The episode picks up immediately after the events of the pilot. Joe has successfully stolen Beck's phone, giving him unfettered access to her texts, emails, and location. The title, "The Last Nice Guy," is a moniker Joe applies to Benji (Lou Taylor Pucci), Beck’s pretentious, wealthy, and obnoxious boyfriend. In Joe’s mind, Benji is the final obstacle standing between him and Beck’s true happiness.
Joe continues his obsessive surveillance of Beck. He engineers a "chance" meeting at a bookstore to get closer to her, while also dealing with her problematic ex-boyfriend, Benji. Flashbacks reveal Joe's troubled childhood with a neglectful, drug-addicted mother. you s01e02 dsrip
While Joe prepares for his first official date with Beck, he is simultaneously managing a "houseguest" in the basement of Mooney’s Books: , Beck’s wealthy and dismissive ex-boyfriend. Joe views Benji as a toxic obstacle he must remove for Beck’s own good, a classic example of his twisted "hero" complex. The episode picks up immediately after the events