Melina

NG really said "I'll give you a kiss, but you won't want it", for season 2, and then he gave us the South Downs ending that no one wanted (though some have accepted or embraced it, happily for them).

In a story where funny twists or loopholes like "actually you're not my father" and "isn't the great plan also the ineffable plan?" saved the day before, there would have been countless different endings that could have stayed true to the ending that Pratchett allegedly wanted, without falling into NG's grim, sadistic, darkness.

GABRIEL AND BEELZEBUB had a happier ending than Crowley and Aziraphale.

Gabriel.

And Beelzebub.

No hell miracles. Was he human? If not a demon with powers then what was he?

He acted more human than demon. Broken hearted, depressed, desperate, angry. But still defending the last object that he held as important, Aziraphale’s bookshop.

Once Aziraphale shows up, he’s not drunk anymore, Dagon and Hell took care of that.

But he’s angry. So very, very angry. He’s pissed that Aziraphale is basically lying to him to help find Jesus.

He’s pissed that he left. He’s pissed that he lost his Bentley (even though it was less important than keeping the bookshop safe).

Then we have Aziraphale.

In all the years he was gone he NEVER checked on Crowley or Soho? Never looked on Earth to see how anyone was doing? Not even his beloved bookshop?

I can’t grasp this.

I can’t handle Crowley being hateful to Aziraphale. There was only a couple of times that I “saw” Crowley and his love.

I can’t handle Aziraphale being complacent after leaving Earth that he NEVER checked in again.

Crowley forgave Aziraphale because he begged.

Aziraphale never looked Crowley in the eyes and declared his love for him.

What Crowley did was the same thing as a human giving up.

Aziraphale stood by and let him, knowing it would cause them both to lose everything they loved.

Even with all the explanations, the snow globe theories, the “Time after Time” it fucking hurts.

also azi: doesn't stand up for what he believes and just supports crowley's shittiest idea without making any difference

no strings attached, no bittersweet victories, no happiness tempered by loss or uncertainty or ephemerality or complications or ‘realism’