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Good, but not The Better Place.


The concepts are much better that the overall quality of the comedy and some of the characters. After Parks and Rec Mike is not making laught that much. It keeps me smiling, but not laughing out loud. Few scenes like the first Mindy one do it for me, and Michael losing his mind in early season 2. But a lot of people do react more pump, so...

Season 3 and 4 are better comedy wise. But all the philosophical and morality stuff are pretty cool and delivered through comedy so that makes it more fun to learn and probably viewers will get interested in learning more, so that's a nice plus.

Now character wise is fine, even good, they all do a job even if it is just being funny. Like the Judge... "Gonna erase the eaaaaaarth".
But besides Eleanor and Chidi, the two other humans of the main group I don't really care for much. I don't like the whole "dumb guy comedy" as a whole most of the time, so that can't help for Jason, but it is kinda worth for the: "Jason figured it out?" and to be more fair, he does have his moments when he is more than that.

Others are okey, Michael is great. Janet is particularly disappointing for me, I hoped we will do something more with her gaining consciousness beyond "I love that guy", and some little jokes, but no. Is basically just that, doesn't get much more complicated.

Plot wise I really appreciate how the show keeps reinventing itself. They use a lot of ideas really quick, they work hard to come up with more and more, never afraid to lead thing where they will logically go instead of stretching a plot. And not settling for the easy answer. They also have good callbacks and don't forget older ideas and bring them back to fit with the current plot.

Eleanor and Michael pretending to be evil and doing the evil laugh together was just... tv masterpiece.

It all functions very well together.

Lastly, i'm curious how there is not mentioning of veganism whatsoever when discussing morality. I mean, not even Chidi. Keeps bringing up almond milk, but fuck the animals we torture to eat, I guess?

Not discussing that when they thought Jason was Jianyu in the dinner episode?

Like, they mentioned bad pesticides when buying an apple, but again, nothing about animals being injected shit to grow faster and meaty o whatever?

I'm not even vegan, but it is an interesting question. Do we value animal life because they can feel pain and abusing them is cruel, or fuck them cause they can't speak or understand big concepts and shit?

Anyway. That's all. The show is good. Is a 7 personally, tho.


8/10
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2 months ago on 26 February 2024 01:04