The Good Place Was Inside the Bad Place All Along

Hi, I'm Diane and I'm obsessed with 4 humans, 1 demon, and 1 all-knowing not-a-robot. Do not send help.

[amy-santiagos]

I proposed a rule that Chidis shouldn’t be allowed to leave because it would make Eleanors sad. And I could do this forever, zip you around the universe showing you cool stuff…and I’d still never find the justification for getting you to stay. Because it’s a selfish rule.

[confessionsdiaz]

Sitcoms produce the best m/f couples and I don't take any arguments

Here is my proof

[montygreen]

2021 Pride Month Celebration [18/30 LGBT+ Characters] Eleanor Shellstrop “Our fates are sealed, but I think we have one move left. We can try.”

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This is incredible.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

4|1 & 1|1 

[writeonthrough]

“Around every corner they chose each other, and I think that’s what the definition of love is.” (x)                        - Requested by @cheleanorwhore

[rumorsfly]

this added 20 years to my lifespan

[rocktheholygrail]

The Good Place is so important!

[rocktheholygrail]

The Good Place: *doesn’t win any Emmys this year*

Me: I DISAGREE

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D’ARCY CARDEN by Jeff Lipsky for Southwest Magazine (2019)

[amyjacob]

soulmates.

[enragedbees]

An Eleanor x Chidi x Simone Analysis nobody asked for

Spoilers ahead

Also Brooke and Chase y’all better stop reading now

First off, let me say that, much like the upcoming q&a with the twilight cast that’s being advertised on the top of my feed, I know that none of this needs to be said. However, what’s tumblr even for, if not to rant about a topic you can’t discuss with any of your friends because they “might watch the show soon” and anything you say to them will spoil the greatest show on television and the single most interesting and geniusly crafted sustainment of a slow burn relationship I’ve ever seen in television?

Cough cough.

Michael made Eleanor and Chidi soulmates in the first attempt to force them to interact more often, thus torturing each other psychologically. What he didn’t expect was that Eleanor would learn from Chidi. He said that he expected Eleanor to give up as soon as things got difficult. But, due to Chidi’s excellent teaching abilities and Eleanor’s desperation to stay in the good place, she became a better person. Even just being around him for two days caused her to clean up all the garbage in the neighborhood after the chaos sequence. Once Chidi decides to teach her, Eleanor improves exponentially. By the middle of the season she confesses to Michael that she doesn’t belong in the good place, all because she can’t stand how much pain Janet’s murder was causing Chidi.

Chidi doesn’t necessarily learn from Eleanor, but he definitely grows a deep affection for her. He puts himself on the line, confesses to Janet’s murder to stop Eleanor from going with Trevor. In Team Cockroach when Eleanor’s about to throw hands with Michael, Chidi hold her back, spins her around, and gets her to calm down.

Okay, okay, okay. All right. Forget about him, forget about him. Focus on us.

Chidi’s biggest problem was his indecision. On bad days, we know it was even tough to pick what type of muffin he wanted for breakfast. Eleanor has to literally bully Chidi (his words) into asking Simone out, even though he did want to. He chickened out of kissing Simone on their first date, and Eleanor had to instigate even that. Plus, that really wasn’t the time or place for a first kiss, tbh. He only kissed her there because he wanted to prove to himself and Eleanor that he can make big decisions easily, it wasn’t for the benefit of Simone or their relationship.

Literally nobody would want their first kiss in this situation oh my god what were you thinking Chidi

But with Eleanor…

He already is so incredibly fond of her; they’re clearly more than friends, even though he hasn’t realized the depth of his feelings yet. She leans his head against his shoulder while they’re dancing, and he pulls her closer and squeezes her hand in an “I’m so sorry, I wish I could make you happy” kind of move.

It’s just a simple gesture that means so much more. I think it also plays a big part in when he finally realizes he’s in love with her.

All he needs to realize this is for Janet to voice exactly his own thoughts to Jason. When Chidi realizes that not evaluating his feelings because the situation was complex was just him rationalizing the feelings he didn’t know how to process, he realizes the choice in front of him.

He makes his choice almost effortlessly.

This is the same choice that’s given to him with Simone, and it’s why their relationship shouldn’t even be a cause for concern during this season. He had to be forced into making the choice he thought was right. Since he didn’t come to his decision on his own, it’s caused the whole partnership to be unnatural and fake. It wasn’t Chidi’s choice; it was the pressure of the people around him.

He’s so unsure of himself when he and Eleanor finally break apart. Chidi already knows Eleanor’s feelings and wanted to make sure he did this huge important thing right. Even in this situation, his immediate hope is that she is happy.

He’s going to fall for Eleanor again, because he makes the choice to love her. And he loves her, not just the idea of being in a relationship (which is probably one of the major causes of his attraction to Simone.) He laughs when she says something silly after their kiss, his first thought after being presented with a the plan to send them to the medium place is to ask how long they’ll be apart.

There’s not gonna be any reason that Simone may be a threat to our favorite ship. Eleanor fell for Chidi over and over again, and Chidi actively chose to accept he was in love. Both of these acts are hugely important for each of them. If this is a recurring thing, which it seems to be, we’ve got nothing to worry about.

Here ends my TedTalk I guess ✌🏼

[avadcniels]

[trueloveistreacherous]

Make Me Choose Meme Anonymous asked: Cheleanor or Teleanor?

Let me just cut to the chase. You two, you got it bad for each other.

[flawlessbeautyqueens]

Kristen Bell photographed by Jeff Lipsky for Natural Health Magazine (2015)

[oysters-aint-for-me]