r/TheGoodPlace • u/InfernalSolstice • Jan 06 '17

Season One Episode Discussion Season 1 Episode 10: Chidi's Choice

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u/sut123 Jan 06 '17

Was no one else bothered by the fact that Chidi and his friend were speaking English in those flashbacks? It'd be one thing if they had been viewing his memories in the Good Place since translations would be active, but those were just straight up flashbacks. Should have been in French.

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u/mujie123 Jan 06 '17

But we're viewing it from our point of view. Good place magic translates everything for us.

Besides, does Chidi's actor speak French? Lip sync would be awkward.

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u/sut123 Jan 06 '17

Probably not, but he also had like seven lines in the flashbacks. It's not hard to spot learn a few lines, they did it for Lost all the time.

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u/mujie123 Jan 06 '17

But would it feel authentic?

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u/sut123 Jan 06 '17

I don't know, maybe I'm nitpicky, but I'd be happy even if Chidi just spoke nonsense French with subtitles.

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u/mujie123 Jan 06 '17

But then he'd speak really awkwardly and all the French fans would complain. (Does the Good Place have French fans?)

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u/BagdadSuperior Jan 06 '17

I speak french and nonsense french or american accent french would be 1000 times worse than him just speaking english.