‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 Ending Explained: Do Joanne and Noah Stay Together?

Alexa, play “See Her Out (That’s Just Life)” by Francis and the Lights.

Nobody Wants This Season 2 has only been out in the world for a relatively short period of time but the rabid fanbase has already binged through the 10 new episodes of Noah (Adam Brody) and Joanne’s (Kristen Bell) love story. Who can blame them?

Once again, it has been a rollercoaster filled with ups and downs for everyone’s favorite mismatched couple, ending on a high note that sets up a third season perfectly, should Netflix go ahead and give the Erin Foster romcom another go. And as for the supporting characters — Sasha (Timothy Simons), Esther (Jackie Tohn), and Morgan (Justin Lupe) things are just as chaotic for them!

All in all, while it may not be — SPOILER ALERT — a proposal or a marriage, it is a complex ending to match a complex love story. Let’s dive into it…

Nobody Wants This Season 2 Ending Explained:

At the end of 10 way too short episodes of Nobody Wants This Season 2, Noah and Joanne do reconcile, but it’s not without its challenges. To start Episode 10, “When Noah Met Joanne,” the lovebirds are anything but, having ended the penultimate installment in the middle of an argument over Joanne’s living arrangement. You see, while Joanne has been envisioning them approaching the next step in their relationship, Noah makes it abundantly clear that he sees a future with her, but only after she makes a decision about converting to Judaism. He explicitly tells her that they cannot live together without it, as it could be a slippery slope to her never deciding on her religion, which is valid.

Meeting coldly in the elevator on the way up to Morgan’s engagement party to Dr. Andy (Arian Moayed), the pair ultimately decide to fake happiness in order to get through the party without raising suspicions. A tried and true romcom trope, this fails epically as, mid-party, things blow up in their face while Joanne is helping Morgan to end her engagement. This results in Noah storming out of the party after declaring that he cannot see any way forward for himself and Joanne as they keep encountering the same issues over and over again.

While crying in the bathroom, Joanne comes face-to-face with Esther — who just walked away from Sasha, telling him that she needs some space — and they have a heart-to-heart that has been a long time coming. Without going into her own issues, Esther tells Joanne that she can’t quite understand what the holdup is re the Judaism issue. In fact, she lists off all of the ways that Joanne is already Jewish-adjacent, including eating the challah too early, saying “poo poo poo” and being a strong, opinionated woman. Esther tells Joanne that she thinks the feeling she is waiting for might already be with her, and that it’s just all of the things she’s already doing.

This realization leads to Joanne deciding that Esther is right — she usually is — and she decides to chase after Noah, running to the elevator and missing him as he turns around and goes back up to the party to catch her. It gives us an incredible shot and yet another incredible romcom trope, i.e. just missing each other after realizing their love is true. Wish we could say our eyes rolled but we love the show too much.

Just after giving up his chase for Joanne outside of LACMA, Noah turns around to find Joanne emerging from the famed street light installation, telling her that it doesn’t matter whether or not she converts or if their love is anything but easy, she is his soulmate and they are meant to be together. Joanne sweetly agrees and the pair passionately kiss as “Hit Me Where the Heart Is” by Mega Simone plays to the credits.

Here’s the good news: this does mean that Noah and Joanne are back together and planning on making it work. The bad news: they still have family, friends, and a whole religion to work out before they can ride off into the sunset… or at least ride off down Sunset Boulevard. These challenges will just have to be addressed in Season 3, and we predict that they will only get more complicated (and hilarious) over time.

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The first two seasons of Nobody Wants This are now streaming on Netflix.