I got into Good Omens because of the older book fans, before the production even began. They were making such wonderful fic and art, and they wove queer history into it beautifully. They hoped for a show that did justice to their book. They also almost all disappeared from fandom after the show came out — overwhelmed by the sudden size of it, and some of them quite frustrated by how much the new fans trusted Gaiman.
A lot of them didn’t trust him. No one mentioned assault (or knew about it, I assume); but they talked about him arguing with fans via dm, and about how he used to express distaste toward shippers until the cultural tides shifted. They didn’t like how he’d begun inserting himself into fandom discussions, how because of that people considered him an authority on fan commentary, or how he answered immature asks better left unpublished.
I’m remembering that now, and I hope after all this they’re feeling some sort of catharsis.













