Holy motherforking shirtballs. After four seasons, NBC’s The Good Place is wrapping up. From “the Good Place,” to the Bad Place, to the actual Good Place, and back, Mike Schur’s ensemble comedy has forced viewers to contemplate philosophy, morality, and the pure madness that is Duval County, all while having a laugh. The series may conclude on January 30, but the questions posed during the show’s run will live on long after it leaves the air. If you’re preparing for the finale, bingeing older episodes, or even starting it for the first time, The Ringer has you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about The Good Place:
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Saying Goodbye to ‘The Good Place’
Everything you need to know as the NBC comedy ends its four-season run
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January 31, 2020
‘The Good Place’ Sticks Its Landing
The series finale didn’t try to confound audiences with a twist or a new take on morality, but instead focused on the relationships that always made the show special
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January 30, 2020
‘The Good Place’ Has Always Been About More Than Plot Twists
Over its four-season run, the misdirection-packed show has managed to keep its characters and their personal developments at its center
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January 29, 2020
Words Matter—Especially on ‘The Good Place’
The show has given us endless food puns and a host of new curse words, but there’s also always been deeper meaning hidden in its language
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January 28, 2020
What’s the Worst Thing About the Bad Place?
As ‘The Good Place’ comes to an end, here is a taxonomy of demons, butthole spiders, Kars4Kids jingles, and penis flatteners
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January 27, 2020
A Ranking of Every Episode of ‘The Good Place’
A good forking show is ending, so let’s forking celebrate this shirt
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September 26, 2019
Attempt No. 4: In the End, ‘The Good Place’ Goes Back to Basics
NBC’s existential sitcom about the afterlife has always been a tricky balance between abstract ideas and quaint packaging. And after skewing too far toward the former in Season 3, it’s recalibrating for its final installation.
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June 10, 2019
Everything Is Fine: ‘The Good Place’ Is Going Out on Its Own Terms
Michael Schur’s announcement on Friday that ‘The Good Place’ will end after its fourth season was surprising and sad, but for a show that’s always played by its own rules, it’s for the best
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January 25, 2019
The ‘Good Place’ Finale Embraces the Pandemonium
The show’s Season 3 closer leans into the darkness without shedding its trademark optimism
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January 18, 2019
Heed the Wisdom of Big Noodle: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
Turns out the afterlife is basically a tech company hiding behind its faulty algorithm
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January 11, 2019
The Scent of Pretzels, Bortles, and Nihilism: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
While the gang is sequestered in heaven’s mailroom, Michael meets the Good Place committee—and uncovers deep systemic issues
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December 7, 2018
Enter the Void: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
In an episode full of Janets and boring accountants, it’s the latter who forked things up the most
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November 16, 2018
Turn Off the Happiness Pump: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
A pilgrimage to Canada to meet the legendary Doug Forcett—the guy who correctly guessed what the afterlife is—turns out to be a cautionary tale on the drawbacks of ultra-utilitarianism
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November 9, 2018
Pick-a-Philosophical-Doctrine Day: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
Michael and Eleanor debate whether she ever had free will in the Bad Place—while Jason plays with a penguin in a Blake Bortles jersey
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November 8, 2018
‘The Good Place’ Keeps Raising Its Own Stakes. How High Can It Go?
TV’s most accomplished sitcom has made a habit of complicating its own premise, and then transcending those difficulties. So far, Season 3 is no different.
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November 2, 2018
Oh, Mother: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
Eleanor and Tahani embark on journeys of self-discovery and betterment—but not before confronting the trauma inherited from their parents
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October 26, 2018
Welcome to Swamp Hell: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
This week, the gang heads to the home of dodgeball-horseshoes, Lynyrd Skynyrd High School, and Blake Bortles
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October 19, 2018
Chili Con Peeps: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
Faced with apparently irreversible doom, one usually stable member of the Brainy Bunch suffers a debilitating (and shirtless) existential crisis
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October 12, 2018
The Lava That Lurks Beneath: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
Larry Hemsworth—the worst Hemsworth brother—isn’t so bad, and Tahani—who used to date Tom Brady—is OK too. That leaves just one choice for this week’s dishonor.
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October 5, 2018
The Demon Who Fell to Earth: The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
There was an obvious winner (or loser) in "The Brainy Bunch," a jerk named Trevor who’s frustratingly good at being annoying
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October 4, 2018
All QBs Go to Hell: An NFL Conversation With ‘The Good Place’ Creator Michael Schur
The Jacksonville Jaguars are good now—which has changed a few things in ‘The Good Place’ writers’ room. (And in Jacksonville.) Here’s how the show is keeping up.
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September 28, 2018
The Worst Person of the Week on ‘The Good Place’
The Season 3 premiere kicked off with a sneaky moral quandary: to meddle or not to meddle
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September 27, 2018
An Exploration of the “Good” TV Universe
‘The Good Place,’ ‘The Good Doctor,’ ‘The Good Fight’: The television landscape is being overtaken by benevolence. Why? How? And what does it mean for the future? It’s time to go down the rabbit hole.
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September 27, 2018
‘The Good Place’ Season 3 Syllabus
What to read and watch before the acclaimed NBC sitcom makes its return
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February 2, 2018
After a Season From Hell, ‘The Good Place’ Rediscovers Optimism
Take solace: Humans may have the capacity to change for the better after all
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February 1, 2018
NBC’s Must See TV Is Back (Again)
Thursday night is once again the home of television’s best comedy: ‘The Good Place,’ ‘Superstore,’ ‘Will & Grace’—and two newish sitcoms, ‘Great News’ and ‘A.P. Bio’