Clark’s father, Gene, is also taken aback by the incident. He believes that Clark is playing a trick and the video is a gimmick. He swears Clark to put an end to his trickery. No more “sauna pleasure” for Clark until he does so. ..
Tom, Mohsin, Wendy, and Amily are looking for possible explanations and crossing out the ones that do not seem right. They deduce that Clark does not have it because Amily didn’t have a premonition about him; she had one for the other three.
After some senseless back and forth and procrastinating, we have a semblance of an answer. Wendy cross-references “Glowing” to the New Testament (God knows for what reason; pun intended) and finds a quote that explains it a bit. Matthew Five: 14 through 16. Magically, as Wendy is reading through, Clark joins her in unison and finishes the entire quote. When asked how he is clueless. One clue that then appears is that the Harry Styles song starts playing on a speaker. Amily and Clark take a walk to get their headspace cleared.
Clark is surprised when an angel comes down to earth and tells him that God has chosen him to help people on earth. Lucifer is waging war on Heaven and the good guys need Clark’s help. The angel sounds off an ominous warning about Lucifer and flies back. A USA Today reporter shows up at Clark’s house but he isn’t able to anticipate “why” When Judy Miller mentions that she has come to ask about the restaurant, that is when the light bulbs go off. He shoos her away.
Now that Clark has the “why” figured (barely, as of now), the group moves on to “why Clark.” Some more gibberish and Clark leaves with Amily when the conversation ends up becoming about poop. They share a kiss at Clark’s apartment. Just as things start to look up, they see a news report on tv. Reverend Milton brands Clark as a bogus man trying to deceive fellow citizens with “false miracles and trickery.” “Agent of the Devil” he is called. People - believers and non-believers - start showing up at Clark’s house. Amily and Clark try their best to not pay attention; but can they? ..
The Episode Review
The creators of “The Good Place” seem to be trying to downplay the bizarre event and make the show about the human connection. This is likely not what happened in their case. Falcone and McCarthy seem to be too caught up in trying to downplay the bizarre event and make the show about something else. They should focus on letting the story play out itself.
The show could focus on the development of Clark and Amily’s relationship, but so far they have not effectively conveyed their UPS.
The Angel’s visit feels like a waste of time and energy, and the writing feels shoddy and unprofessional. I try to spend time with the leads and try to see them as human beings, but the result just becomes more disappointing.
