#Good Omens Season 2
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Day 497 of posting Good Omens memes Everyday until Season 3
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S2E2 - The Clue Write Up P5 -Land of Uz: from a little alone time in the cellar to the return to present day
Iâm hoping to get to the end of this Land of Uz segment in this part so letâs get stuck straight in from the beginning of the scene after the kids have been transformed into lizards. Thereâs a bit of Aziracrow backstory confirmed here, which is that Crawley is already drinking alcohol at this point in the chronology. We donât see Aziraphale drinking alcohol until 42AD, some 2500 years later. Iâd love to know when and what changed his stance on this one, seeing as heâs very clearly anti-alcohol at this point in the history.
Crawley on the other hand is very comfortable not only with the consumption, but also with the possibility of the side effects of human wine. His ability to assess the quality of the wine on offer would also suggest that heâs been doing this for a while, and even though it would seem Aziraphale has never seen him do it before, the demon doesnât think twice about pouring and offering a cup to him - thereâs just an assumption that itâs a perfectly normal thing for them to do. I do wonder if Crawleyâs decision to drink alcohol evolved from whatever fall-out there was following the flood, seeing as we donât have any indication that this is behaviour he engaged in prior to that. Whatever his reasoning, he can clearly see heâs not going to win this battle, deciding to try his luck instead with getting the angel to eat.
Now, we all know that what follows in this scene is probably one of the fandomâs favourite scenes across both seasons, so true to fashion I am not going to delve deep into it. What I do want to make a little comment on is how Crawley manages to persuade Aziraphale to give the food a try, because itâs pretty clever. First off, he anticipates the protests and uses the angelâs own justification about alcohol by positing that food should be considered differently because it doesnât cause drunkenness. After all, that was the only argument that Aziraphale really gave for not trying the wine just seconds before. Ergo, no drunken consequences theoretically means no argument for not imbibing. What really tips the scales is that he presents Aziraphale with the ability to partake of the food of his own free will. He literally presents the gift of âchoiceâ to the angel on a silver platter. He even makes the situation explicitly clear to him as he does so:
CRAWLEY: Youâre free to try the food.
Given we identified Aziraphaleâs desire for the ability to exercise personal choice in the scene in the courtyard a short time ago, this is a really smart card for Crawley to play. So smart in fact that Aziraphale doesnât really put up much of a fight about it, even if he tries to make a big song and dance about how repulsive the whole thing supposedly is.
And there really is no mistaking how pleased Crawley is with this turn of events, is there?
The only thing I wonder about here is whether the demon had any idea about what feelings he was about to set fire to in getting to see Aziraphale eat. He is a demon after all, so I have no doubt that there is a part of him that talked the angel into consuming human food because it would be a lovely little victory to add to his collection, at least in the lead up to the event. I donât think that motivation is what keeps him staring whilst Aziraphale gorges himself though, most definitely not, despite the fact that this is some of the sloppiest eating Iâve ever seen somebody do (and Iâve watched every episode of Adam Richmanâs Man vs. Food). When did he know that the enjoyment he got out of watching Aziraphale eat wasnât actually driven by a desire to turn another being away from their standards? Iâm pretty sure he knows by the time we see them at the Ritz after Adam was born, but there are 3000 years between these two events. He may know as early as Rome, given his not-so-subtle hints about never having eaten an oyster before paves the way for he and Aziraphale to go for dinner together. Whenever he comes to the realisation, I donât think thereâs a person on Earth that could argue that watching the angel eat in the cellar has Crawley thirsting for something other than wine.
Well despite Crawleyâs assurances about not being able to get drunk on food, Aziraphale has more than a little hint of intoxication about him going on here. And where exactly is he putting all of that food?! Thereâs barely more than bones left. IT WAS AN ENTIRE OX. In fairness, he must have been at it a while, because even Crawley looks bored by the gluttonous display going on in front of him.
Thereâs something about this little exchange that really tugs at my heart strings, and I think itâs because Aziraphaleâs words suggest that this is him making an effort to understand Crawley. Not just knowing him, or liking him, or whatever else, but actually understanding the demon. Not only that, itâs pretty clear that he feels that a lonely state of mind isnât something he wants for this being, despite the fact that theyâre supposed to be mortal enemies, and he doesnât look particularly convinced at Crawleyâs insistence that heâs misread the situation either.
I donât think Iâd be breaking any ground in saying Crawleyâs challenge to Aziraphaleâs oath of allegiance to God, and the response to it, remind us that the angel has been teetering on the edge of being able to rationalise said allegiance for quite some time. Itâs an interesting thought process to witness though - the staunch assertion of loyalty so quickly cast into doubt with Crawleyâs reminder of the cruelty in the side Aziraphale is aligned with. Itâs no wonder he looks so devastated when he considers the reality that his side could in fact be responsible for an act that he has been so painfully trying to stop Crawley from doing because itâs so inherently awful.
I find it interesting at this point to see Aziraphale effectively admitting defeat by returning to the food. He has no response to Crawleyâs gleeful acknowledgement of the doubt heâs planted. Nothing. Not even an âI forgive youâ. It got me to thinking whether we see Aziraphale accepting that heâs lost an argument anywhere else. And I donât mean acceptance that theyâve reached an impasse or losing control of his emotions and saying something heâll regret later, but actually realising that his point of view has fatal flaws that cannot be reconciled in the face of reason. In previous discussions of this nature, heâs usually been successful in justifying the terrible acts done in Heavenâs name with some sort of meaningless reasoning (God is going to make a rainbow afterwards for example, or the ever-faithful âineffable planâ motif), but here, challenged with the notion that his side has seen fit to endorse the killing of innocents for no other reason than to win a bet, heâs lost for words. Uncomfortable as he might have been with casting Adam and Eve out of the garden, or the Great Flood, this particular cruelty looks to be something causing something of a revelation for him.
Quick note on Crawleyâs challenge to Aziraphaleâs apparent blasphemy.
CRAWLEY: Blasphemy, angel? Thatâs not like you.
It wasnât 24 hours prior that Crawley was making it very clear to Aziraphale that they didnât know each other at all. Yet this line is delivered with such familiarity, itâs impossible to think that the relationship between the pair is anything other than convivial. Leading on from that, I do find myself wondering how the rest of that night in the cellar panned out. What did they talk about? Did Aziraphale eat the rest of the ox? Did he perhaps try some alcohol? The use of the banner declaring that weâre now looking at âthe next dayâ just feels like thereâs a real emphasis on the amount of time thatâs passed between these two scenes; the possibilities feel quite vast.
Thereâs that line: the one that started this whole flashback process off in the first place. And as previously noted, as far as we can see the only beings present for it were God, Job, Crawley and Aziraphale. Itâs possible Gabriel was with God in Heaven whilst she spoke to Job I suppose, but I like the possibilities that open up if we consider that the line Jim utters that turns his eyes briefly purple is a line that he shouldnât have any knowledge of even if he had his Gabriel memories.
I love the return of the whale motif in Jobâs recanting to Sitis, even though we donât actually hear God saying anything about them in her speech. I did some light research about the reasoning for the whale appearances and couldnât find anything concrete, but thereâs a fair amount of speculation that it might be in homage to Douglas Adams, whales featuring heavily in the Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy books There is this though:
A quick note on pronouns here (something which I seem to finding more and more of note about as the show goes on). Sitis refers to God here using they/them pronouns. We heard Aziraphale using the she/her pronouns that weâve become accustomed to hearing as recently as in the cellar, and the voice we hear in the previous scene remains feminine. I think the use of they/them might just be a scriptual loophole - I think both Job and Sitis would have been harbouring under the concept that God was a male figure, and that the knowledge that God is in fact feminine appears to be something that only agents of Heaven and Hell are privy to. Perhaps itâs just a quirk of the script - was it considered too confusing for Sitis to use he/him pronouns at this point? Settling instead for they/them as a compromise? Thatâs the only reason I can really come up with, because it feels slightly awkward to me.
Thereâs that devastated angel look again, and this time it comes with a little gulp as Aziraphale bears witness to the overwhelming grief that Heaven has inflicted so nonchalantly onto Godâs most faithful servant. The juxtapositioning of his devastation against Gabrielâs cheery obliviousness, not to mention the music and the sounds of Job weeping in the background, makes it all the more painful for us to watch.
Whilst thereâs no mistaking the relief on Aziraphaleâs features (quickly followed by a look of guilt), I think it notable that none of the other angels from Heaven recognise Crawley, either as a demon or a former angel. Considering he has already been referred to (in the present day, which is in the future from where we are in this episode. Confusing much?) as part of a group of demons that were cast out, and that he is the one carrying out the orders from Satan that would see the bet with God settled, it seems likely that they might recognise him. I suspect this is simply one of those times when storyline convenience won out over the need to ensure that the script was plothole-free. I also think it worth noting that the moment Crawley enters the scene is the very moment he knows things are about to turn very ugly for Job and Sitis, choosing to step in and try to rescue to situation. Heâs just a natural rescuer, isnât he? Could this be the moment Aziraphaleâs love of being rescued by him started to form? It certainly speaks to the demonâs true character if nothing else, which is that deep down, he really is quite a nice personâŚ
Well, if we werenât aware of Aziraphaleâs frustrations with Heaven and its agents, he makes it painfully obvious when Michael decides to give an explanation of the origin of Crawleyâs fake name. How he gets away with this eye roll in the presence of so many other beings, I have no idea: not even Crawley seems aware of it, concentrating on Michaelâs irritatingly accurate debunking of his cover story as he is. There are two things about this scene at this point that I think are worth noting. For the first, letâs take a high-level overview of everything thatâs going on here - a renegade demon and angel are trying to bluff their way out of trouble with some high-ranking angels having low-key thwarted the will of God. The soundtrack has some delicate pizzicato (thatâs plucked, for those who arenât musically minded) strings in the background, providing a comic feel to the scene, whilst in the background we can hear Job sobbing uncontrollably. The dialogue content feels perilous, but the delivery and subtext make it feel mischievous, seeing as Aziraphale is using his knowledge of the ignorance of the rest of the Heavenly host against them. All of those things brought together in one place makes the whole thing feel so⌠I think the word is uncomfortable. I think this is really clever - bringing tension into a scene using the juxtaposition of opposing elements means that we as an audience feel uncomfortable but canât necessarily identify why.
The second of those two things I want to comment on here is that this scene is a good example of what happens when Aziraphale and Crawley have gotten their unspoken communication on point. Theyâre working together so effortlessly here - both taking cues from the otherâs improvisations and instinctively knowing what the next play is supposed to be. They even manage to come up with some coded verbal communication for each other on the fly, and for it to be successful. If only they had been this switched on for the final 15, I suspect season two would have ended very differently.
See now, wouldya just look at that? Aziraphale knows exactly what to do with little more than a look and hand gesture from Crawley. Something else of note here is the appearance of the âtrust meâ theme we see running through season two, this time with the prompt coming from Crawley. Granted, Sitis does look rather perplexed about what exactly is going on, but didnât she figure out the âBildad the Shuhiteâ was the one responsible for all of Jobâs misery earlier on the episode? I find it a bit of a stretch to think that she would just go along with the façade, rather than identifying Crawley as the troublemaker to the others in the room at the time. I do love that the demon sounds so earnest in his plea to be trusted - he would know very well that heâs not supposed to be trustworthy (he even tells Aziraphale thatâs the case twice in this episode), so his desperation for Sitis to go along with him should tell us (not that we needed telling) that this is his true character.
The contact between Aziraphale and Job looks to be the first (chronologically speaking) sleight of hand trick that the angel has done, just a couple of millennia before he repeatedly demonstrates that heâs actually very bad at it. Except when it really counts, as this instance (and one later on in the season) shows. And those bones that appear from Jobâs robes are the proof that Aziraphale has well and truly given in to gluttony - they are PICKED CLEAN:
Quick note on the noise used for Aziraphaleâs miracle as he turns the lizards back into children - itâs very close to the ones weâve heard in this season from his already, the ones which are driven by need rather than intent, so Iâm still not ruling that possibility out.
Alright last note about this section of the minisode, and then Iâm calling it for this part. Thereâs something that goes unspoken, but is definitely implied, in Aziraphaleâs choice to lie to Gabriel about the children. He actually gives his word âas an angelâ that heâs telling the truth. I mean, does that not speak volumes about his mindset here? He verbally surrenders the very nature of his being in order to save a couple of children and maintain Crawleyâs cover, the former of which supposedly goes directly against Godâs wishes, despite the fact that he is so adamantly on her side. Heâs earned Crawleyâs respect though, so maybe it was all worth it in the end.
Alright, thatâs the lot for this part. I think I should be able to get this episode wrapped up in the next one, which puts me one episode closer to being able to finish my WIP fic! For now though, and as always, questions, comments, discussion, always welcome. See you for the next one!
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Crowley in Good Omens (2.02)
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I know that weâre all pissed about the good omens 90-minute thing, but really quickly:
I hope that even throughout such a short time, theyâre able to give depth to the side characters.
Like Muriel: I hope theyâre able to get some more depth in their character, so theyâre not just the comedy relief fluffy character.
Or even the angels, like we got some more information about them in season two but Iâd love more of a deep dive into them. But Iâm not sure how, given the amount of time weâve got.
Anyway I pulled this out of my ass and I just woke up so if this is anything at all props to me I suppose
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Prime Video: So, Good Omens Season 2Â
Neil Gaiman: Yes
Prime Video: Whatâs the Story?Â
Neil Gaiman: No story, just vibes.
Prime Video: Neil, we need a little more to work with.Â
Neil Gaiman: Okay, do you remember Sister Theresa Garrulous and Sister Loquacious from Season 1?
Prime Video: Yes?
Neil Gaiman: Theyâre in a coffee shop AU.
Prime Video: Aaaand?
Neil Gaiman: And they need to fall in love.Â
Prime Video: But Neil what about Crowley and Aziraphale?
Neil Gaiman: Oh, donât worry. Theyâre already in love.Â
#you can't convince me this isn't what happened#good omens#neil gaiman#crowley#aziraphale#good omens 2#anthony j crowley#aziracrow#ineffable husbands#aziraphale x crowley#good omens season 2#prime video#ineffable idiots
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just to hide outside your door đđ
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In 0.5 seconds and without saying a single word, Michael Sheen changed lives.
This was the bitchiest bitch moment Aziraphale had in all 2 seasons. Thank you for your service, respectfully, I am deceased.
GIF credit: @wildsflag
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Where did Muriel even find that book
#miscommunication that was funnier in my head#aziracrow#ineffable divorce#ineffable husbands#crowley#muriel#muriel good omens#good omens#good omens fanart#good omens season 2#go2 spoilers#daiwild
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Road help.
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That one show đđ
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Day 498 of posting Good Omens memes Everyday until Season 3
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#crowley#david tennant#good omens#good omens 2#good omens s2#good omens season 2#good omens crowley#crowley good omens#good omens 2 threshold tricks#good omens 2 the door trick#watch crowley's left hand
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more good omens!! literally whats up with these guys
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Oo-oh
I am the sand in bottom half of the hourglass...
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Bring it back, bring it back, don't take it away from me
Because you don't know what it means to međ
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