Tag Archives: The Good Place

Rant: Kate Berlant

I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to “notice” Kate Berlant, considering how many great shows she’s already been in (e.g. Another Period, The Good Place, and Loki), but suddenly I’m a big fan, and have watched my … Continue reading

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Lockdown Uplift (7/20)

Just a quick note of some of the funnest online content I watched this month (in no particular order): – TV Guide challenged D’Arcy Carden to rank every iteration of her character ‘Janet’ from The Good Place, and thus provide … Continue reading

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Not a Girl. Not A Robot.

[Contains “time-knives” and SPOILERS!!!] The first time I tried to watch NBC’s afterlife-set sitcom The Good Place (2016), I bailed after the pilot episode for vaguely “theological”/spiritual reasons… basically, it annoyed (offended?) me that a condescending/narcissistic socialite like ‘Tahani’ (Jameela … Continue reading

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“So, You’ve Gone Insane. That’s Fun.”

[Contains dried robin’s blood and SPOILERS!!!] The major story arc dominating Season Six of Parks and Recreation (2013), aside from ‘Leslie Knope’s (Amy Poehler) acrimonious recall from the City Council, was the not-entirely-unrelated merging of cash-strapped Eagleton (and its super-snooty … Continue reading

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