After Eleanor Shellstrop realizes her presence in the Good Place is a mistake, the universe begins to react to her "badness" with increasingly bizarre and dangerous anomalies. In this episode, Michael declares a —a literal lockdown of the neighborhood.

Michael orders all residents to stay indoors while a massive, swirling sinkhole threatens to consume the town.

The episode highlights the strain Eleanor’s secret puts on those around her, famously introducing the lesson: "Don't Be An Ashhole" .