The WORST episodes of The Good Place
Every episode of The Good Place ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Existential Crisis
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2017
Eleanor tries to help Michael through a crisis. Tahani is determined to throw her most impressive dinner party yet, but things go awry.
#2 - Derek
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2017
Michael turns to Eleanor and Chidi for help with solving a tricky problem created by Janet. Jason surprises Tahani with an unexpected idea.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - The Ballad Of Donkey Doug
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2018
Jason visits with some people from his past while Chidi gets help in resolving a problem.
#8 - 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.
#9 - The Snowplow
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2018
Sequestered on Earth, Michael and Janet meddle in Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason's lives to remove any obstacles that might derail the gang's efforts to become better people.
#10 - Team Cockroach
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2017
As Michael tries to put a new plan in place, Eleanor and the gang must make an important decision. Tahani learns a shocking truth about herself.
#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 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Janet and Michael
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2017
Michael works with Janet to try to get to the bottom of her recent glitches -- which could cause the entire neighborhood to collapse.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - A Fractured Inheritance
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2018
Eleanor makes a startling discovery that tests her resolve, Tahani looks to make amends and Janet does some bonding.
#20 - The Brainy Bunch
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2018
Intent on wrecking Michael's plans, Trevor shows up on Earth to join Chidi's study and annoy the gang into breaking up.
#21 - 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.
#22 - The Worst Possible Use Of Free Will
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2018
Eleanor looks back on some forgotten moments from her past.
#23 - Dance Dance Resolution
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2017
As issues continue to arise, Michael keeps trying to make his elaborate plan for the Good Place work. Eleanor makes a surprising discovery.
#24 - …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.
