This one gif sums up, completely, how I best like to think of Crowley and Aziraphale. Which is a little odd, maybe, considering this footage came from between takes, but to me it encompasses them wonderfully. Crowley bringing joy to Aziraphale simply by being there beside him and saying something which seems absurdly silly at the time but will later make the angel see the world in a new light, through Crowley's lenses. Aziraphale's smile and laughter flooding Crowley's chest with the best feeling he's ever known. And, of course, the Bentley.
Maybe I’d be more impressed with the Finale having room for sooooo many possible interpretations if it wasn’t for the fact all of these interpretations are fucking dismal!
Like, Crowley and Aziraphale reincarnating into Anthony and Asa is probably the one GO3 interpretation/copium that’s closest to being, like, an actual ‘Happy Ending’ for them in terms of narrative and themes and character.
It’s still pretty sucky! Giving the Ineffable Husbands their “”romantic happy ending”” not by emotionally resolving the issues raised in the Final Fifteen (and beyond, and before), but by basically resetting them into a blank slate that never hurt each other and don’t even seem to have the personal and interpersonal flaws that caused the issues in the first place makes their relationship and love seem a lot weaker, implying they could never actually overcome their issues. And it’s also a very Magical way to solve one of the central emotional conflicts of the show in an ending that’s supposed to be about the joys of mundanity. And it’s kinda counterproductive to the message of appreciating the imperfection of human existence when the limited time we have with Asa and Anthony only allows us to see very superficial flaws about their own lives and they otherwise feel much more inhuman and imperfect compared to the very messy and very human Aziraphale and Crowley. And it hurts the message of appreciating Humanity in general that Asa and Anthony are like the blandest, least compelling, most desaturated versions of Aziraphale and Crowley ever. Like, if these are really the versions of Crowley and Aziraphale that have True Free WillTM, they should’ve gotten even weirder. Oh! And of course it weakens the theme of ‘Free Will’ if they were somehow ‘destined’ to meet and fall in love. And then of course, you can raise the Jim Question, that even if these are Crowley and Aziraphale’s consciousnesses, can they be said to be Crowley and Aziraphale without their memories? And the question of whatever any sort of reincarnation should even exist in a ‘Goddless’ Universe. And that it really removes a lot of their appeal to take away their 6000 years of history and Slow Burn and loving against the odds and replacing it with a very generic Meet Cute. And also of course, some people would always be devastated that Crowley and Aziraphale seemed like they’re going to have an Eternity together and they only ended up with 40-30 years.
BUT EVEN WITH ALL OF THAT SAID (and maybe a few more complaints I forgot), this is STILL the least bad ending possibility of the Finale, both for the characters and the narrative as a whole. Obviously the Worst Option is that Crowley and Aziraphale are just straight-up permadead. But a lot of the other options people have suggested to make that ending ‘happy’ are still, in fact, kinda Worse than Crowley and Aziraphale spending 40-30 amnesiac years together. Like, the concept of Ineffable Husbands as a Reincarnation Romance or a Multiversal Constant only weakens the appeal of the Husbands as a love that triumphed against the odds and the theme of Free WillTM (not to mention that with how little actual reconciliation Crowley and Aziraphale had, how many of these times they ‘found’ each other they were actually happy and functional?). And then there are the ‘Happy Endings’ that take the Husbands away from Earth and Humanity, put them in a Snowglobe or ‘the Garden of Eden’ or outer space or whatever, when the entire original concept around which their storyline in the original book revolved around, the Humanist theme they originally conveyed, is that there’s nothing more wonderful than the experience of living in our world among the Humans, and this is so wonderful and important and fun to them that it’s worth defying both Heaven and Hell to preserve. It’s almost as hard to image a ‘Happy Ending’ for them that separates them from that human world as it is to imagine a ‘Happy Ending’ that keeps them apart from each other. Especially as so many interpretations put them into the exact same stagnant unchanging eternities they were afraid of in the first place. Even if these specific worlds are full of only the things they loved, they also loved the ever-changing nature of the Earthly Experience (Aziraphale goes slow, but not slow enough for Eternity) and they wanted to experience it, and not just watch it from afar. And then there are the Interpretations that hinge on some variation of Crowley and Aziraphale having Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence, becoming the Universe or Stars or Cosmic Consciousness or the embodiment of Love or the Guardians of Humanity or Watching Over Us All (which can also intersect with some of the ‘Garden of Eden’ stuff). Which… also feels counterproductive with Crowley and Aziraphale’s very earthly love of earthly experiences. Again, they loved experiencing the pleasures of this world the way humans do, so much that Aziraphale gave up on an Eternal Heaven and Crowley risked Hell’s Wrath for it. Why should we believe that they’re happy to leave that behind forever for some cosmic experience we can’t even comprehend? Why should this supposedly ‘Humanist’ story about the most Human Angel and Demon end with them having to becoming something even further away from Humanity than ever before? And the whole central joke their characters (and their whole setting) hinged on is the idea divine and cosmic entities being Just Some Guys With a Job. Crowley and Aziraphale’s friendship was built upon them trying to minimize work as much as possible, they spent years trying to retire. Why should I be happy to see them take on another Cosmic Job that’s even more impossible for them to ever leave or separate their identities from or ever stop doing? And that’s not getting to cases where this ‘Happy Ending’ gives them a very God-like role, so it also kneecaps whatever ‘message’ this ending tries to have. Making it even less about dismantling harmful systems, and now the message is that it could all be better by just putting the Right People at the top of the System…
So many options for interpretations! And none of them feel like it would make Crowley and Aziraphale actually happy and make their sacrifice to feel worthwhile! Absolutely amazing!
Also, like, I feel this angle can’t really work if you’re also trying to argue that “Oh, this story isn’t really about Crowley and Aziraphale, it’s about Humanity uwu”. Because these ‘alternative interpretations’ and ‘Happy Endings’ only really matter if you’re considering the fate of Crowley and Aziraphale to be the Only Thing That Matters. Like, I’m pretty sure Anathema didn’t get her own custom Snowglobe. I don’t think that Mrs. Sandwich got invited to the Garden of Eden. I highly doubt Nina and Maggie got to find each other in every timeline. For pretty much everyone in the Universe except Aziraphale and Crowley, there are only two options, they either reincarnated into the New Universe (did they all get happier and more content lives than what they had in the previous World? Considering it’s supposed to be our real world, that’s hard to imagine) or they are all fucking dead forever!
GoodOmensPrime posted the playlist "A Place For Us"
– "Tunes that carry across the universe."
I have been looking at it and the lyrics to find a pattern, but I haven't found one yet... As I have gathered and checked the lyrics, you can find them below. Let me know if you find a pattern or a message!
Until then, let's simply enjoy it. 🥂
Also, new headcanon listening to "World, hold on":
Are Asa and Anthony party people?
✨ Disco-Tony is real in all Universes! ✨
You can find it on...
... apple music:
https://music.apple.com/de/playlist/good-omens-a-place-for-us/pl.u-GgA5e1zfZKB9mBX
Seaside, whenever you stroll along with me
I’m merely contemplating what you feel inside
Meanwhile, I ask you to be my Clementine
You say you will if you could, but you can't
I love you madly
Let my imagination (run away) with you gladly
A brand new angle, highly commendable
Seaside rendezvous
I feel so romantic, can we do it again?
Can we do it again some time? (Ooh, I'd like that)
Fantastic, c'est la vie mesdames et messieurs
And at the peak of the season
The Mediterranean
This time of year, it's so fashionable
I feel like dancing in the rain
Can I have a volunteer?
(Just keep right on dancing)
What a damn jolly good idea
It's such a jollification, as a matter of fact
So très Charmant, my dear
Underneath the moonlight
Together, we'll sail across the sea
Reminiscing every night
Meantime,
(And in the meantime, baby)
I ask you to be my Valentine
You say you'd have to tell your daddy if you can
I'll be your Valentino
We'll ride upon an omnibus and the casino
Get a new facial,
Start a sensational
Seaside rendezvous
So adorable
Seaside rendezvous
Ooh-ooh
Seaside rendezvous
Give us a kiss
2) We Will Rock You (Queen)
Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Kicking your can all over the place, singing
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will, we will rock you
Sing it out
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you some peace someday
You got mud on your face, big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
We will, we will rock you
Sing it
We will, we will rock you
Everybody
We will, we will rock you
Hmm
We will, we will rock you
Alright
3) God Only Knows (Beach Boys)
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I'd be without you
And God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
…
4) Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
When you're weary,
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
Oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
Oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on, silvergirl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
5) Top Of The World (The Carpenters)
Such a feelin's comin' over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream
Everything I want the world to be
Is now comin' true especially for me
And the reason is clear, it's because you are here
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found, ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
Something in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees, and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasing sense of happiness for me
There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
6) A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Tori Amos)
That certain night,
The night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I may be right,
I may be wrong
But I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
The streets of town
Were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I know 'cause I was there
That night in Berkeley Square
7) Last Night On Earth (U2)
She feels the ground is giving way
But she thinks we're better off that way
The more you take the less you feel
The less you know the more you believe
The more you have the more it takes today
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
She knows just what she’s worth
But she's Living Like It's The Last Night On Earth
She's Not Waiting On A Saviour To Come
She's At A Bus-Stop With The news of the world
And The Sun Sun Here It Comes
She's Not Waiting For Anyone
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
She Knows Just What It's Worth
But she's Living Like It's The Last Night On Earth
The last night on earth.
Slipping Away...
Slip Slide…
She lets me, slipping away
The World Turns And We Get Dizzy
Slipping Away
She's Living, Living Next Week Now
You Know She's gonna Pay It Back Somehow
She hasn’t been to bed in a week
She’ll be dead soon, then she’ll sleep
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
You gotta give it away (you got to give it away)
She Already Knows It Hurts
She's Living Like It's The Last Night On Earth
The last Night On Earth
Last Night On Earth.
The last night.
8) In God’s Country (U2)
Yeah
Desert sky
Dream beneath a desert sky
The rivers run but soon run dry
We need new dreams tonight
Desert rose
Dreamed I saw a desert rose
Dress torn in ribbons and in bows
Like a siren, she calls to me
Sleep comes like a drug
In God's Country
Sad eyes, crooked crosses
In God's Country
Yeah-ah
Yeah-ah
Set me alight
We'll punch a hole right through the night
Everyday the dreamers die
See what's on the other side
She is liberty
And she comes to rescue me
Hope, faith, her vanity
The greatest gift is gold
Sleep comes like a drug
In God's Country
Sad eyes crooked crosses
In God's Country
Naked flame
She stands with a naked flame
I stand with the sons of Cain
Burned by the fire of love
Burned by the fire of love
Love
Love
9) Missing You (John Waite)
Missing you (8x)
Every time I think of you
I always catch my breath
And I'm still standing here
And you're miles away
And I'm wonderin' why you left
And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight
I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time
Thinking about you
And it's almost driving me wild
And there’s heart that's breakin'
Down this long distance line tonight
I ain't missing you at all (Missing you)
Since you've been gone (Missing you)
Away
I ain't missing you (Missing you)
No matter, what I might say (Missing you)
There's a message in the wire
And I'm sending you this signal tonight
You don't know
How desperate I've become
And it looks like I'm losing this fight
In your world
I have no meaning
Though I'm trying hard to understand
And it's my heart that's breakin'
Down this long distance line tonight
I ain't missing you at all (Missing you)
Since you've been gone (Missing you)
Away
I ain't missing you (Missing you)
No matter what my friends say (Missing you)
And there's a message that I'm sending out
Like a telegraph to your soul
And if I can't bridge this distance
Stop this heartbreak overload
I ain't missing you at all (Missing you)
Since you've been gone (Missing you)
Away
I ain't missing you (Missing you)
No matter what my friends say (Missing you)
I ain't missing you (Missing you)
I ain't missing you (Missing you)
I can lie to myself
And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight
I ain't missing you at all (Missing you)
Since you've been gone (Missing you)
Away
I ain't missing you (Missing you)
No matter what my friends say
Ain't missing you (Missing you)
I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
I could lie to myself
Ain't missing you (Missing you)
I ain't missing you (4x)
Oh no
No matter what my friends might say
I ain't missing you
10) Heart And Soul (Huey Lewis and the News)
Two o'clock this morning (morning)
If she should come a-calling (calling)
I couldn't dream of turning her away
And if it got hot and hectic (hectic)
I know she'd be electric (electric)
I'd let her take her chances with me
You see, she gets what she wants
'Cause she's heart and soul
She's hot and cold
She's got it all, hot loving every night
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Well, can't you see her standing there (standing there)
See how she looks, see how she cares (how she cares)
I let her steal the night away from me
Nine o'clock this morning (this morning)
She left without a warning (warning)
I let her take advantage of me
You see, she got what she wanted
'Cause she's heart and soul
She's hot and cold
She's got it all, hot loving every night
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Heart and soul)
Yeah, she's heart and soul
She's hot and cold
She's got it all
She's heart and soul
She's got loving every night
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
She's got it all
She's heart and soul (6x)
11) Across The Universe (The Beatles)
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me
Jai guru deva, om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox they
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe
Jai guru deva, om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing
Through my open ears inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
Jai guru deva, om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Jai guru deva (6x)
12) Take Me Home (Perfume Genius)
Take me home, tend to me
Baby, lay me down easy
For I have grown weary on my own
All alone, I wither and I bruise
I run my mouth like a fool
I'll be so quiet for you
Look like a child for you
Be like a shadow of a shadow
Of a shadow for you
Take me home, tend to me
Baby, lay me down easy
For I have grown weary on my own
All alone, I wander aimless
I work the corner of an endless grid
I'll be so still for you
Like a dead dog
Lay there 'til my eyes pop
All for you
13) World Hold On (Children of the Sky) (Bob Sinclair)
Ohhh, yeah
Open up your heart, what do you feel?
Open up your heart, what do you feel?
Is real
The big bang may be a million years away, oh
But I can't think of a better time to say
World, hold on
Instead of messing with our future, open up inside
World, hold on
Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
Ohhh, children of the sky...
Look inside, you'll find a deeper love
The kind that only comes from high above
If you ever meet your inner child, don't cry, no no, oh-oh
Tell them everything is gonna be alright
World, hold on
Come one, everybody in the universe
World (come on), hold on
One day you will have to answer to the children of the sky
Children of the sky... alright
Love, don't take no for an answer, no no. Alright
Right here, spread love
Everybody join together now
One race, one heart
Love and unity, everybody say
Yeahhhh.
World hold on
World, hold on
Come one, everybody in the universe
World (come on), hold on
Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
World (come on), hold on
Come on, everybody in the universe
World (come on), hold on
One day you will have to answer to the children of the sky
14) Would You (Richard Swift)
In the town where I grew up
I met a girl
She was lovely enough
I said to her
Would you like to fall in love with me?
Oh, tell me girl
Would you like to fall in love with me?
Now, tell me girl
Well, you know she took my hand
And we walked away
And I can't understand
Why she would stay
Would you like to fall in love with me?
Now, tell me girl
Would you like to fall in love with me?
Now, tell me girl
Would you like to fall in love with me?
Now, tell me girl
Would you like to fall in love with me?
Now, tell me girl
15) Kisses (Slowdive)
Tell me, "You're the best thing"
I tell you, "That's what you need"
Rolling on those good looks
Maybe it's just enough
I know you dream of snowfields
Floating high above the trees
Living for the new thing
Sometimes the new won't do
Kisses
Born desert sun
Kisses
Born desert sun
Kisses
Born desert sun
Maybe there's a car there
Driving away from here
Taking all the ghosts, the hurt
Well, everything starts anew
Tell me what you need, what's right
Whatever is just enough
Is living with the truth a start?
Maybe it's just enough
Kisses
Born desert sun
(7x)
16) Hurt So Good (Susan Cadogan)
First you take my heart
In the palm of your hand
And you squeeze it tight
Then you take my mind
And play with it all night
You take my pride
And throw it up against the wall
You take me in your arms baby
And bounce me like a rubber ball
Oh, I’m not complaining
What you're doing, you see
‘Cause this hurting feeling is
Oh, so good for me
Yes, don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
Don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
Don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
It hurts so good
You take my name
And you scandalise it in the street
Oh anything you wanna do, I say,
it's alright by me
You turn right around
And make sweet love to me
Oh, you see, baby, sure enough good to me
‘cause baby, (‘cause baby),
These things you’re doing to me
It hurts to bad,
But it’s worth all the misery
‘cause, don’t you know what it (Hurts so good)
Don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
Don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
It hurts so good
Oh baby, Oh baby, oh-oh
Oh boy, please don't ever take the heat off me'
‘Cause it would hurt even worse
If you ever, ever leave
Even though sometimes it's hard to me to bear
Oh, I’ll make myself hold out
‘cause if it kills me, I don't care'
‘Cause baby, I don't want you to ever quit
It ain't no good 'til it hurts just a little bit
‘cause, don’t you know what it (Hurts so good)
Don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
Don’t you know that it (Hurts so good)
It hurts so good
17) Hey Moon (Molly Nilsson)
I know it's been so long
Since we saw each other last
I'm sure we'll find some way
To make the time pass
Hey moon
It's just you and me tonight
Everyone else is asleep
Hey moon
If I was to fall
I would fall so deep
Though I doubt I'm gonna,
You can wake me up if you wanna
And your pale, round face
Makes me feel at home in any place
I would happen to be
At a quarter past three
The moon chased the sun out of the sky
Goodbye sun
The night's begun
The moon chased the sun out of the sky
Goodbye sunshine
The night is mine
Hey moon
It's just you and me tonight
Everyone else is asleep
Hey moon
If I was to fall
I would fall so deep
Though I doubt I'm gonna,
You can wake me up if you wanna
I would hate for you to hang there alone
The whole night through
And I would love to spend the whole night
Just looking at you
And those seeds, little stars
You spread around
They make such a dramatic background
I don't care for sunbeams
No, I need the night to feed my dreams
And that's why
The moon chased the sun out of the sky
Goodbye sun
The night's begun
The moon chased the sun out of the sky
Goodbye sunshine
The night is mine
Hey moon
My old friend
Hey moon
The night is coming to and end
Hey moon
Come back soon
18) The Sun Can’t Compare (Larry Heard and Mr. White)
You are my life
The sun can't compare to your light
You are my dream
The moon can't compare to your beams
You are my life
The sun can't compare to your light
You are my dream
The moon can't compare to your beams
Oh, how you shine
You are (You are)
My life (My life)
The sun can't compare (The sun can't compare)
To your light (To your light)
You are (You are)
My dream (My dream)
The moon can't compare (The moon can't compare)
To your beams (To your beams)
Open up (Up)
And see (And see)
That everything (Everything)
Is how it oughta be
Day breaks (The day breaks)
So free (Feel so free)
I am better every moment (Every time)
You are close to me
You are (You are)
My life (My life)
The sun can't compare (The sun can't compare)
To your light (To your light)
You are (You are)
My dream (My dream)
The moon can't compare (Can't compare)
To your beams (To your beams)
Dreaming, I hear
Elements of music so clear
It won't (It won't)
Feel right
If I don't see you in the waking night (When I wake)
'Cause you are my life
The sun can't compare to your light (To your light, can't compare)
You are my dream (You're my dream)
The moon can't compare (The moon can't compare)
To your beams (To your beams)
Waiting (I'll wait here)
I feel (And I'm feeling)
For a moment and a chance
So real
Tomorrow (Tomorrow)
Will be
Another day of love
Everlasting
You are my life
The sun can't compare to your light
You are my dream
The moon can't compete with your beams
19) Another Love Song (David Kitt)
I can’t pass the day
Without thinking about you
I can't pass the day
Without thinking about you
When everyone else is sleeping
There are things that i have to do
When everyone else is sleeping I can't,
I just think of you
I hope you want me too
I can't fall in love
If it's a danger to my health
I can't fall in love
If it's a danger to my health
When everyone else is sleeping
There are things that I have to do
When everyone else is sleeping I can't,
I just think of you
I hope you want me too
And these are the words that the silence
Brings to me
And these are the words that the silence
Brings to me
To me
I can't pass the day
Without thinking about you
I can't pass the day
Without thinking about you
When everyone else is sleeping
There are things that I have to do
When everyone else is sleeping I can't,
I just think of you
I hope you want me too
Book Omens: Two…. well, I dunno if I can say ‘well-adjusted’, but definitely functional and independent people who also just happen to understand and enjoy each other’s company more than they do anyone else in the universe.
GO1: Considerably more Not Normal About Each Other and with more Issues, but in compelling way that drives forwards the new romance melodrama angle, kinda mildly codependent to the level that's fun to play around with in fiction, with a Happily Ever After that feels earned and real.
GO2: A heartbreaking but realistic depiction of a relationship between two people who honestly feel an intense love towards each other, and yet this love is not enough to triumph over the many personal and interpersonal problems that slowly disintegrate the delicate equilibrium they existed in, can’t wait to see them resolve this by the next season! I bet it’ll be really heartwarming!
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Before the finale I really didn't care much to see Aziraphale and Crowley get married with wedding rings, but after seeing Asa and Anthony get that and not our angel and demon, I want the real A&C to be properly married so badly.
I want Crowley to be the one to propose only a few months after they get together because he's a hopeless romantic and he can't help but move fast, but Aziraphale accepts because after 6000 years it's not actually too fast at all. I want Aziraphale's ring to be diamond encrusted and for Crowley's to be engraved with a snake. They don't need to have a real wedding because who would they invite anyways, but I do want them to exchange vows that they will never abandon or give up on one another. I want them to refer to each other as "my husband," which feels more accurate to their relationship dynamic than anything else ever did.
Today’s bit of Good Omens love is this adorable little smoothie-drinking cinnamon roll, one Asa Fell, defending Anthony by throat-punching Gabe. Look at that face! @gleafer
The Jesus plot could've really worked if they had involved Jehsua in negotiating with God and convinced her to put everything back with no heaven or hell and then maybe, cause angels and demons don't exist anymore, a human azicrow ending would've been fine cause it would at least be OUR aziraphale and crowley continuing their lives. with their memories. This would also parallel s1 with Adam refusing to be the antichrist in front of Satan and now jesus refusing to give up this world in front of God.
And in both times it would be aziraphale and crowley being the guiding light to the protagonist. It was that simple.
