Nobody Wants This Explained: Nobody Wants This, a Netflix original created by Erin Foster is a romantic-comedy miniseries revolving around the tumultuous relationship between a rabbi and a sex podcast host. Starring Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Justine Lupe and Timothy Simons among others, the show is an emotional roller coaster of laughs, cries, awws and wtfs!
Noah, a Jewish rabbi, after a rough breakup with his ex-girlfriend Rebecca, meets Joanne. An independent and ambitious sex podcast host. Joanna too, falls for Noah and his charming wit. While religion, ideology, work and family all try to distance both the lovers, in the end, it is their love that prevails.
What happens at the end?
In order to become the head rabbi of the temple, Noah must comply with all the rules of Judaism. One such rule calls for marriage within the community, especially for a rabbi. Joanna, who grew up agnostic does not think much of the conventions until Noah is promoted to the position of the head rabbi. When Noah asks if she is open to the prospect of converting to his religion, Joanna does not take it too seriously. Her family and friends persuade her to convert for the sake of Noah and she too, agrees.
However, after speaking to Rebecca at Miriam’s bat mitzvah party, she realises the severity of the situation. She feels guilty of robbing Rebecca of her childhood dream of becoming a rabbi’s wife and doesn’t think of herself as responsible enough to take up such a role. After the party, she reunites with Noah and the two confess their love for each other.
Fearing being untruthful to both Noah and herself, Joanna decides to leave Noah to not make it difficult for him to choose between her and his dream job. She doesn’t feel that she is cut out for Judaism or the role of the rabbi’s wife. The two mutually part ways as Joanne tells Noah not to follow her home.
As the party shuttle drops her home, she finds Noah waiting for her at the stop. He confesses his true love for her and agrees that he can’t have both his love and his job. He seals his decision with a kiss, marking his choosing love over the role of the head rabbi. The show ends at the kiss, which serves as a metaphor for his decision to pick Joanna.
While the ending is a little ambiguous as no clear dialogue proves his decision, the kiss is enough for the audience to know that he chose his lady love over his lifelong dream. The show thus ends on a heartfelt and emotional note, with a happy ending for Noah and Joanne.
