The struggle for Fake Eleanors soul is real.
Or for a unicorn.
Tahani (Jameela Jamil) might soon say the same to Jianyu, a.k.a.
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What are the ramifications of Michaels stand against evil?
What happens to Jason, a.k.a.
the other glitch besides Eleanor?
Exactly how scary is a four-headed flying bear?
These questions about the very goodGood Placeand more will now be answered by the true overlord of the afterlife.
No, not Sean series creator Michael Schur.
Im guessing you dont mess with the Bad Place.
What vindictive, retaliatory measures await Michael & co.?
He says, Im going to tell Sean youre in big trouble.
And thats the big stretch that looms over the final four episodes.
So the demons only recourse is: Ill get you…. via the judicial system!?
Yeah, there does seem be a certain amount of law and order.
Its not like the biblical wars of archangels and demons.
[Laughs] There were a few.
But really, the fun thing was its just the most boring name that we could think of.
Neither side seemed terribly thrilled about getting him involved at first.
Yes, Sean is cranky.
Sean does not like being roused out of slumber to come have to rule on matters like this.
So no one likes dealing with Sean…. How is that going to go for her?
Is she going to argue her own case?
When do we meet Sean, and how would you describe his or her physicality and wardrobe?
This is episode 9, so what we have left is 10, 11, 12, and 13.
By the end of 11, you will have met Sean.
And Sean is male?Sean is male, yes.
Well, appears as a male.
Is Sean played by someone we know?
<What was it about Adam Scott that made you say, Yep.
Hes the perfect demon?
How he burst into the comedy world, at least to me, was inStep Brothers.
So, I called him and said, How would you like to play Not Ben Wyatt?
(laughs) I said, Youre literally a demon.
Youre the worst absolute creature that exists anywhere in the universe, and he said, That sounds fun.
Youre a stats guy.
Whats her VORS Value Over Replacement Soul?
Well, without giving too much away, we are actually going to find out the answers to that.
Were going to find out what her score was when she was on Earth.
And there was a big debate about it in the writers room.
She says a couple of times, I wasnt a murderer, I wasnt an arsonist.
So she was nowhere close to that.
How much do you think she has changed in the afterlife?
One of the last four episodes will get into that a little bit.
Shes a great deal more self-aware by episode 9 than she was when she started.
Shes quoting Kant at ease now.
She sees the wisdom of trying to be a good person.
NEXT: I would say its a romantic quadrangle.
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Eleanor notices the fast-forming bond between the other Eleanor and Chidi.
What dynamic can we expect between them in the final few episodes?
And will Tahani join her in jealousy to help form a complicated romantic square-jot down thing?
The bond between them would be instantaneous.
Is a romantic square a good way to describe it?
I would say its a romantic quadrangle.
Tahani realizes that Jianyu is not who he claims to be.
What does that relationship look like in the final episodes, besides in shambles?
1: That shes been misled and deceived for this long.
(laughs) Yeah, it doesnt go well.
Can you confirm that his glitch is a different kind of glitch?
I can indeed confirm that his glitch is different than Eleanors, yes.
Is there anything you’ve got the option to hint about the difference?
No, it really would be a giveaway.
Its a different glitch, but I would say an equally kind of fun and hopefully satisfying glitch.
Speaking of doomed romances, is there a potential for a Jason/Janet relationship?
He was checking her out in this episode.
And as she reboots, she might be in a vulnerable place.
Ill be interested to explore that notion with you at a later date.
When we return, where does Fake Eleanor live?
Does she have to shack up with Chidi and Real Eleanor?
Is that something that we explore?
Whats funny is obviously we couldnt say anything about what the role would be because its such a giveaway.
Theyve had terrible lives.
And the reporter kept saying, But you must be suffering the trauma of your experiences.
Shes like, No, no, no, it was fine.
I had a rusty cot to sleep on and made friends with the fleas who lived in my pillow.
And did Dante get it right?
My comment is no comment.
Did the Bad Place glitch because Real Eleanor was there, and what did that look like?
No, and I think we cut this line out of the episode.
Why is she still happy?
This is driving us crazy!
So it didnt glitch out.
On the scale of scary things in the Bad Place, where does the four-headed flying bear rank?
I think its pretty typical.
Its like, Eh.
Its a workmanlike aspect of it.
Its not the best they have, but it gets the job done.
Explaining the mix-up of Eleanors, Michael says that they only see names and files.
Why dont they see faces?
Will they change protocols now after whats happened?
That main idea came from the premise that they dont want to know what people look like.
This is a symphony orchestra it should just be the best sounding people.
So I felt like the Good Place should operate in the same way.
Its utterly unimportant what people look like or where theyre from.
Were just going to take the people who have the best scores.
Eleanor has yearned for a Medium Place.
And we do deal with that concept later in the season.
There is some follow-through on that.
The show wont air again until Jan. 5.
Give us one word to think about for the next two months.
