The BEST episodes of The Good Place season 1
Every episode of The Good Place season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Place season 1!
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 - 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.
#2 - Mindy St. Claire
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2017
Eleanor flees to the Medium Place with Jason and Janet, where they meet a former lawyer who lives there alone. Meanwhile, Eleanor's trial proceeds.
#3 - 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.
#4 - Chidi's Choice
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2017
Michael is frustrated by Chidi's indecisiveness. Eleanor discovers feelings she didn't realize she had. Jianyu makes a surprising announcement.
#5 - 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.
#6 - …Someone Like Me as a Member
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/2016
Michael has difficulty negotiating for Eleanor's fate. The Bad Place demons misbehave at Tahani's house. Chidi bonds with the other Eleanor.
#7 - What's My Motivation
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2017
Eleanor tries to improve her score before the judge arrives. Michael makes a surprising discovery. Chidi asks Eleanor for advice about love.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Tahani Al-Jamil
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2016
Eleanor thinks Tahani knows her secret. Michael tries to get Chidi interested in a new hobby. Janet goes through some strange personality changes.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.