Josh

> "*Every... tiny "yes." One tiny step in the wrong direction. "Yes" to the job. "Yes" to the white lies. "Yes" to turning a blind eye. "Yes." "Yes." And then you look up... and you're a thousand miles from where you started. That's how it happens. That's how good men turn bad. It's how bad men win.*"
> ― Josh to Brad[source]
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**Josh** is a character on the Hulu original series *Monsterland*. He is portrayed by Michael Hsu Rosen.

Josh was Stan Price's assistant at Titan International after graduating third in is class at Yale.

## Season 1

### New York, NY

Josh runs down the street of New York City in search of Syd, his boss’ wife. He catches up to her just as she gets into the back of a cab. She refuses to sign an NDA and won’t be gas-lit anymore. Josh claims that he wouldn’t sign either and that he only wanted to say goodbye. Before parting ways, she gives him a book written by activist and spiritual healer, Marianne Westhart. It helped her get out, and she hopes that it will afford Josh the same path.

After Stan fails the practice hearing regarding the oil spill, Sylvia and Josh discuss the importance of this hearing as it is an election year. Josh believes that Stan’s scared and distracted because Syd left. However, Josh luckily managed to get her to sign an NDA. Josh and Sylvia try to convince Stan to continue the practice hearing, but Stan wants to call Dorsey to arrange a "pre-hearing love fest."

Josh is approached by Peter Simms from New York Daily News. He asks for any kind of information that would implicate Price, who is by no account a good man. He didn’t even finish college. He was booted from B.U. for plagiarism. However, Josh continues to defend him, which confuses Peter as he did some research, and Josh was third in his class at Yale and studied solar energy equity. He gives Josh his card and tells him to call whenever he decides to get on the right side of his history.

After discovering that they had been set up by Dorsey as a crowd gathers outside the church, Josh hides Stan away until it’s safe for him to leave. After sneaking Stan out, Josh informs Stan that Dorsey is reassessing despite their 34 years of friendship. He tells Josh to reach out to Senator Fletcher so they can talk face-to-face.

The night of Stan's party has arrived. Josh informs Sylvia and Kristine that Dorsey has cut ties and that Randall Pierce has been rushed to the ER after a vigilante saw him at a car wash and threw a rock at his head. Stan comes out the bathroom and goes on a rant before passing out. Josh catches him as he falls to the ground.

Josh reads over the latest of action items to Stan, who is clearly distracted. They decide to put a hold on the documents until a later time. Josh offers to stay over and keep Stan company. Josh was headhunted after college and he began working at Titan. He told himself that he’d only be there for a year, but the more he saw, the more he thought he would incite change from the inside. Josh reminds Stan of himself. After college, he thought he would take over the world, and he did. Josh asks when he graduated from college, but Stan doesn’t recall. Stan takes another drink and then reveals the truth about failure and alcoholic father. After he died, Stan changed his life as well as his name. "Ransom" became "Price." After Stan passes out, Josh drags him into his room and lays him on the bed. He then calls his partner and informs him that he’s staying over at Stan’s to watch over him.

Josh awakens to the sound of loud hammering and unbearable heat. He calls out to Stan, who with glowing yellow eyes and a distorted voice says: "Let me out!" Josh calls over Marianne after he was forced to restrain Stan to a chair when he refused to sleep for three days. She believes this to be a standard dislodgement. She can save Stan by communing with the corruption and unveiling the psychic deformity. She notices how deeply Josh cares. She appreciates genuine compassion as there’s so little that remains in the world. She tells Josh that he’s a beacon. Josh leads Marianne to Stan, who is restrained to a chair. His eyes glow yellow and his voice is disturbingly deep. However, she fails to get through to him at first try as Stan is the vessel of a "God." Josh suggests using his real name, "Stanley Ransom." And so Marianne returns and calls out to Stan. She assures him that he isn’t his father and that he’s deserving of love. The three of them join hands and Stan emerges. He admits to being responsible for the oil spill and apologizes. They form a circle of love for only love is real. Marianne then tells Josh to cut Stan loose. As Josh frees Stan, he says that it’s too late for him. He takes the pair of scissors from Josh and cuts his stomach open. A winged bird-like creature emerges from within Stan and flies out the window.

Josh returns home to his boyfriend, Brad. He notices that something is wrong and asks Josh what happened. Josh reveals that he carried around the reporter’s card for weeks, like a rock in his pocket. Josh claimed he didn’t have anything, but in actuality, he had everything one could need to destroy Stanley Price. He could’ve stopped the spill but chose not to. Brad argues that Josh was but an assistant and didn’t have that power. However, Josh now realizes that he’s taken so many steps in the wrong direction. Small steps, but steps nonetheless. That’s how good men turn bad. And that’s how bad men win. Brad tells Josh that isn’t never too late, but Josh would beg to differ.