After a comparatively cozy and oddly blissful season, Good Omens broke everybody’s hearts — however in one of the best ways doable.
[Ed. note: This post contains major spoilers for the ending of Good Omens season 2.]
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The second season of the Prime Video present — based mostly on the 1990 fantasy e-book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett — ends with an enormous rattling kiss. Besides, as a substitute of being a contented climax to a love confession, it’s a tearful goodbye. Demon Crowley (David Tennant) was nearly to admit his like to angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), however the angel minimize him off with another information. Aziraphale accepted the Metatron’s supply to be a pacesetter in heaven, and he hopes to rebuild heaven with Crowley by his aspect. However Crowley doesn’t wish to be an angel once more, or play by anybody’s guidelines. So, after capturing his shot with a determined kiss, he turns down Aziraphale and the 2 go their separate methods because the credit roll.
It’s a second that might have been an enormous disappointment for followers who’ve waited literal a long time for these two characters to romantically get collectively.
As an alternative, although, the consensus appears to be that this heartbreaking ending hurts so good.
Followers are providing each other consolation, evaluating this ending to different devastating romantic moments in TV, like the primary season finale of Our Flag Means Dying, the Priest and Fleabag’s breakup, and (funnily sufficient) the tenth Physician and Rose’s untimely parting of how. Good Omens has the heartache and craving that resonates with probably the most bittersweet and touching of romances, with the added oomph of being a queer love story. In spite of everything, gradual burn romances and angst are simply as interesting to fanfic writers as fluffy domesticity.
Some of the common comparability factors is Supernatural — which isn’t stunning given simply how a lot lasting energy the sleeping big fandom has. On this case, it takes on a very humorous parallel, contemplating the heaven and hell of all of it. Each Good Omens and Supernatural finish with a love confession that separates an angelic being from their romantic companion. However there’s a key distinction between Supernatural from these different examples. Our Flag Means Dying, Fleabag, and Physician Who had been unhappy, certain, however Supernatural’s abrupt awkward love confession (and subsequent rapid loss of life) was a supply of anger and frustration (and one million memes due to the ridiculous timing of the episode, however that’s one other story).
Supernatural’s bizarre one-sided love confession lives on in infamy. Regardless that the parallels are there, all the pieces about Good Omens’ tragic love confession is definitely an instance of the way to do it proper. For one, this isn’t the ultimate, definitive ending of Good Omens — not less than, not but. Neil Gaiman stated on Tumblr {that a} hypothetical season 3 can be the “final act” of the story, even when that hypothetical season hasn’t but been introduced by Amazon (and due to the writers and actors’ strikes, won’t be introduced for a bit).
However whereas the creatives behind Supernatural at all times joked about the potential of Dean and Castiel getting collectively, it by no means translated to precise storylines within the present. That, coupled with actor Jensen Ackles’ dismissive habits, fueled queerbaiting accusations from followers. So, the tragic and out of left area ending — a love confession which instantly led to a loss of life — understandably soured followers. After an angel professes like to him, Dean dies an unrelated loss of life within the precise last episode, and reunites along with his automotive (and brother) as a substitute of Castiel.
In the meantime, the storytelling selections in Good Omens season 2 — in addition to the opposite examples of this devastating heartbreak canon — make sense. After all, Crowley would wish to reject the institution and run away with Aziraphale. And naturally Aziraphale nonetheless has lots to be taught, and thinks that fixing heaven will get the each of them what they need. As they’re now and because the world is, a relationship wouldn’t work out. There’s time to be taught and develop, which followers appear to acknowledge, and extra importantly, there’s the potential of a 3rd season to actually tie issues collectively and provides everybody a contented ending.
However what’s a contented ending with out 100K of slow-burn angst earlier than it? Until that hypothetical season 3 manifests, not less than there’s loads of artwork, memes, and fics to assist us cope.
Good Omens season 2 is out on Prime Video now.
