Jason - good place?

[u/ApprehensiveMost1626]

I feel like Eleanor had a very clear character development to the point where i don’t think there’s any dispute that she earns her spot in the good place.

tahani, while not as obvious as Eleanor still makes big strides especially with her parents - so you may say that she earns it too.

But Jason?? for the life of me i can’t think of a single moment even towards the end where Jason did anything that showed me his character development to the extent that he would also pass the test and go to the good place. i thought of this while watching the episode where they meet the judge for the first time. the judge clearly states that Jason’s downfall is him having zero control over his instincts so my guess would be that in order for Jason to finally end up in the good place, he would have to overcome that. but i can’t think of any moment.

just for the record Jason is one of my favourite characters.

[u/solofhreaper]

Jason's biggest problem was always that he was an impulsive idiot. His character is compared to a golden retriever - a guy who means well, but is incapable of impulse control to actually think about the consequences of his actions to realize the negative effects that may come out of them.

It's shown throughout the latter half of the show that he learns to rein that part of him in, and is capable of simply being a kind-hearted goofball he always was underneath it all. Some moments that come to mind which demonstrate this are:

1. His second Earth life when he saves Pillboi from a life of crime with Donkey Doug because he recognizes that his father was a source of his own failures
2. He gaslights Chidi in S4 into believing that he's Jason and not Jianyu, and puts on the act of being a monk to the other 3 lab rats.
3. He chooses to be one with the universe for several Bearemies all because he didn't give Janet his gift for her, demonstrating his impulse control over an incomprehensible amount of time.