15 Best TV Episodes Of 2018 (So Far)

2. Rhonda, Diana, Jake, And Trent - The Good Place

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After blowing up its premise in the Season 1 finale, the second season of The Good Place would do so time and again until eventually we arrive right in the heart of the Bad Place, and with Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent.

The episode would rank high purely for giving us Jake Jortles, the alter-ego of Jason who just so happens to fit in perfectly with the Bad Place jerks while being another example of the level of puns The Good Place is working on.

Wonderfully, though, there's much more to the episode than Jortles. After a season of the characters trying to be good, there's a huge sense of fun in seeing them unleashing their bad sides, including Chidi taking on the role of a master torturer. It's one of the most visually great episodes of the show too, with sight gags all over the place and some superb costumes and sets.

The jokes come thick-and-fast, and the episode is an absolute blast, and still it manages to find room for an emotional highpoint as well.

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