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We live there, for now! That savior is, of course, Michael, a demon self-improving heavenwards. Michael saves Eleanor (as we saw in theseason 2 finale) and everyone else. THE GOOD PLACE — “Everything is Bonzer! Pt. 1” Episode 301 — Pictured: (l-r) Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Simone Garnett, William Jackson Harper as Chidi, Kristen Bell as Eleanor — (Photo by: Justin Lubin/NBC).Justin Lubin/NBC And then they backslide. Eleanor gives up on activism....

There, wearing a phony smile and a backpack was…Trevor. And make no mistake: Trevor is hell-bent on hell-raising in the next episode. Hes on a singular mission to blow everything up, says Schur. Colleen Hayes/NBC His goal is to just get them to quit. He spends much of the next episode working on that plan. Along the way, hell be in full disgusting D-bag mode. He calls Michael a dingus, says Schur....

IsThe Good Placejust better when everyones dead? The resurrection trip to Earth is over. Death isnt the problem, though. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC The problem is that theyve fled to a place beyond places: Janets Void. Something got bonzered in the dimensional shift, and all the recent humans look exactly like Janet. This playful conceit turns Janet(s) into a grand showcase for DArcy Carden. Carden as Jason Mendoza, capturing Manny Jacintos holy-fool dudely dopiness with laser-printer specificity....

The #BrainyBunch is dead. Long live the #SoulSquad. The Ballad of Donkey Doug completes the pivotThe Good Placestarted last week. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC But the time for contemplation has ended! The Ballad of Donkey Doug splits its focus between Australia and Florida, truly the sacred and the profane. Down Under, Chidi struggles with the Problem of Simone. He cant stay with his girlfriend, much as he loves her. Janet cooks up a virtual reality simulator to help him practice....

A malevolent demon who might just be the single most dangerous creature in the universe! But never forgetStep Brothers;never forgetTorque. He sends dank memes to Eleanor. Credit: Justin Lubin/NBC He prints everyone cool matching sweatshirts, proclaiming that their squad is the Brainy Bunch. Trevors arrival, then, is nothing less than Hell on Earth. you’re free to sit at state-themed tables (Florida absolutely nails the swamp stench!) or it’s possible for you to purchase the Manifest Destiny package....

Was this a good episode ofThe Good Place? Reply hazy, ask again the moment nothing never occurs. Some of the chess moves feel a bit awkward. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC Just hearing this information has probably doomed them. Their motivation to be good has been corrupted. Their point score is frozen. And everyone recognizes Michael. Eleanor doesnt buy it. She worked at a place raided by the FBI all the time....

A Fractured Inheritance continues the #SoulSquad phase ofThe Good Placesthird season. It is a phase, I think, a bridge between the Sydney era and Whatever Comes Next. Like last week, the characters are split in two corners of the globe when the episode begins. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC Grossmans a delight as Eleanors mom, although her casting made a bit more sense in Child Eleanor flashbacks. Grossmans not even a decade older thanKristen Bell, and maybe thats part of the gag here, really....

The Worst Possible Use of Free Will is nominally aGood Placeepisode about Eleanor and Chidi. Theyre allies now, but that could change. Its a complicated process, requiring an inoculation. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC The first time Eleanor experiences an afterlife memory, her brain gets zapped. She adjusts; the banana probably helps. Then Michael shunts her back into the telltale reboot. The memory begins in familiar circumstances. His latest plot is Pick-a-Pet Day, where the neighborhoods residents can choose a soulmate animal....

And soThe Good Placecloses its twistiest season with its biggest twist yet: A finale thatdoesnthave a twist. The basic stakes established in last weeks penultimate episode will, it seems, define next season. But, for now, theyre down one friend. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC Pandemonium has some fun watching the characters reboot their original neighborhood from the other side. But John isnt just some random sinner. And John has a history of writing outrageously nasty, in-fairness-generally-accurate things about Tahani....

At long last, the Good Place! Eleanor takes a deep breath of the air here in heaven. The Good Place smells like whatever makes you happiest, Michael explains. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC For Chidi, its warm pretzels, which is coincidentally a smell-a-like for Absolute Moral Truth. For Jason, its Blake Bortles holding a Super Bowl trophy, crediting his success to his pal Jason. (Also, weed.) For Tahani, its the smell of a curtain closing between first class and economy....

The Soul Squad goes to Canada, where they see some old familiar faces. It begins with a closeup on an eye-opening, one of the earlier series running visual motifs. Hes listening to an old-school audiotape: Mama Cass ElliottsMamas Big Ones. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC A knock at the door reveals Michael and Janet, who introduce themselves as journalists from theCalgary Times Examiner. My name is Michael… Scoop, Michael says, lyingly. And this is my photographer, Janet… Scoop....

Here on Earth, you cant just keep on resetting things. Humans have to live their lives, no matter the consequences. Michael and Janet arrive on Earth, fleeing from the Judges judgment. Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC They also set up cameras inside Chidis office, allowing them regular surveillance of their favorite people. Chidi teaches his charges about Socrates and Aristotle. Funding comes in from the neuroscience department, and Simone brings some free cupcakes....

The Good Placeseason 3 first look: Where on Earth? Things are about to get veryGoodaround here:The Good Placereturns to twisty action on Sept. 27. Why the frog key? Justin Lubin/NBC “He just likes frogs,” explains Schur. “He describes himself as a frog guy. Although that weirdly does become important at a certain moment.” Justin Lubin/NBC seeds in her brain, which ultimately leads to her flying halfway across the globe to meet Chidi....