Ah, the pilot. Generally known for being the least creative episode of the series, with yet to find its own voice. This pilot, however, far exceeded my expectations. I wasn't expecting such a brilliant yet stupid yet smart yet ridiculous episode right from the start, but this episode delivered in almost every category. This is, by far, the best pilot episode of a show I have seen this year.
Lemme tell you why.
This episode simply introduces the (what looks to be) five main characters and the settings around them. It has great world building, summarizing the Good Place as a whole in the first few minutes, already having questionable moments, like the point system, for example. The land of the Good Place also leads to some brilliant gags, like our pal Doug Forsett, who guessed about 92% right about what happens when you die, or the ways that you get and lose points (poison a river, use Facebook as a verb, etc.). There are so many ways this show can go and not go wrong, which is a good sign for the future seasons.
The characters are incredibly charming, even if some of them happen to be a "condescending bench". Every main character is so well defined in these short 22 minutes that you can already tell what kind of person they were in the living world. Well, except Jianyu, is not sure about him yet.
The plot of this episode is very well written, and (as I mentioned before) has so much potential to go whichever way it wants! I doubt that Eleanor will tell Michael about "the mistake" until, possibly, the 3rd to last episode (at least), but there are so many different ways this show can go that I'm sure this won't be the only focus of the season.
"Everything is Fine!" is a brilliant pilot to this series, with jokes around every corner (a lot of pausing is needed!), witty characters, great acting from all of the actors, and a story that captivated me from the start! I am so excited to see more!
Favourite Line:
Rating: 8.7/10
Lemme tell you why.
This episode simply introduces the (what looks to be) five main characters and the settings around them. It has great world building, summarizing the Good Place as a whole in the first few minutes, already having questionable moments, like the point system, for example. The land of the Good Place also leads to some brilliant gags, like our pal Doug Forsett, who guessed about 92% right about what happens when you die, or the ways that you get and lose points (poison a river, use Facebook as a verb, etc.). There are so many ways this show can go and not go wrong, which is a good sign for the future seasons.
The characters are incredibly charming, even if some of them happen to be a "condescending bench". Every main character is so well defined in these short 22 minutes that you can already tell what kind of person they were in the living world. Well, except Jianyu, is not sure about him yet.
The plot of this episode is very well written, and (as I mentioned before) has so much potential to go whichever way it wants! I doubt that Eleanor will tell Michael about "the mistake" until, possibly, the 3rd to last episode (at least), but there are so many different ways this show can go that I'm sure this won't be the only focus of the season.
"Everything is Fine!" is a brilliant pilot to this series, with jokes around every corner (a lot of pausing is needed!), witty characters, great acting from all of the actors, and a story that captivated me from the start! I am so excited to see more!
Favourite Line:
Rating: 8.7/10