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* ShoutOut: Jason says that he and Janet might end up like [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet the Montagues and the Capulets.]] Chidi is impressed and asks how he knows that.



* WhamEpisode: As a reward for saving humanity, the judge has decided not to test the four humans and ''let them go straight to the real good place!''

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* WhamEpisode: As a reward for saving humanity, the judge has decided not to test the four humans and ''let them go straight to the real good place!''Good Place!''
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Chidi’s chalk board list of possible test subjects includes Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony, Nelson Mandela, Siddharta Guatama, René Descartes, Oskar Schindler, Toyohiko Kagawa, Chiune Sugihara, Norman Borlaug, Anna Maria van Schurmann, Mr. Rogers, Erasmus, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frederick Douglass, Louis Pasteur, Ida B. Wells, Derek Parfit, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Alexander Fleming, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Da Super Friends!]]
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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meek, ethics obsessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Jason helps him see otherwise.

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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meek, ethics obsessed bookworm like him he is for a boyfriend. Jason helps him see otherwise.
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** Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon, which he assures is legit this time.

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** Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place Good Place on a hot air balloon, which he assures is legit this time.
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* BatmanGambit: In an odd fit of genius, Jason pretends to lose his nerve at the idea of being with Janet when Chidi points out how different they are so that Chidi would comfort him with his words of wisdom. When Jason breaks character, Jason tells Chidi to apply that advice to himself.

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* BatmanGambit: In an odd fit of genius, Jason pretends to lose his nerve at the idea of being with Janet when Chidi points out how different they are so that Chidi would comfort him with his words of wisdom. When Jason breaks character, Jason he tells Chidi to apply that advice to himself.
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* BatmanGambit: In an odd fit of genius, Jason pretends to lose his nerve at the idea of being with Janet when Chidi points out how different they are so that Chidi would comfort him with his words of wisdom. When he breaks character, Jason tells him to apply that advice to himself.

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* BatmanGambit: In an odd fit of genius, Jason pretends to lose his nerve at the idea of being with Janet when Chidi points out how different they are so that Chidi would comfort him with his words of wisdom. When he Jason breaks character, Jason tells him Chidi to apply that advice to himself.
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* ARareSentence:
-->'''Janet:''' I never thought I'd ever say this, but ''whaa…?''

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* ARareSentence:
ARareSentence: Janet's reaction to Michael's excuse for firing Vicky.
-->'''Janet:''' I I've literally never thought I'd ever say this, but ''whaa…?''said this before, but... whaaa?

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** The demons once again hate Michael's attempts at new-fangled torture. they ask why not bring back the traditional chainsaw bears and bees.

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** The demons once again hate Michael's attempts at new-fangled torture. they They ask why not bring back the traditional chainsaw bears and bees.



* ReformedButRejected: Inverted; due to Michael being a good demon now, the others in the Bad Place don't want to follow suit with the new tortures. Why should they trust the guy that betrayed Shawn

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* ARareSentence:
-->'''Janet:''' I never thought I'd ever say this, but ''whaa…?''
* ReformedButRejected: Inverted; due to Michael being a good demon now, the others in the Bad Place don't want to follow suit with the new tortures. Why should they trust the guy that betrayed Shawn Shawn?
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with... once Vicky takes over, they're more perceptive. When Michael apologizes and offers her the role of director, they have to pretend that she "overthrows" him because they would hate her for working for Michael.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with... once Vicky takes over, they're more perceptive.receptive. When Michael apologizes and offers her the role of director, they have to pretend that she "overthrows" him because they would hate her for working for Michael.
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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meek, ethic obsessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Jason helps him see otherwise.

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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meek, ethic ethics obsessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Jason helps him see otherwise.

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* CallBack: Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..which he assures is legit this time.

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* CallBack: BeingGoodSucks:
** Michael finds that due to being a reformed demon and a traitor, he can't explain properly to his former demons how to change their torture. He gets irked when Vicky, still evil, does a much better job.
** Chidi worries that he's been boring on Earth, due to his desire to be a good person. And perhaps that isn't good enough for Eleanor, who did make the most of her unethical life?
* CallBack:
** The demons once again hate Michael's attempts at new-fangled torture. they ask why not bring back the traditional chainsaw bears and bees.
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Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..balloon, which he assures is legit this time.


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* CryingWolf: Michael has truly found a way to reinvent torture! The demons don't believe him since some of them went through three hundred years' worth of his failures.
* TheDogBitesBack: After being the IronButtMonkey for several seasons, Vicky manages to establish a place on the hierarchy by doing a better job than Michael does, and reminding him he's not good at enacting reforms.


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* HazyFeelTurn: Vicky helps out Michael with the new reforms, not because she has changed but because this is her chance to shine. With that said, she does seem to grasp it better than her coworkers do.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: Downplayed; Michael framed Vicky for treason and turned her to goo, the former to save the humans and his skin while the latter to rescue Janet. He finds himself having to rely on Vicky to direct the new system and to give her the spotlight she always wanted.
* PetTheDog: Vicky actually does help Michael with his reforms, if for her own self-serving purposes, and doesn't overthrow him for real. She has a very good reason to usurp him, but doesn't.
* ReformedButRejected: Inverted; due to Michael being a good demon now, the others in the Bad Place don't want to follow suit with the new tortures. Why should they trust the guy that betrayed Shawn
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* {{Irony}}: The metaphor Michael uses to describe his life - being forced to roll a rock up a hill, only for it to fall down a hill again and again - is exactly like the fate of Sisyphus, who was a soul damned to Hell (or Tartarus) for his various infractions against the celestial authority that ruled over him.
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* SinisterSnake: Vicky casually mentions that she is an "acid-snake" beneath her skin-suit.

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* SinisterSnake: SnakesAreSinister: Vicky casually mentions that she is an "acid-snake" beneath her skin-suit.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with...once Vicky takes over, they're more perceptive.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with... once Vicky takes over, they're more perceptive. When Michael apologizes and offers her the role of director, they have to pretend that she "overthrows" him because they would hate her for working for Michael.



** Chidi learns that even if you're significantly less interesting than your significant other...who gives a fork if you guys truly love each other?

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** Chidi learns that even if you're significantly less interesting than your significant other... who gives a fork if you guys truly love each other?other?
* BadBadActing: When Michael and Vicky fake her overthrowing him as director of the new afterlife, it is very transparent what they're doing.



* {{Callback}}: Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..which he assures is legit this time.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Michael disapproves of the demons having a chainsaw bear be what Tahani has to encounter as part of her test, and tells them to make it "smaller and more relatable"....so they make the chainsaw bear smaller and put a shirt on him saying "I love bacon and hate Mondays."

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* {{Callback}}: CallBack: Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..which he assures is legit this time.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Michael disapproves of the demons having a chainsaw bear be what Tahani has to encounter as part of her test, and tells them to make it "smaller and more relatable"....relatable"... so they make the chainsaw bear smaller and put a shirt on him saying "I love bacon and hate Mondays.""
* GreenEyedMonster: Michael dismisses Vicky's effective means of tormenting Tahani because of how easily she was able to get the other architects to comprehend what they were going for.


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* SinisterSnake: Vicky casually mentions that she is an "acid-snake" beneath her skin-suit.
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* BatmanGambit: In an odd fit of genius, Jason pretends to lose his nerve at the idea of being with Janet when Chidi points out how different they are so that Chidi would comfort him with his words of wisdom. When he breaks character, Jason tells him to apply that advice to himself.
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* TrivialTitle: People's dislike of Mondays is only addressed once in the episode as a quick gag.
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* Callback: Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..which he assures is legit this time.

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* Callback: {{Callback}}: Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..which he assures is legit this time.
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* Callback: Michael reveals they'll be going to the good place on a hot air balloon..which he assures is legit this time.
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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with Tahani as the test subject and is not entirely pleased when Vicky offers her assistance. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and Chidi starts to wonder, upon reading Eleanor's file, if he's really the best choice for her.

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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with Tahani as the test subject subject, and is not entirely pleased when Vicky offers her assistance. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and Chidi starts to wonder, upon reading Eleanor's file, if he's really the best choice for her.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with. with...once Vicky takes over, they're more perceptive.
* AnAesop: Two of them:
** Michael learns not to turn away someone who wants to help just because you're too prideful to accept it.
** Chidi learns that even if you're significantly less interesting than your significant other...who gives a fork if you guys truly love each other?



* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, ethic obssessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend...but then he realizes "Who gives a shirt? Our relationship's great!"

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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, meek, ethic obssessed obsessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend...but then he realizes "Who gives boyfriend. Jason helps him see otherwise.
* WhamEpisode: As
a shirt? Our relationship's great!"reward for saving humanity, the judge has decided not to test the four humans and ''let them go straight to the real good place!''
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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with Tahani as the test subject and is not entirely pleased when Vicky offers her assistance. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and Chidi needs to regain his self esteem.

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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with Tahani as the test subject and is not entirely pleased when Vicky offers her assistance. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and Chidi needs starts to regain his self esteem.wonder, upon reading Eleanor's file, if he's really the best choice for her.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Unsurprisingly, the other demons are not the slightest bit in favor of the new test system the gang has come up with.
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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, ethic obssessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Eleanor disagrees.

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* InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, ethic obssessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Eleanor disagrees.boyfriend...but then he realizes "Who gives a shirt? Our relationship's great!"
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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with Tahani as the test subject. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and Chidi needs to regain his self esteem.

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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with Tahani as the test subject.subject and is not entirely pleased when Vicky offers her assistance. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and Chidi needs to regain his self esteem.

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InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, ethic obssessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Eleanor disagrees.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Michael disapproves of the demons having a chainsaw bear be what Tahani has to encounter as part of her test, and tells them to make it "smaller and more relatable"....so they make the chainsaw bear smaller and put a shirt on him saying "I love bacon and hate Mondays."
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InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, ethic obssessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Eleanor disagrees.

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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with with Tahani as the test subject. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and upon discovering Eleanor's complex file, Chidi feels he's a weak choice for Eleanor to date.

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Michael gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with with Tahani as the test subject. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and upon discovering Eleanor's complex file, Chidi feels he's a weak choice for Eleanor needs to date. regain his self esteem.


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InsecureLoveInterest: After reading Eleanor's file and finding how complex and spontaneous she is, he feels she shouldn't have a meak, ethic obssessed bookworm like him for a boyfriend. Eleanor disagrees.
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Michael runs some tests with Tahani as the first test subject, along the unmotivated Bad Place architects. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and upon discovering Eleanor's complex file, Chidi feels he's a weak choice for Eleanor to date.

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Michael runs some tests gives a demonstration of the new test system to a group of unmotivated demons with with Tahani as the first test subject, along the unmotivated Bad Place architects.subject. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests, and upon discovering Eleanor's complex file, Chidi feels he's a weak choice for Eleanor to date.
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Michael runs some tests with Tahani as the first test subject, along the unmotivated Bad Place architects, while Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests.

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Michael runs some tests with Tahani as the first test subject, along the unmotivated Bad Place architects, while architects. Meanwhile Chidi, Eleanor and Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests.tests, and upon discovering Eleanor's complex file, Chidi feels he's a weak choice for Eleanor to date.
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Michael runs some tests and Chidi gets some good advice from Jason.

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Michael runs some tests with Tahani as the first test subject, along the unmotivated Bad Place architects, while Chidi, Eleanor and Chidi gets some good advice from Jason.Jason try to find the best candidates for the first tests.
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Michael runs some tests and Chidi gets some good advice from Jason.
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