#neil gaiman is watching us

[wadeofbublegum]

this picture just means to much to me that i can't even describe it.

[kandiwinged]

can we talk abt this pose.

whys she so sassy. whats that face. 🤨 emoji if it was real. Crowley whats up w that.

[wadeofbublegum]

now what if this was aziraphale and crowley's wedding and nina brought out the lawnmower

[obsidianbit]

I love this gay ass show with its literally life ending injuries that heal immediately, but only when convenient to the plot, and its ridiculous use of modern phrases, and its laughing in the face of historical accuracy, and its kissing the face of the fans instead of trying to outwit them, and the way everyone involved in the show seem to go 'I KNOW RIGHT! I'M EXCITED TOO!' instead of mocking the fans

[thekingofspin]

Where have I seen this before???

oh yeah:

[nothankyoudear]

I think it genuinely cannot be overstated how important that kiss in season 2 of Good Omens was.

From a plot standpoint, that kiss showed Crowley's desperate attempts to keep Aziraphale, to reel him in and back to the Us that they had built upon.

But from just a show standpoint, they. fucking. kissed.

Obviously their love transcends physicality, and Neil has said that Good Omens is a love story even before season 2, but the outright confirmation of a widely popular queer ship ON SCREEN is just so... Unheard of.

Every fandom or show has their trademark gay couple that aren't-really-gay-but-also-kind-of-are-gay: Merlin and Arthur, Sherlock and John (very heavy offender), Dean and Castiel (okay this one was canon, but we all know what happened IMMEDIATELY afterwards), and I suppose at some point Ineffable Husbands had just been included in the same category as the rest of them.

And to have it be moved from mostly fandom and fan work fuelled to outright canon - like 'they fucking kissed on screen' canon - is just so fucking fantastic.

It's not vague, it's not lines that are blurred for the sake of being on the fence of appealing to two audiences at once, and it's not only canon because the creator just said it's canon without rhyme or reason purely for the sake of appealing to a queer audience (looking at you, Ms J. K. Rowling) - it's undeniable, blatant evidence that Crowley and Aziraphale are in love.

And yes, at the moment it's devastating, but it's also devastatingly real. And that's so important.

Especially with the release of Our Flag Means Death, I really do hope we are entering a new era in mainstream media where queer ships finally aren't treated as some sort of mysterious prize that the writers dangle in front of you like a carrot on a stick, and are just simply treated like any other ship out there.

Because if so, then queer kids will be growing up to these shows, see this new era of unabashedly queer media, and won't have to hide away their ships like some dirty little secret. They won't have to wonder if their representation is even representation. They won't have to get excited over being able to see the small chance of themselves represented in a character only to be let down so incredibly badly, because queerness is good only when it's marketable.

So sure, ending season 2 like that is fucking crazy, but you know what's crazier? Whatever the fuck Neil just did with that kiss.

[wadeofbublegum]

what the heck was that scrumptious delicious dreadful thing i just read

WHO WANTS TEARS IN THEIR CHEERIO’S???

All of you little angst-loving weirdos, that’s who. (It me. I’m weirdos.)

Have another dose of TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES part of the soon-to-be over but never recovered from ANGST WAR @goodomensafterdark

[pentagramstars]

Once again, it's not parasocial to feel a genuine disappointment that someone you like and looked up to turned out to be a terrible person.

It is a little parasocial to try to defend him, though.

[clumsycapitolunicorn]

"Will you please stay?" | "I need you."

TED LASSO | GOOD OMENS

[wadeofbublegum]

now just imagine this with crowley and aziraphale.

[kandiwinged]

can't stop thinking how s1 was all about Crowley and his acts of service, then in s2 we got Aziraphale's closeness. his hand on Crowley's arm, chest, back. wherever, just on Crowley.

i dunno what is it that SPARKS SOMETHING ON ME

[super-andi-ness]

GOOD OMENS 2 SPOILERS BELOW:

The only peace I have in this dark hour is that Aziraphale will DEFINITELY have to do the dance when he pulls his head from his rectum.

[sittinginsunflowers]

If the Cat King and Edwin don’t turn into some real enemies-to friends-to lovers, Buffy and Spike type shit then what’s even the point anymore

[idontknowwhatimdoing-13]

So anyway happy 1 year anniversary of the Ineffable Divorce to all who celebrate

[firstofficerkittycat]

every time someone makes a video about the worst dw episode in terms of badly handling social issues and mention multiple chibnall episodes but not spyfall i feel like im losing it

[crystaltoa]

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate Good Omens for improving on the bad duck-feeding habits featured in Season 1, but my brain can’t help thinking about the probable cause of this in the Doyleist sense.

I have two theories:

A legion of fans wrote angry messages to Neil Gaiman about it to the point where he felt morally obligated to do something.

John Finnemore already knew this about ducks, and upon joining the show said, “Alright Neil, you know we have to fix the duck situation, I can’t in good conscience put my name on something that promotes unhealthy lifestyle habits for waterfowl.”

My money’s on the second one personally.