Nobody Wants This introduced some of the cast members’ real life partners during the second series of the Netflix series – including one that may come as a surprise.
Adam Brody’s wife Leighton Meester joined the show as momfluencer Abby and his character Rabbi Noah is asked to attend a baby-naming ceremony at her home.
A funny nod to their connection was included in the scene, as when Noah’s girlfriend Joanne – who is also Abby’s school nemesis – comments that she is pretty, Noah says: ‘Eh, not my type’.
While Adam and Leighton have been married for more than 10 years and are a well known Hollywood couple, one other pair on the show has flown under the radar.
Jackie Tohn’s boyfriend Joe Gillette, who she has been linked to since 2021, was also a new face in the second series, after he was cast as Abby’s husband Gabe.
The stars made light of all of their different relationships in a new TikTok video shared by Netflix on Tuesday, following the release of the series on October 23.
Nobody Wants This introduced some of the cast members’ real life partners during the second series of the Netflix series – including one that may come as a surprise
Adam Brody’s (pictured) wife Leighton Meester (pictured) joined the show as momfluencer Abby and his character Rabbi Noah is asked to attend a baby-naming ceremony at her home
A funny nod to their connection was included in the scene, as when Noah’s girlfriend Joanne – who is also Abby’s school nemesis – comments that she is pretty, Noah says: ‘Eh, not my type’
While Adam and Leighton have been married for more than 10 years and are a well known Hollywood couple, one other pair on the show has flown under the radar
It begins with Leighton referring to Kristen Bell as ‘my husband’s girlfriend’, before Adam calls Joe ‘my wife’s husband’.
Kristen then calls Leighton ‘my husband’s wife’, while Justine calls Joe her ‘girlfriend’s boyfriend’, presumably joking about her closeness with Jackie.
The camera then pans to Adam as Joe calls him ‘my wife’s husband’, while Jackie calls Leighton ‘my boyfriend’s wife’.
At the end of the clip, Kristen is asked who Justine is, and she playfully replies: ‘Oh that’s Justine’.
The show follows Noah and Joanne as they navigate the challenges of an interfaith relationship.
Series two sees the couple move past the honeymoon phase after Joanne decides not to convert to Judaism in series one and address the challenges that come with it.
The shows leads Kristen and Adam have defended the season two finale as underwhelmed fans continue to express their disappointment.
The pair reprised their characters as mismatched couple Joanne, an atheist sex and relationships podcaster, and rabbi Noah.
Jackie Tohn’s boyfriend Joe Gillette, who she has been linked to since 2021, was also a new face in the second series, after he was cast as Abby’s husband Gabe
It begins with Leighton referring to Kristen Bell as ‘my husband’s girlfriend’, before Adam calls Joe ‘my wife’s husband’
Kristen then calls Leighton ‘my husband’s wife’, while Justine calls Joe her ‘girlfriend’s boyfriend’, presumably joking about her closeness with Jackie
The camera then pans to Adam as Joe calls him ‘my wife’s husband’, while Jackie calls Leighton ‘my boyfriend’s wife’
Like the show’s first season finale, however, this chapter ended with Joanne and Noah calling time on their relationship – only for them to come back together seconds later when Joanne realizes that she might be ready to convert to Judaism.
The series ends with Noah running after Joanne and telling her that he doesn’t care about whether or not she converts.
‘None of it matters,’ he tells her. ‘You are my soulmate. I don’t care if you’re Jewish. I don’t care if you’re not Jewish. I choose you every time.’
‘Well, you’re in luck,’ Joanne replies and they kiss.
Defending the ending, Kristen argued that it was the production’s duty to conclude the season with Noah and Joanne together.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, she said: ‘I think we have an obligation, being part of the filmmaking team of this show, to give the people what they want.
‘And it is very clear that the people want these two characters to be together, but we also have the mandate of making sure it’s entertaining and they’re not just having a great day every episode.
‘That’s a delicate balance to not rip the rug out from people and say, “Well, now they’re long distance,” or “Now they completely break up,” but to show those tiny, intimate moments that the audience fell in love with the first season.’
The show follows Noah and Joanne as they navigate the challenges of an interfaith relationship
The new chapter ends with the couple breaking up… before getting back together just moments later
The final moments of Nobody Wants This season one saw Joanne tell Noah that she’s not quite ready to commit to converting to Judaism.
The couple then seemingly parted ways forever, only for Noah to race back to Joanne to tell her that he’s not ready to give up on their relationship just yet.
Explaining the difference between season one’s ending and season two’s, Adam, 45, said: ‘In terms of the difference, I think it’s the same but more.
‘They came together in the end of last season, like, “I’m committing to you.”
‘And now they’ve gotten a much longer, more in-depth look at the difficulties and the compromises necessary of that and are still saying, all that aside, “I know what I’m getting into and I’m still doing it.”
‘So I think it’s a stronger commitment.’
Regardless of the leading cast’s defense, fans have been left disappointed over the season’s ending.
Sharing their thoughts on Reddit, one said: ‘I feel like this season did not go far beyond season one. Yet again Noah ends up prioritizing Joanne and running back to her, an ending that is boringly easy and repeated.
Fans have slammed the ending for being too similar to the season one finale
‘Not to mention that the ending of season one is diminished as he goes back on this decision and still needs her to convert in order to be with her… I found myself wondering what the point of this season is.’
Another branded the season ‘boring and predictable’.
‘For me, the heart of season one was a portrayal of a healthy adult relationship on TV. They talked it out!
‘You hardly see that in rom-com-esque media today. Season two didn’t deliver that for me. It was actually the plot for the WHOLE season, just for them to end up right back there they left off.’
Echoing a similar sentiment, a third continued: ‘I don’t like that this season ended the same way season one did. It felt like such a letdown and a cop out- the characters deserved better, and the audience did too.’
