I’m talking about acting, not the look. As an actor, Joe sucks. And I say that as someone who was even willing to give him a chance as Clark back in the day when he was up for that and I’d only seen him in True Blood. But I’ve seen him in a lot more since then, and now I can honestly say Esai Morales projects the intensity and intelligence I’d expect to see from Slade, while I don’t believe Joe to be remotely capable of it. There’s a reason this guy looks like that, had women drooling over him for several years and never even came close to being a leading man in Hollywood, imo.