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00:00Audiences fell for Rabbi Noah in Nobody Wants This, suggesting one character from the highly
00:17popular show Fleabag should be revisited.
00:19Nobody Wants This has been remarkably successful since its September 26, 2024, release date.
00:26The show has consistently maintained a 93-95% score on Rotten Tomatoes since its release,
00:31and Nobody Wants This season 2 has already been announced.
00:35This popularity is no doubt due to the star-studded cast of Nobody Wants This in general, although
00:39viewers took a particular liking to Adam Brody's character, Noah, who plays the love interest
00:44of protagonist Joanne, Kristen Bell.
00:47Joanne and Noah's relationship is complex in the show, but Brody and Bell share great
00:51chemistry on screen, and both are charming characters in unique ways.
00:55In Brody's case, this has led to the character being described as a hot rabbi, a description
01:00that shares a striking resemblance with one of Fleabag's fan-favorite characters.
01:04Why Fleabag season 2's hot priest is perfect if you like Nobody Wants This hot rabbi
01:09Similar in nature to Noah in Nobody Wants This, in Fleabag season 2, Andrew Scott plays
01:14a priest who ultimately becomes a love interest for Phoebe Wallerbridge's character, the
01:18titular Fleabag.
01:19While neither Nobody Wants This nor Fleabag invented the idea of an attractive religious
01:23figure, both employ this character type in compelling ways.
01:27In both shows, these characters subvert audience expectations of religious men, particularly
01:32those who hold such important positions, and offer unique portrayals of those roles
01:36The romantic arcs in both Nobody Wants This and Fleabag are complicated in realistic ways,
01:41particularly highlighting how fraught such relationships can be.
01:44In Noah and Joanne's case, this becomes a deciding factor in their relationship in the
01:48Nobody Wants This ending.
01:50When Noah is offered the position of head rabbi, which has been his aspiration for quite
01:54some time, he faces a difficult decision.
01:57He must either decline the offer, or Joanne must convert to Judaism.
02:01In Fleabag, the priest, as is known in the show, and Fleabag have considerable sexual
02:06tension, although initially he is clear that, because of his role, he cannot ever cross
02:10that physical boundary.
02:12Ultimately, the couple does end up sleeping with one another, but the priest walks away
02:15from the relationship in the season finale, choosing God over Fleabag.
02:20Nevertheless, both relationships represent romance, complex dynamics, and heartbreak
02:24in ways not typically associated with religious leaders.
02:28Nobody Wants This and Fleabag both take their religious romances in fascinating directions.
02:33As mentioned, both Noah in Nobody Wants This and the priest in Fleabag must confront the
02:37expectations of their religious roles and the way those rules may conflict with their
02:41romantic feelings and desires.
02:43In Noah's case, he is permitted to have romantic and sexual relationships in his role, but
02:48he cannot become head rabbi if he is with a woman who is not Jewish.
02:51Throughout Nobody Wants This, Noah also grapples with what it means for him to be a rabbi when
02:56his girlfriend is a sex and relationships podcast host.
02:59The priest's love life is arguably much more restricted, as priests are not meant to engage
03:03in romantic or sexual relationships whatsoever.
03:07This is precisely why the priest ultimately walks away from Fleabag, having a relationship
03:11with her is diametrically opposed to the life of a priest.
03:15He cannot have both simultaneously.
03:17While each character faces unique restrictions and obstacles, both are complicated in profound
03:21and meaningful ways, making each plot line satisfying how Nobody Wants This religious
03:25romance is different to Fleabag's.
03:28Kristen Bell and Adam Brody about to kiss in Nobody Wants This, with Noah's hand on
03:32Joanne's face.
03:33Although Noah has been referred to as a hot rabbi and Fleabag's priest has been called
03:37hot priest, the two do share distinctions, particularly in the nature of the relationships
03:42shown on screen.
03:43In Fleabag, the relationship between the priest and Fleabag develops over time because Fleabag
03:48is seeking genuine guidance.
03:50This grows into something romantic and, eventually, sexual, but that was not the relationship's
03:55initial dynamic.
03:56This is very different for Joanne and Noah in Nobody Wants This.
04:00Noah and Joanne had an immediate connection at the party of a mutual friend, and it was
04:04clear from their very first interaction that the two had a romantic interest in one another.
04:09Neither Noah nor Joanne hesitated to acknowledge this connection, and Noah in particular pursued
04:13Joanne.
04:14This difference is likely in part due to the respective rules for rabbis and priests.
04:19While rabbis can have relationships, priests are meant to abstain from all romantic and
04:23sexual connections.
04:24It wouldn't have been in keeping with his role for the priest in Fleabag to have expressed
04:28such a desire.
04:29It makes sense that this relationship would have been more incidental, whereas Joanne
04:33and Noah's relationship was romantic from the very beginning.
04:37Despite these differences, the relationships in both Fleabag and Nobody Wants This offer
04:41unique perspectives on these religious figures in ways that proved incredibly popular.