Los Angeles: Like clockwork, fall means another new season of Nobody Wants This — and after three seasons, we finally have an answer to what happens with Noah and Joanne’s interfaith relationship. (Warning: Major spoilers ahead.)
The Netflix rom-com has returned with all 10 episodes of its third season now streaming, picking up with the couple more serious than ever. They’ve moved in together, and Joanne is attending Jewish conversion classes as she and Noah look to build a future together.
Noah and Joanne Get Engaged
In episode four, Noah (Adam Brody) and Joanne (Kristen Bell) attend their first wedding together — Noah is officiating for his friend Brian, and Joanne comes as his plus one. They nearly miss their flight when Joanne offers her seat to a superfan, Nicole (a cameo by series creator Erin Foster). Ultimately, they make the flight and head to wine country, where Noah reveals that Brian isn’t real — the wedding was a ploy to get Joanne there so he could propose. With Taylor Swift’s “Lover” playing, the two are officially engaged.
Foster told Netflix Tudum that she was inspired by her own 2019 engagement: “I thought I was going to [another couple’s] vow renewal, and I wasn’t. I was going to my own proposal. All roads lead back to me every time.”
Morgan and Sasha Hook Up
The moment some viewers have been waiting for arrives in episode seven: Morgan (Justine Lupe) and Sasha (Timothy Simons) cross the line from friends to lovers. At Morgan’s request, Sasha joins her on a trip to New York City, where she appears on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen for her podcast segment, “Make Them.”
The pair go to dinner — which Sasha calls a date, and Morgan doesn’t correct him — before a walk where Morgan opens up about her former marriage. They nearly share their first kiss, but Morgan pulls back, insisting there’s no going back once that boundary is crossed, given their siblings are now engaged. Back at the hotel, a few more attempts to resist prove futile and they finally give in.
Esther Has a New Man
Following her separation from Sasha, Esther (Jackie Tohn) begins exploring life outside her marriage. When Morgan creates an online dating profile for Sasha, he discovers Esther is on the app too. Esther also pursues real estate, earning her licence and meeting Julian (Steven Weber), a wealthy older client. The two hit it off and eventually decide to date exclusively.
The Love Triangle Returns
After their night in New York, Morgan walks out on Sasha the next morning, leaving a note saying she caught an earlier flight. After processing her feelings, she tells Sasha she wants to give their relationship another chance — but he rejects her, explaining he isn’t emotionally ready to risk their friendship. The rejection makes Noah and Joanne’s wedding planning even more complicated.
In the finale, Esther visits Sasha to drop something off for their daughter, and the estranged couple ends up hooking up — threatening Esther’s relationship with Julian and adding another layer to the Morgan-Sasha dynamic.
Bravo Cameos
Early in the season, Noah interrupts Joanne while she’s bed-rotting and tells her to stop bingeing Summer House so they can talk. Later, Morgan appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen making a cameo in a taped segment. Her fellow guest is Ciara Miller, who has starred on Summer House since season five.
A Christmas Episode, But No Chrismukkah
The penultimate episode centres on Christmas — seemingly the perfect opportunity to celebrate Chrismukkah, the hybrid holiday popularised by Seth Cohen (also played by Brody) on The O.C. Instead, the episode focuses on Noah trying to make sure Joanne has the best Christmas possible before her conversion, offering a sweet moment before the emotional finale.
Joanne Finally Converts
The biggest question hanging over the series since season one is finally answered. Throughout the season, Joanne takes conversion classes taught by Rabbi Eden (Sarah Silverman), alongside Sebastien (Andrew Rannells). In the finale, she reaches the final step: the mikvah, a ritual immersion in the ocean near the Malibu beach house where both families have gathered. As Joanne emerges, Noah watches with tears in his eyes. Rabbi Eden jokes that the next step is for the couple to start having kids.
Noah and Joanne Are Married
As if the engagement weren’t enough, the couple get married in the finale. After the conversion, as family drama reaches boiling point — Morgan unable to be in the same room as Sasha, and Noah’s mother trying to control wedding plans — they realise they’ve lost sight of what matters most: each other.
Instead of continuing to plan a wedding amid the tension, Noah asks Rabbi Eden to marry them right there on the beach. Joanne agrees, and they find a stranger walking his dog who happens to be Jewish and can serve as their witness. With Rabbi Eden officiating, Noah and Joanne tie the knot in an intimate beach ceremony, becoming Mr. and Mrs. Roklov.
All 10 episodes of Nobody Wants This season three are now streaming on Netflix.
