My thoughts on the Good Omens finale
SPOILERS AHEAD
I think I have a love/hate relationship with the ending. At the same time I understand why we got this ending, but I also donβt like it that much.
Part one - the ending itself
βYou know what I want.β
I honestly thought Crowley would say that he just wanted Aziraphale, to let go of Heaven and Hell and just be them, no sides, just theirs. Like in season 2 basically. But here, the context was different. This couldβve been possible, Aziraphale now knows that he had been blinded by his good intentions of changing Heaven, he was ready to let it go. And, technically, they did let it all go, just not in the way I had hoped to.
It makes sense, both Aziraphale and Crowley care deeply for human beings. They go out of their way to save humanity from Armageddon despite what the consequences may be for both of them. They love humans despite every flaw they possess. Crowley and Aziraphale have seen the beauty and the evil of humans, yet, they canβt help but care for them. They put their care for humanity above their love for each other.
But oh lord do I not like it. I donβt mind them not being an angel and a demon anymore, the βturning humanβ trope is not what I am disappointed about. They couldβve still turned humans in the end, but it would still be the Aziraphale and Crowley that have known each other for 6 000 years. THIS is what I feel bittersweet about.
Donβt get me wrong, I love the βthey find each other in every universeβ trope because it means their love is so incredibly powerful that it transcends realities. But I wish we got to see them as the couple we have been rooting for for 7 years. As the couple that has known each other for 6 000 years and has gone through everything together.
Part two - other things in the episode
Letβs start with the kiss, or lack thereof. Iβll admit that when I was watching the scene, I was hoping that Aziraphale would kiss Crowley, truly. Thatβsβ¦ kind of what we got but also not really. Yes, technically no kiss doesnβt mean that they donβt love each other (Iβm a Hannigram fan), but I feel like a real kiss wouldβve been just right. It couldβve been sweet, desperate at the same time, knowing it wouldβve been the last time.
What we got was sweet, I feel like it does match Aziraphale to an extent. After all, he did kiss the fingers that he had put over his mouth after the s2 kiss. He returned Crowleyβs kiss. But again, just because I understand doesnβt mean I necessarily like it. Also to be honest the directorβs statement towards the kiss situation rubbed me the wrong way. There wouldnβt have been this whole βthe kiss would distract from the emotionβ or whatever if the pairing was heterosexual. Like come onβ¦
Secondly I want to talk about Jesus. I really liked him, heβs incredibly precious, but damn he was so underutilised. There was so much potential here, so much to develop with his character, but the way the episode was done, it honestly felt like a bit of a side plot that wasnβt really important. Thatβs how it felt to me.
Part three - the episode as a whole
I think most of us will agree when I say that the episode felt very rushed. 90 minutes isnβt that long, but I truly believe that it could have been better. It was very noticeable that they didnβt have as much funding as they did for the previous seasons. I feel like they were so much happening but that none of these things were properly developed.
Like I wouldβve LOVED to see more Michael crash out, more development in their feelings of resentment, I wanted to SEE their anger more. Maybe thatβs just because I love a good crash out scene I guess-
I wanted more Jesus development as I have stated before.
I wanted to know more about the book of life, about what happened to Soho etcβ¦ etcβ¦
Conclusion
There was so much potential. Like I said in the beginning, I have a love/hate relationship with the finale. Over the years, I have grown to absolutely adore Aziraphale and Crowley and their story. I relate to Aziraphale a bit too much, I dyed my hair red to match Crowley (Iβm not joking), I closet cosplay both of them on a weekly basisβ¦ These two idiots have had such an impact on my life, and to see them gone, just like thatβ¦ I just feel devastated. I know Good Omens is just fiction, but fiction has this way of inserting itself into our lives that the feelings we possess for it; feel more real than ever.
PS : Im terribly sorry if none of this makes sense, I have trouble with speaking about things that I love in a coherent way-














