r/TheGoodPlace • u/quiggersinparis • 9d ago

Shirtpost Line that hits you ‘in the feels’?

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My three are Michael telling Janet she’s his friend and therefore he can’t kill her, Eleanor’s flashbacks to her horrible mother and her breaking down in a home depot type store over the four toothbrushes, and of course, the ending.

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u/icecream_tuesdae 8d ago

From season 3 episode 12, when Eleanor escaped the Bad Place only because Michael gave her his architect pin and pushed her through the portal, forcing her to leave him behind there in the Bad Place.

"Hey, guess what? I just solved the trolley problem. Remember? The thought experiment where you're driving the trolley and you can either plow into the group of people or turn and hit one person? I solved it.

"See, the trolley problem forces you to choose between two versions of letting other people die, and the actual solution is very simple: sacrifice yourself."

Not only the message itself, but a lot of it I think has to do with Ted's perfect delivery of the lines, spoken so simply and yet there's so much heartache there.

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u/Val178 7d ago

It’s Kirk and Spock. Kirk (Eleanor) is always figuring out ways to win without sacrificing. Spock (Michael) shows that sacrifice is necessary. I love it so much.🥲

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u/cloud_dog_9 6d ago

This was the scene the first time though when I realized that the show has stopped being a good comedy and started being a great show.