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Paradise Lost?
Paradise Lost?
Spoilers The Good Place - Season 1
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So you're saying that they aren't there by accident, and were specifically paired up with a "soul-mate" who can help them over come the bad parts of themselves? That is an interesting idea.
I'm wondering if they are all from the same era/moment in time?
Are these the bodies they died in, because they are all close to 30, and that's weird, that the young and old do not go to the good place.
Is it possible that while winding their bodies back to 32, that they lost 40 to 70 years worth of memories/existence where they did turn it around and become good people?
Are these the bodies they died in, because they are all close to 30, and that's weird, that the young and old do not go to the good place.
Is it possible that while winding their bodies back to 32, that they lost 40 to 70 years worth of memories/existence where they did turn it around and become good people?
It's possible, though I was implying something less sinister. For all we know, the man behind the scenes could be the God figure trying something new (in order to see if the right balance of influences can help souls who aren't quite 'right' yet). God might have turned this particular Good Place neighborhood into a sort of rehabilatory purgatory.
That's what I'm thinking. It's still early, though, and we don't have much of a true sense of the other 'couples' (beyond the front that they are showing in public).
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The early ratings news is good. Here is the excerpt from today's NBC press release:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratin...s-3-611414/20160924nbc01/#2ekJZdTB0cKwExb8.99
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratin...s-3-611414/20160924nbc01/#2ekJZdTB0cKwExb8.99
I knew little about this show going into it. I loved it!! So hilarious. The twist at the end of the last episode was great. I agree that I think everyone in this place has some things to work on and may not exactly "belong," and that may be the whole point. They are there to fix their unfinished business. Even her soulmate feels like a failure when it comes to his manuscript, and his goal is now to fix it. I think everyone will have similar issues.
I think the show is going to reveal more people are in the good place by accident. It would be funny if everybody was actually there by mistake and they are all hiding it, unaware that everybody else is hiding it too.
Nah, I still think it's not really the Heaven parallel, and more closely related to Purgatory; their final test to see if which destination they're truly deserving of.
One person being there by mistake is something that one can process. Nearly everyone we've met so far? Especially the show features a super all-knowing Google AI that Michael could have used to learn where his mistake was? That's a bit too hard to accept.
Well, we now know of 2 people who are there by mistake. Bell's character is not an isolated mistake. It is not a stretch to think that there might be more.
Michael comes across as a nice guy who is not very bright or competent. He could use Janet to find his mistakes but doesn't. He also seems rather oblivious to what is going on around him.
That's what I was saying. And it's closer to three. Tahani is only playing the part, too. Whether she was doing it her whole life or only after arriving there is unknown, but it's pretty clear she's not a 'good person' deep down.
Which itself is pretty suspicious given what he is. Hence my belief that it's all a test. I don't think he's anywhere near as oblivious as he's portraying. Notice how he keeps giving ample opportunity for Eleanor to admit the mistake?
Also, I'm willing to bet that in his real life, Jianyu was a loud-mouth of some sort. It would fit his 'punishment' of having to pretend to be a monk who's taken a vow of silence here. Hence why Eleanor's house is full of clowns, odd architecture, and is tiny compared to everyone else; all things that drive her (intentionally) crazy.
Yeah, I agree that Tahani also knows that she's there by mistake. She seems to be overcompensating with acting super nice and social. I suspect that in real life, the benefits she organized were a scam and she kept the money to herself.
I do like your theory that it is all a test. Maybe the finale will be everyone coming clean that they don't belong there and Michael will say "I know but your behavior here proves that you have changed. Congratulations. You do belong here after all!"
My take on Tahani is that she never made a decision.
She always did good because her charmed life of wealth and luxury was so wonderful, that doing bad was never a consideration. She never encountered scarcity, and every one was nice to her always because her attractiveness is like a plume of aerosolized morphine soaking out her immediate environment.
The equation is about the means justifying the ends.
It's about the good you did, not why you did good.
She always did good because her charmed life of wealth and luxury was so wonderful, that doing bad was never a consideration. She never encountered scarcity, and every one was nice to her always because her attractiveness is like a plume of aerosolized morphine soaking out her immediate environment.
The equation is about the means justifying the ends.
It's about the good you did, not why you did good.
I really enjoyed this episode. I thought it was interesting that Tahani is at the bottom of the "score board". Also, we got some background on her. She basically tries so hard to please everyone and be perfect because she was never good enough in the eyes of her parents.
Also, it is interesting how the Good Place reacts to Eleanor. When she misbehaved, it created a sink hole (a physical representation of her bad behavior). When she did something good, the sink hole disappeared. We saw this same phenomena in the first episodes with the garbage falling from the sky. The Good Place is a physical representation of harmony or disharmony.
I thought Michael was really funny as always. I thought the scenes with Chidi, Eleanor and the marriage counseling couple were hilarious, especially when the husband mentioned massages that usually end up becoming erotic. The look Eleanor gave to Chidi when they were leaving, as if to say non-verbally "I told you they are into swinging" was hilarious. A bit risky for a family show but really funny.
Also, it is interesting how the Good Place reacts to Eleanor. When she misbehaved, it created a sink hole (a physical representation of her bad behavior). When she did something good, the sink hole disappeared. We saw this same phenomena in the first episodes with the garbage falling from the sky. The Good Place is a physical representation of harmony or disharmony.
I thought Michael was really funny as always. I thought the scenes with Chidi, Eleanor and the marriage counseling couple were hilarious, especially when the husband mentioned massages that usually end up becoming erotic. The look Eleanor gave to Chidi when they were leaving, as if to say non-verbally "I told you they are into swinging" was hilarious. A bit risky for a family show but really funny.
In the version I watched she actually did say "I told you so!".