Only 13 episodes again? đ
Seems like the new normal. Smart move given the nature of media consumption these days.
Iâm finally catching up.
I watched the episode with indecisive Chidi this morning. So funny.
One of my favorite moments is when Fake Eleanor is bonding with Tahani over a British sitcom.
âIt ran for 16 years on the BBC.â
âThey did almost 30 episodesâ.
Oh yeah, my wife and I both did a spit-take on that one.
I finished the season last night. I couldnât stop thinking about it after that. I couldnât watch anything else after that.
Itâs not often that a sitcom gives you something like that to think about.
Just added to Netflix. Heard a lot of positive things here so itâs jumping to the top of my queue.
I wish I could watch it again just for the final episode. So good.
Back on tonight. Very curious how season 2 will goâŚ
Fantastic episode. They even managed to mess with my expectations for how this season will go. If you arenât watching this show, you are really missing out.
Thanks, I almost completely forgot! Thankfully my TiVO grabbed it so I watched it before going to bed, and itâs bliss. So good to have this back, and it really hit the ground running.
The question from the start has been how sustainable the premise is. Not that it canât change, but if it does change, is there a plan? Is it a good plan?
The first season pulled it off, it provided a lot of twists and a clever reveal. But the whole premise is still so unconventional, a great first season is only that: a great first season. My hopes for the show are based on the talent involved, thereâs nothing specifically about where the first season took the narrative that guarantees future success.
So Iâm right back to a cautious âwell that was pretty fun, but I hope theyâve got a planâ, and the season two premier leaves me in exactly the same place I was 45 minutes ago. That was pretty fun, but I hope theyâve got a plan. Was that a quick episode to change course slightly from the plan Eleanor put together in last seasonâs finale? Was that the new structure of the showâare they going to reset every week? Are they going to reset several times and then throw us a different curveball right when we think we understand the pattern for season two? Who knows! All of those possibilities could be excellent, and all of them could be missteps. I suspect the premiere will sort of show you what you want to see. If you think itâs in danger of getting stale, you might still be worried. If you think itâs brilliant the way it keeps changing things up, you might feel excited.
Getting anxious about how they can do this badly, doesnât seem like a good investment of time or mental energy for me. Iâll watch it as long as they donât shit on me as a viewer too much and not thinking about potential problems until theyâre happening, which is the best I can expect from a show.
Arenât you already doing just that?
Guys, just watch the show and enjoy it, donât worry about where the story might peter out until it actually does.
I was going to watch the season in November when I get Hulu again. But you guys are making me mighty tempted to just watch it on NBCâs website now.
One of the joys of The Good Place is the fearless moves of the writers - upending their audience expectations almost every episode. Its one of the best series on TV - why put off seeing something that could put a smile on your face? Or risk that a great plot twist gets spoiled between now and November?
BTW - they claimed they had the overarching plot of the first 3 seasons mapped out before the show even started - and I see no signs they were lying. The whole plot twist on the end of season one was already written before the premiere even aired last year (I have a friend in the industry who knew it last August, but had to keep it a secret for the next 6 months while I gushed about each episode :) )
I watched it. Great episode. You guys above are worrying too much. If it pulls an Eli Stone, then we jump off the train. No big deal. But until then, itâs a great show.
Guys, pretty sure itâs just me thatâs worrying, not demagogue. I think that comma was a mistake and theyâre telling me that getting anxious about this isnât a good idea.
Iâm not saying anyone else should worry. Itâs just a thing I do. I was just trying to say that I see why someone optimistic about the show would be encouraged by the premiere, while someone nervous about its sustainability wonât necessarily be put at ease.
I also have a hard time giving up a show I realize is no longer goodâI feel like thereâs some sense of accomplishment or obligation to stick with it once Iâve made an investment of time. Also a âmeâ problem, but goes hand in hand with why I get anxious about the future prospects of everything I watch instead of just enjoying it as long as it lasts.
Itâs not just you, thatâs basically the sunk cost fallacy.