Joe Goldberg of “YOU”, is he a psychopath or a sociopath?, creator of the series, solves the big question

From the first season of ‘YOU’ of the hit Netflix series, it can be seen that the character played by Penn Badgley is a serial killer who has justified his crimes for love since childhood and for years there has been a debate among fans to define whether this criminal is a psychopath or a sociopath, and the creator of the show responds forcefully.

For some time, through social networks, a debate has been opened to define whether Joe Goldberg is a psychopath or a sociopathwhich psychologists even attended to advertise the differences between these two options, but in an interview with TV Guide‘YOU’ showrunner Sera Gamble has put an end to the rumors and theories.

“Joe is not a sociopath”, forcefully declared the creator of the ‘YOU’ series, thus putting an end to the thousands of theories that point to this character as a sociopath, justified by the fact that “Killing is not easy for Joe but obviously he has something within him that allows him to cross that line in what he considers dire circumstances.”

People who do bad things aren’t all that different from people who don’t,” explains Sera Gamble of the ‘YOU’ protagonist.

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On the other hand, the creator of the Netflix program assures that Joe Goldberg: “He is learning from his past relationships that he is making new mistakes. You can see that he is evolving”, however this does not clarify whether from the point of view of him he is a psychopath or not, but it is a fact that he is a murderer.

Gamble assures that “(Joe) is probably picking women better suited for him, but you know, his justification for killing hasn’t evolved terribly,” which ensures that over the next few seasons, the character of Penn Badley in “YOU” he will continue to kill people depending on the situation that suits him.

What’s wrong with Joe Goldberg from “YOU”?

Joe Goldberg is not a psychopath, several character studies of the ‘YOU’ series argue which conflict with the series creator’s claim of sociopathy, however the fact that he is neither, is unconfirmed. from dealing with several personality disorders that make him a fearsome criminal.

Thus, Joe Goldberg of “YOU” is neither a psychopath nor a sociopath, but he is a narcissistic person, with social anxiety, attachment and codependency issues, as well as an abusive, jealous, obsessive and controlling man with a terrible childhood past . He blend that makes him the villain of every love relationship.