It never stops changing and challenging its core concept and it manages the incredible feat of being traditional and completely fresh at the same time. Season three has the flavor of someone who now really knows what he's doing. Amazing.

boring, fun, boring, fun, boring 7/10

Despite the drastic change in setting in its third season, I find myself experiencing some fatigue due to the repetition of dynamics in different contexts. Instead of moving things forward, the writers mostly rely on scraping off the current storyline and thinking about a completely new mission for the characters, effectively soft-rebooting the series every time. I believe this is primarily due to the writers' insistence on keeping the main cast and their love interests at the forefront, rather than exploring the potential of introducing new characters. The central relationship between the two leads is further emphasized here, yet I struggle to feel any chemistry between them. Ultimately, it's Eleanor, Janet, and Michael holding the whole show. The other three characters are likable but ran out of things to say quickly. Nevertheless, the writing remains solid, and the partial return to form hinted at in the finale still leaves me eager for more.

Michael takes the battle for his friend’s souls to Earth in Season 3 of The Good Place. Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason’s deaths are undone, and Michael attempts to put them on the path to the Good Place, but when the Bad Place realize what he’s doing they send in agents to intervene. Some interesting additions are made to the show’s mythology as new parts of the afterlife are explored and more is learned about the point system that determines ones fate. Also, with this new alternate reality, the writers are free to explore and develop the characters in fun new ways. And in-between the laughs, they make some astute observations about the absurdities of life. Still going strong in its third season, The Good Place is as fresh and funny as ever.