The BEST episodes of The Good Place
Every episode of The Good Place ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Place!
Eleanor Shellstrop is an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
#1 - Help Is Other People
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2019
With one day left in the year, Simone reveals that she's suspicious about the neighborhood -- and her investigation could derail the entire experiment.
#2 - You've Changed, Man
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2020
The group scrambles to devise a new afterlife system that the Good and Bad Places can agree on before it's too late. Chidi has a newfound confidence.
#3 - Whenever You're Ready
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2020
Various conversations occur, between various groups of people.
#4 - Jeremy Bearimy
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2018
The group explores the three main branches of ethical thought.
#5 - The Answer
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2019
With time running out to find answers, Chidi must sort through his life -- and afterlives -- before he can provide the help everyone needs.
#6 - The Funeral to End All Funerals
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2019
As the Judge hears Michael and Shawn's arguments about the results of the experiment, Janet and the humans give each other the funerals they deserved.
#7 - Patty
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2020
Arriving at a new place, Michael receives an unexpected honor. Meanwhile, the rest of the group explores — and learns a shocking truth.
#8 - Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2019
As the group deals with a frustrating lack of progress, a visitor arrives and makes a shocking claim that causes them to question who can be trusted.
#9 - A Girl from Arizona (2)
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2019
Eleanor and Michael pull out all the stops to try to help Brent become a better person. Tahani and Janet have concerns about Eleanor's leadership.
#10 - Chillaxing
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2019
Chidi's too relaxed, so Eleanor and Michael create tension in his life to force him to become a better person. Tahani invites John to a spa day.
#11 - A Girl from Arizona (1)
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2019
As humans arrive in the new neighborhood, Michael and the group try to understand what makes them tick. Eleanor and Jason both deal with jealousy.
#12 - Employee of the Bearimy
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2019
Michael and Jason sneak into Demon-Con. Left in charge of the neighborhood, Eleanor copes with Derek's ineptitude and Tahani's dissatisfaction.
#13 - Michael's Gambit
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2017
Eleanor, Jason, Chidi and Tahani argue about which two of them should go to the Bad Place. Eleanor has a shocking realization about the Good Place.
#14 - A Chip Driver Mystery
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2019
After Brent writes an offensive book, Eleanor, Michael and the others try to help him evolve. One of the humans discovers Jason's true identity.
#15 - Most Improved Player
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2016
Trying to uncover the truth, Michael interrogates Eleanor about her life, and also interviews Chidi, Tahani and Jianyu. Chidi faces a moral dilemma.
#16 - Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2016
Chidi tires of spending so much time teaching Eleanor. Tahani snoops and doesn't like what she finds. Michael quarantines the neighborhood.
#17 - The Eternal Shriek
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2016
After learning Michael's retirement will be an eternity of torture, Eleanor decides to deactivate Janet, the only one able to send Michael away.
#18 - Flying
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2016
Eleanor wants Chidi to teach her to be a good person, so he insists that she participate in a neighborhood cleanup instead of learning to fly.
#19 - Jason Mendoza
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2016
Eleanor becomes friends with another neighborhood resident who's hiding something. Tahani plans a gala for the opening of a new restaurant.
#20 - What We Owe to Each Other
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2016
Eleanor distracts Michael from his search for the design flaw that's disrupting the neighborhood. Chidi horns in on Tahani and Jianyu's spa date.
#21 - Somewhere Else
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2018
Janet and Chidi reveal some unexpressed emotions. Michael pushes for a new kind of experiment.
#22 - Mondays, Am I Right?
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2020
While the humans search for test candidates, Michael trains a group of architects. Eleanor doesn't want Chidi to learn too much about her past.
#23 - Everything Is Bonzer!
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2018
In the season premiere, Michael returns to Earth to give Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason a little nudge in the right direction when their initial attempts to become better people falter.
#24 - Everything is Fine
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2016
When Eleanor dies and winds up in an afterlife paradise reserved for only the most ethical people, she realizes she's been mistaken for somebody else.
#25 - The Burrito
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2018
Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason try to prove they've become better people. Michael must face the consequences of his actions.