Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please Read with Caution.

This episode was uneven in my opinion. I hate to say this, but it’s true. The story had split the group in two to deal with their current situations: Chidi needed to break up with Simone to avoid condemning her to The Bad Place, and Jason decided to help Donkey Doug get on the right path.

This is the deepest we went into Jason’s background… Donkey Doug is his dad! We also learn how Jason became the person he is today, which bewildered Tahani and Michael who came along for the ride. I was laughing hysterically for most of Jason’s story (the handshake with Pillboy got me!), but it’s also sort of sad to see how Donkey Doug neglected the responsibility of fatherhood.

Goodbye, Simone! Glad you figured out how weird Chidi was before it was too late. I guess we have to root for Eleanor and Chidi again. They’re meant to be together at this point. Although, I do hope the show explores Eleanor’s bisexual nature in future episodes. That was great!

The character motivation of helping themselves to helping others is not working with me yet, but I do see the potential in how that storyline can work out. This is the first episode of the new status quo too, so maybe I just need more time to let it sink in.

The virtual reality aspect of the episode was indeed funny, but how Janet managed to pull that off alludes me. She claims to have no powers but managed to build that bizarrely fast.

Overall, the nice cliffhanger with Eleanor’s mother is going to send Eleanor down the path of getting closure like Jason, but it means she’s not going to Budapest with the rest of the group. I’m not sure how I feel about the group splitting up again… I prefer they stay together.

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