My heart breaks for Rebecca. I believe her story will turn out to be way more saddening than Jack’s sudden passing.
Ouch... and that time jump. I legitimately fear the dark times ahead.
OMG I'm not even halfway in and I'm crying like the baby that was just born!!!! Wow that scene took me all the way out!!!
I love dumb, absurd humor (Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks, Douglas Adams...). This show might follow their steps and become something great.
On the other hand, I didn't laugh a single time in the whole pilot episode. So it might just as easily become a huge waste of time, instead...
Best episode so far! Jane Levy is INSANE!!!!
Tessa Thompson teaming up with a mech, what more could you want from a television show honestly
(Upon re-watch) I completely forgot that Abigail knew (or had a feeling about) Hannibal being a serial killer. The ending keeps the suspense well, but sadly, this episode was a bit slower paced than the first ones. Possibly due to the lack of a new killer?
maybe if people would stop being in denial we wouldn't be in the situation we are in and wouldn't need telling about how were trashing the planet.
These "amusing" misunderstandings are getting more and more stupid.
Wow, the second half of this episodes just warms my heart so much.
can’t believe this whole season of a program called ‘modern love’ only had one lgbt episode. also pretty home of phobic that they made me watch ed sheeran doing a west country accent during it
Red wig? And I‘m the crazy one.
Writers, what are you doing? Harvey would be the absolute last person to willingly go exploring creepy mine tunnels. Not only did he have that trauma from seeing the Dark Lord down there, but his brother died in that mine what has to be mere months ago. It makes no sense whatsoever.
Respect your audience enough to be true to the characters you've created. The writing has been really crappy this season.
"What in the name of Kevin Spacey’s self-made Christmas Eve video message to try to get back on House of Cards is going on here?" A+ line.
Hundredth episode deserved this??? What a pity..
This second part doesn't have me very impressed so far. Not any interesting or well developed plot points as of yet, and the characters are also feeling a bit dumber. Hope it picks up.
This episode felt like a filler episode (as did the one before). Where’s the interesting and thrilling plot from the first season? I also miss the conversations between Sabrina and her aunts.
this episode really got trakt transphobes out of their cages huh
The final death scene is so well filmed in such a clever way. And the end scene is so nice to connect all the stories together.
[8.5/10] What I like about speculative fiction and other imaginative stories is that so often, they’re better at getting to the human condition than their down-to-earth brethren. The Good Place is a high concept story about people trapped in the afterlife with champagne-bringing ants and magically appearing and exploding motorcycles and impossible spa days. But it’s also about self-improvement and feeling useful and dealing with complicated, sometimes unfair emotions, something this series can capture in a way that’s much harder without the sort of bizarre setups at play.
That’s why my favorite story in this one is Eleanor’s. I found myself spending much of the episode asking -- why is Eleanor so dead set on stressing out Chidi. It seemed to come from a good place (no pun intended) of believing that he needs to be put into pressure-filled situations to bring out the best and most “help your fellow man” ethical in him, but she seemed to be going overboard for reasons that were opaque to me.
The episode lays it out explicitly -- she did it because she’s angry at Chidi, angry at him for leaving her and getting to enjoy this blissful new life in paradise, even though she knows he did it for a good reason and that the current bliss is not his fault. But not only is she dealing with these complex emotions; she’s had the person who she would go to deal with them ripped away from her, which just makes her all the more frustrated, on top of her guilt for feeling that way. It’s a complicated cocktail of conflicted feelings, one that are so achingly human, and hard to articulate without the handles of mind-wipes and out there magical scenarios.
But they’re also somehow truer and more affecting that way. The turn in the episode is Eleanor breaking down when she realizes what she’s putting the man she loves through. It’s a great performance from Kristen Bell, and it’s what help makes her sympathetic here. It ends in a great pep talk from Michael, one of understanding and empathy, and it ultimately helps us understand Eleanor, and what she’s going through as a person, much better. Truly great.
On top of that, it’s just a funny episode. Chidi and Jason is a pairing we don’t get especially often, and so the dynamic of Jason’s general recklessness and impulsiveness mixed with Chidi’s usual anxiety and cautiousness leads to a lot of great comedy between the two. Chidi trying to cover for and restrain Jason is a laugh every time. And Jason by himself is superb here, between his thinking every time someone needs his help, it must be to open a jar, and his repeat motorcycle explosion.
But the B-story is nearly as good. I like Tahani’s plot and epiphany here especially. Her efforts to ply John with the exclusive celebrity treatment he was denied in life make for some amusing back and forth between them. But when she tries to turn their friendship and pivot toward self-improvement, he’s resistant. The great thing about that is 1. John has an unexpectedly legitimate point that while she was living it up with fortune and fame, he worked his behind off (albeit in a kind of shady industry) to build something on his own, and 2. Tahani is right that despite being on opposite ends of the spectrum, they were both made unhappy by their obsession with fame and exclusivity.
The result is a little tidy, but I like Tahani reaching John through her understanding that obsession with status leaves you lonely and unfulfilled. And while it’s a little convenient, that being the thing that spurs John to apologize for his mean comments is a nice touch. Plus I love Janet as Tahani’s supportive girlfriend.
Overall, this is The Good Place at its best, taking the fantastical and ridiculous and finding the real, human truth underneath it, that’s harder to uncover in more staid circumstances.
It was boring, and with the amount of shows that come later this summer (handmaids, stranger things, legion, preacher, pose etc) I decided that this isn't worth my time.
A pilot is supposed to excite you for what's coming next, not make you count the minutes until it ends
I think it's amazing how much I don't care.
Just throwing together all the slasher movie tropes that ever existed doesn't make a good horror story.
Major improvement from prior season. I like how it ended up. Was it where i wanted the characters to be? No. But, it sure wasn't a letdown. Jessica Jones and her abrasive tone will be missed.
i was a bit worried when Lucca and Colin were in the car - thank god he was sensible and pulled over!!!!!!!!!! lol
I don't know about you guys, but I found this season incredibly boring.
The email reading sequence was one of the best things that has ever happened on this show.
I really don't like it that they've been dropping the whole lawyers and courtrooms and cases core of the show and focusing on the soap opera side of the series, instead.
Hot damn! This episode had more twists than a roller-coaster and more action than all of The Fast and the Furious franchise!
The original characters are being written out with a totally new story and cast. Way to alienate the people who actually watch this show. I don't expect a season 4 after this.
Could have at least finished the first story before a new one.
