#i am summarizing a bit but anyway i wish they hadn’t watered it down tbh

[cyberfunsupporter]

they toned down joe’s freakazoidness in the show considerably which is why he’s somewhat likable in the first 2 seasons, and then once you get to season 3 his original (book) nature starts to come out more and SOME (not a majority, which is unnerving to me) people started to dislike him after that. and idk i just think. people wouldn’t like him so much if they read the books first, that’s for sure… 💀 they’d see him properly for who he is instead of idealizing that kind of toxic, creepy, depraved man and acting as if that’s their dream guy and they want that. because like. ugh. they don’t see the nuance i don’t think… he’s such a well-written stalker incel murderer, it’s unsettling and it’s perfect for that kind of thing but instead they got rid of his more predatorial creepiness and suddenly people who watch the show think he’s genuinely ABOVE being incel-like, entitled, and a skeeve 😭 as if his whole thing is that he IS those things, he just doesn’t admit it to himself because he views himself as inherently deserving of a woman and love no matter what. what i’m getting at i guess is that by removing his creepiness at the start and then not even seeing it through makes the message of the show incredibly difficult to see if you don’t try / didn’t read the books. instead, it’s watered down and now people think he’s just soooo hot and a misunderstood lover boy yandere who cares and loves you so much he’d kill for you!!! 🥺🥺🥺 NO????? THATS NOT WHAT HE IS!!!! that’s not what the show is (poorly) trying to show you and it’s not what the books were for i’m sure