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Patty

‘Patty’

Season 4, Episode 12 -  Aired January 23, 2020

The group's first day in the Good Place doesn't come without some surprises. Chidi meets one of his philosophical heroes, Hypatia (Lisa Kudrow).

Quote from Jason

Michael: Jason, your lifelong dream got old that quickly?
Jason: I mean, monkeys and go-karts was fun for a while, then I was like, "Oh, you know what'd be cool? Hippos in go-karts." And I was like, "Yo, what about Draculas with jetpacks?" I did like 50 combos, and then I just kind of wanted to hang out with you guys again.

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Quote from Michael

Hypatia: Okay, that's it in a nutshell. 'Cause you get here and you realize that anything's possible, and you do everything, and then you're done. But you still have infinity left. This place kills fun, and passion, and excitement, and love, till all you have left are milkshakes.
Eleanor: The Good Place Committee obviously knew about this. Why didn't they try and solve it?
Michael: They did. They tried everything. Just last week, they made the unicorns bigger, and then they gave them more horns, and then they made them chubbier. I mean, really, they just made a bunch of weird fluffy rhinos. The Committee members aren't human, so they couldn't understand the problem. The second I showed up, they jumped off this sinking ship and made me captain.

Quote from Eleanor

Eleanor: Well, I'm not giving up. We worked too hard and went through too much. And I'm not just gonna sit back and turn into some slack-jawed sweatpant-wearing orgasm machine. Oh, my God, I'm describing my dream existence like it's bad. What is wrong with this place?

Quote from Eleanor

Michael: What if we do what I did to you in the original neighborhood? Erase their memory every once in a while? That way, paradise would seem fresh and new.
Chidi: You were doing that to torture us. Actual paradise can't use the same playbook as hell.
Eleanor: Okay, well, I have a solution. Remember what I said to you when you were going through your "midlife crisis, one earring, red convertible" phase?
Michael: "You look so stupid."
Eleanor: After that.
Michael: You said that every human is a little bit sad all the time, because you know you're gonna die. But that knowledge is what gives life meaning.
Eleanor: The way to restore meaning to the people in the Good Place is to let them leave.
Janet: Leave and go where? This is the last... Oh.
Michael: Can we just do that?
Eleanor: You're the head of the Good Place now. Seems to me, you can do whatever you want.

Quote from Michael

Eleanor: Hi, everyone, can I have your attention, please? Hi, my name's Eleanor Shellstrop. Hope you're having fun at our Flor-izona British library extravaganza. [silence] I guess you don't really have fun anywhere, which is the point. It doesn't seem like this is paradise for you. You've basically been on a never-ending vacation, and vacations are only special because they end.
Chidi: So we have an idea. We're gonna set up a new kind of door. Um, somewhere peaceful, so that when you feel happy and satisfied and complete, and you want to leave the Good Place for good, you can just walk through it, and your time in the universe will end.
Tahani: You don't have to go through it if you don't want to, but you can. And hopefully, knowing that you don't have to be here forever will help you feel happier while you are.
Paltibaal: What will happen when we go through it?
Janet: Well, we don't really know, exactly. All we know is, it will be peaceful, and your journey will be over.
Michael: You led great lives. You earned your place here. So stay here as long as you like. Use the Green Doors to see and do every single thing you want to see and do. And when you're ready, walk through one last door, and be at peace. Does that sound good? [crowd cheers]
Eleanor: Seems like they're into it.

Quote from Chidi

Chidi: This is what we've been looking for since the day we met. Time. I think that's what the Good Place really is. It's... It's not even a place, really, it's just having enough time with the people you love.
Eleanor: You're right. And we have as long as we want. If you keep hogging this blanket, I'm probably gonna walk through that door in, like, three days, so... [chuckles]
Chidi: I'll miss you.
Eleanor: [laughs]

Quote from Janet

Jason: Are you sure we're going the right way, Janet?
Janet: Well, I've never been to the Good Place before, but... Yes, I'm sure.
Jason: How?
Janet: Because... it feels like I'm on my way home.

Quote from Michael

Jason: Flying puppy!
Puppy: You're almost there! Just a little further.
Michael: Flying puppies? Dang it, Michael, why didn't you think of that for your neighborhood? These guys are good.

Quote from Michael

Michael: Okay, can we just keep moving?
Chidi: You look a little pale. Did you get sick from the hot air balloon? I bet if you throw up it'll just be butterflies or something.
Michael: I'm fine, I just um... I don't belong here. There's no telling what will happen to a demon who steps foot in this place. Promise me if I'm vaporized, you guys just keep having fun.

Quote from Michael

Tahani: Oh, my goodness, that chime is so soothing, it feels like my brain is being massaged...
Tahani & Jason: ...by a baby deer?
Michael: Oh, boy. What if that's some sort of demon alarm to alert the cops that I'm here?
Jason: You want me to hold your weed?
Michael: I don't have weed. [chime] Oh... Wait a minute. Oh, yeah, okay, now I do. Take this.

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