#GOs2ep2

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Bildad the Shuhite's favorite animals are kids. 🧡✨

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I have the impression Crowley (well, Crawley) has chosen Job's assignment in hell, volunteering for it: he didn't want a "Flood 2.0" with more dead kids.

In that way he could choose how to leave Job without goats and children (=making them disappear without killing them).

I think he's trying his best to be hostile with Aziraphale: I can't say for sure why. It may be because the demon is doing a dangerous stunt with hell (you can't show kindness there). Or because he doesn't trust Aziraphale completely (to not follow God's Plan/Bet). Or just because he just doesn't want Aziraphale to get involved.

In the Ark "minisode" it feels like Aziraphale had been warned a few moments before Crawley's arrival: he couldn't do anything there. With Job, he tries everything in his power to avoid any suffering for the humans. At first doing it by the law, then appealing to Crawley's goodness.

Unfortunately, it isn't enough. He had to put himself on the front line, potentially sacrificing himself, even if he's terrified of doing something wrong.

Aziraphale when is lying and later sitting on that rock to me doesn't look terrified: he looks like someone who feels guilty for what he's done and resigned to his fate (=becoming a demon). Hearing him ask Crawley "but what am I?" it's heartbreaking because he looks so lost there.

Rewatching bits of S1 is a revelation for the stuff in S2.

In the ark sequence, we see Aziraphale standing by and watching the preparation for the Great Flood, clearly in some state of anxiety about it. When Crawley questions him about it and says “not the kids, you can’t kill kids”, Aziraphale straight-up tells him “you can’t judge the Almighty, Crawley.”

Fast-forward to 2500BC, the first time they see each other after the flood and, once again, the lives of children are on the line. This time, Aziraphale is immediately horrified when he finds out.

This time, he doesn’t just stand there and watch. He goes and actively puts himself between Crawley and the children. When Crawley turns up, Aziraphale is still wary of him and almost falls for him saying “I want to destroy the blameless children of blameless Job”. But the second he realises the goat-kids were saved, he knows Crawley still believes “you can’t kill kids”.

That’s why he’s so convinced that Crawley absolutely won’t kill Job’s children, even when Crawley miracles up a flaming inferno to engulf the house. “Are you sure, angel?” Crawley taunts him and Aziraphale - unafraid and absolutely certain that this demon will thwart Heaven’s will - says yes.

And when those very children are in danger of being killed off by Heaven directly, to fulfil God’s will for Job to lose all his old possessions, Aziraphale lies to protect them. He’s terrified after, afraid he’s destined to fall, but he did it anyway because he wanted to protect them, just as he gave away his weapon to protect Adam and Eve outside the garden.

And I feel like this is the big turning point for him. Giving his sword away wasn’t necessarily defying orders, but because of Crawley and the Job situation, Aziraphale makes the active choice to make a stand against Heaven’s plans. He’s terrified, but he does it, and then he keeps on doing it.

Every single action he takes against Heaven is in the name of protecting people: giving Adam & Eve the sword, shielding Job’s children, trying to teach the Antichrist to be good, swan-diving out of heaven to protect earth, hiding Gabriel to keep him safe, shouting at the Archangels and Demons like naughty children when they threaten to bring a war on and now, walking back into Heaven in the hopes of beginning a revolution for the whole system.

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NO SHUT UP CROWLEY’S THE REASON AZIRAPHALE LOVES FOOD I FUCKING CANT WITH THESE GUYS

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He just so casually used that cramped environment to lean into crowley and place his palm FLAT onto his chest

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“I’m a demon, I lied!”

And that one interaction from season one “would I lie to you?” “you’re a demon of course you would!”

Oh man im feeling feelings and thinking thoughts

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God, the blocking of this scene. The way they use a wider lens so even in the close-ups the two of them look far away from each other. Crowley admitting to being lonely. Aziraphale realizing Crowley lied about how hard it is. At the same time he’s grappling with what it means that he, as an angel, lied and that he’ll just have to live with that. And then we end on the wide shot of them each on their own side of the rock, looking out at the broad sea of their future.

GOOD OMENS (2019 - )

2.02 - The Clue

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Hugs and Kisses,

God

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OUR CAR?

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“Our side” makes a whole lot more meaning now doesn’t it!

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Okay thoughts on episode 2 - spoilers below

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I have no coherent thoughts on this episode. Like

I am FERAL

The line:

"I thought you said it [being on our side] wasn't lonely?"

"I'm a demon. I lied."

CUE GUT WRENCHING SOBS

also ALSO CROWLEY TURNING THE KIDS INTO LIZARDS I MEAN CMON

Neil gaiman I am going to die and it's you who will be responsible

First episode done, spoilers below.

The opening sequence was so cute - Crowley seemed so different as an angel! Like I was not expecting that hair style at all lol.

Every scene with Crowley, Aziraphale, and Gabriel was just so *chefs kiss*. Neil Gaiman is keeping us WELL FED! But I felt like the stuff with Maggie and Nina was a bit awkward? Honestly I don't know. The weird scene with all the notes popping up kinda threw me for a spin too.

Also, I'm not sure if this is just me, but is anyone else noticing that it seems like the budget was cut quite a bit compared to the first season? SoHo feels a lot smaller idk. Less wide shots this time 'round. Sometimes the dialog seems a bit rushed too.

(I should say I'm a little bit of a nitpicker so don't be too swayed by my opinion lol)

But overall really enjoying it so far. Like...if this doesn't get a season 3 I'll be so sad

Gonna queue up episode 2 now!

Edit: Just wanted to reiterate that I still REALLY loved this episode. Michael Sheen and David Tennant's chemistry is so incredible and I just loved every moment they spent together on screen

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Ok, when I saw the goats, this scene came to my mind:

I can't shake off the feeling that Crowley (well, Crawley) had personally asked for the Job's job (sorry for the bad pun) because he couldn't stand to lose any more kids (goats and humans alike) like it had happened in the Flood.

To me, it feels like Crowley was just doing a sort of "malicious compliance" with the stuff he had been asked for: the demon took away goats and kids from Job but he didn't kill them (if I remember well, there is no written anywhere they should properly die).

And, unless Neil says anything against this, my theory will stay in my head.

Crowley’s protectiveness of goats makes a lot of sense when the Biblical symbolism of goats is that they’re demons/devil related/evil/sinful.

In so many of the allegories, sheep are good because they follow the shepherd unquestioningly, while goats are evil because… well, they’re goats. They do their own thing and can’t be controlled/led like sheep.

The most significant section is in the book of Matthew 25, which is especially important since it relates to the second coming - the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ will be separated like sheep and goats. The sheep are told they are good and will go to heaven, the goats are told “ Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

So when Crowley gets defensive of goats, there’s a tasty subtextual layer of meta going on there.

Job: They’re innocent Crowley: So were the goats

Crowley knows he did nothing wrong and was condemned for it, and will never ever ever forgive Heaven for it.

(And yeaaaah, it delights me that Crowley would probably fall under the sheep category as someone who has done Real Good without any intention of reward or blessing. Active good compared to Performative Lip Service Good as shown by the angels)