I’m so glad the storyline of good omens 3 appears to be “we are working together despite the tension and hurt between us” because it lends itself to so many delicious possibilities. crowley leaning over aziraphale on a chair and then stopping himself, leaning back quickly as if burned. the two of them laughing about something like they used to and then remembering themselves - their smiles quickly dropping and the thick silence afterwards that holds everything unsaid. aziraphale doing something that makes crowley almost smile fondly but he grits his teeth instead and looks away. aziraphale trying desperately to see behind crowley’s sunglasses but maddeningly he just won’t take them off. aziraphale eating cake and leaving crumbs by his mouth and crowley unable to stop himself from gazing there and aziraphale noticing and knowing exactly why. settling back into their old dynamic, crowley beckoning come on angel and aziraphale being sweet and silly, but both of them still tense with the thought that nothing is as it was. and no matter how much they pretend otherwise, they cannot truly repair their relationship until they communicate properly.
and that’s the thing. although the scenes from the trailer are thick with tension and hurt, they are also so… sincere. honest. something has changed between them, and goodness, they are talking about it! maggie said “you never really talk to each other” but now they are. they are! aziraphale seems to be saying do you want an apology? I was trying to do the right thing, we couldn’t leave those people there, please understand. I’ve come to help. crowley seems to be saying do you really want to help? I’m so hurt, because none of this had to happen, I asked you to come with me. we could’ve been happy. for once in their ineffable lives they are trying to be honest and desperately wanting to fix the fracture between them, however difficult that may be.
and of course, the hurt won’t last. crowley at the end of the trailer, without his sunglasses and wearing a teary smile, is proof enough of that.
