Episode Discussion: S01E01-02 "Everything is Fine" / "Flying"

[u/Dorkside]

Original Airdate: September 19, 2016

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S01E01 Synopsis: Newly-deceased Eleanor Shellstrop is sent to the Good Place, but only by mistake; Eleanor is determined to become a better person in her afterlife with help from friends Chidi and Janet; Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she's worthy of his help.

S01E02 Synopsis: Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she is worthy of his help. Meanwhile, Tahani and Jianyu try to help Michael feel better about the unknown flaw in his Neighborhood.

[u/[deleted]]

This could be a good place but it probably could use some CSS.

[u/Dorkside → u/[deleted]]

I had hoped to get something up before the premiere but I got busy with work. I will make sure things are a little more spiffy here before the next episode.

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[u/Classic_Wingers]

I'll never get tired of her say "fork" instead of fuck. It's such an easy joke but pretty smartly written into the dialogue. I feel like Michael knows that Eleanor isn't meant to be there and this is a test to see whether normal people are worthy of being in "the good place."

[u/pikameta]

I think we're going to find out that not everyone is perfect. Something about Tahani seems fake-ish. Like she's pretending too. Also, I noticed Janet immediately went to porn in the second episode- if everyone is "perfect" why would she know about porn? (Not that there's anything wrong with porn, but I expect it has a connotation in this world.) loved the subtle non-cursing. Makes me laugh how often she says them. Like her normal speech is just littered with it. Gives me the chuckles.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm officially in love with this show. It's cute, quirky, and has a hint of Pushing Daisies in it. I'll definitely be tuning in weekly for this show.

[u/KyleCardoza]

My prediction: Elanor is the snake in Michael's garden, put there by Michael's boss specifically to teach him a lesson about perfection.

[u/theace69]

Haha. Ending Slavery sure earns you a lot of points. Kinda hard to not to get in. You'd have to commit genocide twice over to not get in after that haha.

[u/ribblesquat → u/theace69]

Nice subtle callback that Abraham Lincoln was the only US President to make it to the good place. Those slavery points offset anything else he might have done.

[u/ThisMaySoundBadBut]

I think the swearing gag is cute.

[u/Danthezooman]

While it's weird seeing Kristen Bell playing a terrible person, I do enjoy this show and the premise. Glad to have another show to watch every week!

[u/NotEmmaStone]

Definitely liking this so far! I'm hoping it sticks around for a while, I need some new comedies to watch