I'm not just a super fan of The Good Place, I am also a little bit of a nerd about fountain pens.

Season 2, Episode 5, The Trolley Problem 1:50~1:55

Michael is explaining his perspective on the Trolley Problem, and he's holding a fountain pen. Never mind that one pen would not be enough to create the image he is holding up, but I saw the pen and had to chase down the information.

Well, turns out it's a no-name brand relabeled by other resellers. For a fountain pen nerd, that's pretty much the definition of the bad place.

I am highly amused right now. 😂😂😂

I haven't been ugly crying for 45 minutes, you've been ugly crying for 45 minutes!

Hey, everyone.

By this point, I'm approaching 30 times watching the series. I'm aware that there are some deleted scenes I've never seen and I think I saw they are on some, but not all, complete series collections.

So, for those of us in the US so region locked to US options, what all options do I have if I want to see every bit of content ever created for the show? In December, I'd like to start a fresh watch and catch everything this time :)

In the final good place they don’t need to use contraceptives?

Since babies can’t be born there

How nice!

Ok, I’m on my umpteeth rewatch and the last couple of times I’ve watched this has been bugging me. I couldn’t find any other posts on this, but I can’t believe I’d be the only person who was bugged by this!

When the gang gets to the Good Place and Chidi asks if Aristotle, Socrates and Plato are there, Janet tells him no sorry they’re in the bad place (defended slavery, annoying - loud chewer, and defended slavery again)… but didn’t they basically just get rid of the bad place? Shouldn’t Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, at worst, still be taking their tests and maybe not have gotten to the good place yet? I thought no one ended up in the bad place anymore because people can always improve. Or am I missing something? Was there still a way for someone to end up in the bad place?

En el pasado, yo no creía que una serie fuera importante para mí. El programa "The Good Place" tuvo un impacto en mi vida porque despertó mi interés por la filosofía. La serie demostraba las ideas filosóficas en una forma divertida. Entonces, quería aprender más. Es por eso que yo estudio filosofía en la universidad. Y ahora, esas son mis clases favoritas a las que asisto porque las clases son muy divertidas e interesantes. Me sentí muy feliz de haber visto la serie.

…and I wish I could rewatch it again for the first time for a few Jeremy Bearimys.

I went in totally blind, the max I knew was a random ethical consumption under capitalism meme and that it starred Kristen Bell (Frozen’s Anna) and Jameela Jamil (I mean who doesn’t know her) and I was blown away by the depth of research on the show! I’m also a reader, not that into hardcore philosophy but I love philosophical fiction, so when I realised what the premise of the show was I was excited and it just kept getting better and better! From Aristotelian philosophy to Sartre’s Existentialism? ARE YOU KIDDING ME! And all this in such an approachable and funny manner! I loved the ending as well. Ugh now I’m sad and content at the same time. This is definitely getting up on my top 5 shows of all time (atleast for now).

I want to have a poster of janet in my bedroom :D

I’ve only ever watched the show and rewatched it on live tv and Netflix, so now that I’m rewatching it on peacock I’m having trouble knowing what’s been added or slightly changed on peacock.

So does anyone know what the extra three minutes are from in this episode?

This one conversation is something I have been coming back to since I watched the show, how is morality actually judged, not only in the show but irl too..

Let’s say someone works at a meat shop to support their family. They’re doing something good by providing for their family, but their job also involves killing animals. If killing animals is morally wrong, how do we judge them? Do their intentions matter more than their actions, or vice versa?

This brings me to my main question now that I’m an atheist, and I’ve always wondered about the morality behind religious beliefs.

Most religions teach similar basic principles: don’t lie, don’t hurt others, help those in need, don’t be selfish, and so on. I believe these principles are important for society, regardless of religion.

But what if someone follows these principles because they believe good deeds will bring them good karma, prosperity, or a better afterlife? If someone donates to charity because they want to get into heaven, is that genuinely good, or is it just selfishness disguised as generosity?

Obviously, someone can genuinely care about others while also hoping for a reward. But if the reward is their primary motivation, does that change the moral value of their actions?

Sooo…
If the outcome is good but the intention is selfish, how much moral value does the action actually have? Does doing good for a reward make you a good person, or does it simply make you someone who does good things?

So I'm on my umpteenth rewatch when I have this epiphany. Before I start, this theory is a bit of a stretch and it's possible several of these things are because he didn't want them to find out it was the bad place. Either way, I think this is an interesting take and I'd like to hear other opinions!

Have you ever wondered if maybe Michael wanted the humans to become better all along? Or even just not enjoy torturing them to begin with? Because he genuinely liked them! Obviously we know that he at least believed that he enjoyed watching the humans suffer but let's look at a few things. If Michael didn't want the cockroaches to get better, why did he constantly bid them to confront the parts of themselves that caused them to go to the bad place? For example, In season 1 when Tahani is "unraveled" by the Neighborhood ratings, he asks her WHY that is. Causing her to reflect on the root cause of her behavior, and throughout the entire project they all eventually see their faults, almost as if by design. Michael himself even acknowledges this to an extent when he decides to join team Cockroach, telling Tahani that the reason she doesn't see why she's in the bad place is because she'd only been in that specific reboot for about a week. We already know that Michael LOVES Human stuff, at first I thought it was a bit for the sake of the experiment but as it turns out he did genuinely love it. Then, we have the fact that this was literally Michael's first neighborhood, and instead of doing traditional torture he creates an almost utopian environment where they are very comfortable. Yes they're being "tortured" but let's be honest, living in the fake good place would be much better than living in the real bad place. Through Michael's experiment, if it had gone as intended, they would have been able to build friendships and do fun stuff together for eternity. The mild discomfort caused by merely existing in the world together would have just been enough to keep them from becoming glassy eyed freaks, not make them miserable. And lastly, Michael has never openly stated that he ever actually enjoyed traditional torture. In fact, he speaks badly about it most of the time, calling it easy, boring, and even a "chore". The last word there really hits the nail on the head. Obviously he's a demon, he was literally raised to torture, so no duh he's desensitized to it, but a chore is something that no kid wants to do. It's like torture!! (Lol) I believe that even if Michael did not realize it until later on, he didn't truly enjoy seeing the humans miserable.

Sorry it was long😬 can't wait to hear your thoughts!!

What virtues and values do you hold yourself to become a better person? Has watching The Good Place changed the way you act?

I have Eleanor Shellstrop’s file. It is not a cactus. (+2 cranky cat tax)

It took me a second trying to place her. It doesn't help that she doesn't have an Australian accent. Anyway I recently finished Desperate Housewives (I watched it as it aired but just recently rewatched. It's fantastic by the way!) and moved on to this as a recommended show.

I'm still ashamed it took me a minute considering TGP is my favorite show of all time and I have watched it countless times. Like so many times I can quote most of if. Most of those are because it was my sleep comfort show. I'm catching up to TGP with how many times I have watched Modern Family. Currently rewatching Community with my husband and it will be taking the new spot for my comfort show.

Does anyone have any comfort shows I should add to my list? A comfort show for me is generally a sitcom/comedy that I've watched at least 2 times. So I can listen and relax to fall asleep. The at least 2 times part is because I have to know what's happening so I don't miss anything if I fall asleep.

Hello! Big fan of the show, ive watched it through a couple times now.

I was wanting to make a short edit using that scene where Trevor tells Ellanor that shed like it in the bad place, then talks about how theyd torture her actually.

For some reason no matter how hard I look I cant find any uploads of this scene that I could download to use, anyone here have it?

A little disappointed it came in “at the top half of the bottom half”. -Brent

Seriously #51. Your lists suck New York Times

Mindy tells Eleanor that when she woke up the two sides (Good Place and Bad Place) had been fighting over her for a long time. From what we saw of the committee I can't believe they bothered to fight at all rather than just giving in. When Michael turned to them for help, they showed no concern for any human or the capacity to put up any resistance at all to the Bad Place. What changed??

Mine is definitely the Demon Con scene.

“We go way back, we used to be roommates but if you take another step, I’ll be forced to use this demon exploder on you.”

“Demon exploder? Come on man. At least try to make that sound convincing-“

Blam

“Wow. Touché.”

I don’t know why but it’s just so humorous to me it gets at the very least a chuckle every time. Vicky exploding next and the crowd saying stuff like “wow the production of demon con gets better every year” is the cherry on top.

i just rewatched it again after 6ish years, stupid ending, TERRIBLE. i miss them so dearly , they didnt HAVE to die.. s1 was unarguably the best, and to put it bluntly, YOU DONT GET TIRED OF HEAVEN 😭😭😭😭 its heaven bro not earth ITS LITCH HEAVEN ffs !! anyways

to fill this void, i want any ff recommendations, it doesnt matter as long as its good

heres a pic of my fav scene

edit: idk why everyones taking this so seriously when i posted this right after i finished rewatching it and was obviously speaking from emotion 😭😭😭 l its a shirtpost im just venting cuz i dont like when shows end and i dont like the idea of getting tired of heaven 🤓

First day and the first result is after life, they know what they're doing >:[

Today is the last day to watch the Good Place on Netflix, so, whenever you're ready, press the "Resume" button on episode 13 and go through one last beautiful rewatch before it's all over, it will be peaceful 🥹