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Season 1  "Most Improved Player"  1x8

Aired 9 years ago - Oct 27, 2016

Michael has a private meeting with Eleanor, who is put to the test. Also, Chidi harbors a secret and mulls over what to do.

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Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 1
Here you go.
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and then you learned that she's just an immoral grifter.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 3
And, lest we forget, she murdered Janet.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 4
But we've been through a lot as well.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 5
and "Bachelor in Paradise,"
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 6
Michael, good news.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 7
I have Eleanor Shellstrop's file.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 8
to a hilarious mistake and move on?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 9
Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 10
We don't like to use this.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 11
Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 12
and there will be consequences.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 13
Michael knows I didn't kill Janet
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 14
might have to go...
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 15
On the other hand,
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 16
Tahani, I'll get right to the crux of the matter.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 17
to preserve his privacy, but he found my presence
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 18
I might find a way to look past her, um...
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 19
Well, is it not she
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 20
Oh, boy. No, don't say any of that.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 21
Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 22
You think I should send her away?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 23
Your devotion to the noble truths has given you something
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 24
Ouch.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 25
Oh, thank you, Jianyu.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 26
I swear I will lose my mind.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 27
biggest positive and negative point swings.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 28
And it's tied together with a Slim Jim.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 29
How about I tell you more about those churro dogs.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 30
Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 31
All right, I gotta go to the DMV and pick up my vanity plates.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 32
Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 33
What?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 34
Oh, boy.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 35
Serves her right.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 36
Over a loser dry cleaner man?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 37
Do not tell me that you made t-shirts that said...
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 38
Dude, Madison brought this on herself, okay?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 39
I think you know it does not.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 40
Next question.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 41
Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 42
called Eleanor Shellstrop.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 43
What is that smell?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 44
Oh, nuts, thank you. Oh!
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 45
You're... Check this out.
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 46
putting rainbows up your butt or whatever you do here. Okay?
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 47
I just want to say, once more, for the record,
 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 48
And that I never did laundry.
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Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 50
You guys came to say good-bye because you're my friends.

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Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 2
and then you learned that she's just an immoral grifter.
#2 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 3
And, lest we forget, she murdered Janet.
#3 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 4
But we've been through a lot as well.
#4 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 5
and "Bachelor in Paradise,"
#5 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 6
Michael, good news.
#6 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 7
I have Eleanor Shellstrop's file.
#7 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 8
to a hilarious mistake and move on?
#8 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 9 #9 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 10
We don't like to use this.
#10 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 11 #11 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 12
and there will be consequences.
#12 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 13
Michael knows I didn't kill Janet
#13 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 14
might have to go...
#14 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 15
On the other hand,
#15 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 16
Tahani, I'll get right to the crux of the matter.
#16 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 17
to preserve his privacy, but he found my presence
#17 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 18
I might find a way to look past her, um...
#18 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 19
Well, is it not she
#19 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 20
Oh, boy. No, don't say any of that.
#20 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 21 #21 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 22
You think I should send her away?
#22 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 23
Your devotion to the noble truths has given you something
#23 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 24
Ouch.
#24 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 25
Oh, thank you, Jianyu.
#25 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 26
I swear I will lose my mind.
#26 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 27
biggest positive and negative point swings.
#27 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 28
And it's tied together with a Slim Jim.
#28 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 29
How about I tell you more about those churro dogs.
#29 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 30 #30 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 31
All right, I gotta go to the DMV and pick up my vanity plates.
#31 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 32 #32 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 33
What?
#33 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 34
Oh, boy.
#34 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 35
Serves her right.
#35 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 36
Over a loser dry cleaner man?
#36 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 37
Do not tell me that you made t-shirts that said...
#37 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 38
Dude, Madison brought this on herself, okay?
#38 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 39
I think you know it does not.
#39 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 40
Next question.
#40 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 41 #41 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 42
called Eleanor Shellstrop.
#42 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 43
What is that smell?
#43 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 44
Oh, nuts, thank you. Oh!
#44 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 45
You're... Check this out.
#45 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 46
putting rainbows up your butt or whatever you do here. Okay?
#46 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 47
I just want to say, once more, for the record,
#47 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 48
And that I never did laundry.
#48 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 49 #49 Recap of The Good Place Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 50
You guys came to say good-bye because you're my friends.
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