The thing about Jason Mendoza in the good place is that heβs the only character on the show with any emotional intelligence, like, period.
The others might all be smart in their own ways and him really, really uneducated (iβd call him stupid, but after the vague jokes about his schooling i think this is meant to be commentary on how him not being fortunate enough to be given a good education contributed to him ending up in theΒ bad place) but, heβs actually really, really emotionally intelligent!Β
He helps the others sort through their own emotional baggage without seeming to even realise heβs doing it, and he picks up on it and confronts Tahani on her bad behaviour against him. He didnβt have the book smarts at the time to label exactly what it was that she was doing that was unfair to him, but he Did know she was being out of line. Heβs also, in general, a kind human being, heβs not cruel or mean like any of the others, he may be self-centered at times, but never mean (which Eleanor and Tahani can definitely be).Β Β
The other three humans, plus Janet and Michael, have no clue about emotions! The blanket statement that Jason is stupid in all areas is flawed, because if we stopped measuring that standard by book smarts or street smarts, Jason would leave them in the dust because heβs actually in touch with his own and othersβ emotions, and they genuinely need his emotional compass to move forward imo.Β
the most recent ep of the good place had tahani in a dress which showed prominent stretch marks and it made me so happy and hereβs jameelas pov making me even happier !
THE GOOD PLACE MEMEβΊ [8/7 characters] Simone Garnett. βWhat we do is, we make a lengthy incision for your eyebrows to the nape of your neck, and we peel your face back, right, and slice your skull open, and I just randomly stab at your brain with an electrified needle. The fun part is, youβre awake the whole time.β
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