#Tangent: much has been discussed on the subject of Crowley treating his plants as a mirror to the way Hell treats him:
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Does Crowley actually destroy the "bad" plants?
I think not!
Neil Gaiman notably suggested once that he makes the shredder noise to frighten the plants, then sneaks the plant with leaf spots out and gives it to the old lady downstairs.
However, this was just in response to a question asking what could be told to a child who was upset by the scene, and so could not be considered canon. It does seem in character, but trying to be mindful of not headcanonning Crowley into too much of a meow-meow, I was prepared to believe either possibility.
But then, I was reading the book. And though much of the scene in the show was taken line for line, in the book it doesn't say he shreds the plants, or that the sound of a shredder is heard, or anything like that. It says he leaves the flat with the offending plant, and returns an hour or so later with an empty pot.
About the right amount of time to pop downstairs, have a chat and a cup of tea, and re-pot a plant, wouldn't you say? Hmmmmmmm.
#a cupperty if you will#it wouldn't be the first time something was “suggested” that later turned out to be canon: see Greasy Johnson#I need more content of Crowley and his wholesome friendship with the old lady downstairs#remember this is the same Crowley who canonically watches the Golden Girls#Tangent: much has been discussed on the subject of Crowley treating his plants as a mirror to the way Hell treats him:#This is also in the book: “It was the way they talked to you. As if you were a houseplant who had started shedding leaves on the carpet.”#good omens#crowley#anthony j crowley#good omens book#good omens meta
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