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* FreudianExcuse: Apparently her parents divorced when she was a kid, which left her with a very very dim view of people.
* FreudianExcuse: Apparently her parents divorced when she was a kid, which left her with a very very dim view of people.
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** He very's annoyed by Tahani's condescending attitude and will take pot shots when it gets too much.
** Chidi's dithering gets on his nerves very quickly, to the point he openly chews him out of it.
* HeroAntagonist: His investigation into what's causing the disruptions in the Good Place leads straight to Eleanor. [[spoiler: But then he decides to fight to keep her in.]]
** He very's annoyed by Tahani's condescending attitude and will take pot shots when it gets too much.
** Chidi's dithering gets on his nerves very quickly, to the point he openly chews him out of it.
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* TheDitherer: Chidi is the insecure[=/=]submissive variant of this trope. He possesses an immense amount of knowledge but it is all in constant conflict in his head, leading him to be unable to make even the simplest of decisions (such as choosing between a dry-erase board and marker or paper and pen).
* {{Doorstopper}}: Chidi's life's work is a 3600 page monstrosity that attempted to encompass the entirety of human morality and ethics. Unfortunately, he contradicts himself so much that not even Michael, a near-omniscient supernatural being, can't make sense of it.
* {{Doorstopper}}: Chidi's life's work is a 3600 page monstrosity that attempted to encompass the entirety of human morality and ethics. Unfortunately, he contradicts himself so much that not even Michael, a near-omniscient supernatural being, can't make sense of it.
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* GoodCounterpart: Perhaps to Tahani. This Elanor has also done much for the cause of goodness, but unlike Tahani, it's all from a place of strength and heart rather than partially from insecurity.
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* GoodCounterpart: Perhaps to Tahani. This Elanor has also done much for the cause of goodness, but unlike Tahani, it's all from a place of strength and heart rather than partially from insecurity. Funnily enough, she's so different from "Fake Eleanor" that it's impossible to compare them except in general terms.
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* TheAce: During her life she raised 60 billion dollars for non-profit groups and also worked as a museum curator, a fashion model, an “It Girl” and Baz Luhrmann’s muse.
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* TheAce: During her life she raised 60 billion dollars for non-profit groups and also worked as a museum curator, a fashion model, an “It Girl” and Baz Luhrmann’s muse. She frequently name drops extremely famous celebrities as friends or people she's influenced, and when she does so in front of a truth-testing device it confirms it as true.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a habit of doing this, talking to Eleanor about "belonging" in the Good Place while unaware she doesn't, and throwing a happy retirement party for Michael before learning that retirement for Architects is [[AndIMustScream not pleasant]] and that the pinata she made of him happens to be in extremely poor taste.
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* TrueNeutral: Eleanor was neither especially good nor extremely bad in life, just selfish and uncaring. In particular, the flashback from her high school years shown during "Someone Like Me as a Member" shows her being equally contemptuous of an {{Adorkable}} nice girl and the resident AlphaBitch, preferring to stay in the middle and be left alone to joining either one's clique.
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* LonerAreFreaks: From what "Someone Like Me as a Member" reveals when she was alive she disliked making any emotional or social connections with others to the point she quit a high paying job for the con job she had before she died because it was required she play games with her coworkers to form bonds. **To drive this trope further in the same episode, she announced at a high school she transferred to when she was younger she didn't want to be friends with anyone and refused praise from a loner who respected her actions.
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* LonerAreFreaks: LonersAreFreaks: From what "Someone Like Me as a Member" reveals when she was alive she disliked making any emotional or social connections with others to the point she quit a high paying job for the con job she had before she died because it was required she play games with her coworkers to form bonds. bonds.
**To drive this trope further in the same episode, she announced at a high school she transferred to when she was younger she didn't want to be friends with anyone and refused praise from a loner who respected her actions.
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[[TheHero Our Hero]], relatively speaking.
Initially believed to be an activist lawyer who got innocent people off of death row and one of the best people accepted into the Good Place, she is quickly revealed to be not who she says she is. Actually a saleswoman from Arizona who sold fake medicine to the sick and elderly and self-professed “medium” person, Eleanor attempts to hide her secret and become someone worthy of staying in the Good Place.
Initially believed to be an activist lawyer who got innocent people off of death row and one of the best people accepted into the Good Place, she is quickly revealed to be not who she says she is. Actually a saleswoman from Arizona who sold fake medicine to the sick and elderly and self-professed “medium” person, Eleanor attempts to hide her secret and become someone worthy of staying in the Good Place.
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[[TheHero Our Hero]], relatively speaking. \n Initially believed to be an activist lawyer who got innocent people off of death row and one of the best people accepted into the Good Place, she is quickly revealed to be not who she says she is. Actually a saleswoman from Arizona who sold fake medicine to the sick and elderly and self-professed “medium” person, Eleanor attempts to hide her secret and become someone worthy of staying in the Good Place.
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* CluelessChickMagnet: Amusingly enough, he potentially has 3 separate girls vying for him. Notable because this doesn't tend to happen to characters of his archetype.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's needlessly rude to everyone around him, including Michael.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's needlessly rude to everyone around him, including Michael.
Michael. A lot of his actions are mean-spirited trolling, and he goes out of his way to inconvenience and insult anyone near him.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He often objectifies Eleanor, and is shown to care even less about her than he would other humans because she's a woman.
! '''Bad Janet'''
->Portrayed by: D'Arcy Carden
The Bad Place's version of Janet, who is just as cruel and careless as her creators.
* EvilCounterpart: To Janet.
* HellbentForLeather: Appears wearing a leather jacket, unlike the Good Janet who dresses similar to a flight attendant.
* {{Troll}}: Her seemingly only purpose is to be rude to people who ask her questions.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He often objectifies Eleanor, and is shown to care even less about her than he would other humans because she's a woman.
! '''Bad Janet'''
->Portrayed by: D'Arcy Carden
The Bad Place's version of Janet, who is just as cruel and careless as her creators.
* EvilCounterpart: To Janet.
* HellbentForLeather: Appears wearing a leather jacket, unlike the Good Janet who dresses similar to a flight attendant.
* {{Troll}}: Her seemingly only purpose is to be rude to people who ask her questions.
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! '''Sean'''
The wise, eternal judge who sits on high and presides over conflicts between The Good Place and The Bad Place.
* {{God}}: If he's the boss of both Michael and Trevor, then he's likely the show's closest equivalent.
* TomTheDarkLord: Is name is rather underwhelming for someone who may be the most powerful being in all of existence.
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! '''Sean'''
The wise, eternal judge who sits on high and presides over conflicts between The Good Place and The Bad Place.
* {{God}}: If he's the boss of both Michael and Trevor, then he's likely the show's closest equivalent.
* TomTheDarkLord: Is name is rather underwhelming for someone who may be the most powerful being in all of existence.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Apparently she was left in a fishtank at an orphanage, then when she was HappilyAdopted, her parents died when she was 8. She gradually made her way to the US where she learned English from TV, worked her way through law school, and that got her all set up for a life of hardship while doing good. Needless to say, that this Eleanor managed to be such a good person all her life is nothing short of a miracle.
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* PuritySue: She seems to be one of the most perfect people in the universe. A lawyer who took many pro-bono cases, helped starving children across the world, went on hunger strikes to protest sex-trafficking, and plenty of other wonderful things.
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* PuritySue: She seems to be one of the most perfect people in the universe. A lawyer who took many pro-bono cases, helped starving children across the world, went on hunger strikes to protest sex-trafficking, and plenty of other wonderful things. Heck, she died while trying to save [[spoiler: Fake!Eleanor, to use Michael's nomenclature]] from death.
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* LearntEnglishFromWatchingTelevision: She learnt how to speak English by watching ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''.
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* ResurrectionSickness: After [[spoiler: being killed and subsequently rebooted]], she spends a few days having to relearn all the knowledge of the universe. Initially she can only say her name and "hello", and spontaneously generates cacti.
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* WalkingSpoiler: As you can tell by all the spoiler tags, it's hard to talk about Jianyu when he's [[spoiler: actually an amateur DJ named Jason and, like Eleanor, is also unworthy of being in the Good Place.]]
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* WalkingSpoiler: As you can tell by all the spoiler tags, it's hard to talk about Jianyu when he's [[spoiler: actually an amateur DJ named Jason and, like Eleanor, is also unworthy of being in the Good Place.]]]]
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! '''Trevor'''
-> Portrayed by Adam Scott
An architect of The Bad Place, he arrives in The Good Place after [[spoiler: Eleanor reveals that she was admitted by mistake and belongs in The Bad Place]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He's needlessly rude to everyone around him, including Michael.
! '''Eleanor Shellstrop'''
-> Portrayed by Tiya Sircar
The person who was ''supposed'' to go to The Good Place, but was mistakenly sent to The Bad Place.
* CrusadingLawyer: She spent most of her life fighting for human rights.
* PuritySue: She seems to be one of the most perfect people in the universe. A lawyer who took many pro-bono cases, helped starving children across the world, went on hunger strikes to protest sex-trafficking, and plenty of other wonderful things.
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! '''Trevor'''
-> Portrayed by Adam Scott
An architect of The Bad Place, he arrives in The Good Place after [[spoiler: Eleanor reveals that she was admitted by mistake and belongs in The Bad Place]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He's needlessly rude to everyone around him, including Michael.
! '''Eleanor Shellstrop'''
-> Portrayed by Tiya Sircar
The person who was ''supposed'' to go to The Good Place, but was mistakenly sent to The Bad Place.
* CrusadingLawyer: She spent most of her life fighting for human rights.
* PuritySue: She seems to be one of the most perfect people in the universe. A lawyer who took many pro-bono cases, helped starving children across the world, went on hunger strikes to protest sex-trafficking, and plenty of other wonderful things.
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* NiceGuy: Like many of those in the Good Place, Chidi is kind and morally upstanding. Though initially conflicted about whether or not he should help Eleanor stay, he decides go through with it even though it puts himself in extreme danger as well.
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* AsianAirhead: A rare male example. [[spoiler: Jason is so very dumb. For starters, he thinks the Good Place might be an alien zoo or a highly elaborate prank show. Also mispronounces ethics as "ethnics." He only avoided giving himself away immediately by pretending to be silent, and as soon as he starts speaking he almost ruins his and Eleanor's chances of staying in the Good Place.]]
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* AsianAirhead: A rare male example. [[spoiler: Jason is so very dumb. For starters, he thinks the Good Place might be an alien zoo or a highly elaborate prank show. Also mispronounces ethics as "ethnics." He only avoided giving himself away immediately by pretending to be silent, and as soon as he starts speaking again he almost ruins his and Eleanor's chances of staying in the Good Place.]]
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A Buddhist monk and Tahani's soul mate who took a vow of silence during his time on Earth.
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[[TheHero Our Hero]], relatively speaking.
Initially believed to be an activist lawyer who got innocent people off of death row and one of the best people accepted into the Good Place, she is quickly revealed to be not who she says she is. Actually a saleswoman from Arizona who sold fake medicine to the sick and elderly and self-professed “medium” person, Eleanor attempts to hide her secret and become someone worthy of staying in the Good Place.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted. One of the main reasons why she was accidentally accepted into the Good Place is that she has the same name as the woman who is supposed to be there. [[spoiler: Who is retrieved from the Bad Place in episode 8.]]
A moral philosophy professor from Senegal and Eleanor’s soul mate. Well, for the Eleanor who is supposed to be there. Roped into keeping her secret, Chidi becomes the mentor to this not awful (but definitely not great) person by teaching her how to be good.
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* BlackAndNerdy: A moral philosophy professor who considers rowing out to the middle of a lake while reading French poetry to be his idea of a good time in paradise.
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The architect of neighborhood 12358W and an otherworldly being who loves humans. When the first neighborhood he ever created is thrown into chaos by Eleanor’s presence, he attempts to maintain morale and good cheer despite the ever-growing list of problems that threaten his perfectly designed harmony of the Good Place.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Is giddy at the prospect of trying out suspenders and excitedly throws Eleanor a “paperclip shower”.
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* IntriguedByHumanity: Is endlessly fascinated with human culture, which is why he goes against the rule that [[spoiler: architects are not supposed to live in the neighbourhoods they design.]] He also keeps a collection of the most mundane human objects (a tape dispenser, a slingshot, wax lips, a cheese grater, an eraser and a paper football.)
* MeaningfulName: It's appropriate a higher being in charge of a place that is essentially Heaven is similarly named to the Christian angel.
* MeaningfulName: It's appropriate a higher being in charge of a place that is essentially Heaven is similarly named to the Christian angel.
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* TheBeautifulElite: Born into a wealthy English family, Tahani spent her life as a socialite, had access to the finest fashions and regularly mingled with high name celebrities; to the point her diary includes a foreword by Kylie Minogue and Malala Yousafzai.
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* TheBeautifulElite: Born into a wealthy English family, Tahani spent her life as a socialite, had access to the finest fashions and regularly mingled with high name celebrities; to the point her diary includes a foreword by Kylie Minogue and Malala Yousafzai.
The go-to person for info on anything and everything in and outside of the Good Place. Janet basically acts as a celestial computer given human form, with a cheery smile and an endlessly peppy disposition.
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* LogicBomb: Parodied. She is often compared to a robot, and becomes extremely confused that Chidi decided to come alone to the couples' spa, even saying "DOES NOT COMPUTE" over and over. Though she was just joking.
--> '''Janet''': (''in a robotic voice'') "DOES NOT COMPUTE! DOES NOT COMPUTE! (''laughs'') I'm just kidding. I mean it doesn't compute, but I'm not gonna explode or anything."
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Subverted. Though she is accidentally "killed" by Chidi when he presses her deactivation button, she comes back to life a few hours later as an updated version.]] Though as Eleanor, and Janet herself points out she is an anthropomorphic construction of information who wasn't born to begin with so therefore she can't technically die.
* ThePollyanna: Always has a smile on her face, which often crosses into DissonantSerenity territory when she spouts horrific facts about the Bad Place (such as Columbus being there because of the raping, pillaging and genocide he committed) or when she tells Eleanor [[spoiler: how she can be killed.]]
--> '''Janet''': (''in a robotic voice'') "DOES NOT COMPUTE! DOES NOT COMPUTE! (''laughs'') I'm just kidding. I mean it doesn't compute, but I'm not gonna explode or anything."
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Subverted. Though she is accidentally "killed" by Chidi when he presses her deactivation button, she comes back to life a few hours later as an updated version.]] Though as Eleanor, and Janet herself points out she is an anthropomorphic construction of information who wasn't born to begin with so therefore she can't technically die.
* ThePollyanna: Always has a smile on her face, which often crosses into DissonantSerenity territory when she spouts horrific facts about the Bad Place (such as Columbus being there because of the raping, pillaging and genocide he committed) or when she tells Eleanor [[spoiler: how she can be killed.]]
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* TheQuietOne: He's a Buddhist monk who is continuing his vow of silence. Somehow, he is able to make his feelings known anyway. [[spoiler: It turns out this is just how he maintains his bluff. When he finally breaks his silence, he reveals he's actually a Filipino DJ who, like Eleanor, was sent to the Good Place in someone else's place.]]
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* TheQuietOne: He's a Buddhist monk who is continuing his vow of silence. Somehow, he is able to make his feelings known anyway. [[spoiler: It turns out this is just how he maintains his bluff. When he finally breaks his silence, he reveals he's actually a Filipino DJ who, like Eleanor, was sent to the Good Place in someone else's place.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: As you can tell by all the spoiler tags, it's hard to talk about Jianyu when he's [[spoiler: actually an amateur DJ named Jason and, like Eleanor, is also unworthy of being in the Good Place.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: As you can tell by all the spoiler tags, it's hard to talk about Jianyu when he's [[spoiler: actually an amateur DJ named Jason and, like Eleanor, is also unworthy of being in the Good Place.]]
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tahani is always praising herself, to the point of annoying Eleanor and Michael. She is thrown for a loop when she discovers she’s second-to-last in the rankings of everyone in the Good Place and puts herself in danger by abandoning the curfew Michael set up to fix the sinkhole.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tahani is always praising herself, to the point of annoying Eleanor and Michael. She is thrown for a loop when she discovers she’s second-to-last in the rankings of everyone in the Good Place and puts herself in danger by abandoning the curfew Michael set up to fix the sinkhole.sinkhole to help them out.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she has many, many, many, many flaws, Eleanor deep down is capable of great selflessness and compassion. [[spoiler: Her confessing to not belonging in the Good Place to protect Chidi being her most heroic act yet.]]
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* TheAce: During her life she raised 60 billion dollars for non-profit groups and also worked as a museum curator, a fashion model, an “It Girl” and Baz Luhrmann’s muse.
* TheBeautifulElite: Born into a wealthy English family, Tahani spent her life as a socialite, had access to the finest fashions and regularly mingled with high name celebrities; to the point her diary includes a foreword by Kylie Minogue and Malala Yousafzai.
* BritishStuffiness: Her plummy British demeanour is often PlayedForLaughs.
--> '''Tahani''': “As us Brits are fond of saying: try your best to hide your sadness!”
* BrokenAce: Tahani is a mass of self-esteem issues and is unable to handle being anything less than the best. She also hides her disappointment in being unable to connect with her soulmate Jian Yu.
* ButtMonkey: A Downplayed example. While lauded by most everyone in the Good Place, Michael (who’s consistently nice to everyone) often is frustrated by her narcissism and puts her down a lot.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tahani is always praising herself, to the point of annoying Eleanor and Michael. She is thrown for a loop when she discovers she’s second-to-last in the rankings of everyone in the Good Place and puts herself in danger by abandoning the curfew Michael set up to fix the sinkhole.
* MeaningfulName: Lampshaded by her. In Arabic, Tahani means ‘congratulations,’ and Al-Jamil is ‘beautiful’ so her full name means ‘congratulations, beautiful.’
* NiceGirl: Endlessly sweet and compassionate, if obliviously condescending and self-absorbed.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While considered one of the most talented and sophisticated people in the Good Place, Tahani all through her life was constantly outdone by her sister Kamilah. Kamilah Al-Jamil, being the youngest Oxford University graduate, world-renowned sculptor and painter and Olympic archer...
** [[OverlyLongGag ...BAFTA award-winning documentarian, Grammy award-winning musician, iconoclast and person voted ‘Most Likely to Be Banksy.’]]
* PungeonMaster: Enjoys naming her baked goods and desserts with themed puns. For example, at Michael’s retiring party she had on display ‘Retire-Mint’ chocolate cake and ‘Flan Voyage,’ and made donut holes when Michael and Janet were attempting to fix the giant sinkhole.
*SpoiledSweet: Though Eleanor believed her to be a rich BitchInSheepsClothing, Tahani reveals herself to be kind and generous who used to her wealth to benefit the needy and all sorts of charity groups.
* TheUnfavourite: All but outright stated to be the case. Her parents had unrealistic expectations about Tahani, unfavourably comparing her to Kamilah. When they died, they even misspelled her name in the will, calling her Tahini. [[DontExplaintheJoke Like the sauce.]]
* TheBeautifulElite: Born into a wealthy English family, Tahani spent her life as a socialite, had access to the finest fashions and regularly mingled with high name celebrities; to the point her diary includes a foreword by Kylie Minogue and Malala Yousafzai.
* BritishStuffiness: Her plummy British demeanour is often PlayedForLaughs.
--> '''Tahani''': “As us Brits are fond of saying: try your best to hide your sadness!”
* BrokenAce: Tahani is a mass of self-esteem issues and is unable to handle being anything less than the best. She also hides her disappointment in being unable to connect with her soulmate Jian Yu.
* ButtMonkey: A Downplayed example. While lauded by most everyone in the Good Place, Michael (who’s consistently nice to everyone) often is frustrated by her narcissism and puts her down a lot.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tahani is always praising herself, to the point of annoying Eleanor and Michael. She is thrown for a loop when she discovers she’s second-to-last in the rankings of everyone in the Good Place and puts herself in danger by abandoning the curfew Michael set up to fix the sinkhole.
* MeaningfulName: Lampshaded by her. In Arabic, Tahani means ‘congratulations,’ and Al-Jamil is ‘beautiful’ so her full name means ‘congratulations, beautiful.’
* NiceGirl: Endlessly sweet and compassionate, if obliviously condescending and self-absorbed.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While considered one of the most talented and sophisticated people in the Good Place, Tahani all through her life was constantly outdone by her sister Kamilah. Kamilah Al-Jamil, being the youngest Oxford University graduate, world-renowned sculptor and painter and Olympic archer...
** [[OverlyLongGag ...BAFTA award-winning documentarian, Grammy award-winning musician, iconoclast and person voted ‘Most Likely to Be Banksy.’]]
* PungeonMaster: Enjoys naming her baked goods and desserts with themed puns. For example, at Michael’s retiring party she had on display ‘Retire-Mint’ chocolate cake and ‘Flan Voyage,’ and made donut holes when Michael and Janet were attempting to fix the giant sinkhole.
*SpoiledSweet: Though Eleanor believed her to be a rich BitchInSheepsClothing, Tahani reveals herself to be kind and generous who used to her wealth to benefit the needy and all sorts of charity groups.
* TheUnfavourite: All but outright stated to be the case. Her parents had unrealistic expectations about Tahani, unfavourably comparing her to Kamilah. When they died, they even misspelled her name in the will, calling her Tahini. [[DontExplaintheJoke Like the sauce.]]
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* BrutalHonesty: When Michael [[spoiler: announces he's leaving the Good Place]], Janet bluntly says it will not affect her in any way. Which is true, since she's an anthropomorphized construct with no real emotions.
* CloudCuckooLander: Her attempts to act human can come across as this.
* CloudCuckooLander: Her attempts to act human can come across as this.
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* AsianAirhead: A rare male example. [[spoiler: Jason is so very dumb. For starters, he thinks the Good Place might be an alien zoo or a highly elaborate prank show. Also mispronounces ethics as "ethnics." He only avoided giving himself away immediately by pretending to be silent, and as soon as he starts speaking he almost ruins his and Eleanor's chances of staying in the Good Place.]]
* GoodIsDumb: Subverted. [[spoiler: While super-friendly, Jason is a very childish man ruled by his impulses and inability to think through the consequences of his actions.]]
* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Is believed to be Taiwanese, when actually he's [[spoiler: a Filipino-American from Florida.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Jason''']]: [[LampshadeHanging That's racist. Heaven is so racist]].
* MagicalAsian: Being a wise Buddhist monk, he dispenses powerful truths and sage advice without saying a word. [[spoiler: Except not.]]
* {{Manchild}}: When he shows Eleanor and Chidi his [[spoiler: "Budhole," Eleanor comments the decor - the game consoles, the posters of cars and bikini clad models - is like "12-year-old boy meets... 13-year-old boy." Jason in general has a immature and child-like mind.]]
* GoodIsDumb: Subverted. [[spoiler: While super-friendly, Jason is a very childish man ruled by his impulses and inability to think through the consequences of his actions.]]
* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Is believed to be Taiwanese, when actually he's [[spoiler: a Filipino-American from Florida.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Jason''']]: [[LampshadeHanging That's racist. Heaven is so racist]].
* MagicalAsian: Being a wise Buddhist monk, he dispenses powerful truths and sage advice without saying a word. [[spoiler: Except not.]]
* {{Manchild}}: When he shows Eleanor and Chidi his [[spoiler: "Budhole," Eleanor comments the decor - the game consoles, the posters of cars and bikini clad models - is like "12-year-old boy meets... 13-year-old boy." Jason in general has a immature and child-like mind.]]
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* MistakenForProfound: Most of his "wisdom" is actually just him staying completely silent and letting people come up with their own answers. [[spoiler:He's actually a complete idiot who's bluffing his way through the whole thing.]]
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* MistakenForProfound: Most All of his "wisdom" is actually just him staying completely silent and letting people come up with their own answers. [[spoiler:He's actually a complete idiot who's bluffing his way through the whole thing.]]
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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: She's selfish, angry, spiteful... but it's not entirely unjustified and she does start trying to be better.
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* SecretKeeper: He's the first person Eleanor confesses to that she's not the person everyone else thinks she is. Since she made him promise not to betray her, he can't tell anyone else, so he tries to help her learn how to be a good person worthy of staying in the Good Place.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: He's some kind of higher entity who is not quite used to having a human body.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat
* BigGood: He's in charge of maintaining this neighborhood of the Good Place.
* HeroAntagonist: His investigation into what's causing the disruptions in the Good Place leads straight to Eleanor.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat
* BigGood: He's in charge of maintaining this neighborhood of the Good Place.
* HeroAntagonist: His investigation into what's causing the disruptions in the Good Place leads straight to Eleanor.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: She's some sort of digital program in human form.
* AIIsACrapshoot: She gets rather glitchy after she's rebooted.
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: She can access information about pretty much everything in the universe.
* AIIsACrapshoot: She gets rather glitchy after she's rebooted.
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: She can access information about pretty much everything in the universe.
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* MistakenForProfound: Most of his "wisdom" is actually just him staying completely silent and letting people come up with their own answers. [[spoiler:He's actually a complete idiot who's bluffing his way through the whole thing.]]
* TheQuietOne: He's a Buddhist monk who is continuing his vow of silence. Somehow, he is able to make his feelings known anyway. [[spoiler: It turns out this is just how he maintains his bluff. When he finally breaks his silence, he reveals he's actually a Filipino DJ who, like Eleanor, was sent to the Good Place in someone else's place.]]
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*TheCynic: When she was living, she essentially believed that the world was so full of bad things and people that even trying to do something was pointless.
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* CannotTellALie: Subverted; He ''can'' tell a lie, it's just that he will then obsess over the moral ramifications of that lie for years to come.
*CatchPhrase: "Oh, my stomach hurts"
*CatchPhrase: "Oh, my stomach hurts"
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* NervousWreck: Doing anything immoral, no matter how slight, turns Chidi into a wreak.wreck. He obsessed over a white lie he told his coworker for ''three years.''
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