Good Omens is a Transformative Work
It has been since the very beginning.
NG (fuck NG) thought of a book plot where a demon finds himself in The Omen movie. But he screws up the baby switch. And the Antichrist grew up as a character in a Richmal Crompton novel. He didn't know what to do with it next. TP offered to buy the story. He changed the demon into a demon and an angel defying their bosses on the earth they both loved. He added his smart whimsy and gave the story a moral core far beyond a silly spoof. When the story was written, queer kids saw themselves in the angel and demon based on the subtext. Because they lived in subtext. Gender fluid and trans readers created stories about an angel and demon for whom gender was a choice depending on how or whether they decided to make an effort. The strangeness of fitting into a planet dominated by beings the angel and demon differed from spoke to neurodivergent readers.
Religious readers found healing after years of struggling to make sense of doctrine divorced from morality. Some ace and aro readers saw the deep and meaningful relationship beyond romance between a pair together over 6000 years. And tons of horny people from all walks of life poured their hearts into smut that made the most of beings whose bodies allowed for a range of sexual practice that would never be realistic for humans.
People who felt rejected or unloved because they were "too much" or "too little", took solace from an angel who didn't mind the gruffness of the demon who couldn't bear to be cruel. And the demon who liked the angel being a little bit of a bastard. If an angel and demon could care for and accept each other for themselves, perhaps it could happen for them too? This is why the Good Omens fandom is so special. Transformation has been baked into his story from the very beginning. Biblical fan fiction, a collaborative story by two authors, a tv show/movie brought to life by a team of actors, designers, writers... And now also entire worlds of fan fiction and art. Good Omens continues to transform itself and the people who love it. And it will always be ours as we continue to transform it for generations to come.
I wrote this 2 years ago. Maybe it's time to reblog?
Def time to reblog.
Good Omens heritage post
THIS! 👆 THIS RIGHT HERE! THIS IS WHY GOOD OMENS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME AND THE FANDOM!
I read the book in the early 2000s, and it changed my brain chemistry! I didn’t even realize how much until I grew and found myself still drifting back to the story & characters. My baby queer Ace self with religious trauma and social questions and divergent tendencies who want to subvert norms but also be able to just be myself.
I may have only joined the "official fandom" a little over a year ago, but GO has been a crucial part of my life for over 20 years. And it's important because of what it means to ME!
To the World! To the fans! To US! 🥂
WTF, Pup?!! I read it, then saw your comment, then scrolled back up and thought, "Wait, WHAT?! My friend wrote this piece of philosophy? That's amazing!"
You're amazing. I appreciate you more every day.
And do NOT reply by saying my check's in the mail you little...
YOU NAILED IT.
I’m exhausted from reading analysis after analysis argument after argument, searching for something that makes sense out of it or makes sense out of abandoning it. We’re not throwing everything out with the bathwater I’m emotionally rung out.
But this, you’ve really said laid out exactly why this story is so powerful. And it’s true. It really belongs to us now adventure to say that it’s belong to us since the final 15
thank you. 
