What Made The Good Place Finale So Satisfying?

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
  • The season 4 finale of The Good Place put an end to the story of Tahani, Jason, Chidi, Eleanor, Janet, and Michael. In this video, we'll look at why it was such a satisfying ending.
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  • @RileyJayDennis
    @RileyJayDennis  4 года назад +223

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  • @tristanneal9552
    @tristanneal9552 4 года назад +4210

    Chidi’s wave quote is honestly so deep and touching. It’s crazy how a throwaway quote from a sitcom has impacted my worldview and helped me come to peace - at least a little bit - with my eventual nonexistence.

    • @fishpilgrim
      @fishpilgrim 4 года назад +67

      Tristan Neal that quote was so amazing! when i heard it i paused the show and just sat there like woahhhh

    • @soledsnak6632
      @soledsnak6632 4 года назад +85

      Well,it is literally an idea from buddhism

    • @RileyJayDennis
      @RileyJayDennis  4 года назад +179

      the wave quote is really beautiful and is gonna stick with me for sure

    • @locutusdborg126
      @locutusdborg126 4 года назад +7

      @@RileyJayDennis What is the wave quote?

    • @sia6045
      @sia6045 4 года назад +55

      Is no one gonna point out how Jason’s shirt through the last episode has a wave on it

  • @christinah8362
    @christinah8362 4 года назад +3403

    I love how in the end, Michael got to be the human he wanted to be, Tahani the person she was trying to pretend to be in her life on Earth, Jason being like the monk he was as jianyu, Chidi finally being decisive and confident, and Eleanor the selfless person she was pretending to be in the first season.

    • @ducknorris233
      @ducknorris233 4 года назад +17

      Christina H And Dereck?

    • @christinah8362
      @christinah8362 4 года назад +157

      Chuck Sterbunny Derek is Derek.

    • @cheyannebaidin3362
      @cheyannebaidin3362 4 года назад +115

      Also Tahani, ever the hostess would be the last to leave because she had to make sure all was good after the guests had left.

    • @mr.worldwide4758
      @mr.worldwide4758 4 года назад +47

      Derek is me. Me is Derek. Derek is all.

    • @Ebizzill
      @Ebizzill 4 года назад +2

      full circle

  • @GLAASJEMELC
    @GLAASJEMELC 4 года назад +4382

    Fave moment: jason finally being respected by the writers. I struggled with his dumbness being treated as a joke. His finale was a beautiful celebration of him and he learned patience

    • @galacticlavalamp6338
      @galacticlavalamp6338 4 года назад +504

      They did Jason good at the ending. He seemed more like himself idk. As the comedic relief I would have thought I wouldn’t be upset when he left but seeing him leave made me truly sad
      They wrote this show so well

    • @hamzavohra.
      @hamzavohra. 4 года назад +579

      If you thought that Jason was being treated as a joke by the writers, I'm sorry but you and I weren't watching the same show. Jason, like all of the characters, always had heart and nuance throughout the series.

    • @philly_sports1558
      @philly_sports1558 4 года назад +212

      Like a monk. Like Jianyu. Full circle.

    • @tunahelpa5433
      @tunahelpa5433 4 года назад +73

      Jason the monk

    • @okamiseven
      @okamiseven 4 года назад +286

      Part of the reason they made Jason and Pillboi so clueless was in deliberate contrast to the stereotype of the studious overachieving Asian-American

  • @natalie7851
    @natalie7851 4 года назад +2683

    i started crying 6 minutes in and I just didn’t stop. Chidi and Eleanor’s endings got me the most, since they were the characters I most identified with, but every character’s ending was handled beautifully. the show ended at the perfect time and I’m so grateful to the writers to knowing that good things are good because they end.

    • @galacticlavalamp6338
      @galacticlavalamp6338 4 года назад +44

      :,c when Eleanor woke up to the calendar it was all over for me. The flood gates were opened and all my pain came out
      I don’t know why but the calendar just made me so upset

    • @tunahelpa5433
      @tunahelpa5433 4 года назад +1

      We all wanted to meet them later....

    • @raffitz
      @raffitz 4 года назад +44

      @@galacticlavalamp6338 It was "Leave before I wake up" that broke my heart into tiny little pieces and then smashed those into heart glitter.

    • @Gadget3440
      @Gadget3440 4 года назад +14

      The tears first came seeing Tahani and Kamilah doing sisterly shit. After that, just moments of dry eyes really

    • @herefortheshrimp1469
      @herefortheshrimp1469 4 года назад +19

      I cried the entire episode, and then when I woke up the next morning I started thinking about it and just openly started weeping in bed. This finale REALLY fucked me up

  • @Rozilla
    @Rozilla 4 года назад +5224

    The Good Place might well be the closest thing to perfect TV can possibly get.

    • @Jaychive_7
      @Jaychive_7 4 года назад +67

      B99 is the perfect

    • @galacticlavalamp6338
      @galacticlavalamp6338 4 года назад +102

      I never really got into B99
      Not to say it’s a bad show it just didn’t really catch my eye. Just like Friends
      (Sorry Michael)

    • @999warp
      @999warp 4 года назад +6

      @@Jaychive_7 lol

    • @yousup2667
      @yousup2667 4 года назад +4

      Sabrina Time b99 is not perfect

    • @harley5506
      @harley5506 4 года назад +7

      And brooklyn 99

  • @pythonjava6228
    @pythonjava6228 4 года назад +2112

    The finale made me so sad. Knowing that eventually Tahani and Michael will go through the door feels so final. All five of them will be gone for good. I actually feel like I've lost a friend even though they're fictional. And only Janet will be left behind with her memories of them. Plus Michael won't have most of his friends when his human body eventually dies.
    But that's how you know that it was a good show. It made me feel a lot of things

    • @RitzyBusiness
      @RitzyBusiness 4 года назад +81

      Michael will, but Tahani decided to stay as an architect. She will more then likely stay there forever.

    • @Ella-fu2
      @Ella-fu2 4 года назад +4

      So true

    • @melanyfernandapenaghiglino5241
      @melanyfernandapenaghiglino5241 4 года назад +49

      Maybe when they leave they became energy and if they want, they can come back again to earth as someone else but with their souls or what ever that is... Like reincarnation

    • @pythonjava6228
      @pythonjava6228 4 года назад +103

      @@RitzyBusiness once Tahani masters being an architect she might chose to go through the door. It's bound to get tiring after creating thousands or even millions of neighbourhoods

    • @ux92
      @ux92 4 года назад +69

      Michael will not have his original friends (maybe just Tahani and of course Janet) around in the afterlife when he dies. But he will most certainly make friends during his time on Earth as a human. And he will be able to join them when he becomes one with the universe as he steps through the last door. In a way, Eleanor was with Michael until the end.

  • @OvSpP
    @OvSpP 4 года назад +856

    BECAUSE IT SHOWED US ALL THE CHARACTERS FROM THE SHOW! Most finales cheap out and don’t get everyone, THEY BROUGHT BACK EVERYONE!! Chidi’s friends, Eleanor’s friends, Tahani’s family, Jason’s family, HIS WHOLE DANCE TEAM. This might be the best finale ever.

    • @SomeOne-ps8wo
      @SomeOne-ps8wo 4 года назад +92

      They didn't show Eleanor's mom, however, they did want her to be there but they said there were scheduling conflicts, which is sad. But still, at least she got a mention in the finale, which given the circumstances, is the best they could have done. I also loved it.

    • @hbluemole6941
      @hbluemole6941 4 года назад +30

      @@SomeOne-ps8wo honestly I love when everyone comes back for the last episode but I don't miss her mother. She was only in one episode and the mention was just fine
      Edit: She was in two or three but still

    • @ProbablyNL
      @ProbablyNL 4 года назад +28

      They even brought back the forking frog dude

    • @rishitaumasankaran7159
      @rishitaumasankaran7159 3 года назад +6

      the dance team T-T

  • @tanneisarker9624
    @tanneisarker9624 4 года назад +550

    They also gave closure for the minor characters. Simone is friends with Chidi and Elanor and their friends, John is boneing historic figures, and Brent is still trying to get into the good place. it's kind of satisfying to know what happened to them, even if its not a full closure.

    • @dlmbs
      @dlmbs 3 года назад +83

      Don’t forget Mindy and Tahani’s and Jason’s families!

  • @QueenFondue
    @QueenFondue 4 года назад +1104

    Jason's final line was one of pure, unfettered joy and friendship. I sobbed like the little girl I am.

    • @coco1coco2coco3
      @coco1coco2coco3 4 года назад +42

      i wished his last line had been “bortles!”

    • @coco1coco2coco3
      @coco1coco2coco3 4 года назад +12

      AsukaWorshiper69 i guess it jay proves there relationship grew closer?

    • @sealion6030
      @sealion6030 4 года назад +1

      It was just so beautiful 😢

    • @KazeJay777
      @KazeJay777 4 года назад +2

      AsukaWorshiper69 i agree ❤️❤️

    • @heddalee
      @heddalee 4 года назад +17

      Honestly, I don't think he was entirely calling out to Chidi in friendship. It was also the kind of call-out he used in Florida to get himself psyched to do something. For once, he had to do something alone, and for him it was better to think of not-being-alone to do it.

  • @Tom-fi7xt
    @Tom-fi7xt 4 года назад +920

    When Michael said 'Take it Sleazy', I cried so damn much

    • @jenniferschmitzer299
      @jenniferschmitzer299 4 года назад +18

      Im with you there! it was a cry laugh cry - how dare you all be so darned awesome and introspective and vulnerable and majestic and mortal-thinking and weird all at the same time for me. i think i had loads more other feelings about it. but the junk mail scene pretty much summed it up for me too ♥️♥️♥️ it was like one of those situations michael was talking about and was flummoxed over in earlier seasons... but now, he just fit into the groove. cos pinocchio got to be a real boy ..

    • @sealion6030
      @sealion6030 4 года назад +12

      Yeah that gave me goosebumps

    • @beatrevorharris
      @beatrevorharris 4 года назад +25

      The perfect ending to the show

    • @OnyxWaterIvyBound
      @OnyxWaterIvyBound 4 года назад +3

      I knew he was gonna say it lol

  • @supposedlymel
    @supposedlymel 4 года назад +1590

    I was struggling to realise why I felt so calm about an ending that left my bawling my eyes out, but after watching this I agree and understand. Especially the good bye part; it's not often you get to say goodbye to characters who have truly completed their character arc and resolved all conflicts in their lives. The good place did it all so well

  • @AngusStewart01
    @AngusStewart01 4 года назад +824

    The sitcom didn’t overstay it’s welcome and gave the characters closure .

  • @tmage23
    @tmage23 3 года назад +190

    "I don't think I'll ever be the type of person who just acts. I can't just open a door and walk through without knowing what's on the other side. Even with eternity to try, I just don't think that can happen."
    - Chidi (in season 1)

  • @mizinhas
    @mizinhas 4 года назад +1197

    I Will miss not a girl

  • @rowdy35967
    @rowdy35967 4 года назад +897

    I don't know if I could pick just one moment as my favorite, but I absolutely love Jason's last line. Yo Chidi, wait up!

    • @theduduk
      @theduduk 4 года назад +202

      his character coming back around to actually being a monk is just so, so good.

    • @aud2d2
      @aud2d2 4 года назад +144

      @@theduduk it makes me oddly so emotional thinking about Jason spending so many Jeremy bearimy's by himself, reflecting on everything, and never telling anyone he was there.

    • @the_nikster1
      @the_nikster1 4 года назад +12

      I legit laughed for like 5 minutes after that and had to pause the episode 😂😂😂 such brilliant comedy writing!

    • @sealion6030
      @sealion6030 4 года назад +7

      That really made me sad, but also happy just imaging them being happy forever and idk

    • @Ebizzill
      @Ebizzill 4 года назад +7

      on hindsight, i think my favorite line was the explanation of Jeremy Bairimy time line...my brain melted.

  • @thepurpleflute9740
    @thepurpleflute9740 4 года назад +176

    I especially loved how they resolved things with Mindy St. Claire. I can't believe I didn't realize until they spelled it out for me that Mindy was essentially what Eleanor could have been like. So for Eleanor to come back and "save" Mindy was so pure and good and gahhh, I can't articulate myself well because I'm back to weeping simply thinking about it.

    • @moinaecha9264
      @moinaecha9264 3 года назад +11

      Mindy being so touched that someone finally cared about her got me tearing up

  • @EliSantana
    @EliSantana 4 года назад +283

    I freaking lost it during Chidi's "wave" analogy, and upon re-watch, Jason's "hey Chidi wait up!"

  • @MrLusass
    @MrLusass 4 года назад +410

    Just mentioning the ending again starts to make me tear up again. Never has anything left bawling so much as this finale did.

  • @elphavancreates
    @elphavancreates 4 года назад +355

    Too short: 1 season
    Too long: 10 seasons
    Just right: 4 seasons
    Works every time

    • @sebaslikesanimations1447
      @sebaslikesanimations1447 3 года назад +5

      @Kaleela Edwards there is no season 5?

    • @jonahlindhe756
      @jonahlindhe756 3 года назад +1

      @@sebaslikesanimations1447 They might have meant amount of seasons.

    • @sebaslikesanimations1447
      @sebaslikesanimations1447 3 года назад +2

      @@jonahlindhe756 wait can you explain cause I don't understand since there are only 4 seasons

    • @gamingpalace2
      @gamingpalace2 3 года назад +1

      @@sebaslikesanimations1447 .......

    • @freshman20222
      @freshman20222 3 года назад +2

      5-6 is perfect for me

  • @BrightIdeaPony
    @BrightIdeaPony 4 года назад +189

    "Picture a wave..."
    seeing Chidi and Eleanor finally happy together but seriously contemplating the impending eventuality of each other's nonexistence with a calmness and matter-of-factness that deserves heaps of praise and acclaim from everyone made me cry bittersweet tears. I cannot look at ocean waves the same way again. I will now tear up and hear Chidi's voice saying in my head, "picture a wave..."

  • @Zehruk
    @Zehruk 4 года назад +170

    I cried for practically the whole episode runtime. It was exhausting and beautiful.

    • @richtigmann1
      @richtigmann1 4 года назад

      I wouldn't call crying beautiful

    • @ryanenarson2848
      @ryanenarson2848 3 года назад +3

      @@richtigmann1 It is and it isn't. I would say it's a beautiful phenomenon.

  • @RapidCityJM
    @RapidCityJM 4 года назад +282

    The dot above the 'i' in Jeremy Bearimy

    • @scifikoala
      @scifikoala 4 года назад +10

      I giggled like a maniac at that part. I was also reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series at the time, which made it even funnier

    • @Plumstix
      @Plumstix 4 года назад +5

      That's also July

    • @orenbartal8504
      @orenbartal8504 3 года назад +2

      The broke me. I'm done.

    • @peachy-wd6ci
      @peachy-wd6ci 3 года назад +5

      @@Plumstix and Tuesday

  • @CzarsSalad
    @CzarsSalad 4 года назад +224

    Everything comes full circle. This is low key one of the best finales ever.

  • @thumbsdownman
    @thumbsdownman 4 года назад +604

    Jeremy Bearimy, baby.

    • @kingdonut6675
      @kingdonut6675 4 года назад +21

      See that part there, that’s my birthday 🥳

    • @luciadelpozofiliu4840
      @luciadelpozofiliu4840 4 года назад +17

      The dot of the i.

    • @Plumstix
      @Plumstix 4 года назад +9

      @@luciadelpozofiliu4840 and also sometimes it's never

    • @The8BitPianist
      @The8BitPianist 3 года назад +5

      @@luciadelpozofiliu4840 That broke me.

  • @dandyx12
    @dandyx12 4 года назад +90

    I pictured a wave so hard it started leaking out my face. Jason's enlightenment by accident (whilst searching for something he always had to boot) was equally sweet

  • @marlena1720
    @marlena1720 4 года назад +85

    I loved frog man and i’m happy he got his little froggy. I bawled my eyes out because I identified most will Eleanor and when she left it was like I had nothing else. Also, when eleanor was trying to convince chidi to not go made me so sad because eleanor had such a bad childhood and she finally felt happy when she was with chidi and he wanted to leave her behind

  • @angelalawter2663
    @angelalawter2663 4 года назад +559

    I cried so much when Chidi had his sendoff. I'm still tearing up right now just thinking about it. Such a wonderful character and I loved his arc.
    I'd have to say that the episode "The Answer" where he finally ascends to his perfect self is my favorite moment in the series and my favorite moment in television. It's beautiful and touching and I really identify (as I think most of us do) with Chidi's quest to find some sort of perfect answer to every problem. As if there's some perfect combination of words I could say to make people understand and love me, or some perfect choice I could make for my career, or a perfect thing I could do to save my sister who struggles with depression. It's too bad that life doesn't work that way though.

    • @RileyJayDennis
      @RileyJayDennis  4 года назад +37

      god i teared up so much editing this video! such an emotional finale and chidi's arc was so good, i loved that episode too.

    • @mdc867
      @mdc867 3 года назад +4

      While I think Jason had the most satisfying character ark, Eleanor grew the most chidi provided my 2 favorite moments of the show, the chili scene in season 3 and the wave analogy in the final episode.

  • @bird1042
    @bird1042 4 года назад +122

    Quite literally one of the best finales I've ever watched, if not the best. It was handled so well and thoughtfully, felt both heart wrenchingly sad and peacefully happy at the same time. It really left me feeling satisfied with how their story ended

  • @alyswonderland1347
    @alyswonderland1347 4 года назад +412

    Plot twist: Michael is the writer of the good place and he came from the afterlife

    • @lolol737
      @lolol737 4 года назад +60

      Dude, you're right. Michael Schur is the creator of the good place. Coincidence?

    • @Turambaris
      @Turambaris 4 года назад +29

      @@lolol737 I always assumed that it was taken from Archangel Michael that is supposed to be realated with deathly stuff.

    • @jenniferschmitzer299
      @jenniferschmitzer299 4 года назад +4

      Georgios Tsaraktsidis why not both? 😊😊😊

    • @aleksandraanya9559
      @aleksandraanya9559 4 года назад +27

      I've legit had this theory since watching the finale. He became human and wanted to tell that story.
      I know it's a silly theory and not realistic, but it makes me happy for some reason, so I'm sticking to it.

  • @khalilaraj3971
    @khalilaraj3971 4 года назад +97

    It was sooooo devastating to me , i never felt so empty after watching a finale , i actually thought about it for days and i felt soooo empty and sad at the same time , i don't know how to feel that they are just gone from the Universe even though they are fictional

    • @sealion6030
      @sealion6030 4 года назад +6

      Same??? I don’t know why it just always makes me so ducking sad

  • @justaninnocentpomegranate3702
    @justaninnocentpomegranate3702 4 года назад +125

    I think a lot of these reasons are why Parks and Rec had such a satisfying ending. The episode didnt have any major conflict and you got to see what happened to every character in the future and see that everyone lives a happy life even though they've moved on from Pawnee.

    • @sealion6030
      @sealion6030 4 года назад +2

      Is it weird that the parks and rec and the office endings made me tear up, but the good place made me FUCKING DEPRESSED AND SAD AND BAWLING MY EYES OUT FOR A WEEK? What’s wrong with me D: whaaaat

  • @trytrykileki
    @trytrykileki 4 года назад +126

    Ya basic !
    And "You can ring my beeeellllll"
    Favorite moments.
    And the whole series.

    • @thumbsdownman
      @thumbsdownman 4 года назад +4

      Tryphène Kileki that’s devastating

    • @michaeljs04
      @michaeljs04 4 года назад +4

      thumbsdownman you’re devastated right now

    • @Leoza246
      @Leoza246 4 года назад

      Aww! I love you too, egg :)

    • @erinjkrizakk
      @erinjkrizakk 4 года назад +8

      "Gonna erase the eaaaaaaaarth
      Erase the earth"

  • @razbuten
    @razbuten 4 года назад +199

    I think Mike Schur really good with finales. While I had a few qualms the final season of Parks and Rec, I think that finale did a really great job of giving longterm resolution for the cast and exploring a lot of the questions people might have about what the characters will do in the future while still leaving some things open for interpretation.
    I think Schur (and all the other Good Place writers) took things a step further with The Good Place, and not only explored what each character would continue to do after the events of the main story, but it also asked a lot of questions about the value of life (something it had done throughout its entire run), and the fact that it provided so much great character resolution WHILE STILL exploring philosophical questions about life is pretty dang impressive.
    Great show, great video.

  • @conorcash6991
    @conorcash6991 4 года назад +49

    This show is 104% perfect

  • @aaronboothproduction
    @aaronboothproduction 4 года назад +170

    My Good Place Favorites:
    Fav episode: The Finale - and also the one where Janet kicks Demon butt in the bar in Canada
    Fav joke: Season 4 premiere - The Baby Elephant made of light that tells truths about the universe
    Fav moment: TIE: Season 1 finale twist and Jason figuring out Bad Janet was pretending to be Good Janet
    Fav character: Janet, but also, Jason, but also Eleanor, but also Michael but also Chidi but also Mindy, but also, The Judge, but also, Glenn

    • @maevediaries
      @maevediaries 4 года назад +24

      way to leave out my girl tahani

    • @Turambaris
      @Turambaris 4 года назад +15

      You, trying to decide your favourite character, gave me a stomach ache.

    • @missspice2087
      @missspice2087 3 года назад +2

      @@maevediaries she's always being forgotten 😓😓

  • @jetsninja
    @jetsninja 4 года назад +72

    The Chidi calendar! 😍😭

    • @Solinaru
      @Solinaru 4 года назад +3

      That made me ugly cry 😭❤️ most people lose their partners and take forever for closure. Eleanor got room to grie and space for closure with her last night ❤️

    • @sealion6030
      @sealion6030 4 года назад +2

      I don’t know why but when she woke up and found it, that was when I really started crying. There’s too much to explain with this ending it was just so emotional and perfect and beautiful!

  • @EliGutmann8
    @EliGutmann8 3 года назад +14

    I literally used part of that wave analogy in my grandma's eulogy. The series just had so much to offer and gave me a different view on existence. Great finale and I liked the way you tied this video together.

  • @EmmaTheCowie
    @EmmaTheCowie 4 года назад +311

    From the whole series, it’s got to be the ‘Janets’ episode. How she DIDN’T get even NOMINATED for an Emmy, never mind WIN.....OH I AM STIKL SEETHING.
    Can you tell? 🙈🙈🙈
    D’Arcy Carden is a freakin genius. The whole cast are beyond brilliant but this show was my first introduction to D’Arcy. Wow.
    And in the finale...Chidi’s wave scene will stay with me for a long time ❤️

    • @gateauxq4604
      @gateauxq4604 4 года назад +9

      You arent alone. I dont know who won but im fairly sure they didnt nail such honest, nuanced performances as all of the other characters.

    • @JBSCORNERL8
      @JBSCORNERL8 4 года назад +1

      She just got nominated

    • @moinaecha9264
      @moinaecha9264 3 года назад +1

      She deserved so much more for her outsanding performance throughout the show

  • @ammarahakram6190
    @ammarahakram6190 4 года назад +146

    Eleanor: “it’s not a joke, I’m a legit snack”

  • @Ruby.D
    @Ruby.D 4 года назад +22

    I was crying like a baby and so sad and still my heart was warm and calm. This show is really THAT show.

  • @Mseguin6
    @Mseguin6 4 года назад +17

    My favorite moment I think was when Eleanor walked through the arch and just became dust that fell back on Earth. I am terrified of death and the idea of just not existing is very confusing and scary for me, but the way they showed it in the show was, in a way, kind of reassuring to me. To me, this truly was a perfect ending.

  • @dlmbs
    @dlmbs 4 года назад +25

    Never thought a series review would make me emotional. I miss the show so much and I’m happy that someone explained the ending exactly the way how I thought about it. It just goes to show how amazing and special this series was to so many people. Everything was not fine, rather, it was perfect!

  • @kpag3030
    @kpag3030 3 года назад +9

    You’re right. This last few episodes were very emotional and the ending just felt right. When Jason realized it was time to go, it really got me. They all did, but the first one was pretty strong. It was a powerful ending to a great show.

  • @rodrigocazanova1407
    @rodrigocazanova1407 3 года назад +17

    Eleanor: "Is like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of Ethics?"
    Chidi: *points to the blackboard* "Plato!"

  • @OnyxWaterIvyBound
    @OnyxWaterIvyBound 4 года назад +35

    Fave scene: After they've solved the problem of eternal afterlife they show Michael's office. Notice that Doug Forcett's picture is replaced with pics of Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason.
    Fave Scene 2: Doug Forcett pigging out at the rager once he arrives in heaven. He freaking EARNED IT.
    Fave scene 3: S1, E1:
    Michael: "Brought to you by otters holding hands as they sleep. Demons in disguise: *Awwww.*
    (Honorable mention: I love that after a thousand Bearimy's, Brent still couldn't figure out how much of an ass he was. Some people truly never learn 😆)

    • @roslyngordon4596
      @roslyngordon4596 4 года назад +4

      Doug Forcett ate like potatoes or something that he grew himself and drunk pee water he DEFINITELY and all the food he got

  • @jean-pierrevidrine4097
    @jean-pierrevidrine4097 4 года назад +8

    I loved that the main 4 didn't all have the same ending. Though it would have been just fine for them all to walk through the door, I liked that Tahani stayed on to become an architect. Also worth mentioning: the open-ended resolution for Mindy St. Clair and seeing Doug enjoying the buffet.

  • @jamesmyers421
    @jamesmyers421 4 года назад +9

    The goodbye scene between Eleanor and Chidi really struck a cord with me and brought a tear to my eyes. A few years ago, I spent the day with my stepdad and mom. My stepdad, Walt, needed help picking out a birthday gift for my mom and wanted to make a day of it. We had a great time, laughing and reminiscing. As the day went on, I thanked him for always being there for me and he told me how I was the son he would have chosen to have. We then said our goodbyes. The next day, I get a phone call from my mom telling me that Walt was dead. As upset and sad as that made me, I was so glad I had told him how much he's meant to me, and vice versa. The pain of the loss is still there, but knowing that he loved me like a son and that he knew I felt the same, has brought me a peace that I wouldn't have otherwise found. Don't wait to tell people you love how you feel, you may not have the chance that I had to let them know while they're still here.

  • @ScottBaietti
    @ScottBaietti 4 года назад +14

    The best moment/ episode has to be Janet's Void. Between D'Arcy's amazing portrayal of all the characters, and that big, romantic, universe-saving kiss, its one of the greatest things I have every seen.

  • @Sylix3
    @Sylix3 4 года назад +18

    I cried at the end but ten minutes later I was just happy this show had one of.the best endings I loved this show but now I got nothing left to watch

  • @andrewsnyder5504
    @andrewsnyder5504 3 года назад +8

    Gosh, I cannot believe how amazing that ending was. It was so satisfying it was unsatisfying. What I mean by that is that it had such a great resolution and end to the characters that I can’t stop thinking about it. Mostly I am struggling with the concept of ceasing to exist. Just ‘going away’ is a thought that is so open ended and the fact that The Good Place has instilled that into my brain makes me think way too much. I hate when an ending to a show is so perfect. It makes me stay up at night.

  • @NguyenReactions
    @NguyenReactions 4 года назад +20

    I was so sad when they left.. but then Jason just popped out and was like, “I was waiting here!” I laughed my a** off.
    Also...
    I WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO MICHAEL!!!!!!!

    • @Abc-jn8uy
      @Abc-jn8uy 4 года назад

      Nguyen Reactions Micheal will obviously die, go to the good place and eventually go through the door like the others

  • @sealion6030
    @sealion6030 4 года назад +12

    Couldn’t stop crying that whole episode. It was glorious. The perfect ending for the perfect show! It will live on in The Good Place.

  • @babykillingcadillac6719
    @babykillingcadillac6719 4 года назад +24

    I love when shows do a call back to a much earlier season. The good place did that perfectly with Michael saying “take it sleazy” to the postman. It makes the viewer remember where it all began and using it as the end quote is powerful. The journey is over but it’s memories still stand.

  • @pmiles363
    @pmiles363 4 года назад +18

    This was a great video, really highlighted why I felt so like CALM after watching it.
    Also every time you mentioned the reasons other shows don’t have good endings...
    **Game of Thrones flashbacks ensue**

  • @ChewieDaniels
    @ChewieDaniels 4 года назад +5

    I understand that Janet experiences time differently than us but her being there with each of them in their final moments, having to say goodbye to each of them kills me every time I think of it

  • @purrito3892
    @purrito3892 3 года назад +5

    Micheal saying “Take it sleazy” made me cry 10x harder. I was already crying, but when he got to do the thing he wanted to do most on earth, it stuck with me, and it was amazing. I think this exemplifies the show, a stupid phrase like “Take it sleazy” has impact, and reason. It has a well written plot and is (In my opinion) the best show made. Ever.

  • @Lucy-oz6yj
    @Lucy-oz6yj 4 года назад +4

    I literally cried watching the flashbacks of the sad parts without even the sound dude what a good show

  • @AverySometimesReads
    @AverySometimesReads 4 года назад +29

    The night before I finished The Good Place, I finished watching Angel for the first time, which had been about a 2.5 year process if you include when I started my rewatch of Buffy. While the ending was thematically and tonally very appropriate and probably the only sort of ending they could do that would work, it broke me. I was VERY nervous to finish TGP bc I was feeling very fragile, but despite making me cry a lot TGP’s finale was just so healing and made me feel so much hope. I very badly needed it in that moment. I can’t think of another show that was just so consistently good and truly uplifting.

  • @n4musica
    @n4musica 4 года назад +2

    I just finished it and I’m rewatching again to catch all the things I missed. EVERYTHING comes full circle at the end. EVERYTHING.

  • @HParadoxa
    @HParadoxa 4 года назад +52

    Characters are saying goodbye to each other, we are saying goodbye to the character, but also actors are saying goodbay to each other. At least I personally felt that (maybe myself being an actor makes me see that idk). The way they played their character felt extremely real, because that's also what they are going though as individuals in their real life. Obviously they won't ceese to exist but their group adventure in the good time is over too.

  • @liyacount
    @liyacount 4 года назад +4

    I remember a few months ago watched the finale with my brother and I just said this, "Man, this is perfect"

  • @keysburntgucci9016
    @keysburntgucci9016 4 года назад +17

    When i started the series, I didn't know about the legacy of Ted Danson. So i wasn't sure about this goofy character that i was introduced to. I totally underestimated this character and the actor.
    And That's why Michael story arc made me cry the hardest.

  • @myanrueller91
    @myanrueller91 4 года назад +31

    The finale of the Good Place reminds me so much of Lord of the Rings after the destruction of the Ring. The book still has the Scouring of the Shire, but both the films and the books shift the conflict to an internal one in Frodo. The Ring is gone, but his trauma lingers on. His decision to sail west to the Undying Lands is what I was reminded of the most by the door to rejoin the universe in the Good Place. Frodo's emotional journey comes to a close when he is able to let go of his trauma and failure, and sail into the sunset, and beyond a far green country under a swift sunrise.

    • @lys2303
      @lys2303 4 года назад +1

      Remembering that as I read your comment made me cry peaceful tears. Both are excellent works. Hugs 💚

  • @crooked7592
    @crooked7592 3 года назад +4

    I don't think I've ever cried more in my life than when I saw this last episode. It completely broke me.

  • @Chi.jubilee
    @Chi.jubilee 4 года назад +33

    I loved and hated that ending. When the second to last episode happened I thought that was the end. And seeing the final episode being an hour instead of 30 minutes, I thought oh it’s probably like a clip show, or like where the actors talked about their favorite parts. Stuff like that.
    Nope.
    So wrong.
    It gave me so much extetential crisis. 😭 but it’s still one of the best series ever.

  • @sarahmariegrant
    @sarahmariegrant 4 года назад +9

    Well while you all were feeling your ‘peaceful calm’ during the emotional waves of the finale- I was having an existential crisis. And it lasted many days.
    This show, man.

  • @MysteryDisc
    @MysteryDisc 4 года назад +22

    How dare you wound me with the reminder of my incomplete closure from Happy Endings

  • @kekelykinney6457
    @kekelykinney6457 4 года назад +10

    I'm really bumped that the show is over but it is very satisfying that it had a perfect ending. All that's left to do is follow Michael's advice and... "Take it sleazy"

  • @marianadesilva9174
    @marianadesilva9174 4 года назад +8

    i love that jason became a legit monk

  • @therealhaemony
    @therealhaemony 4 года назад +11

    All of this, yes. So sad to see it go, but honestly, the best ending they could have given it. I had a literal box of tissues handy for the entire episode. Pretty sure I used half the box.

  • @KellyJoule
    @KellyJoule 4 года назад +23

    Everything you described about cancelling a show just made me think of Agent Carter and Pushing Daisies :(

    • @silverkyre
      @silverkyre 4 года назад

      I love those shows I can now add Anne with an E to those cancelled shows too. :(

    • @burtmacklinfbi5988
      @burtmacklinfbi5988 4 года назад

      Agent Carter was so damn good

    • @vainokarhos1306
      @vainokarhos1306 4 года назад

      Dirk gently

  • @BohemianKitsch
    @BohemianKitsch 4 года назад +24

    favorite moments, easy: 1.) Jeremy Bearimy 2.) The Time Knife.

  • @wildcatste
    @wildcatste 4 года назад +4

    Aw so many fave moments! One I havent seen in the comment yet was seeing that when Eleanor walked through the door she became light that encountered a human and became that little voice encouraging him to act compassionately- the same way the little voice in her head encouraged her to act more compassionately toward others when she was alive. It was such a full circle moment!

  • @HelenaTing0624
    @HelenaTing0624 4 года назад +7

    "like many of you I spent my time watching the good place finale weeping" I did not need to be called out like this

  • @zbeebs
    @zbeebs 4 года назад +3

    I love how they tied up pretty much every single thread of the series. Not jut the main six, but every significant character we've met gets a moment, or at least a mention.

  • @saralee132
    @saralee132 4 года назад +4

    This show genuinely turned it up to eleven, even though we all know that 10/10 is all there can be in the real world. So, so, good. So, so, good!

  • @mhai3305
    @mhai3305 4 года назад +7

    at first... knowing that the series will end in its fourth season, it kept me thinking "why would they do that?" "i like to watch more of the series" without knowing what the actual ending was. at the first few seconds or minutes of watching the finale episode , i have come to think, "i don't want this to end, how couldn't his be?" but then, as the whole episode was rolling , i started shedding tears and realizing what the creators want us to realize.
    this series made me realize... i know, i am not a perfect person, but at least i could try.
    there are two scenes that i can say is my favorite: 1. Kamila and Tahani hug 2. the very first time Eleanor said "this is the bad place'

  • @ariagnyug
    @ariagnyug 4 года назад +3

    I've watched the finale episode 4 times over already, and I'm still weeping everytime

  • @alannahfavero511
    @alannahfavero511 4 года назад +6

    I’m so sad this show has ended I’m crying even hearing about it makes me sad I feel like I have lost the most impactful people in my life the show has taught me show much about growth and how no one is beyond improvement. I am so happy I got introduced to the show but am devastated it’s over. This show has done so much for me that it has to be something that has changed my life. Crazy to think it’s just a show but can change a life.

  • @mcNoa
    @mcNoa 4 года назад +8

    This was such a good explanation! This show was so precious. I think you would really enjoy Anne with an E! Its a show that could have had a fantastic ending but was cut short. But it’s one of the best shows that I have ever seen 🧡

  • @lisainthestudio
    @lisainthestudio 4 года назад +2

    The season one finale will now and forever be my favourite television episode ever.

  • @samsonjohnson4001
    @samsonjohnson4001 3 года назад +2

    I have never seen a series finale, or movie ending for that matter so perfect.

  • @poodleman3356
    @poodleman3356 4 года назад +4

    Micheals ending most satisfying. You can tell in his arch he always loved humans and wanted to be more than a fire squid. When he finally gets to be human its a dream come true. The show also shows what being a human really is about: none of us know what truly will happen but we still enjoy life and go through ups and downs.

  • @hitchikerspie
    @hitchikerspie 4 года назад +7

    So happy I stumbled on your channel, first time I saw you appear on my subscriptions tab

  • @joristhejester3229
    @joristhejester3229 3 года назад +3

    I very rarely cry at endings of shows/films but the ending just gave everyone what they wanted, both the characters and the audience.
    The other times I have become emotional at the ending of films and shows were gravity falls and endgame.
    Also the Percy Jackson film but that was mostly just how bad it was

  • @NamasSayaMamanRahman
    @NamasSayaMamanRahman 4 года назад +2

    I cried buckets watching the final season! 😭😭😭

  • @PixlPlayer
    @PixlPlayer 4 года назад +2

    That was a really great point about the internal vs external conflict. I hadn’t thought of that

  • @penelopepatterson
    @penelopepatterson 3 года назад +1

    Shawn's little smile in the last episode genuinely made me cry and not stop

  • @SallyLock103emeCaris
    @SallyLock103emeCaris 4 года назад

    ooh yes! Thank you! I can't choose a favorite moment because I loved every moment of this show.

  • @rolandherbert7105
    @rolandherbert7105 3 года назад +1

    It literally was the most fulfilling finale to a series ever. I never cried so much during a show. It was sad, but it was so satisfying.

  • @ithinkicanwrite
    @ithinkicanwrite 4 года назад

    This is very well put! It was with this unique combination of factors and beautiful, caring writing that The Good Place finale worked so well!

  • @TheAwesomeMed
    @TheAwesomeMed 4 года назад

    Tgis was so well put together and just made sense of everything I felt about the ending. You've yourself a subscriber :)

  • @LoudlyListening
    @LoudlyListening 4 года назад

    I loved this show. It was so so good and ah. This was a really good takedown of it! Thanks x

  • @marianavm2355
    @marianavm2355 3 года назад +1

    it’s genuinely the best finale i’ve ever seen

  • @ReneJCS
    @ReneJCS 4 года назад

    Nice video!! Loved the good place so much! Different than most shows streaming right now.. we def need more of those

  • @iwillexplain6802
    @iwillexplain6802 4 года назад +3

    I agree, the most uniquely satisfying ending...😍

  • @crstfrdrnt
    @crstfrdrnt 4 года назад

    OMG you got me all teary-eyed... I can cry all over again because of you, subscribing to your channel now!

  • @davidmarsden192
    @davidmarsden192 4 года назад

    Great video! Very well said! I loved this show, and I consider it one of my favourite "perfect shows".

  • @thelast5warriorsoftheworld546
    @thelast5warriorsoftheworld546 3 года назад +3

    I do wish they made a fifth season but I'm glad that it ended the way it did it's one of the best shows on Netflix and It made me almost cry and I miss these characters every single day and Tahani and Jason and Janet will always be my favorite Characters