you 🤝 me 🤝 Fallen Idols guaranteed to induce outrage on Dean's behalf because what the fuck was that, Sam???
🤝 Sam in the tail end of season 4 and early season 5 is NOT good for my health. 4.21 and 5.02 also fill me with absolute biting simmering rage at Sam. But there really is something in particular about 5.05 isn't there? One part is that it comes right on the heels of these other episodes that fill me with rage, but the other part is definitely that Dean just accepts this absolutely nonsense framing as the truth at the end of 5.05. It's brutal that it comes right after 5.03 and 5.04, because it's clear Dean doesn't meet back up with Sam again because he's actually ready to. It's because he thinks if he doesn't, the Endverse is going to happen. And anyway, despite cutting ties with Sam permanently, Dean in the Endverse never actually escapes the weight of responsibility anyway, does he? No—he's still a man crushed and jaded by the weight of the world. No matter what details he alters, he will always end up here. Why not simply add Sam back to the pile then after all?
It's also a reaaaaal nice cherry on top of a shit sundae right at the end of the episode, when Sam "generously" says Dean isn't responsible for the apocalypse either because he "didn't know" just like Sam. Oh no—breaking after 30 years of horrific reality-bending torture still makes Dean weak and is his fault (Sam is never taking that one back), but it's okay because Dean didn't know. His and Sam's "mistakes" are exactly the same. Completely equivalent!
Ayyyyy a fellow enjoyer of Charlie/Eileen??? Thank god I'm not the only one who sees the potential in that!
YEAH!!! they literally have SO much potential. because they're both strong but in completely different ways, and they both grew up in really lonely situations but found unique ways to survive. and i just think they would bring out the best in each other with such complete softness and sensitivity. i just. they just. THEY. 😭
literally Dabb's first episode was Yellow Fever and while I like that episode well enough I feel like he told us EXACTLY what he thinks of Dean as a character with that episode alone. (also you're so right about how racist sooooo many of his eps are it's very nasty)
Okay so I don’t know if this has been done, but I have a fun little headcanon that makes me giggle and I wanna talk about, so here we go!
So it’s always kinda confused my that Aziraphale doesn’t fall, not that I want him to by any means, but he’s not a very good angel. He even admits that himself when he gets sent back to heaven after the summoning circle.
Listen, the man gives away his sword and straight up lies to God’s face like a week after being on earth. It seems to me that Gabriel and the other archangels don’t know, but are we really pretending She doesn’t? Not only does She Know All, he really is a terrible liar. I don’t think Gabriel picks up on it because he’s so far in his own head he just assumes this little pleb angel wouldn’t dare lie to him, but She isn’t so ignorant.
After his First Rebellion he continues to push it, talking to Crowley, sheltering him with his wing on top of the wall in full view of God, Satan, and the other angels/demons, and still, nothing, he’s still sitting pretty fully connected to God’s Grace with his nice white fluffy wings. So he pushes.
He starts holding his own little mini-rebellions, gluttony being a big one, as well as just in general being an incorrigible hedonist. He starts talking to Crowley more and more, going from occasional chance meetings, to starting a tentative friendship, and eventually to the Arrangement.
Note: I hear you saying Crowley was the one that started their relationship but are we pretending that the grouchy lil demon wanted anything to do with him in Rome? Oh no no no, the first step was always Aziraphale. He was the one to shelter Crowley, he was the one to hold up conversations [see: “Fancy seeing you here! ... well allow me to tempt you(to some oysters)!” and of course the “dear fellow” in King Arthur’s court] Personally I don’t think Crowley saw Zira as much more than a means to an end until much later. I’ll write another post on my thoughts on Crowley at some point but for now it’s meme time.
Now, I’d like to make two points.
One: After the sword, he takes a massive step back with his rebellions, but when they all go unpunished he gets bolder and bolder again as the years go on. Going from simply blending in, to enjoying human life, to being a glutton, to the arrangement, to befriending a demon, to lying to Head Office and so on.
Of course his final rebellion is definitely the biggest, there’s this absolutely brilliant post from @ilarual l that goes into more detail about just how amazing it is, but the TLDR is “Basically, Aziraphale backflips out of Heaven with both middle fingers in the air, and frankly I think it’s amazing.“
Two: He’s only ever concerned about what will happen to Crowley. How many times do we hear him say “it would destroy you”? [Talking about hell finding out about their Arrangement, the holy water, etc.] He’s so worried something will happen to Crowley but not to himself. Yeah sure you can read that as Crowley’s a demon and Zira thinks he’d be more concerned with his own self interest than he would be with what happens to an angel, you can read it as Zira’s so in love with him that the idea of a world where Crowley doesn’t exist is worse than one in which he dies himself, or you can read it as Aziraphale doesn’t think anything will happen to him.
Basically what I’m saying is Aziraphale doesn’t fall for the same reason his phone continues to work. For the same reason Crowley’s watch keeps time even though the batteries are long dead. Now this post right here (thank you @theniceandaccurategoodomensblog for your absolutely amazing analysis) goes into much more detail about how miracles work in the Good Omens universe, including covering how one must wholeheartedly believe something for it to work in an unconscious miracle without a shadow of a doubt in your mind.
Well, Aziraphale lied to Gods face, he’s been consorting with a demon for ~6000 years, he rebels against heaven, and lies to his superiors, and he still hasn’t fallen, so why should he think he would fall? He’s already done so many rebellious acts, why should it cross his mind that actively trying to stop the apocalypse and in the end being the one to do so, would be any worse than any of the other lines he’s crossed over the millennia?
TLDR; Aziraphale is Archer and he doesn’t think he can fall so unequivocally that he miracles it into existence, thank you for coming to my TEDtalk.
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No, I don’t actually think this is at all the case, I don’t think this is how Zira thinks at all, and I don’t think this is why he doesn’t fall, but I do think it’s funny as hell to think about. I would like to draw your attention to this amazing explanation on Crowley’s fall by @anotherhappydinosaur because this is the explanation I truly believe, I think it’s beautifully written and very in line with the show and themes and characters, but this thought popped into my head and I’ve been laughing at it since so I wanted to share.
Note: If I miss-sourced or something didn’t link correctly please let me know, I want everyone to get credit where credit is due
ilarual replied to your post “Well there's a discord for a bunch of fic writers (and several artists...”
I want you to know that #house parties and discord servers is the same was a revelatory tag and I feel like I just realized some huge truth about the universe so thanks for that tag I guess alskjdflsd
slgdkhgslfh it’s TRUE the only difference is i can’t steal booze from a discord server on my way out!
k not to be a walking parody of myself, but I think of Martin whenever I listen to Whatever You Want by Vienna Teng. Like, in a very MAG117, "can't wait to strangle Elias with my bare hands" kind of way :))))
*MAG118, apparently I can't type today rip
martin kinnies will apply full clown makeup before opening our spotifies huh:+)
Not to mention, in the book, A/C are way more physically affectionate. There are tons of moments where they exchange casual touches- a hand on the arm or shoulder, a nudge with an elbow, the kind of unthinking physicality that comes with long-standing intimacy with another person. The TV versions don't have that easy intimacy yet, which I think speaks to how long book A/C have been comfortable in their relationship.
that’s right, that’s right! i totally forgot to mention that, they don’t have that invisible wall separating them. they’re definitely more physically comfortable.
