“Alexa, play ‘See Her Out (That’s Just Life)’ by Francis and the Lights.”

The second season of Nobody Wants This has barely hit the streaming scene, but its dedicated fanbase has already devoured all 10 episodes chronicling the turbulent romance of Noah, played by Adam Brody, and Joanne, brought to life by Kristen Bell. Given the compelling nature of their love story, it’s easy to see why viewers have been captivated.

Once more, audiences are treated to the emotional highs and lows of this unlikely couple’s journey, culminating in a finale that paves the way for a potential third season, should Netflix choose to renew Erin Foster’s charming romantic comedy. Meanwhile, supporting characters Sasha (Timothy Simons), Esther (Jackie Tohn), and Morgan (Justine Lupe) find themselves entangled in their own entertaining dramas.

The conclusion of this season may not feature the traditional happy-ending clichés—no spoilers here—but it does present a finale as intricate as the love story itself. Let’s take a closer look at how it all unfolds.

Nobody Wants This Season 2 Ending Explained:

As the curtain falls on the 10-episode run of Nobody Wants This Season 2, Noah and Joanne do manage to find their way back to each other, albeit not without hurdles. At the start of Episode 10, “When Noah Met Joanne,” the pair is far from blissful, having ended the previous episode in a heated dispute over Joanne’s living situation. Joanne had been envisioning a new chapter in their relationship, but Noah insists that their future together hinges on her decision to convert to Judaism. He is adamant that they cannot cohabit until she resolves this matter, fearing that without a commitment, she might indefinitely delay her religious conversion—a stance that holds weight in their complex narrative.

Meeting coldly in the elevator on the way up to Morgan’s engagement party to Dr. Andy (Arian Moayed), the pair ultimately decide to fake happiness in order to get through the party without raising suspicions. A tried and true romcom trope, this fails epically as, mid-party, things blow up in their face while Joanne is helping Morgan to end her engagement. This results in Noah storming out of the party after declaring that he cannot see any way forward for himself and Joanne as they keep encountering the same issues over and over again.

While crying in the bathroom, Joanne comes face-to-face with Esther — who just walked away from Sasha, telling him that she needs some space — and they have a heart-to-heart that has been a long time coming. Without going into her own issues, Esther tells Joanne that she can’t quite understand what the holdup is re the Judaism issue. In fact, she lists off all of the ways that Joanne is already Jewish-adjacent, including eating the challah too early, saying “poo poo poo” and being a strong, opinionated woman. Esther tells Joanne that she thinks the feeling she is waiting for might already be with her, and that it’s just all of the things she’s already doing.

This realization leads to Joanne deciding that Esther is right — she usually is — and she decides to chase after Noah, running to the elevator and missing him as he turns around and goes back up to the party to catch her. It gives us an incredible shot and yet another incredible romcom trope, i.e. just missing each other after realizing their love is true. Wish we could say our eyes rolled but we love the show too much.

Just after giving up his chase for Joanne outside of LACMA, Noah turns around to find Joanne emerging from the famed street light installation, telling her that it doesn’t matter whether or not she converts or if their love is anything but easy, she is his soulmate and they are meant to be together. Joanne sweetly agrees and the pair passionately kiss as “Hit Me Where the Heart Is” by Mega Simone plays to the credits.

Here’s the good news: this does mean that Noah and Joanne are back together and planning on making it work. The bad news: they still have family, friends, and a whole religion to work out before they can ride off into the sunset… or at least ride off down Sunset Boulevard. These challenges will just have to be addressed in Season 3, and we predict that they will only get more complicated (and hilarious) over time.

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The first two seasons of Nobody Wants This are now streaming on Netflix.