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The Worst Possible Use of Free Will

‘The Worst Possible Use of Free Will’

Season 3, Episode 8 -  Aired November 8, 2018

Eleanor asks Michael to restore her memories of falling in love with Chidi in the afterlife.

Quote from Michael

Michael: [v.o.] After that, you spent all your time together. You studied philosophy together. You even got Chidi hooked on popcorn shrimp. Eventually, you became suspicious of me, and escaped to Mindy St. Claire's house on a train. That was the first time you actually said it out loud.
Eleanor: I love you. And you don't need to respond, 'cause I know you have trouble saying how you feel...
Chidi: I love you too.
[present:]
Michael: That's the story. You're capable of human love. Congrats. Can we go now?
Eleanor: How did it end?
Michael: Like it always did, with me rebooting you. There's... There's no need to...
Eleanor: Show me, please.

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Quote from Michael

Librarian: We're closing up soon, guys.
Michael: Yeah, can we just have 15 minutes? We're kind of in the middle of something.
Librarian: I'd take off if I were you. The second we close, they use this place to shoot pornos.
Michael: Okay.

Quote from Michael

Michael: Okay. You think you have no free will, because I scripted everything that happened, right? All I have to do is prove that you made one choice that I couldn't anticipate. Easy. [device beeps] Okay, here's a perfect example! [loudly] In the very first attempt...
Eleanor: Dude. Dude, dude, dude!
Michael: What?
Eleanor: Yelling... You're... You're yelling.
Michael: Oh...
Eleanor: Like, so loudly.
Michael: Sorry. Sorry. Yeah. Watch this, it's from the very first attempt.

Quote from Shawn

Val: Oh, I'm sure it's perfect. Give it a try, Shawn.
Shawn: Me? I'm not going through that thing. She is.
Vicky: [Shawn uncocoons her] Ask Michael how many times he rebooted them. He's lying...
Shawn: Yeah, zip it, toots. We're way past that.
Vicky: Where am I? How long was I in there?
Shawn: You have missed a lot. Now go through that makeshift portal. See if you explode.
Val: [giggling] This might be gross.
Vicky: [steps through the portal] Oh. Am I on Earth? Did you figure out a way to build an illegal door to Earth?
Shawn: Yes. That's exactly what I did.
Glenn: Well, we all helped.
Shawn: Shut up, Glenn.

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