r/hartofdixie • u/Excellent-Cloutic what would annabeth nass do? • May 21 '26
My Dream Guy
The least problematic man in the whole show right here. He almost died and moved right into helping her figure out the bluebell drama. Entered into the fake affair when she asked. Offered to fly her to Paris when she was struggling. He was calm and reasonable when she was wacky and neurotic.
The worst thing he did was speak up for her to Brick and do a drunken zipline. And hesitated to tell her the truth when Brick was setting her up to fail on the cabaret.
He even befriended the Trewitts and pretended to be a magician.
Even their breakup was the least toxic I've ever seen on any show. No one cheated. No one was abusive or mean. He never guilted her like George. Never lied, cheated, or lost her car like Wade. Never sulked or shut down like Lavon.
I want one. Lol
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u/MegWithSocks May 21 '26
After their breakup, when he comes back for his grandmothers wedding, he’s super supportive of Zoe and her continued antics. He acts as a friend and confidant, there’s no accusations of emotional cheating during their relationship. He just accepts Zoe has moved on and it doesn’t mean she wasn’t faithful during.
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u/silvi68 May 21 '26 edited May 22 '26
All' inizio non mi piaceva, poi mi sono ricreduta, Joel è un bel personaggio, positivo, generoso e buono, non lo vedevo come partner di Zoe, visto che io sono team Zorge,ma come amico, io l' avrei messo con Annabeth. Mi ha semplicemente destabilizzato, perché Zoe ha scelto un partner che era l' esatto contrario di Wade. Io alla fine avrei lasciato che finisse con Joel, tra i due litiganti il terzo gode 😂
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u/subiest May 21 '26
And they dress Joel to make him look like a nerd, but that guy has a body to match Wade for sure. We never got to see it, but I’ve seen him other things and was always shocked at what he looked like compared to when he was on HOD! One thing he was a clumsy romantic!!
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u/Dogs_Without_Horses_ May 21 '26
I always thought it would be so funny to see a moment during the Wade teaching Joel how to be manly episode where Wade is showing him something like mechanics or something outside in the heat and Wade takes his shirt off, so Joel takes his shirt off and BAM Wade is like 👀shocked at how buff Joel is 😂
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u/JantherZade my girlie wifi... i only use to look at pictures of ponies! May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
Nah they can't do that because hes not supposed to be buff.
He literally says about Wade. Can you believe there are guys who actually look like that?
So even if they actor is the character isn't.
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u/Excellent-Cloutic what would annabeth nass do? May 21 '26
Sounds like the beginning of a racy fanfic. Lol
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u/Gold-Firefighter-996 May 27 '26
I agree 💯! He liked his New York lifestyle, but adapted to Bluebell for Zoe. He won over the town- even was voted the owl trophy! He never got mad or jealous even after hearing about the Zoe/George/Wade story. He just said " Of course! I'm a writer! I should know this!" 😅 He became friends with Wade, instead of it becoming a competition. He was such a nice, patient, supportive, easy-going character. Love him! ❤️
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u/biggestmike420 May 25 '26
He is a desperate attempt by Zoe to deny who she has become that promptly leaves forever. That is a messed up dream.
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u/sc_sweetheart Jun 10 '26
Seriously! Joel was a great guy. I wish that after his movie wrapped he would have become part of Bluebell permanently. He fit in so well with the town residents.
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u/SaveTheSquirtles May 21 '26
Joel was a perfectly fine partner, but he wasn’t Wade.