The Good Place

Zany, educational, inspiring — the only show I rewatch every year.

The Good Place is such an excellent show that I’ve made a ritual of rewatching it every winter, when all the darkness and cold makes me feel crummy. (With 20-minute episodes and 4 seasons of 13 episodes, the whole series makes for a fast watch.) At its heart, it’s a show about the human capacity for growth when we have meaningful connections with each other. 

Here’s the opening premise: a woman who lived a terrible life dies and gets to the Good Place by mistake. Her afterlife soulmate is Chidi, a former moral philosophy professor, and she has to learn to become a good person. 

The show naturally includes a lot of education in philosophy, but it’s done in a hilariously engaging way. Through all the twists and turns, you come to love these characters who seem very unloveable at first, and you can’t help but feel warm fuzzies at the human capacity for change. It’s the perfect winter binge watch!