24h later (GO3 FEELINGS SO *SPOILERS*)
Let me preface this by saying I liked the ending. And I was a HUGE believer that the human ending will not or cannot happen but as I saw it unfold in front of me I have to say it makes sense. I was genuinely not sad about it, the saddest thing about this is that Good omens is over now for good and the reactions fans have had.
First and foremost, do I think the decision was in character? Yes I do. Aziraphale and Crowley have always tried to save the world, they never wanted it to end. In s1 they tried to raise Warlock with influences from both sides so he wouldn't end up wanting to end the world. Even if they had the wrong kid, they still tried. And Adam grew up with humans as a human child even if he wasn't and he went against his father BECAUSE humanity was important to him. He didn't care about ruling the world like Satan. He wanted to be with his friends. For Azi and Crowley, the most important thing has always been that the humans are okay.
In s2, Aziraphale used his bookshop to protect humans from Hell and Heaven. The stakes in that season were much lower now but you can see in everything they do they care about the humans there. Crowley really wanted Nina and Maggie to be together. He was delighted when he thought he succeeded! But just like how Nina and Maggie said to him, they don't TALK. They've never ever been able to stop and discuss their feelings on a deeper level because they were afraid of Heaven and Hell.
In s3 they chose humanity over establishing the world as it was because they know the world they knew was bad. They knew with Heaven and Hell there would still be suffering. They nor anyone else could be free because these systems would forever be there in the way.
Aziraphale has always done what he thought Heaven wanted of him. He was scared. Heaven abused him! None of the angels except Muriel liked him nor trusted him, they installed doubt and fear into him. Aziraphale suffered from religious trauma his entire existence, blindly following a plan he knew nothing of. Azi believed he could fix a system that was rigged from the beginning. He could've never fixed it the way he wished.
Crowley was bitter and angry. He was punished for his curiosity. In the beginning of s2 he can be seen as innocent, trustful of God and the plan. He loves his work aka the stars. That's his first love! When Azi tells him God will destroy it all in 6000 years, Crowley doesn't understand it at all. He believes there should be freedom of choice, freedom to question, freedom to build your own path. But the system he was "born into" forces him to suffer. He didn't get an explanation to his questions and he felt he didn't belong anywhere. He didn't have friends other than Aziraphale. When he wanted Azi and him to run away, it was in a way selfish because he wanted to get away from the systems however it wouldn't have fixed anything. They would've left others to suffer the same faith they would've ignored.
So in that sense Gabriel and Beelzebub chose to be selfish as they were some of the people upholding the system. Even as Gabriel got his memories back, he ignored making the world a better place for others but chose to be with Beelzebub. I don't believe it's completely selfish because even as upholders of a bad system, they were also victims of it.
But Azi and Crowley knew this. Aziraphale realized how much Heaven and Hell had hurt them. And I have seen the claim that the ending makes s1 and s2 mean nothing-that's not true in the slightest. If those events hadn't happened, they wouldn't be able to make a decision. But because they had the memories of the events, they knew what they should choose that would get rid of the harmful systems so they wouldn't hurt anyone anymore. Michael was also a victim, she went crazy because she felt she was stressed. Now I think if we had a full season it could've been done better but even then, she ultimately suffered from the system she spent her existence serving.
The human universe is a world where they don't have to spend their lives being pushed into boxes, being punished for asking questions. Of course this world has its own problems but when we compare it to the scrutiny they faced as an angel and demon it's nothing. We can see they're both happy in their lives and they both get to do what they wanted to do.
I have seen the argument human Crowley was ooc. But that's not really true either. Human Crowley is what angel Crowley would've been if he wasn't punished. He's the curious and open-minded, optimistic person Crowley really is. Demon Crowley is traumatized.
Human Aziraphale isn't pushed down by a religious system. He doesn't serve people because he's afraid of punishment. He works at a bookshop and he's happy.
And do I think if Anthony and Asa are Ineffable husbands? Yes I do! No, they aren't the original ones but the original ones lived in a world where they couldn't be together. And yet, they still happened to exist in the same place at the same time and meet each other. Aziraphale and Crowley have a red string between them with which they find each other wherever they go because they are soulmates. Their souls are bound together by faith. It doesn't care about the universe. It doesn't care about systems. They were made for each other and no matter what, they will be there together.
While it's definitely sad the og ones couldn't have what they always wanted, they were still very much in love. I see them as ace because I'm ace and I think their love doesn't have to be shown through physical gestures as sex or kissing. And that's what has always been beautiful to me about Good omens; they feel like two asexual beings who fall in love and their love is INEFFABLE. Everything they ever did was to protect the other, to care and love. They were and will forever be lovers. Every single version of them, in every single timeline. They got the ending they wanted and that's what matters.
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