The 3rd season of this show was something of a disappointment for me. It was an obvious departure from the charming and often absurd show that I had fallen in love with from the first episode, with that charm sacrificed for a rather profound statement about mankind in the present day. I was underwhelmed and wanted to get back to what this show used to be.
To some extent I got that. This episode returned to the 'Good Place' as such, and there was a glimmer of hope. We were back to the creative and at times wacky humour that audiences have come to expect from this show and I appreciated that.
Unfortunately, what holds this episode back is the baggage that the series has accumulated over time. At this stage, the intricacies of the experiment set up at the end of the last season, as well as the relationships between the characters themselves are far too complicated, and we are provided with little information that actually helps us understand what is going on.
In the end, this episode of The Good Place marks an improvement over the majority of last season, but fails to provide its viewers with a clear idea of what the season will be about.
To some extent I got that. This episode returned to the 'Good Place' as such, and there was a glimmer of hope. We were back to the creative and at times wacky humour that audiences have come to expect from this show and I appreciated that.
Unfortunately, what holds this episode back is the baggage that the series has accumulated over time. At this stage, the intricacies of the experiment set up at the end of the last season, as well as the relationships between the characters themselves are far too complicated, and we are provided with little information that actually helps us understand what is going on.
In the end, this episode of The Good Place marks an improvement over the majority of last season, but fails to provide its viewers with a clear idea of what the season will be about.
