Hello all! Lately I've been binge watching The Good Place from NBC on Netflix so I thought of doing a review of this show. I haven't finished it yet but I'm already on season 3, so I've watched quite a few episodes.
Eleanor (Kristen Bell) dies and wakes up in a strange afterlife, where she is introduced to Michael (Ted Danson), an imortal being who is responsible for creating the place she's in - "The Good Place" or Heaven, as a reward for being good while she was alive.
However, Eleanor quickly realizes she was sent there by mistake because she was not a good person on Earth. She was rude, selfish and did a lot of awful things. Michael arranged a soulmate for her, Chidi (William Jackson Harper), an ethics professor. Eleanor tells him her secret and he promises to help her to become a better person and prove she deserves to be in The Good Place.
Eleanor's neighbors are Tahani (Jameela Jamil), a British socialite who has donated a lot of money to charity, and her soulmate Jianyu (Manny Jacinto), a Buddhist monk. They also learn about Janet (D'Arcy Carden), an artificial being who is capable of providing all the knowledge in the universe and can bring anything the four humans want in just a second.
I don't want to go into more details about the show because it's full of plot twists and surprises you won't expect. It's has many references to philosophy and explores the concept of being good. It's very imaginative, funny and entertaining but still makes you stop and think for a while. The characters are nothing alike and I love the interaction between them. They're not allowed to curse so they (specially Eleanor) end up using the word "forking" a lot. The episodes are short (around 22 minutes) so it's very easy to binge. I started watching without expectations because I'm usually not into fantasy shows but I'm glad I did!
The first season was definitely the best. The plot twist at the ending was awesome. The second season was great too. Although I'm still enjoying season 3, I think at this point it happened too many things and it became a bit confusing and hard to follow but I'll keep watching anyway. Season 4 is confirmed and premiering this year. Here's the trailer for season 1.
Rate: 4.5/5
Rate: 4.5/5
