Looking back on the early days of the show, Joe says he thought his character Steve was merely going to be the “jerky boyfriend.”
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As filming began, he was only given a few scripts at a time, so he never really knew what was coming next for Steve.
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Each time the Duffer brothers presented him with more material, he was genuinely surprised.
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“I read one, maybe, episode of the show, two episodes. And it was kind of like — we read three episodes — and then they had two more,” Joe said on The Tonight Show.
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He added that the team was really “building it out” as they were going along, and things were often going “day to day.”
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Obviously, things worked out for Steve as four seasons in, he’s still an important part of the cast — and a fan favorite.
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“It feels like such a small thing when you’re doing it down there, shooting it and working, and then so many people have seen it. It’s crazy,” Joe shared.
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