"In "Anything Can Happen," Joanne attends a Purim celebration with her rabbi beau, Noah, who explains the costume party by saying: "The idea is that anything can happen, and what's hidden might become revealed." While Joanne hopes that she might "feel something" that helps her decide whether to convert to Judaism, it's ultimately her mom, Lynn (Stephanie Faracy), who has that epiphany - suddenly but sincerely declaring her connection to the Jewish faith."
"All the while, she's sporting a gold cone bra and high ponytail inspired by Madonna's Blond Ambition tour - an ensemble that took her "an hour-and-a-half to get into," she says. As it turns out, the costume is layered with hidden meaning. Fans on social media pointed out that it's a riff on the same look Faracy sported in Hocus Pocus. One fan called the recreation "absolutely iconic.""
"Faracy's nostalgic look arrives just in time for Halloween - but referencing the 1993 film is just one of many ways Nobody Wants This embraces the nostalgic millennial zeitgeist. For example, Season 2 sees Leighton Meester step into a hilarious guest spot as momfluencer Abby. She's also Brody's IRL wife. "They are both like these millennial icons, and the idea that they somehow got together in real life and started a family I think kind of blew people's minds," creator Erin Foster told Bustle earlier this year."
Season 2 of Nobody Wants This premiered Oct. 23 and prompted fans to binge the new episodes to follow Noah and Joanne's relationship. In the episode "Anything Can Happen," Joanne attends a Purim celebration where Noah explains that anything hidden might be revealed. Joanne hopes to "feel something" about converting to Judaism, but her mother Lynn instead has an unexpected epiphany and embraces a connection to the Jewish faith. Lynn appears in a Madonna Blond Ambition–inspired gold cone bra and high ponytail, a look fans noted as a riff on Hocus Pocus. Season 2 leans into millennial nostalgia, featuring Leighton Meester as a momfluencer guest star and prompting commentary on the show's generational resonance.
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