Nobody Wants This on Netflix

[Anonymous]

The woman who wrote and created the series was on Andy Cohen last night. She said it follows the love story of her & her husband. She’s a shiksa who converted for her DH.

She was meh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m half Jewish and the stereotypes really bugged me. Along with Bell’s aforementioned lip issue.

On the other hand, I think Adam Brody is really cute and see that in real life he’s a secular Jew.

“Secular Jew” is more offensive than most of the clearly intentional stereotypes in the show. You can’t be a “secular Jew.”

It’s a religion.

I think PP meant that he does not practice it, but he is ethnically Jewish. So, there are many secular Jews. Just like there are religious Jews.

I’m told calling someone a “cultural Jew” is very offensive. Is that different from a “secular Jew” the way you explain it above?

- Christian married to a non religious Jew

[Anonymous]

I'm watching it. Adam Brody is adorable and saves the show. Kristen Bell is grating, so is her mean sister. I can't believe how many times they have used the word shiksa so far. It's a slur, fine if you want to use it once, but getting old, repetitive and rude. The show started to go majorly south when he brought her to the retreat, then barged in on her work dinner to light shabbat candles after sundown?!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love it, binged over the weekend. My mid 40s daughter also loved it. We have no preconceived notions about Jewish people so it's all new to us, plus with the generally low quality of sit coms and rom coms we'll tolerate some stereotyping and stretches of reality.

Overall, A+

Then you must be the intended audience. This felt like a Jewish primer in different places. I have Jewish in-laws (not my direct in-laws, my DH was the product of an interfaith marriage) and I have learned a lot of small things from them. However, I knew what a shiksa, Shabbat, etc. were before ever being married. Defining everything felt pedantic.

Super cute though!

I thought that was the intention of this show. With all the anti-Semitism these days, it’s a good idea to make shows that educate non-Jews about Jews.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I like it, but I’m unfortunately distracted by the fact that something has changed with her face that almost makes her look like a different person. It could just be that she’s shaping her eyebrows differently. I know, I know, this is absurd.

To be fair, he also looks different, but still looks like himself.

Yes something with her lips. It's actually more distracting because it's only noticeable when she's not smiling -- when she smiles her face looks normal. But then when she's not there is something going on with the area between her nostrils and her lips (agree with PP it's probably filler). So I found myself being like "she looks normal -- wait no something is off -- no now it looks normal -- no oops there it is again." Extremely distracting.

She is a beautiful woman. I wish we could just let these women age normally. I am totally fine with a few wrinkles around your lips it's fine.

She had her nasolabial folds filled so her face looks flat.

[Anonymous]

I think the set designer did a crap job. Everyone lives in the same fake sage/light pink/light wood sort of environment. It was a missed opportunity to give the characters some more background and make them real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman who wrote and created the series was on Andy Cohen last night. She said it follows the love story of her & her husband. She’s a shiksa who converted for her DH.

She was meh.

She's one of David Foster's daughters. Katherine McPhee is her stepmother. Always a fame-adjacent striver.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the siblings were great too, but where are they going with that? I actually think the marriage between Esther and Sasha is pretty healthy and nice. Are they really going to split them up?

I don’t get the vibes they’re going to split up the marriage. I think the point of that friendship is to make a point about men and women being able to be friends outside of a sexual relationship which can be difficult once people are married and the sisters presence is clearly loosening Esther up in a good way - hence the cutting up of the Bat Mitzah dress in the bathroom.

I thought that was the point too, but the why bring up having a sex dream about him? It's like they kept flirting with the will they/wont they and boy/girl friendship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the siblings were great too, but where are they going with that? I actually think the marriage between Esther and Sasha is pretty healthy and nice. Are they really going to split them up?

I agree. I thought their friendship was cute but it wouldn't be cute if Sasha cheated on Esther.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the siblings were great too, but where are they going with that? I actually think the marriage between Esther and Sasha is pretty healthy and nice. Are they really going to split them up?

I have only watched two episodes but what is it about Esther's and Sasha's marriage that seems healthy and nice to you. So far she is portrayed as controlling and suspicious and treats him like a small child. And he acts like a small child.

I find Sasha and his dynamic with Noah very funny but that's largely because the actor is really funny. Esther feels like a total trope to me and while the actress is great I would not say her character or her marriage are aspirational.

Finish the series and then come back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have such a huge crush on Adam Brody. He looks so cute in this.

I liked the show a lot but constantly wanted to hold him down and shave his scruffy face.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love it, binged over the weekend. My mid 40s daughter also loved it. We have no preconceived notions about Jewish people so it's all new to us, plus with the generally low quality of sit coms and rom coms we'll tolerate some stereotyping and stretches of reality.

Overall, A+

Then you must be the intended audience. This felt like a Jewish primer in different places. I have Jewish in-laws (not my direct in-laws, my DH was the product of an interfaith marriage) and I have learned a lot of small things from them. However, I knew what a shiksa, Shabbat, etc. were before ever being married. Defining everything felt pedantic.

Super cute though!

I thought that was the intention of this show. With all the anti-Semitism these days, it’s a good idea to make shows that educate non-Jews about Jews.

But not helpful showing the judgy insular bits, or the "you can't marry a non-Jew" bits. That could backfire. Also, everyone has already pointed out the slur that keeps being used over and over. We're pretty united as a community on what that means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it, binged over the weekend. My mid 40s daughter also loved it. We have no preconceived notions about Jewish people so it's all new to us, plus with the generally low quality of sit coms and rom coms we'll tolerate some stereotyping and stretches of reality.

Overall, A+

Then you must be the intended audience. This felt like a Jewish primer in different places. I have Jewish in-laws (not my direct in-laws, my DH was the product of an interfaith marriage) and I have learned a lot of small things from them. However, I knew what a shiksa, Shabbat, etc. were before ever being married. Defining everything felt pedantic.

Super cute though!

I thought that was the intention of this show. With all the anti-Semitism these days, it’s a good idea to make shows that educate non-Jews about Jews.

But not helpful showing the judgy insular bits, or the "you can't marry a non-Jew" bits. That could backfire. Also, everyone has already pointed out the slur that keeps being used over and over. We're pretty united as a community on what that means.

Slur? You mean shiksa?

I’m a catholic woman married to a Jewish man…so I’m the shiksa. If I refer to myself that way and don’t consider it a slight let alone a slur, then you don’t need to be offended on my behalf.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the siblings were great too, but where are they going with that? I actually think the marriage between Esther and Sasha is pretty healthy and nice. Are they really going to split them up?

I agree. I thought their friendship was cute but it wouldn't be cute if Sasha cheated on Esther.

I think Sasha and Esther are so comfortable together that nothing is threatening. Esther fully supports Sasha staying home, getting high and having his own good time while she goes out with the girls. She is amused that he has a new online boyfriend. But their comfort is a glaring juxtaposition to the Rabbi and Rebecca and how she basically comforted him in to just being married already.

I think that's going to be the theme

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it, binged over the weekend. My mid 40s daughter also loved it. We have no preconceived notions about Jewish people so it's all new to us, plus with the generally low quality of sit coms and rom coms we'll tolerate some stereotyping and stretches of reality.

Overall, A+

Then you must be the intended audience. This felt like a Jewish primer in different places. I have Jewish in-laws (not my direct in-laws, my DH was the product of an interfaith marriage) and I have learned a lot of small things from them. However, I knew what a shiksa, Shabbat, etc. were before ever being married. Defining everything felt pedantic.

Super cute though!

I thought that was the intention of this show. With all the anti-Semitism these days, it’s a good idea to make shows that educate non-Jews about Jews.

But not helpful showing the judgy insular bits, or the "you can't marry a non-Jew" bits. That could backfire. Also, everyone has already pointed out the slur that keeps being used over and over. We're pretty united as a community on what that means.

Slur? You mean shiksa?

I’m a catholic woman married to a Jewish man…so I’m the shiksa. If I refer to myself that way and don’t consider it a slight let alone a slur, then you don’t need to be offended on my behalf.

oh honey.