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About nine years ago, it all started with a woman opening her eyes to the afterlife. A cheerful sign read ‘Welcome! Everything is fine.’ That first scene of The Good Place set the tone for a show that looked like pure comedy but carried something deeper. And now it’s leaving Netflix.

When the show starts first, all you see are bright colours, frozen yoghurt shops, and Michael’s smartly hidden truth that fans learn soon: this was not heaven, not really. It was the beginning of one of the most imaginative sitcom journeys television has ever given us.

On September 26th, that journey leaves Netflix for good. And it hurts. Because The Good Place was never just another sitcom to scroll past… It became a place to return to, again and again, when a laugh or a little comfort was needed. This show is, in the true sense, what’s called witty comedy.

Think back to Eleanor Shellstrop, sitting in Chidi’s class, rolling her eyes as he explained moral philosophy. On the surface, it was a gag about a selfish woman who was forced to study ethics in the afterlife. But slowly, her attempts to cheat and make her way forward turned into something beautiful, and that’s real growth.

If you have watched it, you will know that we have all been Eleanor at some point in our lives. Just like her, we are flawed and resistant but secretly desperate to be better.

The others made it unforgettable. You have Chidi’s endless indecision, which somehow made the heaviest questions feel light. Then there are Tahani’s dramatic parties and shameless name-drops, which covered a loneliness that made her more human than she let on.

Oh, and our effortlessly funny Jason, the sweet disaster from Jacksonville, who could ruin a plan in seconds. And the best of all: Michael. The architect, whose big reveal flipped the entire series upside down, only for him to become the very soul of the group. Don’t forget Janet. Not a robot, not a girl, yet the heart of the show.

Each season dared to change the game. The neighbourhood twist. The Judge’s experiments. The gang saving humanity itself. And finally, that finale! You can’t ever talk enough about one of television’s most delicate goodbyes. Instead of a neat closure, which was highly expected, it gave fans a lesson dressed as a farewell. We learn that everything ends, and that is what makes it meaningful. It broke hearts, but it also left peace in its wake.

That is why losing The Good Place on Netflix feels heavier than usual. It has been the show people reached for on sleepless nights, on rough days, or just when the world felt too sharp. It was comedy with a pulse and a reminder that goodness is messy but worth chasing anyway.

You have three days before the show leaves Netflix on September 26th. Laugh at Jason’s nonsense. Let Chidi’s lessons get under your skin. Watch Eleanor prove that even the most selfish person can change. And when the finale comes, cry if you need to because The Good Place was never really about the afterlife. It was about finding meaning in this one.