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I offered myself to Louis instead, my companionship, an immortal live in the church, on the altar

Prints here

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Ineffably amusing indeed! Cheers to Good Omens Season 2 debuting as the #1 Comedy on Prime Video! @neil-gaiman

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I'll show you mine if you show me yours - I want to see ineffable bookshelves!

I started a few months ago seriously collecting different editions of Good Omens, and even though I have dozens of books on my floor in a pile, these babies get their own shelf. 🩶🖤

My prize possession is both a first edition that is nearly mint, but also the Occult Edition featuring Paul Kidby's gorgeous work. That and the Aziraphale mass market edition, the one with the spine all cracked to shit, it was my very first copy and the entire cover came off I read it so hard. I had to glue it back on 😭😬 yall should see the other side and inside, it's tabbed and annotated to shit.

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Don't be this, don't ever do this.

One problem doesn't cancel out another, and it's never okay to insult, be rude, and be just generally awful to anyone, regardless of how much money or success they have, because you're fighting a different cause than they are.

You don't have to fight their cause, if you feel strongly enough for a different one, great. Fight that.

Don't ever knock someone down for striking in an effort to raise wages for those who aren't making a livable wage at the job they want to work at. There's not a single goddamn problem with working a job you like, and there's not a single goddamn problem with trying to better that workforce, for yourself or anyone else.

What kind of person even thinks to shit on people striking for living wages for fellow writers. Come the fuck on?

Hey Neil! Quick question..

Do you think we'll see custom playlist for Gabriel and/or Beelzebub?

Thank you so much if you answer, bye Neil!

I don't know. They are being made by Amazon Prime Video's marketing department.

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Lie theory & why I like it less than coffee theory

So this theory, not my own, focuses on Aziraphale and lying, his lies to protect Job's children, his lie about making Nina & Maggie fall in love. It theorizes that Aziraphale lied about the true nature of what The Metatron offered him, lied to Crowley to push him away, to protect him, because the whole question is give me coffee or give me death–heaven, or to have themselves erased from the book of life.

What I really like about this is the clear motivation behind the supposed tie-in to The Metatron asking Nina if anyone asked for death, and the book of life which we didn't know about in season 1. I really like this on paper, the idea of Aziraphale being threatened this way and pushing Crowley away to protect him and do what he has to to save Crowley. I do really like some good angst and sacrificial saving.

What I don't like, though, is that on screen, I don't think Aziraphale's actions speak to him pretending. The man is an awful liar, something we also see a lot in the first season and the second. And it bleeds into other aspects of deception, such as his exploits in the art of magic. Aziraphale gets it right, though, on occasion. The one time his sleight of hand was necessary, he saved his relationship with Crowley from Furfur's otherwise quite successful investigation. And most impressively, he quite convincingly was Crowley for a bit. He played it up a bit, but truthfully, that imitation was far out of character for him since he's really quite awful at it otherwise. Desperate times, I suppose. These are desperate times, too, but when you watch it, it reads that he's just too excited to get the words out. We all know what that's like, to be so excited you struggle to get the news out. He's excited, genuinely. I can't see it as a deception. And I would presume that if the Metatron threatened him, and especially if he threatened Crowley, that he'd of had a much different reaction than we see at the end of the conversation.

I also would like to point out that if the Metatron was going to end up threatening Aziraphale, then why sweeten him up so much with the coffee bit? To get him to go talk? I really don't think all that was necessary just to have a private conversation. No, I think the coffee was a manipulation tactic in a long list of them.

I'm not 100% for coffee theory, I have some doubts, but I don't like this one a whole lot simply because I think Aziraphale is more likely to just be blinded by the Metatron's bullshit than Aziraphale pretending to come up with the one thing that would put Crowley off the most and just faking that whole thing.

I just believe that an agent of Heaven has a 77-step plan to manipulate angels/people for its own agenda, especially when that angel/person has made it quite clear they don't want anything to do with Heaven, much easier than an outright threat. At first. They always try the manipulation first, and when they can't manipulate anymore, then it's time for threats. It's the messier way of business, and often more tedious.

The only thing I really know is that Aziraphale must wear his glasses to impair his eyesight because I'd of folded eons ago if I was him. Have you seen turtleneck Crowley?

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Maggie– demon, angel, or just human? Yay, Nay, or...

Not my original theory, I have no idea who I first saw this from. There's a lot of talk in a few tweets, tiktoks, but I've not saw a lot here?

The first thing that we see of Maggie, her introduction in this second season was a note she left for Aziraphale, and in that note, she misspells urgency.

You know who else misspells words?

Demons

Now one misspelling isn't damning, you should see my texts to my best friend. I'm pretty sure they should cancel out my college degrees.

But I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's a 6 episode season, Neil doesn't do things because he's in a silly, goofy mood. That was intentional and it was done for a reason.

I also think it's interesting to note, if we're analyzing literally every word, she signs, "yours very faithfully." I don't know about you, I know Aziraphale is so super sweet, but I don't sign my business notes like that. People are lucky to even get a

Maggie also:

Was the one who provided the oat milk for Aziraphale's oat milk latte with a heavy jigger of almond syrup. If you don't know what coffee theory is, look here and here.

Is the supposed granddaughter of a person who apparently started the record shop in the corner of Aziraphale's bookshop.

She refused to leave the bookshop when the demons surrounded.

Was the one who let the demons into the bookshop.

She outright refuses to drink wine, and we never see her actually consume any of the teas/coffees she gets from Nina.

She was the one who provided the record/address to The Resurrectionist that led Aziraphale to partially discover Gabriel's footsteps and that he'd been there with someone.

We get more of Maggie's backstory than Nina, it seems like everything is happening to Nina, she's just tryna live her goddamn life and she's being wrapped up in Aziraphale and Crowley's schemes and mishaps. But Maggie, no. She's Aziraphale's tenant, she's a part of his life in a way no one else is, and she provides him with someone he wants, something he wants enough to ignore thousands of pounds in back rent. And it seems every time he's come to her with a request, in need of something, she appeals to his emotions and gets him to care about her struggles of unrequited love. Aziraphale, who isn't reporting to Heaven anymore, Aziraphale who still loves doing good things and talking about them, good, sweet Aziraphale who loves love, would eat that shit up from anyone. So much so that when he needs and excuse for the miracle he and Crowley performed, he blurts out that he's made Nina fall in love with Maggie. He's involved them now. And this backstory we get, she says it to Nina, not to anyone who can verify this.

Nina calls her angel at the end of the sixth episode. It's a direct parallel, Nina being Aziraphale of course, and we're all dying over that, but she calls her angel. Now do I think Nina is a demon who is calling an angel Maggie, angel? No. But it's just like a little thing, a little hint if you will, if this is true.

I'd like to touch a little more on her and Nina being a parallel for Aziraphale and Crowley, because it became so incredibly clear in their conversation with Crowley, not just because of the angel thing, but because of their natures, of their positions in life. I mean the one who just got out of a long term thing, needing to adjust and get things sorted before they get with the other one who follows them around like a puppy, who fell first and thinks the other is the bravest person they know. Plus, it just kills me how the color theme is red/yellow, and of course some light tans and whatnot for Aziraphale and black for Crowley, but everything is fucking yellow this season, and there's already so much red. Their important outfits are just red and yellow, I mean fucking look! Red and yellow are Crowley's colors, his hair, his eyes, and the bookshop is alreayd red and yellow. I mean Nina's shop is blue for fuck's sake, blue and green (my destiel heart rejoyces), but THESE ARE CROWLEY'S COLORS AND EVERYTHING IS FUCKING YELLOW THIS SEASON.

If I was to put my money on it, I'd say most of this points to demon. Mostly because of the spelling, otherwise, I'd say she's an angel in disguise working for The Metatron. But if she's not an angel and all of this isn't just looking too into things, then she's a demon... working for The Metatron? I can't see what else she'd be a demon planted in Aziraphale's life for, because everything she's done has furthered The Metatron's wishes–finding Gabriel, separating Aziraphale & Crowley, getting Aziraphale to return to Heaven.

But was it just that? Was she a double agent working toward that goal? Will she be in season 3?

I guess that's a wait and see.

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I WASN'T DRIVING AWAY, IT WASN'T ESCAPING, IT WASN'T FUCKING OFF

THE CAR WAS FUCKING INCHING TOWARD AZIRAPHALE

OH MY FUCKING GOD–

can we talk about the car loving aziraphale as a manifestation of crowley's repressed feelings?

i wasn't convinced of it until it started inching towards him but. Crowley can feel everything that happens to the Bentley. Because it's an extension of Him. It's full of his essence. It loves Aziraphale because Crowley does. I'm going to be sick.

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Also what the fuck was the im sorry dance. They really just did that and there was no further context. One of them said "do a silly little jig for my forgiveness" one day and they both just. Committed. What is wrong with them I wanna study them under a microscope

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Oh Crowley...

I think about this scene a lot for a multitude of reasons, it lives in my brain. Crowley, his expressions, the unfiltered, unashamed, child-like glee he experiences at the beauty and the sheer vastness and capability of a project he's contributed to. He's so wrapped up in it, absolutely taken, engrossed, and downright smitten with the nebula, that Aziraphale could've been anyone really, he'd of seemingly barely noticed if a brick wall with hands to hold his book was there instead. He's too busy, too distracted to give his name to this one random angel of millions, he's looking at the fucking Pillars of Creation (I'll never be over that choice, thank you Neil).

But he's not, actually.

Yeah he answers Aziraphale's questions, even though he's still very highly distracted, but they're mostly things that, well, do eventually get him ejected from Heaven like a fucking Mach 10 flat spin. I'm not reinventing the wheel here, we can all see how he's just mesmerized and oblivious and Aziraphale could've fucking been anybody, but he's not (I have ineffable theories about that, their fate together in relation to God's ineffable plan) just anybody.

We see in those first few meetings, notably starting with Eden, how Aziraphale is someone that Crowley is drawn to, he's different, he's interesting, he's a bit of a dark horse and Crowley sees it from lightyears away and clings to it. And we thought that was first, but no. It's this. Crowley sees something, he has to, because that's who he is, it's the core of what makes him up and what he fell for and who he became as a demon, and even when we see this man drunk on stars and fighting for their time, it doesn't seem like he cares much about whoever is saying the words to him.

But he gives himself away, just this teeny bit, extending a wing over this angel. It's such a small thing, it's such a brief moment in the whole of Good Omens s1 &s2, but I think about it constantly because it's just a small bit of pre-fall Crowley, which we're all ravenous for. And it kills me, how romantic it is, for someone to seemingly not be paying attention but they really are in the moment when rain pelts down and a canopy is the only shelter to seek. For even in the face of what is arguably some of the most intricate and devastatingly gorgeous creations in the whole universe, to be paying attention to the nervous, cocksure, incredible disaster next to you.

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Coffee theory & the hate it elicits

I recently saw someone discuss coffee theory and had literally come to the conclusion that it's a disservice to Aziraphale as a character, minimizing his complexity. Their words, a bit shortened, but still.

(If you don't know what coffee theory is, girl where have you been? Take a look here, you're in for a treat. Or Aziraphale was, maybe. )

I, wholeheartedly, disagree with this. We can debate coffee theory's validity as far as whether it happened or not, I certainly will get into that, but when has vulnerability cheapened the complexity of a character? I daresay it adds complexity? And I don't think you can separate the conversation of Aziraphale's complexity in relation to coffee theory without talking about what happened there. On the assumption now that his coffee was miracled, I don't think that was all it was. The Metatron manipulated Aziraphale, the link goes into the different ways in which they bridge the gap between rank, importance, status, to include not just Aziraphale, but Crowley, making Aziraphale more comfortable, more receptive, and the things they said to him.

And if coffee theory is wrong, I have two things to say, one being that Aziraphale was so heavily manipulated, The Metatron pulled his strings in such a way that was clearly very effective and that it worked to where we see him doing the very things he was literally willing to kill a child over in the first season (there's no sugar-coating that, he pulled the trigger on the thundergun and was intending to kill Adam Young to prevent armageddon), and if that's not vulnerability then I don't know what is. And secondly, what the fuck was the point of the coffee for? The show only has six episodes, Neil isn't just putting emphasis on "does anyone ask for death" and the specifics of a coffee, the insistence he drink the coffee, for fucking funsies. There's a reason.

The question is just, was it miracled, or was it a physical sweetener to bridge the gap between himself, an angel so important that what is said to him is said to God, and an angel labeled as a traitor.

I'm describing what happens to Aziraphale as vulnerability because I really think that's what it is. He's vulnerable because he's a victim of Heaven, of the morally gray acts carried out in God's name (Job, I'm lookin at you buddy), he lies to thwart the will of God because he knows what God commanded wasn't right, not in his moral compass. He's vulnerable to manipulation, most people are. I mean look at how Shax coaxed a semi-confirmation of Gabriel's whereabouts out of him in Edinburgh. A strong character, someone who is only strong, who cannot fail or fall short, is flat. One dimensional. But Aziraphale makes mistakes, sways one way and sways back the other way, he learns from (some) of his mistakes. He's so complex, an angel whose been fraternizing with a demon for a millennia because he's the only kindred spirit, because this demon isn't the black to the white, he's also gray, he's flawed and a little bit at heart a good person despite being cast from Heaven and deemed unforgivable in God's eyes. He's selfish, charitable, pissy but kind, he's withdrawn yet completely open, he's gluttonous, he covets, he judges and lies and he tempts humans when Crowley can't be bothered to do it himself. Aziraphale is the absolute most hypocritical character this show has simply because he's what we get most of, the most of his supposed virtues and his real sins. And I love him so dearly much. So yeah, being vulnerable to just base manipulation from The Metatron wouldn't be surprising, he gave Aziraphale a lot of big headlines in his new job title, made the gig sound too sweet to pass up, hoping he couldn't see the fine print. And he knew Crowley would, he knew no matter what that Crowley would refuse. He knew what would happen and he wanted to separate them, because if Aziraphale separates from Crowley, he's that much easier to sink the claws of Heaven into.

But, why not physically, too? On the basis of coffee theory being true, why can't Aziraphale being literally vulnerable to a miracle of Heaven? We see miracles being performed on angels a few times. For the love of God, Aziraphale and Crowley literally put up a no-Gabe blocker that clearly worked on every single occult and ethereal being it came across. Crowley getting up on the chair to touch the border seemed to signify it was a physical thing localized to the bookshop premises (outside included, for the Gabe giving himself up to Shax point), that Gabe needed to be in there. I wonder if he left, would it have still worked? Or if not localized to the bookshop, is the forcefield on him?That seems like a good inbox question for Neil. But the point is, the miracle, though a large one popping off at 25 Lazarii (forgive me if that's off, I'm referencing my brain and am not going back to check), but it worked on everyone. Is it because it was so powerful? As The Metatron, I would his miracles could be that powerful, to affect Aziraphale in a sort of drugged, made compliant and receptive manner to ideas/The Metatron's will. Which, that, is a whole other post.

But no, being vulnerable physically or emotionally isn't a disservice to a character, it adds to their complexity. Because yes, Aziraphale could make the bad decision to go to Heaven on his own, no miracle influence needed, realize how wrong it was and fix it, but he made the choice to drink the coffee anyway without any help. In a way without the miracle, he fucked up. He shouldn't have taken the coffee, he shouldn't have assumed it was harmless. Heaven has done enough up to this point, he said he'd made his position very clear, but immediately took a step toward a line of relatability by taking the damn coffee. That in itself was The Metatron manipulating Aziraphale, the beginnings of "oh, I've ingested things too, it's alright, it's not as bad as you think it is" and he fell for it. He began giving Aziraphale the thing he's wanted for thousands of years–that the way he is isn't bad, it's not worthy of falling, that he's right, not to belong on the side of Hell because Aziraphale still believes in goodness and love and everything Heaven is supposed to be, and what Aziraphale wants is to not be worth falling, while still making morally correct choices to help and bless humanity. He wants to be right for himself, but the only person he sees himself in is Crowley and that scares him, scared the hell out of him after Job, didn't it?

He doesn't have to make the mistake of Heaven on his own to be complex, he's hitting his low, all good characters have them–a point where they're making all the bad choices. And wouldn't it be something for his character arc to have to be strong to fight whatever that could be becausse he's not got Crowley by his side. He hit a low with Job, but what's lower than being so foolish as to accept Metatron's offer simply because Heaven, the archangels, The Metatron, they can't be trusted and Aziraphale thinks that The Metatron, the angel whose existence seems to be intertwined with God, would surely know God's will and him behind the wheel would be a big chance for change, and we all know Heaven dearly needs it. This is a new low, a low without friends surrounded by falsities and being manipulated. He's gotten himself into a bad situation, or he's been scooted along into it. Either way, he's gonna have to grow and dig his way out of it.

Do I believe in coffee theory? I like to think so yes, but also no.

I think the cup matters too much to be ignored, the sound, it being in the title sequence.

But I also think what if it was just a manipulation tactic.

But it almost seems as though Aziraphale almost says no before he leaves the bookshop, like he's taking his decision to go back.

But then I remember how Michael almost seemed to recognize Gabriel under the cloaking miracle and how everyone got a heavy dose of Jane Austen at the ball, but Nina seemed to wonder what the fuck was happening more than anyone else, like some powerful/strong wills can resist miracles more than other.

And I think of how easily he tried to leave the bookshop behind before Crowley kissed him and left and he had to face actually leaving, the same guy who was going to shoot a brick at a child and kill them so he could continue eating sushi and pretending he wasn't in love with a demon in a shop with painted walls the same color as those demon's eyes.

I may need more time on whether or not I believe in it or not, but I certainly don't agree with the opinion that it's a disservice to Aziraphale, to take away his choice.

Heaven doesn't give you choices.

Not when you're acting on the will of God.

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crowley used the metal tool in season 1 to start time, and we learn that he's used it first to start space. to create the stars -- he still remembers how. he still remembers all of heaven's passwords: in the book crowley is described as an optimist because he has the "utter surety... that the universe would look after him". not god, but the universe. and of course he does: he created it and he's looking after it, too.

think about it: aziraphale had a sword, but crowley is about to face satan who wants to destroy the world, and crowley's only weapon is a tool of creation

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This is a reminder that not a single damn thing about Good Omens is valid for rude, mean, and even harmful words to Neil, creators, blogs, people in general.

It's not worth it.

And everyone's feelings are valid, because not everyone enjoys the same things and season 2 was definitely vastly different than season 1. Everyone is valid, but no one should be ugly about it.

Too many people acting like the end of GO2 is the end of the whole story and not the end of Act 2 of 3. In a time where it's very hard to find a storyteller you can trust to write things well and give characters a good payoff, Neil Gaiman is worth his weight in gold. Can we just ... wait and see?

Not saying we can't be sad about it (I am DEVASTATED, but I love the angst) but it feels like the line has blurred between the story being sad and the story being some kind of personal attack.

Hiya. Ummm. Everyone is different and is processing it differently. You say you love angst. Not everyone does. For some of who whose real life sucks and consider Good Omens our comfort thing and were not expecting the angst ending is very difficult to put the logical aspect of it not being the ending into heart that is currently broken by it the 'temportal' ending and knowing that the story will continue.

It is okay to put these feelings into texts on our blog, into art, into fix it fics. It is not okay to send any ugly messages to Neil or other co-creators.

I respect all the opinions of people that love every minute of it, or that can move more quickly than me, or that need to process it differently and I expect that they will respect my opinion and accept that the ending of S2 is difficult for me (even though logically I know that is not the end).

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Honestly cursing Anathema bc if any of this was in the further nice and accurate prophecies, so much could and can be prevented and I WOULD BE IN SO MUCH LESS PAIN AND SHE TOSSED THAT MF INTO THE FIRE LIKE S2 DID W MY HEART-

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Guys I will never be over this, the emotion he's displaying, things he may have never even shown before, I'm in shambles and I want to write like comprehensive posts about s2, direction, what things mean, how s2 expands in certain ways on s1, but I just can't. I'm so serious I need some time this shit hurted

If I don't start talking right now, I'll never start talking.

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I'm so serious I've had my own, personal breakups hurt less than this what the fuck

Just the two of us. We don't need Heaven, we don't need Hell, they're toxic. We need to get away from them, just be an us. You and me, what do you say?