'The Good Place' Season 2 Spoilers: Derek Becomes a Problem for Michael
The upcoming episode of "The Good Place" season 2 will see Michael (Ted Danson) taking care of a big problem brought on by Janet (D'Arcy Carden).
The synopsis for the next episode, titled "Derek," states that Janet will be the cause of a huge dilemma for Michael. Based on the title of the episode, it looks like that problem is none other than Derek (Jason Mantzoukas), the man Janet created in the previous episode to be her rebound.
Elsewhere, Eleanor (Kristen Bell) will reveal a secret to Chidi (William Jackson Harper), while Tahani (Jamella Jamil) will find herself in a bind thanks to Jason (Manny Jacinto).
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The second season of "The Good Place" is almost coming to an end, and the gang is nowhere near their goal to get into the titular paradise. So far, Chidi has been tutoring everyone — Michael included — on ethics and how to be good. However, the previous episode, titled "Janet and Michael," steered away from that.
The episode focused more Michael's relationship with Janet, whom he considered a friend. Janet told Michael about her glitch, and the two got to the bottom of it. They initially thought the cause of the glitches was because of other things, but it soon became clear to Michael that Janet cannot tell a lie. According to her manual, Janet should always tell the objective truth or else the Neighborhood will collapse.
Michael discovered that the glitches were happening because Janet had been lying about being happy for Tahani and Jason. Despite having been rebooted so many times, Janet still somehow recalled her marriage to Jason. And, it was exactly because of all those reboots that Janet became more advanced and aware of her feelings. She urged Michael to kill her, though he could not bring himself to do it because he thinks of her as a friend.
In the end, Eleanor advised Janet to be more careful about her words in order to avoid lying and keep everything under control. She also told her to look for a rebound, which Janet took to heart and Derek was introduced.
"The Good Place" season 2 airs Thursdays, at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.
