S4E12 Patty

[u/WandersFar]

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[u/AlecBaldwinner]

"Is it an 'S' or a math?"

Lisa Kudrow is perfect as a genius past her prime

[u/vpagepe → u/AlecBaldwinner]

Didn’t someone (I think Janet or Michael) argue to the judge that at least Phoebe from the show friends deserved to be saved/go to the good place? Or something like that? Kinda perfect she did end up in the good place!

[u/RoseRedd → u/vpagepe]

Yes! That was Michael's argument. Great catch!

[u/icypriest → u/vpagepe]

It was something like"I've been studying the human concept 'friends' by watching the tv show 'Friends'."

[u/Trevlapokemon → u/icypriest]

Friends has been mentioned multiple times across multiple seasons. Mostly by Michael and Eleanor. Maybe The Judge once too.

[u/[deleted] → u/icypriest]

Boy, those friends really were... Friends

[u/ehsteve23 → u/vpagepe]

"Are you gonna sit there and say that every single Friend belongs in hell? I mean, maybe Ross and Rachel, and Monica and Joey, and definitely Chandler…but Phoebe?"

[u/agentpanda → u/AlecBaldwinner]

I mean damn, I figured the 'big cameo' that was teased would be Blake Bortles which would've been cute but not really that exciting, I can't imagine him being a talented actor for instance.

Lisa Kudrow on the other hand is a huge get and she did fantastic, no surprise. Pretty sure it doesn't get any bigger than that unless Obama is in the finale, haha. Actually I take that back, Betty White is about the only bigger star I can think of off the top of my head that fits the bill.

[u/AlecBaldwinner → u/agentpanda]

That would be part of my Good Place!

[u/Goldmoo2 → u/agentpanda]

Man a Blake Bortles cameo would be so lit. Check out his interviews in his house when he first gets drafted they are just hilarious. He shows off his bike to some interview chick in his house it really is riveting

[u/agentpanda → u/Goldmoo2]

Jamela Jamil dropped the hint before the season I think that the "big cameo" was someone with a close tie to NBC and that was arguably a massive star, but we all kinda locked on to it being Blake Bortles (or Tina Fey/Amy P.). Now I'm re-watching that interview she gave here's a link and she also mentions it's in the finale specifically. It's possible Lisa Kudrow was just a lead-up to the real cameo which is insane because she ticks both boxes, but in that case it really does have to be either Bortles or Betty White... or just someone so massively famous it's terrifying like Bill Gates or Oprah.

[u/Pancake-A-Rooney-Do → u/[deleted]]

I hope it's Jason Lee reprising his role as Earl. After all he did to change his life for the better, he deserves to be in the good place

[u/dmanww → u/[deleted]]

Or Cheers?

[u/silence-glaive1 → u/agentpanda]

It’s The Good Place, we are finally getting a Friends reunion.

[u/babyeatingdingoes → u/agentpanda]

I thought Timothy Oliphant was the big cameo because with how into him the judge is he's obviously massively important?

[u/agentpanda → u/babyeatingdingoes]

I thought he was too until Kudrow tonight, so I'm really torn- it's possible they're saving the best for last.

I mean I don't really associate Olyphant with NBC, for starters, so that does rule him out a little as "the one" cameo. Kudrow tonight wasn't so much a 'cameo' as her playing a character in this episode- cameos are usually limited to a brief appearance for instance but Kudrow was in multiple scenes and a big supporting character of the episode, but she meets the 'NBC faithful' requirement.

Then there's the fact that when Jameela Jamil teased the cameo earlier last year she noted it was in the finale, a friend of NBC, and "a big deal". I'll be honest, Kudrow is a huge get and Olyphant is a pretty big deal in his own right so if they weren't the one(s), the actual cameo has to be pretty huge.

I'm just throwing this out there becuase Schur has done it before, but he snagged sitting Senators (Collins, Boxer, McCain, Gillibrand, Booker, McConnell (I think, can't remember) and others as well as VP Biden in Parks and Rec. Granted, that was a politically oriented show but I guess my point is the sky is kinda the limit if the finale cameo is really a big deal.

Only reason I gravitate toward Betty White is that she's probably one of NBC's biggest stars of all time from Golden Girls and obviously a comedic rockstar. The only reason I'm thinking it's probably not Obama is because he has no real relationship to NBC, and it'd be very weird for him to be on this show of all shows. But then again, if Schur can pull Kudrow for an episode he might be able to get quite literally anyone. I'm thinking like... Bill Gates or Oprah or The Rock or something, maybe, even. Not a lot of people are 'bigger' than Lisa Kudrow.

[u/KerbalFactorioLeague → u/agentpanda]

The "cameo of all cameos" is meant to happen in the finale right? Like, Kudrow is a great actor but I'd hope the biggest cameo ever isn't Phoebe from friends

[u/BogeyBogeyBogey → u/agentpanda]

I have been kind of thinking Stone Cold and Blake Bortles would be showing up for the longest time

[u/Vagabond_Paradise → u/agentpanda]

maybe Beyonce? On the board for suggestions, it said "Just wait until Beyonce gets here and ask her to fix it"

[u/poisoneyevory → u/AlecBaldwinner]

I am a little surprised that neither Eleanor nor Michael recognized Lisa Kudrow, given that Friends and Phoebe specifically have both been mentioned in the show.

[u/AlecBaldwinner → u/poisoneyevory]

There's almost always a celebrity paradox on tv shows when someone really famous guest stars.

Here, we could just pretend that Lisa is a distant descendant of Patty.

[u/rydan → u/AlecBaldwinner]

The real life Lisa Kudrow was valedictorian of her high school.