The Problem Standing Between 'Nobody Wants This' and Greatness

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Erin Foster’s Nobody Wants This returned to Netflix for its second season last week ( now with less behind-the-scenes drama! ). It’s still charming, funny, and incredibly easy to watch. There’s just one problem: it insists on having a plot.

The show remains sharply written and keenly observed, with a top-tier cast. Adam Brody’s career resurgence as Hot Rabbi continues to delight, and while Kristen Bell can rub people the wrong way off-camera , her on-screen track record is nearly flawless. Nobody Wants This fits comfortably among her long list of TV hits. The supporting cast, though, often outshines the leads: Timothy Simons and Jackie Tohn (as married couple Sasha and Esther) steal ever

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