The Good Place S2 premiere was a trip. I quite liked the overlapping multiple POV approach. Tahani's section made me laugh the hardest. Can you believe this is Jameela Jamil's first acting gig? (I think she worked as a TV presenter in UK before this). Her comic timing is amazing. Favourite bits: her successively more disparaging/despairing monikers for a female plumber. I lost it at "clog wench."
It also cracked me up that the show has now partially turned into a work-place comedy, except instead of a paper company or a police station, it's a workplace sitcom about demons who are disgruntled at not being able to go on with their usual torturing. And I know it's a cheap gag, but Eleanor's new soulmate's stripper tear-away tops/jackets made me howl every. single. time.
"I live in a boundless void."
"Can I go there?"
"No. It's a boundless void."
I can't believe how they still have me invested in Jason/Janet but they have, and I am.
Looking forward to what they're gonna come up with next!
That was awesome. I love how they resolved the plot thread from the cliffhanger, but now introduced Michael's thin-ice situation with Captain Holt's husband. (Yes, I'm sure the actor has a name.)
Real!Eleanor's frustration over being a Ferrari left in the garage! Eleanor's soulmate, who was happy with his old job in Twisting!
I also recognized one of the demons from The Guild, Felicia Day's gaming webseries.
The Real!Eleanor actress is a lot of fun and I'm glad we're gonna continue to spend time with her. I like that the demons are developing their own quirks and personalities. LOL at that one dude who was just super-intent on biting people!
but now introduced Michael's thin-ice situation with Captain Holt's husband
Heh. That's how I think of him as well. Marc Evan Jackson is his name (okay, I had to Google it. He's one of those H!ITGs and I flove his dry line delivery). My guess is that Michael would eventually have to work with our foursome to escape Shawn's wrath/eternal torment. Lots of chewy storyline potentials in how that might come about.
Now I only have to wait a week to find out what happens next. Yay!
Eleanor's new soulmate's stripper tear-away tops/jackets made me howl every. single. time.
Oh my god, me too. They committed to that gag, and it worked.
Chidi is still the ACTUAL BEST.
Eleanor's new soulmate's stripper tear-away tops/jackets made me howl every. single. time.
I hadn't been too impressed with his acting, but then when he went off about Twisting, I was on board.
Chidi is still the ACTUAL BEST.
Co-signed. Though I really was loving all of them SO MUCH last night. (How much fun was Drunk Tahani?!)
Thinking about this on the way to lunch, Eleanor and Chidi mostly figured out something was wrong from each other, but Michael pushed Jason and Tahani too far. Giving Jason a shadow so he could never do anything with the slightest bit of fun? Forcing Tahani to live in a tiny hut and wear ugly clothes? They just snapped.
"It's all talk and no twisting" was perfect.
I'm loving that the demons are not really into this and aren't actually good at it.
I'm loving that the demons are not really into this and aren't actually good at it.
Yeah, I feel like Real!Eleanor might throw a big spanner in the works because she wants a bigger "role". (LOVED the meta-commentary on creating the second season.)
I watched the premiere!
I liked the different PoVs and the demons sucking . Also likes that they reset it again and made it harder. Loved that Chico went right back to the almond milk as to why he was on the Bad Place. And Jason and janet's interaction .
Now Michael has to deal with demons who are bad at what they do and hiding that this is the third try.
I keep wondering if any of the demons messed stuff up last time but the group was too overwhelmed with trying to hide their secrets that it was easier to cover.
