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It\u2019s not a good week for Kristen Bell<\/strong>. Days after her controversial anniversary post about husband Dax Shepard <\/strong>made headlines, the actress is facing more backlash \u2013 this time over the poorly received second season of her Netflix series Nobody Wants This.<\/i><\/p>\n The romantic comedy, created by Erin Foster<\/strong>, debuted its second season on Thursday, October 23, and has already drawn criticism from both fans and critics who say it\u2019s lost the spark that made its first season a hit.<\/p>\n The show, which earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Season 1, follows podcaster Joanne (Bell) and her rabbi boyfriend Noah (Adam Brody<\/strong>) as they navigate an interfaith relationship. Viewers once praised its sharp writing and chemistry between the leads, but many say that magic has vanished.<\/p>\n The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u2019s TV critic Daniel Fienberg<\/strong> wrote that Season 2 is more of the same, with the interfaith couple leaping past the honeymoon phase of their relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cIt just helps for your characters to have other things to do in addition to falling in and out of love. Otherwise, a distinct risk of repetition and exhaustion sets in,\u201d Fienberg writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBrody and Bell are left playing often identical beats of uncertainty and insecurity to the ones that worked well in the first season. In the process, the chemistry and overall appeal dwindle dramatically,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n