I'm inclined to immediately dislike a character who cheats on their spouse (especially since it also involves lying, which is another notable character flaw). For me, it's a "Kick the Dog" moment, yet this series — like many others — present it as something we're supposed to find relatable.

I am still on the fence as to whether The Medium Place was even real. Was she there for decades (since the 1980s) or did they debate over what to do with her for decades? (the former seems more likely, right, as these entities should exist outside of time and could make the decision within an instant from "our"…

I personally would prefer that Michael remain as evil as we saw him in the finale — with the "kind" Michael we saw previously a facade. It would be more entertaining, I think, if Trevor were to "rebel" than for Michael, because his actions throughout this season were too wonderfully sinister. He likely knew that…

Is The Medium Place real?

1. Agreed. I'd also add that there's reason to think that there's just as much "effort" on the demon's part to torture the neighborhood residents as there is in a normal "Bad Place." Trevor talks about loving "torturing people" (though we don't know how much of that is to be believed). The wardens just take "different…

The chores were a form of torture that reinforced the idea that "goodness" is, well, a chore. There is almost an attempt to convince certainly Eleanor that she's simultaneously not worthy of paradise but that also paradise isn't something she would want anyway. I noticed in the scene with Trevor that he spent a lot of…

My big question is *why* they had to steal "Good Janet." We're shown in MIchael's flashback that she was stolen, so that's not a lie, but I don't understand why "Bad Janet" wouldn't be capable of at least trying to act like "Good Janet." After all, the evil residents of the neighborhood are able to pass themselves off…

The "sweeps" episodes would be more a '90s phenomenon, but otherwise, this is spot on to how a series like that would have worked. Even a drama! I enjoyed the '98 series BRIMSTONE but it also fell into the "episodic" formula you described with only a couple twists (that didn't make as much sense upon examination as…

People wondered early on how anyone in The Good Place could enjoy themselves knowing the misery that the majority of humanity experienced in The Bad Place. Chidi seemed the only one of the four who came close to almost being disturbed by the concept. Eleanor just wants to avoid being caught and sent to The Bad Place.…

Tahini basically tried to "buy her way into heaven." It's interesting to see that you can't do this. So, a homeless woman who consistently shared her stale bread fished out of the trash would earn more "good points" legitimately than Tahini.

A big complaint many non-theists like myself have with hell is the concept of even someone as awful as Hitler or bin Laden being *tortured for all eternity." This is why I'm drawn to the depictions of hell that are basically of one's own making (the classic parable about the "long forks" in both heaven and hell — the…

Strange also that they avoided calling him "Purple Man," when it would have made perfect sense in-story: He doesn't tell people his name and he tends to always wear purple. Instead, people kept referring to him as "the limey" or the "British guy."

Kilgrave also strikes me as *way* too powerful. I need to reread his DAREDEVIL appearances to see how DD defeated him.

I'd alluded to ANGEL in a previous comment, but I think I'd enjoy actually seeing Jessica Jones: PI in the next season. Kilgrave was a very personal and powerful villain but I don't think it's necessary to repeat such a compelling Big Bad.

The last scene sort of reminded me of the set-up for ANGEL: Brooding hero seeking redemption for past crimes who helps the helpless, guided along the way by Jiminy Cricket character (Doyle originally). Unfortunately, that could mean we'll see more of Robyn next season in the Cordelia role.

Yes, even if Hope is saved legally, she has to live with the guilt of murdering her parents. And Hope is arguably never safe *until* Kilgrave is dead. Neither are any of Jessica's friends and family members. Even if freed from prison, all Jessica has to offer Hope is a lifetime on the run . In that scenario, I'd…

Well, Trish was right when she said that if Simpson had a trained operative driving the car instead of a concerned civilian celebrity, they might have succeeded in capturing Kilgrave. That was amateur night because Jessica wouldn't involve the police. There's evidence, though, that Simpson had contacts who would have…

I don't blame the victim for playing into the villain's hands, per se, but I'd hoped that Jessica would realize she *was* playing into the villain's hands.

In fairness to Simpson — though I can't defend him after this episode — his actions are more in line with military thinking. The U.S. killed bin Laden (I doubt there was any serious consideration of bringing him back alive), and if taking him alive meant the potential loss of more civilian lives (Kilgrave is a walking…

I'm willing to give him a shot on his own show. I wonder if I'll have a similar reaction that I had to Angel on BUFFY. I didn't care much for them as a couple and thought somewhat the same of Angel on the show as you do of Luke on JJ. But I loved what they did with ANGEL on his own series, where he was free to pursue…