It’s not a secret that I hate binge-watching , but every once in a while, I fall victim to the modern way of watching television. I didn’t expect any show premiering on the 2024 TV Schedule to keep me captive to my couch for four and a half hours, but then Netflix’s Nobody Wants This happened. The romantic comedy series stars teen soap alumni Kirsten Bell and Adam Brody as agnostic sex podcaster Joanne and recently single rabbi Noah, who are determined to make their budding relationship work despite coming from different worlds.
With a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and the fact I am a self-proclaimed rom-com enthusiast, it’s not all that shocking that I fell in love with this show. The truth is, I would binge-watch a hundred more hours of Nobody Wants This just to see the palpable and hilarious chemistry between the characters. But that’s only one of the reasons why I hope Netflix renews the series for a Season 2.
Warning: Nobody Wants This Spoilers Are Ahead. Proceed with caution. I Need To Know If And How Joanne And Noah Are Going To Make Their Relationship Work Like most streaming shows, Nobody Wants This ends with a cliffhanger.
Though originally set to convert to Judaism to make their lives easier, Joanne has a change of heart when she realizes she’d only be doing it to stay with Noah. Thus, she ends up breaking up with Noah to ensure that he doesn’t have to choose between his dreams of becoming a head rabbi and his love for her. Joanne begs him not to chase af.