Tag Archives: The Good Place

THE GOOD PLACE Roundtable: What’s My Motivation

The Good Place brought us one step closer to Eleanor’s fate last night. Is Jason and Janet just….weird? Do we like this story? Mynda: NOPE. I want Jason to go to The Bad Place FOREVER. Roz: I actually like them because I think it makes Jason more relatable. He’s out there but now he’s found something in The Good Place …

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THE GOOD PLACE: “Chidi’s Choice” {Roundtable}

The Good Place returned from its winter holiday hiatus, just with a few more episodes in this season. Eleanor (Kristen Bell) has to deal with her name twin as well as her situation in The Good Place, while Chidi (William Jackson Harper) deals with his own indecision. Real Life only allowed Mynda and me to comment on so many love …

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THE GOOD PLACE Roundtable: Someone Like Me as a Member

The Good Place gives us some more insight into The Bad Place while Michael tries to figure out a way to negotiate for Fake Eleanor’s “life”. Bad Janet! Melissa: Amazing! She’s every bratty teenager you’ve ever met! Roz: I want more of her! She reminds me of work and it amuses me to see Michael have to deal with it. …

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THE GOOD PLACE: “Most Improved Player” {Roundtable}

The Good Place finally allowed Eleanor (Kristen Bell) to tell the truth about her not being so good to be in The Good Place. Michael (Ted Danson) goes on his version of a fact-finding mission and comes to some conclusions about what should happen to Eleanor. Spoiler alert: Eleanor doesn’t like the answer. She’s not the only one, too. Leah, …

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THE GOOD PLACE: The Eternal Shriek & Ethical Eleanor

Whoa! Major happenings in this week’s episode of The Good Place! We’ll get to Eleanor’s big reveal in a minute, but first, let’s talk about Michael’s decision. Sooo…retirement for architects sounds horrible. What do you think about Michael’s willingness to retire for the good of the neighborhood? Melissa: It falls in line with his childlike outlook on existence, as we …

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4 Delightful Observations from The Good Place ‘What We Owe Each Other’

This week’s The Good Place was once again a weirdly, wonderful adventure. It is my opinion the series is a comedy masquerading as a life lesson for adults. Whatever the case, I am completely enjoying this new series on NBC. 1. Normal is a setting on a dryer. I love Michael’s obsession with weird objects and the fact the isn’t …

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THE GOOD PLACE: “Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis” {Roundtable}

The Good Place continues to be a shining dark comedy, mixing situational irony with good old fashion jokes in a way that makes an interesting narrative. This week, Eleanor (Kristen Bell) is making strides with her classwork, but at the expense of Chidi’s (William Jackson Harper) own personal happiness. Tahani is also struggling with her own feelings and all of …

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THE GOOD PLACE: “Jason Mendoza”

This week on The Good Place, we learn more about silent Buddhist monk Jianyu who, as it turns out, is neither silent, a Buddhist monk, or named Jianyu. So Jianyu is actually Jason Mendoza, a DJ/backup dancer/dude from Florida. He also sold fake drugs to people (college students, instead of sick old people, so marginally better). Is that the connection …

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Women of the Week

Fall TV is back and so is Women of the Week. Each week we will pick our favorite stand out performances from the prior week in TV and share them with you. If you have your own Women of the Week be sure to share with us in the comments. Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker on Pitch Nominated by Roz: …

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THE GOOD PLACE Roundtable: Tahani Al-Jamil

The Good Place aired another great episode last night. Chidi starts teaching Eleanor about ethics. Instead of practicing Chidi’s teachings Eleanor decides to prove Tahani isn’t as good as she seems. She tries her best but Tahani actually is a good person and by the end of the episode Eleanor comes around a little, comforting Tahani when she is feeling …

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