Since “season” 3 has been released, Good Omens disappeared.
I’ve thought a lot since may 13th.
I was obsessed for years about Good Omens. When I say obsessed, I mean it, like a lot of you I’m sure.
I bought the cute pins of Aziraphale protecting Crowley from the rain, I bought art, I bought the companion guide TV book, in English - I’m French- I had a tiktok account that had a little fame about all the theories about GO2, I have a folder full of GO pint on Pinterest, I spent hours trying to figure out how to drawing them, I spent hours drawing, painting, carving them, I spent hours thinking about them, I reposted, liked a ton of post and art about them. My laptop screen is them. I dye my hair with the 66.6 red color, I have the best of Queen in my old car (not a Bentley tho), I bought things because they reminded me of them.
I went out of my comfort zone, found people on internet to talk about it. Some days I was literally shaking because of the bunch of emotions that came to me.
I joined a server for them.
Learned to speak, listen and write English, learned to heal some of traumatic traits, learned how to set boundaries, and communicate peacefully.
I’ve made friends for life. I changed. And Good Omens and the fandom saved my life.
I was an isolated autistic person with mental disorders and trust issues, I stopped to feel, experiment, talk online. Good Omens reconnected me with my feelings and helped my mental illness so I was able to talk online again. Now I’m a surrounded-with-caring-people autistic person with mental disorders and less trust issues. (and B2 english lvl)
And it’s both nice and sad that GO did that to me cause that means that Neil Gaiman has a part of it. And that disgust me.
I loved the season2 so much ! It’s a masterpiece, it’s the season that took our feelings and put it in a mixer. The characters development, the story, the decor, the humor, the costumes, the music ! I’m glad that it isn't just Gaiman's work but also the people that worked on it. But it’s still Gaiman’s vision…And I can’t ignore that. He tarnished Good Omens. He tarnished feelings that were beautiful and strong and now we have to live with this contradictory feeling.
In the end we had our final episode. This news was bittersweet.
I wasn’t able to be fully concerned. Because of Gaiman, because of the 90min and because I spent so much time being scared of never having a proper ending. And all the roller coasters around just made me insecure. I didn’t believe in it until I clicked on play.
Oh what a disappointment. Even if I’m grateful for people that worked on it, I can’t deny the defaults and how I feel. I know some people love it and it’s okay, I’m glad they’re able to enjoy it, cause me, I’m mourning.
I’m very sensitive about all that makes a movie, the coherence, scenario, music, light, symbolism, unspoken etc. that’s why season2 amazed me.
But season 3 is nothing more than the sad result of a script that’s been cut short to fit a format that’s too short and to deal with the legacy left by an unworthy man.
It’s so out of character, illogic, frustrating, non sense. Some elements go nowhere, characters are missing, a whole universe disappears, and all we know is changed with no purpose.
To me, all the comfort of the show has been destroyed like it was a part of the Book of Life thrown into fire by Michael.
Some artists made really good fixes that take in count all the aspects of the scenario and the characters. Thank you to them.
The point is, since I saw it, I don’t enjoy GO anymore.
Seeing clips, images, emoji from Season3 just hurt me. And things from S1&2 leave me cold. And as if to taunt me, I keep scratching myself on my GO pin.
My passion for the show just faded away, damaged by waiting and disappointments. It’s funny cause GO emptied my life so hardly that I was afraid that this feeling could disappear one day.
And that makes me sad cause I’m a part of an amazing community, built around Good Omens. And this show gave so much to me, I don’t want to just be jaded when I think of it.
That’s why I need to take some space from the show.
For a long time I had nothing but Good Omens for making me feel good, emotional, connected. Thanks to it, it’s not like that anymore. I can now fill my life with other series, passions, friends, hobbies.
Maybe it’s time to change my laptop screen, my profile picture, my bio, maybe even my name even if Lady Good Omens is a really cool name, related or not to the show.
Thank you to the show for helping me make space inside me, but now I have to fill it with more. You took a lot of space but now it’s time to reduce and welcome other things.
To the world 🥂
