At some point we learn that Joe lives at a boardinghouse, not the Collinsport Inn. A long time from now, [spoiler]we'll see that Paul Stoddard's room looks remarkably similar to Joe's.
[/spoiler]
The opening VO tells that Angelique is cursed, but Nicholas didn't put a curse on her.
Maggie tries to figure out a reason for Joe’s behavior. Nicholas even hints that someone other than Joe might be the man for her, but he’s careful to make it only a gentle hint, since things are at a dangerous state now.
Willie [spoiler]sleeps in the same narrow iron bed in which, a long time from now, Bramwell and Catherine will-- never mind that for now![/spoiler]