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What the shit was up with their lack of communication? One moment we're getting vindication that Aziraphale didn't leave for "just is" reasons. Next we see him acting like he's above forgiveness. That Aziraphale??? The Aziraphale that's quirky, kind, sarcastic, easily interested, greatly loving his tight assed demon boy acting like he's above forgiveness? The same angel that somehow forgave fucking Michael, suddenly acts like he's not one to earn forgiveness but to demand it?

Fucking excuse me?! Who the fuck are you wearing that angel's face? You're a lot of things but you're not the Aziraphale we know of. Also, what the fuck was up with the fuckass "Did I say the wrong thing?" and you didn't even make him have a fucking point to add. This is the angel that literally played with technicalities against the big shots and suddenly he's fucking mute against NONEXISTENCE???? HELLO??? Have we not seen the same angel go against armaggedon TWICE and now he's suddenly 'uwu, can't say shit to my bb' the same angel who told Crowley to try and find something???

Also, Anthony "I do not care for it" J. Crowley suddenly not seeing Aziraphale's something's wrong voice during that fucking question??? What the fuck are you even? Who the fuck are any of you??? You mope for 4 fucking years like your dumbass didn't sleep for a fucking century and suddenly you ran out of creativity with solutions??? Where was the least way of defending Aziraphale knowing how much Heaven was shit and yet allowed God to talk smack? Or at least your version of fighting back, too? Also, lost miracles. What kind of stupid made that a plotline?

Where was your strength? Your dumbass faced Hell itself for eons and suddenly Aziraphale leaving made you lose autonomy? This some bullshit ISTG. I know your dumbass would miss Aziraphale but you were able to at least fucking fight your way out most of your problems. Your optimism. Creativity. Innovation.

Where was this BS?

This is either some nightmare or somewhere along Season 2, Aziraphale escaped Heaven with Crowley. Took their shit out of that universe and Heaven and Hell replaced them with caricatures of themselves because they were not it. It wasn't them.

The full article does not directly relate to Good Omens, but Morton asked MMS at one point about writing for/condensing the finale, and this was his response:

It is now abundantly clear that we (the audience/fans) were deliberately misled about Neil's involvement with the finale in terms of what happened following his "removal" from the project after the allegations against him came out.

MMS states above that all of them (he, NG, and Peter Atkins) have known each other for 30 years, and we know they have worked together previously. So despite Neil being "firewalled" (a turn of phrase that frames NG as a victim of the situation and seems entirely dismissive given the circumstances that led to his removal in the first place) from the production, it is more than reasonable to believe that his interests and what he wanted to have happen were being represented by these writers.

I'm particularly galled by the sentence above, "It was seeking--against a strong headwind--closure for beloved characters." Because Aziraphale and Crowley are beloved queer characters, and yet three straight men set to work removing every scrap of visible affection from them, acting as if the chemistry and attraction between them never existed, and denying them any chance at meaningful communication.

I can also think of nothing that embodies stunted emotional development more than deciding that "Better to erase all of history and everyone in it than to talk about our feelings" is an optimal form of closure. The question then becomes, closure for whom, exactly? This is something MMS conveniently left out of the article above, as his comments sharply contradict the sentiments coming from so much of the fandom. So if it wasn't closure for the characters (I'd say not) and if it wasn't closure for the fans (which it sure as hell wasn't), then who was it for?

Because here we are all, two months later, still trying to reckon with what we were given. Still trying to work our way through confusion, disappointment, through an ocean of duplicitous double-talk and seeking--against a strong headwind--some scrap of understanding about both everything that we saw on screen and what we were told by those in the know.

Ask yourself, why s1, just like the book, begins with God saying: “To understand the true nature of what is happening, we need to go back to the beginning. Namely, to the garden. In this case, the Garden of Eden”?

Because in that scene, humans discover free will, and along with it, they hold the flaming sword in their hands for the first time, the same sword that will later be in the hands of War.

Free will. That is the true essence of everything that is happening, at least in the book and s1.

I beg to differ

Book Aziraphale might give bastard-ish vibes, he is still an angel, and he still cares about his (best)friend/unofficial husband

Best exemple I have right now is this moment in the book :

At some point Warlock gets a hold of a gun and Aziraphale's first reaction is to perform a last minute miracle to turns the gun into a harmless water gun

And the water hits Crowley. Warlock was aiming the gun at Crowley, who was distracted with looking for the hellhound.

And then Az is hit by a cream pie

He wasn't even paying attention to his own surroundings, because he had to make sure Crowley didn’t get discorporated FIRST

This one upset me the most

It makes me so sad that because Book Omens aren't explicitly showing their love, or acting like ShowOmens's bumbling teenagers going through forbidden love arc, there are people saying they are "less warm", "the show is another level" on my BOOK OMENS ART of all places. (On Facebook, not here)

First of all, the show being better? The book didn't kill everyone off and AziCrow didn't die. AziCrow in the Show didn't even say a proper Goodbye before they got erased. They had awkward smiles and finger kiss. Not even a hug. Where's the warmth?

Second of all, Book Omens are like gay old men who are so comfortable with each other that they don't even need to run around saying "I love you" or kissing to understand that they care and love each other. Think those old ladies living together with cats that you are so sure are a couple but you have no proof. That's Book Omens.

To me, Book Omens feel more... mature. More fitting for actual 6000 years in love beings.

By the way, if anyone didn't need a kiss, it's Book Omens. Not Show Omens.

Anyway, made me sad so I looked at the book again. Here are some things I like from the Book about their characters:

I beg to differ

Book Aziraphale might give bastard-ish vibes, he is still an angel, and he still cares about his (best)friend/unofficial husband

Best exemple I have right now is this moment in the book :

At some point Warlock gets a hold of a gun and Aziraphale's first reaction is to perform a last minute miracle to turns the gun into a harmless water gun

And the water hits Crowley. Warlock was aiming the gun at Crowley, who was distracted with looking for the hellhound.

And then Az is hit by a cream pie

He wasn't even paying attention to his own surroundings, because he had to make sure Crowley didn’t get discorporated FIRST

Imagine looking into his round pookie sunshine face and his bright eyes and being mean to him.

You can’t convince me that mr “let’s go off to Alpha Centauri” isn’t selfish, he wants what’s best for him and Aziraphale , sure he is amused by humans and loves worldly things but ultimately he can totally sacrifice everything for Aziraphale and him to be together.

Aziraphale on the other hand is selfish as well: he keeps Maggie’s shops “alive” by forgiving her the rent because he wants to have his records, he cannot bring himself to sell ONE book.

AINT NO WAY AZIRAPHALE WOULD’VE LET THE BOOK BURN.

It’s a BOOK and he’s AZIRAPHALE.

Never ever ever.