The Mother Eleanor Never Had - The Good Place (Episode Highlight)

Eleanor (Kristen Bell) can’t believe her mother has actually changed.

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NBC’s The Good Place follows Eleanor Shellstrop, Chidi Anagonye, Tahani Al-Jamil, and Jason Mendoza as they seek redemption in the afterlife, aided by Good Place Architect, Michael, and a human-esque repository for all of the knowledge in the universe, Janet.

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From creator Michael Schur (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Parks and Recreation” and “Master of None”) comes a unique comedy about what makes a good person. The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell, “House of Lies,” “Veronica Mars”), an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife, and thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place (which is definitely where she belongs). While hiding in plain sight from Good Place Architect Michael (Ted Danson - “Cheers,” “CSI” - in an Emmy Award-nominated performance), she’s determined to shed her old way of living and earn her spot.

The Mother Eleanor Never Had - The Good Place (Episode Highlight)

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[Traye]

I don't blame her for being hurt. That realization had to hurt.

[aristidess]

"I wasn't worth changing for" cries...

[TN-cnkk]

Jake Peralta and Elenor Shellstrop deserved better parenting

[milkfangs]

“because i wanted that mom. i wanted the mom who made me afternoon snacks ... why does Patricia get that mom? if donna shellstrop really changed, then that means she was always capable of change. that i wasn’t worth changing for.”
this hit me hard, as someone who went through the same thing. this show is so dynamic (sorry for leaving so many comments, im binging highlights...)

[blythe]

when she said “i wanted a mom to make me afternoon snacks instead of just telling me to find loose fries in the Mcdonald’s ball pit”
it really brings out how much of something was taken from her. she could’ve just said “i wanted a mom to love me and be there for me” but she only wanted to experience what having a good mother was like even if its something so small

[timc]

This was a real heartbreaker. We can all relate to this, right? No matter what we do, ppl do not change and then they go and change for someone else and we're just target practice. So unfair for eleanor. She received no affection growing up and that can really mess you up.

[Namenae]

If you have one of these “first draft” kids in your life, HOLD THEM CLOSE AND MAKE THEM FEEL IMPORTANT. My husband’s dad wasn’t a part of his life till he was 16, and his parents have another kid and he gets to grow up with both. My husband has asked me why wasn’t he worth staying for, and it breaks my heart. Make sure they know you will always put them first.

[dionangelsumbad]

Eleanor: "Because I wanted that mom"

Me: * *Cries* *

[filippofittipaldi]

I think Eleanor speaks for all of us who had distant parents. Most children wonder what they did to not deserve a great mom. As we get older we learn our parents didn't have great parents either. We just hope to break the cycle with our kids.

[yoshinofujieda]

1:36-1:56 reminds me of the scene with Barney and his dad in HIMYM where he tells him "if you were going to be some lame suburban dad, why couldn't you have been that for me?!"

[teachersophia]

I have a cousin in her twenties and two years ago her father posted online he was going "to be a father" because his wife (second marriage) was pregnant with twins. I'm not close to her but I imagine that's gotta hurt.

[seanfraser]

I was honestly totally surprised that Dave already knew Donna’s past life. I thought they were going to do the sitcom cliche where he’d laugh it off and only be proven wrong later. I forget how smart this show really is.

And I want to give Eleanor a hug 😢 But she has a real family now, in Michael, Chidi, Tahani, Jason, and Janet. And they all know that she’s worth being better for.

[mysticalflute]

I feel so bad for Eleanor! It really is a miracle that Eleanor didn't straight up deck her mother. She deserved an apology at least!

[andyg]

This scene hit me so hard for some reason. You can just feel her pain when she says "I wanted that mom!"

[justafangirl]

I feel so bad for Eleanor since she didn't have a proper childhood. But Michael is like a father-figure to her and fills in as her parent. Also, the ending man!!! Yaasss Cheleanor rise in the next episode!! (Hopefully, since Michael told Eleanor that she and Chidi fell in love in the afterlife)

[julienp.]

u know its a good show when u feel like crying but 1.5 seconds later they hit u with a bofa...deeznuts

[hellogoodbye]

Is it weird that this makes me really sad?

[alexisrodgers]

But for real though. As someone with two half siblings that my father never abused, you feel really upset like was it your own fault that that parent was awful to you but later on they become this leader or magically good parent. It messes you up. I love Eleanor.

[synth_dahl]

That Michael self appointed himself as her designated father figure just makes me cry harder during this scene

[Kuralai]

This reminded me a scene from HIMYM with Barney and his dad.
-Why won’t you come down and talk to me?
-Why? Why should I? You’re lame! You’re just some lame suburban dad!
-Why does it make you so mad?!
-*Cause if you were going to be some lame suburban dad why couldn’t you have been that to me?*

Breaks my heart