I wanted to see how glorious Crowley and Aziraphale could be when they were finally on the same page. When they were moving in agreement towards the same goal without the fear of discovery tripping them up.
I think the closest we got was the brief flashes at the end of Season 1 and then when Muriel first appeared in season 2.
But imagine, the two of them, committed entirely to one another and working towards the same end. That would have been a sight to behold. It would have been incredible. We would have exalted in the triumph of those moments. I don't believe even God herself would have stood a chance against them if they really hit their stride.
you mean the book.
Although I do see your point, that's actually not at all what I meant.
Just to set the tone here, I was smiling wistfully the whole time I wrote this. I'm coming from a place of overflowing love for the book and parts of the show, so my goal isn't to stir shit. My only intention is to clarify what I was envisioning when I made the original post.
I am a huge fan of the book. I read it in the 90s and I've loved it dearly ever since. The book is brilliant.
But the feeling that inspired me to write what I did came from looking at that absolutely gorgeous moment where Crowley storms into the bookshop, all in a strop, immediately picking up the flow of the argument exactly where he and Aziraphale left off before he realizes there's another angel in the shop. And I adore everything about how he responds and what it says about both his character and Aziraphale's and where they currently stand. The way Crowley, without an ounce of hesitation, just suction cups himself to Aziraphale's side, attempting to send what he believes is a very clear message: we're together, on the same side, Aziraphale isn't alone anymore so if you want to get to him, you'll have to deal with me.
And Aziraphale isn't even the tiniest bit flustered by either his proximity or the fact that they're being observed by an agent of Heaven. If anything, Aziraphale seems to become more confident once he's there.
The book is great, but we don't get moments like that. Crowley tries to run from Satan and Aziraphale has to coax him back. We don't get to see them out and proud and scheming together openly. We get to see them scrambling, plotting in the shadows, staying under the radar, and usually at least a step or two behind. Which is GOOD! Because that's who they are in the book. They're just some field agents who have more in common with each other than anyone else they work with.
But in both versions, Crowley is chaotic and he's good at planning things far in advance to ensure things work out in his favor. And Aziraphale is just enough of a bastard with the protective heart of a guardian.
What I wanted to see was very specific to the show and to the life that David and Michael breathed into the characters.
And I do recognize that, if I were to boil it down to it's source, the desire I'm expressing here all stems from the fact that I actually just wanted to see them happy together for as much of the runtime as possible. That and, they both suffered so much under their respective systems, it would have been cathartic to see them using their inside knowledge and their established skillsets to make any kind of impact on things. Even when one of the best parts of the book is that they didn't manage to have much influence at all on the plot.
