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Good Omens S2: The Big Tumblr Meta Post
So, I haven't been around much for the past month due to, well, living on Tumblr. This is the result. It's a carefully curated post of the discourse/meta on S2 of Good Omens, analysing and digging into the themes and characters. Incomplete, obviously, as I will be adding more since it's an ongoing conversation with the show.
Although there are a few DW posts, mostly it's Tumblr. Also, there are a couple of my own posts in there, as well as one of Promethia's and many of Owl's. :)
For reference, here is my Good Omens Master Post, which I will add this post to. I will presume that everyone is familiar with everything in that post, certainly the meta side, as it's a complex and deeply layered show. Enjoy!
Neil Gaiman really said, friends to lovers, slow burn, 300,000 words, incomplete
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Music
🎵Every day...🎵
Shostakovich: Historical background and relevance
More about Shostakovich
The music that the Bentley plays for Aziraphale: Danse Macabre
Added September 2023
Soundtrack thoughts
Give Me Coffee or Give Me Death plays Queen instrumentals, and after listening way too hard to the coffee date scene, I gotta share how well the part of the song they used fits.
The kiss lasts as long as the song in the Bentley does.
"Don't bother" from the S2 soundtrack sounds very similar to "Crucified" from the S1 soundtrack
The Good Omens theme by our brilliant David G. Arnold played 28.8.2023 at the BBC Prom 57: Fantasy, Myths and Legends concert! :)❤
Added October 2023:
Buddy Holly's Everyday scene from the script book
Everyday song was playing when aziraphale asked crowley to dance and when they danced
Added November 2023:
All the music you didn’t hear: The Good Omens soundtrack is lying to you. *Part3*
General Meta
Everything is meant
S1, S2 and S3 and the books they correspond to
Everything Is Meant Part 1: On the beginning and the difference Gabriel & the Metatron make to Aziraphale
Everything Is Meant Part 2: The role of the Job and Scotland minisodes
Everything Is Meant Part 3: Nina and Maggie are avatars for our heroes, both as mirrors and displacement avatars and guides.
Job: A Companion to Owls
On the Bookshop, the Concept of Home, and Going Too Fast (Nesting)
The power of holding hands… how did they achieve the 25 lazarii? (Theory)
Gif set of S1/S2 parallels (emotionally devastating)
GOD the ball is so dark
Mrs. Sandwich
Trauma responses
Every Day it’s getting closer… (gif set, Gabriel prophecy)
On the S2 poster...
Muriel???
S2 Bookends
On the subject of the bookshop
Added September 2023:
bullet catch scene is about.
On Persuasion and Northanger Abbey
More on Persuasion
Shax and Muriel mirror their counterparts - but ALSO THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
I'm glad we live in a world where Neil Gaiman took the angel with the flaming sword and the serpent of Eden in The Real Bible's Book of Genesis and decided they should kiss each other on the lips (Lengthy meta on the Biblical significance. tl;dr - then they accidentally humanity's parents.)
it never hit me how shortsighted Heaven is until i realized they put a Principality (whose entire raison d’être is to protect places and people from harm) in charge of Earth (Same topic as above, but from a different angle)
The Eccles cakes! Like, the historical significance
On the strength of their combined miracle
“I went to Monsieur Rossignol’s night classes in 1760”.
On Aziraphale and the Starmaker
I wanna talk about space and color as it's used in the intro to season 2
Matchbox thoughts (Ties the S2 themes together VERY nicely and projects forward to S3, although I don't agree with all the conclusions.)
Saraqael, Heaven's Only Competent Angel
'No Nightingales' is a 1944 novel (And Neil knows about it so it's definitely deliberate)
Aziraphale DID work out that Crowley was living in his car
Added October 2023:
On cleaning the bookshop (this post does not end up where you might think *g*)
Things from Good Omens S1 that will never look the same after S2
I have this line in one of my fics about Aziraphale's 'company-owned human heart' that has been on my mind recently. (Their bodies do not belong to them.)
Maggie & Nina’s clothes stay in their ball form even after the ball.
Just thinking about every minisode in season 2 taking place at night.
Using "miracle power" before the Fall
On the bookshop being Eden
Edinburg and Aziraphale's blindness to systemic issues
On how the Edinburgh minsode is from Aziraphale's POV
Something about Good Omens from a Jewish perspective
Is Maggie possessed?
Why Aziraphale is an unreliable narrator. Part 1: The Story of Job (Excellent deep-dive)
Another point about the Job story!
How Aziraphale and Crowley deal with stress
Another post on the bookshop being Eden, but talking about how they are tempted differently
I hope it turns out that Maggie is "just" a human.
Added November 2023:
S1 vs S2 in terms of physical distance.
Okay, but I need to talk about Good Omens and The Sound of Music. <- this is SO GOOD!
Crowley's entire existence revolves around the apple, it's an event that's in constant repetition. <- excellent meta
James Bond vs Jane Austen
Why was Aziraphale and Crowley's joint miracle so powerful? (A summary of all the theories)
Once and Future Royalty (This is insane and has no actual conclusion. And yet. There's definitely *something* there. Oh 1941.)
And the SWORD
I just realized a thing about the miracle blocker.
honestly obsessed with what neil gaiman did with beelzebub and gabriel (Really good point)
Tinfoil hats off
And on that note: i feel like all the theories that exist for why aziraphale went to heaven that basically boil down to “he was out of character so here’s what the plot twist is” really cheapen the story and underestimate the depth of aziraphale’s character and his potential.
Is that. A Nightingale???? (On choosing the bullet catch.)
aziraphale and crowley are so bad at convincing anyone that they don't know where gabriel is
OK so I have been trying for the longest time to make sense of why the fuck they KEPT GOING WITH THE MAGIC ACT when they realized they couldn't do miracles. And I think I've got it.
A 'seamstress'
Very long and detailed meta about ducks
Oh my god, season 2 is The Tales ofCrowley Hoffmann
Meta links master post
NEW: 1941 (collating links from the other categories)
Nazi Zombie Flesheaters / "I knew you'd come through for me. You always do."
bullet catch scene is about.
Once and Future Royalty (This is insane and has no actual conclusion. And yet. There's definitely *something* there. Oh 1941.)
And the SWORD
Is that. A Nightingale???? (On choosing the bullet catch.)
OK so I have been trying for the longest time to make sense of why the fuck they KEPT GOING WITH THE MAGIC ACT when they realized they couldn't do miracles. And I think I've got it.
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 1)
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 2)
that whole bit after the church scene where aziraphale is like 'if there's ANYTHING i can do for you in return please let me know'
the above, but in gif form
we all agree right? This is the most horny and unhinged moment of the show so far, right?
we are not talking about how date-like 1941 was
”Shall we retire the act?” Thoughts on the relationship in ‘41
Relationship progression in the zombie episode
Checkov’s 1941 Apology Dance
bullet catch scene is about. putting crowley in a position he claims to want. metaphorically.
Accurate summary of the 1941 minisode *g*
There's a sword going through their hands :O
I am DYING to see "1941, the FULL Story"
Then the idea that I’ve seen floating about of there being more to this story in the blitz HURTS.
The thing about the "you said, trust me" "and you did" in the bullet catch is this: Aziraphale believes in Crowley.
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
Every day I wake up and want to know what happened between 1941 and 1967
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
On the relationship symbolism of the 1941 story beats.
Trust me: Parallels between the bullet catch and the final argument
Video meta
Why the Ending of Good Omens 2 is So Clever | Review and Chaotic Video Essay
The Eden Disorder | Apple | A Good Omens Animatic (Not sure how to describe this, except as illustrated meta?)
Added October 2023
Aziraphale & Crowley | Meetings Through The Ages | In Chronological Order and a google drive with all the historical scenes from both seasons of good omens
Added November 2023:
Why Does Crowley Kiss Aziraphale? || Scene and Character Analysis || Good Omens
Good Omens || Visual Poetry of Left and Right || Show Analysis
Good Omens || Crowley, It’s Too Late || Character Analysis
Good Omens || I Forgive You || Aziraphale Character Analysis
Good Omens || A Companion to Owls || Minisode Analysis
Hair and Clothes (New, October 2023) + Colour symbolism + Set Design
"I have standards!"
A timeline of Aziraphale and Crowley through the years with little bits of commentary on the historical costuming, notable details, that sort of thing!
Crowley's hair... (angel vs Edinburgh)
Aziraphale's waistcoat
I am just SO baffled at how they manage to turn Michael Sheen into Aziraphale (This one's tongue-in-cheek and just down to MS's insane acting skills)
The Golden Lion (Aziraphale's ring)
The Colours of Crowley (amazing)
Bastille scene - clothes analysis Part 1
Bastille scene - clothes analysis Part 2 (These two are SO GOOD)
On becoming Real
Crowley's hair (Eden vs. angel!Crowley)
An entirely too long philosophical musing on why Crowley is so slutty.
Added November 2023:
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 1)
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 2)
Va va voom is a colour!!
It was William Blake this whole time
Maggie has a poster in her shop (41:37, s02e02) that says "Who is Piet Hein?" (File this under Everything Is Meant)
Angelic mechanics (Starmaker's scene is v accurate)
a bunch of good omens s2 title sequence easter eggs have been revealed!
Cool things I found out about the GO set on the set tour
Queerness
gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide
the thing to me that stands out about aziraphale is that he’s actually incredibly stable in his identity and that identity IS incredibly queer. queer by the standards of heaven AND by human standards as well
I love how Aziraphale, as the main character, is so unapologetically queer
Operation Spanner
addendum to operation spanner post
shouldve read isherwood instead
soho
Added September 2023
I just want to use this post to talk about how much I appreciate the way Good Omens does gender.
Crowley and Aziraphale's inability to communicate parallels the queer experience for older generations
Good Omens is queering TV/storytelling - part 1
Neil Gaiman Ask: I think the show did an impeccable job on presenting homosexuals or generally queer people as what they are: normal human beings.
The Importance of Good Omens to an Old Queer
Self-Therapy in the Form of an Open Letter to Neil Gaiman and My Fellow Ineffables (Long, and heavy.)
Added October 2023:
For me personally, this was my lifetime's Kirk/Uhura kiss.
Added November 2023:
Tor Essay: How Good Omens Queers the Bible
The queerest line
The hornet (Biblical meaning)
Temptation and Eating Half an Ox
"A metaphor is a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things"
The Meat Scene (food = sex)
Gif set. I canNOT. It’s not about sex, it’s about hunger
Literary quotes on hunger and want
If they are NOT ace, then…
Some thoughts on why and how I believe Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship would incorporate sex/why I do not read them as wholly asexual
Added October 2023:
that whole bit after the church scene where aziraphale is like 'if there's ANYTHING i can do for you in return please let me know'
the above, but in gif form
we all agree right? This is the most horny and unhinged moment of the show so far, right?
Gif set. I can't explain. On hunger.
i can see it now. every single interaction aziraphale and crowley have in s3 is going to be drenched in enough sexual tension to supply water to guantanamo bay.
Crowely offering/tempting Aziraphale with the ox ribs...it's a direct parallel to Adam and the creation of Eve.
Still can't believe Aziraphale tempting Crowley to get some oysters wasn't just a flirty play on words
On the ox scene vs every time after that when Crowley watched Aziraphale eat.
Notes on the Scene in Job's Basement
Added November 2023:
Notes on the Scene in Job's Basement: Crowley is not tempting Aziraphale here. He's experimenting on him.
Can You Read My Mind?
#learn to communicate you fucking walnuts
But I think the most important misunderstanding they have is simply not ever knowing that they're having a misunderstanding in the first place.
On communicating in code
On miscommunication, the Nuns in S1 and Maggie & Nina
how Crowley’s self-loathing colors the way he sees Aziraphale’s interactions with him and how we should take that negative bias into account
Jane Austen and miscommunication
Book vs show & S2
S2: The flashbacks are what really foretell the ending. (A deep dive into their lack of communication)
Crowley isn't listening to Aziraphale
Sheltering from the rain and the missing step
Hypothesis: Aziraphale HATES that Crowley is living in his car. (The hypothesis is wrong, Crowley never tells him, but it’s a good post)
The single entendre
The single entendre, but with gifs
I've seen a few posts saying that Aziraphale and Crowley basically need nonstop couples therapy for a decade or whatever to fix their communication skills, [...] I really have to just disagree
Added September 2023:
On how Crowley and Aziraphale see the world in different ways
Added October 2023:
Their entire issue in a nutshell <3
The thing is, Crowley and Aziraphale's problem isn't miscommunication.
The scene that shows Aziraphale had worked out that Crowley is living in his car...
Crowley
"I guess that explains the grumpiness"
I wanna talk about The Angel Who Would Be Crowley.
If we HAVE to put a name to Star-maker!Crowley this seems a good bet
Form Follows Function
So, yeah, I'm not ready to presume he was a heavenly Higher Up. He could have just been a bit of a sneaky snake back then too.
Angel hierarchy and where Crowley might have sat
What kind of angel was Crowley?
The job minisode is so fun and funny until you realise...
Crowley and memory loss, in gif form
i'm not sure the question of "did angel!crowley have his memories wiped" matters so much as... the effect that heaven and hell both wreck crowley's identity
Neil Gaiman once called Crowley one of his most Jewish characters
I keep thinking about what slotting the Job sequence in between the Flood and the Crucifixion does for Crowley’s arc, and his relationship to both Aziraphale and heaven
Crowley’s abusive relationship with Hell
Crowley is not okay
Crowley living in his car
wait, did crowley move all his gay stuff out of the flat
Crowley’s smile
What if Crowley didn't actually realize he was in love?
can’t believe we got a canonical fanfiction-flavored “oh…” moment of love realization from Crowley
On Crowley and want - and denial
Thinking about how private Crowley is.
Crowley actually is pretty happy this season
Reasons why "And we've spent our existence pretending that we aren't" is haunting me weeks later
“it doesn’t matter. it’s too late for that now, isn’t it. it’s always too late.”
Character development for Crowley
I am actually still not over the fact that Crowley actually confessed
1990 Crowley vs 2023
Added September 2023:
"It's always too late."
Crowley and snake-y-ness (you'll want to read this, trust me)
"Well, if I was the one running it all, I'd like it if someone asked questions. Fresh point of view."
From Engineer to Aziraphale's protector
On Crowley and trauma (through a personal lens)
Added October 2023:
The idea of Crowley previously being a very powerful angel and still carrying around shards of that power is just so delicious to me. (Probably my favourite post on this topic.)
Also on Crowley having been Someone (Interesting, read the replies)
Crowley, Angels and Free Will: More Good Omens Meta
Book of Life mini meta
I've finally settled on a reading of Crowley's big revelation in 2x05 that makes sense to me.
They are being watched. This is the realization [Crowley] gets from the conversation with the girls.
So in the beginning of s2e1, we see Crowley making a bunch of stars and nebulae.
I very much enjoy the "I have a permit" joke posts about Bildad the Shuhite, BUT-
Crowley's name is to him what yellow is to Aziraphale. Let me explain. (And about the 'J')
On snake behaviour
Crowley living in the car is a symptom of lingering fear. <- this is excellent!
Added November 2023:
On being unforgivable
Crowley, vulnerability and the fear of being unloveable. (Part 1)
Crowley, fear of rejection, of not being enough: how will our hero cope? (Part 2)
Have a gold star
I just noticed an easy to miss little thing. Season 1, Ep. 1, 26:40. (So lovely <3)
Anthony, Anthony, Anthony (musings on Crowley's chosen first name)
Never to destruction
Aziraphale
"What are you? Crowley's emotional support angel?"
Aziraphale’s arc
In 0.5 seconds and without saying a single word, Michael Sheen changed lives. (gif)
Aziraphale protecting Gabriel
Aziraphale’s faith
The only possible choice
Thinking about Aziraphale in the past and in the future... And magic
Aziraphale being very human indeed <3
On Aziraphale seeing what Hell is like
Thinking about Aziraphale
Steel in a velvet glove
Michael Sheen's acting choices
In this house we stan Aziraphale
the Raphael we need but don't deserve etc (theory)
Added September 2023:
On how protective Aziraphale is of Crowley
Aziraphale the Guardian (specifically Job's children) <3
Aziraphale's waistcoat
Aziraphale is a Guardian
Aziraphale the BAMF (leading up to what will happen next...)
On Aziraphale's insecurities
Added October 2023:
say what you will about aziraphales decision, but i get it. <3
Let’s talk about the moment Aziraphale *almost* denies the Metatron.
The face of a man shaped being receiving a promotion vs that same being talking about it to his significant other. (gif set)
I actually love the idea of Aziraphale going up to heaven and just slowly dismantling everything. I think it's the best possible outcome for his character.
Aziraphale's intelligence is not a hindrance to manipulation
A refutation of all the different theories :)
On Aziraphale being ready to look past labels
the thing i love about the new backstory for aziraphale and crowley's first meeting is how it makes EVERYTHING about how aziraphale deals with him make so much sense. (This post stabs you in the back)
Added November 2023:
Aziraphale and Crowley's unhinged character analyzis (pt1) (Aziraphale)
Why Aziraphale is an unreliable narrator. Part 2: The Story of wee Morag
You know what I want? I want [Aziraphale] to succeed.
Aziraphale and repressed emotions (Linking to this not because of the author's [weirdly belated] epiphany about Aziraphale's repressed emotions, but because of how they demonstrate how his walls come down in the final fifteen and we get to SEE all stuff he has been bottling up.)
Theory: Aziraphale is, or will become, the Archangel Raphael.
I feel more people talk about Crowley's experience in Heaven and rarely think about Aziraphale's experience in Hell.
The Curious Incident of The Flaming Sword in Good Omens
Relationship/Being In Love
Whatever Crowley and Aziraphale are, it's a love story.
(x)
Good Omens is a LOVE STORY (lol)
I think we got the 1941 flashback repeat because that's when Aziraphale realizes he is in love. And we get the scene with Nina and Crowley and that's when Crowley gets it.
we are not talking about how date-like 1941 was
”Shall we retire the act?” Thoughts on the relationship in ‘41
Relationship progression in the zombie episode
Checkov’s 1941 Apology Dance
This is forbidden love at its absolute pinnacle
The inherent catch-22 of their love
Aziraphale and Jane Austen
Just to break your heart (Persuasion)
S2 is love stories all the way down
Ineffable Bureaucracy vs. Ineffable Husbands
French is the language of love
Crowley and being a couple
Aziraphale and being a couple
the oldest old married couple there is (gif set)
Smitten (This scene/word choice felt like a shout-out to ask, and ye shall receive.)
Added September 2023
Changes between S1 and S2
Added October 2023
bullet catch scene is about. putting crowley in a position he claims to want. metaphorically.
Accurate summary of the 1941 minisode *g*
There's a sword going through their hands :O
The funniest thing Neil can do at this point is-
god what really gets me is sheen's acting in the "perhaps you could tell me while we dance" moment
in terms of the whole narrative i LOVE the season 2 ending, and here's why
On touch
Addendum: Michael Sheen weighs in!
The thing about "you go too fast for me" is that it is unmistakably a love confession.
How Ineffable Bureaucracy is an important mirror
If angels and demons can fall in love, who are the next in line? (shipname: Institucional Problem, or angelfish)
I am DYING to see "1941, the FULL Story"
On the domesticity of S2
might have just worked out something whilst we were screaming, once again, about This Face
Smitten (i.e. The Angelic Gaze TM)
Fanart of The Angelic Gaze TM
Then the idea that I’ve seen floating about of there being more to this story in the blitz HURTS.
Friend, you have seen right to the heart of their tragedy and it is killing me. Aziraphale gives away two books just to dance with Crowley, and Crowley does not understand that it is for him. (ACK MY HEART)
The wall scene + S2 context
I cannot imagine what a trip it has to be, falling in love with someone when that is literally not something you are supposed to be able to do.
The thing about the "you said, trust me" "and you did" in the bullet catch is this: Aziraphale believes in Crowley.
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
Every day I wake up and want to know what happened between 1941 and 1967
#Aziraphale having more faith in Crowley than in the Almighty (the Job story)
The whole point of the Arrangement is that sometimes Crowley and Aziraphale help each other out by doing each other's jobs but-
Added November 2023
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
On the relationship symbolism of the 1941 story beats.
'No guarantee'. A specific moment of Nina and Maggie as mirrors
Crowley actually says a barely-coded "I love you" to Aziraphale back in 2.03
Aziraphale always opening the bookshop door for Crowley
Can we go back to this for a sec? To Aziraphale having to explain the concept of being in love to the other angels?
Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship dynamic fascinates me
On Aziraphale adoring Crowley
Neil weighs in
Mr Wait and See
Neil talking about the ending
That was what we were all going for: to make people feel real feelings
Neil, DT and MS
Neil explaining how stories work
My favourite description of the ball - with Neil’s response!
Neil’s description of S2
What would season 2 look like if it was a sequel to the book instead?
Neil I think you owe us an apology dance
"i think you owe us an apology dance, good omens has changed me"
On the synchronicity of Good Omens & the new Hozier album
On Terry’s anger, which fuelled Good Omens
Neil being very relatable indeed
We are devastated. Is everything going to be all right?
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On The Kiss
Added October 2023:
On Good Omens helping with suicidal thoughts (not too dark!)
On coffee shop names
Heaven, the Metatron etc.
"Does anyone ever ask for death?"
Heaven thinks Aziraphale is powerful
Oat Milk Latte Almond Syrup: Omelas?
the coffee was not poisoned or whatever but it was, however, the perfect manipulation tactic
Dalrymple as a Metatron mirror
Implications of Metatron's offer
The Metatron and “It's why Gabriel came to you in the first place, I imagine"
Metatron's manipulation step by step (Long and indepth) ETA: Now complete, master post here.
Why is it that, as Aziraphale is being threatened with erasure from the Book of Life, Crowley is sprawled in an armchair half a room away?
What Was Crowley Doing in That Corner?
Why does Crowley not object to the Metatron taking Aziraphale away?
On the Metatron imitating Aziraphale's speech patterns
Added September 2023
so... do we finally realize that the metraton chose aziraphale for his plan maybe, in part, because he literally declared war with hell??? by throwing his halo??? which makes him "a leader"
Maggie? (There has been much speculation about Maggie. This post does a good job at honing in on what her purpose might be, IF she is some sort of double agent. Make sure to read the comments.)
Added October 2023
On Aziraphale's lack of choice, from personal experience with religious trauma
The thing is, Crowley and the Metatron obviously have history.
The weight of a feather On Ineffable Bureaucracy & Heaven - post with similar point here.
The Magiciatron (This is so good!!)
Added November 2023:
Very good analysis of what we can glean about A&C's positions in the angel hierarchy in Before the Beginning and how that shapes their psychologies
The argument/breakup
Catch 22: a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem
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You know the brainrot is real because when Aziraphale said "Nothing lasts forever", amongst all of the pain of that scene, my brain supplied that one doctor who quote that goes "Not everything ends, not love, not always”
(x)
their argument over Gabriel and how they "resolved" it set up the Final Fifteen of ep6 and is a microcosm of their relationship issues
Aziraphale’s Choice, the Job Connection, and Michael Sheen’s Morality
Crowley's speech, the illustrated version
Aziraphale’s Choice
Coffee or death?
we need to talk about how close aziraphale actually was to saying no to the metatron after the kiss and why
Unforgivable. Why Aziraphale was excited and Crowley NOT
Thoughts on the final ‘I forgive you’
Have we appreciated yet how inevitable the breakup really was? (Catch-22 is on the poster. Twice.)
I'm not really getting the Aziraphale hate because even without all the pressures of religious brainwashing etc etc we've literally just seen through his eyes
Trust me: Parallels between the bullet catch and the final argument
On Aziraphale’s choice and his view of Crowley
Nothing Lasts Forever
Aziraphale’s choice in the light of long-time abuse
Talking past each other
The basic parallels between the fight in ep 1 and ep6
When is Crowley going to realised that he was manipulated too?
Aziraphale’s ‘choice’ and religious trauma
Aziraphale has always been enough for Crowley. But being enough for Crowley doesn’t fix how Aziraphale has never been enough for himself, not since Job. (A look at the break-up through the lens of the Job story)
Aziraphale’s anger at Cowley’s rejection/cognitive dissonance
the worst bit is (Aziraphale’s expression after Crowley puts the glasses back on
Everyones got these headcanons about why aziraphale says "i forgive you," and why crowley said "dont bother." (Includes Neil’s response)
Nightingales and Romeo and Juliet in Good Omens S2E6
thinking about the South Downs and nightingales
The three stages of Aziraphale’s acceptance
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GO/P&P parallel
Both sides of the argument
Many thoughts on Aziraphale and how he sees Crowley/the world and how it informs everything
Aziraphale didn't respond to the love confession from Crowley because he didn't realise it was one until Crowley mentioned the Nightingale and kissed him." (excellent)
Added October 2023:
The thing is. What happened to Crowley and Aziraphale at the end of ep6 is what happens when people aren't free.
on aziraphale's insecurities in S2
You know what, at least Michael Sheen admits he tried to kill us all. He just full on admits it. Got to respect that. (The Ending was built in from the start.)
Nightingales in literature can symbolize so much
Added November 2023:
What makes the ending so heartbreaking is that whether Aziraphale stays or leaves and Crowley follows him or not they will both be unhappy.
The Kiss
"You idiot. We could have been US."
It’s what humans do
Meat/Kiss
Wall slam vs kiss (no caption just parallels)
Aziraphale’s FACE before & after the kiss
Kiss theory (just in case you want a little conspiracy-theory in with your heartbreak)
“I kissed a demon and I liked it”
The products of trying to recreate what was going on outside the frame during the kiss. (for ENTIRELY SCIENTIFIC purposes)
Dear Mr Gaiman, why the kiss?
After the kiss (Only read this if you don't mind your heart breaking even more. + read the comments)
Added October 2023:
About the 'I forgive you'
i think it's fascinating how crowley has never ever actually forced or even pressured aziraphale into anything.. [UNTIL] (the tags, oh Lord, the tags)
Can we talk about the fact that Aziraphale didn't pull away from the kiss?
The kiss with quieter music
Aziraphale's Left Hand
There's a story of questionable veracity about Harry Houdini performing an escape in which his wife passes him a key with a kiss.
This is the worst detail 😭😭😭 (Also read the comments for further devastation.)
Added November 2023:
After rewatching the Final Fifteen over and over again, I don't think Crowley wanted to kiss Aziraphale.
(Honestly, what this reminds me of is this line from Slow Show which has a somewhat similar scene: Crowley moves without thinking. Falls like a stagelight, glass everywhere. He walks forward and is kissing Az before the door has even been pulled shut.)
On how Crowley and Aziraphale felt during the kiss (but mainly Crowley here)
That big damn kiss. (aka how to give the audience what they want in the way they do not want)
Gavin Finney comments on the kiss (not ONE TAKE, but almost)
Rob Wilkins talking about the kiss (Oh my heart.)
DO IT AGAIN
Someone made it worse
Someone made it better *g*
Someone wrote meta
And we're back to making it worse
End/End Credits
They are on OPPOSITE SIDES
A Wartime Footing: An Explanation for Aziraphale's Elevator Smile
''aziraphale's joker smile at the end of s2 feels out of character'' - does it tho.
Thoughts on the end credit shots, Crowley specifically
Thoughts on Crowley as he is driving away
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So after the confession Crowley doesn't just leave
Added October 2023:
About the Nightingale song and the Bentley.
Agape Love
Deep thoughts on 'I forgive you' and what follows
Funny stuff, gif sets, stuff that wouldn't fit elsewhere
season 1: aww they're idiots / season 2: OH NO THEY'RE IDIOTS
Aziraphale & Crowley: a summary (in gif form - AMAZING)
This could be me
If anyone is wondering how the Good Omens fandom is doing right now, the AO3 tags are enlightening
Funniest summary of S1 & S2
Bildad the Shuhite before & after
Bildad the Shuhite advert
Book Aziraphale vs TV show Aziraphale
"The theories and analysis the GO fandom has started is giving me BBC Sherlock flashbacks." (But funnier)
Zira having Crowley put the gun down in s1 is much funnier to me after s2
About DT's combination of contact lenses & sunglasses
The popularity of ships like Aziraphael/Crowley and Ed/Stede
Neil Gaiman's role in DT and MS's friendship
jealous Crowley is giving me life
Mr Tennant, your FACE
Text posts - half funny, half heart-breaking
God-tier text posts
Mr Tennant, your line delivery
Playlists: Muriel and Ineffable Bureaucracy (I had forgotten about 'Everything is Awesome' <3)
There are only so many GO jokes you can make about the Annunciation, but every single one of them is the funniest shit I have ever heard
If Crowley had only trusted his instincts and slam-dunked Gabriel to Hell… (BEST TAKE. Also watch Barbie)
And finally <3
And... we are a meme! ^_^
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The perspective of the other shopkeepers...
The funniest thing Neil can do at this point-
The most Tumblr take on the break-up
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Why the Good Omens art department are the coolest people in the world
Appreciation post for the best cut of s2!!!!
still stuck at aziraphale thinking angel!crowley is coming onto him btw.
uh miracles don’t work that way actually!! said Aziraphale
Michael Sheen being especially savage (Staged fans will appreciate this one!)
love how the position of hellish representative to london is consistently occupied by the biggest girlfailures hell can find.
This one just makes me laugh. Well done wiki editor
Does anyone remember that one gif set from wayyyy back in 2019 (Another one where S2 developments makes S1 funnier!)
canon may have proved me wrong but by god i know i'm right. (On Crowley the star maker)
"I saw it in a Richard Curtis film" (Micheal Sheen reenacted the scene Crowley references, with Tom Allen! #Four Weddings and a Funeral)
South Downs cottage
the reveal that gomens 2 is like a bridge season between two massive plots is so fucking funny (This. THIS is the funniest summary of S1/S2)
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only one bed trope in good omens world is so funny because
I didn't think it was actually possible to win at text posts, but that person just won.
A+ meme use
The difference between casual viewers and FANS
Although there are a few DW posts, mostly it's Tumblr. Also, there are a couple of my own posts in there, as well as one of Promethia's and many of Owl's. :)
For reference, here is my Good Omens Master Post, which I will add this post to. I will presume that everyone is familiar with everything in that post, certainly the meta side, as it's a complex and deeply layered show. Enjoy!
Neil Gaiman really said, friends to lovers, slow burn, 300,000 words, incomplete
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🎵Every day...🎵
Shostakovich: Historical background and relevance
More about Shostakovich
The music that the Bentley plays for Aziraphale: Danse Macabre
Added September 2023
Soundtrack thoughts
Give Me Coffee or Give Me Death plays Queen instrumentals, and after listening way too hard to the coffee date scene, I gotta share how well the part of the song they used fits.
The kiss lasts as long as the song in the Bentley does.
"Don't bother" from the S2 soundtrack sounds very similar to "Crucified" from the S1 soundtrack
The Good Omens theme by our brilliant David G. Arnold played 28.8.2023 at the BBC Prom 57: Fantasy, Myths and Legends concert! :)❤
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Buddy Holly's Everyday scene from the script book
Everyday song was playing when aziraphale asked crowley to dance and when they danced
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All the music you didn’t hear: The Good Omens soundtrack is lying to you. *Part3*
Everything is meant
S1, S2 and S3 and the books they correspond to
Everything Is Meant Part 1: On the beginning and the difference Gabriel & the Metatron make to Aziraphale
Everything Is Meant Part 2: The role of the Job and Scotland minisodes
Everything Is Meant Part 3: Nina and Maggie are avatars for our heroes, both as mirrors and displacement avatars and guides.
Job: A Companion to Owls
On the Bookshop, the Concept of Home, and Going Too Fast (Nesting)
The power of holding hands… how did they achieve the 25 lazarii? (Theory)
Gif set of S1/S2 parallels (emotionally devastating)
GOD the ball is so dark
Mrs. Sandwich
Trauma responses
Every Day it’s getting closer… (gif set, Gabriel prophecy)
On the S2 poster...
Muriel???
S2 Bookends
On the subject of the bookshop
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bullet catch scene is about.
On Persuasion and Northanger Abbey
More on Persuasion
Shax and Muriel mirror their counterparts - but ALSO THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
I'm glad we live in a world where Neil Gaiman took the angel with the flaming sword and the serpent of Eden in The Real Bible's Book of Genesis and decided they should kiss each other on the lips (Lengthy meta on the Biblical significance. tl;dr - then they accidentally humanity's parents.)
it never hit me how shortsighted Heaven is until i realized they put a Principality (whose entire raison d’être is to protect places and people from harm) in charge of Earth (Same topic as above, but from a different angle)
The Eccles cakes! Like, the historical significance
On the strength of their combined miracle
“I went to Monsieur Rossignol’s night classes in 1760”.
On Aziraphale and the Starmaker
I wanna talk about space and color as it's used in the intro to season 2
Matchbox thoughts (Ties the S2 themes together VERY nicely and projects forward to S3, although I don't agree with all the conclusions.)
Saraqael, Heaven's Only Competent Angel
'No Nightingales' is a 1944 novel (And Neil knows about it so it's definitely deliberate)
Aziraphale DID work out that Crowley was living in his car
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On cleaning the bookshop (this post does not end up where you might think *g*)
Things from Good Omens S1 that will never look the same after S2
I have this line in one of my fics about Aziraphale's 'company-owned human heart' that has been on my mind recently. (Their bodies do not belong to them.)
Maggie & Nina’s clothes stay in their ball form even after the ball.
Just thinking about every minisode in season 2 taking place at night.
Using "miracle power" before the Fall
On the bookshop being Eden
Edinburg and Aziraphale's blindness to systemic issues
On how the Edinburgh minsode is from Aziraphale's POV
Something about Good Omens from a Jewish perspective
Is Maggie possessed?
Why Aziraphale is an unreliable narrator. Part 1: The Story of Job (Excellent deep-dive)
Another point about the Job story!
How Aziraphale and Crowley deal with stress
Another post on the bookshop being Eden, but talking about how they are tempted differently
I hope it turns out that Maggie is "just" a human.
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S1 vs S2 in terms of physical distance.
Okay, but I need to talk about Good Omens and The Sound of Music. <- this is SO GOOD!
Crowley's entire existence revolves around the apple, it's an event that's in constant repetition. <- excellent meta
James Bond vs Jane Austen
Why was Aziraphale and Crowley's joint miracle so powerful? (A summary of all the theories)
Once and Future Royalty (This is insane and has no actual conclusion. And yet. There's definitely *something* there. Oh 1941.)
And the SWORD
I just realized a thing about the miracle blocker.
honestly obsessed with what neil gaiman did with beelzebub and gabriel (Really good point)
Tinfoil hats off
And on that note: i feel like all the theories that exist for why aziraphale went to heaven that basically boil down to “he was out of character so here’s what the plot twist is” really cheapen the story and underestimate the depth of aziraphale’s character and his potential.
Is that. A Nightingale???? (On choosing the bullet catch.)
aziraphale and crowley are so bad at convincing anyone that they don't know where gabriel is
OK so I have been trying for the longest time to make sense of why the fuck they KEPT GOING WITH THE MAGIC ACT when they realized they couldn't do miracles. And I think I've got it.
A 'seamstress'
Very long and detailed meta about ducks
Oh my god, season 2 is The Tales of
Meta links master post
Nazi Zombie Flesheaters / "I knew you'd come through for me. You always do."
bullet catch scene is about.
Once and Future Royalty (This is insane and has no actual conclusion. And yet. There's definitely *something* there. Oh 1941.)
And the SWORD
Is that. A Nightingale???? (On choosing the bullet catch.)
OK so I have been trying for the longest time to make sense of why the fuck they KEPT GOING WITH THE MAGIC ACT when they realized they couldn't do miracles. And I think I've got it.
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 1)
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 2)
that whole bit after the church scene where aziraphale is like 'if there's ANYTHING i can do for you in return please let me know'
the above, but in gif form
we all agree right? This is the most horny and unhinged moment of the show so far, right?
we are not talking about how date-like 1941 was
”Shall we retire the act?” Thoughts on the relationship in ‘41
Relationship progression in the zombie episode
Checkov’s 1941 Apology Dance
bullet catch scene is about. putting crowley in a position he claims to want. metaphorically.
Accurate summary of the 1941 minisode *g*
There's a sword going through their hands :O
I am DYING to see "1941, the FULL Story"
Then the idea that I’ve seen floating about of there being more to this story in the blitz HURTS.
The thing about the "you said, trust me" "and you did" in the bullet catch is this: Aziraphale believes in Crowley.
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
Every day I wake up and want to know what happened between 1941 and 1967
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
On the relationship symbolism of the 1941 story beats.
Trust me: Parallels between the bullet catch and the final argument
Why the Ending of Good Omens 2 is So Clever | Review and Chaotic Video Essay
The Eden Disorder | Apple | A Good Omens Animatic (Not sure how to describe this, except as illustrated meta?)
Added October 2023
Aziraphale & Crowley | Meetings Through The Ages | In Chronological Order and a google drive with all the historical scenes from both seasons of good omens
Added November 2023:
Why Does Crowley Kiss Aziraphale? || Scene and Character Analysis || Good Omens
Good Omens || Visual Poetry of Left and Right || Show Analysis
Good Omens || Crowley, It’s Too Late || Character Analysis
Good Omens || I Forgive You || Aziraphale Character Analysis
Good Omens || A Companion to Owls || Minisode Analysis
"I have standards!"
A timeline of Aziraphale and Crowley through the years with little bits of commentary on the historical costuming, notable details, that sort of thing!
Crowley's hair... (angel vs Edinburgh)
Aziraphale's waistcoat
I am just SO baffled at how they manage to turn Michael Sheen into Aziraphale (This one's tongue-in-cheek and just down to MS's insane acting skills)
The Golden Lion (Aziraphale's ring)
The Colours of Crowley (amazing)
Bastille scene - clothes analysis Part 1
Bastille scene - clothes analysis Part 2 (These two are SO GOOD)
On becoming Real
Crowley's hair (Eden vs. angel!Crowley)
An entirely too long philosophical musing on why Crowley is so slutty.
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Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 1)
Color Symbolism in 1941 (Part 2)
Va va voom is a colour!!
It was William Blake this whole time
Maggie has a poster in her shop (41:37, s02e02) that says "Who is Piet Hein?" (File this under Everything Is Meant)
Angelic mechanics (Starmaker's scene is v accurate)
a bunch of good omens s2 title sequence easter eggs have been revealed!
Cool things I found out about the GO set on the set tour
gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide
the thing to me that stands out about aziraphale is that he’s actually incredibly stable in his identity and that identity IS incredibly queer. queer by the standards of heaven AND by human standards as well
I love how Aziraphale, as the main character, is so unapologetically queer
Operation Spanner
addendum to operation spanner post
shouldve read isherwood instead
soho
Added September 2023
I just want to use this post to talk about how much I appreciate the way Good Omens does gender.
Crowley and Aziraphale's inability to communicate parallels the queer experience for older generations
Good Omens is queering TV/storytelling - part 1
Neil Gaiman Ask: I think the show did an impeccable job on presenting homosexuals or generally queer people as what they are: normal human beings.
The Importance of Good Omens to an Old Queer
Self-Therapy in the Form of an Open Letter to Neil Gaiman and My Fellow Ineffables (Long, and heavy.)
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For me personally, this was my lifetime's Kirk/Uhura kiss.
Added November 2023:
Tor Essay: How Good Omens Queers the Bible
The queerest line
The hornet (Biblical meaning)
"A metaphor is a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things"
The Meat Scene (food = sex)
Gif set. I canNOT. It’s not about sex, it’s about hunger
Literary quotes on hunger and want
If they are NOT ace, then…
Some thoughts on why and how I believe Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship would incorporate sex/why I do not read them as wholly asexual
Added October 2023:
that whole bit after the church scene where aziraphale is like 'if there's ANYTHING i can do for you in return please let me know'
the above, but in gif form
we all agree right? This is the most horny and unhinged moment of the show so far, right?
Gif set. I can't explain. On hunger.
i can see it now. every single interaction aziraphale and crowley have in s3 is going to be drenched in enough sexual tension to supply water to guantanamo bay.
Crowely offering/tempting Aziraphale with the ox ribs...it's a direct parallel to Adam and the creation of Eve.
Still can't believe Aziraphale tempting Crowley to get some oysters wasn't just a flirty play on words
On the ox scene vs every time after that when Crowley watched Aziraphale eat.
Notes on the Scene in Job's Basement
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Notes on the Scene in Job's Basement: Crowley is not tempting Aziraphale here. He's experimenting on him.
#learn to communicate you fucking walnuts
But I think the most important misunderstanding they have is simply not ever knowing that they're having a misunderstanding in the first place.
On communicating in code
On miscommunication, the Nuns in S1 and Maggie & Nina
how Crowley’s self-loathing colors the way he sees Aziraphale’s interactions with him and how we should take that negative bias into account
Jane Austen and miscommunication
Book vs show & S2
S2: The flashbacks are what really foretell the ending. (A deep dive into their lack of communication)
Crowley isn't listening to Aziraphale
Sheltering from the rain and the missing step
Hypothesis: Aziraphale HATES that Crowley is living in his car. (The hypothesis is wrong, Crowley never tells him, but it’s a good post)
The single entendre
The single entendre, but with gifs
I've seen a few posts saying that Aziraphale and Crowley basically need nonstop couples therapy for a decade or whatever to fix their communication skills, [...] I really have to just disagree
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On how Crowley and Aziraphale see the world in different ways
Added October 2023:
Their entire issue in a nutshell <3
The thing is, Crowley and Aziraphale's problem isn't miscommunication.
The scene that shows Aziraphale had worked out that Crowley is living in his car...
"I guess that explains the grumpiness"
I wanna talk about The Angel Who Would Be Crowley.
If we HAVE to put a name to Star-maker!Crowley this seems a good bet
Form Follows Function
So, yeah, I'm not ready to presume he was a heavenly Higher Up. He could have just been a bit of a sneaky snake back then too.
Angel hierarchy and where Crowley might have sat
What kind of angel was Crowley?
The job minisode is so fun and funny until you realise...
Crowley and memory loss, in gif form
i'm not sure the question of "did angel!crowley have his memories wiped" matters so much as... the effect that heaven and hell both wreck crowley's identity
Neil Gaiman once called Crowley one of his most Jewish characters
I keep thinking about what slotting the Job sequence in between the Flood and the Crucifixion does for Crowley’s arc, and his relationship to both Aziraphale and heaven
Crowley’s abusive relationship with Hell
Crowley is not okay
Crowley living in his car
wait, did crowley move all his gay stuff out of the flat
Crowley’s smile
What if Crowley didn't actually realize he was in love?
can’t believe we got a canonical fanfiction-flavored “oh…” moment of love realization from Crowley
On Crowley and want - and denial
Thinking about how private Crowley is.
Crowley actually is pretty happy this season
Reasons why "And we've spent our existence pretending that we aren't" is haunting me weeks later
“it doesn’t matter. it’s too late for that now, isn’t it. it’s always too late.”
Character development for Crowley
I am actually still not over the fact that Crowley actually confessed
1990 Crowley vs 2023
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"It's always too late."
Crowley and snake-y-ness (you'll want to read this, trust me)
"Well, if I was the one running it all, I'd like it if someone asked questions. Fresh point of view."
From Engineer to Aziraphale's protector
On Crowley and trauma (through a personal lens)
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The idea of Crowley previously being a very powerful angel and still carrying around shards of that power is just so delicious to me. (Probably my favourite post on this topic.)
Also on Crowley having been Someone (Interesting, read the replies)
Crowley, Angels and Free Will: More Good Omens Meta
Book of Life mini meta
I've finally settled on a reading of Crowley's big revelation in 2x05 that makes sense to me.
They are being watched. This is the realization [Crowley] gets from the conversation with the girls.
So in the beginning of s2e1, we see Crowley making a bunch of stars and nebulae.
I very much enjoy the "I have a permit" joke posts about Bildad the Shuhite, BUT-
Crowley's name is to him what yellow is to Aziraphale. Let me explain. (And about the 'J')
On snake behaviour
Crowley living in the car is a symptom of lingering fear. <- this is excellent!
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On being unforgivable
Crowley, vulnerability and the fear of being unloveable. (Part 1)
Crowley, fear of rejection, of not being enough: how will our hero cope? (Part 2)
Have a gold star
I just noticed an easy to miss little thing. Season 1, Ep. 1, 26:40. (So lovely <3)
Anthony, Anthony, Anthony (musings on Crowley's chosen first name)
Never to destruction
"What are you? Crowley's emotional support angel?"
Aziraphale’s arc
In 0.5 seconds and without saying a single word, Michael Sheen changed lives. (gif)
Aziraphale protecting Gabriel
Aziraphale’s faith
The only possible choice
Thinking about Aziraphale in the past and in the future... And magic
Aziraphale being very human indeed <3
On Aziraphale seeing what Hell is like
Thinking about Aziraphale
Steel in a velvet glove
Michael Sheen's acting choices
In this house we stan Aziraphale
the Raphael we need but don't deserve etc (theory)
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On how protective Aziraphale is of Crowley
Aziraphale the Guardian (specifically Job's children) <3
Aziraphale's waistcoat
Aziraphale is a Guardian
Aziraphale the BAMF (leading up to what will happen next...)
On Aziraphale's insecurities
Added October 2023:
say what you will about aziraphales decision, but i get it. <3
Let’s talk about the moment Aziraphale *almost* denies the Metatron.
The face of a man shaped being receiving a promotion vs that same being talking about it to his significant other. (gif set)
I actually love the idea of Aziraphale going up to heaven and just slowly dismantling everything. I think it's the best possible outcome for his character.
Aziraphale's intelligence is not a hindrance to manipulation
A refutation of all the different theories :)
On Aziraphale being ready to look past labels
the thing i love about the new backstory for aziraphale and crowley's first meeting is how it makes EVERYTHING about how aziraphale deals with him make so much sense. (This post stabs you in the back)
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Aziraphale and Crowley's unhinged character analyzis (pt1) (Aziraphale)
Why Aziraphale is an unreliable narrator. Part 2: The Story of wee Morag
You know what I want? I want [Aziraphale] to succeed.
Aziraphale and repressed emotions (Linking to this not because of the author's [weirdly belated] epiphany about Aziraphale's repressed emotions, but because of how they demonstrate how his walls come down in the final fifteen and we get to SEE all stuff he has been bottling up.)
Theory: Aziraphale is, or will become, the Archangel Raphael.
I feel more people talk about Crowley's experience in Heaven and rarely think about Aziraphale's experience in Hell.
The Curious Incident of The Flaming Sword in Good Omens
Whatever Crowley and Aziraphale are, it's a love story.
(x)
Good Omens is a LOVE STORY (lol)
I think we got the 1941 flashback repeat because that's when Aziraphale realizes he is in love. And we get the scene with Nina and Crowley and that's when Crowley gets it.
we are not talking about how date-like 1941 was
”Shall we retire the act?” Thoughts on the relationship in ‘41
Relationship progression in the zombie episode
Checkov’s 1941 Apology Dance
This is forbidden love at its absolute pinnacle
The inherent catch-22 of their love
Aziraphale and Jane Austen
Just to break your heart (Persuasion)
S2 is love stories all the way down
Ineffable Bureaucracy vs. Ineffable Husbands
French is the language of love
Crowley and being a couple
Aziraphale and being a couple
the oldest old married couple there is (gif set)
Smitten (This scene/word choice felt like a shout-out to ask, and ye shall receive.)
Added September 2023
Changes between S1 and S2
Added October 2023
bullet catch scene is about. putting crowley in a position he claims to want. metaphorically.
Accurate summary of the 1941 minisode *g*
There's a sword going through their hands :O
The funniest thing Neil can do at this point is-
god what really gets me is sheen's acting in the "perhaps you could tell me while we dance" moment
in terms of the whole narrative i LOVE the season 2 ending, and here's why
On touch
Addendum: Michael Sheen weighs in!
The thing about "you go too fast for me" is that it is unmistakably a love confession.
How Ineffable Bureaucracy is an important mirror
If angels and demons can fall in love, who are the next in line? (shipname: Institucional Problem, or angelfish)
I am DYING to see "1941, the FULL Story"
On the domesticity of S2
might have just worked out something whilst we were screaming, once again, about This Face
Smitten (i.e. The Angelic Gaze TM)
Fanart of The Angelic Gaze TM
Then the idea that I’ve seen floating about of there being more to this story in the blitz HURTS.
Friend, you have seen right to the heart of their tragedy and it is killing me. Aziraphale gives away two books just to dance with Crowley, and Crowley does not understand that it is for him. (ACK MY HEART)
The wall scene + S2 context
I cannot imagine what a trip it has to be, falling in love with someone when that is literally not something you are supposed to be able to do.
The thing about the "you said, trust me" "and you did" in the bullet catch is this: Aziraphale believes in Crowley.
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
Every day I wake up and want to know what happened between 1941 and 1967
#Aziraphale having more faith in Crowley than in the Almighty (the Job story)
The whole point of the Arrangement is that sometimes Crowley and Aziraphale help each other out by doing each other's jobs but-
Added November 2023
I’m thinking Aziraphale made the first move in 1941
On the relationship symbolism of the 1941 story beats.
'No guarantee'. A specific moment of Nina and Maggie as mirrors
Crowley actually says a barely-coded "I love you" to Aziraphale back in 2.03
Aziraphale always opening the bookshop door for Crowley
Can we go back to this for a sec? To Aziraphale having to explain the concept of being in love to the other angels?
Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship dynamic fascinates me
On Aziraphale adoring Crowley
Mr Wait and See
Neil talking about the ending
That was what we were all going for: to make people feel real feelings
Neil, DT and MS
Neil explaining how stories work
My favourite description of the ball - with Neil’s response!
Neil’s description of S2
What would season 2 look like if it was a sequel to the book instead?
Neil I think you owe us an apology dance
"i think you owe us an apology dance, good omens has changed me"
On the synchronicity of Good Omens & the new Hozier album
On Terry’s anger, which fuelled Good Omens
Neil being very relatable indeed
We are devastated. Is everything going to be all right?
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On The Kiss
Added October 2023:
On Good Omens helping with suicidal thoughts (not too dark!)
On coffee shop names
"Does anyone ever ask for death?"
Heaven thinks Aziraphale is powerful
Oat Milk Latte Almond Syrup: Omelas?
the coffee was not poisoned or whatever but it was, however, the perfect manipulation tactic
Dalrymple as a Metatron mirror
Implications of Metatron's offer
The Metatron and “It's why Gabriel came to you in the first place, I imagine"
Metatron's manipulation step by step (Long and indepth) ETA: Now complete, master post here.
Why is it that, as Aziraphale is being threatened with erasure from the Book of Life, Crowley is sprawled in an armchair half a room away?
What Was Crowley Doing in That Corner?
Why does Crowley not object to the Metatron taking Aziraphale away?
On the Metatron imitating Aziraphale's speech patterns
Added September 2023
so... do we finally realize that the metraton chose aziraphale for his plan maybe, in part, because he literally declared war with hell??? by throwing his halo??? which makes him "a leader"
Maggie? (There has been much speculation about Maggie. This post does a good job at honing in on what her purpose might be, IF she is some sort of double agent. Make sure to read the comments.)
Added October 2023
On Aziraphale's lack of choice, from personal experience with religious trauma
The thing is, Crowley and the Metatron obviously have history.
The weight of a feather On Ineffable Bureaucracy & Heaven - post with similar point here.
The Magiciatron (This is so good!!)
Added November 2023:
Very good analysis of what we can glean about A&C's positions in the angel hierarchy in Before the Beginning and how that shapes their psychologies
Catch 22: a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem
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You know the brainrot is real because when Aziraphale said "Nothing lasts forever", amongst all of the pain of that scene, my brain supplied that one doctor who quote that goes "Not everything ends, not love, not always”
(x)
their argument over Gabriel and how they "resolved" it set up the Final Fifteen of ep6 and is a microcosm of their relationship issues
Aziraphale’s Choice, the Job Connection, and Michael Sheen’s Morality
Crowley's speech, the illustrated version
Aziraphale’s Choice
Coffee or death?
we need to talk about how close aziraphale actually was to saying no to the metatron after the kiss and why
Unforgivable. Why Aziraphale was excited and Crowley NOT
Thoughts on the final ‘I forgive you’
Have we appreciated yet how inevitable the breakup really was? (Catch-22 is on the poster. Twice.)
I'm not really getting the Aziraphale hate because even without all the pressures of religious brainwashing etc etc we've literally just seen through his eyes
Trust me: Parallels between the bullet catch and the final argument
On Aziraphale’s choice and his view of Crowley
Nothing Lasts Forever
Aziraphale’s choice in the light of long-time abuse
Talking past each other
The basic parallels between the fight in ep 1 and ep6
When is Crowley going to realised that he was manipulated too?
Aziraphale’s ‘choice’ and religious trauma
Aziraphale has always been enough for Crowley. But being enough for Crowley doesn’t fix how Aziraphale has never been enough for himself, not since Job. (A look at the break-up through the lens of the Job story)
Aziraphale’s anger at Cowley’s rejection/cognitive dissonance
the worst bit is (Aziraphale’s expression after Crowley puts the glasses back on
Everyones got these headcanons about why aziraphale says "i forgive you," and why crowley said "dont bother." (Includes Neil’s response)
Nightingales and Romeo and Juliet in Good Omens S2E6
thinking about the South Downs and nightingales
The three stages of Aziraphale’s acceptance
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GO/P&P parallel
Both sides of the argument
Many thoughts on Aziraphale and how he sees Crowley/the world and how it informs everything
Aziraphale didn't respond to the love confession from Crowley because he didn't realise it was one until Crowley mentioned the Nightingale and kissed him." (excellent)
Added October 2023:
The thing is. What happened to Crowley and Aziraphale at the end of ep6 is what happens when people aren't free.
on aziraphale's insecurities in S2
You know what, at least Michael Sheen admits he tried to kill us all. He just full on admits it. Got to respect that. (The Ending was built in from the start.)
Nightingales in literature can symbolize so much
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What makes the ending so heartbreaking is that whether Aziraphale stays or leaves and Crowley follows him or not they will both be unhappy.
"You idiot. We could have been US."
It’s what humans do
Meat/Kiss
Wall slam vs kiss (no caption just parallels)
Aziraphale’s FACE before & after the kiss
Kiss theory (just in case you want a little conspiracy-theory in with your heartbreak)
“I kissed a demon and I liked it”
The products of trying to recreate what was going on outside the frame during the kiss. (for ENTIRELY SCIENTIFIC purposes)
Dear Mr Gaiman, why the kiss?
After the kiss (Only read this if you don't mind your heart breaking even more. + read the comments)
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About the 'I forgive you'
i think it's fascinating how crowley has never ever actually forced or even pressured aziraphale into anything.. [UNTIL] (the tags, oh Lord, the tags)
Can we talk about the fact that Aziraphale didn't pull away from the kiss?
The kiss with quieter music
Aziraphale's Left Hand
There's a story of questionable veracity about Harry Houdini performing an escape in which his wife passes him a key with a kiss.
This is the worst detail 😭😭😭 (Also read the comments for further devastation.)
Added November 2023:
After rewatching the Final Fifteen over and over again, I don't think Crowley wanted to kiss Aziraphale.
(Honestly, what this reminds me of is this line from Slow Show which has a somewhat similar scene: Crowley moves without thinking. Falls like a stagelight, glass everywhere. He walks forward and is kissing Az before the door has even been pulled shut.)
On how Crowley and Aziraphale felt during the kiss (but mainly Crowley here)
That big damn kiss. (aka how to give the audience what they want in the way they do not want)
Gavin Finney comments on the kiss (not ONE TAKE, but almost)
Rob Wilkins talking about the kiss (Oh my heart.)
DO IT AGAIN
Someone made it worse
Someone made it better *g*
Someone wrote meta
And we're back to making it worse
They are on OPPOSITE SIDES
A Wartime Footing: An Explanation for Aziraphale's Elevator Smile
''aziraphale's joker smile at the end of s2 feels out of character'' - does it tho.
Thoughts on the end credit shots, Crowley specifically
Thoughts on Crowley as he is driving away
Added September 2023:
So after the confession Crowley doesn't just leave
Added October 2023:
About the Nightingale song and the Bentley.
Agape Love
Deep thoughts on 'I forgive you' and what follows
season 1: aww they're idiots / season 2: OH NO THEY'RE IDIOTS
Aziraphale & Crowley: a summary (in gif form - AMAZING)
This could be me
If anyone is wondering how the Good Omens fandom is doing right now, the AO3 tags are enlightening
Funniest summary of S1 & S2
Bildad the Shuhite before & after
Bildad the Shuhite advert
Book Aziraphale vs TV show Aziraphale
"The theories and analysis the GO fandom has started is giving me BBC Sherlock flashbacks." (But funnier)
Zira having Crowley put the gun down in s1 is much funnier to me after s2
About DT's combination of contact lenses & sunglasses
The popularity of ships like Aziraphael/Crowley and Ed/Stede
Neil Gaiman's role in DT and MS's friendship
jealous Crowley is giving me life
Mr Tennant, your FACE
Text posts - half funny, half heart-breaking
God-tier text posts
Mr Tennant, your line delivery
Playlists: Muriel and Ineffable Bureaucracy (I had forgotten about 'Everything is Awesome' <3)
There are only so many GO jokes you can make about the Annunciation, but every single one of them is the funniest shit I have ever heard
If Crowley had only trusted his instincts and slam-dunked Gabriel to Hell… (BEST TAKE. Also watch Barbie)
And finally <3
And... we are a meme! ^_^
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The perspective of the other shopkeepers...
The funniest thing Neil can do at this point-
The most Tumblr take on the break-up
Added October 2023:
Why the Good Omens art department are the coolest people in the world
Appreciation post for the best cut of s2!!!!
still stuck at aziraphale thinking angel!crowley is coming onto him btw.
uh miracles don’t work that way actually!! said Aziraphale
Michael Sheen being especially savage (Staged fans will appreciate this one!)
love how the position of hellish representative to london is consistently occupied by the biggest girlfailures hell can find.
This one just makes me laugh. Well done wiki editor
Does anyone remember that one gif set from wayyyy back in 2019 (Another one where S2 developments makes S1 funnier!)
canon may have proved me wrong but by god i know i'm right. (On Crowley the star maker)
"I saw it in a Richard Curtis film" (Micheal Sheen reenacted the scene Crowley references, with Tom Allen! #Four Weddings and a Funeral)
South Downs cottage
the reveal that gomens 2 is like a bridge season between two massive plots is so fucking funny (This. THIS is the funniest summary of S1/S2)
Added November 2023:
only one bed trope in good omens world is so funny because
I didn't think it was actually possible to win at text posts, but that person just won.
A+ meme use
The difference between casual viewers and FANS
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(Also, how will I find anything without... this?)
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i love how insane this fandom is
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Like I said above, part of it just for myself so I can find stuff. ^_^
I'm still working my way through it, and while there's a fair amount of stuff I've already seen on here, there's still a lot of it I haven't.
Yeah, I figure it'll be that for most - there is just SO MUCH out there.
How is there this much juicy, juicy stuff to mull over in this story? :)
Magic.
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