The Good Place

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If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole.

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If you run into assholes all day?

This is maybeJustifieds most famous line, because it says so much about Deputy U.S. Its a self-perpetuating and steadily worsening cycle.

The big question posed in the latest episode is: What are we going to do about it?

When Shawn nixes this, Eleanor counters with proposal No.

Unexpectedly and hilariously Timothy Olyphant plays devils advocate throughout this pitch.

He keeps asking for a detailed walk-through of the logistics.

(Yeah, were gonna, man, just chill, Eleanor snaps.)

And heres where the episode gets a little meta.

Then Michael adds, One way or another, this is over.

And I dont think hes talking about the current version of the afterlife.

Like Chidi, they seem to have chosen not to be overanalytical about their ending.

Maybe that simple fact will be the key to our salvation.

Maybe our existence when all is said and done isJustified.