🎙️😇 John dives into Season 4’s tense midseason turn with “Help Is Other People,” the final day of Eleanor and Michael’s year-long experiment. Simone nearly pieces together that she and the other residents are being studied, and her discoveries kick off a chain reaction that threatens to undo everything the team has built.
With hours left on the clock the group scrambles to pull off last-minute good deeds while Michael pulls desperate stunts (including an elaborate plan to force a rescue that goes sideways). Chidi faces a brutal moral test over whether to save Brent, and Jason delivers some surprisingly sharp analogies about strategy and risk as the gang debates whether to play it safe or go for a dramatic win.
The episode ends on a gut-punch cliffhanger as Eleanor figures out the truth and—shocking everyone—declares, “This is the Bad Place,” flipping the experiment on its head and leaving the stakes higher than ever. John breaks down the episode’s mix of comedy, ethical drama, and suspense, then ranks where it lands in his Sitcom Rankings.
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