Tahani suggests that Eleanor be allowed to accrue points in the Good Place; starting at -4,000, she must exceed 1,200,000. She performs good deeds and recreates Tahani's welcoming party, winning over her neighbors with humor, but her score only increases when she advises Chidi to respond favorably to Real Eleanor's declaration of love. Eleanor learns that, since her motivation is self-preservation, her actions won't increase her score. She secretly plans to leave the Good Place to become a good person and her score reaches the target. Michael discovers both Jason's identity and his marriage to Janet, who has developed emotions and loves Jason, so Michael decides to reboot her again; Janet convinces Jason that they need to leave the neighborhood immediately, as she's afraid being rebooted will erase their newfound love. On their way to the train station, they run into Eleanor, who is eager to join once she finds out where they're going: a so-called "Medium Place".
Flashbacks show that Jason suffocated and died in a safe while trying to rob a restaurant with his friend Pillboi, who was placed on probation and not charged in his death.
Tropes
- Because Destiny Says So: Eleanor reasons to Chidi that he should not overthink his feelings for Real Eleanor and just tell her he loves her because their relationship is literally "universe-approved." Giving him good advice earns her +20 points.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Jason falls in love with Janet because she showed unconditional kindness to him throughout his time in the afterlife.
- Blunt "Yes": Janet asks Michael if a Janet behaving against her programming is an error. Michael gives her one of these.
- Call-Back: One of the complaints about Eleanor's misdeeds is that, during flying, the resident ran into a rotting turkey carcass, which exploded, which is something Michael mentioned at the time.
- Comically Missing the Point: Chidi doesn't realize that the note Real Eleanor left in his egg was from her.Chidi: Thanks! I love you, too, egg!
- Didn't Think This Through: As Pillboi's arresting officer points out, the "plan" to rob the Mexican restaurant wasn't really much of a plan.
- Distinction Without a Difference: Jason wasn't a failed DJ; he was "pre-successful."
- Feet-First Introduction: How the judge is introduced when exiting the train.
- Grew Beyond Their Programming: Janet develops some emotions after interacting with and marrying Jason.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Eleanor realizes she can't stay in the Good Place if she tries to stay in the Good Place. Giving up and volunteering to go to the Bad Place ... earns her a spot in the Good Place.
- Hold Your Hippogriffs: A rather subtle one, but Michael tells Jason that he was "waiting for the sweet release of eternal extinction." This is based on the phrase "the sweet release of death", but it makes sense that Michael wouldn't say that, because he's an immortal being who can't die.
- Love Confession: Real Eleanor confesses her love to Chidi via a note stuffed in an egg.
- Mistaken Identity: The reason given why Jason was mistaken for Jianyu was because the real Jianyu was in such a deep, meditative state that the Celestial Bureaucracy mistook him for being dead right around the same time Jason actually died. Not only that, but they possess the same IQ-level because Jianyu stopped learning at age 7.
- Noodle Incident: When Tahani learns she has to prepare a party that will ensure Eleanor won't be tortured by demons forever, she declares "This will be the fourth most important party I've planned!" What those three more important parties could possibly have been about is never addressed.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Pillboi's "safe installer" routine didn't fool the restaurant counter girl for a second.
- Production Throwback: Jason hides and dies in a safe made by the Swanson Safe Company, the name suggesting a connection to Ron Swanson from Michael Schur's previous series Parks and Recreation. Though it's probably not canon, a later edition of the official podcast has Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson voicing an advertisement for the company.
- Running Gag: For whatever reason, Jason is convinced that Michael is Janet's father, and calls him "Dad" throughout the entire episode.
- Stunned Silence: Eleanor's "Pobody's Nerfect" phrase doesn't catch on immediately. There is a long moment of silence in the room before the mood shifts to laughter.
- Stupid Crooks: Jason and his best friend Pillboi, who tried to rob a Mexican restaurant by locking Jason in a safe, having Pillboi install said safe in the back, then having Jason break out and steal the money. This plan was a complete failure, and resulted in Jason's death.
- Too Dumb to Live: Literally in Jason's case. He died locking himself up in a safe in an attempt to sneak into and steal from a restaurant and suffocated to death. He DID realize he needed to breathe, so he brought.... a snorkel.
