I didn't really wanna make this post because I feel like everything I'm going to say has already been said a hundred times. But whatever, let's add a one hundred and first time. Because I have thoughts. (I might delete it again, though.)
I'd say this show peaked with season 1. Season 2 was kinda unnecessary, but I did partially enjoy it. It would have been totally fine (and maybe better; I won't dive into the mischaracterisation of Crowley and Aziraphale, the changes of established timelines, like their first meeting, etc.) to leave it with one season. Season 3 then... I needed something after Final 15, alright.
Not that though. It was totally random imo. Maybe it would've been better as a whole season and not just a literal movie finale. The pacing was horrible and there wasn't a lot, if even any, build-up to... well, anything. Maybe then the disregard of everything we were led to believe about this series would've made more sense. (Tbh, I don't think so, but I am really really glad it wasn't cancelled because of NG.)
And the ending... horrendous. Wdym you just annihilate the universe and make a new one instead? What for?? Free will? You mean the free will that we established was a thing in season 1 already? That was the point, right. Sure, with God, you can never be sure if you actually have free will or if there is really a plan, if she really is the puppeteer of the universe. But considering that, in the new universe, humanity was just as fucked up, it does appear that either a) God screwed them over, or b) humanity made the same choices even without angels and demons influencing them. I don't know if I get my point across, but it appears that humans had free will all along. As established in season 1. Also, interesting to have Crowley advocate for free will and choices and then make the choice for humanity to be annihilated and start all over.
That's such a hopeless ending too. Season 1 basically argued "Even if the world is broken, it's worth fighting for this one, instead of destroying everything and starting over." Now, it's basically "Some things are too broken to fix, so you have to start over to fight the system." But we don't have that option. Instead of a message of hope, we got... nothing, actually.
Basically, the main characters we followed killed themselves. No, actually, Crowley made the choice to kill himself and Aziraphale and everyone else. And, as I already said, apparently, they died in vain.
I also don't fully get how people can say that Anthony and Asa are Crowley and Aziraphale. "Just reincarnated." Because... yeah, that's not them. Not really. But we got a great ending with a queer couple, so what more could we ask for?
You see, I don't give a fuck if these two get together or kiss or whatever. The whole appeal was them choosing each other for literally 6000 years. Since the beginning. Instead of their roles as angel and demon, instead of Heaven and Hell, instead of God's Great Plan. That's the dynamic I loved. Romantic love doesn't even come close to the kind of love I valued about this. It wasn't about them getting together, because they've always been more than that. Like, they were practically already married in every way that mattered. (but, just to make myself clear, I do ship them)
So, now that I've explained that, it's gotta be obvious why I don't think Anthony and Asa are the same people. They don't have these 6000 years I found compelling. Sure, they are in love. And that's great. But it's also not Aziracrow. Even if they are "them reincarnated". Because what I valued is gone.
Yes, it could have been "They find each other in every universe". Instead, it felt like: "They find each other in every universe. Except this one." This one that I loved? This one that I followed for two seasons? Like, come on... you cannot rip something of everything I valued about it and then expect me to... still value it. Just because it's "a queer couple (with the same faces and fragments of personality)". Er, a different one, to be fair. Queer couple ≠ queer couple, okay?
Wasn't that also an important point in S2? The Job thing, wasn't it? About how it's wrong to kill his children and give him new ones, because he loves his old children and they are not the same. How can you write this and not realise??
And another thing I am VERY hesitant about is the implication that Aziraphale and Crowley were meant to be. Like, decided by God. She says something like "Your love was [...], most predictable thing in the universe. And it always made me smile." As a writer, that made me smile for a moment. But then... then I realised. What should have been them defying their destined roles and choosing each other against all odds was heavily implied to be just another part of God's Ineffable Plan.
So many people have been in this fandom for literal years and found comfort in it and its hopeful message. I can't even try to imagine the grief you must feel.
I started watching it like two weeks ago. Or something like that. What do I know. I became invested in this really quickly. But it hasn't been such a huge part of my life.
The ending was blatant disrespect to the world, characters and themes that this show established from the very beginning. My first instinct of disliking something is usually based on vibes, tbh. I think it definitely says something that, for Good Omens, I knew the moment I finished it that this didn't add up.
(As I said, I might also delete this post again, I just needed to say this once.)
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