Mr Shine is correct. Janet has often been called a robot or a girl, and she always immediately refutes both of those. This was just a continuation of that theme, but most importantly emphasises how she is Eleanor’s friend.
You could well all be right. I focused on “good” as being one of the three “things” Janet was referring to, because it had more plot possibilities.
But, yeah. “Friend” makes for a warm season-ending scene. My only caveat is that Eleanor seemed to be talking about Janet as a “girlfriend” (of Jason) rather than as a girl who was a friend. (I typed it as two words accidentally. Not sure what canon is on the topic–that would be interesting to know.
Now that we are at the end of the season, I was rewatching season 1. Largely because Neflix just has the first 2 seasons.
It is interesting that the show seemed to be figuring Shawn’s character as the show progressed. Shawn says at the beginning that he had been sleeping in goo for 28 years so he was not tired, and went into a cocoon everytime someone got emotional. Later that was all dropped and cocoons were used as punishment for other demons. Maybe it was an act as Shawn is from the bad place, but it seems like a switch in character.
Also, Shawn comes as a judge, which was a ploy as Shawn is revealed to be from the bad place. So why does he talk to Michael in private about how Michael is in trouble and in jeopardy of being retired, when Michael’s plan had not unraveled in any way to that point? He also seems to imply it won’t be his decision about retirement when he is later shown to be Michael’s boss. He is scolding Micheal as if he is a good place judge. What do you think?
I’m pretty sure it was all supposed to be an act.
Michael’s plan had unraveled. He wasn’t expecting Eleanor to reveal she didn’t belong. Her 1000 year long torture was supposed to be her constantly in fear of being found out.
Yeah Schur said on one of the podcasts that things like retreating into a cocoon any time anyone got emotional was supposed to be more torture for team cockroach. It’s only in Season 2 that we start getting info about Shawn that is ‘legit’.
Okay, it was in danger of unraveling because of the Eleanor reveal.
Good point, but I still think Shawn’s character and job description changed somewhat, what was revealed in Season 2 was decided after Season 1.
I just watched the season finale today. I thought it was really good. The show is well set up for many plot possibilities next year and we have not found out yet who the other two new people will be. Ted Danson continues to set the standard for acting.
Could either of the new people be Eleonor’s old roommates? Or her old Boss? Is the bad place killing people to send up for the test?
Could be, or it could just be a Jeremy Bearimy thing where people die at various times over a period of decades, but are brought into the experiment at the same time.
The other residents of this neighborhood are all built by Janet, aren’t they? Neutral characters? But what if they need to be tortured by the demons in order to do the work to become better people? A little motivating boost, as it were?
What if the other residents, built by Janet, become beings with will and soul? What will become of them?
Don’t forget that Derek is helping out Janet by creating people himself. Derek is still imperfect, so there’s no telling what kinds of people he’s made. Maybe they’re all carrying around giant martini glasses full of olives.
Reviving this thread (which is, I think, the latest one about the show) to link to an article in which show runner Michael Schur announced that the upcoming fourth season will be the last one.
I’m glad to see that there’s a plan for a definitive ending, as sad as I’ll be to see the show go.
That’s very good news.
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Is one season enough for Jason to deal with the fact that Bortles no longer plays for the Jaguars?
Luckily the new Jags QB (Nick Foles) is also “kind of okay, maybe, I don’t know, it’s being debated among experts, it’s confusing.” Although, he does have a Super Bowl ring.
It was a smart move to end the series. It was a complicated concept and could only go on for so long. You could see it starting to flag this season (still with some high points like “Janet(s)”), and it was smart to bring it to an end.
Worse, they’ve been doing this for a few hundred years, I believe. Bortles not only doesn’t play for the Jags…he’s dead.
Perhaps, but in the episodes that took place on Earth, it appeared to be more or less the present day. It didn’t look like it was intended to be hundreds of years in the future.
Jeremy Bearimy dude.