A flashback in the finale revealed that Joe's mom moved on and started looking after another child after abandoning her son. Effectively, she left Joe behind for good, much to the chagrin of our antihero.
She tried her best to take care of him, although she had multiple abusive boyfriends that physically abused the both of them, as well as working as a prostitute to financially support them.
Joseph Goldberg was the only child born into a dysfunctional relationship. He idealized his mother Sandy, whom he said was his home no matter where they were. His father was abusive to him and his mother. His mother frequently cheated on his father, often leaving Joe alone in public areas while doing so.
Early life. At the story's outset, it is revealed that Joe was orphaned at a young age. From flashbacks, it is revealed that Joe's biological mother, Sandy (Magda Apanowicz) was abused by his biological father and that he was subjected to neglect and abuse by his father.
Jo and her mother, despite the door being torn off, remain unaffected by the tornado.
In "Silent All These Years", Jo tracks down her birth mother, Vicki Rudin, who is married with two kids, and discovers she is a product of rape. She spirals into a deep depression.
Jo finally got the answers she was looking for, but they weren't the ones she wanted to hear. Her mother told her everything: Jo was the product of rape, the man who fathered her is dead, and even though her mom tried to love baby Jo, she couldn't stop thinking about the man who assaulted her.
If you've been following the psychological thriller series You, you know it follows a bookstore manager who falls in love and develops an extreme obsession with different women. The latest season finally gives main character Joe Goldberg's condition a name—erotomania.
Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg who has erotomania in the Netflix hit 'You'. (Image: pennbadgley/Instagram) Erotomania is a rare and often misunderstood psychiatric disorder characterized by a delusional belief that someone is in love with the affected person.
That's further complicated by Love's trajectory throughout the season. Seen mostly through Joe's first-person perspective as a lovable, if not a bit naïve, young woman longing for love after experiencing her own trauma, she is revealed to be suffering from severe PTSD.
Upon arriving in London, Joe develops such an obsession with Rhys after reading his autobiography, A Good Man in a Cruel World, which Joe closely identifies with. Then the hallucinations start. “He's really desperate to see himself as a good person,” says Gamble.
In spite of his father's drinking and abuse, Joe speaks of the man's good heart. Also, because of what his mother suffered with his father, Joe willingly endures Mrs. Joe's abuse so she never has to suffer the pain his mother did. Joe does regret that his choice means Pip gets hit with the Tickler from time to time.
Joe Goldberg is extremely attracted to people's vulnerabilities: Beck has many. Beck is a struggling writer; she can barely afford her rent, and she is surrounded by shallow people.
It was difficult to see Joe's mother abandon him as a child, how he sought her affection to the point of killing for her in defense, and how every aspect of his life even outside his home was rather grim. At some point, though, these flashbacks became unnecessary. We could tell his upbringing was brutal.
But what happens to Love and Joe's baby Henry in Season 3 of “You”? Before he jets off to Europe, Joe leaves his son in the care of his colleague at the library, Dante. Dante and his husband Lansing had been trying for a child, and Joe writes them a letter saying he hopes that together they will raise Henry.
To give a brief summary of Part One's events, the season picked up where Season 3 left off. Joe left Los Angeles—where he faked his own death, blamed it on Love (literally and figuratively), gave his son Henry to their neighbors, and fled to Paris in search of Marienne, his one true love (this time for real).
Scott did say, though, that the closest clinical diagnosis to a "psychopath" or "sociopath" is antisocial personality disorder, and that Goldberg does indeed show some hallmark traits of the disorder. He also demonstrates characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder, experts say.
Guinevere Beck
Known throughout Season 1 as Beck, she met Joe in the bookstore where he worked. His obsession with her quickly began. Joe just needed to tie up some loose ends before the couple could be together in peace. He first needed to kill her on-again, off-again boyfriend Benji (Lou Taylor Pucci).
It comes down to the empathy that Joe evokes, according to Neo. "Empathy is really about how we are compelled to understand why things are the way they are. And we try to do that for other people, especially if we are very understanding of other people. So when we have empathy for someone, it hooks us in."
Which personality type is Joe Goldberg? Joe Goldberg is an unhealthy INFJ personality type. He tends to feel resentful of other people and feels like he is required to make others happy. A healthy INFJ would enjoy making others happy, but Joe sees this as a distraction from his vision.
During season four, it becomes clear Joe has developed split personality disorder, which is why he always thinks he is killing for good, can't remember some of the times he's killed people, and when he is killing people, loses all control.
Joe Goldberg (INFJ)
He has a combination of strong morals, idealisms and a focus on the future. Joe has a unique ability to come up with carefully considered plans and take steps to bring what he THINKS is a positive change to people's lives.
Laurie then tells Jo his secret—that Mr. Brooke has kept Meg's glove and carries it with him wherever he goes. This secret disgusts Jo, because she hates the idea of someone loving Meg and taking her away. Laurie, in an attempt to cheer Jo, persuades her to race him down a hill.
Laurie, who Jo positions alternately as her brother and as her own masculine self, betrays Jo when he proposes marriage to her: She would much rather that he marry either Meg or Beth (imagine Laurie and Beth together! a truly absurd idea, but Jo floats it out there!), thus preserving her ideal family structure.
Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) discovers the identity of Jo Wilson's (Camilla Luddington) abusive ex-husband, meanwhile the Grey Sloan Memorial's doctors treat a couple from a car accident, only to later discover their true identities as a rapist and his victim.