Joe stages a rescue after Beck falls onto the subway tracks while intoxicated, a dramatic scene added for the TV adaptation to heighten the tension.

Joe is shown helping his young neighbor, Paco , providing him with food and books to escape an abusive home life.

Casting Penn Badgley was a meta-choice; he previously played Dan Humphrey in Gossip Girl , a character also revealed to be an "omniscient" stalker figure.

Critics note that Joe views Beck as an object to be fixed or rescued rather than a person, a dynamic rooted in deep-seated misogyny. 💡 Trivia & Production Facts