What’s with the sponcon slop in Nobody Wants This? Netflix, nobody wants this | Alaina Demopoulos

Season two of the Adam Brody and Kristen Bell-starring show feels like a long infomercial thanks to endless product placement

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fter a long day, it’s nice to put on some sweats, pour yourself a glass of wine, turn on the TV and cozy up to an advertisement for Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex.

Or at least that’s what I found myself doing on Sunday night, when I returned for season two of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This. In the series, Adam Brody plays the so-called “hot rabbi” and love interest of Kristen Bell’s character, an atheist podcaster considering conversion. Together, the pair navigate cultural differences and disapproving family members. Or at least I assume that’s what happened – I was too distracted by all the product placement to focus on the plot.

Here’s a quick summary of the first five episodes of season two, with, technically, some spoilers. The two lovers get coffee and doughnuts from Dunkin’. Brody’s Noah gives Bell’s Joanne a gold Jennifer Meyer necklace. Joanne’s sister (Justine Lupe) calls the family “DoorDash people” and eats her favorite snack of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by a pool. The couple goes to a pasta making class, which the chef reminds them was booked through an Airbnb experience. Something happens in a bathroom. I don’t know what, other than there was an extended money shot of the aforementioned Estée Lauder serum.