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*The Good Place*
The Good Place
Season 2
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Starring	Kristen Bell; William Jackson Harper; Jameela Jamil; D'Arcy Carden; Manny Jacinto; Ted Danson;
No. of episodes	13
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Original network	NBC
Original release	September 20, 2017 –; February 1, 2018
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The second season of the fantasy comedy television series series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur, began airing September 20, 2017, on NBC in the United States. The season is produced by Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Universal Television.^[1] The season concluded on February 1, 2018 and contained 13 episodes.

The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is sent by Michael (Ted Danson) to "The Good Place", a heaven-like utopia he designed, in reward for her righteous life. However, she quickly realizes that she was sent there by mistake, and must hide her morally imperfect behavior (past and present). William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, together with D'Arcy Carden as an artificial being helping the inhabitants. Each of the episodes are listed as "Chapter (xx)" following the opening title sequence.

Cast

Main

Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman from Arizona who entered an afterlife utopia called "The Good Place" seemingly after being mistaken for a human rights lawyer by the same name.^[2]
William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, a deceased ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and raised in Senegal. He is supposed to be the soulmate of "real Eleanor".^[3]
Jameela Jamil as Tahani Al-Jamil, a deceased, wealthy philanthropist who traveled extensively around the world. She was born in Pakistan, raised in England, and went to school in France. Her full name means "Congratulations Beautiful".^[4]
D'Arcy Carden as Janet, a programmed guide who acts as the neighborhood's main source of information, analogous to an intelligent personal assistant.^[5] She is from the real Good Place.
Manny Jacinto as Jason Mendoza, a deceased DJ and small-time drug dealer from Florida who seemingly was mistaken for "Jianyu Li", a silent Buddhist monk from Taiwan and Tahani's alleged soulmate.^[6]
Ted Danson as Michael, the architect of the titular "Good Place" neighbourhood that the other main characters inhabit. At the end of season 1, Eleanor deduced they were really all in the Bad Place and Michael was tricking them into torturing each other, at which points he wipes their memories to repeat the experiment.

Recurring

Tiya Sircar as Vicky Sengupta, a resident of the Bad Place whom Michael has hired as an actress for his experiment. In season 1, she pretended to be the "real Eleanor Shellstrop".
Marc Evan Jackson as Shawn, Michael's boss in the Bad Place. He supports traditional torture and believes that Michael's plan will go down in history as a colossal failure.
Maribeth Monroe as Mindy St. Claire, the only resident of the Medium Place, a neutral plane of existence between the Good Place and the Bad Place.
Jason Mantzoukas as Derek Hoffstettler, an artificial "rebound guy" that Janet creates to get over Jason.

Guest

Dax Shepard as Chet, a demon in the Bad Place responsible for torturing people guilty of toxic masculinity.
Maya Rudolph as Judge Hydrogen ("Gen" for short), an impartial inter-dimensional judge who rules on matters involving the Good Place and the Bad Place.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Titel	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
14	1^[a]	"Everything Is Great!" (Part 1)	Trent O'Donnell	Jen Statsky	September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)	5.28^[7]
15	2	"Everything Is Great!" (Part 2)	Trent O'Donnell	Joe Mande	September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)	5.28^[7]
16	3	"Dance Dance Resolution"	Drew Goddard	Megan Amram	September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)	4.67^[8]
17	4	"Team Cockroach"	Morgan Sackett	Dan Schofield	October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)	4.17^[9]
18	5	"Existential Crisis"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Andrew Law	October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)	4.05^[10]
19	6	"The Trolley Problem"	Dean Holland	Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan	October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)	3.92^[11]
20	7	"Janet and Michael"	Dean Holland	Kate Gersten	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)	3.97^[12]
21	8	"Derek"	Jude Weng	Cord Jefferson	November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)	3.06^[13]
22	9	"Leap to Faith"	Linda Mendoza	Christopher Encell	January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04)	3.08^[14]
23	10	"Best Self"	Julie Anne Robinson	Tyler Straessle	January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11)	3.11^[15]
24	11	"Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent"	Alan Yang	Jen Statsky & Dan Schofield	January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)	3.00^[16]
25	12	"The Burrito"	Dean Holland	Megan Amram & Joe Mande	January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25)	3.65^[17]
26	13	"Somewhere Else"	Michael Schur	Michael Schur	February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)	3.19^[18]

^ The second-season premiere aired as one hour-long episode, but the on-screen title identified it as "Chapters 14 & 15" of the series.

Critical reception

The second season has received highly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a rating of 100%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 8.62/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "By voluntarily blowing up its premise, The Good Place sets up a second season that proves even funnier than its first."^[19] On Metacritic, the second season has a score of 87 out of 100, based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[20]

Critics' top 10 lists

2017^[21] (Partial list)

No. 1 – The A.V. Club
No. 1 – TV Guide
No. 2 – USA Today
No. 2 – Paste
No. 2 – Wilmington Star-News
No. 3 – Variety
No. 3 – RogerEbert
No. 4 – Entertainment Weekly
No. 4 – Rolling Stone
No. 4 – Esquire
No. 4 – Vulture
No. 4 – Uproxx
No. 5 – Las Vegas Weekly
No. 6 – Complex
No. 6 – The Salt Lake Tribune
No. 6 – The Village Voice
No. 6 – Film School Rejects
No. 7 – New York Post
No. 7 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
No. 7 – BuddyTV
No. 8 – E!
No. 8 – Lincoln Journal Star
No. 8 – San Jose Mercury News
No. 8 – Now
No. 9 – The Boston Globe
No. 9 – The Ringer
No. 9 – Flood Magazine
No. 9 – TVLine
No. 10 – Newsday
Unranked – The New York Times
Unranked – The Atlantic
Unranked – HuffPost
Unranked – American Film Institute
Unranked – Salon

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of *The Good Place season 2*
No.	Titel	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1–2	"Everything Is Great!"	September 20, 2017	1.3/5	5.28^[7]	—	—	—	—
3	"Dance Dance Resolution"	September 28, 2017	1.4/5	4.67^[8]	0.8	—	2.2^[22]	—
4	"Team Cockroach"	October 5, 2017	1.2/5	4.17^[9]	0.8	—	2.0^[23]	—
5	"Existential Crisis"	October 12, 2017	1.2/5	4.05^[10]	0.8	—	2.0^[24]	—
6	"The Trolley Problem"	October 19, 2017	1.1/4	3.92^[11]	0.8	—	1.9^[25]	—
7	"Janet and Michael"	October 26, 2017	1.1/4	3.97^[12]	0.7	—	1.8^[26]	—
8	"Derek"	November 2, 2017	1.0/4	3.06^[13]	—	—	—	—
9	"Leap to Faith"	January 4, 2018	1.0/4	3.08^[14]	0.9	2.03	1.9^[27]	5.11
10	"Best Self"	January 11, 2018	1.0/4	3.11^[15]	0.8	1.90	1.8^[28]	5.01
11	"Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent"	January 18, 2018	1.0/4	3.00^[16]	0.8	1.82	1.8^[29]	4.80
12	"The Burrito"	January 25, 2018	1.1/4	3.65^[17]	—	—	—	—
13	"Somewhere Else"	February 1, 2018	1.1/4	3.19^[18]	—	—	—	—

References

^ Ausiello, Michael (July 31, 2017). "NBC Tweaks Fall Rollout: Good Place Gets Early Talent-Boosted Premiere, The Blacklist Return Moved Up". TVLine. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ NBC press release (January 12, 2016). "Ted Danson and Kristen Bell Join Cast of Michael Schur's New NBC Comedy "Good Place"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts William Jackson Harper". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2016). "'Good Place': British Presenter Jameela Jamil Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2016). "'Good Place': UCB Performer D'Arcy Carden Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
^ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts Manny Jacinto; Julie Goldman Joins ABC's Weeks/Mackay Project". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Porter, Rick (September 21, 2017). "'America's Got Talent,' 'Big Brother,' 'Masterchef' ajdust up, 'The Good Place' and 'Salvation' adjust down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (September 29, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' 'Good Place,' 'Gotham' adjust up; 'How to Get Away' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (October 6, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Gotham' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (October 20, 2017). "'Gotham' and 'Supernatural' adjust up, final NFL numbers: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (October 27, 2017). "NFL adjusts up, scripted shows all unchanged: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (November 3, 2017). "'Will & Grace' adjusts up, 'Sheldon' and other CBS shows adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (January 8, 2018). "'The Four,' 'Will & Grace,' everything else unchanged: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (January 12, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'Young Sheldon' and 'The Four' adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (January 22, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'The Four,' 'Scandal' and 'Great News' down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'Big Bang Theory' rerun adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (February 2, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'The Four' adjust up, 'Mom' and 'AP Bio' adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ "The Good Place: Season 2 (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "The Good Place: Season 2 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Dietz, Jason (December 4, 2017). "Best of 2017: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'This Is Us' and 'The Good Doctor' score big in premiere week broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'The Orville,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'The Good Doctor' is the most-watched show on TV in week 3 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ Porter, Rick (November 2, 2017). "'Chicago PD,' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ Porter, Rick (November 9, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' keeps rolling along in week 5 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ Otterson, Joe (January 22, 2018). "Delayed Viewing Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Winter Premiere Starts 2018 Strong". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). "'The Brave' goes from low to … less low: Week 16 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ Porter, Rick (February 1, 2018). "'This Is Us,' 'The Good Doctor' both double in week 17 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

External links

[S02-7] The second-season premiere aired as one hour-long episode, but the on-screen title identified it as "Chapters 14 & 15" of the series.

[Premiere_date-1] Ausiello, Michael (July 31, 2017). "NBC Tweaks Fall Rollout: Good Place Gets Early Talent-Boosted Premiere, The Blacklist Return Moved Up". TVLine. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

[pressrel-2] NBC press release (January 12, 2016). "Ted Danson and Kristen Bell Join Cast of Michael Schur's New NBC Comedy "Good Place"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[3] Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts William Jackson Harper". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2016). "'Good Place': British Presenter Jameela Jamil Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2016). "'Good Place': UCB Performer D'Arcy Carden Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

[6] Petski, Denise (March 3, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts Manny Jacinto; Julie Goldman Joins ABC's Weeks/Mackay Project". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

[2.01-2.02-8] Porter, Rick (September 21, 2017). "'America's Got Talent,' 'Big Brother,' 'Masterchef' ajdust up, 'The Good Place' and 'Salvation' adjust down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[2.03-9] Porter, Rick (September 29, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' 'Good Place,' 'Gotham' adjust up; 'How to Get Away' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[2.04-10] Porter, Rick (October 6, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2017.

[2.05-11] Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Gotham' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[2.06-12] Porter, Rick (October 20, 2017). "'Gotham' and 'Supernatural' adjust up, final NFL numbers: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[2.07-13] Porter, Rick (October 27, 2017). "NFL adjusts up, scripted shows all unchanged: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[2.08-14] Porter, Rick (November 3, 2017). "'Will & Grace' adjusts up, 'Sheldon' and other CBS shows adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2.09-15] Porter, Rick (January 8, 2018). "'The Four,' 'Will & Grace,' everything else unchanged: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[2.10-16] Porter, Rick (January 12, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'Young Sheldon' and 'The Four' adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[2.11-17] Porter, Rick (January 22, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'The Four,' 'Scandal' and 'Great News' down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[2.12-18] Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'Big Bang Theory' rerun adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[2.13-19] Porter, Rick (February 2, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'The Four' adjust up, 'Mom' and 'AP Bio' adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[20] "The Good Place: Season 2 (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[21] "The Good Place: Season 2 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[22] Dietz, Jason (December 4, 2017). "Best of 2017: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[23] Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'This Is Us' and 'The Good Doctor' score big in premiere week broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[24] Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'The Orville,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[25] Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'The Good Doctor' is the most-watched show on TV in week 3 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[26] Porter, Rick (November 2, 2017). "'Chicago PD,' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

[27] Porter, Rick (November 9, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' keeps rolling along in week 5 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[28] Otterson, Joe (January 22, 2018). "Delayed Viewing Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Winter Premiere Starts 2018 Strong". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[29] Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). "'The Brave' goes from low to … less low: Week 16 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[30] Porter, Rick (February 1, 2018). "'This Is Us,' 'The Good Doctor' both double in week 17 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

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- |ShortSummary = Michael argues that the humans' postmortem self-improvement, which the immortal beings thought impossible, means the afterlife system is corrupt. Janet tells Jason she loves him, inspiring Chidi to kiss Eleanor. Gen offers to put each of the humans in their own, separate Medium Places while she deliberates for up to a million years, but Eleanor refuses the proposal as unjust. Gen believes the humans only improved in pursuit of [[dessert (philosophy)|moral dessert]], but Michael believes they would have striven to improve, regardless, if encouraged. Eleanor's memory is again wiped; in a new scenario, she is saved from the accident that would have killed her; Michael and Janet monitor the behavior of all four humans. Eleanor has an epiphany; she quits her immoral job to work as an environmentalist, and she tries to be ethical.  After six months, Eleanor loses enthusiasm for environmentalism and her kindness has opened her to mistreatment by others; she reverts to her previous lifestyle for another six months. Michael, evading Gen's notice, appears to Eleanor as a bartender and questions her morality, leading her to watch Chidi's three-hour-long online lecture on "[[T. M. Scanlon#Contractualism|what we owe to each other]]," which enthralls her. Eleanor travels to Australia to meet Chidi, pleasing Michael.
+ |ShortSummary = Michael argues that the humans' postmortem self-improvement, which the immortal beings thought impossible, means the afterlife system is corrupt. Janet tells Jason she loves him, inspiring Chidi to kiss Eleanor. Gen offers to put each of the humans in their own, separate Medium Places while she deliberates for up to a million years, but Eleanor refuses the proposal as unjust. Gen believes the humans only improved in pursuit of [[desert (philosophy)|moral desert]], but Michael believes they would have striven to improve, regardless, if encouraged. Eleanor's memory is again wiped; in a new scenario, she is saved from the accident that would have killed her; Michael and Janet monitor the behavior of all four humans. Eleanor has an epiphany; she quits her immoral job to work as an environmentalist, and she tries to be ethical.  After six months, Eleanor loses enthusiasm for environmentalism and her kindness has opened her to mistreatment by others; she reverts to her previous lifestyle for another six months. Michael, evading Gen's notice, appears to Eleanor as a bartender and questions her morality, leading her to watch Chidi's three-hour-long online lecture on "[[T. M. Scanlon#Contractualism|what we owe to each other]]," which enthralls her. Eleanor travels to Australia to meet Chidi, pleasing Michael.
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