18 details you might have missed in 'The Good Place' series finale

Kim RenfroSep 30, 2020, 23:36 IST

Chidi, Janet, and Eleanor in Paris in "The Good Place" series finale.NBC

NBC's "The Good Place" came to an end this year with a fourth and final season.
We've rounded up all the best details, references, callbacks, and cameos from the series finale, "Whenever You're Ready" here.
Many of these come from the official podcast for "The Good Place," hosted by Marc Evan Jackson.
"The Good Place" creator Mike Schur also revealed some of his favorite jokes in an interview with Insider.

NBC's comedy series "The Good Place" came to an end with an incredibly moving and emotional fourth season finale. From the beginning, creator Mike Schur and his crew put extra care into crafting fun background jokes and Easter eggs. We've rounded up the best of those details here.

But now we're here to take a closer look at just the extra-long series finale, titled "Whenever You're Ready." Many of these details were revealed on the official podcast for "The Good Place," hosted by Marc Evan Jackson. Others were revealed to Insider by Schur himself in our interview, which you can read here.

Let's take a look at the 18 best details you might have missed in the series finale of "The Good Place."

Real-life professor Pamela Hieronymi and philosopher Todd May were consultants on the show and had cameos in the finale.

Pamela Hieronymi (far left) and Todd May (center) in "The Good Place" series finale. NBC

Nick Offerman was playing himself during the chair-making scene with Tahani.

Jameela Jamil and Nick Offerman in the series finale of "The Good Place." Colleen Hayes/NBC

Jeff the doorman had 322 frogs at the start of the episode. The number 322 appeared throughout "The Good Place" as a "dumb reference" to a secret society at Yale.

in the series finale of "The Good Place." Colleen Hayes/NBC

Jason's perfect game of Madden also referenced the Fibonacci sequence, which has cropped up throughout previous episodes of "The Good Place."

The scoreboard after Jason finished his last-ever game of Madden. NBC

Pillboi called Jason his Gardner Minshew, aka the quarterback of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Eugene Cordero plays Pillboi in "The Good Place." NBC

Jason had a wave on his shirt when he headed to the final door, which is likely a nice nod to the way Chidi describes death later.

Jason (Manny Jacinto) in the series finale of "The Good Place." Colleen Hayes/NBC

Trevor the demon (played by Adam Scott) flies in the background behind Michael and Tahani when they visit the afterlife hub.

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The bow tie Michael gives Tahani is the same one he wore on his first day as the Bad Place architect.

Jameela Jamil and Ted Danson as Tahani and Michael in "The Good Place." NBC

The street Eleanor and Chidi walked down in Greece was intentionally a visual reference back to the original Good Place neighborhood.

Eleanor and Chidi walking through Athens, Greece. NBC

The koulouria Chidi and Eleanor were holding in Greece turned into half-eaten croissants when they walked through the door and into Paris.

Kristen Bell and William Jackson Harper as Eleanor and Chidi in "The Good Place." NBC

After Chidi goes through the door, the show jumps ahead "3.22 Jeremy Bearimy" — another reference to the 322 pattern.

The title card for the time jump. NBC

The Judge's T-shirt is a "Friday Night Lights" reference.

Maya Rudolph plays the Judge in "The Good Place." NBC

The six stripes on Eleanor's sweater represented the six main characters.

D'Arcy Carden and Kristen Bell in "The Good Place." Colleen Hayes/NBC

The coffee shop Michael visits on Earth was named after two of the show's writers who loved to make fancy coffee.

Michael leaving a coffee shop on Earth. NBC

Ted Danson's wife Mary Steenburgen played his guitar teacher, continuing a tradition in Mike Schur's shows of spouse cameos.

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen in "The Good Place" series finale. Colleen Hayes/NBC

The apartment building number where Michael lives on Earth is 12358, another Fibonacci sequence reference.

The outside of Michael's apartment building. Colleen Hayes/NBC

We get one final appearance of "322" as Michael's apartment number.

Michael laughing outside his apartment. NBC

Michaels last name on Earth is "Realman," and his rewards card letter includes a joke about data collection for targeted ads.

The rewards card Michael got from Coyote Joe's Marketplace. Colleen Hayes/NBC

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