on making sure the world learns the truth about Joe and plays nice resisting the urge to speak to a police officer when they stop for petrol and concealing a gun of her own They end up at a holiday rental that Joe breaks into (he has no money spending the evening eating and going out on the boat for a ride around the lake They end up in the bedroom just about to have sex when Bronte gets out the gun she's concealed under one of the pillows and aims it at Joe's head demanding to know the truth about how he killed Guinevere Beck Bronte orders Joe to redact all his own words from Beck's book tearfully talking about how Joe has managed to erase parts of herself while they've been together They're interrupted by a call from Joe's dodgy friend who informs him that Henry's online playing his game and can be patched through to Joe Henry is at home with his uncle Teddy (Griffin Matthews) who is seen solemnly talking to the police Henry quizzes Joe about what he's done to his mother Henry tells Joe that despite Joe telling him there weren't any monsters in his room who completely loses it at Bronte and starts to question how he has become the person he is Bronte is tired of Joe trying to play the victim and says she should call the police but Joe says there's little point as he always manages to get off scot-free with Bronte eventually managing to break free and run into the surrounding woods She returns to the house to call the police and manages to finally get through once she's had to jump from the bedroom window to hide from Joe again The phone is connected as Joe admits to breaking Bronte's ankle himself to keep her around so they can talk He calls her ungrateful and spiteful as he follows her into the lake strangling her seemingly to death in the water Joe goes running into the woods and ambushes a police officer who the camera pans to for a second time as it's revealed his gun is missing Bronte is actually alive and has taken the officer's gun for herself who eventually begs her to kill him as the police start to circle the area Joe runs at Bronte but she shoots him in the penis he drops to his feet and the cops come to take Joe away After narrowly escaping Joe's deadly clutches and making it out alive from her tense stand-off with him Bronte is the one narrating the final part of the episode she reworked Beck's manuscript and took out Joe's additions after demanding he redact himself A newly released version of Beck's book is released in stores who wishes she were there in person to see it She admits that her life will not be seen as before and after Joe admitting that the memory of him shrinks with each passing day She doesn't know what she wants to do or who she wants to be just yet As we learn in the episode's closing moments Kate survived the fire at Mooney's after all she wears them proudly as she embarks on a new chapter in her life with Henry and continues to spend plenty of time with her brother Teddy who has made Lockwood Corporation a 100 per cent nonprofit after taking over as CEO Kate returns to her first love of art and continues to champion Marienne as an artist who can now live in the public limelight after Joe is put behind bars but Maddie is now living happily as herself with Harrison whose charges for Reagan's murder were dropped Although Maddie was tried for arson and her sister's murder she didn't have to serve time due to the circumstances We see her enjoying time in the park with Harrison and Gretchen Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com about Kate's fate in the You finale There were so many moments in the make-up room where I remember catching eyes with Penn and he was definitely talking about Kate and he was like 'So are you sad that Kate...?' And I was like I don't know anything.' So there was this real tension.\" She continued: \"There were a lot of rumours going around that he died They were really good at keeping it under wraps I wonder if they were sort of still deciding towards the end.. It's as close as satisfying as you could get I reckon seeing him having to face himself the possibility that he could is quite exciting Marienne can live a successful life as an artist Having been plagued by Joe's existence for the last three seasons Marienne is finally freed of him thanks to her alliance with the other women he has harmed Marienne pursues her art and is even helped by Kate who continues to raise Henry away from his father Having been freed from prison with the help of Kate and with Joe now in prison himself Nadia returns to writing and seems happier than ever She is seen returning to her prison to teach classes to women and uses her gifts to help others process their trauma We then flash forward to a courthouse where Joe is being led from a courtroom to awaiting press and paparazzi clearly numb to the fact that he has now finally been caught for his crimes Bronte's narration reveals that Joe's trial was messy and the truth of his true nature was undeniable Joe was also immortalised on the internet as a meme Joe was convicted of the murders of Love Quinn and Guinevere Beck which then led to a flurry of allegations coming his way ensuring that Joe will never be free again We learn that Joe has also been convicted for the murders of season 1's Benji Ashby (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Peach Salinger (Shay Mitchell) Dr Nicky's conviction for Beck's murder was also vacated with Dominique (Natasha Behnam) and Phoenix (b) telling a podcast that they're far from done with their internet sleuthing as there continue to be many more Joe's out in the world Co-showrunner Michael Foley recently told Netflix's Tudum that everyone involved in the series agreed \"death would be too easy\" for Joe “I always thought somebody killing Joe wouldn’t be justice Anybody who kills him would be brought down to his level Meanwhile, speaking about how she thinks fans will react to the ending, Charlotte Ritchie previously told RadioTimes.com: \"I think there'll be a mixed reaction \"I think this is such a larger than life character that finding an ending that satisfies everybody based on all of the various feelings they have about him but I think it's a nice nod to the kind of relationship we have with him which I think is quite fun and quite kind of inclusive In addition, he told the New York Post in a recent interview that season 5 had an alternative ending where Joe realised he was actually dead and is a ghost \"We liked putting him in a veritable cage [in prison] We liked him not knowing the touch of a lover,\" Foley told the publication adding that \"it was late in the season\" when the writers had \"finally locked that down\" there was a shared belief among the writers and the creators that Joe wouldn't get away with his crimes,\" he added \"We came into the season knowing that we didn’t want to redeem him that he was going to face some of those whose lives he ruined we knew he was going to be made to face himself.\" The final scene of the series is of Joe in his prison cell denoting he has been imprisoned for the most violent crimes He finishes reading The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer likely hinting at Joe's thoughts of the future despite New York having abolished the death penalty Joe's narration remarks on the loneliness of the time ahead and whether all the blame can be pinned on him if he's simply a product of his environment who is explicit in the kinds of sexual fantasies she wants to enact with Joe Joe asks whether it's fair that he's caged while people like this continue to roam free asking finally if the problem of this all is actually not him On that final moment of Joe reading his fan mail Charlotte Ritchie told RadioTimes.com: \"I don't know about the psychology of that There's something about the distance that matters \"It's the same with the intrigue in the show It's not someone there in your living room or at your school or whatever People are into stuff that you can't explain.\" speaking to Tudum about that final monologue Foley explained it was a final \"deflection\" highlighting that Joe \"has not changed\" “I can see the whole arc of the series and I’m like I’m glad I got to do that,’” Badgley added “But there’s no amount of enjoyment or gratitude that can eclipse the brutal reality of what a man like Joe Goldberg is it just feels like a really good way to end it.” Elsewhere, Badgley was even more scathing about Joe's much-deserved fate Speaking to Deadline the actor said: \"If somebody was to kill him – and it would be a woman right – well then actually now what you’ve burdened her with is having committed murder You season 5 ending explained: Who lives who dies and Joe Goldberg's fateMajor spoilers below serial killer Joe Goldberg's fate has finally been revealed However, that soon changed when he crossed paths with new cast member Bronte (Madeline Brewer) proposed to her with Mooney's burning down just beside them but nothing could've quite prepared us for the heart-racing battle to the death that ensued between Bronte and Joe Read on for a full breakdown of the fates of each character in the final ever episode of Netflix's You Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 506 of You After Maddie (Anna Camp) burns down Mooney's with her own sister Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) and Joe inside Bronte isn't blinded by her love for Joe any longer after her heartfelt conversation with Marienne She's intent on making sure the world learns the truth about Joe and plays nice They end up in the bedroom just about to have sex when Bronte gets out the gun she's concealed under one of the pillows and aims it at Joe's head Bronte orders Joe to redact all his own words from Beck's book tearfully talking about how Joe has managed to erase parts of herself while they've been together They're interrupted by a call from Joe's dodgy friend who informs him that Henry's online playing his game and can be patched through to Joe Frankie Demaio as Henry Goldberg in episode 507 of You Jocelyn Prescod/NetflixHenry quizzes Joe about what he's done to his mother Henry tells Joe that despite Joe telling him there weren't any monsters in his room Henry's emotional statement breaks Joe but Joe says there's little point as he always manages to get off scot-free once she's had to jump from the bedroom window to hide from Joe again The phone is connected as Joe admits to breaking Bronte's ankle himself to keep her around so they can talk who the camera pans to for a second time as it's revealed his gun is missing Bronte is actually alive and has taken the officer's gun for herself Madeline Brewer as Bronte in episode 5010 of You Clifton Prescod/NetflixAfter narrowly escaping Joe's deadly clutches and making it out alive from her tense stand-off with him she reworked Beck's manuscript and took out Joe's additions after demanding he redact himself A newly released version of Beck's book is released in stores She doesn't know what she wants to do or who she wants to be just yet Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Lockwood in episode 5010 of You Clifton Prescod/NetflixAs we learn in the episode's closing moments Kate survived the fire at Mooney's after all whose charges for Reagan's murder were dropped Although Maddie was tried for arson and her sister's murder she didn't have to serve time due to the circumstances Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com about Kate's fate in the You finale 'So are you sad that Kate...?' And I was like 'Sad that Kate what?' And he was like I don't know anything.' So there was this real tension." She continued: "There were a lot of rumours going around that he died It's as close as satisfying as you could get It's nice he can't get near anyone." Tati Gabrielle as Marienne Bellamy in episode 509 of You Having been plagued by Joe's existence for the last three seasons Amy-Leigh Hickman as Nadia Farran in episode 507 of You Courtesy of NetflixHaving been freed from prison with the help of Kate and with Joe now in prison himself Bronte's narration reveals that Joe's trial was messy We learn that Joe has also been convicted for the murders of season 1's Benji Ashby (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Peach Salinger (Shay Mitchell) Dr Nicky's conviction for Beck's murder was also vacated with Dominique (Natasha Behnam) and Phoenix (b) telling a podcast that they're far from done with their internet sleuthing as there continue to be many more Joe's out in the world Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 5010 of You. Clifton Prescod/NetflixCo-showrunner Michael Foley recently told Netflix's Tudum that everyone involved in the series agreed "death would be too easy" for Joe Meanwhile, speaking about how she thinks fans will react to the ending, Charlotte Ritchie previously told RadioTimes.com: "I think there'll be a mixed reaction "I think this is such a larger than life character that finding an ending that satisfies everybody based on all of the various feelings they have about him but I think it's a nice nod to the kind of relationship we have with him In addition, he told the New York Post in a recent interview that season 5 had an alternative ending where Joe realised he was actually dead and is a ghost "We liked putting him in a veritable cage [in prison] We liked him not knowing the touch of a lover," Foley told the publication adding that "it was late in the season" when the writers had "finally locked that down" there was a shared belief among the writers and the creators that Joe wouldn't get away with his crimes," he added "We came into the season knowing that we didn’t want to redeem him we knew he was going to be made to face himself." 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Holiday brochuresNeed inspiration of where to go next Request a free brochure and start your journey BRONTE — Long-time Bronte volleyball and basketball coach Carol Moore announced her retirement at the end of the year Moore began her career as a basketball coach at Bronte in 2003 two years after coaching in Crosbyton and 13 in San Angelo she took over the Bronte volleyball program In 2017, Moore led the Lady Longhorns to the state final and won the championship She was named Class 1A Coach of the Year by the Texas Sports Writers Association she led Bronte to six regional semifinal appearances and three trips to the state semifinals “(Bronte) has become home for me,” Moore said “I bought my house here; my kids still live here With all the success Moore found coaching volleyball at the 1A level she said there were other opportunities outside of Bronte to coach  “Bronte just brought me in and accepted me like I did grow up here,” Moore said I just feel like another member of this community “There were other jobs that would pay more and might have been more appealing but I had a lot of allegiance because there always seemed like there was another group of girls coming in that I just couldn’t let go.” the Lady Longhorns finished with a 31-12 record and a trip to the state semifinal after a five-set win over district rival Water Valley in the Region II final Bronte’s season ended in a four-set loss to eventual state champions Harrold in the state semifinal rather than at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland Something Moore said felt somewhat anti-climactic and we did a school assembly to award our girls,” Moore said “When we draped the medals around their neck we got to do it in front of every little girl in Bronte You could just see their faces and how they were in awe of those older girls She leaves the program with a 231-120 record as a volleyball coach HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Regional track meets: These West Texas-area athletes qualified after area competition HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: 'More room to grow': Trio of freshman pushing Reagan County softball team past expectations “The most important thing to me is that we built relationships,” Moore said independent women and know that a volleyball contest is important we’re going to play it with our whole heart Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at sports@gosanangelo.com the social media platform formerly known as Twitter Portrait of Charlotte Brontë by John Hunter Thompson © The Brontë Society  As Patti Smith writes in her introduction to the first-ever publication of A Book of Ryhmes must have transcribed her ‘ryhmes’ (the misspelling is on her title page) into the tiny handmade book while sitting at the kitchen table in Haworth Parsonage and we all know something of the circumstances of the Brontë family at this time whether or not we realize that many of the myths have been reconsidered by researchers Charlotte’s adolescent poetry may be rather derivative but it was very accomplished for a child of her age and circumstances while at the same time she imagined her verse to be written by the characters who populated the imaginary worlds she shared with her siblings Charlotte Brontë’s intention was to make a book in imitation of the published volumes she read and admired But it was not just the Brontës at Haworth who created juvenile facsimiles of books and magazines; other children such as the Winkworths (Catherine Winkworth would later become a friend of Charlotte) also made miniature books In every century children have had the capacity for taking such games very seriously especially when they have aspirations to continue their interests into adulthood as we can see in the manuscript of A Book of Ryhmes It is likely she set out to make fair copies of verses she had already composed but she did what every poet has done over the centuries but she must have decided it was better to improve upon her verse than simply make it look good A Book of Ryhmes is a fundamental part of Charlotte Brontë’s development as a poet Mrs Gaskell recorded the existence of A Book of Ryhmes along with Charlotte’s other miniature books and those created by her siblings and they were sold in 1914 by the family of her husband and only two years later the book sold at auction in New York for $520 it disappeared from view and was subsequently considered ‘lost’ No doubt it was treasured in a private collection but all the time it was not in view there was the possibility of its value not being recognised as it passed through generations of ownership A Book of Ryhmes finally reappeared over a hundred years later when it was offered for sale at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair It was bought by the Friends of the National Libraries for the Brontë Society and is now on display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth It was something of a privilege to be among the small number of guests invited to the handover of A Book of Ryhmes at the Parsonage and I were invited by Henry Wessells (of James Cummins Booksellers of Manhattan) who had negotiated the sale in association with Maggs Bros It just so happened that we knew both Henry and Ed Maggs and it was a good excuse to meet up with old friends Principal Curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum how the Society might consider publishing A Book of Ryhmes not expecting to be asked to publish it ourselves Rosalie and I are immensely proud that over our thirty-five years in business we have published a number of books by authors who have gone on to make names for themselves We publish books because we are essentially enthusiasts but to be given the chance to publish Charlotte Brontë When we consider the thirteen-year-old Charlotte making her imitation book it is worth considering whether children do the same kind of thing to today although they may well embrace contemporary technology and publish their work on blogs or on social media As a teenager I had aspirations to be a writer and a publisher and in the 1980s I made single copies of booklets and magazines using photocopiers trying to make them look like the real thing In its way my methods are now just as out of date as those of the young Charlotte who dipped her pen in ink and fashioned her letters in imitation of traditional printing Rosalie and I are grateful to be able to play our own small part in the continuing appreciation of her writing A Book of Ryhmes by Charlotte Brontë, with an introduction by Patti Smith and essays by Barbara Heritage and Henry Wessells, will be published by Tartarus Press in association with the Brontë Society on April 21. You can buy a copy here. Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature Masthead About Sign Up For Our Newsletters How to Pitch Lit Hub Privacy Policy Support Lit Hub - Become A Member Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving The final season of You is home to some recognisable tunes You season 5 is now available to watch on Netflix in full and the new season is packed full of banging songs while there's also an atmospheric score composed by Blake Neely (Riverdale and The Flight Attendant) who also composed the previous four seasons The fifth and final run picks up with Joe (Penn Badgley) finally having settled down with his wife Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) and seemingly having put his killer habits behind him But that all changes when he crosses paths with a new, mysterious character called Bronte (Madeline Brewer) Across 10 episodes we'll soon find out how our problematic protagonist winds up all unfolding against a backdrop of songs that takes us from the dulcet tones of Sade right through to indie classics from The xx Read on to find out what songs are featured in season 5 of You on Netflix You season 5 soundtrack: Every song in final episodes of Netflix dramaThe final season of You is home to some recognisable tunes while there's also an atmospheric score composed by Blake Neely (Riverdale and The Flight Attendant) The fifth and final run picks up with Joe (Penn Badgley) finally having settled down with his wife Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) and seemingly having put his killer habits behind him But that all changes when he crosses paths with a new, mysterious character called Bronte (Madeline Brewer) Across 10 episodes we'll soon find out how our problematic protagonist winds up Read on to find out what songs are featured in season 5 of You on Netflix Clifton Prescod/NetflixEpisode 1 - The Luckiest Guy in NYToo Sweet - HozierYour Love Is King - SadeEpisode 2 - Blood Will Have BloodTake It Off - FISHER & AatigEpisode 4 - My Fair MaddieWashing Machine Heart - MitskiPink Roses - Say She She try - Nilüfer YanyaEpisode 5 - Last DanceDreams From Bunker Hill - Cigarettes After SexFiction - The xxPenn Badgley as Joe Goldberg NetflixEpisode 6 - The Dark Face of LoveBoys - Charli xcxWeak In Your Light - Nation of LanguageEpisode 7 - #JoeGoldbergStarburster - Fontaines DCL-O-V-E - Nat King ColeEpisode 8 - Folie a DeuxTeething - Domino KirkeEpisode 9 - Trial of the FuriesPicture You - Chappell Roanvampire - Olivia RodrigoEpisode 10 - FinaleOnce Upon a Poolside - The National featuring Sufjan StevensGuilty as Sin - Taylor SwiftCrazy Love - Van MorrisonHappier Than Ever - Billie EilishGoodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton JohnCreep (Very 2021 Rmx) - Thom Yorke feat RadioheadBe the first to get the latest drama news direct to your inboxKeep up to date with all the dramas - from period to crime to comedy Molly MossTrends WriterMolly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian Brewer is a new addition to the main cast of You for its fifth and final season Returning for its fifth and final outing, You returns with Penn Badgley's Joe Goldberg at its helm – but this time around As is often the case, Joe fixates on one woman each season of the Netflix series and despite being married to Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) he can't quite help himself when he crosses paths with playwright Bronte The new character was announced back in 2024 as production on the final instalment got under way, with teasers and trailers hinting at the sparks set to fly between Joe and this enigmatic addition Known for her roles in The Handmaid's Tale Madeline Brewer embodies the role as Bronte and is a self-professed \"huge fan\" of the series herself saying that joining You \"has been wonderful Madeline Brewer is an American actress, best known for her roles as Janine Lindo in The Handmaid's Tale and as Tricia Miller in Orange Is the New Black Brewer made her TV debut in Orange Is the New Black back in 2013 and has since had a variety of roles now joining the main cast of You for its fifth and final season as Bronte a mysterious addition who starts hanging around Joe's bookshop Mooney's Aside from her role in Orange Is the New Black, Brewer is best known for her main role in The Handmaid's Tale as Janine, a role which she continues to hold in the present sixth season and has been in since the show's premiere back in 2017 Brewer has received an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress You may also recognise Brewer from horror TV series Hemlock Grove, Black Mirror's Men Against Fire episode or Shining Girls Brewer revealed of her bookworm character: \"She likes romance novels As to why she thinks Bronte is drawn to Joe Brewer said: \"Bronte is drawn to Joe because She sees someone who may have struggled and is trying to reinvent themselves \"They love the same things — they're both avid readers and she finds that captivating and wants to know more.\" Not only does Brewer's character have her own secrets to hide but she also has to reconcile her feelings for Joe Brewer said: \"Bronte really does have feelings for Joe 'I'm not supposed to feel this way about you.' \"She doesn't want to give up working at Mooney's or being around Joe Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet for You season 5 Brewer also teased that her character is an \"enigma\" Yes, you can find her at the handle @madbrew Meet the You star playing BronteBrewer is a new addition to the main cast of You for its fifth and final season As is often the case, Joe fixates on one woman each season of the Netflix series and he can't quite help himself when he crosses paths with playwright Bronte The new character was announced back in 2024 as production on the final instalment got under way, with teasers and trailers hinting at the sparks set to fly between Joe and this enigmatic addition Known for her roles in The Handmaid's Tale Madeline Brewer embodies the role as Bronte and is a self-professed "huge fan" of the series herself saying that joining You "has been wonderful Madeline Brewer as Bronte in You. Clifton Prescod/NetflixMadeline Brewer is an American actress, best known for her roles as Janine Lindo in The Handmaid's Tale and as Tricia Miller in Orange Is the New Black a mysterious addition who starts hanging around Joe's bookshop Mooney's You may also recognise Brewer from horror TV series Hemlock Grove, Black Mirror's Men Against Fire episode or Shining Girls Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in You season 5 Clifton Prescod/NetflixSpeaking about her role in season 5 Brewer revealed of her bookworm character: "She likes romance novels Brewer said: "Bronte is drawn to Joe because "They love the same things — they're both avid readers and she finds that captivating and wants to know more." Not only does Brewer's character have her own secrets to hide Brewer said: "Bronte really does have feelings for Joe 'I'm not supposed to feel this way about you.' and let's just keep working at Mooney's and I'm sure it'll work itself out.' "She doesn't want to give up working at Mooney's or being around Joe and she doesn't want to give that up." Brewer also teased that her character is an "enigma" Yes, you can find her at the handle @madbrew The article, “A Reprinting History of the Brontës’ Poetry, 1850-1899,” by University of St. Thomas English Professor Alexis Easley, has been published in The Edinburgh Companion to the Brontës and the Arts Easley’s research found that despite poor initial sales books of poetry by the Brontë sisters found a wider audience through reprintings in newspapers 120 poems by the Brontës were reprinted 408 times Charlotte’s poetry was the most widely reprinted Easley’s article addresses the process she took in her research. Easley, who is chair of the Departments of English and Communication Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at St In order to trace the reprinting history of the Brontës’ poems during the 19th century I created a spreadsheet listing the titles of all of the poems by the Brontë sisters known to have appeared in print during the 19th century I then conducted key-phrase searches for the first line of each poem in six full-text online archives: Google Books These archives include facsimiles of thousands of newspapers and anthologies published during the 19th century both in Great Britain and the United States They of course represent only a small fraction of the material published during the 19th century; thus any of my conclusions about the reprinting history of the Brontës’ poems must be viewed as tentative an exploration of what reprintings are accessible via online databases reveals that the Brontës’ verse was widely disseminated within diverse reading communities Easley also has a chapter in the volume Life Writing and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Market recently published by Edinburgh University Press Easley's chapter is titled “Auto/biography An industrialist named Pablo Henry Crick is the mayor of the town that’s become a surreal wasteland where reading books is against the law and the women work as indentured laborers at a fish cannery The people are poor and under the thumb of Crick—who only gets rich in all of this Neftalí is the last of the literate citizens in the town Proserpina try to outwit Crick after a series of violent atrocities Will they be able to rise up and reclaim their city Can they do away with Crick’s “book shredders” and help preserve books—including the ones by a mysterious renegade author named Jazzmin Monelle Rivas profound themes and unforgettable characters It’s an electric look at a future that is somehow plausible and resonant He is the author of the short story collections Valleyesque and Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas and the novel Tears of the Trufflepig which was long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and was named Best Book of 2019 by Tor.com His fiction has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books Quarterly Porter House Review and other publications News Center News Center Research Education Patient Care Give About Research Education Patient Care Give About Parkinson's February 24 We speak with neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart who conducted research that led to the development of a technology recently approved by the U.S clinicians have used electrical pulses to regulate abnormal brain activity in people with Parkinson’s disease For some of the millions of people worldwide afflicted with Parkinson’s the technology — known as deep brain stimulation — has helped ease their tremors deep brain stimulation carries too many side effects or is not effective smarter version of the technology may help more patients Like a cardiac pacemaker that responds to the rhythms of the heart adaptive deep-brain stimulation (aDBS) uses a person’s individual brain signals to control the electric pulses it delivers precise and efficient than older DBS methods DBS and aDBS technologies employ electrodes connected to thin wires that are implanted into areas of the brain affected by Parkinson’s disease battery-powered device implanted under the skin on the chest similar to a cardiac pacemaker placement.  The battery delivers trains of electric pulses through the wires and electrodes to the brain areas specifically affected in Parkinson’s Over the last decade, Helen Bronte-Stewart a professor of neurology and neurological sciences has led research into how brain activity goes awry with Parkinson’s how to sense irregular electrical brainwaves and how to correct them multicenter pivotal clinical trial of a new approach to deliver aDBS to people with Parkinson’s that technology has been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration for use in people with Parkinson’s about how the new technology was developed and why it could be game-changing for people with Parkinson’s This interview has been edited for clarity and length The way a pacemaker in the heart provides electrical stimulation to keep the heart’s rhythm on track deep-brain stimulation provides electrical stimulation to control the brain’s electrical rhythms The earliest cardiac pacemakers couldn’t sense a person’s heartbeat; they delivered one steady rhythm that was big progress — these devices allowed people But they could also cause the heart to beat too quickly The big leap came when pacemakers became adaptive; they started turning on only when a person’s heart rate dropped below a certain threshold That is the turning point we just reached with deep brain stimulation these stimulation devices delivered a one-size-fits-all train of electric pulses to the brain around the clock They have helped some people but are a pretty blunt tool for trying to correct the brain arrythmias associated with Parkinson’s we have this adaptive technology that listens to brain activity and adjusts stimulation accordingly It corrects brain rhythms only when needed and provides just the right degree of correction brain circuits that coordinate movement begin to misfire One of the underlying causes is an abnormality in one type of electrical activity in the brain Deep-brain stimulation sends an electrical signal that corrects the abnormal beta waves Traditional deep-brain stimulation suppressed the abnormal beta waves in the same way all the time a patient’s levels of beta waves might vary depending on how well other treatments are working how the disease is progressing or what they’re doing at any given moment The adaptive technology adjusts the stimulation based on these patterns mimicking natural brain rhythms more closely and keeping beta rhythms in a stable range rather than constantly shut off My lab has spent years developing ways to precisely measure movement When we could record neural activity from implanted neurostimulations in people with Parkinson’s this allowed us to determine which abnormal brain signals are most relevant to the impairment of movement seen in Parkinson’s.  We and others were then able to discover that there is abnormal neural activity that can be called a brain arrythmia and to describe the change in beta waves We went on to establish that Parkinson’s drugs and deep-brain stimulation could partially correct these jammed signals and improve movement in patients My lab has been carrying out experiments on adaptive DBS since 2015 The earliest devices used a smartwatch to track changes in tremor and adapt DBS accordingly we have taken it a step further and are able to directly track beta waves in the brain and use that to control the DBS The FDA approval is exciting because it means that everyone with Parkinson’s who has a compatible DBS device in the U.S We hope that patients and neurologists start looking into whether the technology can help them Related coverage of neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart's deep-brain stimulation research: In U.S. first, Stanford researchers record data from brain of ambulatory Parkinson's patient similar to a cardiac pacemaker placement.  The battery delivers trains of electric pulses through the wires and electrodes to the brain areas specifically affected in Parkinson’s Over the last decade, Helen Bronte-Stewart this allowed us to determine which abnormal brain signals are most relevant to the impairment of movement seen in Parkinson’s.  Related coverage of neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart's deep-brain stimulation research: In U.S. first, Stanford researchers record data from brain of ambulatory Parkinson's patient Stanford Medicine is an integrated academic health system comprising the Stanford School of Medicine and adult and pediatric health care delivery systems. 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As you've probably already seen, You season 5 – the final season of the Netflix series – sees Joe fall in love with another woman despite still being married to wife Kate Bronte is played by Madeline Brewer and she's a brand new character in You season 5 Joe first meets Bronte when she attempts to escape Mooney's after breaking in to "borrow" a book she's hiding a massive secret from Joe and viewers find out at the exact same time he does What is Bronte's real identity and what does she actually want with Joe Bronte's real name is actually Louise Flannery and she's been catfishing Joe this whole time when Joe follows Bronte to the beach house with the aim of "saving" her from Clayton This whole thing is not only witnessed by Bronte but also Dominique and Phoenix who also happen to catch it on a livestream Joe then learns of Bronte's real name – Louise – and realises that she's been catfishing him this entire time with the sole purpose of bringing him down for the murder of Guinevere Beck Bronte/Louise backstory is laid out in episode 6 when we see flashbacks of her time as a student Beck was her TA while she was studying to be a writer in New York and the two were friendly enough that Bronte had even spoken to Joe briefly over the phone years before while he was on a call to Beck Bronte and Beck fell out of touch after Bronte dropped out to care for her sick mother Bronte learns about Beck's death and the posthumous release of her novel she immediately clocks several details that point towards the fact that someone else had written parts of it Her concerns lead her to Reddit and she ends up joining forces with Dominique Nicky's son) who are all looking for answers about Beck's killer they set up a plan and Bronte agrees to catfish him in order to find out the truth Bronte tells her friends that she can make Joe fall in love with her But the tables quickly turn when she finds herself falling in love with him half-way through her mission It becomes clear that Bronte has fallen for Joe's disturbingly charming ways when when she tells the police that Joe killed Clayton in self-defence – despite knowing damn well that Joe is a murderer When her friends urge her to expose Joe publicly She manages to regain Joe's trust after the whole catfishing saga and the two rekindle their relationship After Joe saves her from a brutal kidnapping attempt he confronts Bronte who tells him that she "began to suspect that we were wrong" about him being a cold-blooded killer after she got to know him "Despite my best efforts to think of you as a monster it's Marienne who manages to snap Bronte out of it by revealing the hard truths about Joe's manipulative ways Thankfully that conversation arrives just before Joe proposes to Bronte is the one who finally brings Joe Goldberg down she didn't realise just how major Bronte's big Beck twist was until she read the script for episode 6 Speaking to Tudum she said: "I knew that there was a twist but I didn’t entirely understand to what degree it was until I read Episode 6 I just wasn’t sure what that purpose was when I started."  because it’s the same way that Love [Quinn] was the necessary reinvention of the [“You”] concept." Hailee Steinfeld Spills All In 'My Life In 20 Questions' Love Island Rihanna One Direction News Dua Lipa See more Featured Artists Netflix released season five of You April 24 revealing the fate of Penn Badgley’s serial killer character Joe Goldberg Find out what happened in the series finale Warning: This story contains spoilers from the You season five finale only a Brontë could take down the literary lover that is Joe Goldberg Season five of You—out on Netflix April 24—revealed the serial killer's fate after murdering countless lovers and their friends across New York The series finale showed how Joe (Penn Badgley) tried to make a run for the Canadian border after nearly dying in a fire in his bookstore basement alongside wife Kate Galvin (Charlotte Ritchie) who teamed up with his past victims Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) and Marienne (Tati Gabrielle) to trap him in his glass cage The women also managed to turn Joe's new muse Louise Flannery aka Brontë (Madeline Brewer) against him convincing her that he really is the murderer she suspected he was after her writing TA Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail) was killed in season one Brontë ultimately rescued Joe from the blaze at Mooney's bookstore and started formulating a plan to bring him down once and for all her internal monologue revealed her true motivation for saying yes: "I’m the only person in the world that can stop you.” “How do I give you the ending you deserve?” and Brontë was briefly tempted to live happily ever after with Joe during a nighttime boat ride that she deemed "peak romance." she pulled out a gun from behind the pillow and demanded he tell her what really happened to her friend Beck also forcing him to redact Beck's posthumous book with all of the parts he wrote Her interrogation was briefly interrupted when Joe got a call from his son Henry who accused Joe of trying to kill his mom Kate and called his dad the true "monster" under his bed and the couple battled it out in the woods you’re more like me than you want to admit," he told her "You get to be the one who kills me Brontë saying she'd rather see him spend the rest of his life alone in prison "I have been asking myself over and over 'Why?' And I finally see it clearly now," she said "The fantasy of a man like you is how we cope with the reality of a man like you." He leapt at her and she shot his penis off Joe was convicted in court of killing his wife Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) and Beck as well as the latter's friends Benji (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Peach (Shay Mitchell) Joe Goldberg was made to see all of himself," Brontë explained in a final narration Although I suspect the real reason the public turned on him is that I accidentally turned him into a walking d--k joke." The conclusion also revealed that his wife Kate survived the fire and became "reborn," focusing on boosting Marienne's career as an artist while her brother Teddy (Griffin Matthews) turned Lockwood Corp into a nonprofit Joe rotted away in prison while reading "The Executioner's Song" by Norman Mailer my punishment is even worse than I imagined The loneliness," he said in a voiceover Aren’t we all just products of our environment "Maybe we have a problem as a society Six old friends head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that one couple in the group is about to split up Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) and Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani) and watch how this shake-up affects everyone’s dynamic—sending old issues and new bubbling to the surface The Four Seasons is a hilarious and heartfelt love letter to long marriages and old friendships Based on the 1981 feature film of the same name 100 Foot Wave returns for a third season to chronicle the globe-trotting adventures of big wave surfer Garrett McNamara as well as those of fellow surfers Andrew “Cotty” Cotton Season three expands from the cliff tops of Nazaré where McNamara first set a big wave world record in 2011 to exciting new locales such as Cortes Bank in the far reaches of the Pacific Ocean Hawaii for the rarely held Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational The adrenaline-filled series closely follows these extreme athletes’ drive and passion with cameras by their side for the highs and lows of their lives - the doubts and tragedies the fears that haunt them and the challenges that fuel them host Danielle Chang immerses herself in the vibrant food and culture of her homeland late-night seaport dives and Buddhist temples where vegetarian cooking is turned into high art Join Danielle on a season-long tour of this island crossroads where ancient folkways co-exist with the world's most futuristic technologies and see Taiwan as you've never seen it before Formula E: Driver is a gripping series offering unprecedented and unfiltered access into the personal and professional lives of four of Formula E’s leading drivers - Jake Dennis from Andretti Formula E Dan Ticktum from CUPRA KIRO (formerly ERT) António Félix da Costa from TAG Heuer Porsche Formule E Team and Mitch Evans from Jaguar TCS Racing - through the innumerable twists and trust of the 2024 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the popular Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan in the growing war for control of New York City Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (Netflix) - May 4 the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrated Conan O'Brien at the Kennedy Center Lineup of leading performers included Nikki Glaser The program paid tribute to the humor and accomplishments of O’Brien and featured a host of his admirers The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Conan O'Brien will premiere Sunday The Playboy Murders (Investigation Discovery) - May 5 The third season is set to return as Holly Madison reprises her role as host and executive producer recounting the shocking intersections of murder and mystery within the world of the iconic adult men’s magazine renowned for her intimate knowledge of the Playboy empire and her compelling storytelling providing an empathetic voice to the untimely deaths of those connected to the brand David Spade: Dandelion (Prime Video) - May 6 With signature sardonic takes on the perils of flying charity auctions and the evolution of porn David Spade is sharper and funnier than ever in his new comedy special Dandelion and in season two we’ve taken her journey to the next level one murder mystery at a time From minor league baseball to big box retail from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability Judy Blume's groundbreaking 1975 novel is being reimagined for a new generation by Mara Brock Akil It’s an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful (Netflix) - May 8 a documentary from This Machine and director Cristina Costantini traces Karol’s rise from humble beginnings in Medellín as she proves the critics wrong with an electrifying It’s a rare look at the unique determination and relentless work ethic that has launched Karol G to superstardom and paved a path for future generations of Latinas Academy of Country Music Awards 2025 (Prime) - May 8 the country music celebration 60 tears in the making returns on Prime Video live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco Lisa Vanderpump reunites her staff for one final night of reckoning—only this time she’s handing the hosting reins to her VIP guest Criminal Minds: Evolution (Paramount+) - May 8 Season 18 picks up six months after prisoners attack the notorious Sicarius Killer leading his restless followers on the dark web to begin wreaking havoc all over the country In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit who has his own agenda RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+) - May 9 returning to compete in the ultimate competition for the crown season 10 will introduce a brand-new format across 12 episodes: the Tournament of All Stars The queens will be divided into three groups of six each competing in their own bracket across three episodes the top three queens with the highest point totals will advance to the semi-finals where they’ll go head-to-head with the top queens from the other groups in another round of fierce competition over two episodes The tournament will then culminate in an epic  Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown grand finale episode where the finalists will battle it out for a grand prize of $200,000 and a place in the coveted Drag Race Hall of Fame Gold Rush: Mine Rescue (Discovery Channel) - May 9 miners take big risks on poor ground with outdated equipment Gold recovery experts Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra are back on the road in North America turning small-time miners’ pitfalls into profits Freddy and Juan face off at a hard rock mine spanning three elevations at 4,000 feet in the Cascades the guys devise an innovative 180-foot chute featuring a spiral concentrator in their first-ever Washington state rescue The Judd Family: Truth Be Told (Lifetime) - May 10 Profiling one of the greatest country music families of our time the doc examines Naomi Judd’s complicated bond with her daughters that both tied them together and drove them apart the documentary explores the complex mother-daughter dynamics and intergenerational trauma as seen through the eyes of The Judd Family In addition to exclusive interviews with Ashley close family members and those who knew Naomi best the documentary features never-before-seen photos Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute (NBC) - May 13 The one-hour all-star comedy special will feature today’s biggest comedians as they pay homage to Joan Rivers’ razor-sharp humor and impact on pop culture the comedy community will revisit Rivers’ legendary cabinet of jokes and add their own personal spin to reflect today’s social and cultural landscape along with a dose of their original material The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu) - May 15 The scandalous world of Mormon #MomTok is back and bigger than ever for season two When an original swinger from their infamous sex scandal makes a surprise return friendships threaten to unravel as secrets The show is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild a closeted former football player and homecoming king a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs With guidance from Benny’s older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend the show explores the lengths to which we all overcompensate while on the path to finding out who we really are Duster explores the life of a gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate that goes from dangerous to wildly stupidly dangerous when a tenacious young agent comes into town hellbent on taking his crime family down The fourth volume sees Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2 Kill Team Kill) return as supervising director for ten startling shorts showcasing the series’ signature award-winning style of bleeding-edge animation Wrexham AFC Women’s Team continues to battle amongst the top teams in the Welsh Adran Premier League and strives to stand out amidst a crowded field of talented women footballers With new players and continued support from the Club and fans can they make a name for themselves at the top of the League Will Wrexham AFC’s beloved Executive Director raise funds for charity survive humiliation at the hands of the players and staff and complete 26.2 miles without injury or chaffing Follow along as Welcome to Wrexham’s cameras bring you unprecedented access on the pitch inside the locker room and alongside the players while the action unfolds in some of the biggest matches Wrexham AFC has ever played The Chi (Paramount+ With Showtime) - May 16 the pivotal women of The Chi rise to reclaim their power Yet as loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked it becomes clear that there’s only one crown and it will come at a heavy cost Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Special (Hulu) - May 16 Matteo Lane's comedy is like catching up with your old friend at brunch Hugo and Nebula Award winning book series The Murderbot Diaries Murderbot is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe Rising to fame at just six-years old on the show Toddlers & Tiaras famously known as “Honey Boo Boo,” returns to television with the new Lifetime biopic offering a glimpse into what happened behind the scenes from her perspective She reveals how her on-screen confidence concealed the harsh reality of constant criticism and family struggles Tucci in Italy (National Geographic) - May 18 The five-part series follows Stanley Tucci on a visually stunning and deeply personal exploration of the country’s breathtaking landscapes and the complex connections with its food that have shaped each region’s distinct culture and Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing (Discovery Channel) - May 18 Fan-favorite legends return to take on new challengers in an all-out battle of skill The competitor who demonstrates the best bushcraft ingenuity and stamina to outlast their opponents in head-to-head a coveted perfect 10.0 Primitive Survival Rating and a $100,000 cash prize survivalists will face heartbreaking medical tap outs and the most shocking elimination ever seen in the franchise Unknown Serial Killers of America (Oxygen) - May 18 Oxygen examines the most heinous type of criminals there are – serial killers there are many more equally as terrifying that the public is completely unaware Each hour-long episode of Unknown Serial Killers of America profiles the horrific stories of these unconscionable criminals and delves into what transformed them into evil monsters With first-hand accounts from law enforcement who worked the cases and stories from loved ones of the victims the series sheds light on serial killers who evaded the spotlight and examines how they were able to get away with their gruesome crimes for so long Crimes explored over the six-episode season include a case involving multiple unidentified bodies found in a barrel that are linked to a predator of women and children decades later; killings of multiple gay men; and an amateur sleuth who uncovered clues leading to a likely killer and a murderer of 12 black women who eludes authorities until chilling video evidence is found own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU Ask someone when they first read Jane Eyre and they will no doubt remember: the voice of its protagonist leaps off the page as if to grab you by the forearm and fiercely protective of her claim to happiness Jane possesses a strength of character that utterly belies the plainness and penury of her beginnings are likely to associate it with popular representations of governesses and madwomen which Jane Eyre helped enshrine as icons of the Victorian era Narrated from the first-person point of view Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece is a landmark in the novel of interiority and the representation of religion and race “An Autobiography,” and the events of the novel – at once domestic and strange familiar and fantastical – are deeply shaped by the experiences of its author Born in Yorkshire to a prickly curate father Charlotte Brontë was surrounded by death as a child followed by two older sisters when a typhoid outbreak swept through their boarding school Charlotte remained at home with her other siblings – Anne and Emily they lost themselves in the creation of a fictional world called “Glass Town,” which they catalogued meticulously in tiny paper booklets After failing disastrously as a schoolteacher and governess (which Charlotte relates in trenchant letters to family and friends) she and her sisters sought to make a career out of their childhood passion three undeniable classics in what one critic has dubbed a second “Northumbrian Renaissance.” The early chapters of Charlotte’s novel take us deep into the mind of Jane Eyre an orphan who has been reluctantly accepted into the household of a wealthy aunt abused by her cousins and constantly reminded her existence is an unwanted burden The family nicknames her “Madame Mope,” but Jane is anything but sullen she harbours within her the spirit of a “rebel slave,” desperately seeking love but unwilling to abase herself in pursuit of her aunt’s (or indeed anyone’s) approval When Jane is wrongfully accused of attacking her vicious cousin she is locked in the “red-room,” the bedchamber of her dead uncle and the room becomes a potent allegory for the psychological misery inflicted upon children Hope seems to arrive in the prospect of a charity school for orphans but Jane’s restless spirit stands poised to chafe against its gospel of Christian meekness the director recounts for Jane’s edification the example of who knows six Psalms by heart: and when you ask him which he would rather have or a verse of a Psalm to learn he says: ‘Oh The verse of a Psalm!’[… and] gets two nuts in recompense for his infant piety Unimpressed by the child’s craven obeisance are drawn from Charlotte’s own knowledge of the boarding school that killed her sisters The children are half-starved and beaten while their zealous benefactor espouses the virtues of poverty Jane’s only solace is a kindly teacher and the ethereal student Helen Burns who possesses Christ-like powers of submission The death of Helen from typhus points to the impossibility of moral perfection in a bleak and fallen world she quickly sees that her own path will involve a different kind of suffering and resistance Jane is often described as “plucky” or “spunky,” a quality best revealed by her energetic self-reliance she spends the next eight years at Lowood educating herself so she can seek out better opportunities elsewhere she gets hired to be governess at Thornfield Hall a large estate with a mysterious proprietor the tone shifts from social criticism to gothic romance as Jane falls deeply in love with the owner of the estate The unconventional courtship between the star-crossed (and class-crossed) lovers is one of the novel’s chief delights a dissipated aristocrat who becomes captivated by Jane’s frankness and inner strength Jane sees glimmers of a finer nature beneath Rochester’s brutish façade but resists the temptation to become his plaything or ornament In a daring renovation of the courtship plot Brontë depicts Rochester as the needier and more flirtatious of the two he is not above pretending to be engaged to another woman or dressing as a female gypsy to ascertain the true nature of her feelings refuses to sacrifice her personal dignity at the altar of romantic love When Rochester asks her to remain his ward’s governess after he marries his supposed fiancée and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips and my drop of living water dashed from my cup In a move that scandalised some of Brontë’s critics Rochester responds warmly to Jane’s principled self-defense and immediately proposes marriage “My bride is here […] because my equal is here.” Most people are familiar with the phrase “the madwoman in the attic,” but few know it comes not from the novel but from a pioneering work of feminist criticism inspired by Brontë’s example In The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination (1979) Gilbert and Susan Gubar placed the incredible plot twist at the heart of Jane Eyre – that Rochester is secretly married to a mixed-race madwoman from the West Indies who is confined to the third floor of his house – at the heart of a new symbology of writing by women “By projecting their rebellious impulses not into their heroines but into mad or monstrous women (who are suitably punished in the course of the novel or poem),” they write “female authors dramatize their own self-division their desire both to accept the strictures of patriarchal society and to reject them.” thus becomes a monstrous double of Jane – a transgressive woman of violent temper who demonstrates what happens when women are oppressed by unequal marriages or violate social norms The invention of Bertha is a brilliantly lurid device to keep Rochester and Jane apart But it has not always sat well with readers In Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) the Dominican writer Jean Rhys retells the story from Bertha’s perspective In place of the “clothed hyena” that Jane observes Rhys shows how Bertha’s subjection to colonial schemes of exploitation and domination is as much responsible for her madness as any racial or genetic traits Brontë further develops the colonial contexts of Jane Eyre in the novel’s final section after the collapse of her engagement to Rochester Jane takes up residence with an earnest missionary and his sisters Jane finally finds herself in a community of equals except it lacks the romantic dimension of her relationship with Rochester it is because he judges her to be the perfect help-meet for his religious labours in India Where Rochester was excessively sensual (we are made aware that he married Bertha for sex as well as money) but one who sees his spiritual destiny as incompatible with the life of the heart Through the colonial activities of both men Brontë associates the wider British empire with masculine egoism and derogation from equality between the sexes is likely to produce “revolted slaves” not unlike her heroine Jane The most famous line of Jane Eyre – “Reader I married him” – encapsulates how this sometimes dispiriting novel moves inexorably toward maturity and fulfilment Jane hears Rochester’s voice beckoning to her through the ether – a moment of occult indulgence that recalls the more mythopoetic style of Charlotte’s sister the voice inspires Jane to return to Thornfield where she finds that Bertha has burned the house to the ground A sombre mood prevails as the two lovers reacquaint themselves but Jane resumes her teasing manner when she realises that Rochester has become insecure toward her because of his disabilities Jane delights in the possibility of serving as Rochester’s caretaker and nurse because she is motivated by love rather than duty were encouraged to sublimate their desires to the goals of more powerful men By marrying a man who has become her physical and financial dependent – but who remains an equal romantic partner – Jane can enjoy both power and femininity which for many Victorians was an improbable combination I hold myself supremely blest – blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine and of moral and social equality is as relevant to our own time as it was to hers This story has been updated to include new information The Bronte volleyball team fell to Harrold in four sets 21-25 25-18 in the Class A State semifinal match on Tuesday in Weatherford "(Harrold) is a really good team," Bronte coach Carol Moore said a good block and the setter is really good." I just thought that my setter matched up with theirs and my hitters matched up with theirs and our block - I thought we were going to match up really well with them but in volleyball the momentum can swing back and forth this year's journey to the state semifinal marked their 16th state tournament appearance and fourth with Moore at the helm "Bronte volleyball is just a staple in our community," Moore said And these girls will always be able to tell themselves that they were state semifinalists "We have lists on our wall of the people who have appeared at the state tournament.. And they get to be able to tell their kids and their grandkids that they played on a state tournament team and Bronte will always remember them for what they contributed to the legacy of Bronte volleyball." Harrold advanced to the Class A state championship to face Neches at 3 p.m Thursday at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland “They overcame some adversity this season with some injuries but this has been their goal since the end of last season.” explains how a visit to the Abbey to research her latest book led her on a surprising journey When I began following in the footsteps of Charlotte I had no inkling that it would lead to a historic discovery My resulting conversation with the Dean of Westminster led to the correction of an 85-year-old spelling mistake now with the correct spelling of the Brontë sisters' surname when I wanted to see the memorial to the authors of masterpieces such as Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall I was researching a new book with my co-author Ann Dinsdale principal curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth I am also a lifelong journalist and now editor of The Brontë Society Gazette I crossed the ancient flagstones where Emily and Charlotte walked with their father The sisters were enjoying a little sightseeing on their way to Brussels where they hoped to improve their French in an ultimately doomed plan to open a school in Yorkshire Anne Brontë was also enduring a grueling life as a governess near York As the anonymous daughters of a country curate the fire of their imaginations was yet to set the literary world alight I looked for the elegant little tablet paid for by the Brontë Society and installed in October 1939 That’s when I saw that all three sisters were called ‘Bronte,’ not ‘Brontë.’ The names of the famous writers were misspelled A place of pilgrimage for literature lovers and home to memorials to more than a hundred of our greatest writers I made an appointment with Dr Tony Trowles Librarian and Head of the Abbey Collection Mr Hopewell set out the wording for the Brontë inscription with each surname bearing its diaeresis (dots) over the final letter.  What had happened to the spelling between this letter in May 1939 and the installation of the tablet Further investigation showed Sir Charles Peers using either ‘Bronte’ or ‘Bronté’ in their correspondence Minutes of an earlier Chapter meeting in April 1938 regarding the memorial also say ‘Bronte.’  I brought the mystery to Dr Trowles’ attention and he could find no further clues in the case of the missing dots he agreed the sisters should have their correct names on their memorial and offered to broach the subject with the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle before I made a request for the error to be rectified When I wrote to the Dean the following day I was delighted to receive an equally immediate and sympathetic response He took the matter to the Westminster Abbey Fabric Commission and contacted me in March to say the work to add the diaereses had been given the go ahead I duly shared the good news in my editor’s letter to Brontë Society members in the Gazette.  Abbey stonemason Mark Croll adds the missing diaereses So why was ‘Brontë’ incorrectly carved three times in 1939 The sisters’ signatures are preserved on their letters little books and diary papers in the Brontë Collection The name has adorned countless copies of their novels and poetry published from after their deaths to the present day It is among the most famous and enduring in literature The Times used the correct spelling when thundering its approval of the memorial in 1939 Yet somewhere along the line the people making the tablet lost sight of the brief.  The name began evolving from ‘Brunty’ or ‘Prunty’ when Patrick arrived at St John’s College His gentrification of his name could have been inspired by Horatio Nelson he took a shine to the Greek word for ‘thunder.’ It may have gained its final iteration with the diaeresis when Patrick’s poems were published before his children were born I’m not worried about the name of the father and grandfather of Charlotte This is not about the men – it’s about the women Abbey Conservator Lucy Ackland puts the final touches to the updated memorial we don’t know how the diaereses disappeared during their journey from Mr Hopewell’s pen to the discussions of Sir Charles and Mr Turner Who was carelessly rewriting history in 1939 I was met with only courtesy and co-operation from Dr Trowles and the Dean in the here and now This was a Brontë story with a happy and timely ending in 2024.  Britain had just gone to war with Nazi Germany As the Abbey authorities scrambled to evacuate its treasures spelling mistakes were the least of anyone’s worries But why was it never highlighted until I happened along I’ve looked for evidence of anyone else pointing out the obvious in peacetime and cannot find a scrap I can only reflect on the eventual ceremony for the memorial in 1947 Were Brontë Society members in their best hats and suits too overawed to mention it Author Sharon Wright beside the memorial in Poets' Corner I love a mystery from history and maybe one day I’ll solve it it’s enough to see the Brontë Society instructions followed and to have played a part in honouring the names of the fellow Yorkshirewomen I admire beyond measure.  once described the sombre sound that punctuated their lives She wrote: ‘… as you issued from the Parsonage gate you looked upon the Stone-cutter’s chipping shed which was piled with slabs ready for use and to the ear there was the incessant sound of the chip of the recording chisel as it graved in the In Memoriams of the departed.’   to carve the overdue final marks to the immortal names of Charlotte This article was originally published in the Abbey Review, our annual magazine which delves into our 1000-year history and explores life behind the scenes here at the Abbey today. Sign up to our free email newsletter to receive the latest edition direct to your inbox It’s very hard not to be enthusiastic working at the Abbey If this place doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will ShareSaveCommentBusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘You’ Season 5 Ending Explained—Who Dies, Who Survives, And What Happens To Joe?ByMonica Mercuri Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV Madeline Brewer as Bronte in episode 508 of You Warning: Major spoilers ahead for You Season 5 The fifth and final season of You, starring Penn Badgley, is now streaming on Netflix leaving viewers unsure whether Joe will make it out alive after everything he’s done Read on for a full breakdown of You Season 5’s ending where he’s spent the past three years living with his wife Kate became CEO of the Lockwood Corporation prompting the couple’s move from London to Manhattan It wasn’t long before they became one of the city’s most popular power couples But Joe is no longer living under an alias he’s buried his past—along with the secrets and murders that came with it—and reclaimed his real identity from Season 1 Though Kate eventually realizes she doesn’t know the full extent of Joe’s dark history who had been living with another family ever since Joe killed his mother the biggest challenge for Joe in New York City is navigating the complicated family dynamics of the Lockwood family He’s strayed away from murdering anyone for an impressive three years but he slowly slips back into his old ways when Kate is getting threatened by her Uncle Bob because in order to build a pipeline for her company (L to R) Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Lockwood Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 501 of .. Joe’s old instincts take over when he murders Uncle Bob and stages it to look like he killed himself He continues to feel the need to protect his wife as she faces new threats—this time from her sister the ruthless CFO of the Lockwood Corporation Joe plots to kidnap Reagan but mistakenly abducts her identical twin Joe then captures Reagan and locks her in his glass cage with Maddie He forces Maddie to kill her sister using an insulin overdose but because she’s finally had enough of Reagan’s cruelty Maddie pretends to be her deceased twin sister as Joe orchestrates a plan to fake Reagan’s death Maddie wants to start a new life with Harrison Reagan’s husband she’s been having an affair with Madeline Brewer as Bronte in episode 506 of You Kate begins to notice Joe’s behavior unraveling and decides to dig into his past and present an employee at Joe’s bookstore who is spending more and more time with Joe but it is only a matter of time until Bronte’s secretive past comes to light It turns out Bronte isn’t who she claims to be The woman Joe thought had simply wandered into the bookstore and crashed there for a few nights is Louise Flannery a catfish secretly plotting revenge for the murder of her friend Louise read her posthumously published book and found inconsistencies that didn’t sit right with her Her suspicions led her to a Reddit thread dedicated to uncovering the truth about Beck’s death who also believes the real killer was never caught she began to lose sight of her original mission to take him down blurring the line between revenge and a romantic connection When Joe rushes in to protect Bronte from a furious Clayton (Tom Francis) “We got him!” Bronte’s friends shout as they live-stream Joe But Bronte becomes just another pawn in Joe’s twisted game of love While speaking to the police after Clayton’s death she convinces herself that Joe acted in self-defense and that he truly believed her life was at risk Bronte is drawn to the idea that Joe was willing to kill for her and her sudden change of heart only fuels Joe’s delusion making him believe that what they had was real the entire time Kate decides the only way to end the vicious cycle is for Joe to die the woman Joe believes he killed last season to lure him into a trap and finally get a full confession Amy-Leigh Hickman as Nadia Farran in episode 509 of You Kate uses a decoy of herself to lure Joe into a trap ultimately capturing him and locking him in the glass cage beneath his bookstore She and Nadia have no intention of letting him live—but they offer him a carefully crafted ultimatum he’ll be sent to a remote island to start a new life It’s all a lie (but Joe doesn’t know that) as he was pretty sure killed her three years ago As Kate and Nadia debate who should be the one to end Joe’s life She urges her to see how Joe manipulates love and weaponizes his romanticism to justify violence Bronte finally remembers why she came to New York in the first place: to stop Joe once and for all Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 505 of .. Plot twist: Joe had one last secret (literally) up his sleeve—a hidden key embedded beneath his skin and knocks her unconscious with a blow to the head she locks him back in the basement and sets the building on fire ignoring his pleas that Kate is trapped down there Kate regains enough strength to strike Joe unconscious the former lovebirds share a heart-to-heart conversation Joe finally confesses—admitting to killing Kate’s father But he doesn’t know that Kate secretly records the entire conversation and sends it to Nadia so she can share it with the police Bronte shows up and pulls him from the burning basement after he pleads that he only hurt Kate in self-defense But viewers quickly realize that this isn’t a rescue out of love Bronte reveals she’s had another change of heart after talking with Marienne She now sees Joe for who he truly is and is determined to get justice for Beck Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 5010 of You Bronte and Joe head toward the Canadian border But Joe knows it’s only a matter of time before the police catch up with him especially after his damning confession to Kate In one last favor from his old friend Will he asks for fake passports to help them cross the border Joe also wants Will’s help getting his son Bronte is quietly strategizing her final move She’s still figuring out the best way to take Joe down but it’s becoming clear he’s growing suspicious of her off-the-grid lake house as their temporary hideout She knows she can’t keep up the act much longer “We hear her thoughts, which is different from when we’ve heard thoughts from other characters in past seasons,” Badgley told Netflix’s Tudum “The vantage point is shifting to Bronte and [Joe]’s becoming the object She demands he tell her exactly how he killed Beck she hands him a copy of The Dark Face of Love and tells him to go through and redact the lies he added to Beck’s manuscript after murdering her He says he managed to get Henry on the line He then proceeds to tell his dad that he’s the monster Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 510 of You and the two struggle violently for control of the gun Their brutal fight takes place in and outside the lake house Joe makes one last desperate move toward Bronte it seems like she was successful at killing him which goes viral during his trial and helps the public turn on him.) The police move in and finally arrest him Co-showrunner Michael Foley told Netflix’s Tudum that everyone involved in the series felt that Joe’s fate in jail would be worse than simply killing him off. “Death would be too easy,” he said. Badgley added, “I always thought somebody killing Joe wouldn’t be justice. It would be vengeance. Anybody who kills him would be brought down to his level, which is not justice for them,” he said. “He’s a quandary in a way. What would justice for him look like? I think we get as close as we can.” You. Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 5010 of You. Cr. Clifton Prescod/Netflix © 2025 The next scene shows Joe at his trial, which, in a voiceover, Bronte describes as “messy, the evidence horrific, and the truth undeniable.” He was convicted for the murders of Love Quinn and Guinevere Beck, which led to additional convictions—and life without parole—for the deaths of Benji and Peach. Dr. Nicky’s wrongful conviction was vacated. Nadia returned to writing and teaching, dedicating her work to helping women process their trauma. Harrison’s charges were dropped in the murder of his wife. Maddie was tried for arson and her sister’s murder, but avoided prison time due to the circumstances. Instead, she entered rehab for her pill addiction, and in a final twist, she’s now pregnant with twins. You. Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Lockwood in episode 5010 of You. Cr. Clifton Prescod/Netflix © 2025 At the end of Episode 10, it’s revealed that Kate miraculously survived the fire and her gunshot wounds. The Lockwood Corporation has since been transformed into a fully nonprofit organization, and Kate has returned to her first love: art. Hanging in her new studio is a painting by Marienne, who’s back to creating and finally living without fear of being hunted by Joe. As for Bronte, she removed everything Joe had added to Beck’s manuscript and published a new edition featuring only Beck’s original words, which proved to be even more popular. Now, Bronte is focused on writing her next chapter and finally finding herself. In his final monologue from prison, Joe reflects on his isolation and loneliness behind bars. As he reads a letter from a fan, he clings to the belief that he’s not the problem. In his mind, it’s society that’s broken. “It’s unfair putting all of this on me. Aren’t we all just products of our environment? Hurt people hurt people. I never stood a chance,” he wonders. “Why am I in a cage when these crazies write me all of the depraved things they want me to do to them? Maybe we have a problem as a society? Maybe we should fix what’s broken in us? Maybe the problem isn’t me. Maybe it’s you.” Foley told Tudum that it was very important the series ended with “Joe having not changed,” despite everything he’s gone through. “I can see the whole arc of the series and I’m like, ‘Man, I’m glad I got to do that,’” Badgley explained. “But there’s no amount of enjoyment or gratitude that can eclipse the brutal reality of what a man like Joe Goldberg is. And so, giving life to him for this long, I’m ready to lay that down … Hopefully, it just feels like a really good way to end it.” You Season 5 is streaming on YouTube. Watch the official trailer below. was announced as an assistant coach in September of 2024.  Murgett joins the Hokies coaching staff from Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City creating media and announcements for the tennis club as well as planning and coordinating tennis events for the club members England native was the ITA Regional Championships singles champion in 2020 and made a second-round appearance in the NCAA Nationals in 2021 Murgett was the team captain for New Mexico during the 2019-2020 season She excelled academically making the Dean’s List at New Mexico and Missouri She graduated from Missouri in May of 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.