This is my theory about Crowleys past life as an angel!!
We got a lot of signs that Crowley used to be at least an important angel in heaven.
Here for example we see how he can open Gabrielâs file in heaven. Muriel explains that youâd have to be either a throne, a Dominion, or above. That is why she couldnât open it, since sheâs in 37th class and she doesnât have the password. When Crowley then opens it he explains to Muriel that he hasnât always been a demon and that they never change their passwords. That must mean he was an important angel, since he had the password. That means he was either a throne, a Dominion or above when he was still an angel. Maybe he even was the archangel?
Weâve also gotten signs that he didnât like being in heaven. He doesnât like hell either and he doesnât want to be on either side but thereâs something different about his past with heaven. I think the reason he doesnât like heaven is because of something he experienced when he was an angel, or as I said before, maybe archangel.
In this scene when Aziraphale is trying to get Crowley to rule heaven with him Crowley doesnât want to at all as we all know. I know the reason is that he thinks hell and heaven is toxic and he wants them to be on their own side but I think thereâs something more to it. That line he said in the gifs really made curious. I think the reason he said he thinks he understand much better than Aziraphale is because he has experienced being an archangel himself. And I think the experience was bad for him. I believe thatâs why he talks how toxic both heaven and hell are and he knows itâs even more toxic to be an archangel. I donât see why he would say that if he hadnât experienced it himself.
Call me crazy, but I also think he used to know Metatron in some way before, and if he was an archangel it was probably through that. I also think that something happened that made Metatron hate Crowley. Probably right before the fall or the reason why he fell. It could also just be because of Crowley being a demon now but heâs not acting like that to any other demon and theyâve fallen as well. We get a few signs that Metatron doesnât like Crowley and he wouldnât have a reason unless he knew him when he was an angel.
This for example, which is probably a reference to the questions Crowley asked that made him a demon.
Now over to when he offered Aziraphale to be an archangel. I donât believe in the coffee theory but Iâm sure he has some kind of plan with it. Obviously the coffee has something to do with it but I donât the itâs the reason everyone else thinks. I believe that he wanted to separate Crowley and Aziraphale because he doesnât want an angel associating with a demon, especially Crowley I think.
Just look and his expression towards Crowley before leaving to tell Aziraphale the news. He has some kind of beef going on with Crowley. I think Metatron knew that Crowley wouldnât want to go to heaven. And thatâs why he offered Aziraphale to make him an angel, he was sure that Crowley wouldnât allow it. On the scene after Crowley has left and Metatron enters the bookshop to take Aziraphale with him he says âhow did he take itâ which is a weird sentence. It sounds like something you would ask of you knew the answer was that he took it bad. Otherwise he wouldâve said âwhat did he sayâ or something.
So I think Crowley used to be an archangel and Metatron has some kind of beef with him and doesnât like him. Also Metatron says something that made me curious in the last episode when we get to see the trial heaven had against Gabriel when they decided that he wasnât going to be an archangel anymore. When Gabriel first thought he was going to hell Metatron answered he wasnât. Metatron also said âFor one prince of heaven to be cast out into the outer darkness makes it a good story. For it to happen twice makes it look like there is some kind of institutional problemâ obviously Gabriel would be the second Prince of heaven to fall. And iâm guessing the first one was Lucifer. But we do know Crowley fell at the same time as Lucifer and that he was going against god with him before they fell. The reason he went with Lucifer is probably that Metatron didnât listen to his questions/suggestions. (Iâm guessing he asked Metatron since Metatron is the voice of god). So that could also be the why Metatron doesnât like him btw.
I would also just like to point out, I do not think that he was a supreme archangel, since that was probably Lucifer. I just think he was an archangel, like for example Michael and Uriel.
That was my theory, let me know what u guys think.
