@@mistymouse6840 I watched The Normies reacting to Season 1, and at one point one of them said, "Michael's such a good guy, he just wants to help," and I did a very Michael laugh.
I think one of the the things that really helped it along is that on the surface, it seems like a very 'safe' show on a very 'safe' channel. I feel like if you put the exact same show but on HBO, AMC or FX, even that alone would have given it away to more people. The show was always interesting right from the get-go, but it did a great job of selling/marketing itself as a show that was just out to walk a happy-path.
@@DamnAwesome that doesn’t mean i wasn’t surprised by anything else you know that? when jason revealed that he hadn’t any idea what he was doing here himself, i was in shock for a good 5 mins. the good place is one of my favorite shows of all time, don’t go assuming i’m hating on it just bc i guessed one plot point. and wtf does watching anime have anything to do with it? 💀
I still vividly remember seeing that episode live for the first time. I actually gasped out loud. Big, loud, GASP. It's such a great plot twist, because in retrospect it's kind of obvious. I had figured the plot twist was going to be that all four of them were actually supposed to be in the Bad Place, totally didn't connect that they were ALREADY THERE. Such a great show. I love it when they can even surprise the actors like this.
The Good Place is honestly a textbook example of how to do a good plot twist. Like you said, a plot twist is great when you think back on the story so far and realize that it is incredibly obvious.
@@jackdavenport5011 I dont get how everyone thinks it was such a good plot twist when they basically give it away when we find out the monk is actually not a good person either. Boom, there you have it they're actually in the bad place. Really was a predictable outcome.
I can't remember whether it was Chapter 2 or Chapter 3, but Eleanor says to Chidi something like "you know, what if the people down in the Bad Place are being used to torture each other? i mean, it could work..." When I rewatched the show, I finally was able to appreciate how brilliant the plot twist was
@@JessieP07 just curious, when you watched it for the first time did you know about this plot twist before watching it, or did you figure it out by yourself? Because if you figured it out by yourself you're one of the very few people who did
So fun little trivia: Prior to this happening, the only people who knew about the 1x13 twist were only Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and eventually Marc Evan Jackson (Shawn)... not even the guest directors and other crew members knew about it... More behind-the-scene secrets on the TGP podcast which to me is highly recommended if you're huge fans of the show... Edit: In addition (podcast spoiler), when they were called to be in this scene, 3 of them initially thought they will get fired and Manny (Jason) thought of the opposite and thought he will get promoted. 😆
So on the podcast Jamila says D'Arcy/Janet, William/Chidi and Jamila/Tahani were scared they were about to be fired and Manny/Jason thought that Michael and Eleanor were leaving the show so these 4 could take over. Manny Jacinto even has Jason's confidence 😂
@tarafitch5690 (2 years late) but yes there’s a podcast!! Shaun/Marc Evan Jackson hosts it and the did one episode per show episode talking about everything with actors, writings, producers, set people, everyone. It’s great
@@sssophie9292 if you haven't listened to the good place podcast and love the show, I would 100 percent recommend it. They did 1 podcast episode for every episode of the show, each time inviting a few cast and crew members to talk about their thoughts and behind the scene process. Mike shur went on it and explained how they came up with the twist. Every crew member seemed so passionate about the show and you can feel their love and thought put into it.
I feel like everyone reacted similarly to one of the cast members. Jameela - Quietly shocked D’Arcy - Knew from the beginning Manny - Mind blown, unable to even process William - LOUD
I know everyone points to Michael's laugh but for me, it's him knocking the plant off the table. The laugh shows he's evil, the plant shows us he's petty.
And both of those were improvised by Ted Danson. He sometimes talks about how he doesn't need to be great, the writers just give him these amazing lines and then he just says them and the results are inevitably great. But occasionally he comes out with these moments of genius that aren't in the script and make the entire scene, and even he has to admit those are a little bit genius.
I know this is an ancient comment, but you nailed it. The way he does it is the closest a human will ever come to channeling “the cat who knocks stuff off the counter” energy.
I remember thinking "meh this show is fine, it's an easy watch but it's not heavy. Just another escapism comedy." Then the plot twist at the end came and I was left jaw to the floor and from that point on loved how they just kept building and building it each season. Such a great series!
And the finale is one of the profoundest of any show I have ever seen, it's very bittersweet. Never would've seen that coming from season one back then! (I just rewatched the show for about the 4th time)
@@DOSkywalkR I totally agree! But the comedy and writing is so good that when the emotional/heartfelt moments hit you are so invested in each and every character.
exactly! Admittedly the first few episodes I wasn't sure I was loving it but as the show progressed I became more and more invested and used to the humor, and by the time that plot twist came, I was completely in love
Everyone’s talking about how only a few people knew about it but actually John Krasinski also knew! At some event he was sitting next to Ted Danson before the show was out (or even done filming I think) and and Ted described his character as middle management type, and he could tell John kinda thought the show was just Schur repeating himself with an office ripoff so he leaked to him that they’re secretly in hell the whole time to impress him. You can find the interview where he says this online I think
Well, the people who initially knew was told not to tell the twist to anyone. To the point that K. Bell didn't tell Dax, MEJ didn't tell his wife, and whenever the media tries to ask Jameela about the show, she panics and ends up not saying anything about the show. That being said, it was mentioned that Ted did the opposite and told like, 70ish people including John Krasinski as told in an interview with Seth, if I'm not mistaken...
@@keeghan6480 yeah she didn't until the moment in this video but I was talking about once she knew about the twist, that's how she would react whenever the media ask her anything about the show. Mike and Jameela herself said that in the podcast.
Ugh I'm so sad that I'll never get to experience the first season of the show without knowing the twist. A few years ago, my aunt told me I should watch this show and then my little cousin said "isn't that the show where they think they're in heaven but they're actually in hell?" So that took a little bit of the fun out of watching season 1...
I already knew too but I thought it was going to be realized at the end of season 4 so when it happened in season 1 I was so confused and thought, "so what the fork are they going to be with another3 season!?" I was not disappointed 😁
Watching The Good Place back a second time after watching the show the first time gives you such a different perspective, and it becomes so apparently obvious that they are already in the bad place once you know that. I love shows like that where something in retrospective, is so very obvious but you don't realise it the first time around and then when you know whats going to happen the second time around all the foreshadowing and everything suddenly becomes obvious.
And in the rewatching the introductory video (or something) Michael made, the “What happens to the others, you ask? Don’t worry about it...” felt like it had a WHOLE new meaning after knowing the twist
I watched this first season with a friend who had already seen it and was having me watch it because Season 2 was already a few episodes in and she wanted a buddy to watch it with. All I remember was being stressed as fuck as they argued about who should go, and in the corner of my eye I could see her constantly looking over at me, and when the big reveal happened and Michael laughed I out loud just yelled "What the fuck?!" and she was so excited. She wanted to see my reaction so bad and somehow my dumb ass didn't see this coming at all, so I'd say she got what she wanted
This is like me and my siblings sitting with dad at night when he used to read to us from adventure books before bedtime. They’re so observed in listening to the story. 😂
Lol I was still in high school when Season 1 was coming out and I remember my dad and stepmom watched this show, and I thought it was kinda funny, but the premise annoyed me because the idea that "the Good Place" could be anything like that just grated on me, because of how stupid a system it was. The show just felt shallow to me. So I refused to watch the show with them. Then like a year later (I think), I was in college and someone on Reddit recommended the show with so much enthusiasm that I caved and watched it. My opinion didn't change, the whole concept felt shallow, but it was entertaining enough that I stuck through it. And then I got to THIS SCENE and absolutely lost it when I realized that not only did the writers know _exactly_ what they were doing after all, but I had been _absolutely_ tricked. From that day on I was a hardcore fan. (I think this was still before Season 2 came out, or just after it started airing, so I had a long wait, too, haha)
I felt so delighted and then so angry with myself when this plot twist caught me. It was so well done, and yet, is such a trope. Honestly, it's a testament to how well the show is done that such an obvious trope could catch people so completely by surprise.
I remember thinking along the lines of “Uh is Elenor right? No this isn’t right because Michael is a nice guy.” Even after Michaels evil laugh I was still processing it in my head. I would not consider this the best show ever, but I don’t think that a twist got me as much as this single episode did. Well done to the writers and creators of the Good Place.
Fun little fact : This video was uploaded a couple of years ago and the first two comments that appears in it were also about 1: the actor playing Jason has a very Jason reaction. 2: that only Kirsten Bell and Ted Danson knew about the twist
I've seen the ending multiple times, but this video gave me the chills all over again. I'm glad I pushed through the first season - it's such great writing and TV!!!
Literally on my 5th, 6th, or 7th time watching it all the way through? I don’t know, I’ve lost count. But there’s so much to learn and so much to enjoy every time!!!!
i remember watching this scene for the first time. i gasped and yelled about how incredible mike schur's brain is (i will forever stand by that). it has to be my favourite plot twist in comedy tv ever. i watch this video at least once a month to relive that feeling of finding this out for the first time.
One of the reasons the twist works so well is that Mike Schur & co. took a great deal of care to make you *not think there was a twist.* Before The Good Place, what was the last half-hour comedy that had a giant twist at the end of season 1? I can't think of any. In s1ep8, just when you think it might actually be the bad place... actual bad place demons show up. And they hate Michael. And bully him. So, no, that can't be it. If I recall correctly, in the press conference when the TV critics see the first few episodes, they're all like "this is a little weird...feels like there should be more. How do you do a series?" I think Alan Sepinwall actually wrote that, or tweeted it. And Schur is just clamping down on himself to avoid giving anything away...
I’m so glad I got to see this plot twist without anyone spoiling it for me. I still remember feeling my stomach drop when Eleanor said “this is the Bad Place.”
Getting to show The Good Place to people who have never seen it and who don't know the twist is the closest I can come to watching it again for the first time. Getting to see the look on their faces is possible the greatest joy I will experience. Fantastic show
Such a great twist. It's also great to go back and watch the 1st season again, because there is newly added humor in watching how Michael is torturing them and their naivety.
One of the biggest clue during the reveal was when Michael was retiring, Janet makes herself cry like a human. And Michael says “That’s so beautiful” 😂 How did I miss that!
The Good Place will always be remembered as a perfect show for me, cause there literally no bad seasons, every season did their job in the story and the story never overstayed. Its like someone made full use of their philosophy degree and wrote an amazing show!
My kids and I have kept this show ongoing for like 18b months. As soon as it ends, we start it over. It has never gotten old and I love finding stuff I missed before. It's great as background noise, it's comforting, funny and we just love the characters. It was a real blow to see it end.
I feel like I’m the only person in the world who didn’t see it as a twist at first. She said it and I was like no that’s dumb. And then as Michael started to break I was just thinking oh this is some sort of t plan they came up with. It took me so long to realize that that was it and it wasn’t some ruse. 😅
Watching the show through on a second (okay sixth) viewing, Ted Danson's reactions to things were SO well done. Throughout the whole first season, you can tell Danson was absolutely in on the twist from the very first episode.
I'm currently watching different reaction channels for _TGP_ and literally everyone is caught off guard the way I was the first time I saw it. Even The Normies, and they're pretty good about predicting what's going to happen in shows. Just... Good stuff 🖤♥️🖤♥️
I am devasted that I can never watch that episode again without knowing the plot twist. It was honestly brilliant.
Yeah. I compensate by watching videos people make of themselves watching the series for the first time, and enjoying their reaction vicariously.
You can watch SOMEONE ELSE watching it for first time! Done it twice now!
But it is fun rewatch season 1 and look for all the signs that they were in the bad place all along.
Unless of course we're in the Bad Place, and someone resets the timeline for us. Then we can find out about the plot twist again :)
@@mistymouse6840 I watched The Normies reacting to Season 1, and at one point one of them said, "Michael's such a good guy, he just wants to help," and I did a very Michael laugh.
Honestly the best part about the finale is Michael's evil laugh. Ted Danson absolutely crushed it.
Agreed
Honestly it was chilling
fun fact: that wasn’t in the script! ted came up with it after feeling like something was missing
Pushing the plant off the table 😂
it actually scared me the first time i watched it LMAO i got up to turn all the lights on
One of the greatest twists in TV history, because it was SO obvious in hindsight, yet virtually no-one saw it coming.
nah i saw it from a mile away, but it was still very well executed.
I think one of the the things that really helped it along is that on the surface, it seems like a very 'safe' show on a very 'safe' channel. I feel like if you put the exact same show but on HBO, AMC or FX, even that alone would have given it away to more people. The show was always interesting right from the get-go, but it did a great job of selling/marketing itself as a show that was just out to walk a happy-path.
@@axyria6046 ok mr. anime
@@DamnAwesome that doesn’t mean i wasn’t surprised by anything else you know that? when jason revealed that he hadn’t any idea what he was doing here himself, i was in shock for a good 5 mins. the good place is one of my favorite shows of all time, don’t go assuming i’m hating on it just bc i guessed one plot point. and wtf does watching anime have anything to do with it? 💀
@@axyria6046 cool you think you're an anime protagonist or something idc
I love how the guy who plays Jason responds in such a Jason way lol
Meanwhile Will has the most un-Chidi reaction possible.
lmaoo at the end everyone is hallucinating and he is just starting to process the situation
It’s impossible for me to express how much I LOVE this show
Yeah he looks like he doesn’t know what’s going on
@@toddmendeloff7143 have you watched the ending
I still vividly remember seeing that episode live for the first time. I actually gasped out loud. Big, loud, GASP. It's such a great plot twist, because in retrospect it's kind of obvious. I had figured the plot twist was going to be that all four of them were actually supposed to be in the Bad Place, totally didn't connect that they were ALREADY THERE. Such a great show. I love it when they can even surprise the actors like this.
Well said, I also love the diabolical laughter that Michael, Shawn and eventually, Eleanor share.
The Good Place is honestly a textbook example of how to do a good plot twist. Like you said, a plot twist is great when you think back on the story so far and realize that it is incredibly obvious.
@@jackdavenport5011 I dont get how everyone thinks it was such a good plot twist when they basically give it away when we find out the monk is actually not a good person either. Boom, there you have it they're actually in the bad place. Really was a predictable outcome.
I can't remember whether it was Chapter 2 or Chapter 3, but Eleanor says to Chidi something like "you know, what if the people down in the Bad Place are being used to torture each other? i mean, it could work..." When I rewatched the show, I finally was able to appreciate how brilliant the plot twist was
@@JessieP07 just curious, when you watched it for the first time did you know about this plot twist before watching it, or did you figure it out by yourself? Because if you figured it out by yourself you're one of the very few people who did
Chidi acting like he just saw the time knife 😂
HAHA
You mean the TIME KNIFE?!
Yes the time knife we've all seen it
LMAO
“OOOHHHH!!” 😂😂😂😂🤦♀️
So fun little trivia:
Prior to this happening, the only people who knew about the 1x13 twist were only Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and eventually Marc Evan Jackson (Shawn)... not even the guest directors and other crew members knew about it...
More behind-the-scene secrets on the TGP podcast which to me is highly recommended if you're huge fans of the show...
Edit: In addition (podcast spoiler), when they were called to be in this scene, 3 of them initially thought they will get fired and Manny (Jason) thought of the opposite and thought he will get promoted. 😆
@@laurenmathews1344 it's continually discussed throughout the first season of the podcast...
@@laurenmathews1344 if I remember correctly, that one was discussed on the episodes where the 4 cast members were the guests of the podcast...
@@laurenmathews1344 It is first mentioned in the very first episode of the podcast when Schur was on.
That’s such a Jason move 😂 everybody shaking in their boots and he’s chilling
Manny is so much like Jason 😂😂😂😂
So on the podcast Jamila says D'Arcy/Janet, William/Chidi and Jamila/Tahani were scared they were about to be fired and Manny/Jason thought that Michael and Eleanor were leaving the show so these 4 could take over. Manny Jacinto even has Jason's confidence 😂
Wait there’s a podcast?
It’s hilarious because D’Arcy and Jamila definitely look worried. 😅
@tarafitch5690 (2 years late) but yes there’s a podcast!! Shaun/Marc Evan Jackson hosts it and the did one episode per show episode talking about everything with actors, writings, producers, set people, everyone. It’s great
It's funny because you can see D'arcy's happiness when she realizes this is about the plot and she isn't getting fired 😭
I'm glad they had the foresight to record this :)
“They” = Kristen Bell. She recorded it-it was her idea.
@@denisesudell2538 cool
@@denisesudell2538 her idea to record their reactions, or her idea to have the "good place" be the "bad place"?
@@sssophie9292, her idea to record their reactions.
@@sssophie9292 if you haven't listened to the good place podcast and love the show, I would 100 percent recommend it. They did 1 podcast episode for every episode of the show, each time inviting a few cast and crew members to talk about their thoughts and behind the scene process. Mike shur went on it and explained how they came up with the twist. Every crew member seemed so passionate about the show and you can feel their love and thought put into it.
I feel like everyone reacted similarly to one of the cast members.
Jameela - Quietly shocked
D’Arcy - Knew from the beginning
Manny - Mind blown, unable to even process
William - LOUD
Kristen: gone
@@aadiseh1597 Kristen: already knew 😂
Manny’s reaction was so spot on for Jason 😂 really all of them were very in line with their character lol
OH WOAH WOAH WOAH
William here.
This looks like some DnD players listening to their DM play out a scene with a huge twist happening with the BBEG and some NPCs.
yo why is this so accurate
This is the best comment 😂
the cast of TGP in a DND campaign would be the greatest spinoff EVER
same thoughts omg
This was really what it felt like listening to a campaign
Well now I need to homebrew a TGP campaign
I know everyone points to Michael's laugh but for me, it's him knocking the plant off the table. The laugh shows he's evil, the plant shows us he's petty.
And both of those were improvised by Ted Danson. He sometimes talks about how he doesn't need to be great, the writers just give him these amazing lines and then he just says them and the results are inevitably great. But occasionally he comes out with these moments of genius that aren't in the script and make the entire scene, and even he has to admit those are a little bit genius.
I know this is an ancient comment, but you nailed it.
The way he does it is the closest a human will ever come to channeling “the cat who knocks stuff off the counter” energy.
TRUTH! Danson plays it like a cat, not caring a bit.
D'Arcy's genuine delight through the reveal is so endearing.
Notice that she's the only one who isn't sitting still all the way through. She's a fidgeter, and that makes her acting even more impressive.
@@davidstuckey9289 That probably explains why she does the little thing holding her thumb when she's standing at rest as Janet
I remember thinking "meh this show is fine, it's an easy watch but it's not heavy. Just another escapism comedy." Then the plot twist at the end came and I was left jaw to the floor and from that point on loved how they just kept building and building it each season. Such a great series!
Same here! Started as 'easy laughs' and ended up being so great to see evolving in complex fun stuff.
And the finale is one of the profoundest of any show I have ever seen, it's very bittersweet. Never would've seen that coming from season one back then! (I just rewatched the show for about the 4th time)
@@DOSkywalkR I totally agree! But the comedy and writing is so good that when the emotional/heartfelt moments hit you are so invested in each and every character.
exactly! Admittedly the first few episodes I wasn't sure I was loving it but as the show progressed I became more and more invested and used to the humor, and by the time that plot twist came, I was completely in love
Everyone’s talking about how only a few people knew about it but actually John Krasinski also knew! At some event he was sitting next to Ted Danson before the show was out (or even done filming I think) and and Ted described his character as middle management type, and he could tell John kinda thought the show was just Schur repeating himself with an office ripoff so he leaked to him that they’re secretly in hell the whole time to impress him. You can find the interview where he says this online I think
Well, the people who initially knew was told not to tell the twist to anyone. To the point that K. Bell didn't tell Dax, MEJ didn't tell his wife, and whenever the media tries to ask Jameela about the show, she panics and ends up not saying anything about the show. That being said, it was mentioned that Ted did the opposite and told like, 70ish people including John Krasinski as told in an interview with Seth, if I'm not mistaken...
@@dlmbs michael still going against the current, i see
@@dlmbs Jameela didn’t know. Only Kristen, Ted, Mike Schur, and the writers.
@@keeghan6480 yeah she didn't until the moment in this video but I was talking about once she knew about the twist, that's how she would react whenever the media ask her anything about the show. Mike and Jameela herself said that in the podcast.
I always forget freaking Mose created this show
The fact they all react like there characters 💀🤚
@Daniel Henderson bestie this is a video about a heaven and ethics show.
i dont think its a spelling bee.
@@CovensAgainstTheThrone "[...] *it's a spelling bee."
@@eme.261 quesadillas
Not really tho
@@CovensAgainstTheThrone Chidi might disagree. He's very particular about things.
Ugh I'm so sad that I'll never get to experience the first season of the show without knowing the twist. A few years ago, my aunt told me I should watch this show and then my little cousin said "isn't that the show where they think they're in heaven but they're actually in hell?" So that took a little bit of the fun out of watching season 1...
Damn little kids!
it’s worse for me, my damn theatre teacher spoiled it!
OH MY GOD I CANT BOTTLE MY ANGER RN AHHHHHH
I had the opposite experience with being spoiled, it made things more intriguing to me because the first few episodes weren't my vibe 🤷♀️
I already knew too but I thought it was going to be realized at the end of season 4 so when it happened in season 1 I was so confused and thought, "so what the fork are they going to be with another3 season!?" I was not disappointed 😁
Ok literally the person who plays Jason reacts EXACTLY how Jason would react. He was the ✨perfect Jason✨
Manny jacinto I believe
I mean maybe it just means he's not a good actor 😂 when playing Jason he just acted the way he normally would 😝
@@SapphireiaManny doesn’t play Jason; Jason plays Manny
@@aimee2338 seeing him play a literal Sith Lord is causing my brain to go to the IHOP place. Forking range this man has just whiplashed me
Watching The Good Place back a second time after watching the show the first time gives you such a different perspective, and it becomes so apparently obvious that they are already in the bad place once you know that. I love shows like that where something in retrospective, is so very obvious but you don't realise it the first time around and then when you know whats going to happen the second time around all the foreshadowing and everything suddenly becomes obvious.
And in the rewatching the introductory video (or something) Michael made, the “What happens to the others, you ask? Don’t worry about it...” felt like it had a WHOLE new meaning after knowing the twist
the guy talking is like a dungeon master I love it
ARCADUM LMAOO
It's Michael Schur, creator of the show. Also he's cousin Mose from The Office (for wich he was also a writer).
I watched this first season with a friend who had already seen it and was having me watch it because Season 2 was already a few episodes in and she wanted a buddy to watch it with. All I remember was being stressed as fuck as they argued about who should go, and in the corner of my eye I could see her constantly looking over at me, and when the big reveal happened and Michael laughed I out loud just yelled "What the fuck?!" and she was so excited. She wanted to see my reaction so bad and somehow my dumb ass didn't see this coming at all, so I'd say she got what she wanted
Love that so much!
🤣
Did the exact same thing to my boyfriend when I made him watch it lmao my eyes were GLUED to his face.
I watched it for the first time with my sisters, who had both watched the show already. Similar reaction :)
@@percyweasley9301 percy..? :0
Maybe the greatest twist in a sitcom. It was so well done. I miss the show.
D'Arcy is onto it from the start bahahaha I love her
This is like me and my siblings sitting with dad at night when he used to read to us from adventure books before bedtime. They’re so observed in listening to the story. 😂
Best plot twist of all time, nobody can ever convince me otherwise
Lol I was still in high school when Season 1 was coming out and I remember my dad and stepmom watched this show, and I thought it was kinda funny, but the premise annoyed me because the idea that "the Good Place" could be anything like that just grated on me, because of how stupid a system it was. The show just felt shallow to me. So I refused to watch the show with them.
Then like a year later (I think), I was in college and someone on Reddit recommended the show with so much enthusiasm that I caved and watched it. My opinion didn't change, the whole concept felt shallow, but it was entertaining enough that I stuck through it.
And then I got to THIS SCENE and absolutely lost it when I realized that not only did the writers know _exactly_ what they were doing after all, but I had been _absolutely_ tricked. From that day on I was a hardcore fan. (I think this was still before Season 2 came out, or just after it started airing, so I had a long wait, too, haha)
I felt so delighted and then so angry with myself when this plot twist caught me. It was so well done, and yet, is such a trope.
Honestly, it's a testament to how well the show is done that such an obvious trope could catch people so completely by surprise.
Salute to Michael Schur for keeping the premise going for 4 seasons.
I love how the scene was described in such a perfect manner. It catches the characters essences and all.
I remember thinking along the lines of “Uh is Elenor right? No this isn’t right because Michael is a nice guy.” Even after Michaels evil laugh I was still processing it in my head. I would not consider this the best show ever, but I don’t think that a twist got me as much as this single episode did. Well done to the writers and creators of the Good Place.
Fun little fact :
This video was uploaded a couple of years ago and the first two comments that appears in it were also about
1: the actor playing Jason has a very Jason reaction.
2: that only Kirsten Bell and Ted Danson knew about the twist
Are you Janet?
I've seen this episode a million times, but watching this gives me goosebumps!
Cool! I hadn't ever seen this longer version before!
And with a better quality 😅
I've seen the ending multiple times, but this video gave me the chills all over again. I'm glad I pushed through the first season - it's such great writing and TV!!!
This is genuinely one of the greatest plot twists I’ve scene in a show. The absolute shock I had when this happened was insane-
Who here rewatches this show at least once per year?
me fr
Literally on my 5th, 6th, or 7th time watching it all the way through? I don’t know, I’ve lost count. But there’s so much to learn and so much to enjoy every time!!!!
i remember watching this scene for the first time. i gasped and yelled about how incredible mike schur's brain is (i will forever stand by that). it has to be my favourite plot twist in comedy tv ever.
i watch this video at least once a month to relive that feeling of finding this out for the first time.
One of the reasons the twist works so well is that Mike Schur & co. took a great deal of care to make you *not think there was a twist.* Before The Good Place, what was the last half-hour comedy that had a giant twist at the end of season 1? I can't think of any.
In s1ep8, just when you think it might actually be the bad place... actual bad place demons show up. And they hate Michael. And bully him. So, no, that can't be it.
If I recall correctly, in the press conference when the TV critics see the first few episodes, they're all like "this is a little weird...feels like there should be more. How do you do a series?" I think Alan Sepinwall actually wrote that, or tweeted it. And Schur is just clamping down on himself to avoid giving anything away...
WOW WOW WOW the self control
I’m so glad I got to see this plot twist without anyone spoiling it for me. I still remember feeling my stomach drop when Eleanor said “this is the Bad Place.”
I was pretty high for this episode and I thought I was losing my mind. This episode solidified The Good Place as one of my favorite shows
the nail biting in this is intense
Getting to show The Good Place to people who have never seen it and who don't know the twist is the closest I can come to watching it again for the first time. Getting to see the look on their faces is possible the greatest joy I will experience. Fantastic show
I don’t know why I get emotional watching this. Every time.
Such a great twist. It's also great to go back and watch the 1st season again, because there is newly added humor in watching how Michael is torturing them and their naivety.
D'Arcy is perfection in everything she does. Even listening quietly.
This plot twist is absolutely the best I've ever come across. I was SO shocked, I couldn't believe it. It's just amazing
The best plot twist ever. And the best show ever. This is a jewell of series.
It was such a plot twist , I literally got goosebumps when It happened and it was just amazing
I’m rewatching the series with my mom but it’s her first time watching it. I can’t wait for this part to see her reaction!!!
I did the same thing a few years ago - didn't watch it all with her but she was not allowed to watch that finale without me 😂
This is just one of those videos I want to watch like once a month or something.
Here's a comment to remind you to watch this 😄
I love their reactions!
One of the biggest clue during the reveal was when Michael was retiring, Janet makes herself cry like a human. And Michael says “That’s so beautiful” 😂
How did I miss that!
When you'vd watched the show enough times to actually hear it in Eleanor's voice and tone.
This show isn’t talked about enough.
What a brilliant, original show!
this show is literally THE BEST EVER.
The Good Place will always be remembered as a perfect show for me, cause there literally no bad seasons, every season did their job in the story and the story never overstayed. Its like someone made full use of their philosophy degree and wrote an amazing show!
My kids and I have kept this show ongoing for like 18b months. As soon as it ends, we start it over. It has never gotten old and I love finding stuff I missed before. It's great as background noise, it's comforting, funny and we just love the characters. It was a real blow to see it end.
I love looking at each reaction individually, people are so cute sometimes.
i am SO GLAD someone filmed this!! so special!!!!
Their reactions are so genuine, I love this show so much and the actors are amazing!
This one of my all-time favorite shows. The writing was great and the cast was AMAZING!
Frrr and it's so funny
One of the best plot twists ever
This is the best reaction video on UA-cam! The cast reacting to their own show's twist! So glad they filmed this!!!
I love how their response is kind of in character😅 Especially Jason and Chidi ('s actors)
It must be so nice to actually be excited about a twist on a show you're on lol
It's totally worth it to find and watch all the behind the scenes content. The show and everything and everyone were so good 👍🏼
I guess Janet didn’t know everything
Lol 🤣
Ya basic
This show seemed like one of the most fun productions ever to work on.
They all had such character-appropriate reactions too! 😂😂
the women just clutching their faces when they find out. so adorable!
i actually got the chills watching this even tho I already watched it
First time I watched Season 1 when this twist hit....I full-on gasped. Great twist and Ted really nailed it with his reaction.
This is so sweet and innocent 😂😂 I love them so much. 😂❤️
I feel like I’m the only person in the world who didn’t see it as a twist at first. She said it and I was like no that’s dumb. And then as Michael started to break I was just thinking oh this is some sort of t plan they came up with. It took me so long to realize that that was it and it wasn’t some ruse. 😅
I'm so happy someone captured this moment to share! I really needed to see this
This is one of those moments of tv where you remember exactly where and when you watched it.
Their reaction is so cute 😍 I really loved the plot twist, this show is brilliant!
Manny and William : look petrified. Literal statues.
D'Arcy: active listener, all nodding and agreeing
Jameela: she probably has a booger in her nose
the way it still shocked me as if i havent seen this show like 10 times
one of the greatest shows ever
Will's "woah woah woah" seizures at the end was EXACTLY MY REACTION
i remember seeing this episode for the first time and being in total shock. “holy mother forking shirt balls!” i literally quote that all the time
I'm always so happy when this pops into my recommended.
Hello Katie how are you doing?
I will never get tired of watching Manny's reaction.
God bless whoever decided to record this
I literally watch this every time it’s in my recommended. It’s addicting.
The series finally is the BEST episode in television.
Hands down.
I've seennit DO MANY TIMES
GREAT SHOW 👏👏👏👏
Watching the show through on a second (okay sixth) viewing, Ted Danson's reactions to things were SO well done. Throughout the whole first season, you can tell Danson was absolutely in on the twist from the very first episode.
This hit me when Chidi was asked to choose between a pen and a pencil. OHHH. Got it.
Chills! That was my reaction too to this scene! Loveeee this
More shows need to film their casts learning about major twists.
I WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME TO REWATCH THIS
1:46 is Chidi’s “fork in a garbage disposal” moment
Chidi is acting like he’s just seen the time knife
I have watched a lot of movies and series like A LOT and this series had the BIGGEST PLOTTWIST EVER!!😍😍😍
THEY WERE SO EXCITED LMAO
Who else watched the last 25 seconds 4 times to see each individual reaction?
Absolutely blew my mind, I just stared at the tv for like 10 minutes processing
The fact Michael knew the script of the last scene almost word for word and said it when telling them how it was going to happen >>>
I'm currently watching different reaction channels for _TGP_ and literally everyone is caught off guard the way I was the first time I saw it. Even The Normies, and they're pretty good about predicting what's going to happen in shows. Just... Good stuff 🖤♥️🖤♥️
Funnily enough one of them said "Whar if this is The Bad Place" in like the first episode haha. He still got caughtbof guard though
i saw that scene/episode so many times already but i was still shocked when i saw this video lmao
I was so high when watching the finale my mind was blown