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Supernatural fanfic prompt

An angsty Dean/Cas story centered on the Hungarian mythical creature the Lidérc

From https://abookofcreatures.com/2021/03/22/liderc/ :

“A lidérc picks unhappy lovers as victims – widows, widowers, wives or those betrothed to soldiers, all are fair game to the lidérc. It flies into their house and takes the form of their loved one, whether male or female. It seduces them, giving them their heart’s desire while slowly draining them of their life and vitality. The victims waste away until they are literally loved to death, whereupon the lidérc becomes a star again and sets off in search of new prey.”

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An interesting sci-fi short story from 4chan.

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Good Omens S1 rewatch observations, continued:

- Maybe it’s all of the SPN post-canon fix-it fic I’ve read, but there are definitely parallels between Adam & Jack’s storylines. The fact that Jack never got his childhood back is sadder, though (hence the fix-its)

- I love Derek Jacobi in everything, and he chews up even his few seconds of scenery here. One of my favourites of his is the sitcom “Vicious,” where he and Ian McKellen play a couple who have been together forever and do nothing but find things to argue about, but deep down truly love each other. 😈

If you’ve never seen it, it’s available on YouTube:

- On a related note, if Good Omens had been made into a film/series when it was first published, Jacobi and McKellen would have made an amazing Aziraphale and Crowley. I mean look at them!!

*** And it was here where I temporarily got distracted from watching Good Omens ogling pictures of Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen ***

- There were many, many missed opportunities for tie-in merch with S1, but the one I wanted the most was someone to make a line of Four Horsemen replica biker jackets

- Did we ever find out where Aziraphale zapped that Army Human to?

- Also, did we ever find out how the Horsemen ended up with Aziraphale’s sword? Did Death get it when he showed up to collect Abel? Or was it all just part of The Plan?

- Jack Whitehall can be a bit insufferable IRL, but he can act

- All of the kids are great actors, too. There’s got to be at least one future Companion in that lot.

Final and most important thought:

- Whatever happens in S2 (or 3), S1 is as near to perfect as a series of television gets.

10/10, will watch another dozen times

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Some observations rewatching Good Omens S1 in prep for S2:

Even after 4 years of watching Sheen and Tennant becoming Sheen&Tennant, I’m happy to say that I still just see Aziraphale & Crowley when they’re on screen

That said, there are moments when I still see Tennant as the Doctor — mostly when he’s yelling. Still got that Oncoming Storm energy.

The special effect of them taking their escalators to reach heaven and hell still wows me every time

I love all the side characters and am a little sad we won’t revisit some of them in S2

On the other hand, the female characters in S1 leave something to be desired in terms of agency (and having any scenes that pass Bechdel?) so I’m hoping that changes with so many new ones being touted as prominent in the new season

I hope we eventually get to see the origin of Crowley and the Bentley. Maybe not a 28 minute cold open, but at least a good 10-15

There’s a whole post in my head analyzing Aziraphale’s thrill-seeking tendencies, but I’ll abstain until after S2

Despite a dozen+ rewatches, I still don’t understand why “You go too fast for me” is viewed as a romantic moment. Sure, it’s a great, dramatic line and sums up how Aziraphale views himself (inaccurately; did I mention the thrill-seeking thing? 👀) and their relationship, but I just find it sad

One of the most impressive things about the Hard Times cold open is how effectively it grounded and fleshed out characters that had spent most of the first 2 episodes feeling quite fantastical and at times even cartoonish. They did more in 28 minutes than what some shows manage in a whole season