Jean-Paul Sartres No Exit is the key to unlocking NBC sitcom The Good Place for creator Michael Schur.
The following contains spoilers forThe Good Place…andNo Exitwe suppose.
One at a time, an enigmatic valet welcomes three peoplea man and two womento a room.
They confess their wrongdoings on Earth, but nothing changes.
They cant kill each other or themselves and either cant or dont leave the room.
Theyre there together, forever.
The last thing we hear one of them resignedly say is well, lets get on with it then.
Shes a crow among angels.
If youve not seen at least the first season, just step away now.
InThe Good Places outrageously bold season one finale, Eleanor makes a reality-changing realization.
See hermake the connection here.
Its a moment of TV history.
The revelation was that rare thing in television: a well-kept secret.
Thats a veryMoneyballuniverse, explains Schur, its a universe thats very its not personal, its stats.
But premises in TV especially burn off real quick […] where could it go?
That, he says, laid out the whole trajectory for him.
InNo Exitthey all have very specific personality traits that drive one of the other ones insane and are miserable… Mike Schur, puppet master supreme, we salute you.
The Good Place Season 3 arrives on September 27th on NBC.
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