Abigail Lead Blog Response

I absolutely love The Good Place. I am currently on season 2 where the main characters try to finesse their way into the REAL good place. The show is very unique in a way that is very hilarious but also brings up the concepts of heaven and hell to those who don’t go to church or aren’t religious. In the realm that the main characters think is the good place contains details which make the plot very funny. For example, no one can say cuss words just words that sound like them. Very often will Eleanor yell “Oh fork!” or “This place is a shirt hole.” This type of language further proves Abigail’s claims of Benign Violation theory in the show. A cuss word is never said but is very much implied within the context of the character’s lines. Then there’s the religious aspect that really makes The Good Place interesting. The Good Place describes what life is like in these representations of Heaven and Hell. Michael usually emphasizes the horrors of the bad place by giving graphic descriptions of the type of torture that goes down there. My stomach really churned I heard that the bad place cuts off people’s limbs and dissects brains for the sole purpose of eternal misery. However, being a Christian myself, the correlation between the show’s plot and religion still keeps my eyes glued to the screen for every second of each episode. A question is then formulated of whether people who don’t believe in Heaven and Hell still find the show entertaining or don’t take any interest at all. If there is ever research dedicated to that topic, I would love to read about it. Overall, Abigail made a great decision to blog about The Good Place and made some excellent points on the comedic effects that lied within the scenes she described.

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  1. Shane HerronOctober 25, 2018 at 7:06 PM

    It's an interesting question to think about whether it is funnier to the religious or the non-religious. It is kind of sacrilegious--a random stoner kid is the closest to the truth--so perhaps it's more aimed at the non-religious (or religious people who have a bit of distance from their beliefs).

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  2. UnknownOctober 28, 2018 at 4:41 PM

    I agree that the show could have a divide in it due to the nature of its topic. It's difficult to tell which group would appreciate it more.

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