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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I finished watching last night and started liking it a lot more in the last two episodes. I think I figured out what the show is actually about - and what I'd like to see in a season 2:

- Hot Rabbi doesn't actually want to be a rabbi more but he doesn't know how NOT to keep doing this thing he's wanted since he was 13. So he picks a woman who gives him a pathway to change.

- She is also the vehicle that lets him finally start standing up to his mom (who was one of my favorite characters)

- Meanwhile Joann learns emotional maturity and putting someone else first

- Esther is also learning to break some of the rules (she's another of my favorite characters)

- I think Rebecca, who wanted so badly to become a rabbi's wife, should become a rabbi herself[/quote]

One of the things the show is missing is actually delving into spiritual life at all. Joann’s decision to convert appears to be based purely on wanting to get married and literally zero consideration or learning about faith. And her reconsideration like wise is all about qualms about being “the rabbi’s wife” and zero consideration for belief, service, etc. While I appreciate the accurate depiction of some aspects of Jewish tradition, it’s extremely shallow. The closest it gets to anything deep is the ridiculous self-help advice by Joanne that “you need to open up and talk about things.” Hmm yeah, I’m sure a podcaster somehow provided this important take to a Rabbi about how to counsel his congregants. I don’t know that many rabbis but acting like they are clueless about how to communicate until some Christian self-help advice is just a little … yeah.

I much prefer the depiction of LA Jewish life in Transparent. [/quote]

One of Joann's moments of personal growth is when she realizes that she's only converting - or becoming open to converting - because of him. And then tells him she isn't going to do it. She gives up this thing she's been desperately trying to get because of this insight.[/quote]

This needed a spoiler alert at top of post. This show is on our list …[/quote]

Heh maybe don't read 20 pages into a discussion of a show you haven't read if you don't want spoilers! We don't have the option for spoiler tags here klike on reddit.[/quote]

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