Chidi: I... I just saw a trillion different realities folding onto each other like thin sheets of metal, forming a single blade.
Michael: Yeah, yeah, the Time-Knife. We've all seen it. Let's get back on track, bud.
Chidi: Oh, okay, sure. What I was saying, um, before, you know... I saw the Time-Knife? Is this... Michael is right. His Neighborhood gave us the chance to become better people because it removed all the variables that make life on Earth hard.
Eleanor: Yeah, uh, there was no rent to pay, no racism, no sexism.
Tahani: No awards-show gift-suite publicist infighting. What? Those gift suites can be a real minefield.
Chidi: But Shawn is also right. The four of us becoming better people could be a fluke. So let's repeat the experiment. It's what Simone taught us about data collection. Try it again and see if you get the same results.
Michael: Of course! I build a new neighborhood. We choose four new people, tell them they're in the Good Place, create challenges for them, track their progress. My guess is they will do what the original four did. Seek help, support each other, make wise decisions, improve. If they do, then it's proof that humans are not "bad, full stop, end of story."
Shawn: This is so stupid. Where would you even put this neighborhood? I wouldn't allow it to be built in the Good Place, that's for sure. And I doubt you'd want to come back to my neck of the woods.
Eleanor: Ooh. I have an idea.