Michael: The test could be anything. Maybe you show up and you're told you're in the Good Place, but you know that it's a mistake. Maybe the test looks just like your regular life, or a twisted version of your life. You're presented with these challenges. You do well or badly, but at the end, you're given a sort of evaluation.
Chidi: Yeah, and the architects explain what you did badly, what you did well, and then you get rebooted and do it again... and again and again until you ace it.
Timothy Olyphant: Oh, hang on. It seems to me if y'all get rebooted, your memories will be wiped out. How you ever gonna learn anything if you're always having to start from scratch?
Judge: Mm-hmm.
Eleanor: Good point, Timothy Olyphant.
Judge: Tim's fine.
Eleanor: Okay, great. In the new system, you will retain a vague memory of what you learned in the evaluation sessions. That information, what you did well or badly, stays with you like... like a little voice in your head, helping you become a better version of yourself.
Timothy Olyphant: Okay, that helps. Thank you.
Chidi: So, our guess is that with enough chances, people will eventually make enough good choices to qualify for the Good Place, and maybe some never will, but that's okay because everyone gets a fair shot.