So the wife and I watched the first two eps of this and while its pleasant and quirky, we didn't find it that funny. Does it take a bit to get into a groove or should I assume we're missing it? The weirdness just felt a little forced and the the overall concept felt like it was smothering the humor potential. Like when the pilot of a show is usually weaker due to trying to introduce everything.
So the wife and I watched the first two eps of this and while its pleasant and quirky, we didn't find it that funny. Does it take a bit to get into a groove or should I assume we're missing it? The weirdness just felt a little forced and the the overall concept felt like it was smothering the humor potential. Like when the pilot of a show is usually weaker due to trying to introduce everything.
I hope this season touches me on the heart like aFilipino pretending to be a Chinese Buddhist monk with a vow of silence.
Son of a bench!
Watch a few more episodes, it's absolutely worth it. Episode 4 is awesome and starting with episode 7 it became impossible for me to miss it.So the wife and I watched the first two eps of this and while its pleasant and quirky, we didn't find it that funny. Does it take a bit to get into a groove or should I assume we're missing it? The weirdness just felt a little forced and the the overall concept felt like it was smothering the humor potential. Like when the pilot of a show is usually weaker due to trying to introduce everything.
need me some janet in my life.
I was literally looking for a gif of this earlier, thank you.
Based on the first four episodes of Season 2, showrunner Michael Schur and company know they're in a tough spot -- and using the memory wipe as a device,flip the perspective of the show from Eleanor to Michael. Where Eleanor spent most of Season 1 trying to hide her unworthiness from everyone else in The Good Place, now it's Michael's turn. See, his uptight boss has given him one last chance to make his radical psychological torture scheme work, or Michael gets thrown into the sun. Literally. Except, and I don't think this is spoiling too much, he doesn't make it work. At all.
Instead, Schur's crew mostly ditches the surprisingly deep exploration of ethics that dominated the show's freshman outing in favor of an exploration of TV structure. Each of the first four episodes has a vastly different structure and perspective, which I'm loathe to spoil as that's one of the main joys inherent: watching how the writers play with, and against the idea of a reboot makes for delightfully fun viewing
But (and again, this is at least initially) The Good Place is also missing some of the invention of Season 1. Hand in hand with the ethical exploration was Eleanor's exploration of The Good Place, and its many weird quirks -- from meeting representatives of The Bad Place, to the surprising introduction of The Medium Place, to everything involving the intelligent personal assistant Janet (D'Arcy Carden, who continues to steal every scene she's in).Those details are there, and the writers have a lot of fun finding new ways to torture our main characters (a running joke involving clam chowder is particularly memorable). But like the new character dynamics themselves, it takes a while to really get to something completely fresh.Since the characters are revisiting their old actions due to the memory wipe, that means there's much less offered in terms of new details.
When it does, though, which takes most of the first four episodes, The Good Place reclaims its spot as one of best, most inventive, just plain forkin' great shows on TV. And what was once a plainly stated exploration of ethics gives way to an even deeper point about how it may not be our memories and experiences that make us who we are, but our connections to other people.
I don't see what's wrong with Frozen yogurt honestlyGonna grab me some frozen yogurt for this.
So we went from story of ethics to meta story about TV production
Sounds great
I don't see what's wrong with Frozen yogurt honestly
Do I deserve to be in the bad place
- Vulture: The Good Place Season Two Is So Forking Great.But over the first four episodes, the Bad Place version of The Good Place proves its still able to surprise, while staying rooted in ideas that make it more than the sum of its twists.
Fortunately, the second season of The Good Place, which begins Wednesday with a pair of back-to-back episodes, is no dud. After delivering one of last falls most assured, instantly delightful debuts, in take two, the series solidifies its status as the most intellectually engaging comedy on television.
- Sepinwall: The Good Place Is Back. Now What?But what continues to be most satisfying about The Good Place is what a provocative puzzle it is. Micheal Schur and his writers pack tons of action, subtext, and a current of gleefully manic energy into each half hour, and they do it while continually taking each episode in surprising directions. The Good Place may be a comedy, but its sense of mystery and ability to build a world, partially dismantle it, then construct it again, outshines whats being done on most TV dramas.
So, the good Good Place news: this is still a wonderful show better, in many ways, now that creator Mike Schur has laid his cards on the table for us all to see. The new installments are livelier and funnier than before, particularly the third and fourth episodes where well, well get back to that after another warning or two.
Note: the show returns next week on its regular Thursday slot.Season 2: episode 1 "Everything Is Great! (Part 1)"
Season 2: episode 2 "Everything Is Great! (Part 2)"
After Michael erases their memories, Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason find themselves in the Good Place again, but Eleanor finds a clue she left for herself and tries to put everything together.