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Keep It Zen

I love shows where the "villain" is the protaganist. Like this show, Death Note, Breaking Bad, and others. They are so interesting. The show does "make" you sympathize with Joe in a a way. I think that's partly because of the main character status, for me at least. They are usually my favorite characters in all stories so I'm a little predisposed to feeling for Joe. But yeah, we see he's a really mentally unstable person, he thinks he's good but his sense of good/bad is totally skewed. Is that totally his fault though.. is a mental patient to blame for being mental? When we see him getting therapy and a tiny light shows up at the end of the tunnel, we, or at least I want him to SPRINT towards that light. Of course this doesn't excuse any of his past actions. At least it shouldn't, maybe some of us are too forgiving. The show pushes you to understand Joe (not condone him), some can do that, and some don't even want to try. I've seen people absolutely adore him, feel bad for him, and excuse his actions. Others who absolutely despise him and wish death upon him. It's all very interesting what types of reactions an exploration of a "terrible" person can bring.

Adam is Magic

To be honest if compare you Joe to other villain protagonists from other shows if he's a lot less awful, more sympathetic and/or evil. He's a tragic character who we can feel sympathy for because despite he's crazy and horrible actions does more normal things than most villains. He loves reading and books, he's smart, charming, cares about children, and truly does seem to want find love despite his obsessiveness. He does want to treat a women with love and hates anyone who mistreats and/or abuses them, even though he's a hypocrite who sometimes does the same. He's like Dexter but, if he wasn't a professional killer and stalker and had a better heart. Another show with a villain protagonist is The Originals a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries there the main character is much less sympathetic despite how hard the writers try to redeem him, I still think he's irredeemable. It's part of why I think You does a better job with it's antagonist main character.