#cause like anyone who thinks Jesus would be super siked about seas burning and turning red didn’t read the same new testament

[oldblackhat]

Everyone is talking again about how they didn’t do jack the first time really and will probably fumble it again while someone else figures it out.

And I agree the phrasing is suspect.

like yes they are such Impressive Failures a la (http://www.wordplayer.com/columns/wp08.Impressive.Failure.html -I saw someone else reference this but cant find the post)

But they like also haven’t managed to accomplish nothing - like they are never the Big Deal Hero but they dont play no role - and really you don’t have to be to have contributed meaningfully. They’re like the non-hobbit members of the Fellowship of the Ring who helped get them to the mountain. Its a team effort is what I’m saying.

Did they avert the apocalypse? No. But immediately afterwards Adam was being threatened by Gabriel and Beezlebub to start it up again, and they introduced doubt confusing them into leaving (which was Az’s idea). And would Adam have been able to come up with the “you’re not my real dad” play in time if Crowley hadn’t stopped time and given Adam a spell to breathe and think?

Also Crowley noticed that Gabriel wrote “it’s in the fly” on the bottom of the box which was a major breakthrough really in resolving the Gabriel mystery. And they immediately argued on Gabriel and Beezlebub’s behalf within miliseconds of learning they they are an item - saying “one at a time” and “what do you want?” and “I’ve heard Alpha Centuri is nice”

I assume in s3 they’ll shoot to fix it all and that’ll get somewhat bungled but they’ll ultimately provide an important contribution that might not be the final death strike but may just help set the stage

Point is they’re not the Big Deal Heros and never will be but really you don’t have to be to have contributed meaningfully - takes a village to avert an apocalypse and all tha

(Are there big deal heros anyway? Adam and his friends won by just being kids who care - really it was a team effort of people showing up and each doing a small part because they care)

(Life is too messy for big deal heros anyway - its all more complicated and grey then that. And that’s both Heaven and Hells downfall that they try to force things into black-and-white so much they fail to see what’s actually happening)

“Only Crowley and Aziraphale working together can hope to put it right.”

Historically untrue but sure, I’ll play along.