Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.

We’re at the season finale. This is it. The Good Place took us for a joyride through Jeremy Bearimy over the course of the third season. We saw the Soul Squad return to Earth, remember their time dead, and then they died again to fix the point system allegedly rigged. This show threw a lot at us, more than usual, and then the breaks didn’t help either. This show is incredibly bing-worthy. I wish they dropped seasons rather than weekly episodes, but I don’t make the rules.

After Michael’s frantic breakdown in last week’s episode, Eleanor steps up to become the face of the neighborhood, taking Michael’s place as the Architect for the four new humans arriving in the new neighborhood. However, it doesn’t stop there. The Bad Place has chosen humans who’d torment the original four humans to ensure this experiment failed—one of them being Simone, Chidi’s ex-girlfriend.

This leads to a heartbreaking decision. Chidi decides to remove his memories, including his relationship with Eleanor, in order to save everyone and the experiment. Eleanor is devastated and afraid to lose him, but she accepts his decision for the good of the group. At least he’ll remember pizza. So, not a total loss according to Jason.

Janet and Eleanor share a powerful scene towards the end of the episode, which made me appreciate how much Eleanor’s grown over the past three seasons. She earned that fantastic character development and all the philosophical questions she asked about “love” feel natural. I’m very excited for the season four craziness. I have no doubt on the show’s future, but let’s see if they have an endgame in mind next season.

I honestly don’t know what I want from this show. Guess Jeremy Bearimy will tell. Chidi made a love speech out of the messed-up timeline. I hope they get to live in the dot above the “i” too.