Nobody Wants This Stars Kristen Bell And Adam Brody Defend ‘boring And Predictable’ Season Finale

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody have defended the Nobody Wants This season two finale as underwhelmed fans continue to express their disappointment.

The second chapter of the beloved Netflix romcom landed on the platform on October 23, seeing the pair reprise their characters as mismatched couple Joanne, an atheist sex and relationships podcaster, and rabbi Noah.

The new installment follows Joanne and Noah as they try merge their very different lives.

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, 45, 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 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.

‘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.’