Janet from The Good Place Is a Nonbinary Icon
Added 2022-05-19 01:53:15 +0000 UTC“Janet(s)” (December 6, 2018)
Spoiler warning: We totally spoil The Good Place, so if you have not seen it and want to go in fresh, go do that!
It seems weird that The Good Place was a show on a broadcast network at all, much less one that ran for four seasons and gave viewers so much to think about. Perhaps one of the more surprising aspects was D’Arcy Carden’s Janet, who rose above “Busty Alexa” status to become one of the more interesting characters. Janet is not nonbinary, but as five-timer Emelie Bataglia points out, Janet can work as metaphor for the nonbinary experience. In fact, there's a lot thats nonbinary about The Good Place in general.
Articles read in preparation for this episode:
- “I’m Not a Girl” — Janet, Nonbinary Representation and The Good Place
- What the Styling of Good Janet on The Good Place Shows About Sexist Character Design
- A Non-Binary Ode to The Good Place’s Janet
- How The Good Place Forked Up Eleanor’s Sexuality
- The Good Place’s Michael as a Transgender Allegory
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Comments
I was so disappointed when "Janet" didn't win the Emmy. That performance was worth it.
Benjamin Rippel
2022-05-27 06:10:59 +0000 UTC
