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A Small Nugget of Appreciation for the Good Omens Cinematography
i‘m by far not the most qualified person to analyse cinematographic details and the way shows are shot, BUT: upon re-watching S1 for the quazillionth time, i finally figured out what it was that always made me so horrendously uncomfortable about that One Scene in S1E3, when Aziraphale goes to Heaven to tell the archangels what he figured out about the Antichrist (who‘s not actually the Antichrist, whoopsie-doodles).
it just always made me feel so uncomfortable because, well, the way they’re having this conversation is absolutely awkward, as per usual, but it‘s not just that. i took a closer look at how the whole scene is shot and then the metaphorical lightbulb (let there be light!) went up over my head. okay, so, here‘s the deal:
at first, we get this extremely wide-angel shot of Gabriel and the other archangels walking into the room. (sidenote: Azirphale is already there and waiting, so they absolutely made that dramatic, weirdly lined-up enterance on purpose, probably to Assert Angelic Dominance, lol). like, you almost have to squint to see them in the massive, empty hall that is Heaven. it gives you an immense feeling of distance. coldness, even. angels are always described as "beings of love and light" but this shot, among many other things that happen in this show, shows us that that‘s not actually true when it comes to each other (and to humans too, let‘s be real: the archangels don‘t give a goat’s rat's ass about what happens in and to the World).
so anyway, this shot immediately let‘s us know two things:
they rudely let Aziraphale wait for them to do their little runway walk with all the attention being on them
there is no closeness, friendliness or warmth between any of them and least of all towards Aziraphale
you can see this very well in one of the other shots while they‘re all still talking:
you‘d think this was a candid from 2020, mid-pandemic, with how far they‘re all standing apart from each other. and they‘re all facing Aziraphale like a wall. a clear statement: you‘re over there, we‘re over here. you‘re not one of us. (also notice how they‘re not facing him in a centered way but that it‘s actually only really Gabriel who‘s opposite of Aziraphale? despite being the first one to have entered from the right? again: hirarchyyyy)
and now comes the part that stands in such stark contrast to these wide, open, distant shots: the extreme, almost fish-eye-like close ups:
these scenes of then talking are what made me feel so uncomfortable and sort of out of place. i don’t know about you, but they almost make me want to take a physical step back from the screen to get some distance. it‘s like Gabriel and his squad are really distant but in the next second they’re invading ones personal space and– oh, hm. well. that’s exactly it, isn’t it?
it‘s firmly established that they don’t care about Aziraphale, least of all see him as an equal. both by the opening shot and the way they speak to him. but then that feeling is being interrupted with them absolutely crowding Aziraphale up against the figurative wall (aka our tv screen) and interrogating him. they‘re all up in his business as soon as he reveals he has information they might want. they’re nosy, inquisitive and they make both Aziraphale and us feel very uncomfortable and invaded in our space.
in all the ways, this scene conveys on both a dialogue and cinematographic level, that Heaven and the archangels are extremely distant and cold towards each other (and Aziraphale), while at the same time getting way too uncomfortably close and up in Azi‘s business as soon as they suspect he has information they may want.
and one last observation: during this whole conversation, none of the archangels are ever filmed together in one shot (unless it shows all of them vs. Aziraphale):
which is just another way of showing: they’re only "united" when it‘s them against whoever they see as inferior/a threat to them. but when it comes to the archangels as a group just by themselves, they‘re no less distant, weary and unliking of each other than they are with Aziraphale (or Muriel, for example, in S2).
in S1E1 hastur and ligur make a this whole big deal about „demons not trusting each other“ and we‘re made to believe that it‘s probably different with angels. but it‘s not. they‘re nothing short of untrustworthy themselves and proper assholes to everyone within and also outside of their own ranks. same thing as demons, just in neat suits.
except for Aziraphale, of course, God and Satan bless his heart.
alright, that's it. crappy cinematography analysis over. see you again when my hyperfixation catches on another one of the ten million details in this show, xoxo.
#good omens#good omens S1#good omens analysis#good omens S2#good omens meta#aziraphale is a good boi#and the archagels are the Mean Girls#gabriel is regina george and you know it
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Neil Gaiman's favorite trope
#dead boy detectives#charles rowland#edwin payne#painland#?#sandman#dream#dream of the endless#hob gadling#dreamling#good omens#aziraphale#crowley#ineffable husbands
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I am the sand in bottom half of the hourglass...
#art#digitalart#fanart#comics#illustration#good omens#good omens fanart#good omens art#good omens crowley#good omens comic#good omens aziracrow#good omens aziraphale#good omens ineffable husbands#ineffable husbands#ineffable idiots#ineffable lovers#anthony j crowley#crowley x aziraphale#aziraphale and crowley#in the beginning#crawley#good omens angels#angels and demons#aziracrow#good omens sketch#good omens season 2#diavalkitty#fall out boy#song art#immortals
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Hippity-Hoppity Crowley
#good omens#bouncy boy#david tennant#michael sheen#ineffable husbands#crowley and aziraphale#go2#gos2#goodomensedit#quelin sepulveda#hippity hoppity#such a cute demon#stuff i posted#good omens 2#good omens season 2
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A 6000+ years old demon thinks he can mend his broken heart by driving to the stars. Fool
#I haven’t drawn a good omens fanart in 5 years#but boy was I shook by the s2 finale#I’m really proud of how Bentley turned up here#good omens#good omens fanart#good omens season 2#the ineffable husbands#the ineffable divorce#aziraphale x crowley#crowley#crowley fanart#aziracrow#artist on tumblr#my art#ineffable husbands
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I delivered
#dead boy detectives#dbda#good omens#payneland#innefable husbands#I mean I guess#charles: do I smell of hell too?#crowley: you don't wanna know what you smell like#charles: WHAT#aziraphale is grumpy because he found a worthy opponent#and now he must sell some books#enjoy the weird way i draw crowley's hair
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ships in the neil gaiman universe are so funny to me because you have
two guys who are both dead, one who died in the edwardian era and then was sent to hell for 70 years and one who died in the late 80s who decided not to (potentially) go to heaven to stick with some guy he met a minute ago
a LITERAL angel and a LITERAL demon who have known each other since literally the beginning of THE UNIVERSE
and a guy who said "actually i think i dont wanna die. what if i just didnt" and then he actually never did because death thought it would be funny and death's brother, the god of dreams, who thought the other guy would get tired of being immortal and is sticking around to see if he does
#dead boy detectives#good omens#the sandman#charles rowland#edwin payne#painland#payneland#crowley#aziraphale#aziracrow#ineffable husbands#hob gadling#dream of the endless#dreamling
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How Neil Gaiman killed me...
#these gays are killing me#how did this become my life#dead boy detectives#the sandman#good omens#david tennant#michael sheen#tom sturridge#ferdinand kingsley#jayden revri#George Rexstrew#anthony j crowley#Crowley#aziraphale#dream of the endless#hob gadling#edwin paine#charles rowland
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getting ready for a halloween 🎃🎃🎃
#good omens#good omens fanart#crowley#aziraphale#ineffable husbands#aziracrow#aziraphale x crowley#golswia art#golswia#art for October and I'm again disappearing for months sjjsjd#nah#we will see#LOOK AT AZIRAPHALE LIL SNAKE-BOOTS AM REALLY PROUD OF THEM#celestial beings debating over what power duo to choose for Halloween#Crowley just being a Gaga fan boy
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How to make Merlin's fight or flight instinct kick in
First >> Prev >> Next
#bbc merlin#good omens#magic omens au#aziraphale#merlin#comic#art#aziracrow#merthur#talking about boys at slumber parties is for girls#talking about boys while you're going to talk to a dragon is for [REDACTED]#also yall I didn't make up Merlin's outfit it's what he wears in the final scene!!
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Happy 55th birthday to our feral, light and fluffy, serious actor and truly just the nicest person: Michael Sheen!!
#michael sheen#happy birthday Michael#truly one of a kind#michael sheen is my favourite actor#He’s such a nice man and I hope he has an incredible birthday#I will tag good omens bc I can do what I like#you all must witness and appreciate the birthday boy#good omens#aziraphale#crowley#david tennant#aziracrow#miles maitland#roland blum#thorne jamison#this sunshine of a man#an Angel#michael light and fluffy sheen#michael fucking sheen#michael serious actor sheen#welsh seduction machine
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Good Omens: The Ball / Dead Boy Detectives: The Case of Crystal Palace
#goodomensedit#good omens#ineffable husbands#aziraphale#michael sheen#nina sosanya#aziracrow#dead boy detectives#dbdedit#deadboydetectivesedit#edwin payne#charles rowland#george rexstrew#jayden revri#payneland#paynland#my edit
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I can’t believe I went through all of Season 2 assuming Nina was the stand-in for Crowley when you actually pay attention it’s so CLEAR that she’s Aziraphale. I was tricked by her spiky, sarcastic, cynical outer shell and lulled into a false sense of security by Maggie’s bubbly optimism and wholesome goodness, because on the surface they reflect the ineffable husbands perfectly, in their personalities, their aesthetics, even many of their actions and morals. but not, and this is the real key, when it comes to their “relationship��. but those first impressions really had me damn fooled.
I missed the blatantness of Nina’s “we’re just friends. actually we’re not friends. we barely know each other.” the same thing Aziraphale said in season 1. the way he still struggles to quantify their friendship when Nina asks. Nina’s sarcasm when Crowley asks about rain and awnings because it worked for him (we all know it LMAO). hell, that whole convo the girls have in the rain is so AziraCrow (“I know. I’m not your type” “...You have no idea” hits so much harder the second time, help meeeee.) “Lindsay” maybe being symbolic of Heaven and Aziraphale’s toxic relationship with them and their abuse? (the handwritten text messages in red pen make me think of angry notes on paperwork, anyone else?) because Crowley has never actually cared about what Hell thinks of him, just not getting into trouble (or him or Aziraphale getting hurt). Maggie is always chasing Nina. NINA NEVER GOES IN THE RECORD STORE. Just like Crowley always goes to the bookstore, to Aziraphale, Zira NEVER WENT TO THE FLAT (apart from The Swap but that doesn’t count imo). Crowley has always chased Zira, not the other way around. Always there to rescue him, always going to him for company, always relying on their shared connection, always US. OUR SIDE. All through season one, he comes to Zira every time to work together, never trying to work alongside Hell in any way that isn’t to save their skins or Earth, while Zira hides things from Crowley because he STILL thinks Heaven is ultimately good and will do the right thing if he can just show them. fix it from the inside.
Maggie working up the courage to finally say something, to put herself out there, while Nina is utterly oblivious and then when she does realise Maggie has feelings, becoming standoffish, putting up that barrier, fighting it, denying it, ITS SO CROWLEY AND AZIRAPHALE IN THAT ORDER. the way I was fooled into thinking Nina’s trust issues are Crowley because he does have trust issues ofc he does BUT Crowley has ALWAYS TRUSTED AZIRAPHALE. has always relied on him. has always been hurt when Aziraphale doesn’t immediately reciprocate the way he expects (the holy water request, the bandstand, the “off in the stars” etc). he’s always the one putting himself forward. Aziraphale has always been the one to second guess everything, to fight their connection, their similarities, their friendship. the girls really made me think it was going to be okay when they sat Crowley down, even as my inner sirens were going haywire about Metatron interfering, they were telling Crowley he just needs to open up and it’ll all work out BUT HE’S ALREADY AT THAT POINT. he may not say it, and by gosh is that part of their damn problem, but he’s always SHOWN IT. he’s not Nina who needs time to heal and recover from her broken trust, he’s always been Maggie believing it doesn’t matter, they’ll end up together in the end anyway AND I WALKED RIGHT INTO THE TRAP THAT THIS MEANT THEY WERE GOING TO BE OKAYYYYYYYYYYY
#good omens#good omens spoilers#good omens season 2#good omens 2#GO2#GO2 spoilers#ineffable husbands#not me going to my basically unused sideblog that isn't GO related because I NEED TO YELL THIS SOMEWHERE#I mean outside of the relationship thing there are so many ways#that Nina and Crowley line up and Zira and Maggie#but the girls story isn't about them as people#it's about this relationship the boys are tryna push on them and what that relationship reflects about the boys#anyway I'm on my first rewatch for all the clue I missed#so I imagine I'll only spot more clues to berate myself about as I go#HOW DID I FALL FOR ITTTTTT#I can't believe I was so blind#OFC the Disaster Puppy Lesbian was Crowley#and OFC the Emotionally Abused Tortoise was Aziraphale
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ok hear me out
#i haven't stopped thinking about this since i first watched dbd episode 2#(both edwin gifs are form ep 2 dkjfgfg)#dead boy detectives#dead boy detectives spoilers#not really but just in case#good omens#edwin payne#aziraphale#crowley#george rexstrew#michael sheen#david tennant#neil gaiman#my gifs#angel gifs
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Here's a neat detail:
Not to talk about season 1 Good Omens in the year of our Lord and Season 3 announcement 2023, but I kind of just realized another little moment that's very sweet and true to real life.
I really like that Crowley isn't just fine again after he learns Aziraphale survived the bookshop burning after all. Normally in stories when there's a "surprise, I'm alive!" moment, the characters just kind of celebrate for a minute and then move on business as usual. But Crowley doesn't. He continues to be visibly be shaken and a little unfocused throughout his conversation with Aziraphale, and when he has to explain what happened, he starts crying again.
I don't know I just thought that was a really nice detail because anyone who's experienced similar whiplash in real life knows about that... residual grief period I guess? I think this was a core memory that informed a lot of Crowley's behavior in season 2, you don't ever really forget that moment you lost them no matter how brief. There's just something very loving and vulnerable in him being like "I thought you were gone, and even though I know now you're ok, I want you to know just thinking about it upsets me deeply."
#don’t just let male presenting characters cry when they’re at rock bottom#let them cry because ‘’whoo boy! that was really scary and I still have a lot of feelings ☹️’’#good omens#ineffable husbands#season 1#Aziraphale#crowley#aziracrow#meta#analysis#biceratops
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The totally outrageous 80s, where Crowley is in his punk era and Az discovers girls just wanna have fun.
#illustrator#illustration#digital artist#artist on tumblr#crowley#good omens#good omens art#aziraphale#good omens aziraphale#gleafer art#femme aziraphale#punk rock#punk aesthetic#lost boys#Bowie is king#comic artist#comic art#illustrator on tumblr#artist on patreon#patreon artist#ineffable partners
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