Season 1 Rewatch: 1x02 "Flying"

[sorchasilver]

Welcome to week 2 of our rewatch project. I'm posting this a little early as I'm very busy this week - unfortunately I won't get a chance to rewatch today but I'll catch up over the weekend. Thanks to everyone who joined in last week. Please watch the episode at a time of your choosing, then join the discussion in the comments.

Let's go flying!

Writer(s): Michael Schur (created by), Alan Yang
Director: Michael McDonald
Originally aired: September 19th, 2016

Synopsis:
Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she's worthy of his help; Tahani and Jianyu try to help Michael cope with a mysterious flaw in his neighborhood.

Memorable Quote:
Janet: Conjure an image that brings you pure joy. Some people think of their wedding day, or favorite vacation spot.
Eleanor: [concentrating hard] People puking on roller coasters... people puking on roller coasters...

Useful Links:
Episode Transcript
IMDb entry

Comments

[ahbuggrit]

Knowing now that Michael is playing them makes the rewatch all the more fun. Poor Tahani... lol

Jason's gesture is interesting - it could be kind, it could also be him reacting in whatever way he thinks will prevent him from being found out (after he speaks, it's amazing he kept up his act as Jianyu for so long!) - like Eleanor, with him thinking he's not supposed to be in the good place, we can't quite trust his motives for being altruistic. I do think he probably does have the kindest soul, even if his actions can be dumb