History Recap / TheGoodPlaceS1E10ChidisChoice

* PleaseWakeUp: Uzo softly says Chidi's name after an air conditioner falls on the latter, and Chidi isn't getting up from the ground.

* RealityEnsues: Something that Eleanor and Tahani tell Chidi at the end; Eleanor doesn't know what real love is, and so she was probably projecting her gratitude onto Chidi for teaching her how to be a better person. Meanwhile Tahani says she was latching onto the only person who was grounding her after she learned that "Jianyu" lied about everything to her.

* PartingWordsRegret: Uzo tells Chidi that it is literally impossible to be friends with him. Then Uzo's air conditioner falls on Chidi just as the latter is saying he could take a few more minutes. Uzo is horrified, sad and guilty at the same time.

* PartingWordsRegret: Uzo tells Chidi that it is literally impossible to be friends with him. Then Uzo's air conditioner falls on Chidi just as the latter was saying he could take a few more minutes. Uzo is horrified, sad and guilty at the same time.

** Chidi also caused his death by punching Uzo's air conditioner and destabilizing it enough for him to fall.
* PartingWordsRegret: Uzo tells Chidi that it is literally impossible to be friends with him. Then his air conditioner fell on Chidi just as the latter was saying he could take a free more minutes. Uzo is horrified, sad and guilty at the same time.

* RealityEnsues: Something that Eleanor and Tahani tell Chidi at the end; Eleanor doesn't know what real love is, and so she was probably projecting her gratitude onto Chidi for teaching her how to be a better person. Meanwhile Tahani says she was latching onto the only person who was grounding her after she learned that Jianyu lied about everything to her.

* YankTheDogsChain: It turns out Uzo lied about his wedding date to see if Chidi would be ready, having planned it a month in advance. While Chidi is relieved and embarrassed that he forked up as best man without causing real harm, Uzo forgives him and says they should go for a drink. Then Chidi takes forever to choose a bar, and dies just as Uzo yells at him that it's literally hard to be Chidi's friend.

* BrickJoke: In an earlier episode, Janet explained that she [[EatingOptional doesn't eat]] and how after every reboot she would take a piece of birthday cake and smash it around where her mouth is. In this episode, Jason helps her doing just that with their birthday cake.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Tahini's reply to Jason requesting her help:

* BrickJoke: In an earlier episode, Janet explained that she [[EatingOptional doesn't eat]] and how after every reboot she would take a piece of birthday cake and smash it around where her mouth is. In this episode, Jason helps her doing just that.

!!Tropes

* DeathFromAbove: How Chidi died, from Uzo's falling air conditioner.

* GotMeDoingIt: Michael declares this when he and Chidi are unequally unable to decide which Eleanor is supposed to be Chidi's soulmate.

* DeathFromAbove: How Chidi died.

-->'''Eleanor''': There are way more things I hate about Chidi than like about him. His stupid Clark Kent glasses, his extensive turtleneck collection, oh, and he loves ethics so much. He once talked about John Rawls for two hours... I timed it. And he only stopped because he saw me timing him. Granted, he laughed, and kind of made fun of himself, it was a nice moment, but still. He always twitches his eyebrows when he says "absolutism," and he tilts his head whenever I say anything ignorant, but he never makes fun of me, which is nice. He's also incredibly patient, and kind, and surprisingly jacked, and, oh, fork, I'm in love with Chidi!

* LoveTriangle: Parodied, lampshaded, and played with as about 6 different characters realize they have varying degrees of love for one another at around the same time, but by the end it's all resolved happily, with Janet and Jason marrying and Chiid choosing Real Eleanor.

* LoveTriangle: Parodied, lampshaded, and played with as about 6 different characters realize they have varying degrees of love for one another at around the same time.

* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Janet asks if anyone objects to the wedding; Eleanor and Tahani both object on the grounds that it's an absurd and terrible idea. Janet overrules them.

* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: Enforced. Eleanor specifically chooses to have a day with Tahani without any boy talk because she doesn't want their friendship to be about fighting over a man.

* BechdelTest: Enforced. Eleanor specifically chooses to have a day with Tahani without any boy talk because she doesn't want their friendship to be about fighting over a man.

* BritishBrevity: Parodied with Tahani's favorite show ''Deirdre and Margaret''. It ran for 16 years and has 30 episodes.

* ShowWithinAShow: While hanging out and bonding, Tahani shows Eleanor her favorite sitcom, ''Deirdre and Margaret''.

While working together on Eleanor's defense case, Real Eleanor makes Eleanor realize she loves Chidi. Tahani confronts Jason and learns Chidi inspired his kind gestures. Chidi panics when Eleanor and Tahani both tell him they love him. Michael successfully encourages Chidi to make a decision. Eleanor insists that she and Tahani preserve their friendship, so they spend the rest of the day together. Appreciating Janet's kindness towards him, Jason decides to marry her. Eleanor and Tahani attend the wedding and, when Chidi arrives, Eleanor tells him that her love for him is that of gratitude towards a friend and teacher and Tahani admits she was just on the rebound. Declaring she has thought of a way for Eleanor to stay, Tahani leaves with her. Flashbacks show that a young Chidi wasted an entire recess period unable to pick teammates. Later in life, Chidi's indecisiveness made him unable to act as his best friend Uzo's best man and indirectly led to Chidi's death when an air conditioning unit, which he knocked loose, fell on him while he stood below, unable to choose a bar to visit with Uzo.

* TheDitherer: Chidi was ''extremely'' indecisive during his life on Earth, and he's forced to make another choice with regards to who he loves.