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.
Chidi cant decide which pastry to order from the sellers at We Crumb From A Land Down Under.
Up in the Judges quarters, Michael proposes a possible solution to Janet.
He can give their pals a little nudge-y nudge in the right direction.
The Judge wont notice; shes watching all eight thousand years ofNCIS.
So Michael nudge-y nudges Eleanor towards a fateful meeting with Chidi down in Australia.
(Its canonical now!)
Eleanor asks this professor, apropos of nada, if hell help her become a good person.
And Chidi says yes!
It seems hes had his own nudge-nudgeys here on Earth.
Paralyzed by decision making, he considers a medical explanation for his dithering.
That leads him to a scientist named Simone (played byKilling Eves Kirby Howell-Baptiste!)
who gives him an MRI.
(Thats why everyone hates moral philosophy professors, she says, which is practically aGood Placecatchphrase.)
So Eleanor begins working with Chidi on improving herself, as every iteration of Eleanor inevitably must.
And a new threat from some familiar faces.
The four escapees have been on Earth for over a year now.
Shawn cocoons every henchman he can find; hes a demon, after all.
In Australia, Eleanor continues turning over a new leaf, matchmaking Chidi and Simone.
Theyre already working together on a joint philosophy department-neuroscience department study of near-death experiences.
A study which leads them, inevitably, to Tahani.
In the new Michaelized timeline, Tahani wasnt crushed by a statue of her sister Kamilah.
Then,Vice-ish outfit calledSqualor Newstracked her down, sending her on a quest forpopularenlightenment.
(Her book has blurbs from Malcolm Gladwell and Cormac McCarthy!)
Tahanis journey is the most twisted of all the once-deadGood Placers.
He insists Thanis become just like him, someone who has all these idiots fooled.
To prove a point against him, she sets off to Australia.
And so does Jason…eventually.
Michael approaches him as Zack Pizzazz, international talent scout!
But Jasons not buying what hes selling.
Hes done with dancing, for reasons which are gut-bustingly hilarious.
called Dance Dance Resolution.
He had them working 24/7, which means they were thinking 24 thoughts about dance for 7 minutes.
Alas, Dance Dance Resolution was ill-fated.
They had 30-some too many members.
They kept on losing, ultimately getting into fights.
So Jason fell back into crime, paying rent on his dance crews rehearsal space.
And now hes not interested in starting a dance crew in Atlantis, or Australia, or wherever.
Zack Pizazz can relate to him.
He points Jason towards the antipodes and then returns to the great beyond.
), and he assures Janet that Jasons still cute.
Janet, for her part, is getting a bit concerned.
I found the two parts of Everything is Bonzer!
The season 3 premiere accomplished a trickier task, pushing the characters in a new direction.
What did you think of the season premiere?
Tweet at me@DarrenFranich.
And be sure to read my colleagueDan Sniersons talk with Schur about the road ahead inThe Good Placeseason 3.
