As the episode unfolds, each character eventually finds fulfillment and decides to leave, one at a time. He says his goodbyes to Janet, and we think he has walked through the door. Then, Jason reappears, telling her he never went through the doorway because he wanted to give Janet the necklace. Finally, Eleanor guides Michael to the one ending that would make him truly happy: a mortal life. A bittersweet goodbye that’s at odds with the series’ best moments. We got a glimpse of Tahani’s (Jameela Jamil) magnificently eccentric celestial bucket list, which included everything from breaking longstanding cricketing records to “Fixing the Jesus Fresco that lady messed up”. The fates of these characters mattered. The show makes up for that a little: Jason’s departure is a small fake out; he ends up being stranded outside of the final door for eons because he forgot to give something to Janet. Manuel Luis Jacinto (/ dʒ ə ˈ s ɪ n t oʊ /; born August 19, 1987) is a Canadian actor.After several small roles on television, his breakout role came starring as First are Jason and Tahani, characters who have been underserved by the show for some time now, mostly reduced to one-note jokes. This could easily have toppled over into gushy sentimentality. After totally changing the way the Good Place works for eternity, Jason and Chidi's energies have come back to earth, making people commit good acts and treat each other with a little more kindness. Much of the finale was concerned with our four leads eventually deciding that they were ready to walk through the door. "The Good Place" had an ending that gave the ultimate definitive end to the NBC series and to Tahani, Jason, Chidi, Eleanor and Michael. This simple device was the key to one of the most poignant, perfectly constructed and occasionally heartbreaking hours of TV you’ll ever see. Yet somehow, it maintained a perfect balance. In order to stop Janet (D'Arcy Carden) forgetting about him (even though, as she points out, that's actually impossible), he makes her a necklace which he then cannot find. Eleanor then thinks she is ready to go, especially after she helps Mindy. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Somehow, Schur contrived a conclusion to their love story that was perfectly symmetrical, gut-wrenching and eventually, just utterly exquisite - a moment of pure clarity, as Chidi acted with absolute decisiveness and Eleanor tearfully understood the true meaning of the philosophy tomes she had absorbed. However she feels there is still something she cannot grasp, something she feels that is left undone. He was one of the least introspective characters in small-screen history and in love with Janet, an eternal being. Directed by Payman Benz. This is why, The Good Place argued, we need friends — other people who wanted to be good to others as much as you did, and who had different ideas about how to do that. At the beginning of the series, Chidi (William Jackson Harper) had battled with hesitancy and Eleanor with selfishness. With Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden. With that in mind, the series finale plays out with an elegant simplicity. To continue reading login or create an account. But we all knew what was coming next. It ended with a tiny act of kindness, as Michael’s neighbour delivered a letter that had been left at the wrong address.