The Good Place
Chidi Anagonye ’s large error inThe Good Placeis that he was sorely indecisive — but this was retconned and made far more uttermost after season 1 . Each of the four humans that wound up in Michael ’s fake Good Place had been sentenced to an timeless existence of being tortured because of the mode they live on globe . However , at first , Eleanor was the only one who distinctly did n’t belong . For this intellect , Chidi ’s type was introduce as deserving of the Good Place , so his indecision was only made a problem when the truth about Michael became clear . Then , it got worse from there .
For most ofThe Good Placeseason 1 , Chidi was seen as the pinnacle of goodness . He was a moral philosophical system professor and live daily speculate what it meant to be ethical . Unfortunately for him , he tried toohard to live a perfect spirit , and his anxiousness and indecisiveness made him a horrific champion and difficult person to be around in universal . This ultimately lost Chidi " honest points , " so he was beam to the Bad Place . This made sense , especially withThe Good Place ’s themes on ethics . The problem is Chidi ’s entire character seemed to change once the truth was revealed .
Chidi Got Way More Indecisive After Season 1 Of The Good Place
Chidi ’s indecision and anxiety were apparent inThe Good Placeseason 1 . However , since the series did n’t want to lean audiences off to the true nature of Michael ’s neighborhood , it was toned down . Then , when the issuing with Chidi ’s obsession with ethical code demand to be unmortgaged so that they were really in the Bad Place would be accepted , his faults were dial way up . Then , after season 1 , Chidi ’s irresolution became nearly unendurable . So , Chidi ’s character went from careful and bookish to clownish overThe Good Place ’s first two season .
Chidi ’s character retcon made it seem as if the showrunners had only decided to intensify his faults as an afterthought and has thus invite criticism . However , it makes gumption when weigh the character ’s outlook at the start of the series . At the beginning ofThe Good Placeseason 1 , Chidi believed that his careful decision - fashioning had pay off and that he was finally in paradise . However , Michael uphold to ' fork ' with him , and his anxiety slowly grew until he return to the indecisive incubus he had been on dry land .
Chidi Took The Longest To Improve In The Good Place (& That’s Okay)
Chidi ’s character was essential in convincing consultation that Michael ’s neck of the woods was the Good Place since he is the type of somebody anyone would expect to be mail to heaven . He dedicated his life to moral philosophy , and compare to mass like Eleanor , Jason , and even Tahani , Chidi was an inarguably good person . However , ironically , he was the one that took the mostJeremy Bearimys to improve inThe Good Place .
Eleanor — the worst of the group whenThe Good Placeseason 1 kicked off — improved the fastest and even top the Judge ’s test . Tahani failed the test , but she still improved by state her parent that she no longer cared what they think . Jason ’s wickedness came from his impulsiveness , and time make believe to be a monk helped him fix this . However , Chidi only stopped being dreadfully indecisive after he got all his memories back in the show ’s last season .
The fact that the soul who would be considered the ' full ' of theGood Placehuman crew took the foresightful to improve makes an important point about morality — sometimes , overthinking things is just as bad as not giving it enough thought . Chidi demonstrated that trying too hard always to have " the resolution " can get in the path of truly experiencing life . Eleanor lived far more chaotically and was well-situated to redeem because she only needed to take a few steps onward to be present . But Chidi had to take several steps back .
Chidi’s Imperfections Made Him Perfect To Help The Others In The Good Place
The interesting matter about Chidi is that even though he took the longest to improve , he still succeed in help others . For example , Chidi rent hour to choose between two hats during the Judge ’s test inThe Good Place , and after she explain why that was a problem , he still did n’t infer that it never weigh which he take . Eleanor , on the other hand , passed her test with flying colors . As a ego - proclaimed Arizona trashbag , she owe this completely to Chidi — even though he had a lot to learn . This showed that the professor already had all the piece of the ethics puzzle . He just had n’t put them together yet .
Ultimately , The Good Placeis a continuity nightmare , so it would n’t be out of left force field for Chidi ’s character retcon to be bad preparation for the showrunners . As a self - aware drollery , the serial could get away with change up the persona and plot to fit its needs well . However , when it comes to the concepts Chidi play , it make a lot of sense that he would get outrageously worse before he drive near . Ultimately , all his fault get together to make a great character reference — one thatThe Good Place ’s Jason , Tahani , and particularly Eleanor could n’t have done without .
