Decoding the Season 2 Finale of ‘Nobody Wants This’: Relationship Breakdowns and Unexpected Engagements Explored

In its second season, Nobody Wants This raised the stakes with more breakups, a conversion, and even an engagement — but where did the characters end up?

The popular Netflix series resumed with Joanne (played by Kristen Bell) and Noah (portrayed by Adam Brody) as they decided to take their unexpected romance seriously. Their relationship was on track until Noah had to leave his congregation because he missed out on a job opportunity, largely due to Joanne’s agnostic beliefs.

Noah eventually joined a more progressive temple, which relieved Joanne from the pressure of deciding whether or not to convert to Judaism. However, their relationship hit another hurdle when a sudden eviction made Joanne realize she was ready to move in with Noah — while he felt they were rushing things.

This disagreement led to a significant argument in the season 2 finale. Although Noah and Joanne split up, they managed to reconcile when Noah understood that Joanne was the right person for him. Meanwhile, Joanne started to see the possibility of converting.

Not everyone had a similar happy ending by the end of the season, which premiered on Thursday, October 23. Morgan (Justine Lupe) found love with Dr. Andy (Arian Moayed) who turned out to not only be a therapist but her therapist as well.

Despite Joanne’s objections, Morgan continued to date Dr. Andy and they even got engaged. But Morgan couldn’t avoid the red flags and pulled the plug at their engagement party. She also continued to grow closer to Sasha (Timothy Simons), whose marriage to Esther (Jackie Tohn) hit major issues.

Esther spent the entire season questioning whether she was happy. She realized she wasn’t and asked for a break from Sasha but it didn’t seem to be over for good. Elsewhere in season 2, Morgan and Joanne’s mom, Lynn (Stephanie Faracy), was the only one to convert to Judaism so far while Joanne made progress with Noah’s mother, Bina (Tovah Feldshuh).

“We wanted to end on romance, not religion,” creator Erin Foster told Tudum about the ending. “The romance is him saying, ‘I don’t care what you are, I’m choosing you.’ We don’t really need to hear her saying, ‘Oh, my God, you’re not going to believe this. I’ve been Jewish this entire time.’ Because we know that’s about to happen.”

She added: “She’s trying so hard to see it that she can’t see it. She’s yearning for something to give her structure, purpose, boundaries, values and traditions. Judaism can give her all of those things. … She’s enjoying all these different things about Judaism,” said Foster. “But she keeps thinking God is going to just come down from the sky and be like, ‘And now you’re Jewish!’”

Looking ahead, Noah and Joanne will be at a different place in their relationship.

“It’s not Noah against Joanne,” Bell told Tudum. “It’s Joanne and Noah against the problem, which I think is a great framework to come at any relationship with.”

Nobody Wants This is currently streaming on Netflix.