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The cast of “Nobody Wants This” sat down with TVLine to unpack Season 2’s biggest relationship turns. Watch the spoiler-filled interview above, then read on for Adam Brody and Kristen Bell’s reflections on Noah and Joanne’s next chapter.<\/p>\n
Early in “Nobody Wants This” Season 2, Noah and Joanne decide to table their discussion about conversion. But after Noah leaves his temple in search of a more inclusive community, the couple’s differing timelines test their love like never before.<\/p>\n
“I think he’s tabled it, and he’s okay with that, and now he’s just hoping that he can make his life work [without rushing Joanne],” Brody tells TVLine. But in Episode 9, when the prospect of cohabitation arises, Noah draws a line in the sand.<\/p>\n
“He’s taken some of the onus off converting and is just going, ‘I’m cool if we live separately; if you’re cool, I’m cool,'” Brody continues.<\/p>\n
But Joanne is not cool with it \u2014 and it nearly tears them apart.<\/p>\n
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Joanne’s Lightbulb Moment Changes Everything<\/p>\n
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I ask Kristen Bell if Joanne’s hesitation stems from her complicated upbringing. As she explains to Noah, she grew up with a mother who could never settle on one identity, and a closeted father who hid his own. Does Joanne fear that converting to Judaism would mean giving up her current identity \u2014 or perhaps repeating her parents’ mistakes?<\/p>\n
“Perhaps,” Bell answers. “Because her mom had so many identities and her dad kept his hidden, it caused Joanne to plant a flag in the ground \u2014 this is my identity. She has all these characteristics that define her and make her feel safe, because anything other would be a threat to that identity.”<\/p>\n
Still, Joanne’s understanding of faith \u2014 and of herself \u2014 evolves in the finale, when a conversation with Esther changes her perspective.<\/p>\n
“It was actually more of a lightbulb moment,” Bell explains. “It’s one of those things that feels so random \u2014 you could have it anywhere \u2014 but it’s when a friend or acquaintance just gives you a different pair of glasses to look through. What Esther says to her on that couch \u2014 ‘You have all these Jewish qualities already; you’re not changing at all’ \u2014 lets Joanne completely reformulate what that identity would look like.”<\/p>\n
Our conversation continues in the video above with series creator Erin Foster and co-showrunner Jenni Konner, who weigh in on whether Joanne’s “lightbulb moment” means she and Noah might finally move in together in a potential Season 3.<\/p>\n
Watch our Q&A, then grade “Nobody Wants This” Season 2 via the following poll, before leaving a comment with your full review.<\/p>\n
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