My thoughts on the Good Omens finale
SPOILERS AHEAD
I think I have a love/hate relationship with the ending. At the same time I understand why we got this ending, but I also don’t like it that much.
Part one - the ending itself
“You know what I want.”
I honestly thought Crowley would say that he just wanted Aziraphale, to let go of Heaven and Hell and just be them, no sides, just theirs. Like in season 2 basically. But here, the context was different. This could’ve been possible, Aziraphale now knows that he had been blinded by his good intentions of changing Heaven, he was ready to let it go. And, technically, they did let it all go, just not in the way I had hoped to.
It makes sense, both Aziraphale and Crowley care deeply for human beings. They go out of their way to save humanity from Armageddon despite what the consequences may be for both of them. They love humans despite every flaw they possess. Crowley and Aziraphale have seen the beauty and the evil of humans, yet, they can’t help but care for them. They put their care for humanity above their love for each other.
But oh lord do I not like it. I don’t mind them not being an angel and a demon anymore, the “turning human” trope is not what I am disappointed about. They could’ve still turned humans in the end, but it would still be the Aziraphale and Crowley that have known each other for 6 000 years. THIS is what I feel bittersweet about.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the “they find each other in every universe” trope because it means their love is so incredibly powerful that it transcends realities. But I wish we got to see them as the couple we have been rooting for for 7 years. As the couple that has known each other for 6 000 years and has gone through everything together.
Part two - other things in the episode
Let’s start with the kiss, or lack thereof. I’ll admit that when I was watching the scene, I was hoping that Aziraphale would kiss Crowley, truly. That’s… kind of what we got but also not really. Yes, technically no kiss doesn’t mean that they don’t love each other (I’m a Hannigram fan), but I feel like a real kiss would’ve been just right. It could’ve been sweet, desperate at the same time, knowing it would’ve been the last time.
What we got was sweet, I feel like it does match Aziraphale to an extent. After all, he did kiss the fingers that he had put over his mouth after the s2 kiss. He returned Crowley’s kiss. But again, just because I understand doesn’t mean I necessarily like it. Also to be honest the director’s statement towards the kiss situation rubbed me the wrong way. There wouldn’t have been this whole “the kiss would distract from the emotion” or whatever if the pairing was heterosexual. Like come on…
Secondly I want to talk about Jesus. I really liked him, he’s incredibly precious, but damn he was so underutilised. There was so much potential here, so much to develop with his character, but the way the episode was done, it honestly felt like a bit of a side plot that wasn’t really important. That’s how it felt to me.
Part three - the episode as a whole
I think most of us will agree when I say that the episode felt very rushed. 90 minutes isn’t that long, but I truly believe that it could have been better. It was very noticeable that they didn’t have as much funding as they did for the previous seasons. I feel like they were so much happening but that none of these things were properly developed.
Like I would’ve LOVED to see more Michael crash out, more development in their feelings of resentment, I wanted to SEE their anger more. Maybe that’s just because I love a good crash out scene I guess-
I wanted more Jesus development as I have stated before.
I wanted to know more about the book of life, about what happened to Soho etc… etc…
Conclusion
There was so much potential. Like I said in the beginning, I have a love/hate relationship with the finale. Over the years, I have grown to absolutely adore Aziraphale and Crowley and their story. I relate to Aziraphale a bit too much, I dyed my hair red to match Crowley (I’m not joking), I closet cosplay both of them on a weekly basis… These two idiots have had such an impact on my life, and to see them gone, just like that… I just feel devastated. I know Good Omens is just fiction, but fiction has this way of inserting itself into our lives that the feelings we possess for it; feel more real than ever.
PS : Im terribly sorry if none of this makes sense, I have trouble with speaking about things that I love in a coherent way-
