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Thanks Sikozu!

s1 and s2 are available on the archive!

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Sikozu

You know I don't usually rant , so allow me this one. Good Omens and these characters have been part of my life for over 20 years. I have FEELINGS. A little context: Pratchett and Gaiman wrote the book in 1990, and S1 covered pretty much all of it. The book was much more of an ensemble story, but the show saw Tennant and Sheen's chemistry and understandably made Crowley and Aziraphale the main event. Everything after S1 was new, supposedly based on discussions about a sequel before Pratchett's death in 2015, though his estate has reportedly had reservations about this ending. And then the deeply troubled production. S1 was in 2019, Covid delayed S2 to 2023. Then after serious sexual assault allegations against Gaiman emerged in 2024, he stepped away and what was supposed to be a six-episode final season became a 90-minute movie this spring. Hardly the circumstances anyone would have wanted. Tennant and Sheen were wonderful, Bilal Hasna was adorable as Jesus, though I missed Jon Hamm's Gabriel. The Sir Terry Pratchett portrait near the end was lovely too. But that ending genuinely hurt. I can see the beauty in the idea that love somehow finds them again, even after the end of everything. Different lives, different world, same two idiots finding their way to each other. There's something genuinely lovely about that. Except with all those angels and demons conveniently gathered at the end, it suddenly felt less like love defying the universe and more like God had simply shuffled the deck again. Her eternal game of solitaire, everyone arranged exactly where she wants them. Which rather undermines a story about two beings spending 6,000 years learning to make their own choices. And I missed that distinctly Pratchett-ish warmth, the wit and stubborn affection for humanity in all its ridiculous glory. There were glimpses of it but never enough. And the serious allegations against Gaiman cast a much darker shadow over something I've loved for decades, and the finale itself felt more like an obligation than a celebration. I'm genuinely glad we got to finish this journey together. I just wish, after 20 years of loving these characters, the goodbye had left me feeling that their choices, their sacrifices, and the world they loved actually mattered.

Travis Manning

Wow ! I didn’t know about a lot of that other behind the scenes stuff. That definitely changes my perspective a bit !

Simone

Soooo, yeah this is a doozy. Shortly after season 2, it came out that Neil Gaiman (co-author of the book and pretty sure he wrote the 2 first seasons) had done some very Bad Shit, related to sexual harassment and possibly worse things too, and due to that the planned season 3 was basically canned. It was supposed to be 6 episodes long, an hour each, but because of everything, they chopped it down to just a singular movie. That is why there is such an odd vibe to the movie, that is why it is so rushed, why it is a mess and why it just, at least to me, not a very satisfying finale. It has its touching moments, but overall I am just sad it had to end like this, because the characters of Crowley & Arizaphale deserved more. Yes, the ending is sweet, but I can't get over the fact that those people AREN'T our angel and demon. Sigh sigh. One fun thing tho; the guy you see with Jesus at the very end is Adam (the Antichrist kid) from the very first season.

PumpkinSparks

I totally agree with your critisism. I generally like the movie! But the pacing feels a bit of: you can tell that they basically kept all the Ineffable Husbands bits and the stuff that was essential to the main story line, but cut everything they obviously had planned for all the side characters which is what gives Good Omens its charm and weirdness And I don't like the bar scene at the end for the exact same reasons. Sure it was a nice touch that Jesus and the Antichrist got a beer together, and the Terry Pratchet portrait was sweet and a really cool transition. But it did feel like God is still pulling the strings, which does not work as a happy ending with the theme of the show...

PumpkinSparks

I'm so glad we got at least the movie to end the story of out Ineffable Husbands! Was it perfect? No! But I still really enjoy it and it makes me happy everytime I see it. I really don't like the bar scene at the end (and am not alone with that). The fact that the whole ensemble is there takes away the happy ending they fought so hard for - apparently God lied and is still pulling the strings... which in fairness is in line with that character... My head canon is that Aziraphels and Crowleys souls keep finding each other every couple centuries and this ending is just one of the many happy endings they had. Because that was always the core of their being! Sure, they had their whole holy war stuff but that was a reaction to outside forces. In the end their core is to be with each other and make each other happy! Also, I would absolutely do a murder to have that backyard of the end scene!

Shin

So I liked the finale, I thought it was cute and was glad they ended up together... but I'm still not entirely sure if I LOVED it. I think they mostly did okay with the tools they've been given (thing being cut short and all) but I probably miss a bit what could have been. Just my humble opinion of course. Loved your reaction. See you on another show !