#Crowley needs to wear this outfit in season 3-

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I saw David Tennant wearing this and had to draw...

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Why all the crowd scenes look the same, aka: Something is WRONG in Soho

I'm not even gonna tease and draw this out because it's so cool it doesn't need the fanfare. Ready?

Season 2 takes place over the course of 5 days. During that time, most of the passersby in Soho - maybe even all of them - stay exactly the same. It's the same people every day, wearing the exact same clothes, and they wander through the neighbourhood in paths that don't make any sense. You won't be able to unsee it. I can't believe it's taken us this long to realise.

Don't believe me? Rewatch the scene from 2x03, I Know Where I'm Going where Shax confronts Crowley outside the bookshop, appearing in a series of different guises. Pay attention to the people going past.

I've marked out five people you see on screen when Crowley first exits the bookshop at 39:37:

Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are following the path right. Number 4 follows the path left. Number 5 crosses the road.

Here the five people are again, at 40:19, when Crowley goes to return to the bookshop:

Number 5 is still visible in the distance, in the direction she walked in. This makes sense! But numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 are rounding the same corner they just passed. It's as though 1, 2 and 3 all decided to turn and head back the way they came just 40 seconds ago, and number 4 has circled the block to join them.

This on its own would be super weird, but they're not the only people to do that in this scene. The man in the purple sweater from the first picture crosses the road, then appears back next to the bookshop, then starts walking back the way he came again.

Here's the part that made me absolutely certain, though. At 40:05, a man wearing an orange hoodie with blue sleeves walks past Crowley, who is heading towards the bookshop entrance.

The camera cuts to a view from behind Crowley, and a moment later, at 40:08...

He reappears in front of Crowley and walks past him again.

It's such a distinctive outfit, there's no mistaking it. They are absolutely fucking with the background characters and they are absolutely doing it on purpose.

Your turn. There are at least three other characters in this scene who pass by multiple times. Watch it again and try to spot them.

This scene is really chaotic and obvious, but the phenomena I'm talking about is much bigger than just one scene. Let's go back to the first thing I said: the background characters don't change. All our leads do. Maggie and Nina wear distinctive outfits, clearly demarcating each new day. Even Crowley and Aziraphale, who in season 1 were like cartoon characters with wardrobes full of identical clothing, vary their looks. Crowley changes his (very subtly) each day; Aziraphale is less rigid on timing, but he has a few different coats that he switches between. The background characters, on the other hand, wear the same outfits every single day. They walk by on the street but they never actually seem to have a destination. They sit in the coffee shop or pub and don't eat or drink anything, and nearly everyone leaves together exactly on closing time. It's eerie.

For reference's sake, here's a rough timeline of season 2, with pictures of Maggie and Nina's outfits to show the passing of time. I had to outsource this section because my post was too image heavy, lol. The main point I wanted to make is that five days go by.

Five days, and all the same faces keep showing up in the background, and almost none of them change their clothes. I'm not entirely sure what it means, but there's no way it's an accident. It might, in fact, be a game changer. To me this is proof positive that something is not as it seems. I've been a massive Clue skeptic, adamant that I'd only be convinced by the most unambiguous evidence, and honestly? This is enough to move the dials. It's too big for me to ignore. Whatever grand explanation of Good Omens we come up with has to account for this. I don't have it yet, but my current working theories are that Crowley and Aziraphale are under some seriously heavy surveillance, that time warping is involved, or that reality itself is not what it seems.

It would take a really long time for me to go through all of the background characters who turn up over and over but I do want to show you what I'm talking about. To wrap up, then, I'm going to pick out some memorable characters and walk you through a few of their appearances through the week. I highly recommend looking out for this yourself on your next rewatch and seeing how many other characters you can recognise.

Yellow Skirt

The first person I kept coming back to as being not quite right. You probably remember her from the first episode - she's the one who waves and walks past Maggie and Nina the night they're locked in together. Incidentally, she's also Person Number 3 in the scene with Shax.

Day 1 (2x01 - 36:20):

Day 2 (2x02 - 42:03)

Day 3 (2x03 - 06:36)

Day 5 (2x06 - 30:00)

Coolest Leather Jacket In The World

It's not so easy to recognise people wearing lots of nondescript dark colours, but I love his hair and his jacket, so he stood out to me. I think there might be a lot more people who are wearing fairly nondescript clothes who I just can't recognise from episode to episode.

Day 2 (2x02 - 16:44)

Day 4 (2x04 - 41:20)

Day 5 (2x06 - 29:20)

Dressed In Mustard

Ms Mustard shows up everywhere. If you want to see what I mean about their paths not making sense, pay attention when she comes on screen, because she'll often show up a few times in succession and walk very purposefully to nowhere in particular. The thing that she is doing, essentially, is behaving like an extra in a tv show. Which of course she is, but you're supposed to make that invisible by not having the same person go back and forth in the same scene, or changing up their outfit each in-universe day to give the sense time is passing. Not doing that is a really deliberate choice.

Day 1 (2x01 - 22:37)

Day 2 (2x02 - 42:03)

Day 3 (2x03 - 01:49)

Day 3 (2x03 - 37:07)

Day 5 (2x06 - 29:59)

Swishy Dress

This character shows up a lot in the first episode. I've struggled to find her in later episodes, though. None of the characters seem to follow the same patterns or show up to equal extents each day, which makes me think this isn't a straightforward time loop. I haven't actually cross referenced character appearances to in world times, though. Possibly this is a project for someone who's more across the time-related shenanigans than me.

Day 1 (2x01 - 22:43)

Day 3 (2x03 - 07:01)

Yellow Vest

I've only seen this guy a handful of times, always around the French restaurant. I wonder if there's significance to that.

Day 2 (2x02 - 41:06)

Day 4 (2x05 - 12:49)

Fuzzy Blue Coat

Another background character who shows up frequently. The blue doesn't stand out quite as much as the yellows and reds some characters wear, but it's very distinctive.

While we're getting a lot of shots of the street, it's worth noting that I'm pretty sure the vehicles we see are also just the same few cars repeating each day. A lot of them are in neutral silvers and monochrome, but there's a couple of blue cars, one red, and one black and white that I'm fairly sure I've seen over and over through the season.

Day 1 (2x01 - 22:45)

Day 2 (2x02 - 42:04)

Day 3 (2x03 - 02:00)

Day 5 (2x06 - 40:10)

Day 5 (2x06 - 48:56)

Day 5 (2x06 - 50:06)

One final note: Whatever this is, Nina's employee who you see in the background at the coffeeshop sometimes isn't affected by it. He's wearing different outfits each day. On the other hand, some of the other shopkeepers do seem affected. I'm fairly sure Mr Brown and Mrs Sandwich wear the same outfits a few different days, only changing because of Aziraphale at the ball.

And that's it! Thanks for reading and I hope your mind is blown as much as mine is.

EDIT:

Hey I don't mind anyone pointing out production reasons that this might be the case or disagreeing with my analysis (over-analysis, some might say 😉). Please be kind about it, though. I'm not ignorant of the practical limitations involved in film making, but some of these costumes were really distinctive in a way I thought might be intended to draw attention.

For those of you who do find this theory convincing, I feel I should mention that I was working under the assumption that this stuff would have taken a few days to film, even filming it all together. That would strongly suggest that the actors were deliberately costumed the exact same way over multiple days of shooting, which made me think it had to be purposeful. @coranax was kind enough to point out, though, that behind the scenes videos said the extras were filmed separately to the main actors because of Covid protocols. In that case, they could have done it in just one day and that weakens my confidence in its intentionality.

Finally, all of my points about the scene with Shax in 2x03 stand. That was not a case of accidental continuity errors, it was really elegantly choreographed to enhance the tension in the scene. I say that with confidence because the extras are doing exactly what Shax is doing: circling Crowley, appearing where he doesn't expect them, creating a whirlwind sense of being off balance and out of control. I think it's really cool and effective, whether there's a deeper meaning to it or not.

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The grand unified theory of Good Omens S2 hangs on - you guessed it - a double meaning (and art). *Part 4*

Part 1 l Part 2 l Part 3 l Part 4 l Part 5 l The End?

This is major spoilers for season 3 territory. You have been warned. I'm also going to split this into parts because wow, I have so many ✨Clues✨! Friends, we have arrived at the prestige! Metatron come at me bro, catch these hands. Oh wait you can't, you always have your hands in your pockets...

People smarter than me have talked all about Aziraphale's magician outfits on this show, so I won't steal their thunder. Suffice it to say, The Metatron is wearing a weirdly dark coat and tie over his whole outfit. Which gives him a very only a white floating head look, but also keeps in the theme of ✨I am a magician✨. He's here to perform a trick!

I also won't talk a lot about him in the coffee shop because that's been done already. If we have learned anything from part 3, analyzing the coffee to death is what we are supposed to be doing, because He is distracting everyone with a benign object that we can inspect. So while he's waving this coffee around in the shop going "SEE I KNOW HOW EARTH WORKS" he's also doing something fascinating: Checking to see who recognizes him.

Weirdly, even though Aziraphael saw him in season one, and the angels all work with him, no one does right away. EXCEPT for Saraquiel and Crowley, who just saw his face not in person, but in a video tape of sorts up in heaven at Gabriel's trial by farce. And then something funny happens. Saraquiel is scared shitless and pretends to have 'forgotten' like Michael, but Crowley admits loud and proud that he does. Then Uriel gives THE BIGGEST SIDEYE I have ever seen on screen to Michael, as in "You don't recognize our boss? I am very afraid for what that means."

As far as I can understand, this is the reason the Metatron is here : "Are we in the version of events where I lose?" And the answer The Metatron gets after the question is : We are in the version of events where I have severely fucked with Michael, sort of fucked with the other angels, I have fucked with Aziraphale, and Crowley has seen me already in heaven. Now we're missing a lot of information as to WHY this specific answer is good for The Metatron, and how much Saraquiel knows, but it seems like he interprets this as an "I haven't lost yet, and I can still do my trick".

So now here we are, at the most important part of the episode, in my (and Aziraphale's) opinion. THE double meaning.

This line is insane. On the surface we have meaning 1) The Metatron is scolding over-zealous angels for meddling in this affair, and over reaching with their power, especially threatening to use the book of life on people. He's the good guy! But under the surface we have meaning 2) I HAVE THE BOOK OF LIFE and I have been using it on everybody in this room. If I don't get my way this time around, I will edit you guys again, and you will have done the right thing. And with that admission, Aziraphale severely twigs and becomes very afraid. From then on his voice shakes and he babbles, and he has trouble looking the Metatron in the eye. I'm willing to bet that this is the moment Aziraphale realizes what The Metatron just admitted: I am creating a version of reality as we speak where I change you and Crowley (and everyone else) so that you lose to me. A terrified Aziraphael goes off with The Metatron to have a chin wag. Now here's the trick.

We've already established that Maggie and Nina are here as stage assistants to The Metatron, so they need time to work on Crowley alone. If they talk to A/C together, like they would have without The Metatron's appearing in the scene before, better communication might have happened between them. He made Aziraphale disappear from the scene!

This does NOT look like the face of someone getting good news. We never heard what the details were besides inviting Crowley to the job promotion, so who knows what he threatened him with, but

This looks like the face of someone caught in a trap. So we are now seeing the prestige! We don't need that coffee anymore, that cup is GONE BABY. Aziraphale has been removed from the Nina/Maggie confession like a dove, and placed in The Metatron's dark coat pocket. Now he just needs to make our angel reappear in the scene the assistants have prepared for him and let him fail, thus completing the trick (uhg I hate it. So cruel).

I'm going to turn the final 15 into it's own post because this is already very long. Let's skip it for now, but we know our lovebirds get separated by heaven, and Aziraphale leaves. The Metatron breathes a huge sigh of relief in the elevator as he thinks his trick has worked, and he has won.

So it's finished now, and there's seemingly no way out. Aziraphale now knows what The Metatron meant when he communicated "I am creating a version of reality as we speak where I change you and Crowley and everything else so that you lose to me."

BUT! ARE YOU READY FOR THIS SHIT? BECAUSE IT HIT ME LIKE LIQUID JET FUEL. And I think it hits Aziraphale right here, (when he makes the creepy face after being hit with a beam of light i.e. realization)

That means that in the original version of events before all the edits, Crowley & Aziraphale won.

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If you've gotten this far, thanks so much for reading. I'd love to hear what you thought, or even reblog it with your ✨Clues✨! Want to read more about the timey wimey business that we're gonna see in season 3, and why all this changes the final 15? Well I have *part 5* coming in just a bit. Parts 5 and The End are here! Part 1 l Part 2 l Part 3 l Part 4 l Part 5 l The End?

[maggiehoneybite]

There were a few moments in s2 that made me gasp or tear up. All of them involved Crowley. ❤️

'LET THERE BE LIGHT' and the delight on Crowley's face when he looked on his creation. The sheer excitement and joy and curiosity he exudes, and his well intentioned decision to ask some questions of 'upstairs.' Just the pure heartedness of him. Not a cynical bone in his body, not even the self-preservation instinct that Aziraphale has (when he counsels him to leave well enough alone). To think that he went from this to the jaded demon he is later, it just breaks my heart.

When he saves Job's children. Oh my heart.

The bit where he prevents wee Morag from committing suicide and then assumes hell hasn't noticed because, if they had, he'd be down there already -- and then HE GETS SUCKED DOWN AND PUNISHED. And all we know is that Aziraphale didn't see him for a long time. WHAT DID THEY DO TO HIM? My poor baby.

The bit where he's in Heaven with Muriel, wearing his awful outfit, and Muriel can't open the file on Gabriel because it's above their pay grade, but he can, and he just says - 'I wasn't always a demon.' The power and competence he still has at his fingertips despite all he's lost. Oh Crowley. Oh my. *Fans self.* #competence kink

The Regency dancing. Fuck me, they actually danced.

His protesting that Aziraphale could never be anyone's 'bit on the side' because he's too pure of heart. Meanwhile HE'S the one who's pure of heart, defending his angel's honour. Crowley, my hero.

The part where the angels don't recognize the Metatron but Crowley does because, despite his demon status, he's the most in tune with the divine, the purest of heart, not blinded by the bureaucracy or politics of it. This, regardless of what you may think of the Metatron.

Pretty much the last quarter of episode 6. His TIDYING UP THE BOOKSHOP and then anxiously waiting. Planning for 'us time' afterwards. His courage in deciding to lay his feelings bare. The SPEECH. The desperate kiss. Putting on his glasses to hide his eyes again. And then waiting and watching by the Bentley until Aziraphale takes the final step into the elevator.

I am dying here. That said, I think this was the right way for Neil to go in terms of narrative arc if we are to have a season 3. You need the angst and the tension to create momentum, which adds depth to the story. If they had tied everything up in a happy little bow, the story would have been diminished. There just had better be a season 3.

[random-weirdo]

This originally started out as a s3 Crowley outfit idea and then turned into something else, so here's my brain blurt.

What if, in season three, Crowley's fashion style becomes a little more relaxed, or laid back. Like-

he would still wear his tight-women's skinny jeans and small black turtlenecks and blazer-jacket-things and shoelace-tie, but he would wear large t-shirts, and baggy pants or long skirts from time to time.

And maybe he would do that because he doesn't feel the need to be dark, evil and mysterious anymore, now that he officially is no longer on "Hell's side".

And maybe he dresses like that because he picks up some of Nina and Maggie's, and maybe even Anathema's style.

And maybe he also grows his hair out and let's it fade, maybe he has long hair again, with the slightest pinkish-ginger undertone to it.

And maybe he's more emotional, and less closed off because of Nina and Maggie.

And maybe one day, after Crowley got his still-empty apartment back, he decided to visit The Bookshop. So, he got into The Bentley and drove to Whickber Street. The car drive would be silent except for the quiet sounds of the motor and the slightly louder sounds of the traffic outside.

And maybe once he gets to Whickber Street, he parks outside Give me Coffee or Give me Death and looks at The Bookshop from across the road. And while he looks at The Bookshop, he spots Muriel in the window, reading a Jane Austen book in Aziraphale's study. On the armchair he used to sit in and study his first editions while Crowley would sit and watch him on the small sofa next to it in the corner.

Maybe as Crowley watches Muriel read their book through the window he smiles. not a grin, a small smile. And it isn't a happy smile, or maybe it is.

Maybe it's a sad one, looking back on the memories and silently wishing they had last for eternity.

And maybe, as he was doing that, Nina walked out of her coffee shop, and banged on the windows, but got no reply. Maybe she continued, and eventually Crowley noticed, and rolled down the window. "What."

Maybe Nina would roll her eyes, but smile. and say: "six shots?" And when Crowley would nod slightly in silence, Nina would walk back inside her coffee shop, and walk back out a few minutes later with a takeaway cup, filled with six shots of espresso.

But maybe before Crowley could take it from his open window, Nina walks around the other side of The Bentley and gets in.

Maybe they wouldn't say anything to each other the whole time they sat in The Bentley with each other.

And maybe someone just being there was enough for Crowley.

And maybe, hopefully, that was the start of a new story, perhaps of friendship and healing.

And maybe a few months of healing and looking after an old bookshop with an angel who would grow to be like a child to Crowley.

And perhaps Crowley, Nina and Maggie grow a friendship, which forces Crowley to open up a little. But he doesn't really care.

And he would trust them.

And perhaps, one oddly sunny spring day, Crowley picks up his daily six shots of espresso from Give me Coffee or Give me Death, and as he walks across the road back to The Bookshop, he notices something.

The pub.

The elevator.

it opens.

And out comes an archangel.

A blonde one.

The archangel looks around, taking in the sights of the street he used to live in, and walks across the road.

Towards The Bookshop.

Crowley is stood outside The Bookshop door, looking at Aziraphale.

Aziraphale looks up to Crowley from the bottom of the front steps.

"Crowley." He says.

"Angel." Crowley replies.

A small smile is exchanged, and they both walk into The Bookshop together in silence.

Whatever the hell I just wrote was very heavily inspired by @goosetooths art, and Muriel's Stories by rayvennswritingdesk on Ao3!!

Anywayyyy hope u like it,, I will admit, I did get lazy a the end, so idk if this is any good and I wrote it at like 2:30-3 am ssoooooooooo.....

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I want season 3 of Good Omens to begin with a depressed break up Crowley. Give me Crowley drunkenly lying on his couch watching romantic movies and feeling bad about himself. Give me Crowley with his hair grown out wearing the same outfit for 3 weeks. Give me Crowley showing up to The Ritz alone and the employees are wondering where the nice man who always accompanies him is. We need angsty (more than usual) Crowley.

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for the ask game!! 1, 12, 17, 18, 24!

hi bestie thank u for the ask!! <3

1 and 17 answeredd

12. has your interaction with the good omens fandom been overall good or bad?

good for sure! most people are so friendly and there's so much talent and also mutuals <3 being back on tumblr has also Taught Me Things which i shall not elaborate on but yes. enriching experience all around

18. what is your favorite moment through history, and why?

i had to really think about this one because i love so many of them but i have narrowed it down to two!

firstly rome. on my knees for the rome flashback for sooo many reasons lol like the outfits? aziraphale's arms. crowley's hair and also that meta about how he just threw random clothing items together without knowing what they mean because there are some things he should not have been wearing as a commoner. also aziraphale's arms have i mentioned that. i just really love how fabric flows too so both of their outfits were delicious

also ☝️ crowley's moodiness, the caligula temptation, his smile when aziraphale comes... i'm on the floor

SECONDLY. edinburgh oh my GOD edinburgh. i rewatched it with my friend last week and i never realised just how much crowley calls aziraphale out throughout the whole night for whether subtly or ironically. like imma be honest i hated aziraphale's outlook on the whole situation and crowley was just saying what i was thinking lol i am head over heels for this demon i swear. also it's just a really good exploration of morality and also their characters which is what the whole show is about. this is THE flashback of all time

24. what's a theory for season 3 that you NEED to be included?

i just want them to kiss 😭😭😭 i would say crowley's fall but i just know it would cause me lasting irreparable damage and i will never be happy again so do i really want that

[shitisaysometimes]

Actually! Aziraphale would still be a Cherub in Eden! The angels that guard the gates of Eden are said to all be Cherubs!!

I think he is made a Principality after he gives away the sword (aka, gets a demotion). But that's not based on in-universe clues, it's mostly based on what I know of the Lore™️. Principalities are in charge of guiding and guarding specific areas (cities, countries, Soho 👀) and are related to changes in leadership. (Ho ho.) So since there aren't any kingdoms/countries/neighborhoods etc. in Eden, and the gatekeepers are usually depicted as Cherubs, I think he's still a Cherub. (Genisis 3:24 specifically mentions a Cherub with a flaming sword guarding the Tree of Life.)

My theory for the pre-fall scene is... kinda two fold. First: I think the wrist accents follow military systems - the more stripes and higher up the stripes are, the higher your rank. Like so:

The lower ranks on the right have stripes lower on the wrist than the higher ranks on the left. (This is just an example not what I think the character's ranks actually are.)

I think the show indicates Crowley is a higher rank than Aziraphale which we know from other evidence too.

This brings me to my second thought: I think the collars and sleeves are simpler in this scene in general because... there's been no war yet! No need to distinguish different ranks so overtly if there's no conflict. In real life, the herarchy of three Ordera of Three Choirs each wasnt established until Pseudo-Dyonysis in like the 3rd century AD and not solidified until the Middle Ages. Before the that, the only real distinction was between Angels and Archangels. Which is why Michael, Gabriel, etc are called Archangels even though the archangel choir is the second lowest. I think the simplified robes pre!Fall are a reflection of this. At this time there are Angels and Archangels and that's it. So... Aziraphale is an Angel, Crowley an Archangel.

As for Eden, I don't see any specific symbolism in the embroidery design. I always thiught it just looked like a snake if I'm honest and figured they did it to draw a connection to Crowley. This was also filmed before anything in season 2 was written, so there may be no connection to ranks at all because it wasn't an important point like it is in season 2 because of the promotion at the end. Same with the ragged collar. It may just be a way to show the transition between "old" and "new" throughout the flashback scenes.

However, if you want my theory/headcannon about it, I actually have two. First: I think Azi and Crowley both have more ragged clothes because of the fall. It happened pretty recently. I don't know what the biblical cannon says but I do know that in retellings like Paradise Lost the Fall happened immediately before the Apple incident. So, thats my theory for the ragged clothes. My second theory is: This outfit is human facing, so, there's no specific need to indicate rank because Adam and Eve wouldnt understand or care anyway. His clothes indicate his allegiance (to heaven) but that's all. Even in scenes like Rome where he's wearing the wing pin, there's no indication of rank just a general allegiance to Heaven because its again a human facing outfit.

Aziraphale's fluctuating between ranks is kinda unusual as far as what other texts and sources claim. Gomens presents Heaven/Hell like a company with promotions/demotions but more classically, an Angel in X rank is only ever X rank. However, it is established Lore™️ that once God gives a gift, that gift is never withdrawn. And I think Crowley shows evidence that this is the case in Gomens Universe. So, if Azi started as a Cherub then was demotied to Principality, he would still have the abilities bestowed on him as a Cherub which may explain the collar. It may also just be that he's the Main Character and gets special treatment.

I did see that the Background Singers have some variation in their collars, but I cant see them with enough detail to make any guesses about what it may indicate. 😩At a guess they'd be Angels/Archangels/Virtues with more complex collars indicating increasing rank. If anyone can get me some clear photos/gifs I'll see what I can see!

So they make it pretty clear in Good Omens that demons when in the human world seem to always display some sign of their demon nature, whether it's Crowley's snake eyes or the frog on Hastur's head. I also noticed that Aziraphale frequently wears wing decoration items - like the pin he was using for his toga in Rome.

But one that I only noticed recently is the gold shirt collar that Aziraphale wears in the Job minisode.

This pattern fascinates me. I was initially very distracted by the pearls, they seemed a bit unnecessarily eye catching in the design. Then I really looked at the pattern.

This is a wings and eyes motif, very reminiscent of the way angels were supposed to actually look according to the old testament:

I don't know that it means anything really, but I thought it was a delightful - and easy to miss - touch on the part of the costume designers.

[ineffablebookgirl]

I noticed something on a rewatch about the arc of Aziraphale's coat. When it gets hit by that paintball, he says, "I've kept this in tip-top condition for over 180 years."

So, since 1839. 20-odd years before the fight / breakup in St. James's Park, which is the earliest we see it.

But wait, I says to myself, he wasn't wearing that coat in the 1940s Blitz scene in the church. He wears a different outer coat in that scene, one that looks new, made of a material that's stiffer and slightly shiny.

[Of course, one typically wears nicer and more uncomfortable clothes to one's wedding, and Crowley also looks very sharp and more buttoned-up than his typical look in this scene, but that's neither here nor there.]

After that, after Aziraphale realizes Crowley still cares for him despite their fight, and realizes he loves Crowley too, he switches back to the 1800s coat for good. When he appears in the Bentley in the 60s, he's back in the old coat, and he wears it every scene after that. [He does have that other gray cardigan-like jacket, but that's for relaxing in the bookshop only.]

In that argument in the park, he feels such a strong need to push Crowley away, for Crowley's own protection. (Every other resistance to collaboration, from the Globe onward, his argument is that *Crowley* would be in danger if they were found out; only in the park fight does he argue that *he* might be in danger. He's saying to Crowley that they need distance to protect him, Aziraphale, because even in his agitation he knows that Crowley's #1 motivator is protecting Aziraphale). Maybe after that, he tries to move on, switch to a modern new coat. And maybe Crowley coming for him again in the church lets him know it's okay to be himself again, to go as slow as he needs to, because Crowley will always come back for him.

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AND ANOTHER THING

has to do with lapels.

Aziraphale's Blitz coat looks much more similar to the jackets worn by the other angels. Take a look at Michael and Uriel's jackets here. They are stiff and have that sheen to them, and the lapels point up.

Like Aziraphale's Blitz jacket.

Compare that to the lapels on his trusty old coat. This coat is soft, just like Az. And the lapels point down.

Okay, okay, so what about demons? We know they deliberately did the miracle gestures with Aziraphale's snap pulling something down from Heaven and Crowley's pulling something up from Hell. If the angels have upward-pointing lapels, it would make sense for demons to have downward-pointing lapels, if my theory is going to hold.

Yup, that checks out. Hastur and Ligur have floppy sad ugly lapels that droop down toward Hell.

So, the final piece to this puzzle.... how about Crowley's lapels?

Outrageously spiky upwards-pointing lapels. Because of course. I rest my case.

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[Okay, a couple of caveats. (1) I'm not an expert on fashion or clothes, so I welcome corrections and additions. (2) It's possible that Az's soft, favorite jacket is a summer jacket and the stiffer one he wears in the Blitz is a winter jacket. Not clear what season it is in that scene. (3) Stay tuned for a follow-up post about Gabriel and Beelzebub's lapels. (4) Also, I haven't compared any of the other outfits throughout history, and I only looked at Crowley's 2019 jacket. (5) Sorry if the gifs are weird, I don't really know what I'm doing. (6) Also sorry if this has already been discussed; I try to only post stuff that I haven't seen elsewhere, but I know I'm late to this party!]

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Crowley's top 13 Taylor Swift traxx

Crowley is a swiftie, I know this because he told me himself. these are his favourite Taylor Swift traxx. this is also kind of a drowley playlist cause if you listen to it in order it takes you through the drowley summer of love and the bitter break up that follows. under the cut I put some lyrics that made me go ''yes that needs to go on the crowley taylor swift playlist'' & the reason why (I put too much work in this help)

1. Ready For It?

Knew he was a killer first time that I saw him

Wondered how many girls he had loved and left haunted

But if he's a ghost, then I can be a phantom

2. Wildest Dreams

Holdin' him for ransom

the Mark of Cain episode when he's all fascinated watching Dean fight those demons in Cain's house. (this was definitely one of the moments that sparked Crowley's interest in Dean even further imo)

He's so tall and handsome as hell

He's so bad, but he does it so well

I can see the end as it begins

aah yes, the start of the demon!dean & Crowley saga. Dean is tall as shit too so there's that.

3. Cruel Summer

So cut the headlights, summer's a knife

I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone

Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes

And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know

here we have some wonderful Crowley not wanting to see Dean that he's hurt AND an angel rolling his eyes being mentioned (which is literally Cas at the summer of love), truly iconic.

4. You Belong With Me

Walking the streets with you and your worn-out jeans

I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be

Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself

Hey, isn't this easy?

this song is basically just Crowley thinking that Dean should be with him and not with Cas. Dean's jeans are probably pretty worn-out too, since he wears the same outfits all the damn time (no offense man, I do that too)

5. August

To live for the hope of it all

Cancel plans just in case you'd call

And say, "Meet me behind the mall"

So much for summer love and saying "us"

'Cause you weren't mine to lose

can we talk about how Crowley literally dropped everything the second Dean called him MULTIPLE TIMES and the fact that this almost became his dead when Sam used it to trick him at the end of season 10?. I also made a drowley edit with this song (I'm way too deep in the swiftnatural hole) so I think that says enough.

6. Babe

What a waste

Takin' down the pictures and the plans we made, yeah

And it's strange how your face doesn't look so innocent

Your secret has its consequence and that's on you, babe

Crowley had this whole plan to rule hell with Dean but he had to scrap everything rip

7. Mr. Perfectly Fine

He goes about his day

Forgets he ever even heard my name

Well, I thought you might be different than the rest, I guess you're all the same

the break-up didn't seem to effect Dean at all and Crowley hates this. he also thought he'd found someone who could actually love him, but it turned out Dean wasn't capable of that, just like the rest of the people in Crowley's life. he just wants to be loved :(

8. I Knew You Were Trouble

I guess you didn't care, and I guess I liked that

And when I fell hard, you took a step back

Without me, without me, without me

And he's long gone when he's next to me

And I realize the blame is on me

'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

The first line is Crowley @ Demon Dean not giving a crap about anything, and that second line is quite literally Dean pushing him during their break up. Crowley also kinda knew from the start that it wouldn't work out between him & Dean.

9. We Are Never Getting Back Together

We are never, ever, ever getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never, ever, ever, ever

Getting back together

Crowley telling himself he's really done with having Winchester derangement syndrome now. sorry king I have to dissapoint you: this disease is incurable (ask Cas).

10 Bad Blood

Did you have to do this?

I was thinking that you could be trusted

Did you have to ruin what was shiny?

Now it's all rusted

Crowley actually trusted Dean (which says something, with his never ending trust issues) but of course he had to fuck it up.

11. Better Than Revenge

I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey

You might have him, but haven't you heard?

I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey

You might have him, but I always get the last word

this is Crowley @ Cas (especially since Dean gave the first blade to Cas instead of him). Cas also rolled his eyes at him multiple times so that's canon.

12. Look What You Made Me Do

I don't like your little games

Don't like your tilted stage

The role you made me play

Of the fool, no, I don't like you

I don't like your perfect crime

How you laugh when you lie

You said the gun was mine

Isn't cool, no, I don't like you

But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time

Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time

I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined

I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!

the only song on the list that isn't drowley related, because honestly this just SCREAMS Crowley when Rowena returned to me. also the ''I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me'' line since Rowena is what sparked Crowley's trust issues in the first place.

13. Speak Now

Don't say yes, run away now

I'll meet you when you're out

Of the church at the back door

Don't wait or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "speak now"

I think everyone agrees that Crowley does karaoke at the destiel wedding and sings this song.

[veronica-rich]

multifandom costume meta

I think it’s time for a brief costume appreciation post. Feel free to add your own comment and observations, I would be disappointed if nobody did.

I love costuming in movies and television; not only can the artists working on the production telegraph so much with so little, but it gives us fans something to further obsess over. I’ll give just 3 examples of what I’m talking about.

Costuming and symbolism was the topic of SO MUCH DISCUSSION when I was in the LJ Pirates of the Caribbean community. It got to a point where on the later movie DVDs, there was at least one feature about costumer Penny Rose and how she designed some of the looks. One of my very favorites was Will Turner’s biker-pirate-gentleman look in POTC:DMC:

Don’t let Jack distract you here. Rose explained how she fashioned Will’s ivory greatcoat out of a tablecloth she found in Italy because she couldn’t find a bolt of any fabric she wanted for it. And the jacket is one of those mid-length swirly-skirted ones, but it’s a black/very dark green leather that just moves so well with his fighting and fencing action. (Will’s outfits weren’t the only ones I liked, but it would take forever to go over the genius of Jack Sparrow’s look in that first movie, as well as clever symbols she worked into Elizabeth’s outfits over the three movies.)

Oh, actually, let’s look briefly at just one of Elizabeth’s outfits; after all, I wrote an entire fic about how she came by it (minus the coat here).

Next we’ll move on to Red Dwarf and Howard Burden, who is another one of those designers who knows what his subjects look GOOD in, and uses that either to their flattery or, when called for, their detriment. He’s big on details and fitting to form, and ... well, you can see:

The Cat looks good in almost anything, and he’s Burden’s true clotheshorse - this character at the top, above, almost never wears the same thing twice, whereas the other characters almost never change their look. Second at top is Rimmer, who’s been through a rainbow of costume colors in 30 years, but about six seasons in, Burden settled on variations of deep blue to complement the actor’s coloring, then has gradually selected more iridescent cloths to convey his hologram nature.

Finally, let’s move on to my current mini-obsession, Good Omens. I’ve never heard of Claire Anderson outside of this, but I’ll probably try to remember her name at this point like I have the others. Whereas my other two selections have (just by chance, not my design) rocked from the historical to the futuristic, this a modern setting. I’m not going to post photos of all the looks she puts her two main actors through; suffice to say you should watch for yourself and enjoy (with a special secondary shout-out to David Tennant’s hairstylist!). Here’s one with just a glimpse of Crowley’s tartan collar - this is actually in the script book, so it’s possible it was Neil Gaiman’s idea, not Anderson’s, but throughout the series SOMEONE decided to keep that collar turned up so you would always see the red lining ... so you could see the tartan when you needed to, if you’re looking for it (plus I just enjoy seeing it in the same shot with Az’s tartan bowtie ... awww, a matched set):

Also, this coat of Anathema’s? This is just the top - I want you to go look it up or watch the show so you can see it in full. I want that coat:

And, as always, thanks for following my rambling. I’ve tried to be deliberately short so I don’t steal other people’s comment opportunities. :-)

[uneven-odds]

autumnal asks Part 2

and again asked by @noonetosmilefor , thx love <3 pumpkin spice: what’s your drink of choice? - Coffee. wool socks: what’s something you look forward to in fall? - Reading and candles. falling leaves: you’re stranded on a desert island and here’s the twist; what three things do you NOT bring with you? - my laptop, socks and my glasses. smelly candles: what’s your absolute favorite scent? - Lavender. big sweaters: do you prefer the cold, warmth, or a perfect in-between?  -I prefer the cold. halloween: if you could dress up as anyone/ anything and pull it off absolutely flawlessly, who/what would it be? - probably Crowley. cozy blankets: where do you feel the most safe and at home?  -My bed.  hot tea: when was the last time you kissed someone (if you haven’t had your first kiss, who would you like that first someone to be?) -oh damn..I think october 2012. It´s been a while. flannel: what’s your favorite day of the year? is there a reason it’s your favorite? -First day of autumn. Because it means that my favorite season started. chilly air: what’s your least favorite and favorite type of weather? -My least favorite type hot weather...so everything above 25 degree. My favorite type is cold weather with rain and storms.

scarves: if you could only wear one outfit for the rest of your life what would it be? - My black jeans and my red/black plaid shirt . apple cider: if you could throw a party, and invite absolutely anyone, who would they be? -my best friend, @noonetosmilefor , @myagehasnevermademewise , @animangsstuff , @allyousaidisshit , @speak-fluent-sarcasm and @crispsevans  <3 haunted houses: what’s your scariest memory? (if you don’t have one/ don’t want to talk about it, what’s your biggest fear?)  -My scariest memory is where I played hide and seek with my grandparents. I tried to hide in the basement and because I was a little bit afraid I left the door open and the light on. My grandparents saw it but didn´t thought that I would be down there soo they  they turned off the light and closed the door. And I was so afraid because I couldn´t see a thing and I needed to get up the stairs to get out. And yeah.. fuzzy boots: if you could live in any year/era, which would it be and why? -Renaissance and i don´t really know... it just fascinates me thanksgiving: what is something/someone you’re the most thankful for? any particular reason? -my best friend and @noonetosmilefor because I can talk to them about everything and they are always there for me. black friday: what is one thing, if anything, you would sell your soul to own?  .my own library. apple picking: if you could go anywhere, where would it be and why?  -Norway because I love that country and I really want to visit it. corn mazes: do you have any secret talents/abilities? - No not really. hay rides: if you could pick absolutely anything to be your form of transportation, what would it be? - Car. the color orange: do you have a specific song that reminds you of autumn? what is it? - Leave a light on by Tom Walker. windy nights:if you could go to any concert whose would it be? - Lewis Capaldi. holding hands: do you believe in soulmates? - Yes.

[shirtlesssammy]

6x18: Frontierland

Then:

Cas is an amazing angel who can teleport and believes in humanity and always tries to do the right thing and can transport people back in time and is funny and cute and is doing everything for Dean Winchester and he is not making horrible life choices right now. Also, they’ve got to find a way to kill Eve, the big bad of season 6.

Now:

March 5, 1861

Sunrise, Wyoming:

Showdown at high noon...and Dean is there? Whaaaa?

48 hours earlier

(And 150 years later):

Sam, Dean, and Bobby find a hidden bunker of the Campbells.

*insert book porn montage*

(This really makes me hurt that Bobby never saw the bunker. Thanks for nothing, Show.)

Bobby learns that “the ashes of the phoenix can ‘burn the mother’.” Dean has some private time with Samuel Colt’s diary before sharing that “Gun killed a phoenix today. Left a pile of smoldering ash.” Yep, The Colt.

Dean suggests they “Star Trek Four this bitch.” Sam and Bobby are clueless (Dean Bby, I’m SO sorry no one understands your love of pop culture. I, too, suffer this fate and it sucks so much.) Sigh, they travel back in time, kill the phoenix and take the ashes back with them. Dean gets to praying to Cas ASAP.

It’s not Cas who arrives, it’s Rachel. Cas is busy. Just as she’s laying into the brothers that they only call Cas when they need him, he arrives and sends her away.

Back at Bobby’s, Cas informs them that they only have 24 hours in the past before he loses contact with them. And Dean went shopping. Oh, Dean Bean. Sam calls it like it is and declares, “You have a fetish!” Lol.

Cas questions Dean’s need to wear a blanket. O.M.G. does this episode have everything good and awesome in it? Cas is clueless AF (or is he just a smartass who observed this time and knows blankets aren’t a customary form of clothing?), Dean can hardly contain his utter glee about the wild west, and there’s time travel! (And it’s a beautiful Back to the Future sequel to In the Beginning.)  

Cas sends the boys back in time and tells Bobby to pray for him in 24 hours, and flaps away.

Dean and Sam each respectively find authenticity and horseshit in the past.

They also find a town hanging.

Elias Finch (ha,ha, get it? Another bird) stands convicted of killing his wife. His last words are “You’re going to burn for this. Everyone of you.” And the doors open.

They need to locate Samuel Colt, but not before a local makes fun of Dean’s cool outfit. Dean bby. His petulant removal of the blanket is cinematic gold.

The brothers head to the sheriff’s office. Dean gets to roleplay as Marshall Eastwood (Sam’s Walker, Texas Ranger. Lol.) No one is impressed. They also further make fun of Dean’s clothes. BBY! Sam stays on task and asks about Samuel Colt. They suggest asking Elkins at the saloon about Colt. (Elkins!)

Bright and shiny eyed Dean is instantly rattled when they enter the saloon. Yep, it’s more Deadwood and less Gunsmoke. Dean and Sam saddle on up to the bar and Dean asks for a top shelf whisky. “I only have the one shelf.” Lolololol. Sam gets a sarsaparilla. They ask about Colt, and Elkins tells them that last he heard, Colt was about 20 miles out of town, building a railroad stop.

Dean gets a chance to fraternize with the local gals. Remember, Dean Winchester said on screen that he’s “no germ freak” so canon is canon.

Darla’s best customer, the judge, arrives, and they head off upstairs. The look of relief on Dean’s face is perfection.

The judge and Darla get to their business, when Sam and Dean hear a scream. Finch, the hanged man, is there and burns the judge to ash. The boys arrive to find just the ashen corpse.

Later, as the sheriff is investigating the crime, Darla insists that it was a ghost. The sheriff insists that Finch didn’t die. Time to form a posse and kill him the right way --with a bullet in his head.

For cinematic science:

The boys put together that the phoenix and Finch are one and the same. Dean makes Sam go out to find Colt and The Colt, and he’ll stay behind to meet up with the posse. DEAN LOVES POSSE. Ahem. (And he is such a fucking cutie about it all. STOP.)

Meanwhile, the Finch finds and cremates the sheriff.

In present time, Cas and Rachel meet.

Rachel asks Cas about things she’s been hearing --things she doesn’t want to be true. (Brb, crying in retrospect.) They fight and Rachel injures Cas, and he kills her. Whelp.

Castiel flaps into Bobby's kitchen in a heap and grabs some of his own gut-blood to paint sigils on the wall. “We running or fighting?” Bobby asks him just before Cas collapses into Bobby's arms. Sleeping, it is.

Back in the way-back, Dean saunters into the bar in a new coat.

For science: 

He's looking to meet up with the posse but hey, he must be early. Nobody else is there yet. Dean's fine though. He'll just meet up with the Sheriff and be on his way. Just then, someone shouts that the Sheriff's dead. Wherps. Dean wants to know who the Sheriff is now and the bartender picks up the badge from the burned out body of the old Sheriff and pins it onto Dean. There's a new Sheriff in town. It’s Dean Bean.

Elsewhere, two rough-around-the-edges fellers burst in on Samuel Colt. They want him to open up the devil's gate for them niiiice and easy. Colt shoots them with the, uh, colt. The two demons spark out.

Meanwhile, the Deputy – the last member of the phoenix-killin' posse - packs frantically. There's a knock on the door. “Candygram for Mongo,” Dean says in a ridiculous, high voice and greets the Deputy with a gun in the face. Dean introduces himself as the new Sheriff and notes that the Deputy appears to be getting ready to flee.

No, no, it's a wild coincidence, the Deputy protests. He's off to visit his sister. Dean tells him that there's no outrunning the Finch. (“Outrunning the Finch” is my band name.) The deputy can survive if they manage to “gank” the Finch first. But Dean needs the deputy to be bait for it to work.

Across the frontier, Sam pushes his way into Samuel Colt's cabin looking fine.

So much science: 

Sam introduces himself to Colt as a hunter from 2011. Colt asks him to prove it, so Sam pulls out his phone. “Alright,” Colt says, pouring himself a drink. He's a hunter so jaded that Sasquatch Spaceman Sam doesn't faze him at all. Sam pulls out Colt's diary and tells him that he's going to kill a phoenix with his gun soon. “I'm either too drunk or not drunk enough,” Colt mutters, peering at the diary. Sam tells him that they're due to ride out to Sunrise to kill the Finch.

Sam: But you're a hunter.

Colt: Retired.

Sam: There's no such thing.

Colt: I'm out.

Sam: There is no getting out.

Aaawww Sammy.

Sam orders Colt to go with him, or give him The Gun. Colt tells him he lost it in a gambling game. Sam calls him on his bullshit and tells him he just killed a couple demons a few hours ago. Colt begrudgingly shows him the gun, secure on his hip, and tells Sam to come back when he's more experienced. “Trust me,” Sam Fucking Winchester says, “I've got plenty of miles.”

Back in the merry land of Bobby's house, Cas wakes up from his power nap and tells Bobby that Rachel betrayed him. She was corrupted by Raphael. (Me: weeps 8,000 tears at Castiel's lonely journey of power and betrayal.)

Castiel reveals that he's hurt, but will heal. He took refuge in Bobby's house and the sigil he painted was meant to ward angels. Bobby tells him it's time to “pick up the kids at Frontierland” when Castiel tells him that's a no-go plan. He doesn't have the strength. There is one thing that might help him, though. Bobby's soul.

Bobby's startled at this. Does Cas want to use his soul to make a deal? (Ow, this hurts in light of what we know about Castiel's cooperation with Crowley. Nice friggin' parallel, writers.) It's not quite like that, though. If Cas can just...touch Bobby's soul it'll power him up and pull back Dean and Sam. If he screws it up, however, then Bobby explodes. Bobby agrees reluctantly, because he's a trooper, and preparations begin.

Dean guards the Deputy who's locked up in jail. He's still waiting for Sam to bring back Colt or Colt's gun when the Finch walks in. Dean informs him that he'll never get to the Deputy. The iron bars will keep him at bay. Dean identifies himself as a hunter-slash-sheriff. (Me: It's an old joke but I'm gonna snicker until the day I die at “Slash Sheriff”)

The Finch tells the true story of his wife's death. He'd gone into town with his wife and walked into the bank for a few minutes. When he came out he found the Deputy had attacked her in the alley. When the Finch tried to stop him, the Deputy shot the phoenix and his wife. His wife died in his arms but the Finch survived. He got locked up for his wife's murder, instead of the Deputy, and it’s revenge-o’clock. Dean ascertains the truth from the deputy and decides that he's not worth saving. But he's still got to kill the Finch, on account of his monster nature (and the fact that he really, really needs those ashes).

The Finch reaches for a gun hanging by the jail cell and shoots the Deputy in the heart. Dean mutters that he should have seen that coming (Oh Dean <3) and then flees before Finch can shoot him as well. Dean races for cover and pulls his own gun, then he and the Finch stalk each other through the main street. Sam runs up just in time and hands Dean Colt's gun. It's time for a show-down.

Back at Bobby's, Castiel rolls up his sleeve to plunge his hand into Bobby's soul. Like ya do.

In Frontierland, the whistling soundtrack begins as Dean and the Phoenix face off.

They reach for their guns and fire. In the future, Castiel's eyes glow with the power of Bobby's soul. Dean shoots the phoenix in the heart with the Colt and the man sparks out and collapses into ash in the street. Dean blows smoke from the Colt and starts to say, “Yippee kayay, motherfu--” when the clock begins to strike. Dean races to scoop up the ashes, dropping the Colt as he sprints towards the ashes.

Light shoots from Castiel's eyes as he sucks Sam and Dean back to the present just a minute too soon. Dean fails to get the ashes and begs Castiel to send them back. Castiel just gives Dean A Look.

They're screwed.

Suddenly there' a knock on the door. It's a courier! There's an ancient box in his hands with a note on it that says they must deliver it on that date. It's from Samuel Colt. Sam grabs the box. “It's mine. Great. Thanks.” He slams the door in the eager courier's face (SAM!) and pulls out a wooden box from the package. When they open it, they find Sam's old phone and a note. Colt got Sam's name and address from his phone and forwarded them the phoenix's ashes. They pull out a bottle full of ashes. 

Boom.

Dean Winchester and the Order of the Quote-ix: 

We'll "Star Trek IV" this bitch.

I only watched Deep Space Nine.

And look like a spaceman?

Cas, "I Dream of Jeannie" your ass down here pronto.

The answer to your question can best be expressed as a series of partial differential equations.

It's dirtier than it looks.

So much more germier than I pictured.

The sarsaparilla ain’t half bad.

His name is Clyde.

You know me. I'm a posse magnet.

Ride 'em cowboy.

When you've done this job as long as I have a giant from the future with some magic brick doesn't exactly give you the vapors.

I need you to let me touch it.

I didn't get a soulonoscopy for nothing

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SPN 7X8 Season 7, Time for a Wedding

school starts tomorrow whee

w h e e

GARTH?

ok fine Vegaas

fine ok Dean's talking to someone, flirting yada yada

she's in grad school he dropped out ok established

My friend(me) is not doing so hot

he's battling with what insanity?

bruh

ah they keep going to vegas and Sam abandoned him

Dean

Dean what the fuck

a little white chapel

whitechapel

heh

what's with the flower

pink is the loyalty what

SAM'S GETTING MARRIED AHAHAAAAAAA

HIS FACE

.....what?

BECKY AFIPAJ AHAHA

bro this is a terrible portrayal of fans ahaha

THE CAKE EXPLODES INTO SUPERNATURAL HAHAA

He's taking this Extremely well, you can tell

"lifespan of your hookups"

"oh I know" ma'am

"I'm gonna be sick" same Dean

"dead poets society" dEAN?

rEaLlY? sUPErFAN 99??

SKSKS DEAN

AHAHA

fucking hell not twitter

ah Dean's abandonment issues

I'm glad Dean's taking this so well (sarcastic)

ah high school reunion

DFSIPAFH HE'S SO MUCH TALLER THAN HER OK

yknow what fine that's kinda funny

...their faces...something's happening

ah he's a wiccan

ok yeah

I do like the urban fantasy of it all though

it IS Leslie Odom Jr, i thought his face was familiar

man I miss Nerd Sam

this is Deeply Uncomfortable

I would much rather it have been fake dating, that would have worked much better

it wouldn't have been that weird, honestly, it's a popular fanfic thing

yes I realize the noncon is the point but it's so fucked up

man the mind whammy :(

this is painful actually

the man looks a bit like paul rudd

yes I know it isn't

jesus christ

DEAN BRINGS A WAFFLE IRON

HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE A WAFFLE IRON

of fucking course Becky's already on it

SHE'S GRUFFING HER VOICE

Dean's Abandonment Issues whee

man how is this man's voice not Shredded from staying in a low voice the entire time

ah ungrateful child etc etc

Dean please get some therapy

IT'S YA FUCKING BOY

I just want someone not gruff, I'm excited for Gartth

His and Hers Fake IDs lmaooo

Parasocial Relationships

man I miss Cas so much

HE LOOKS LIKE A COLLEGE STUDENT AW

"I thought you'd be taller"

Surly and Premenstrual I FUCKING LOVE BOBBY

funny pages?

y ep!

DEAN'S FUCKING FACE

GARTH'S LIL OUTFIT

"is that your" "yes" "..awkward"

HE'S FUN THOUGH FINALLY SOMEONE NOT GRUFF

"By Nefarious Means :)"

just says it Deadass

He's glaring a bit ha

quite a charmer, his wife

ah it was the wife

they got her, and both of them did it!

finally a personable person

Dean you're gruff tall and a dude, you seem threatening

whoops she's out of whammy potion

ah here we go

let's go Dean!!

"craig's job for my soul"

not a ten year contract

oh he pays someone to kill them or something

quicker servitude?

GARTH HAS A TRIRACIAL PARAPLEGIC SNIPER AS A FRIEND

sFHAIPD

SHE SMACKS SAM WITH A WAFFLE IRON

jeez poor Sam

he's not wearing pants? jesus christ Becky

ah it is wearing off

thank god there's been no sex yet

bruh leslie odom jr is so attractive tho

social lubricant please god no

yes it was literally a roofie

so he lied to Becky and manipulated her kinda?

SHE FUCKING GAGGED HIM?

yeah ok I see it

he's a really fun crossroads demon tho

here we go price

she seriously just said besties

this is 2012

at least she knows what she's dealing with

does she take the bait?

ah reunion guy, reunions have desperation

his voice is so melodic though

ah she wanted to hear "she was special"

AHAH HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SAM WINCHESTER OH THAT'S SO FUNNY

so he ups the deal because it's like...literally the winchesters ahaha

Becky for christ's sake

it's the same patterning ha

Garth doesn't know what twitter is

he's like a hipster hunter I fucking love it

Sam literally can't talk back Becky

"Supernatural's not exactly popular" bruh are y'all complaining from beyond the page again

I hate to break it to you, it is popular but not for the demographic ur going for

"I'm a loser that's why I like you" *muffled* WHAT

I mean...it's...I kinda see they're going for what the fan appeal is

but

please this is so uncomfortable

Sam's doing great

"maybe don't drug them" yeah ok

Becky you got to get over it cmon man

...there's a catch isn't it

ooo that demon circle was COOL

BLUEBERRY VODKA I FUCKING LOVE GARTH

Technically

Accidents happen,

AH THE INTERN GUY

WHO BACKS HIM UP

but the circle is burned into the floor heh

man he tried for an exorcism at LEAST

SAM YOU'RE LITERALLY ALSO PSYCHIC OR USED TO BE

DAMN BECKY

CROWLEY??

"Oh crap" "Oh crap" THEIR FACES

AHISPHAIA

BECKY NOW IS NOT THE TIME

"I'm sure you have a wonderful personality dear"

his intern sold him out whoops

he broke the deal

"this isn't wall street, this is hell. we have integrity" o p e

ah so then no one else will do the demon deal

Ah he tried to make a deal, didn't work, so fuck you leviathans

the Woosh

"what'd i miss?" *gestures vaguely*

SAM'S FACE

bruh how does Sam look older than Dean

this is Not the tone for this storyline

Sam is trying ha

I mean she does grow as a person

no

GARTH AHAHA

DEAN AHAHAHA

GARTH HUGS DEAN

DEAN GETS A HUG

"aww u made a fwend" "uh uh" that was so cute"

this does feel like a sibling ending, finally

man I entirely forgot about hell and how that's supposed to be affecting Sam

1. fucking hell Garth actually helps. It makes the tone not as gruff all the time, and it makes it the lighter version that these new seasons need. He's great, I love him.

2. The non con was....asdfuoah'sduao. Like I see what they mean about Supernatural not really liking its own fanbase. They were needlessly cruel for no reason. Also for the horrible undertones the tone was too light.

3. As always concept: girl makes demon deal to get boy, boy turns out to be monster hunter, eventually taken away due to king of hell because he's cheating is Really GOod

and leslie odom jr makes a REALLY good crossroads demon.

4. sibling relationship at the end was adorable.

[elizabethrobertajones]

It is I, plot twisty. I was wondering if you could link me to some stuff you have written about Castiel's trench coat (bc I'm 99% sure you have) I'm just so excited because I love the new one so much. Also, I happen to be the person asking about the Winchesters and plaid shirts in season 12. I loved the way you analyzed the clothes of the characters and your attention to detail, because that stuff mostly remains unseen by my humble eyes. (Also I think you have a tag for the clothes stuff?!?)

Aaah hi! Were you why I wrote a 1000 mile long post with a screen cap of every shirt Mary wore in season 12? You are most welcome back in my inbox, that was a ton of fun :D 

I think my trenchcoat tag (the serious one not the “sam shoe saga” where all the fashion nonsense goes) has largely got other people’s meta in it because so much awesome stuff has been written before I ever got there so I mostly just summarise what everyone else has said when asked :P It’s like the Car Is Dean’s Soul thing: I’m 100% behind it but other people are way more into it so… :P I mean I will write the trenchcoat stuff and sob about it but @floatingaboveclouds​ really picked it up a while back (and sadly she’s been not around much lately) and at the moment @gneisscastiel​ is sobbing about it all the time. 

Aah my “trenchcoat meta” tag isn’t even on my tag list… See, there’s always something :P

http://floatingaboveclouds.tumblr.com/post/100097338173/cas-trench-coat-meta

This is what I always think of as the Definitive Trenchcoat Meta just because I read it first, ages ago, and it really got me into it :P 

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/133234217428/excuse-me-while-i-need-a-moment

Some thoughts about VERY early Cas and coat stuff.

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/96865417548/interruptingpanda-savingsammyhuntingdestiel

Me being sad about it in 7x17

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/147044421392/dustydreamsanddirtyscars-8x07-a-little-slice

A season 8/9x01 look at it (I mean… written at LEAST after season 10 if I remember but from the POV of 8x07 about the early Carver era trenchcoat stuff we usually skip before going right to the new trenchcoat and all the nonsense they use it for :P)

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/105554354818/today-is-one-of-those-days-i-find-myself-having-a

Oh and more on the original coat and Cas’s identity (circa 9x23 at least)

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/117930210038/jimmys-clothing-meta-10x20-edition

Some overview on Cas up to 9x09 and Jimmy in general

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/149775846930/castiel-knight-of-hell-i-know-we-all-miss

This is a like 1 line meta on the new coat in 9x10

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/161446778708/littlehollyleaf-neven-ebrez-cas-jacket-is

Here’s a season 9 original - I think the first post really yelling about the discovery of the plaid under the collar!

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/164795829481/mittensmorgul-littlehollyleaf-drsilverfish 

This is a great one from 9x18 when it aired that I stumbled on recently but remember reading at the time so it was one of my Formative Meta Experiences (I just didn’t reblog a whole lot until the season 9-10 hiatus really started so all this great stuff is kind of lost to time to me unless I’m blog snooping and stumble on it >.> Thankfully I blog snoop a lot.)

I’m so frustrated because I can’t find my reblog (if I ever did) of the deleted scene gifs of Cas sewing the trenchcoat with commentary about him doing Human Things™… >.> My blog from before like… late season 10/the hiatus after… is really badly tagged so the good stuff is all a mystery :P

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/130068247568/littlehollyleaf-4persephone-i-actually-find

(I found another!)

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/97817693623/a-deep-shade-of-blue-is-always-there

Here’s a season 9-10 hiatus post from me where I talk about how the combination of coat and song got me to ship Destiel textually because it was all so intrinsically linked and the whole deeper symbolism of what the coat means to Cas and how the lyrics in that song used it.

https://justanotheridijiton.tumblr.com/post/98218136134

And the no need for words version… >.>

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/163908715733/gneisscastiel-replied-to-your-post

This one I wrote myself recently about Metatron in 9x22 trying on the coat and what I thought it meant in this context (as you can see I am still basically in a season 9 mindset about it :P)

https://justanotheridijiton.tumblr.com/post/142607939029/the-plaid-trenchie

Mel has all the gratuitous plaid shots…

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/101030511793/deathbyspookyopen-hallowedbecastiel-10x02

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/100110462763/can-we-talk-about-how-as-soon-as-cas-went-through

This from 10x02 but the first doesn’t take into account that in the shot of Hannah putting the coat over Cas WE can see the plaid, I guess just from her perspective she misses it or doesn’t understand the symbolism (especially not that everyone leaped on the meta idea of “being draped in the flag of heaven” and what her actions were doing :P) - Floatingaboveclouds’s original Trenchcoat Meta is circa this episode and explains it best and it’s sort of the words in the back of my head about that scene all the time now.

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/147389591616/cas-crowley-trench-coats-and-parallels

Something from 10x14 which makes perfect sense because the new trenchcoat was from 9x10 but I just skim read the post and I’m not 100% sure they really got into it like I would have…

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/116643283603/cas-trench-coat-meta-10x18-edition

For 10x18 and Cas taking off his coat there :D

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/131414819958/cas-trench-coat-meta-11x02-edition

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/131982763978/cas-clothing-meta-11x03-edition-part-1

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/131983260278/cas-clothing-meta-11x03-edition-part-2

Some early season 11 meta!

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/138413634723/heey-i-rewatched-11x06-and-i-think-cas-is

Some thoughts about Cas in the start of season 11 and parallels to Casifer and how he was wearing Cas’s clothes…

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/139716966318/why-is-casifer-shown-wearing-the-coat-in-the-next

11x15 and some more thoughts on Casifer

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/158190035758/do-you-think-cas-would-change-into-another-outfit

This is from earlier this hiatus giving an overview but I think I should add now with hindsight, talking about a full wardrobe upheaval, because there’s obviously different meaning in Cas going right back to something nearly identical to his original get up, and I’d rather muse on what that means when I know HOW he ends up with his new costume for season 13, so that’s a meta I’ll only write after 13x06. No leather jacket yet. >.> 

Here’s some interesting takes on it with a different perspective:

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/163901981347/a-study-in-trench-coat

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/163903036052/heya-hope-youre-having-a-good-day-onwards-with

https://elizabethrobertajones.tumblr.com/post/163786906919/gneisscastiel-as-season-13-approaches-i-have

All of this is informing my thoughts right now on it and I know there’s a bunch of meta I missed… I mean just scrolling these posts I’m sure there’s gaps in trenchcoat-related events that I or others have talked about and uuugh even when I try and collect all the meta I’ve tagged badly in the past or was too shy when I was new to fandom and missed a whole bunch of the most important posts at the end of season 9 which drastically shaped how I read the show… I’m always happy to talk MORE about it :P

I guess adding this all up the one thing I can say about the new trenchcoat for season 13 is that is it a trenchcoat and that means it carries all this baggage, just as the 2nd one carried the baggage of the first, but it’s in a different form. If Cas picked it for himself, it will be like 9x10 and 8x07, where he chooses to go back to the original look. If it’s picked for him it will be a different story - more like 7x17 or 9x18 or 11x06 - times when he put the coat on hesitantly or was given a strong push to go for a choice that wasn’t particularly a choice, or because someone else was shaping his image for him. 

10x01-3 especially were LADEN with Cas identity stuff and included a lot of messing around with the trenchcoat, and it was also the first part of the show I enjoyed in fandom meta-ing with everyone else, so I have ideas about it very planted in my head :P I think I will always associate it with his angelic identity as the “flag of heaven” because of the 9x18/9x22/9x23 synergy about Cas, Metatron, and all the stuff going on between them. I think that whole chunk of the show with 9x14 as an outlier on one end and 10x18 on the other but mostly the end of season 9 and start of season 10 separated Cas out to tell a very specific story about who he was and what he wanted, and the trenchcoat played a huge part in that symbolism. And that starts with him picking a new one in 9x10 when re-asserting his angel identity (after joining in as a hunter in 9x09 in the same get up including the season 10-12 tie in an early appearance) and that act in itself was a sort of “be useful to the Winchesters or die human” scenario, and so I think like Dean on the phone in 9x09, I am very suspicious about Cas’s choice actually saying anything about what he WANTS when it comes to his identity, and the main block of episodes about this unpack it a lot more…

If Cas comes back in a new trenchcoat which is like the original flavour one, it might be like what it was used for in 8x07 - a “everything is okay” red flag that Cas put himself back together for appearances’ sake but of course he was being controlled by Naomi and it was the first scene Dean voices his immediate suspicions Cas did not come back naturally and there was something fishy about it - which of course he carries on worrying about until the Crypt Scene when it all becomes clear, and then Cas only stays in that outfit a handful more episodes until he becomes human and has to pick drinking water over maintaining the image and wearing his original battle armour.

There’s also the fact the trenchcoat IS the original battle armour to him and like in 9x18 or 11x06 the new one at very least feels like armour and we can see him using it as that emotionally… It’s not a bad thing for him to have a new old trenchcoat style to mimic how he used to be if it’s for his own strength and comfort… I just think that overall he’s headed in a different way than staying in the trenchcoat forever and a 3rd variation is going to be fascinating. I hope there’ll be a lot to comment on, like with the 2nd one when it was new there was like 2 seasons of heavy exploration of it as a meta subject before they sort of chilled out again and it became a more incidental feature. Or the times Cas had the original restored to him or like how it looked in Purgatory (see! even more incidents I couldn’t quickly find a post on :P)

And of course there’s the mystery about what Cas might wear while he’s dead, why he’s in a $2600 suit in the first scene of 13x06, and so on and so on. Season 13 has SO many more ways to fuck with us before we get to the new coat :P