Structurally, the shows certainly differ.
Oh, and for what it’s worth,SeverancestarAdam Scottappears inThe Good Placeas a demon named Trevor.
Maybe this meansSeveranceshould be next?
They’re seemingly trapped.
Thetwists and reversals inSeverancecome at a different pace so far, but they’re just as delicious.
There isn’t a 1:1 comparison between the groups onSeveranceandThe Good Place.
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Butthe quartets on both shows are trying to figure out their purpose and identityin disparate, desperate circumstances.
Season 2 is already keeping us on our toes.
The bad news is whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create."
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InThe Good Place,Hell, a.k.a.
“The Bad Place"isan office with cubicles.
The bureaucracy is more literal.
Even the titular “good place” has an ineffectual committee who prefers brainstorming and paperwork to actual change.
He even tookLostco-showrunnerDamon Lindelofto lunch while developing the series to pick his brain.
Additionally,both shows have referencedLostwith hidden Easter eggs.
The old-timey computers onSeveranceare similar to the analog technology on theLostisland.
You’ll have to watchThe Good Placeto learn who those couples are, however.
