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Netflix’s Nobody Wants This returns with new showrunners Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan, but its second season loses much of the first season’s charm. While attempts to soften earlier portrayals of Jewish women sideline Bina and make Esther and Morgan less problematic, Noah and Joanne repeat old insecurities and their chemistry cools. Expanded subplots and a contrived crisis leave Noah smarmier and condescending and Joanne over-explained. The season leans on Talmud-tinged speeches yet wavers on perspective, even with a full Purim episode, delivering laughs but a familiar finale that’s hard to care about.

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