The Good Place 3x06 A Fractured Inheritance
Well, it's a great day for a family reunion!
Highlights: Michael's apparent love and understanding of bathrooms, Janet and Jason's museum date, and just overall warm and fuzzy feelings 💜
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This is one of my favorite Good Place episodes, because it starts some healing for some really big issues for both Eleanor and Tahani. When I first saw this episode, I got teary when Kamilah finally hugged Tahani back and said, "Our parents were wankers, weren't they?" It was such a relief for the two of them to connect in a genuine way for once. And to see Eleanor and her mom have that final chat was lovely. It's still heartbreaking -- Eleanor never got to have the mom that Donna will be for Patricia. Her saying "I wasn't worth changing for" is devastating as well. It truly shows how much Eleanor has bottled up over the years, putting up that shield to protect herself from vulnerability. But again, it feels like a place for Eleanor to start healing. I found that really moving. <3
Chidi's Hungarian was actually good :-D Of course it was only two words, but still - must've had a good coach.
I honestly think you might be the most forgiving person in the world, which is admirable. 😊 I understand that Eleanor's mom and Kamilah are less hateable after watching this episode, but it doesn't change the fact that they're really bad people, especially Eleanor's mom. I really don't think the reasons given here are enough of an excuse for their terrible behaviour. I guess I'm just way more resentful than you. 😅 Eleanor's "I just wasn't worth changing for" broke my heart. I think that's the saddest line in the show for me. I just wanted to reach into the TV screen and give her a hug. Such an emotional, great episode.
This show is all about second chances. It's supposed to make you think, "why am I willing to give the main characters a pass, but not those other ones?" Obviously, the main difference between the two groups is that one is protagonists, and the other is antagonists. We naturally feel differently against antagonizing forces in our own lives, and stories reflect that back to us. It should make us work on our resentments, because bitterness and resentfulness hold us back from being the best versions of ourselves. In this episode, both Eleanor and Tahani get to have this realization, and as a result, let go of their resentments and grow as people.
Michael is becoming so relatable. I mean who doesn't love to sit on the toilet and "shoot one out" 😂😂
THAT WAS GOLD
Where will they go next? Trying to predict anything with this show is like trying to guess the exact weather ten years in the future. Or, where I live, tomorrow's weather. :D Thinking back to when we were a few episodes in to season 1, I don't think I could have ever imagined the episode we just watched as part of the future of the show. This show is so good!
Oh, I know!! I ask my google home all the time if it will rain so I can put the washing out. And it gives me mixed answers! I never learn.
Another lovely episode. It is so great going back and seeing these characters that had been used as punch lines or plot devices be fleshed out and made real. Excited for you to see where the show goes the rest of the season. Also, the mom's boyfriend, Dave, is an actor named Andy Daly. He is the star of one of my favorite comedies of all time (after the Good Place) called Review.
Oh no way, that's cool! I have seen very little other shows so a lot of these people go unrecognised by me, sadly 😢