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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The father, in an attempt to save his family, tries to hold the storm cellar door down, but gets sucked into the tornado and killed. Watching in horror are the man's wife and his daughter Jo, who, despite the horror of the storm and losing her father, is entranced by the funnel.
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.
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.
He cared for him but also was abusive to him believing that he was guiding him. He would often lock Joe in his glass cage in the basement to teach him various lessons, telling him that he is doing it out of love and to make sure Joe does not end up like his father.
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).
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.
Wilson-Karev was conceived during a rape. Jo informs her mom she was in an abusive marriage, which viewers are already painfully aware of. Then, Jo drops what may be the final major secret of her past: She had an abortion. It's a clear-eyed revelation that clarifies Jo's past, present, and future.
However, Jo finally tells Alex towards the end of the episode, there's more to this story than run of the mill pregnancy and parenting apprehension. She's worried about her mysterious family history. As we said, Grey's lays serious groundwork before taking fans on a twisty ride.
Jo explains that she fought off Jason when he grabbed her and that he hit his head on the fireplace. Alex instructs her, Meredith and Cristina not to tell anyone until they know how Jason is. Stephanie comes in with an update on Paul Dawson, and she gets worried when she sees Jo's injured face.
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.
Later, Jo has inherited Aunt March's house and opened it as a school, where Meg, Amy, and Bhaer all teach.
Mrs. Joe is more than twenty years older than Pip, and she raised Pip from the time that their parents died when Pip was so young that he was not yet even weaned. However, Mrs. Joe holds these sacrifices she has made over Pip's head and uses them as an excuse to emotionally and physically abuse him.
Orlick is the man responsible for the injuries and subsequent death of Mrs. Joe. Orlick is a potential suitor of Biddy. Orlick acts as an opposing force or antagonist to Pip when Pip is a child.
Joe suddenly realizes that Pip is ashamed (“ashamed of me, ashamed of home”) and that that shame is hurting him, very much.