Why 'Nobody Wants This' is the Perfect Blend of Humor and Heart
In this episode we dive into the captivating world of Netflix’s latest series, “Nobody Wants This,” as we explore the delightful balance of comedy and romance that makes this show a must-watch. Join us as we discuss the standout characters, including Joanne, an outspoken podcast host, and Noah, a charming rabbi, whose unlikely romance is both touching and hilarious. From their first kiss to the heartfelt “I can handle you” scene, we unpack the moments that made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with this series. Grab your favorite cup of tea and settle in for an engaging review filled with laughter, insights, and a few surprises along the way. Whether you’re a fan of intense drama or just looking for your next binge-worthy series, we’ve got you covered!
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Takeaways:
- The series 'Nobody Wants This' beautifully blends comedy and romance, creating a captivating viewing experience.
- Joanne and Noah's relationship highlights the importance of communication in modern romance.
- The chemistry between Kristen Bell and Adam Brody is palpable and enhances the narrative.
- The show tackles cultural and religious differences with sensitivity and authenticity, making it relatable.
- Standout moments like the 'I can handle you' scene resonate deeply with viewers.
- The witty banter and heartfelt moments throughout the series make it a must-watch for rom-com fans.
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00:00 - None
00:00 - Welcome to the Show
00:11 - Exploring 'Nobody Wants This'
00:32 - Character Introductions
00:47 - Joanne and Noah's Dynamic
00:55 - The Humor and Heartwarming Moments
02:41 - The Chemistry of the Cast
35:22 - Key Scenes Unpacked
37:00 - Final Thoughts and Recommendations
40:21 - Closing Remarks
Michael
Hey, one more thing before we go. Have you ever wondered what happens when an outspoken podcast host falls for a charming rabbi?
Welcome to one more thing before you go over the teacup Sunday with Michael and Diane. Today we're diving into the captivating world of Netflix's latest series, nobody wants this.
Join us as we explore the witty banter, the heartwarming moments, and the delightful balance of comedy and romance that makes this show a must watch. I'm your host, Michael Hearst. I'm here with my lovely wife and co host, Diane.
Diane
Hello, everyone. So today we're going to discuss the standout characters like Joanne, the outspoken podcast host, and her sister also, and Noah, the charming rabbi.
Oh, my God. I just. He's so hot. And whose unlikely romance is both touching and hilarious.
From their first kiss to the heartfelt, I can handle you scene, we'll unpack the moments that make us laugh, cry, and fall in love with this series. It is so good.
Michael
It is so. Grab your favorite cup of tea and or whatever you're drinking.
Settle in for an engaging review filled with laughter, insights, and a few surprises along the way. We're going to entice you, but we're not going to give everything away. We promise. We won't give everything away.
Diane
We can't. We can't.
Michael
So whether you're.
Diane
No spoilers.
Michael
Yes. So whether you're a fan of this intense drama or comedy drama, a dramedy, we'll call dramedy.
We're just looking for your next binge with you series, which is absolutely worthy of that. We've got you covered. So let's get started. Hey, Diane.
Diane
Hello, Michael.
Michael
I cannot wait to talk about this series. It's like, absolutely one of my all time favorite series now, I think.
Diane
Yeah, I agree. It's been a long time to have a good rom.com like this.
Michael
And it's, I mean, it's right up there. It's right up there in the top, I would say top four. Top five, for sure. The top four of our, I mean, we love Ted Lasso.
We love, I mean, we've talked about our favorite series, but this absolutely belongs up in there.
Diane
Yeah, I think top, definitely within the top five, for sure. Yeah.
Michael
They were just, just released recently, and, you know, they've got one season, and I hear rumor through variety and Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Tonight and all those things that I follow constantly that they're really excited for a second season, and I think it warrants a second season.
Diane
Yes, it does. Yes, it does. Yes. And it's so oh, my gosh. It's one of the most binge worthy shows I've ever, ever. I think it's one of the.
It's so incredibly binge worthy, it's not even funny.
Michael
Well, and I think part of that is, and we'll get into this, but it, you know, the chemistry between Christian Bell and Adam Brody, who. We love them both.
Diane
Yes.
Michael
It's like, absolutely spot on, man. You can absolutely believe it's palpable. Yes, 100%. You know, and realistically, they've been, they've actually been in other movies together.
They actually had romantic connections in other movies.
One was one of them, like, from, I don't know if it said 2016 or 16 years ago, one of the two, but either way, they've been in movies together before where they were partners like this. But, yeah, so I think the chemistry just continues. And it's weird.
I really weird that, you know, I had asked that question after we got done watching this going, I wonder what Dax is thinking about this.
Diane
And I listen to his podcast a lot, so I'm like, oh, he's fine. He's probably loving it because that's just how he is.
Michael
Shortly after that, I sent you a thing from Instagram where entertainment, I think it was entertainment tonight. They were interviewing them and, you know, she was saying that, you know, Dax is going, you know, I really want.
Diane
You to kiss him.
Michael
I want you to kiss him. He's like, you have to kiss him.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
You know, kind of a thing, you know, kind of going, wow. Wow.
Diane
Yeah. But I mean, and he was talking about the first episode and it's true. You're like, when are they going to kiss already?
Michael
I mean, the chemistry is just, you know, it's one of these things where we love Kristen Bell. We haven't seen her in a series since the good place. I don't believe.
I mean, like, as a lead in a series since the good place, and we missed a good place. And ironically enough, there's a couple people in here that are from the good place in the series.
So it was kind of a reunion a little bit of a way from that point. But. But I'll tell you, it's true. Let me tell everybody about it a little bit. Nobody wants this.
Features that diverse and talented cast, each bringing unique characters to life in this romantic comedy. Some of the main characters are Joanne, who Diana just talked about, played by Kristen Bell.
Joanne is an outspoken agnostic woman in her forties, and the agnostic part is important in her forties who host a podcast called nobody wants this on sex and romance in the modern world. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Noah, a rabbi, and starts to question her beliefs and her lifestyle.
And realistically, you know, I think that, you know, that that in itself is the hook.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
You know, for sure. Noah Rockloff is played by Adam Brody. He does a brilliant job with this. Noah is so good, carefree and humorous.
Rabbi who recently broke off his engagement. You know, we talked about this personally because as a rabbi, you can. You can be married.
You can have relationships with people, and unlike a catholic priest or something, you can't. Where you, you know, strict, you can't do this kind of thing. At least they got an opportunity for you.
You can get married, you can have kids, you can, you know, this kind of thing. He finds himself drawn to Joanne despite the disapproval from his family and his community.
We won't go into great detail, but obviously there are some challenges in there because they kind of call her. Is it a shizka?
Diane
Shiksa? I think it's a shiksa.
Michael
Yeah. Which is, you know, like a, like a. It's a bad word for a woman. And it's.
Diane
It's. Yeah. It's not. It's kind of derogatory.
Michael
Yeah. You know, but she's like, these black.
Diane
People understand it, you know, like a gentile. Like a gentile woman who's really.
Michael
Who shouldn't be dating. Shouldn't be dating a rabbi.
Diane
And let alone, I mean, a jew, let alone a rabbi.
Michael
Exactly. So Morgan is Joanne's sister. She played by Justine Lupe, who we've seen her and some other things as well.
And the casting with both of them, Lupe, Morgan and Kirsten Bell as sisters is brilliant because you can absolutely believe that they're sisters.
Diane
Yes, you can.
Michael
Yeah.
Diane
They're good.
Michael
Yeah. She always. Younger sister and co host of the podcast.
She's quick witted, supportive, but also her own reservations about Joanne's new relationship, fearing it might affect their podcast.
And you'll see it when you watch it, because when you listen to them talk on their podcast, you know, they talk about relationships and what works and what doesn't work and hookups and, you know, went on this date last night, but, you know, I'm gonna ghost him because, you know, it really didn't work out or whatever the case may be. Or I was there, but I decided to leave and sneak out the back door because it wasn't working or, you know, it was great.
We hooked up and, you know, it just. It's a very outspoken podcast.
Diane
Yeah, their podcast is, I mean, they talk about everything, but they, it's. It's kind of really centered around the fact that neither one of them are settled down and they're. They're supposed to be in their forties.
Is that what. I never really caught on to that.
Michael
Thirties. Forties.
Diane
Thirties. Okay.
Michael
Yeah.
Diane
So probably, like late thirties or something. But I. So it centers around the fact that they aren't settled down with anyone and that they date around and the things that they do.
And so when she starts dating the rabbi, it's like, well, how's gonna happen to our podcast that's just taking off? You know?
Michael
And, in fact, they've got a, you know, again, we're not really giving much away because this is in some of the trailers, but, you know, they have an opportunity for a huge sponsor.
And as individuals that are on podcasts right now and as a producer and a host of a podcast, we understand the opportunity when somebody comes in from a major player and is saying, hey, we want to sponsor you and we want to pay you a lot of money, you kind of have to rethink your position in regard to whether or not you want to continue the podcast in the current format, because that's what they're buying.
Diane
Right.
Michael
You know, if you change it, then it blows a very lucrative or potential lucrative deal.
Diane
Right.
Michael
Kind of a thing.
Diane
So you have to really, I mean, it becomes a real choice before her and for them to.
Michael
And, of course, the differences between the fact that she's an agnostic and she's not jewish and he's a rabbi, which she didn't know at first, and kind of a thing. The dynamics of that in itself has its own challenges, and he does have some supporters. She does, too. Sasha Rokhlov is paid by Timothy Simons.
Sasha is Noah's eccentric older brother.
He often feels overshadowed by Noah, but brings a lot of humor and heart to the series with his quirky personality, interactions with his family and so forth. He, he really, he's kind of a. If you think about everybody loves Raymond.
Diane
Yeah. You know, the brother diminished.
Michael
Yeah. The brother dynamic.
Diane
Yeah. That makes that. Yeah, that resonates for sure.
Michael
And ironically enough, you see the size difference, too. Why? Why did they do that?
Diane
I don't know.
Michael
Think about Raymond's brother, and everybody loves Raymond, you know?
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
It works, though, Sasha.
Diane
Yeah, it works really well. I love it. Yeah, I love, actually, I love everybody. I love all the characters. There's not one character that I dislike.
Michael
Yeah, they're all pretty good. Ashley, played by Sherry Cola.
Ashley's one of Joanna's closest friends, providing comic relief and different perspective on Joanna's romantic endeavors. And I think that's the one that we watched in Joyride.
Diane
Yes.
Michael
Yeah, yeah. Joyride. Joy, everybody. You know, take a Google Joyride and you'll find this. It's a pretty good show.
Diane
Don't watch it with the family.
Michael
Don't watch it with kids.
Diane
But it's really, it's really good. I loved it.
Michael
Esther Rockoff, played by Jackie Towan, Esther's Noah's sister in law who's often finds herself caught in the middle of the family dynamics and unfolding drama. And, you know, it's interesting because what you see as the look, I know my mother's not a jewish mother, but my mother is similar to this woman.
And wait to know, arguing to know.
Diane
Us, to know his mom, Noah or to his sister. Because you were talking about his sister.
Michael
Oh, sister. Sister, sister. Sorry. Yeah. When you look at the sister in law and when you look at the, the mom, you know, they are.
I have friends that are jewish and they act just like this.
Diane
Yeah. I love them, though.
Michael
Yeah.
Diane
I mean, I shouldn't. They're kind of. They're supposed to be the characters you love to hate, I guess. I don't know. I don't hate them, though.
I just, I think I understand them. I get where they're coming from.
Michael
Yeah.
Diane
And I just, I don't know why I love them. I shouldn't love them. They do.
Michael
If these characters, along with a strong supporting cast create a rich and engaging narrative that explores love, faith, self discovery, the chemistry between actors, especially Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, I think it adds depth and authenticity to the story. They have a nice balance between comedy, between comedy and romance.
I think it makes it stand out that way in the rom.com genre because we were talking about this a couple of episodes ago that you and I had done two or three episodes ago where rom coms have made kind of a comeback, they kind of went away for a while.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
And, you know, now they're finally starting to come back out again and people are starting to write rom coms again. And whether it be a series, whether it be a movie, it's nice to see it in a series like this.
And the fact that they're doing it brilliantly because we binge watched it and it just felt like one long movie is what it felt like.
Diane
Yeah, it did. And there were times, I mean, obviously we couldn't binge watch it like you know, within one whole setting, you could. I mean, if you. If you were.
If you had nothing else to do on a weekend, you get it. Just ten episodes, you get it done.
Michael
Get up, get your oatmeal.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
Stay in your pajamas, your underwear, your robe, totally. Sit on the couch, eat your oatmeal, binge watch, get up, make something for lunch, go back and finish watching.
Diane
I would have loved for us to do that. We didn't do that.
Michael
That would have been good.
Diane
It was hard to put. It was hard to put it down. It's like a book that you love, and you can't put it down. You need to go to sleep. It's like that.
Michael
And the only advantages is, and we'll talk about it again here in a second.
But I think the advantages from that regard is that, yes, I was happy, I mean, really happy to see immediate discussions across the mediaev verse for a season two. I mean, it wasn't. Sometimes when you get something that's just come out, you kind of go, you know, are they gonna do a season two? Is it coming?
Or you think they're gonna do a season two?
And sometimes you don't hear anything for two or three weeks, and, you know, this is like, immediately you're hearing talk about a season two and how it needs to come back. And again, I think that's the chemistry. You know, I haven't seen chemistry like this.
Diane
Oh, no.
Michael
I think since Tom Hanks and.
Diane
Meg Ryan.
Michael
Meg Ryan, see, she disappeared from the scene for so long.
Diane
I don't. You know, and I'm. I'm one of the. I'm very. I'm kind of rare. I really like those movies with Tom Hanks.
Michael
Yeah. But their chemistry, though, when you look at their chemistry, or even Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
Diane
Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan, for me personally, had better chemistry than Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. And I know that there's a lot of people who will disagree with me.
Michael
Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan, but when you look at that or Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
Diane
Oh, yeah.
Michael
You know, kind of a thing. Or you go back through some of the other famous Julia Roberts.
Diane
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
Michael
Exactly. You see the chemistry in all of those, and you see. You see. You saw that. We kind of saw that disappear for a little while, I think.
So it was really nice and refreshing to get involved in a. We got involved in a relationship.
Diane
Yeah. Well, to a point. I mean, this series is good all the way around. Right? The casting is fantastic. The writing is great. Everything about it is fantastic.
But for me, the standout of the entire series is that chemistry between Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. It's insane.
Michael
Absolutely. Well, I have to say it. It is also complemented by the sister in law and the brother, everybody. And the mother.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
I mean, it's really complicated that because everybody, the whole cast, it complements. It complements the whole thing because what you see, we. Not the dynamics.
Look, we're friends with my ex wife and, you know, you don't see that day and age. You very. You very rarely see that.
But when we would have a family reunion, my mother would constantly, even though nude that you were coming to the family reunion or coming to the event, whatever it happened to be holiday. Holiday, my mother would still invite my ex wife.
So we understand those kind of dynamics where it's kind of like the mom, you know, is still kind of going, well, I wanted this woman instead of this woman. Well, we don't know that that's what my mother was thinking.
Diane
No, I. Well, I wouldn't doubt it, but whatever.
Michael
But you know what I mean?
Diane
What did we just celebrate?
Michael
Our 35th anniversary, our wedding anniversary. So we've been together for over 35 years.
Diane
It doesn't bother me.
Michael
Yeah, exactly. But, you know, we're friends with Janelle and, you know, it's interesting that way.
But, you know, you look at the family dynamics in regard to stuff like that. My mother was. My mother reminds me of the mother in this series.
Diane
A little bit.
Michael
A little bit.
Diane
Yeah. Not gonna lie. A little bit.
Michael
Yeah, a little bit. So because of all this.
And so it's kind of a situation where I think that, again, the banter, the humor, the series filled with sharp, the witty dialogue, it keeps the tone light, engaging.
The interactions between Joanna and Noah as well as the supporting characters are often they're humorous, but they provide plenty of laughs without overshadowing the romantic element. You know, I mean, I think that the brilliant writers, the direction is the directors have done. I mean, I don't.
I should done a little more research in this regard. I don't know if it's been all directed by this.
All episodes were directed by the same director or whether or not they had multiple directors, because sometimes series do have different directors.
Diane
That's usually something you. You research.
Michael
Yeah, I didn't have time to today, people. I'm sorry. We were having some technical issues.
Diane
Technical issues.
Michael
Difficult, technical, bifurcate, technical difficulties.
So in reality, you know, whoever was directing it, even if it was separate directors or one individual director, they did a brilliant job of directing. I think that it carried the story forward. You know, every episode of carried. When one episode ended, the next one picked up.
It picked up at the right spot. It picked up at the right timing. It picked up like it was supposed to. That's why I said it felt like one long movie.
Diane
It really did.
Michael
Yeah, all of it.
Diane
And, you know, as far as the writing, something that stands out to me, too, is the way they wrote it. The way that.
The way that Joanne and Noah communicate with one another, especially when they're having difficulties, is a lesson in communication for couples, for everybody. Exactly like it is.
Michael
Yeah.
Diane
It is so great to see literal communicate, like, real. Like, that's what they were trying to strive for, I think, was showing how to communicate in a relationship. It was. You don't see that.
Michael
Well, it's relatable. Romantic struggles, like, we all go through.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
You know, the romance between both of them is heartwarming, but it's also realistic. And they face genuine challenges as cultural religious differences, which, you know, we're lucky.
We haven't really had those kind of religious differences, but we've had other instances. But we've also had the benefit of understanding communication.
And we've taught our kids that communication, and they've grown that and used that in their own relationships in regard to making sure that the communication is always open. Even if you have fights and you get angry at somebody, you know, you can be angry as you want to. As long as you're not angry with violence.
That is a big, big no no all the way around. No matter what, in any circumstance, you can be angry. You could be mad.
But when you're done being mad and you're done being angry, you need to get back and talk about it, you know, and have these conversations so that, you know, you both explore and grow with the. With that. So. And that comes with anything, even the religious differences.
And I think in this particular case, the religious aspect of it, they did it with sensitivity. They did it with depth.
They did it with layer of authenticity to the romance and making it more relatable and compelling, because realistically, what you have is.
And again, I know, again, the jewish friends that we've had and the Jewish that I had growing up, you know, you within the jewish faith, you can get married, but that individual has to be of the jewish faith.
Diane
Right.
Michael
You know, whereas, you know, typically, I don't, you know, I don't know, obviously Catholic. I grew up catholic, but I'm not a practicing Catholic, so I don't know how it goes in that regard.
But I know that my mother also was a Presbyterian, and she also had, one time was a Baptist.
And, you know, the, the ministers and the preachers could get married, but I don't know if it was strict that they had to be Presbyterian or had to be.
But I know that when I got married in a catholic church the first time, it was demanded that we go to classes together, and it was demanded that Janelle was Catholic and I was Catholic and.
Diane
Well, and didn't the Catholic Church kick your mother out, basically, and kick the whole family out when she got divorced?
Michael
Yes. You know, that's a long, low, long, long time ago.
Diane
I don't know that they still do that.
Michael
Far, far away. Yeah, I don't know if they still do that. But she was excommunicated because of that. And we weren't allowed to really go to church, take communion.
She could come to church, but you had to sit in the back of the church and we couldn't take communion.
Kind of a situation which is bizarre in my position, not to go off on a different conversation, but, you know, realistically, I think that when you're approaching a romantic relationship where you have people of different faiths, where I mentioned earlier, she's agnostic, which means she really doesn't believe in God. She's open to the idea, but she doesn't really believe in it.
Then you have an individual that's from the jewish faith that's a rabbi, not just a jewish individual who's jewish. But you have a rabbi, right? Yeah.
Diane
I mean, you couldn't, you couldn't really get farther away than somebody who doesn't really believe in God. Not really sure about God all the way to a rabbi. I mean, that's pretty far away. That's not just.
Well, I'm a, I'm a Catholic and you're a Jew or, you know, that's, that's way far away. I don't know. I think they, I think they present it really well and real. They present it very real.
Michael
Very much so.
Diane
But I'd be interested to know how many, many Jews are relating to that, like how, how they feel about this. Are you like, are they feeling like everything's done?
Michael
If you look at.
Diane
I was literally going to say kosher.
Michael
Kosher.
Diane
I didn't mean to say that.
Michael
Well, you know, look at Richie with it. We're talking over each other.
Diane
I know.
Michael
Look at Richie and Joni.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
Richie was Jewish, Joni was Catholic, and they got married.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
Now, I do not know if they got married in a jewish church, if they got married in a catholic church or whether they get married outside of that with a non, I think they.
Diane
I think I remember them saying that.
Michael
They did that non denominational individual that married them so they could be together. But, you know, and the fact is that they celebrated Christmas and they celebrated Hanukkah.
They respected each other's position within those faiths where they were able to do both of them. And Richie on the police department, you know, because Jean Val was a cop. Richie was my partner then. He worked under, on my team.
He's one of my team members. The fact is he would wear a Santa hat on Christmas and he'd have drive around with the Santa hat on in the police car.
We bent the rules just a wee bit. Just a little bit. And then he would hand out, you know, candy canes and candy to the kids kind of a thing.
So, you know, but you saw the dynamic working for them.
I don't know whether or not he was, I won't say kicked out of the faith, but I do know that when his father passed away, that obviously he, he did his thing. We had to give him time off, the time of mourning, and he grew a beard, and then he flew back and buried his father.
And when his mother died, same thing, kind of situation. So I know that, you know, he obviously was still allowed in temple and he's still allowed to practice his faith kind of a situation.
But we're delving off track here.
But, you know, I think the strong chemistry, character chemistry between Kristen bell and Adam Brody, you know, even the fact that they've got hers as agnostic and him as in the jewish faith, their on screen chemistry just enhances the comedic and the romantic aspects of the show. Despite the fact that one's agnostic and one is a rabbi, you can't see my italian hands. One is agnostic and one is rabbi.
Diane
Well, but I just, I would like, I, I would assume somebody's going to do some article or some interview with, with people of the jewish faith that might watch the show, and I'm really cure, I would really love to see what they think about it.
Michael
Yeah, I think that I would, too. I think if anybody's out here, please feel free to email me at michael at one more thing. Beforeyougo.com and connect with me or go to the website.
Beforeyougopodcast.com dot. There's a little microphone on the right hand side of the website. Click the microphone and you can just say what you want to say.
We'll include it in a follow up, or we'll get a hold of you and include you in the follow up.
Diane
Yeah. You want to know?
Michael
I would be.
I would be interested to kind of know if anybody's out there, you know, in this situation, especially after you watch the show, what your thoughts are and, you know, whether or not you agree with us or whether or not you feel that it's kind of maybe out of the ballpark for what they pulled off.
Diane
Right, right. Or if they're. Either. If they're even presenting it respectfully.
Michael
Yeah. You know, because overall, I mean, personally, I think we don't know.
I think that nobody wants this managers to that blend of human romance, seamlessly creating a series that's both entertaining and emotionally resonant, you know, resonant. If you enjoy rom coms, you know, this is.
I think this is like the perfect series to reintroduce yourself to rom coms or if you haven't been watching rom coms because they disappeared for a while to kind of bring you back into this genre of rom coms.
Diane
I think it's. I think it's the perfect rom.com. i just love it. I love it, love it, love it.
Michael
We'll give away a couple little things here. I think some of my favorite parts were, you know, the car ride with the text mishap.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
Yeah. Because, you know, we all seem to forget that when we plug our.
In today's digital age, you plug your phone into the car, and then if you get a text, it'll read you the text. You can set it as automatic. Automatic. Or you can set it to press it, and then when you press it, it'll read it for you.
Well, yeah, the sister had it set for automatic.
Diane
If you forget that it's automatic, don't be texting something you don't want people to hear.
Michael
Yeah. So kind of watch that because that was really, really funny. That was really funny.
The sports blazer incident where Noah told impressed Joanne's parents, we wear the sports blazer. I think that, you know, that kind of, that kind of like an over the top effort to fit in that.
Diane
You kind of make an impression.
Michael
Yeah. We all want to impress the other parents. Right. You know, it's kind of one of those things where you.
The first time you meet somebody, you try to do your best and, you know, dress nicely and everything else. So, you know, he tries to not be the strict rabbi. So I thought that was pretty good.
Diane
Yeah, I think. I think your mom, you were talking about your mom earlier, and you know, and Janelle, everything.
And I always got the feeling when I first met her that, you know, you and Janelle's divorce had been finalized shortly before we started dating, and I'm nine years younger than you, and when I. When I met her, I was barely 20. So I think that your mom's first.
I mean, I probably made an okay impression, but I think her thinking she was overcome with this is not. This is just a fling. This is a post divorce thing with some young, young girl. You know what I mean?
Michael
She probably thought that, but then.
Diane
But then as soon as. I think she was fine with us getting married, but then, of course, as soon as the kids came along, she was like, all in. All in. All in.
Michael
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's how I think magical grandmother mode kind of a thing. Yeah. It's, um. Yeah, it's fun.
That was fun, I guess, you know, kind of, sort of, when you look back on it, it's kind of one of those. One of those things. I think that. Yeah, because, you know, every Christmas, you guys have become best friends, so. No, we won't say why.
Diane
Don't say that. No, there was one Christmas, okay, maybe two. Your mom and I had a lot of fun drinking. That's all I'm going to say.
Michael
That's all you're going to say. We'll leave it. We'll leave it there. I also like some of the podcast Blenders, Joanne, and thanks for listening to this episode of.
Diane
One more thing before you go.
Michael
Some of the podcast blenders that Joanne and Morgan's podcast often serves as a source of their candida and sometimes awkward discussions about sex and relationships that lead to genuinely funny moments, especially when things don't go as planned. You know, you get to. You get to hear their. They do it a little bit differently. They both sit on a couch and hold a microphone in front of them.
They don't have a video podcast as well as an audio. They just have the audio podcast, so it makes it easier for them. We obviously do the video one, so, you know, we. We do this. We still do.
Maybe one of these days, we'll set the camera up and two microphones out on the couch and then give you a play by play. Right off the bat, maybe.
Diane
Well, you know, there was a show a few years ago. I got into it. I don't think you really ever watched it, but they would. They would film celebrities. Not. Not like, you know, a celebrity.
Like, what am I trying to say?
Michael
Yeah, yeah, celebrities.
Diane
Be celebrities. Whatever. They would. They would. They would film some celebrities watching reality shows.
Michael
Yeah, I remember that. I don't remember the name of it, but I remember that.
Diane
I don't either. I loved it. I thought it was. Yeah, I was fascinating. So maybe we'll do this watching a show, since we're, we review shows.
Michael
Yeah. Because we always have comments and then we kind of. What did you say? What do you, what do you want to say?
Diane
It takes us forever to get through something because we're constantly stopping to comment on it or have a conversation about it, and it takes forever. So, yeah, I mean, I think that might be an interesting episode.
Michael
Also, pay attention to the family dinner dynamics, the interactions between Noah's family members, particularly during the family dinners. They're filled with some comedic tension. Sasha's eccentric behavior, I think, is really kind of cool.
And the family's reactions to Joanne had a lot of humor as well. So I think that, you know, I think that there are overall, I think that everything just flowed extremely well.
I think that, again, once you get involved, once you start, you know, get from the get go, I think that you'll be grabbed right off the bat because there's a mixture of comedy and romance.
I mean, there's a little bit of drama in there as well, but it's mostly comedy and romance and that, you know, it's also heartfelt and, you know, you really can. I don't know if. I mean, you tell me what you think. Is there a situation here where you kind of pick sides?
Because I kind of felt, personally, I think I felt I was rooting for everybody for different reasons.
Diane
I think can't. I cannot think of a time when I was picking sides. Like, are you talking about between Joanne and Noah or you're talking about anybody?
Michael
Like, well, anybody. Because, I mean, because there's. There's obviously, you know, there's.
Diane
There's. There's some contention between characters. Yeah, not really, though. I mean, I can't say that I was always like that.
There was a time where I was, you know, on this team or that team. I don't know.
I guess because they had, by the time things start happening with the sisters, they had already shown in the writing how much communication is really, like, I don't know. Communication is almost like a main character in this for me, but maybe not a main character, but a secondary character.
I just kind of knew they were going to work it out. I didn't ever have, like, okay, this sister's right and this sister's wrong. It just.
Michael
Or even. Even Noah's ex, where the individual that, you know, you kind of have a. You get to. You get to feel for her as well.
I won't say feel sorry for her, to feel for her as well.
Diane
You empathize with her.
Michael
Yeah.
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
And I'll tell you, after watching the clip on Instagram with Christian Bell and Dax shepherd, and, you know, we mentioned earlier about whether. What the reaction was and all, what, are you gonna kiss him already?
You know, when Joanna Noah's first kiss comes about, the moment's crafted with great attention to detail. The build up is tender and genuine. And I know that the. The whole. I won't describe the whole scene, but it is very poignant, number one.
And Dax and Kristen Bell both watching it went, man, that's hot. Both of them.
Diane
It is. It's kind of weird. The best first kiss of any characters ever. I mean, it's just. It's a great scene. It's so good.
Michael
And then I think you also see the other, one of my other favorite scenes, which you mentioned in the opening here, was the I can handle you scene.
It's a scene that resonated with, you know, strongly with, at least with me it did, because, you know, everybody goes through stuff and what you're going through, you kind of. You kind of feel that you're not worthy to be with somebody. And it's when Joanne had the moment of doubt and panic about their relationship.
And he kind of stands firm and reassures her with confidence and understanding. And his response to her was, you know, he made her feel seen and valued because he said that, you know, I can handle you. Don't worry.
Cause I remember she was freaking out about, you know, there's nothing crazy about that. I could do that. And the podcast, everything else, and. And everybody's gonna think I'm there. And he goes, don't worry, I can handle you.
Like, like, I'm here. I understand you and what you're going through and everything. So, you know, keep an eye out for those. I think that it is really important.
I think they were, you know, I really would. To me, that gave me a. Some of the very poignant aspects of the whole thing in the first place.
Diane
That's great. Like the MTV, MTV movie Awards, they have best kiss.
Michael
Yeah, that. Yeah, that.
Diane
It's hands down. I cannot think of any other, any other movie that should even be nominated. Like they win.
Michael
Well, I think. I think these moments, along with the show's overall narrative make nobody wants this a heartfelt, engaging series.
And if you enjoy stories that blend humor with genuine emotional depth. This show is definitely, absolutely 110% coach. 110% worth it.
Diane
Yes. Watch it.
Michael
So watch it.
Diane
Binge it. Binge it.
Michael
Binge it. Binge it. So, Diane, this is one more thing before you go. So before we go, do you have any words of wisdom or things you want to share with us?
Diane
So I love doing the national day calendar. I think it's interesting.
Some of the things they have are crazy, but for today, there are a few things, but national goe day, Sunday of the first full weekend in October. So I was like, what is this national goe day? So what that is, is growth, overcome, empower.
The Sunday of the first full weekend in October encourages us to support safe spaces for healing and connection.
For those who have been victimized by abuse and trauma, the day focuses on healing, recovery, and providing resources that support overcoming these overwhelming obstacles in life. Hash nationalgoeday. Isn't that cool? I never knew about that.
Michael
I think of something. We all should do it all, each and every month.
Diane
Yeah. And there's a few. National Orange wine day. I don't even know orange wine is, but okay. I know. National plus size appreciation Day. Love that.
Since I have been plus size at one time or another.
National German American Day, which is kind of interesting because considering my aunt just found out some interesting things about our heritage, family, our heritage that we never knew. I may have some german. No. And then National Noodle Day, which is interesting since we're going to have pasta tonight.
Michael
We are going to have pasta. We are. We are going to have it. Yes. I'm saying that with a scottish accent when it should be with an italian accent.
Diane
Yeah. What are you doing?
Michael
I don't know. It just comes naturally. What can I say?
Diane
Yeah.
Michael
So, yes, so I think those are great. Those are great. Thank you very much for sharing those. I really appreciate it. Everybody should binge watch. Nobody wants this.
Diane
Thank you.
Michael
You're welcome. It's a great show.
Diane
Oh, my God. I love, love, love the show. I really do. I really, really do.
Michael
It's on Netflix, so you got to watch it. You got to watch it. Because we want a season two and beyond. Yes, we want a season two. So. And how do they judge that? By viewership?
So they check the Nielsen ratings. They check what's going on, how many downloads, how many watching. So please go watch it because we want a season two and beyond.
And one more thing before we all go, obviously, you see we're still molding and molding and redeveloping and evolving. One more thing before you go. So thank you for being with us, this whole process. We really appreciate it. You'll see.
Still, we'll see some new changes coming about in the next couple of months. But thank you for being part of this community.
And one more thing before you all go, have a great day, have a great week, and thanks for being part of the community.
Diane
Happy Sunday, everyone. Thanks for listening to this episode of one more thing before you go.
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