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ocelot51 posted...

You can tell how far into the show someone is by how opinionated they are about Eleanor being in the Good Place.

This.

Also, the show itself is very refreshing and unique as far as 30 minute comedies go.

- This is a heavily-serialized comedy. You don't really see much of that anymore. While you may be able to enjoy an episode on its own, they are not really made to be episodic and they heavily rely on the overall narrative
- The show has no filler. Every episode advances the plot, sometimes dramatically (time skips are common). This is also helped by the short seasons.
- The show relies heavy on philosophy, often teaching you, the viewer, at least one philosophical principle per episode through the exploits of the characters
- The show is full of twists, from the very first episode forward. Just when you think you figured out where the plot is heading, they turn it upside down and surprise you
- The character chemistry is really good. Eleanor (Kristen Bell) plays off really well with Michael (Ted Danson). The rest of the cast is also great, and only get mildly annoying at times.
- Lastly, and this is just my personal view that others may disagree, but this show manages to to take a concept and repeat it over and over again without it getting old and tiring by presenting it in new ways. Specifically, I am referring to (huge spoilers ahead; don't read if you plan to watch this show) Constantly redoing the "good place" experiment, either by wiping the main characters' memories repeatedly or repeating the experiment with a new group of people

On another note, by the end of each season, I keep thinking that the writers have written themselves into a corner plot-wise, but somehow they manage to pull off a whole new season of material without getting stale.
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