Lisa Sheridan

The Good Place has surface level jokes and tear jerker moments for general audiences. If you’re a philosophy buff or need real time examples to explain great thinkers (Immanuel Kant, ahem), this show has as many layers as you allow it to have. It takes on deep, heavy questions (what happens when we die, what determines a good or bad person, are moral philosophers truly hated by everyone) and answers them in its own fun, yet quirky thoughtfulness. Character development and story arcs are its finest hallmarks, helping viewers to understand their identities and becoming bonded to them as episodes progress. We have 6 of the most unlikely souls to ever cross paths, occupying space in an unimaginable afterlife-turned-otherworldly experiment. One is a demon convert who is the neighborhood inventor, Michael. Another is a self obsessed socialite, Tahani. Chidi is a moral philosophy professor who suffers from indecision. Then there’s Jason, a Floridian EDM DJ/dancer masquerading as a monk. Lastly, enter Janet, an all knowing being taking the form of a human busty Alexa. While everyone is radically different from each other, their similarities lie in exploring their new afterlife, realizing who they were as humans, and making conscious choices to improve on themselves to become better people. The Good Place will enhance your perspectives on perceived realities, challenge constructs of time, and encourage you to peel back what it actually means to be a moral and just person. It can help break toxic thoughts and behavior patterns by showing us that we may not have been the best person in the past, but once we achieve that realization, we can use free will and that learned truth to become better versions of ourselves.