I'm watching the latest episodes on the NBC website -- might be an option in your region too? There's ads, but it's free.
It's not quite as straightforward as "oblivion" -- I rewatched that scene, and transcribed the whole explanation:
Chidi: "We're gonna set up a new kind of door. Somewhere peaceful. So that, when you feel happy and satisfied and complete, and you want to leave The Good Place for good, you can just walk through it, and your time in the universe will end."
Tahani: "You don't *have* to go through it if you don't want to. But you *can*. And hopefully, knowing that you don't have to be here forever will help you feel happier while you are."
Audience guy: "What will happen when we go through it?"
Janet: "Well, we don't really know, exactly. All we know is, it will be peaceful, and your journey will be over."
Michael: [Do everything you want while you're here,] "...and when you're ready, walk through one last door, and be at peace. Does that sound good?"
[Audience cheers.]
So, since "it's outside this sphere of existence, and we don't know the specifics, but it'll be peaceful and your journey will be over" is already a common Earth-based description of Heaven...what they've really done is create meta-Heaven.
Which IMO only raises more questions. If Janet is *making* this door, why doesn't she know what's on the other side, and how are they so sure it'll be nice? If their goal is to recreate a set of circumstances on Earth, why wouldn't behind-the-door just recreate the circumstances of the Good Place, with the same fundamental problem? And if the problem really is solved behind-the-door, why couldn't they just put that solution into action on *this* side of the door?
...I feel like I've been on a regular cycle of "this feels unsatisfying, but let's wait for the next episode, maybe they'll make it better" this season. With only 2 episodes left, I'm still curious and definitely gonna watch, but I'm not setting my expectations too high, you know?
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It's not quite as straightforward as "oblivion" -- I rewatched that scene, and transcribed the whole explanation:
Chidi: "We're gonna set up a new kind of door. Somewhere peaceful. So that, when you feel happy and satisfied and complete, and you want to leave The Good Place for good, you can just walk through it, and your time in the universe will end."
Tahani: "You don't *have* to go through it if you don't want to. But you *can*. And hopefully, knowing that you don't have to be here forever will help you feel happier while you are."
Audience guy: "What will happen when we go through it?"
Janet: "Well, we don't really know, exactly. All we know is, it will be peaceful, and your journey will be over."
Michael: [Do everything you want while you're here,] "...and when you're ready, walk through one last door, and be at peace. Does that sound good?"
[Audience cheers.]
So, since "it's outside this sphere of existence, and we don't know the specifics, but it'll be peaceful and your journey will be over" is already a common Earth-based description of Heaven...what they've really done is create meta-Heaven.
Which IMO only raises more questions. If Janet is *making* this door, why doesn't she know what's on the other side, and how are they so sure it'll be nice? If their goal is to recreate a set of circumstances on Earth, why wouldn't behind-the-door just recreate the circumstances of the Good Place, with the same fundamental problem? And if the problem really is solved behind-the-door, why couldn't they just put that solution into action on *this* side of the door?
...I feel like I've been on a regular cycle of "this feels unsatisfying, but let's wait for the next episode, maybe they'll make it better" this season. With only 2 episodes left, I'm still curious and definitely gonna watch, but I'm not setting my expectations too high, you know?