Nobody Wants This
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Well, Joanne couldnt avoid this forever.
To be honest, Joanne doesnt seem all that nervous.
Her own parents offer very little usable advice on this major relationship milestone.
Lynn tells her meeting Henrys parents was easy-peasy.
Thats because they were both dead already, her ex-husband reminds her.
Nor do they really have any advice regarding converting to Judaism.
Her mothers only response is, Oh, thats fun.
I can feel my uterus ripping in two, she tells them when they realize theyve been Parent Trapped.
(And still very much hurt by her sister calling her desperate.)
She tells him the same thing she told Joanne: The Rebecca said they are definitely getting back together.
Sasha doesnt believe it Noah tells him everything.
Oh, now, what if hes hiding that from me?
Thats a hard pill to swallow, says my man, making this all about him.
Something nefarious is afoot, my friends!
Surely, the truth will come to light eventually, for now: The Main Event.
Joanne seems confident rolling up to the Roklov mansion.
She does not nail this.
Joannes brought a gorgeous, custom-made charcuterie board … that definitely has pork on it.
Although Joanne swears prosciutto is fancy Italian beef, Joanne is very, very wrong.
Bina immediately has their housekeeper toss it in the trash.
(Noahs gift is, of course, perfect.)
Well, its a rough start for Joanne, at least.
Esther, on the other hand, is loving this.
With all Binas disdain focused on the new girl, Esther has suddenly become the prized daughter-in-law.
Bina even lets her, get this,cut up the cucumbers in her kitchen.
Esther looks like she might faint when her mother-in-law utters the words, I trust you.
Things take a turn when Bina starts asking about the podcast.
She cant believe people actually pay to hear something like that.
How do you make your money?
Im surprised no one else at that table chokes.
No one ever talks to Bina that way.
Mom, enough, he snaps at her.
The room is deathly silent when Bina excuses herself.
Bina has been caught, and immediately, Joanne knows that she now has the upper hand.
Kristen Bell squeezes every comedic drop out of this whole setup.
Joanne will cover for Bina as long as Bina plays nice.
Yep, even though the whole charcuterie board was tossed in the trash.
Bina owes her big time.
And yet, she seems to genuinely come around on Joanne by the end of the afternoon.
Shes done such a 180 on the podcast thing that now she thinks she could be a good guest.
Noah confirms that his mother is a great storyteller, and every story comes with a lesson.
It ends with Anyway, Frank Sinatra got me drunk and then he stuck his thumb in my mouth.
Honestly, you know Bina would be a great podcast guest.
Shes definitely better than that aura guy.
It turns out, its a little bit of both.
Hey, at least Joanne wont be on the outs with her sister for much longer.
Hes just too nice, and this gossip is just too juicy.
