"The course of true love is notoriously unsmooth, but for Noah and Joanne protagonists of charming LA-set romcom Nobody Wants This it has been especially rough. The problem? Noah is a religious leader and Joanne is an agnostic sex podcaster. The real problem? Noah is a rabbi and Joanne is as his disapproving mother puts it a shiksa. Otherwise known as Not a Jew. Is that a dealbreaker?"
"After finally getting together with Noah (Adam Brody), Joanne (Kristen Bell) pledged to convert to Judaism. But then she changed her mind, coming to the realisation that adopting a faith for logistical reasons wasn't the most morally upstanding thing to do. So she dumped him. This was also an admirable decision, ethically speaking; Joanne didn't want to force Noah to choose between her and his life's calling."
Noah is a rabbi and Joanne is an agnostic sex podcaster whose relationship is strained by religious difference and family disapproval. Joanne initially pledges to convert to Judaism but abandons the plan after concluding that adopting a faith for logistical reasons would be morally wrong, prompting her to end the relationship to avoid forcing Noah to choose between love and vocation. Noah later admits he cannot have both and kisses Joanne, creating a romantic cliffhanger. Season two largely sidelines that rupture, instead portraying their resumed partnership through mundane and niche concerns while showing real consequences when Noah is passed over for head rabbi.
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