SPOILERS FOR GOOD OMENS 3!!!!!!!
What a beautiful, heartbreaking, and wonderful ending. Man. Iâve adored these characters since the show first came out in 2019. I have so many versions of the book, I have the first seasonâs DVD. I remember when we didnât think thereâd be a second season at all, or a third. I remember everyone rewatching the second season just to give Amazon an incentive to finish out this beautiful story, the worry about it being canceled, and all the work those involved and in the fanbase had done to ensure it got the conclusion it deserved. Up until a few hours ago, Iâd been on a countdown with so many other fans for this finale to drop. And by god, everyone involved did such a purely fantastic job. The final kiss at the end makes so much sense. They already knew how much love they had for each otherâŚwhat can even be said at the very end? What would anybody say, or do, at the very end? Everything is known now, and perhaps always was known, and now itâs the very endâŚwhat can really be done in the end? The last thing they saw as they met oblivion, was each other. Itâs so very, very human. And thatâs not even mentioning the symbolism of that kiss; the hurt, pain and complicated emotions lingering after Season 2âs finale had become so very simple now. It was given back, not after Aziraphale had âforgivenâ Crowley, but the other way around. One thing I found so interesting was how you can tell that Aziraphale was, for a moment, âlet downâ when Crowley didnât say something along the lines of âI want you and that is it.â Phenomenal acting on Michael Sheenâs part, heâs able to express so much with just his face in that scene. But he then realizes that itâs whatâs right; ironically, itâs the very thing Aziraphale had placed between them for so long, whether or not his actions or association with Crowley were ârightâ or âgood.â And Crowley, the one who heâd labeled as a âdemonâ up to no good at all, had made that final call to do what was absolutely best for humanity, regardless of the huge personal cost, and the angel followed. At the end of the day, itâs so fitting for them. Saving humanity in Season 1 was the entire reason they were able to begin exploring the depths of their feelings towards one another. Sure, itâs more âcinematicâ to have a big, sweeping âfinal kiss,â but it isnât them. It never was. Between them was always quiet, tucked away moments of ups and downs, with something inexplicable (or maybe ineffable?) always bringing them into each otherâs orbit. I feel like Aziraphale wanted something cinematic like that, between the Jane Austen ball and the desire to just abandon the rest of the universe to spend it with Crowley. But life isnât like that. Love doesnât really happen like that. And yet, to abandon the world and go off with Aziraphale was what Crowley had initially wanted. It could almost feel like theyâd âmissedâ that mutual goal with each other, and the tragedy was how they never wanted the same thing at the same time. HoweverâŚ
I think Crowley gained a lot of insight into the pure desperation of the human experience by being left on his own with no miracles or Aziraphale. He drinks, gambles, borrows money, and for the first time experienced how people end up in the places they end up. He experienced the desperation that every person on Earth has and ever will feel, and he fully grasps how unfair the expectations for the human soul are. Itâs one thing to know the concept, like in the grave robbing episode, but a whole other beast to live it yourself. Crowley was indeed the best angel in the end, because even after everything in Hell and on Earth, he believed in the good in humanity. Aziraphale loves him for that and more, and to love really is to surrender, and he did. He went by Crowleyâs wishes this time. He didnât try to âpilotâ the direction of the world or of each other anymore. Heâd tried to fix the system before, only to realize that the entire system could never be fixed as it was. They wanted humanity to experience themselves as theyâd experienced them; with pure fascination, curiosity, and opportunity to love and be loved. So to sacrifice a future theyâd both longed for over the course of 6000 years to save humanity one last time, to break a system that had broken the world, feels so incredibly right for them, even if itâs so heartbreaking.
Again, a truly beautiful job on closing out a story so very dear to me. They found each other in the end, in a way that only people can. And for every person to have that chance, Crowley and Aziraphale found that to be worth their sacrifice in the end. I think itâs hopeful, that we can all find and hold onto a love like that. We donât have to know each other for 6000 years to feel a love like that so deeply, especially in a world that truly has chances for every person on the planet. And even if the world isnât like that here and now, thereâs still so much love to hold onto. We just have to âbeâ to give and receive it. And thatâs the point. Thank you, to everyone in the cast and crew, and to this fanbase for everything youâve all contributed to making this story the way it is. Itâs been a wild, wonderful ride, and itâs genuinely changed my life for the better.
Edit: @vanyamired I think I did it and made it rebloggable! Iâd never posted to Tumblr before so Iâm a bit rusty. It also wonât let me respond to messages haha :,)
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