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.
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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.
They know the man well, though he doesnt realize it.
Dougs now played byMichael McKean, channeling his hermeticBetter Call Saulcharacter but with a slightly cheerier outlook on life.
He adopts every dog and wolf that wander onto his property.
In a nearby bar, the human members of the Soul Squad take a long-overdue break.
Its been a real spin-cycle of travel for them lately, Sydney to Budapest to Phoenix to Calgary.
Im so jetlagged I cant even regrender my chorf, says Chidi with impressive confidence.
He joins Jason for a special Jacksonville style of pool, colloquially known as Special Jacksonville Style of Pool.
Meanwhile, Eleanor seeks Tahanis advice.
No joke, I think this was also a subplot 24 hours ago onAmerican Horror Story: Apocalypse.
Peak TV, man.
Things take a dire turn at Dougs farm.
But Dougs gone to a far extreme of philosophical do-gooding.
His kindness is inhuman, or anyhow, anti-self.
Would you like to move in permanently?
Would you like any more water or my kidneys?
When he accidentally steps on a snail, he insists on a funeral.
Michael tries to convince Doug that theres another way to live.
Eat some ice cream!
Drink water that wasnt previously his own urine!
Doug swears he cant risk it.
He knows theres an accountant clocking all his sins.
At the bar, Eleanor sits down with Chidi, planning to tell him the truth.
You and I are… she begins.
Then she notices something terrible.
And indeed, Chidi thinks they are quite Bambadjan.
She calls the crew together, plotting an escape.
Jason prepares a Molotov cocktail, it only takes a moment.
But Vicky and the other ghouls grab them.
Shawn strolls in, triumphant.
Now hes just waiting to see the look on Michaels face.
Unexpectedly, season 3 ofThe Good Placehas built itself as a kind of spiritual sibling toLosts final season.
With the good comes the bad, though.
to the cosmic (we must save everyones souls!).
(Except Sayid/Keamy, that fight scene wastheFight Scene.)
But a brawl breaks out when Michael and Janet arrive in the bar.
Its a funny brawl, I guess, question mark?
Its a kick to see Janet as a demon-kicking badass.
I respect how quickly this season ofThe Good Placehas chewed through plot, moving the characters around the world.
Like Chidi said: Sydney, Budapest, Phoenix, Calgary.
But a side effect of all this constant motion is that the show can barely regrender its own chorf.
And then the way to defeat them was to fight them?
A revelation, maybe, about some of the odd storytelling decisions this season.
Held captive, Shawn tells the Soul Squad something quite disturbing.
What could this mean?
Now, Im worried the problems with the system might be much more serious.
They need more evidence, he says.
They have to go to the Accountants Office.
But then some more demons show up in the bar along with Bad Janet!
So its time for a new plan.
I think I can take you into my void, Janet says.
Sounds like a good idea.
Of course, shes not sure theyll be able to survive in there.
But: All of you willdefinitelydie on Earth when I do this, so look around and say goodbye.
The gang seems to barely hear this, and then theyre gone, blinked out of existence.
So: Dead again?
Shawns dark words left me feeling like this season has been protecting another radical show-turning twist.
Preciselywhatthat twist is is elusive just now.
Or maybe the architecture of the afterlife is shifting somehow.
What could it be?
Maybe our characters will find out.
Or maybe theyll perish in Janets Void.
The Soul Squad is dead.
How much worse can it get?
