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Warning: Major story spoilers ahead
When Season 2 of Nobody Wants This hit Netflix, fans were eager to return to the show’s central romance between rabbi Noah Roklov and podcaster Joanne Williams, and see how they’d navigate faith, identity, and family expectations. But season 2 foists several dramatic turns with mixed results and here are four twists that just felt too artificial or unnecessary!
Four Twists That Feel Forced
1. Sasha and Esther’s Romance Didn’t Need the Bumps
The marital discord between Noah’s brother Sasha Roklov and his wife Esther Roklov feels particularly forced this season. While their disagreement over expanding the family has its grounding, Esther’s sudden, dramatic question of whether their marriage might end seems less about inner conflict and more like a plot device intended to inject extra drama.
Nobody Wants This, indeed.
2. A last-minute “Jewish awakening” subplot
Joanne’s mother, Lynn, suddenly deciding she feels Jewish and wants to convert comes out of nowhere. Yes, it’s mildly amusing to watch her have this spiritual epiphany while Joanne herself is struggling to feel connected to Judaism, but the twist still feels random and contrived, as if it was added purely for comedic shock rather than meaningful character development.
3. Joanne’s uncharacteristic behaviour
Joanne’s choice to act like a “woman-child” this season, turning up to her sister’s pre-wedding party in a white dress, trying on a wedding dress during shopping, and reacting over-dramatically when Noah isn’t ready for them to move in together, felt inconsistent and borderline attention-seeking. What might have been intended as angst or insecurity came across more as aimless melodrama. A few acts of immaturity here and there is fine, but this time around, Joanne was way more annoying than necessary. Talk about making a ‘good’ character annoying.
4. Everything happening at once, breakups everywhere
The climactic night of three break-ups, Morgan calling off her engagement, Noah ending things with Joanne over their religious divide, and Sasha and Esther confronting their own marriage issues… felt too coincidental. The simultaneous unraveling of multiple relationships stretched disbelief and undermined the emotional weight of any single breakup.
Why It Matters, Or Doesn’t
Part of what made Season 1 of Nobody Wants This work so well was the chemistry between the leads and the thoughtful, grounded exploration of modern relationships, identity and faith. Season 2 continues with that core, but the added subplots distract rather than deepen. Rather than supporting the central story, many of the twists detract from it, making character arcs feel scattered and undercooked.
What other twists did you think didn’t work for this season of ‘Nobody Wants This’?
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