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I have not thought about Good Omens for years, and as much as I enjoyed season 2, it did also soured my enjoyment of the show a bit because of how...fanfic-y it felt. I watched season 3 with the hopes I could just enjoy it as a casual fan but suddenly everything went rushing back in and I felt like a sleeper agent that remembered everything I love about Good Omens. I remember rereading a lot of my old posts on this blog and realizing how much I posted about Good Omens and it really was crazy to me how monumental the show is to me. I thought I wouldn't care as much about the budget slash and the downgrade from a show to a movie (as long as we got the finale in general), but now looking at the end product, okay yeah we were indeed fucking robbed of so much more.

It's hard to articulate my thoughts because I don't want to be lumped in with the same lot that open shits on the people who still enjoyed the finale, and I cannot believe the Gomens fandom, of all fandoms, has evolved to its toxic stage of harassing fans and writers. It genuinely disgusts me because, as much as I want to agree with some opinions, the moment you start acting like an asshole, I do not want to be associated with you lot at all.

Still, that doesn't mean I don't get to not dislike the finale. To be honest, when I finished watching it, I was ready to just let go of it all and move on like nothing happened, because I have moved on. I haven't been a fan for years. Yet, somehow, I find myself attached again. Maybe it's because I've written and consumed so much content over the years and it has altered my brain chemistry (even if I deny it). Whether I like it or not, Good Omens is/was a big part of my life and I do care about the finale and I do care how it was written and I do care how it fucked up. As in I literally came in, already spoiled at the ending, yet I had to stand up and physically pace around as it slowly happened in front of my eyes.

I don't want to rehash the same points everyone has already made but I think what irks me is how s1 and s3 finale is technically the same. The world gets to stay and everyone gets to be happy and move on from the apocalypse. But s3 just made it so asinine? and weirdly more depressing and bleak? Like we could've just ended it at s1 anyway and nothing would've changed. Everything was already wrapped up and the 'big one' was vague enough to not need to happen at all. I can't even argue about themes and such when season 3 was executed so poorly, I can't see the message it's trying to convey without it feeling like a last-minute solution you came up with before needing to submit your homework. And as much as you can argue that's the same for s1 (especially for the book when it just ends because it ends thanks to Adam), the overall theme and message were still consistent throughout the story, about being able to choose your own path despite everything that was assigned to you. That's the point of humanity, the choice itself to do things, whether it's good or bad. It's human.

In season 3, they attempt to try and bring that up again, with Crowley asking god about why punish humans for being humans and them sacrificing themselves to give humanity a chance. But again, this was already solved at season 1 with better pacing and it being less bleak and depressing anyway. Like you did the same thing again, and you tried to make it bittersweet but it's so rushed at the same time, the impact hits less. And again, Crowley and Aziraphale could've just lived in south downs together after s1 without needing to be humans for it anyway. The point is that both s1 and s3 arrive at the same place but differently. I mean s3 didn't even bother actually giving a satisfying answer to what the ineffable plan is besides god being like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and again as much as that's an interesting plot point to explore, they didn't.

And now for the azicrow side of things. First of, I don't mind that they don't kiss because I still agree with the notion that you don't need a kiss to show they're in love. What I mind, however, is that one time they did kiss was at a desperate confession scene where the season ends in a cliffhanger. So, okay, now you chose to make it more explicit and amp it up more for the drama. Got it, now I know where taking it there to show their relationship is evolving. Right... well thats the extent they evolve to before infinity war "blipping away" for good. Don't even kiss as humans. My argument now is that as much as I don't mind not seeing an on screen kiss, it's more on the fact that you already showed they're capable of that kind of affection, so where was it where it's more appropriate? When they're dying together? When they grow old together? How come we've only seen it in season 2? (And my weird hot take is that they should've ended the humans ending with them just meeting and a promise for a date without needing to time skip to them growing old if you really want to use the whole 'show dont tell' thing. Because atp, we can tell what you're implying already. They found each other again despite everything. But you're willing to go on the nose again for that, why not take it up a notch more? AND I DONT NEED THEM TO HAVE SEX EITHER. Genuinely just a peck on the goddamn cheek is enough). And I think what irks me is that as much as i wish most of my complains isn't Azicrow centric, the show IS. The show willingly made s1 ep3 cold open. The show willingly made s2 more azicrow focused with the purpose of it bridging s1 to s3 together. The show willingly kept adding more scenes of them meeting to show how strong their connection is for millennia. The show also ended with THEM as the focus. Jesus's subplot was rushed as hell and he just got a 'cameo' along with adam at that scene at the bar. As much as I want to focus more than just the angel and the demon being in love, theres nm else to focus on anyway?? That's at least fleshed out. And even then, I don't need to justify caring about azicrow anyway. Anathema and Newt, Shadwell and Madame Tracy, Nina and Maggie, fuckinggggggggg Gabriel and Beezlebub. Happy endings galore. Aziraphale and Crowley? Best I could do is Asa and Anthony. Again, to those who still enjoyed the ending, more power to you, genuinely. I won't scream at your ears and say STOP LIKING IT. Because I see where it's coming from. I like fics with the same premise as well. But those are fics where the story itself doesn't need to be that important and you can just read for the vibes and angst. Here, unfortunately, in the actual canon show, I can't just excuse it because they played a Queen song at the end. Though, maybe it's just me because I did not like the ending of Your Name either. Because I always argue what was the point? Everything could've just started there anyway. And you counterargue and say the point is that despite everything they found each other again and we're able to see destiny at play. And as much as I see where that's coming from, genuinely, I do. Again, I just think it's funny the main pairing of the show gets treated like this while everyone else gets paired off happily in the original timeline. Though, I wouldn't be against the ending entirely if it just had more time to breathe.

Overall, god I had a lot to talk about the finale after all. Some things I did enjoy was the return of the quirky cgi again, though I wish it would lean into it more but again budget. I love Jesus and his scenes, such a shame it didn't have the pacing it deserved. Everyone still acted their asses off despite everything. And...that it existed. As much as I complain and complain and complain, I rather it still exist the way it did rather than leaving s2 on its own. And seeing how people still resonated with it, I say it's better of existing flawed than not at all.

I will say btw I have no interest in arguing with people. You can disagree all you like, and probably by next week, I'll change my mind on some takes as well. So if you feel anything strongly about my post, please move on. I promise I'm probably in the minority anyway and I just felt like I needed to say something in this blog that used to be dedicaged to Good Omens.

Yeah so guess who watched Fusion Reborn and got productive. But can you blame me 'cause I when people said this was the gayest DBZ movie, I honestly wasn't expecting allat. Genuinely though, soft Goku lives rent free in my head and I can't believe this is all non canon (in my heart it is)