The Good Place: A Philosophy in Death

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  • Опубліковано 3 кві 2020
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    The Good Place: a show that wants you to think it hasn't much to say. Today, Quinton uncovers just how untrue this proves to be, as we dive into many (but not all) of the greatest themes explored in the show.
    This episode breaks down elements season-by-season and features extensive spoiler warnings, so theoretically you should be able to finish this video even if you haven't finished all of the show.
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  • @QuintonReviews
    @QuintonReviews  4 роки тому +118

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    • @yonavine
      @yonavine 4 роки тому +1

      Good to know adults are not allowed to like geos

    • @arnoldmanuel3311
      @arnoldmanuel3311 4 роки тому +1

      I've always thought of how boring it would be to be in heaven. always getting what you want and being happy all the time is so mind numbing. for me only two show/movie ever tackled this possible issue. this show, and a Japanese movie called titled Too Young To Die.

    • @ronramen5827
      @ronramen5827 4 роки тому +1

      Is that Earthrise Jackie on the shelf? Maye MP?

    • @beegyoshi8797
      @beegyoshi8797 4 роки тому +1

      Hi my name is quinting reviews and I made a video to show my high school yearbook photo

    • @philliprose6706
      @philliprose6706 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for doing the spoiler warnings this way! I still haven't seen season 4.

  • @bassman9261995
    @bassman9261995 4 роки тому +3216

    Season 1: the real hell was the friends we made along the way

    • @MrX626
      @MrX626 3 роки тому +62

      That’s not as nice sounding as you think it is

    • @emilygordbort7300
      @emilygordbort7300 3 роки тому +27

      Underrated comment

    • @FirstNameLastName-lg7yz
      @FirstNameLastName-lg7yz 3 роки тому +117

      Season 4 finale: Looks like the real heaven was the journey on our way to create it.

    • @sludgeparty
      @sludgeparty 3 роки тому +32

      "hell is other people"

    • @Mycroch
      @Mycroch 3 роки тому +32

      @@MrX626 maybe cause THATS THE JOKE

  • @agrainofsun
    @agrainofsun 2 роки тому +1109

    I think one great thing about the good place is how it subverts the "hell is other people" maxim by Sartre. They were placed there by Michael, who was convinced hell would be other people and they would torture each other. But instead, they helped each other, making each other better. They saved each other. Hell can be other people, but just as often, other people can save us from our own hell.

    • @tjopj
      @tjopj Рік тому +28

      Help is other people

    • @gradientforce761
      @gradientforce761 11 днів тому

      Hell is other people yes, but heaven is eachother.

  • @potatoman5115
    @potatoman5115 4 роки тому +2074

    Having BoJack and Good Place end one day apart was not good for my overall happiness

    • @johnsonjohnson3261
      @johnsonjohnson3261 4 роки тому +49

      well.... that's kinda why I try to put off my completion of these things. I still still have two more seasons of Bojack to watch, and since the 4th season of the Good Place isn't on Netflix yet I still have that to look forward to. Hell, I didn't even watch the last two episodes of Tiger King for that same reason.... ok maybe that's a little silly and I should definitely finish it.

    • @johnsonjohnson3261
      @johnsonjohnson3261 4 роки тому

      @@michaelshook804
      Say no more!

    • @martinherrera4617
      @martinherrera4617 4 роки тому +2

      Felt the same way for those two shows and ATLA. I felt something in me died when they ended. 😞

    • @Me-vn3gz
      @Me-vn3gz 4 роки тому

      SAME

    • @xXMaDGaMeR
      @xXMaDGaMeR 4 роки тому +1

      @@johnsonjohnson3261 you sir have some good self control.

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 4 роки тому +4288

    Season 1: haha she got put in heaven by mistake!!
    Season 3: THERE IS NO ETHICAL CONSUMPTION UNDER CAPITALISM

    • @its_elkku135
      @its_elkku135 4 роки тому +134

      Yeah, pretty much. We live in a society

    • @anaypatel451
      @anaypatel451 4 роки тому +88

      Clearly, the only logical solution is communism

    • @monstergelo1072
      @monstergelo1072 4 роки тому +137

      Eat the rich, Eat the rich

    • @crimsonking6246
      @crimsonking6246 4 роки тому +50

      @@anaypatel451 orrrrr it's more nuanced

    • @micahcook2408
      @micahcook2408 4 роки тому +41

      cr637 people forget we don’t need big business to prosper as a species... it just makes things more convenient...

  • @TheHorrorDevotee
    @TheHorrorDevotee 4 роки тому +2841

    Chidi's 'the wave must return to the ocean' analogy will always be the most unforgettable moment for me

    • @thefashionablephilosopher
      @thefashionablephilosopher 4 роки тому +49

      If you haven't listened to some of Alan watt's lectures I highly recommend them if you liked that part of the show

    • @BMoney8600
      @BMoney8600 3 роки тому +2

      Same!

    • @IndirectCogs
      @IndirectCogs 3 роки тому +28

      It slays me (like I'm fucking SOBBING) everytime I hear that monologue.

    • @blanche.o
      @blanche.o 2 роки тому +19

      I’ve watched the entire series at LEAST 12 times and that line always has me in tears😭 like don’t talk to me for a week, I need time to emotionally recover

    • @Joeysaladslover
      @Joeysaladslover 2 роки тому

      @@IndirectCogs get therapy

  • @blackmailz
    @blackmailz Рік тому +216

    The best part about the ending is that at the end, evry character became what they were "perceived" in season 1
    Tahani became an actual humanitarian and helped people even in the afterlife
    Jason became an actual monk, in his silence while waiting for Janet to come back to "the door"
    Chidi became an actual accomplished philosopher that "found" his answer
    Finally, Eleanor became the "Fake Eleanor" that helped the world by reaching out to other unfortunate souls and gave them a chance in (after) life
    Oh and the demon actually became human, just like he wanted to(?)

  • @darkfang25
    @darkfang25 Рік тому +272

    You forgot to mention the Judge's Test in Season 2, and how significant it was that Elanor was the only one to pass. She's easily painted as "the worst" of the group, but when the chips were down even knowing she was condemning herself to The Bad Place, and that she alone could avoid it, she chooses her friends.

    • @crimsonDestroyer
      @crimsonDestroyer 6 місяців тому

      Which episode was that?

    • @zacharymayo6328
      @zacharymayo6328 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@crimsonDestroyer I believe the episode in question is just called "The Burrito"

    • @julesgold_
      @julesgold_ 5 місяців тому +17

      eleanor’s arc is so beautiful because it represents a human being’s ability to change when given the tools and having the will to do so. and her passing the judge’s test is definitive proof of that. season 1 eleanor would easily choose to save herself, regardless of the repercussions for anyone else.

    • @dopaminedrought395
      @dopaminedrought395 Місяць тому +1

      @@julesgold_ yes! I really liked her redemption arc because she started out as a genuinely unremorseful mediocre asshole. she didn't have a particularly tragic backstory or something over the top. this means that the whole redemption part of "redemption arc" was actually genuine work from her. I appreciated seeing it done this way instead of a "misguided" or fully evil character getting a redemption arc.

  • @FortuitousOwl
    @FortuitousOwl 4 роки тому +804

    I honestly wish I could reset my mind and watch the good place again. I watched it with no spoilers and no idea what it’s about and I loved the experience. Honestly I think most things should be viewed that way.

    • @gloriagloglo3051
      @gloriagloglo3051 3 роки тому +35

      I watched it the same way! Everything was a surprise to me. Including Eleanor not beloning there in the first episode. Best show ever when you not know stuff.

    • @ultraman6644
      @ultraman6644 11 місяців тому +1

      I watch whilst it came out I remember my Friday routine was come home from school turn on my Xbox and watched good place. I remember that fondly and I cried at the ending placing it in a very exclusive group. I wouldn't trade that away even to re experience it

    • @LalaLulu-zw8zm
      @LalaLulu-zw8zm 6 місяців тому

      yes! same, it was so amazing

  • @joshm977
    @joshm977 4 роки тому +495

    28:45 “As the judge is slightly distracted”
    *Disco Janet enters the chat*

  • @adrianahenrichs359
    @adrianahenrichs359 4 роки тому +593

    That purgatory you felt at Disneyland was really similar to what I experienced as a Cast Member. It was this weird duality that I loved being at Disney and I could technically get in for free, but I never had anyone to go with. So every second I was in the parks alone was weirdly magical yet isolating at the same time. You never really feel more alone than when you are surrounded by people.

  • @asbestosfish_
    @asbestosfish_ 4 роки тому +834

    “Eternity makes everything meaningless, the finite is all that has meaning, surrender to the void.” Has never been funnier.

    • @ljesak
      @ljesak 4 роки тому +54

      Eternity actually doesn't make everything meaningless, neither does the finite, everything is meaningless without a mind to project meaning onto it.

    • @JoseDorda
      @JoseDorda 4 роки тому +17

      @@ljesak Thank you, I hate ho much people just parrot the statements like the one you respond to.

    • @JoseDorda
      @JoseDorda 4 роки тому +16

      @@ljesak I also would like to add something: The fear of death isn't what makes us good all, what makes us good is suffering and our desire to avoid on us and others, eternity doesn't nescessarely means lack of pain.

    • @atharvavadeyar5157
      @atharvavadeyar5157 4 роки тому +4

      Surrender to the Nord

    • @publioaurelioperonciniano3403
      @publioaurelioperonciniano3403 4 роки тому

      "you never see an old man eating a twix"

  • @Sandreline
    @Sandreline 4 роки тому +505

    "This might not seem completely relevant.... but I spent two weeks in Disney land."
    Literally tho, say no more. I immediately realized where you were going.

    • @braidena1633
      @braidena1633 4 роки тому +25

      I had a similar experience working there. After awhile I just felt dead inside

    • @SamyTheBookWorm
      @SamyTheBookWorm 3 роки тому +5

      I grew up in Socal and even ive never spent more than 2 days in a row there within a given year or two

  • @chrisbcpack
    @chrisbcpack 4 роки тому +401

    the s1 finale is genuinely one of my favorite things i've ever seen in a tv show, mostly down to the fact that i NEVER saw any of it coming, despite the show giving me all the hints in the world that it was headed that way

  • @TheBlackEternalWings
    @TheBlackEternalWings 4 роки тому +351

    One of my favorite parts of the season 1 twist is that only Kristen Bell and Ted Danson of the 6 main protagonists were told it from the start, the others weren't explicitly told until much later. You can find a recording of the group reaction of the four pretty easily too on here (on youtube).

    • @majoo9507
      @majoo9507 2 роки тому +4

      ua-cam.com/video/Hi-J5QyF4hU/v-deo.html here it is for anyone that's looking for it :)

    • @hannahcole7744
      @hannahcole7744 2 роки тому

      @@majoo9507 thank you :)

    • @hannahcole7744
      @hannahcole7744 2 роки тому

      @@majoo9507 thank you :)

  • @BanzaiBenzai
    @BanzaiBenzai 3 роки тому +166

    I remember asking my father when I was 15 or so (At that moment being raised LDS/Mormon) about the afterlife. The concept of eternity sucked so hard for my brain. I asked him, "Can I commit suicide in the afterlife?" Because I never wanted to live forever. It made everything feel so meaningless. The 'Door' in season 4 felt like it resonated with that notion my teenage brain was tapping into - infinite amounts of anything makes that thing worthless. That Death makes life worthwhile.

    • @T0xXx1k
      @T0xXx1k 3 роки тому +5

      Inquiring what your father's response/reaction to this query. I'm very curious.
      ~🧡 🦇

    • @maxhadanidea
      @maxhadanidea Рік тому +3

      what did he say

  • @sweesbees
    @sweesbees 3 роки тому +625

    i was watching the good place intermittently when i was dealing with a huge amount of death anxiety. i had that before, but it was always about when i would die. this time around, it was anxiety over the fact that i _will_ die. i kept fearing the idea of non-existence because existing is all my brain can comprehend.
    during that time i was on a road trip with friends and the topic came around to what happened when we die. our friend said nothing happens, and you stop existing. what was interesting is we both had the same idea, but she saw it as a comfort, while i was plagued with fear. it was good to talk about though, as that was the first time i was really able to get it off my chest.
    sometime after that, i reached the final few episodes and it suddenly threw a wrench in my fears. i realised that if i didn’t die, i would exist forever, which would frankly be terrible. so i’m basically now dealing with the biggest catch-22 ever.
    if i had it my way, i would love an afterlife of a hundred or thousand years (or bearimys, as it were) of so until i finally reach that calm and pass on into non-existence with no regrets. but in case that’s not how it goes, i must learn to reach that nirvana and acceptance before my wave returns to the ocean.
    and this show helped. i can say that for certain.

    • @kevinlinkll9531
      @kevinlinkll9531 3 роки тому +11

      I feel you brother. However we will all have to face this together.

    • @celery8059
      @celery8059 2 роки тому +4

      I’m right there with you

    • @Friendlyspectre
      @Friendlyspectre Рік тому +5

      I know this comment is old, but I feel this. Recently I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety about the eventual death of myself and the people around me and I think It's takes on death like The Good Place and Memento Mori by Will Wood that have helped me and people like me a lot.

    • @peepeetrain8755
      @peepeetrain8755 Рік тому +2

      tbh i am just rooting for a concept of dimensions or time that we cannot comprehend after death. Like its not forever but it is, I have no idea what it could be but I hope that there is a 3rd option that is is 100% incomprehensible to our linear thinking of time.

    • @MaddieBohoChic
      @MaddieBohoChic Рік тому +3

      I also have an intense fear of death anxiety. I've actually had it lead to such an overwhelming breakdown I was forced to go to the hospital. I have all the fears of nothingness you mentioned but also moreso I am terrified there is a very specific religion out there that was actually correct but I didn't follow it so I'm going to go to Hell or whatever version of the bad place exists. It still gets me worked up sometimes ...

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 4 роки тому +254

    Additional layer: the theme song and sound tracks sound like Sims music, and season 1 is kind of like a game of the sims....

    • @dia8183
      @dia8183 4 роки тому +9

      oh my god, i knew that track sounded ridiculously familiar! you're right, the music was totally inspired by the sims games oh my god. what a genius touch!

    • @robertvaldes3374
      @robertvaldes3374 4 роки тому +12

      @@dia8183 I'm pretty sure they're just emulating the 'idealistic' suburban, tranquil lifestyle both the sims and the original neighborhood aim to capture, rather than that one is inspired by the other. Although obviously most players in the Sims aren't too concerned with making an 'ideal' lifestyle for the characters in it

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 4 роки тому +10

      Robert Valdes yes see my point is that season 1’s complex web of psychological torture is capable of being compared to a ladderless pool

    • @gloriagloglo3051
      @gloriagloglo3051 3 роки тому +5

      I didn't even realize that with the music and stuff. I actually think life is like the sims if God exists. Just putting some random people on earth and torturing them for its own pleasure. Or making people fall in love and have baby's. Life is exactly like the sims. That is why I think earth is the bad place. And I hope with that new system they invent on the show that life will get better for all humans. If only this show were true.

  • @AngDevigne
    @AngDevigne Рік тому +53

    When Michael says: "You only need two, anger and confusion!" I felt that to my bones. It took me SO long to learn empathy. I still struggle with it.

  • @dawn__to__dusk9129
    @dawn__to__dusk9129 3 роки тому +137

    I remember being spoiled for the “this is the bad place” twist and still trying to watch it. I was shocked when it happened in the first season, but also happy because that meant I could enjoy anything else it threw at me with fresh, unexpecting eyes. But boy did they throw ALOT of other things at us.

    • @youtube.handle69
      @youtube.handle69 2 роки тому +2

      Hey maybe dont spread the spoiler that ruined the show for you..?

    • @leilanyx
      @leilanyx Рік тому +12

      @@youtube.handle69 if people haven't watched the show as of starting this video they've already been spoilt. don't read the comments until after you've watched the show if you don't want to be spoilt.

    • @youtube.handle69
      @youtube.handle69 Рік тому

      @@leilanyx I was pointing out the irony lol I kept up on the show

  • @AbjectPermanence
    @AbjectPermanence 4 роки тому +406

    I'm glad I recently finished this. I had the initial "bad place" twist spoiled to convince me it was worth watching, but I knew nothing else about what the show was about. The thing that I appreciated most was the character development and progress through the seasons. Each season is very different from the others as characters grow and change, as their situation progresses.

    • @withalittlehelpfrom3
      @withalittlehelpfrom3 3 роки тому +8

      Hey, you’re not alone: that’s how
      Ted Danson convinced John Krasinski to watch, BEFORE the episode aired!

    • @based980
      @based980 2 роки тому

      Same

  • @ludovicatirone4304
    @ludovicatirone4304 2 роки тому +143

    I love all the little details of this show.
    For example, i love how, when trying to convince the judge not to destroy earth, they ask her if she thinks that the members of "Friends" ( the tv show) deserve to be in the bad place. Micheal clearly states "okay, maybe Ross and Rachel, and Joy and Chandler... but Phoebe?" and the judge agrees that Phoebe doesn't deserve to be in the Bad Place.
    And then who plays Hypatia in the Good Place? Freaking Liza Kudrow, te actress who played Phoebe!
    That was oooh so nice, altough that does raise some questions about the canon of the universe in the show

  • @mjacton
    @mjacton 4 роки тому +358

    Quinton's assessment that season 1 "fools us" into thinking it's a traditional sitcom is accurate, I think. But the way that Season 1 "fools us" into thinking it's a traditional sitcom rewards viewers with details that rewards thinking viewers (those not watching just for mindless entertainment). The twist is still shocking, but details (e.g., the real Eleanor) raise the level of quality.

    • @nateds7326
      @nateds7326 Рік тому +11

      Yeah, there were certain moments where I thought writers just weren't thinking things through. There were moments where I was like "how the hell could heaven have this many problems? It's heaven!"

  • @jaykatara5467
    @jaykatara5467 4 роки тому +128

    The season 1 finale plot twist was so out of left field for me that when Eleanor made that realization, I actually laughed because I thought there was no way that was actually true

  • @stevenma5188
    @stevenma5188 2 роки тому +54

    I think season 4 contains hints towards many ideas presented in eastern philosophies, how constant pleasure can actually lead to suffering (or in this case pleasure zombies) and that life is quite beautiful because of its finite nature.

  • @danieldolf3844
    @danieldolf3844 4 роки тому +190

    The best part of the series is Michael's laugh near the end of season 1

  • @chrisbcpack
    @chrisbcpack 4 роки тому +181

    ngl, going to disneyland every single day for 12 days in a row sounds like my version of the bad place

  • @yasminariana2001
    @yasminariana2001 2 роки тому +32

    what you experienced at disney going everyday is such a good lesson. when you have so much access to something others view as so amazing and wonderful and you over access it, you tend to start to dread it and want to leave it and get away from it. you get told you should be excited to go to such an “amazing” place, or that you’re lucky, but after a while too much of a superficially good thing, you start to hate it.

  • @Sahantara
    @Sahantara 4 роки тому +131

    If the system is real, now would be a perfect time to earn a bunch of points by doing nothing. "Self-isolated at home during the pandemic +1000 points"

  • @satinizer8021
    @satinizer8021 4 роки тому +59

    I remember that I absolutely hated Elenore in the first season. But later, she got a massive character development and I ended up loving her as much as I loved the rest of the main cast

  • @override367
    @override367 3 роки тому +21

    Since this is full of spoilers, a note about the very end:
    - the cast doesn't unrealistically throw themselves into oblivion, this takes place literally thousands and thousands of years after they got to the good place

    • @brody10123
      @brody10123 2 роки тому +6

      *thousands and thousands of Jeremy Bearimys

  • @madmanrishad7199
    @madmanrishad7199 4 роки тому +449

    After he said “...everyone has a shot at being a good person.” That statement was immediately proven wrong by the prageru add that played immediately after he said it

    • @christophergreensides1410
      @christophergreensides1410 3 роки тому +4

      What is prageru? You know ads on YT are custom Tailered to you so maybe some of us have a chance. My ad was for LG earbuds tho so not sure what that means for me

    • @morgana4488
      @morgana4488 3 роки тому +64

      @@christophergreensides1410 PragerU is a fake online university that specializes in right wing propoganda, buying up many add slots on UA-cam to push it to as many unsuspecting viewers as possible. The OP was likely referring to the extreme scumminess of the company and the people who fall for it will never change or that they were pushing the idea that reforming individuals was impossible, either way, I am astounded you have yet to be put through one of their ads, aka video lectures

  • @meephen
    @meephen 4 роки тому +94

    Im just gonna stare at the bee movie toys the entire time you talk about the concept of death, to remind myself after I die I will exist in the bee movie universe

  • @bloodyneptune
    @bloodyneptune 2 роки тому +42

    I took the end as 'she became that little voice in someone's head telling them to do the right thing'. That voice she always hated but should have listened to

  • @that_deadeyegamer7920
    @that_deadeyegamer7920 3 роки тому +35

    Your video on the Good Place made me get a Netflix subscription just to watch it and I have to say, as someone who LOVES philosophy, it really changed how I view death and morality.

  • @Quartermistress
    @Quartermistress 4 роки тому +75

    Damn it Quinton. Stop convincing me to watch new TV shows that my friends keep telling me about but never convince me. And then you convince me.

  • @Freakasaurous
    @Freakasaurous 4 роки тому +50

    So, I was actually halfway through watching The Good Place on Netflix, and when I saw you posted this video I waited to watch until I was caught up to not accidentally get spoiled. Then you made the video spoiler-proof.

  • @Lemons28KZ
    @Lemons28KZ 4 роки тому +371

    This might mess up your analytics, but after you gave that beginning disclaimer, I saved this to Watch Later. I will watch the show first.
    Sorry Quinton

    • @speculativemusings3593
      @speculativemusings3593 4 роки тому +39

      Lemons good call, this is an AMAZING show, that gets thoroughly ruined when spoiled.

    • @monstergelo1072
      @monstergelo1072 4 роки тому +1

      Ha ha me too, binged it on 2 days

    • @KimperialMarch
      @KimperialMarch 4 роки тому +1

      Good call. I finally got round to watching this show and binged it in a few days just for the review.

    • @benlarson8015
      @benlarson8015 3 роки тому

      Netflix just put season 4 on Netflix, so I just finished watching the show today after putting this on watch later 6 months ago.

    • @Lemons28KZ
      @Lemons28KZ 3 роки тому +7

      @@benlarson8015 Same! When I saw Season 4 Episode 1 suddenly pop up in my "Continue Watching" feed, I was like "👀 Quinton, here I come!!!"

  • @dragonarmy4208
    @dragonarmy4208 4 роки тому +22

    I avoided the Good Place until before the final season because it looked like any other sitcom to me. But when Kristen Bell mentioned in an interview that it’s a show that deals with philosophy, that piqued my interest enough to start watching. The philosophy discussions initially hooked me, the season one finale made me binge the rest in a weekend and become a Good Place Evangelist!

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 4 роки тому +122

    I'm suddenly in the mood to eat some chili with Peeps and M&ms in it .

    • @h00pla434
      @h00pla434 4 роки тому +19

      You wanna dip your paws in my chili? Scoop your little mittens in my stew?

    • @leiram2704
      @leiram2704 4 роки тому +12

      It makes it taste bad!

    • @jockohomosexual
      @jockohomosexual 4 роки тому +9

      you put the peeps in the chili pot and eat it all up~

    • @Chaos20X6
      @Chaos20X6 4 роки тому +7

      you put the peeps in the chili pot and make it taste... bad

    • @T0xXx1k
      @T0xXx1k 3 роки тому +2

      @@h00pla434 #1 best quote of the entire show. Put your little mittens in my stew lmfao never gets old!

  • @Scania114AzulGelo
    @Scania114AzulGelo 4 роки тому +56

    I once got into an argument here on the UA-cam comment section when I stated that the central message I could take from the series is "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism". So, yeah, good to hear it here now.
    Also, damn, even just as a recap, seeing the ending again made me cry just like the first time. It shouldn't have the right to be so beautifully emotional.

  • @Bluntteh
    @Bluntteh 4 роки тому +18

    I met you on that Disneyland trip! You caught me looking in your direction in front of Mr. Toads wild Ride. Thank you so much for the picture!

  • @papabless790
    @papabless790 4 роки тому +48

    You never see an old man eating a twix. Quinton bless your high school senior self.

  • @staffordandsuch
    @staffordandsuch 4 роки тому +38

    As someone who's seen scattered episodes from seasons 1&2, having all this spoiled for me actually makes me way more interested in watching it! Thanks for another great video

  • @bisapien123
    @bisapien123 4 роки тому +35

    “And he is from Florida.”

  • @stevenyukabacera160
    @stevenyukabacera160 4 роки тому +54

    Quarantine qrew, reporting in!
    There's an interesting little speech in Good Omens - the book, possibly the series too - about how terribly long eternity is, and how spending all of it in capital-H Heaven would eventually become its own form of torture. It's a neat bit of synchronicity between this show and Good Omens.

    • @beautifulblue19
      @beautifulblue19 4 роки тому +7

      Steven Yukabacera It’s shorter in the show, but it’s in there too. (And David Tennant is hilarious giving it).

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 4 роки тому +11

      Speaking of good omens, hot take. TGP Michael is kind of a mixture of Aziraphale and Crowley. He’s a white-haired, bowtie-wearing dork who loves humans... and also, he’s a demon, and at that, the one demon who prefers clever psychological tactics over the crude tactics of his colleagues

    • @fabbymarmol766
      @fabbymarmol766 4 роки тому +2

      I don't think the chemicals in the brain that cause eternal pleasure to become torture would exist in a metaphysical Heaven, though. It's too bad shows like these take the concept of Heaven so literally.

    • @tinygreencreature5167
      @tinygreencreature5167 3 роки тому

      Also the guy who plays old Doug forcett also plays the witchhunter general in good omens

    • @gladspooky9455
      @gladspooky9455 3 роки тому

      If you're getting bored, then it's not really "Heaven," is it? People imagine Heaven as being some sort of constant orgasm, but wouldn't there be more variety than that? If you started to get bored, wouldn't "Heaven" change things up?

  • @TalleyBellum
    @TalleyBellum 4 роки тому +118

    Man
    This looks like a good show
    Sure I'm getting myself spoiled, but the spoilers make me want to know how it goes down

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 4 роки тому +21

      Cooper Meyer yes finally someone gets it!! I constantly spoil myself on the “what” of plots, but I’m still motivated to find out the “how”

    • @cantbeleveitsnotnaru
      @cantbeleveitsnotnaru 4 роки тому +11

      I'm the same. Knowing the ending doesn't ruin the journey.
      There are some exceptions.. occasionally not knowing the ending or spoilers is better. But not usually.

    • @chiblast100x
      @chiblast100x 4 роки тому +5

      @@personneici2595 I'm in a similar position with certain friends. I don't mind being spoiled, it won't affect my enjoyment of a well crafted piece of media while weeding out the stuff I'd find a waste of time.

  • @ASloppyJoe
    @ASloppyJoe 4 роки тому +50

    YES! yes yes yes yes I can't believe my favorite in-depth commentary youtuber made a video of my favorite television show. Thank you Quinton!

  • @DeviRuto
    @DeviRuto 4 роки тому +32

    You never see an old man eating a Twix.

  • @arnoldmanuel3311
    @arnoldmanuel3311 4 роки тому +20

    This pandemic has actually given me the same kind of heaven I thought I wanted, just like in the good place. Sure, I'm about to complete the first chapter of the manga I've been wanting to make because of it, but I'm so bored being locked up in my house, that I will probably never go on vacation ever again.

  • @frankthetank2550
    @frankthetank2550 4 роки тому +20

    I want to thank the comment section profusely, for having (mostly) intelligent or funny comments, and not just quotes straight from the video

  • @jones4106
    @jones4106 4 роки тому +12

    I put off watching this video until now because even though the ending of the good place was meant to be beautiful I still sobbed and needed time to mourn. Then I kind of forgot you made this so when UA-cam recommended it after I watched the ancient aliens video, I got really excited to watch now that my heart had settled. Fucking you made me cry again you bastard what the heck Quinton

  • @moonyasnow36
    @moonyasnow36 3 роки тому +16

    I'm not scared to die, I'm scared because I don't know what comes after. The thought of my thoughts just stopping terrifies me more than anything else. But there are moments when I think that as long as I enjoy my life and try to do good, everything will be ok and the end isn't as scary anymore. And, there can only be beauty because one day, all that is beautiful will seize to exist, so it's ok. As long as I just continue to have fun and help others as much as I can, it'll all have been worth my eventual death.

    • @shannond1511
      @shannond1511 Рік тому +3

      I try very hard to think this way. But I can't seem to actually convince myself.

    • @moonyasnow36
      @moonyasnow36 Рік тому +1

      @@shannond1511
      In a way, kinda same for me. It goes back and forth for me, and it's really rare that I manage to think like this for a while

    • @godlyvex5543
      @godlyvex5543 Рік тому +3

      the way I think about it is that before I came into being, there was nothing, so I skipped straight into being alive. After I die there will either be an afterlife, or it will be nothing, and I will skip straight into doing something else. What if some super civilization comes around in a billion years and finds a way to revive everyone? for me, no time will have passed, other than maybe a few minutes while I'm dying. Or maybe it will be way more than a billion years, maybe this universe will die, and then through some unimaginable means another universe comes about with new rules, and somehow I come into being there? After all, there is LITERALLY INFINITE TIME ahead of my death for something to come out of left field and bring me back, or have me inhabit a new body, or anything else I couldn't imagine.

  • @garfoofian8507
    @garfoofian8507 4 роки тому +10

    My brother made up the bad place thing as we watched. He just guessed it randomly. It's amazing, he isnt even smart

  • @mekkinism
    @mekkinism 4 роки тому +18

    I can't believe you missed Quinton Quarantino

  • @savannahkarnes8591
    @savannahkarnes8591 3 роки тому +7

    The first few minutes of a UA-cam video convinced me to watch a tv show that in no small way changed the way I look at the world. This show means so much to me and the reason I got into it was so I could complete a quinton reviews video. No regrets! Thanks so much for the recommendation!

  • @myothersoul1953
    @myothersoul1953 4 роки тому +12

    "Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance." - Sartre
    Quinton Reviews
    got it right when he mentioned Satre.
    The Good Place is a very funny take down of ethics from start to finish. It's existentialism through and through.
    There no purpose or meaning to life. The only way to have purpose and meaning is to make it all up just like the show does. Purpose, morality... it's all just made up silly stuff ... yet it's what matters most.
    " just remember that the last laugh is on you " Eric Idle

  • @Sugarman96
    @Sugarman96 4 роки тому +14

    I rarely cry when watching TV and movie, but that bridge scene in the finale just broke me.

    • @growingupwithdisney
      @growingupwithdisney Рік тому

      I watched the show in two days (May 2020) and I cried during the finale, which is shocking because I almost never cry. The show had great lessons and was very emotionally engaging

  • @gannumedes71
    @gannumedes71 4 роки тому +69

    Jokes on you, spoiling shows for myself is how I get into them

  • @basicindiebro
    @basicindiebro 4 роки тому +15

    i feel pretty good because i’ve finally found a Quinton video where i’ve actually seen the thing he’s talking about.

  • @beckash6416
    @beckash6416 2 роки тому +3

    "Michael goes back in time, sort of-"
    * Laughs in Jeremy Bearimy *

  • @evereyceol
    @evereyceol 2 роки тому +2

    im three min into the video and as much as i would love to continue, i think ill stop now and go watch the show first, then come back. your argument was incredibly convincing, so thank you in advance

  • @aidanmcinnes6355
    @aidanmcinnes6355 Місяць тому +3

    i really wish the door was like a rebirth kinda thing so it restarts your journey not ends it, and so you'll eventually end up back at the good place

  • @jmac28211
    @jmac28211 29 днів тому +4

    Watching this video in 2024 makes me want a 10hr version of this

  • @evelynpayne5995
    @evelynpayne5995 2 роки тому +3

    great video! i think one of my absolute favorite things about the show was how it never seemed to forget anything. doug forcett was a small joke in season one turned to a major plot point in season three. the attention to detail was incredible

  • @yanlaroche90
    @yanlaroche90 3 роки тому +2

    Dont read if you havent watch part 3 and further
    There is a point to be made for Jason living better after being brought back, he tells his dance crew to stop commit crimes, tries to win the dance competitions to get by but fails basically because he is stupid but again the show makes the case that Jason is mostly the consequences of his upbringing and isnt really stupid just uneducated and naive, he mostly has the most emotional intelligence of the group and in the end just abdicates and let everyone go back to crimes but he doesn't actually go back to it himself

  • @suadela87
    @suadela87 3 роки тому +2

    I used you spoiler warnings. When I first watched this video, I had only seen up to the season 3 finale. Thank you for breaking it up like you did. Once I got to where you talk about season 4, I turned off the video and waited for it to become available.
    I’m so glad I waited. I thought the ending was perfect. If there is an afterlife, I hope it’s like that.

  • @almightytallestred
    @almightytallestred 4 роки тому +32

    This was a consistently great show. More people should definitely watch it.

  • @amandau6131
    @amandau6131 5 місяців тому +1

    i want to say that this is my favorite video on youtube, quinton. literally that i’ve ever seen. i just saw one of your recent tiktoks and i was like who is this man?? i agreed 100% and then i see this - it’s perfectly put together. i only watched until maybe season 2 but i have to rewatch because it is so eye opening from start to finish. i can’t wait to know what you have to say about Leave the World Behind. literally ab to watch all of your other reviews now !! ☺️

  • @ricktastica
    @ricktastica 4 роки тому +5

    Hyped for this video! TGP really is an incredible well constructed show, I cried at the ending, because it ended but gave great conclusions for the main cast.

  • @l.tc.5032
    @l.tc.5032 4 роки тому +12

    One character I actually really related to and was rooting for was surprisingly Vicky. I know she's a demon and is trying to torture our protagonists, however I found myself relating to her alot. She has a job that she does well but is never respected for it, She's treated worse because of her gender, she's gaslight, she's blamed and punished for someone else's misdeeds and is just generally bullied. Not to mention being looked down upon for being a millenial something we both had no control over and yet are still judged on. That's me. I dealt with workplace bullying, shitty coworkers in multiple jobs and never feeling respected or valued for work I did. that just hit home for me.

  • @duffman18
    @duffman18 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for continuing to make vids during all this, man. The sources of entertainment like this are some of the only ways we can all get through it without going insane

  • @Nadiaidan
    @Nadiaidan Місяць тому +2

    Ths show s a reaction to Satre’s “Hell is other people”, saying, yeah, but heaven can be too

  • @scottmcbride1173
    @scottmcbride1173 Рік тому +2

    I loved this video! You brought back the beauty of this show for me, which I've watched in its entirety about half a dozen times now. Thank you for sharing!

  • @sionalarsen
    @sionalarsen 2 роки тому +5

    I will say to people who have watched all of this video and are still thinking of watching The Good Place: yes, do so. I actually watched three or so episodes of Season 3 before I watched season 1, and it was still very impactful. A good show is still good even if you know the twist!

  • @final_catalyst
    @final_catalyst 4 роки тому +4

    Didn't realize that that season was that far I feel bad in the last 10 min I'm going to need to stop.
    I love your content and you have a great way at looking at things, as well strong as hell pushing through it all.

  • @nico3534
    @nico3534 11 місяців тому +1

    i watched part of this video after having watched the first season like, six years ago, and this got me to finish the show. thank you for making this because i wouldn't have finished this fantastic show. genuinely one of the best sitcoms and deconstruction of a sitcom ive ever watched

  • @luna.zenith
    @luna.zenith 4 місяці тому +1

    Somehow, I resonate with the emotional rollercoaster that was your Disneyland experience. I don't have all the right words right now, as its 1 AM where I am... but idk just here to say, i really felt that (esp the part about hitting ppl up when in their area and no one wanting to hang). FWIW, you're not alone.
    (I also love the rest of this video, been a long while since i watched The Good Place, but your analysis got me thinking about the parts of the show I really didnt understand the first time around. Thanks for posting! Though I'm a few years late lol)

  • @cheeseburgah563
    @cheeseburgah563 4 роки тому +3

    I'm so glad i binged the entire show since this video was uploaded and not ruined my experience like i always do with media. Thank you Quinton for making me want to watch this show.

  • @brunomaples
    @brunomaples 3 роки тому +1

    Since season 4 just came out on Netflix I finally watched the last 4 episodes and can now watch this video. It was worth the wait. I think this may be my favorite video you've made

  • @dark5iveninja
    @dark5iveninja Рік тому +2

    Me and my family watched each episode of season one came out along with season two and that first season finale had all of us blown away because looking back it all makes sense and it’s done in a really good way that allows for the next seasons to build off of

  • @Entertainer13
    @Entertainer13 3 роки тому

    Excellent video. I was so behind on watching the last season and have been ignoring this vid all year. Finally finished the Good Place and enjoyed your take.

  • @AustinKeeton
    @AustinKeeton 3 роки тому

    I was literally tearing up by the end of this video-nice job! I loved The Good Place.

  • @brainydiode
    @brainydiode 4 роки тому +4

    I've never seen The Good Place, so maybe I'm just basing this completely off the surface-level elements, but a lot of this stuff REALLY reminds me of Angel Beats.

  • @captainrexofthe501st9
    @captainrexofthe501st9 4 роки тому +10

    “Hell is the other”
    Shows the other from Doctor Who

  • @gracey8916
    @gracey8916 2 роки тому +1

    FINDING OUT U DID A VIDEO ESSAY FOR THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY U HAVE NO IDEA

  • @box2122
    @box2122 3 роки тому +2

    This one video specifically is the sole reason I decided to watch the good place. I was intrigued and did trust the opinion of Quinton. I never went to watch the spoilers as to not ruin the show for myself. every season that went by I would watch a bit more of this video. After season 3 however, I couldn't watch the next season, for the longest time Netflix didn't have the last season. And I was honestly tempted to just watch the last part of this video and get it over with. But I didn't, I got this far going blind, I might as well finish it blind. And my patience paid off as Netflix recently added the last required season. Leaving me able to finish this show once and for all, and this video as well. I do not regret watching this show, It was far better than I would have initially anticipated, So I just want to say Thank you for making this video, and Introducing me to this Show, Its something I am truly grateful for, truly.
    With all that said, If you even see this,
    Take it Sleazy.

  • @kimberlee9608
    @kimberlee9608 4 роки тому +6

    I don’t know you, but I want you to know, from one human to another who has spent a metaphorical twelve days straight in Disney Land... I love you.

  • @christophergreensides1410
    @christophergreensides1410 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Quinten, brand new sub from the UK here. Bin binging your content since the wknd as we plunge back into lock down. Love that you love Red Dwarf man. Used to watch it with my dad back when it was on regular TV when I was a kid and have always loved it since.

  • @ryukisgod2834
    @ryukisgod2834 4 роки тому +2

    ‘The first thought in all these characters minds should be that it’s horrible that after orphans die they go to hell to be tortured.’ YES!!! This is why I HATE HATE HATE Chidi. He’s presented as the moral centre of the show, but he doesn’t care about the people rotting in hell. Eleanore and Tahani are acknowledged as selfish, and Jason is dumb, but the show lets Chidi off the hook for not immediately questioning the morality of this setup.

  • @fortello7219
    @fortello7219 Рік тому

    Oh man, I was just looking for something to put on the background and I saw the good place which is always a good watch.
    I did not realize this was a Quinton reviews video. I feel like I just won the friggen lottery.

  • @thefloppdontstop4405
    @thefloppdontstop4405 11 місяців тому

    I remember finding out about this channel after your Icarly analysis video kept being pushed to me by the algorithm. I've got to say, it was spot on.
    Watching your older content has been a joy

  • @suadela87
    @suadela87 4 роки тому

    I haven’t seen season four yet and I really wanted to watch this video. Thank you for splitting it up like this and for the warning. I will return to your essay once I get my hands on season four. :)

  • @misterjt961
    @misterjt961 3 роки тому +4

    "congrats on ruining this piece of television for yourself" was a good last chuckle for the video

  • @xambler2
    @xambler2 4 роки тому

    Love this video Quinton I really enjoy your analysis of shows like this, hope to see another one soon!

  • @dumpsterhuman
    @dumpsterhuman 2 роки тому +2

    My brother passed awhile while watching this show and I’ve always had a problem revisiting it. So this is real mental health healing watching this

  • @TheBigHerman007
    @TheBigHerman007 3 роки тому +1

    Just finished it last night. Watching season 4 when loved ones currently have Covid is a cathartic but messy experience. I don't know if I recommend it but I'll remember it and I cherish this show.

  • @trikitrikitriki
    @trikitrikitriki 4 роки тому +38

    As an atheist, I do believe the most likely end to life is to just disappear, to cease to exist. And so I really liked the end of the show

    • @nerdaitami7205
      @nerdaitami7205 4 роки тому +5

      as an agnostic I don't believe there is an end in that time is not linear, only our perception of it is. we where born and died during the bigbang and from our perspective once we die there is only one place to go and that's back at the beginning.

    • @vintheguy
      @vintheguy 4 роки тому

      Ngl that's fucking depressing

  • @Megan-wf2yv
    @Megan-wf2yv 4 роки тому

    One thing about the good place that is so brilliant is that on every rewatch you pick up on ideas that were planted in season 1 or 2 that don’t pay off until the end !! So brilliant

  • @Peachii-Bear
    @Peachii-Bear 4 роки тому +4

    I'm very drunk and this video made me cry,, I love it! Love your videos man! Love ya! 😘