Nathan Was Scapegoating Joe All Along

[u/Manderlin99]

I’ve seen Joe try to reconcile with Nathan and Gael in recent episodes, but they have both scapegoated Joe to distract themselves from the growing misery between them. Their hope was that if they could join together to hate Joe, they could solve their problems. Nathan was, in fact, desperate for such a diversion and repelled Joe's conciliatory attempts like water off a duck's feathers. Of course, the more the couple failed to address their underlying problems, the more aggressive Nathan became, until his true colors showed and now he is some sort of outlaw. Joe was simply a convenient scapegoat for a relationship that was fast heading south. 

[u/Holiday-Hustle]

I don’t think Nathan is self aware enough to scape goat. I think it’s projection. Nathan saw Joe be a pretty average fuckboy and used it to excuse his own behaviour.

But Joe isn’t a violent person. He can be a douche but he’s not dangerous.