The Book of Dougs
Michael's resolve is put to the test. Meanwhile, Jason wrestles with his feelings and Chidi surprises Eleanor.
Yep! The episode title has me hyped. Maybe it's a spoiler?
"The Book of Dougs"
Hmm, we sure are saying the only explanation is that the bad place must be behind this, a lot.
Telegraphing a twist??
i'm assuming that 500 years ago someone at the Bad place told the higher up's or the accounts to look at unintended things and that drastically changed the end results of people.I get the mechanics they are going for, but I have a lot of questions about this points system.
But if this is sending the message that capitalism is destroying humanity, I can dig it, lol.
I think it's more that the system was designed when things were simpler and hasn't been updated to deal with a more complex global society.i'm assuming that 500 years ago someone at the Bad place told the higher up's or the accounts to look at unintended things and that drastically changed the end results of people.
same differenceTahani was brilliant this episode, some of her facial expressions were great. Loved her puppy dog eyes when Micheal said she couldn't ask him an unrelated question.
I think it's more that the system was designed when things were simpler and hasn't been updated to deal with a more complex global society.
Seasons 1 and 2 are available on Netflix globally. Season 3 is currently airing on NBC (and available to watch for free on NBC.com) in the US with Netflix handling distribution in international markets; Season 3 probably won't appear on Netflix US until late summer.
Nicole Byer is perfect casting here. The casting in this show is always impeccable.
I really missed The Good Place. Such a great episode, I was smiling the whole way through.
Jason's line about refugees at the very beginning just killed me. Probably because of the current political climate.
It really bugs me how Jason just gets dumber as the show goes on. If you go by his behavior this episode, he's stupid to the point that there's no way he's the same person that pulled off the Jianyu ruse for so long.
It really bugs me how Jason just gets dumber as the show goes on. If you go by his behavior this episode, he's stupid to the point that there's no way he's the same person that pulled off the Jianyu ruse for so long.
Kinda disappointing that they didn't really address the real problem with Doug in that his way of life is still ultimately selfish by the standards of the system. Everything he does is for the goal of getting into the good place rather than being for its own sake and that was problem with Tahani's deeds, not to mention that dilemma of revealing the existence of the good place to the crew in their reboot. I do like this other take they're taking though, addressing the issue of the point system being a function of privilege since everything is so interconnected.
They already addressed that based on the rules, he was doing well because he didn't know the rules to get in.
it's why his relationship with Janet is the best. she knows everything and he knows nothing. match made in places of goodIt really bugs me how Jason just gets dumber as the show goes on. If you go by his behavior this episode, he's stupid to the point that there's no way he's the same person that pulled off the Jianyu ruse for so long.
i'd say you get points regardless of intent, but intent determines if total counts or not ala modifiers at the end of Oregon Trail.I thought the point is that intent still matters, even if you're not aware of the specific rules. Tahani gets sent to the bad place because even though all her philanthropy directly helped millions, it was for the goal of showing up her sister and in the same way Doug is driven by his goal of getting into the good place. I think Doug straight up says this in response to Michael telling to take a break, on top of him clearly treating everything he does as some burden throughout the episode. Contrast that to the way the angels or whatever in the good place act, where they are that genuinely nice and welcoming even if it is to the point of absurdity.
The line about the CEO sending dick pics to female employees was timely as well.I really missed The Good Place. Such a great episode, I was smiling the whole way through.
Jason's line about refugees at the very beginning just killed me. Probably because of the current political climate.
The extremely obvious anti-capitalism attitude in this episode was marvelous.
I enjoyed that The Good Place representatives were all the definition of a milquetoast neoliberal. This show isn't afraid to chastise the worst parts of either spectrum.The political stuff was great.
"you can't just keep out asylum seekers. who would do that?"
"we're the GOOD guys. We can't just DO stuff"