Netflix's "Nobody Wants This" Season 2 Review

Let’s find a way to make this work.

Season 2 of Nobody Wants This aired on Netflix in 2025. After Noah decides to stay in a relationship with Joanne, his decision isn’t met with positivity from the temple. Meanwhile, more relationship dramas surface as they regroup to work things out.

Once season 2 of Nobody Wants This concluded, I felt a whirlwind of emotions from all the relationship dramas. I didn’t enjoy the second season as much as the first. The first season of the series presents important ideas about honesty in relationships, which season 2 repeats the same dramas.

Adam Brody and Kristen Bell return to their roles as Noah and Joanne. As serious as they are in trying to work things out, they’re not right for each other. I thought season 2 would explore more of Noah and Joanne trying to make things work. Not much effort is made by either side.

Noah laments how much he loves Joanne, but I fail to see what he loves about her. Compared to the season, Noah doesn’t stand up for himself. He lets Joanne walk all over him. He’s too passive about what opportunities his relationship ruins, like his position at the temple. Jewish culture/religion isn’t given strong focus.

Joanne is not a pleasant person. She is always putting Noah down, even about his interests or a party they’re attending. The more she excuses her behavior as “I’ve been through things in life,” Joanne is using that to her advantage. I was floored by Bell in one scene, when Joanne talks about how she has always longed for consistency in life.

The dynamic between Joanne and Morgan (Justine Lupe) is established well. They have a loving sibling relationship, and by that, I mean sarcasm. Their relationship is tested in this season with Morgan’s new romance with Andy (Arian Moayed), her therapist from the past.

Everyone has relationship dramas in the series, even Sasha and Esther (Timothy Simons and Jackie Tohn). Stephanie Faracy, Tovah Feldshuh, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Hitchcock, and Stephen Tobolowsky reprise their roles. There’s also an appearance by the hilarious Seth Rogen in one episode.

Season 2 is repetitive in its messages. It distracts from the main couple’s story, adding unnecessary storylines between the other characters. Noah and Joanne’s evolution is what the series is all about. Joanne and Morgan’s broken-to-fixed family arc should also be explored more.

The characters are too mean-spirited. Joanne and Morgan are not pleasant people. In one episode, Joanne and Morgan trash Abby (Leighton Meester), an old middle school nemesis’s home. Neither consider that things have changed, and realize too late that the said person doesn’t recall the accusations from the past. This storyline wasn’t necessary.

Let’s all agree, no relationship is easy, which creator Erin Foster represents in the series. Sometimes they work out, and other times, it’s okay to end things to find healthier relationships or spend time with yourself.

While the first season was based on Foster’s own life, season 2 is inspired by true events. Foster said she didn’t want season 2 to be the same as the first. She made decisions that would surprise audiences, like adding Noah’s flaws.

My grandmother and I said, “Drama is going down,” in the last episode. We were right. Characters are back and forth in conversations, arguments, and accusations. I took a breath once the last episode concluded because the dramas are stressful.

Season 2 ends with the same conclusion as the first. My one wish for season 3, is for the characters to face truth and reality in their relationships.