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** Weirdly enough, Janet including a recipe for pizza dough cinnamon rolls in Michael’s manifesto is a direct reference to [[https://www.delish.com/food-news/news/a57292/mario-batali-recipe-sexual-misconduct-apology/ Mario Batali’s sexual harassment apology, which included a pizza dough cinnamon roll recipe]].

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Freak Out describes a permanent change in the character. BSOD is closer to what Chidi's going through


* {{Fanservice}}: Chidi ripping his shirt off during his FreakOut. Turns out Eleanor was right, he really is "surprisingly jacked".

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* {{Fanservice}}: Chidi ripping his shirt off during his FreakOut.HeroicBSOD. Turns out Eleanor was right, he really is "surprisingly jacked".



* FreakOut: Chidi suffers this from the news that he is damned no matter what he does in life, resulting in him adopting and spouting off nihilistic philosophy so much that he scares a drug dealer, buying $800 worth of candy, giving away his car and his credit card, and cooking up a disgusting candy-infused chili ''while in the middle of giving a classroom lecture''.


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* HeroicBSOD: Chidi suffers this from the news that he is damned no matter what he does in life, resulting in him adopting and spouting off nihilistic philosophy so much that he scares a drug dealer, buying $800 worth of candy, giving away his car and his credit card, and cooking up a disgusting candy-infused chili ''while in the middle of giving a classroom lecture''.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Milder examples; background characters' appearances are mundane, but their names in the credits [[https://twitter.com/JennaGuillaume/status/1053220694861918210 blatantly rip off]] famous Australians' names: [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} Gvonne Eoogalong, Lod Raver]], [[Creator/NaomiWatts Waomi Natts]], [[Music/KeithUrban Eeth Kurban]], [[Creator/MelGibson Gel Mibson]], and [[Music/KylieMinogue Mylie Kinogue]].

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Milder examples; background characters' appearances are mundane, but their names in the credits [[https://twitter.com/JennaGuillaume/status/1053220694861918210 blatantly rip off]] famous Australians' names: [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} Gvonne Eoogalong, Lod Raver]], [[Creator/NaomiWatts Waomi Natts]], [[Music/KeithUrban Eeth Kurban]], [[Creator/MelGibson Gel Mibson]], and [[Music/KylieMinogue Mylie Kinogue]].Kinogue]], and [[Creator/NicoleKidman Nicole Mankid]].

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* CordonBleughChef: During his FreakOut, Chidi cooks up a chili that includes M&Ms and marshmallow Peeps.


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* CordonBleughChef: During his FreakOut, Chidi cooks up a chili that includes M&Ms and marshmallow Peeps.

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* MarriageOfConvenience: Tahani and Jason get married to overcome the bank's objection to Tahani giving Jason her fortune. Apparently, they both forgot about her impending marriage to Larry...
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: All of Michael's attempts to save the four humans were ultimately counter-productive. They would have had a better chance of making it into the Good Place if he'd just left them alone.



* MarriageOfConvenience: Tahani and Jason get married to overcome the bank's objection to Tahani giving Jason her fortune. Apparently, they both forgot about her impending marriage to Larry...
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: All of Michael's attempts to save the four humans were ultimately counterproductive. They would have had a better chance of making it into the Good Place if he'd just left them alone.



* ShirtlessScene: Chidi removes his shirt while walking through a park and he keeps it off up until a grocery store employee informs him that shirts are required in the store.



* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i" which, described as concisely as possible, is both Tuesdays and July and also sometimes never.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Chidi removes his shirt while walking through a park and he keeps it off up until a grocery store employee informs him that shirts are required in the store.

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* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i" which, described as concisely as possible, is both Tuesdays and July and also sometimes never.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Chidi removes his shirt while walking through a park and he keeps it off up until a grocery store employee informs him that shirts are required in the store.
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-->'''Chidi:...You all get As or Fs. And there is no test. And you all failed it, and you all got As. Who cares? Good-bye.

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-->'''Chidi:...-->'''Chidi:'''...You all get As or Fs. And there is no test. And you all failed it, and you all got As. Who cares? Good-bye.

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-->'''Chidi:...You all get As or Fs. And there is no test. And you all failed it, and you all got As. Who cares? Good-bye.



* ContinuityNod: It probably has more to do with the actor's physique making it a given, but Eleanor had mentioned several times that Chidi was suprisingly jacked. This episode we get to see him shirtless and yes, he's in very good shape.

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* ContinuityNod: It probably has more to do with the actor's physique making it a given, but Eleanor had mentioned several times that Chidi was suprisingly surprisingly jacked. This episode we get to see him shirtless and yes, he's in very good shape.


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* TechnologicallyBlindElders: Michael (played by Creator/TedDanson, in his 70s) is an exceedingly slow two-finger typist who laughs at his typos, much to Janet's frustration. Played with in that neither of them are considered 'elders' as such.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Milder examples; background characters' appearances are mundane, but their names in the credits [[https://twitter.com/JennaGuillaume/status/1053220694861918210 blatantly rip off]] famous Australians' names: [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} Gvonne Eoogalong, Lod Raver]], [[Creator/NaomiWatts Waomi Natts]], [[Music/KeithUrban Eeth Kurban]], [[Creator/MelGibson Gel Mibson]], and [[Music/KylieMinogue Mylie Kinogue]].
* PunnyName: One of the background characters' names according to the credits is Mark Supial, a gag off of the marsupial animals present in Australia.

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* GoodFeelsGood: Much to her chagrin, Eleanor realizes this when bringing a lost wallet to its owner and he is overjoyed at having a drawing from his young daughter, which was contained therein, returned to him.



** Despite how much effort she had to go to, Eleanor is ultimately really glad she returned the guy's wallet -- especially when she sees the drawing his daughter made for him.

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** Despite how much effort she had to go to, Eleanor is ultimately really glad she returned the guy's wallet -- especially when she sees the drawing his daughter made for him.him and how overjoyed he was to have it back.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Chidi becomes this when he has his nervous breakdown. His students lampshade it, acknowledging that he's clearly going through something, and they're very sorry about that, but exams are coming up, so if he could teach them something, please? What results is a rant about Nihilism and how life is pointless.


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* GoodFeelsGood:
** Tahani and Jason have a great day, giving away thousands of dollars to random people in need.
** Despite how much effort she had to go to, Eleanor is ultimately really glad she returned the guy's wallet -- especially when she sees the drawing his daughter made for him.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i" which, described as concisely as possible, is both Tuesdays and July, where nothing never happens.

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* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i" which, described as concisely as possible, is both Tuesdays and July, where nothing never happens.July and also sometimes never.

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->''"I'm gonna remember this day forever because of your dope speech and also because of the great tacos I had and also because I got married and I found out I was going to hell and also I became a hundred-millionaire."''
-->-- '''Jason'''



* ContinuityNod: It probably has more to do with the actor's physique mmaking it a given, but Eleanor had mentioned several times that Chidi was suprisingly jacked. This episode we get to see him shirtless and yes, he's in very good shape.

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* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Eleanor was all ready to take Fred's cash, but her conscience nags at her to go out of her way and return it.
* ContinuityNod: It probably has more to do with the actor's physique mmaking making it a given, but Eleanor had mentioned several times that Chidi was suprisingly jacked. This episode we get to see him shirtless and yes, he's in very good shape.



* MarriageOfConvenience: Tahani and Jason get married to overcome the bank's objection to Tahani giving Jason her fortune.

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* MarriageOfConvenience: Tahani and Jason get married to overcome the bank's objection to Tahani giving Jason her fortune. Apparently, they both forgot about her impending marriage to Larry...


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** Tahani asks Jason to be her bodyguard...like her friend Creator/KevinCostner, in ''Film/TheBodyguard''.
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** Eleanor goes to a bar named [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Drinking Nemo]].

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** Eleanor goes to a bar named [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Drinking Nemo]]. According to the podcast, the names of the bank Tahani and Jason go to (FNB) and the grocery store Chidi goes to (BNG) are short for "Financing Nemo Bank" and "Bagging Nemo's Groceries" respectively.
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* ContinuityNod: It probably has more to do with the actor's physique mmaking it a given, but Eleanor had mentioned several times that Chidi was suprisingly jacked. This episode we get to see him shirtless and yes, he's in very good shape.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i".

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* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i"."i" which, described as concisely as possible, is both Tuesdays and July, where nothing never happens.
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** Once again, Eleanor manages to see through Michael's attempt at deceiving the four. This time, the consequences are far worse than just getting everyone's memories wiped.


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* CharacterTic: Chidi realises, after his massive freak-out, that he's once again got a stomach ache (though Eleanor notes the chilli he made probably has something to do with it).


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* FelonyMisdemeanour: Not only is the bank teller alarmed by Jason being from Florida, he informs Tahani that the bank is actually supposed to ''close'' if someone from Florida so much as ''sets foot'' in the building.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I don't know what to tell you. That's the easiest way to describe it."]]
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* IThinkYouBrokeHim: Chidi after Michael explains why the "Jeremy Bearimy" chart of the afterlife timeline has a dot over the I, which turns out to be TheLastStraw for him.
-->'''Chidi:''' This broke me. The dot over the I. It broke me. I-I'm done.


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* ShoutOut:
** Eleanor goes to a bar named [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Drinking Nemo]].
** Eleanor complains about there being too many ComicBook/SpiderMan movies.
** Chidi's song while making chili is set to the tune of Music/HarryNilsson's "Coconut".
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* Fanservice: Chidi ripping his shirt off during his FreakOut. Turns out Eleanor was right, he really is "surprisingly jacked".

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* Fanservice: {{Fanservice}}: Chidi ripping his shirt off during his FreakOut. Turns out Eleanor was right, he really is "surprisingly jacked".
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* Fanservice: Chidi ripping his shirt off during his FreakOut. Turns out Eleanor was right, he really is "surprisingly jacked".
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** The many cartons of almond milk in his cart recall the way that, every time he learned he was in the Bad Place, his initial thought was that it was because he kept drinking almond milk even though he knew it was terrible for the environment.

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** The many cartons of almond milk in his cart recall the way that, how, every time he learned he was in the Bad Place, his initial thought was that it was because he kept drinking almond milk even though he knew it was terrible for the environment.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: All of Michael's attempts to save the four humans were ultimately counterproductive. They would have had a better chance of making it into the Good Place if he'd just left them alone.

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* CallBack: Chidi's grocery store run recalls Eleanor's from right before she died.

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Chidi's grocery store run recalls Eleanor's from right before she died.died.
** The many cartons of almond milk in his cart recall the way that, every time he learned he was in the Bad Place, his initial thought was that it was because he kept drinking almond milk even though he knew it was terrible for the environment.
** The entire premise of the episode -- that people who are doing good things because they're aware of the point system can't get into the Good Place -- recapitulates the season 1 episode "[[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS1E11WhatsMyMotivation What's My Motivation]]".
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* MarriageOfConvenience: Tahani and Jason get married to overcome the bank's objection to Tahani giving Jason her fortune.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Upon realizing nothing that they can do will save the humans from the Bad Place, Michael and Janet calmly prepare to turn themselves in to the judge to face [[retirement FateWorseThanDeath]], albeit after authoring an extensive manifesto on their actions in the hopes that someone else can pick up and succeed at reforming the afterlife's judgment methods where they failed.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Upon realizing nothing that they can do will save the humans from the Bad Place, Michael and Janet calmly prepare to turn themselves in to the judge to face [[retirement FateWorseThanDeath]], [[FateWorseThanDeath retirement]], albeit after authoring an extensive manifesto on their actions in the hopes that someone else can pick up and succeed at reforming the afterlife's judgment methods where they failed.


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* SeeYouInHell: Upon learning the truth about the afterlife and her ultimate fate, Eleanor says this before walking out on the group. She then notes that, while she says it often when departing, this time it is literally true.

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* AwfulTruth: The four humans learning that they had died and gone to Hell, ''and'' that now knowing about the points system for the afterlife guarantees that they are ''destined'' for Hell no matter what they do in life from that point onward counts as this.
* BeingGoodSucks: Eleanor goes through a ''lot'' of trouble just to return one man's missing wallet, and she shows visible frustration with the entire ordeal.



* CreatorCameo: Episode writer Megan Amram has a brief appearance as a street violinist (or, as Jason would have it, "chin-guitarist").

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* CordonBleughChef: During his FreakOut, Chidi cooks up a chili that includes M&Ms and marshmallow Peeps.
* CreatorCameo: Episode writer Megan Amram has a brief appearance as a street violinist (or, as Jason would have it, "chin-guitarist")."chin-guitarist").
* GoodFeelsGood: Much to her chagrin, Eleanor realizes this when bringing a lost wallet to its owner and he is overjoyed at having a drawing from his young daughter, which was contained therein, returned to him.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Upon realizing nothing that they can do will save the humans from the Bad Place, Michael and Janet calmly prepare to turn themselves in to the judge to face [[retirement FateWorseThanDeath]], albeit after authoring an extensive manifesto on their actions in the hopes that someone else can pick up and succeed at reforming the afterlife's judgment methods where they failed.
* FreakOut: Chidi suffers this from the news that he is damned no matter what he does in life, resulting in him adopting and spouting off nihilistic philosophy so much that he scares a drug dealer, buying $800 worth of candy, giving away his car and his credit card, and cooking up a disgusting candy-infused chili ''while in the middle of giving a classroom lecture''.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Or at least selfish: Eleanor decides that being damned no matter what means that she might as well think and act only for herself. This doesn't last long, though, because she soon discovers that she just can't bring herself to keep money from a wallet that she found on the floor.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Time in the afterlife apparently works like this: while time on Earth moves in a linear fashion that can be represented by a straight line, time in the afterlife curves and loops around until it looks like the name "Jeremy Bearimy" written in cursive letters. Including the dot of the "i".
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Chidi removes his shirt while walking through a park and he keeps it off up until a grocery store employee informs him that shirts are required in the store.
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* TheAntiNihilist: This is where Eleanor lands by the end of the episode. Since they're all eternally damned anyway, why not try to help others?

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* TheAntiNihilist: This is where Eleanor lands by the end of the episode. Since they're all eternally damned anyway, why not try to help others?others?
* BrokenMasquerade: Janet and Michael explain the afterlife to the four humans.
* CallBack: Chidi's grocery store run recalls Eleanor's from right before she died.
* CreatorCameo: Episode writer Megan Amram has a brief appearance as a street violinist (or, as Jason would have it, "chin-guitarist").
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At the end of the episode, the six all meet up again. Eleanor convinces them that, even if they're all doomed, they might as well spend their lives trying to help as many other people as possible get into the Good Place. They all agree... and then Larry Hemsworth shows up, expecting to fly back to England with Tahani and get married.

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At the end of the episode, the six all meet up again. Eleanor convinces them that, even if they're all doomed, they might as well spend their lives trying to help as many other people as possible get into the Good Place. They all agree... and then Larry Hemsworth shows up, expecting to fly back to England with Tahani and get married.married.

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* TheAntiNihilist: This is where Eleanor lands by the end of the episode. Since they're all eternally damned anyway, why not try to help others?
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Michael desperately attempts to explain away the magic door he just opened, but Eleanor is having none of it. Finally, he breaks down and reveals the truth. This means the four humans are all doomed to spend eternity in the Bad Place; now that they know how the points system works, their motivation is compromised and there's no way for them to earn any more points.

Eleanor reacts to this by heading to a bar to get drunk. While she's at the bar, she finds somebody's wallet and spends the rest of the episode on a wild goose chase trying to return it to him.

Chidi melts down. After quoting Nietzsche to a drug dealer and ripping off his shirt in a public park, he goes shopping for an absurd amount of junk food (and almond milk), and then makes and eats some incredibly disgusting chili and rants about nihilism in front of his students.

Tahani gets Jason to act as her bodyguard while she makes an anonymous donation to the Sydney Opera, but he convinces her to give the money away to random strangers instead. Later, she decides to give her entire fortune to Jason. When the bank won't allow her to do that, the two of them get (platonically) married instead, so he can have half of her money.

Janet and Michael sit down to write a manifesto. Even if this experiment failed, maybe there's hope that they can help some future experiment succeed.

At the end of the episode, the six all meet up again. Eleanor convinces them that, even if they're all doomed, they might as well spend their lives trying to help as many other people as possible get into the Good Place. They all agree... and then Larry Hemsworth shows up, expecting to fly back to England with Tahani and get married.

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