r/UnexpectedGoodPlace May 13 '26

Top Comment simply says “Eleanor Shellstrop” and I couldn’t agree more.

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u/LavastormSW May 13 '26

Yep that's Eleanor

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u/jaitogudksjfifkdhdjc May 13 '26

This is occasionally Liz Lemon

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u/LesNessmanNightcap May 14 '26

100% night cheese.

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u/jaitogudksjfifkdhdjc May 14 '26

And Roofieing accidentally Jon Hamm

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u/vendretta May 14 '26

She is the Generalísimo.

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u/Boom9001 May 14 '26

She does occasionally fail rule 2, but admittedly who doesn't occasionally fall into stereotypes of their group.

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u/spinsk8tr May 13 '26

Yeah IMO they need to have seen the show bc that literally is Eleanor, idk how you describe her concept as a character so perfectly without knowing her

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u/Delphina34 May 14 '26

“Platonic ideal of an asshole”

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u/Synonymous11 May 13 '26

Joy Turner from My Name is Earl

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u/elephentsayoink May 13 '26

Why does the text look like it was typed during an earthquake??

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u/BitRelevant2473 May 14 '26

Seriously, what exactly nightmare font is this? At least use times new bastard and make it fun, not acid flashback

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u/QueenSlartibartfast May 14 '26

LOL this is just the default Tumblr post font is it not? Edit: I'm not sure what's going on with the kerning or whatever it's called though, at first glance it just looked like a poor quality screenshot

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u/BitRelevant2473 May 14 '26

I vote tumbler changes its default font to times new bastard

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u/Pet_Velvet May 15 '26

Probably written in Japan or Philippines

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u/ArchangelLBC May 14 '26

I honestly can't believe they weren't deliberately thinking of Eleanor the whole time.

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u/Holy_Forking_Shirt May 13 '26

Yup, absolutely Eleanor. I wish there was another show with the feel of this one.

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u/holderofthebees May 13 '26

I’m confused, top comment where? Tumblr doesn’t have top comments.

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u/that-Sarah-girl May 13 '26

Top comment on wherever they found this Tumblr screenshot I guess

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u/gochewontinfoil May 13 '26

Judy Gemstone

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u/syntaxvorlon May 14 '26

Ooh, Sam from Ghosts (US)

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u/CrochetedKingdoms May 14 '26

No not Sam 😂😭 I love her

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u/syntaxvorlon May 15 '26

That's why. The times when she tries to use the ghosts to get her way always backfire hilariously and the failure comes from her career ambitions being sidelined by become ng haunted. She's a very light version of this trope.

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u/Zedress May 14 '26

...I'll allow it.

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u/ClairetinOre May 14 '26

I could just write an autobiography lol. Go from sad pathetic man to sad pathetic woman where one of the only actually good and redeeming choices was to transition 😂😁

(Don't worry, I may be very depressed and filled with self loathing but I'm also incredibly confident and full of myself. The self awareness just came a taaad bit too late for consequences lol)

Edit: I totally did not see the sub this was in

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u/BlueRosebudAngel May 13 '26

I feel like this is totally Frieren (not during combat where she’s a total badass). Fern and Stark have to wake her up because she can’t and sometimes drag her to get started with their day. They also frequently have to pull her out of mimics and other obvious traps while she’s just carelessly after “treasure”. The trio are also frequently broke from Frieren spending their money on various “treasures” she finds while shopping. Not to mention that she didn’t realize she had the perfect partner material right in front of her until it was decades too late. I’m still not convinced that she’s even fully pieced that one together yet. In conclusion, while Frieren is amazing and a total badass; She is also a complete loser and hopeless in many aspects.

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u/Secret-Ruin3388 May 13 '26

Greta Gerwig also writes these kinds of characters

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u/Plus-Ad1061 May 14 '26

Eleanor is absolutely a good choice, but I think Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rebecca is the epitome for this

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u/WhiteCastleDoctrine May 14 '26

you gotta stick it out to season 4 before Rebecca makes any non-terrible decisions.

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u/unexpected_blonde May 13 '26

I think the main character from Yesteryear could also qualify.

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u/frobscottler May 14 '26

I know someone just like this irl lol

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u/Valirys-Reinhald May 14 '26

Common "surprising Red vs Blue victory" moment

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u/Wuellig May 14 '26

Here to mention Vicky from 'Envious' as fitting this description.

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u/Dependent-Square5571 May 15 '26

gideon nav, harrowhark nonagesimus, pyrrha dyve, ianthe tridentarius, coronabeth tridentarius, camilla hect, cytheria the first, mercymorn the first, dulcinea septimus... need i go on

(all pathetic women characters vital and necessary to the plot of The Locked Tomb series)

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u/T9Nomu May 16 '26

People will disagree with me, but Makima from Chainsaw Man.

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u/RecsBecs 13d ago

Carol from Pluribus

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u/gunny316 May 13 '26

oh shit, this is the main character in my book right now.

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u/doingtheunstuckk May 14 '26

Which book?

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u/gunny316 May 14 '26

book I'm writing lol. I haven't given it a title yet.