Actually speaking of relationships I also really enjoyed John and Joseph's.

Yes!! In fact one thing I've been talking about with Rachel and scioscribe as we're watching is how much of a total soft touch John is, whether it's befriending child prostitutes or letting that one kid shine his shoes. (He probably gets his shoes shined 20 times a day because he can't say no to a street kid looking to make a little money.)

It is solid headcanon for me that he made friends with Laszlo in college because he noticed the weird nerd who was always sitting alone, felt sorry for him, and one day just sat down across from him and was going to be his friend, dammit, no matter what Laszlo had in mind about it. xD