Never before did a season finale leave me in such shock as this one. Once it became clear what was happening, all I could do was just stare at my screen with my mouth hanging open.
Sounds about right. The only thing that kept me sane the first month is the fanart, fanfic, and TH-cam content 😂 Also OFMD is coming soon so… I gotta be ready 🤣
If I had a nickel for every time Derek Jacobi showed up as a character to ruin things for David Tennant’s character I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it is weird it’s happened twice.
You are so so so right about Aziraphale having no time to process. They both didn't, really - Crowley was hit with the "job offer" and had to make his confession in a very different situation than planned, Aziraphale getting hit with it too, having Crowley reject it, having him declare his feelings, kiss him!? You can see him *start* to process it after Crowley leaves, but then the Metatron is back, and urging him to go, and there is just NO TIME.
And no one ever has that private "love talk" with Aziraphale, whereas Crowley was hit with the truth even twice (Nina first, then Nina and Maggie together). I wish Aziraphale had this kind of "support" as well, so he would hear from others what he had been trying to deny his entire existence.
@@Imaanyi See, but he has, he has heard it over and over, "your boyfriend" and "you're better off without him" and "i heard you were an item", and he NEVER DENIES IT. He knows, he knows well how it looks, and what it is, and what it could be, he planned the ball partially for Nina and Maggie, but mostly for himself and Crowley, he was shooting his shot there! This is his idea of a romantic confession! He's not stupid, he just wasn't ready before - and now that he is, it's all going wrong, and he says "I need you!" and he says "we can be together!", They want the same thing and know it, but their ideas on how that should work are different!!! Argh!!!
@@cawareyoudoin7379 he heard it from those who mostly mocked him, like Shax or Uriel. Of course he didn't deny it, because it's what he secretly wants. But between S1 + 2, there are around 4 years, I guess. And nothing "serious" seemed to have happened between them. So it most likely never came to Aziraphale's mind that these feelings might be mutual. In S1, he keeps denying they're even friends. Just in S2, he's much more comfortable around Crowley and even actively tries getting closer to him both emotionally and physically. "You go too fast for me, Crowley" is basically their situation all the time.
It's nice to hear someone understand Aziraphale's point of view as well as not just Crowley's. In the moment, it's very easy to believe Aziraphale is doing the wrong thing, but what people don't realize, at least not a first, is that he's not just "going back to Heaven". He wants to change things for the better, for him and Crowley and the entire world. His nature, his entire personality has always been to see good in everyone. He loves humanity and hates that Heaven can turn a blind eye to such cruelness. He's seeing good in even the Angels up there tho, or at the very least wants to be in a position of power so he can make everything better and good and not having this looming threat following them up until the next Big One and Earth gets destroyed. To run away would have guilt eating away at him to no end and he would hate himself for it. But I also get Crowley as well, in that why is it always them that has to fix this shit, why can't they just be a bit selfish and run away and let Earth eventually burn. Not that Crowley would want that, but I think he's tired that they can't just be themselves. I also read a fic recently that he'd never go back to Heaven not only because of the obvious, but because he would just Fall again and re-live that trauma. He's accepted who he is, despite never believing he would have Fallen, but his history with Aziraphale, for the most part, is because of the version he has been for 2 seasons; a Demon. He and Aziraphale bonded despite that, and to erase that would be cruel. Crowley and Aziraphale have both evolved because of what they physically are, and have become better for it.
Great points. I think Aziraphale and Crowley bonded partly because they were on different sides (although we do see Aziraphale crushing on the Starmaker a bit this season). Their goals weren't really different. They had so much more in common than the people on their official sides. This is true of Beelzebub and Gabriel too, even if they started out complaining about how hard it was to be in charge of all these boneheads (and it was easy for them to leave because, ultimately, the Earth and what happens to it don't matter to them; they're adorable, but they are basically still selfish).
I agree! I don’t think either party was *wrong* per say. The way I see it, they both take two distinct roads: Aziraphale chose the path of heroism, Crowley chose the path of love. BOTH are justified, neither is wrong, but they are very different. While there could be a little of both in either path, it’s still a big choice. If they both went to heaven, and tried to save the world again, they would have to put the development of their relationship to the side once again. If they had both run away, they could have explored their relationship in depth, but if another armageddon were to happen, they wouldn’t be doing much if anything to stop it. This is just the generalized way of seeing it, but in such a tense moment of decision, thats basically what you’re working with right? Crowley has spent too long quelling his own emotion, and Aziraphale doesn’t feel like he’s enough. Aziraphale’s side of things seems to be more complicated than Crowley’s. Since the beginning, he’s had constant doubt about his own goodness: giving away the flaming sword, lying to thwart the will of God, his attempt to do good leading to the death of an innocent girl (graverobber minisode), and more. And *this.* This is a chance to finally prove he *really* is a good person. And only after he finds himself, and gets that self confidence, will he be ready to explore his emotions as Crowley already is. ANYWAY SORRY TO GET SO IN DEPTH Im just coping, and also your analysis sparked the writer in me.
Maggie and Nina were right. Crowley and Aziraphale have known each other for 6000 years but never really talk about their feelings and what's been going on. One that struck me the hardest (and something Neil Gaiman confirmed) is that Crowley never told Aziraphale he lost his flat, even when we all know Aziraphale would have welcomed him in his home if the angel knew.
We are now children of divorce 😭😭😭 Looove your take on this. Gaiman said season 2 is a bridge to season 3, a season to get the characters where they need to be so the third can be all about resolution... whatever that means. I love how he wrote Aziraphale and Crowley's break up in such a way that it feels painfully real: religious trauma, miscommunication or rather, no communication, great-good intentions with god-awful execution, etc. They love each other but it's not enough! Now we need to pressure and bully Amazon to pay their writers and actors!!! Without them there's no show worth watching.
Note that Aziraphale doesn't even want to go until it's presented as a chance to *return Crowley's angelhood,* and work with him in heaven. He goes from "Hell, no, I won't go" to "You had me at "Crowley's an angel again. When do we leave?" To Az, Crowley's meant to be an angel, and the idea of giving that back to him just sweeps him away. When you add that to the obvious: he wants to help, he wants to fix it, he wants good to be GOOD...and he and Crowley can spend eternity doing good and being good. He misses that Crowley's come to be a rebel against both Heaven and Hell so deeply that it's a no-go. But Crowley misses that Aziraphale takes his angel-ing seriously--that angels are for making things better, and if they don't, what's the point? Crowley says they could just be them...but then he'd have to endure an angel who no longer cared about goodness. And I think that would break both of them. They're going to have to work their way to an independent frame that allows them to divorce Heaven and Hell, while embracing goodness and the fight against evil. Or neither will be happy.
The audacity of this show to slowly let your guard down with its cute lil moments and it’s cute lil characters only to turn around in the final minute and rip your heart right out of your chest. Between Good Omens and Our Flag Means Death, both have had such a tremendous power to both destroy and soothe my soul. If it wasn’t for the fact that OFMD s2 comes out next month, id don’t think I could survive the wait for GO s3. Crossing my fingers and hoping go we don’t have to wait 4-5 years to see them reunite. They may be immortal but I’m definitely not!
What I find adorable is that the first time we've seen Crowley accept a compliment about him being good, it was from Mrs. Sandwich. "You're a good lad." "I'm not, either. But thank you."
You said something I haven't seen anyone point out: that Crowley always wants to find the truth, and that in that moment, he was intensely figuring it out.
During the watching and after processing this episode I found myself remembering the scene from the first episode of this season where Aziraphale and Crowley were talking about Gabriel's situation and that he has no friends. And I remember the moment with angel and demon both saying to that "Exactly" with different meaning behind it. I think it is a perfect example of them having miscommunication due to differences in views on the world, and how Crowley is picking up on this.
33:28 Did you know that in the original concept Neil Gaiman had for the book, they were supposed to be one character? I think that's both poetic and relevant.
Nah, 'It had a demon named Crawleigh. He drove a Citroen 2CV, and was ineffectual.' There was something about after he'd made them tea and asked about their day, there wasn't much time left for all the demonic stuff.
Found the quote 'It wasn’t he didn’t want to ruin the lives and souls of strangers; it was just that after he’d given them nice cups of tea and homemade cakes, and listened to their problems and helped them balance their cheque books, and got their kittens down from trees, there simply wasn’t the time.'
Well, you've been blooded now. Welcome to this bottomless pit of anguish and frustration and depression. When Crowley was watching Aziraphale leave to ascend into heaven while he was standing by his car I had tears rolling down my face. I haven't gotten over this finale AT ALL. Now we wait......
That last scene was acted so beautifully by both David and Michael! And from the ton of behind the scenes footage I've seen of David for pretty much everything he's been in, I know how much thought he puts into just what feelings he wants to convey to the audience and what reactions he wants out of the viewer. That kiss just had so much in it. And it really felt like a one sided conversation, like Crowley poured his heart out all at once with such intensity and Azi just had no idea how to deal with it. Azi didn't push Crowley away, but didn't reciprocate either. And I dont think it's a coincidence that the "you go too fast for me" line comes to mind at that moment for the audience either. It was heartbreaking to see but I loved everything about it, and it will be all the more rewarding after this to get to the endgame!
it's been A WHOLE MONTH and i'm still devastated. i was waiting for your reaction because i've watched the ones to broadchurch and i know you'd had FEELINGS in all caps so beautifully done. if i'm going to be emotionally destroyed, i choose this way.
27:56 Crowley's defensiveness about being considered "nice" or "kind" by others or demonstrating positive feelings towards others is not a simple psychological reluctance to vulnerability, but in the context of being a demon in Hell, an absolute necessity for literal survival. Imagine a society in which being accused of having tender feelings and/or doing good deeds is not a matter of personal embarrassment and teasing by one's bros, but a question of High Treason Against The Forces of Evil that requires the cruelest punishments potentially including permanent death. Hence his continual insistence on his self-proclaimed wickedness. He's saying, "Stop talking like I'm with the Opposition or you will get me KILLED." I believe as the story proceeds, Crowley will find it less difficult to be more open about his feelings on a personal level, and maybe in public too; he may feel less at a disadvantage re: his former bosses, due to shifting power dynamics in Hell.
In the Edinburgh episode, Crowley is literally pulled down into Hell (apparently for helping Elspeth) and Aziraphale doesn't see him again for a while (although that may have been less than a month, based on the journal entry being made about events of a month ago).
Ironically Crowley just was shown the lesson from the Humans that even if both sides love each other you both have to be ready or it won't work... Then he immediately forgot it when it comes to himself. ;-) How very human. ;-)
I read somewhere that Crowley and Aziraphale were the same character at some point, so to say they are soulmates is probably very accurate. And choosing to be kind to yourself first (Crowley's point of view) instead of doing what you were taught and what you believe is the right thing for other people (Aziraphale's point of view) is one of the toughest, and bravest, and yet *right* things you could ever do.
Metatron knew Crowley would say no. They're going to pressure Aziraphel some how into voting for the rapture. Possibly using Crowley to do it. Crowley will some how end up being pulled into the mix while dealing with a broken heart, to save his Angel.
Hopefully by season 3 aziraphale manages to come to terms with just how bad heaven is bc rn hes so manipulated its awful and he wants to make heaven better and by doing so hes choosing it over his and crowleys happiness ahhh
I've never felt such a devastating emotional blow with a show, and I'm pretty sure is because this show is my comfort, cozy, sweet, comedic show that I was always expecting to end in a beautiful note, and they gave us the most fanfic season ever to then switch shit up in the last 15 minutes, it felt too real too quickly. It was sooooo fucked up. The way we know that Aziraphale wants to make heaven a better place to deserve Crowley, we know he knows Crowley is perfect the way he is, but at the same time he's sooo brainwashed that with a sign of kindness, with the idea of the possiblity of changing the toxic environment that hurt them both so much, he simply couldn't resist. But what Crowley heard was that he is a bad guy, damned, unforgivable, and undeserving of love, and Aziraphale truly tap into that insecurity. I can't even stress enough how proud I was of Crowley for no matter what confessing his feelings, even when he knew that Aziraphale was going to leave him, but he was also wrong, because he has an issue with running away, he loves so much not only Aziraphale, I think it has been quite clear that he loves humanity and being involved with humanity even more than Aziraphale but he refuses to accept it and when in danger he wants to run, he asked Aziraphale to do something that he coudnt't do, Aziraphale is always someone who does and Crowley finds that very difficult. THIS HURTS SO MUCH!
I really appreciate this video for looking to understand Crowley and Aziraphale. So many people seem to point blank hate Azi rn which breaks my heart 💔
I really loved your nuanced take on this, because while I do think most of the viewers got there eventually (me included), you were very quick with processing the complexity of this break up. I know I wasn't when I fist saw the finale, I was unhinged, Aziraphale is my favourite character and still I was so caught up in the intensity of the ending and the idea of how I would have wished everything to go that I was completely pissed off with him and it took me a day to come around again :D
I appreciate your take on this. You shared the emotional reaction that everyone seems to have had from the ending (which gutted me), but your taking a few minutes to process, and come back to share your insightful comments was powerful. It actually helped me better understand my own feelings, and why that last 15 minutes of the episode has had such an impact on me. I've been in the position where I finally choked out the words of my feelings for my partner, and it was too late. That was 25 years ago. This ending just brought it all back to the surface, and I couldn't figure out why I've been obsessing over this, rewatching the whole series and watching people react to the ending, over and over. Two things I would never normally do. The penny finally dropped as you analyzed the interactions and motivations. You're very astute. Glad I found you.
Loved your reaction! It felt very similar to my own. I watched everything right away and have had plenty of time to process it and while it still hurts, I absolutely love it! Tbh it was nice to see someone who tried to look at things from both perspectives. I feel like the situation is a lot more complicated than "Aziraphale is being an idiot". Both of them are being honest and both of them love each other and are hurt, and it isn't an easy thing to watch but it's a very 'human' one. I get why Aziraphale would want to change heaven for the better, make things he knows are unfair 'right'. (The Job episode, Crowley's own fall for asking questions... There's multiple examples of things Aziraphale disagrees with and I'm sure would change if given the chance.) When you add in heaven and the second coming it gets even worse, so I think it actually makes sense that once it's mentioned he'd want to be present so he could try to stop it from the inside. (Maybe he feels like this time he'll actually get to speak to God?) I'm absolutely sure it won't be that easy and will probably backfire on him, but do think his heart is in the right place. It's also interesting that Crowley suggests to Muriel they'll go to the Ritz for breakfast, then when Aziraphale tells him about the offer he suggests they can run off together again. (Implying leaving earth, even as he's mentioning Aziraphale and his bookshop.) He mentions heaven being wrong for wanting to destroy earth (which he's absolutely right about), but goes back to 'we can get away from all this'. (After they've averted the apocalypse once already, haha.) Like you said, neither of them were given time to just sit down and talk things out, they were put on the damn spot. Metatron inserted himself at a very... volatile moment, and things just fell apart. Aziraphale's "you go too fast for me" is very fitting here. Decisions like these aren't meant to be made so quickly.
Yes, I think Crowley really wants them to be together in the bookshop that Aziraphale loves, on the planet they love, but Alpha Centauri will do if everything's going to be destroyed. (Otherwise, a nice vacation there.) But he needs to process too. All his plans of their being together were slipping through his fingers and he was desperately grasping at them. I really give him credit for being able to make his proposal. (So tired of the "Now, what did you want to say to me?" "Never mind, it doesn't matter" after someone is going to declare and some news from the other person derails it--did that start with "Cyrano"?) It was brave of him. Aziraphale is not wrong to try to make a difference, I think. He might fail, but at least he will have tried. And sometimes people do make a difference when they try, although restructuring a whole system isn't that easy, even when you're third (or second? We haven't seen God in present day this season) in command or first in command on a practical level (until you're reporting for saying "Nah" to the apocalypse anyway). They're both wrong and both right, and it's sad, but I, like you, look forward to next season.
@@HuntingViolets Yes, I agree! Crowley wants to be with Aziraphale in anyway he can, but even he has his limits, and that's a pretty healthy thing. They both need time to think and decide what they want, but obviously I'm sure they'll have to team up to stop the second coming and they'll be able to have a happy resolution. It's just... Not going to be immediate like we wanted. You raise a good point with Crowley confessing even after Aziraphale had told him of his plans, because I feared he wouldn't go through with it at first. It's got to be incredibly hard to put yourself out there for someone who has already rejected you twice (and hey, it's okay, Aziraphale wasn't ready, his thoughts/feelings matter too, but... Still) when you can see things are not going the way you'd envisioned. He was incredibly vulnerable and brave and I love that he took the chance to tell Aziraphale how he felt even if the ending was tragic. Aziraphale knowing how Crowley feels is going to change things for him immensely going forward. Truthfully I have no clue how the whole second coming thing is going to be resolved, but it's very in character for Aziraphale to try to change what very much looks like a broken system because it isn't just. At this point I wouldn't be surprised by anything... If he too has his memory erased because he won't go along with heaven, or if he gets caught working with Crowley again and is punished some other way, maybe they try to erase him from the book of life again, this time by the suggestion of metatron, but... Good on him for trying? 😅
@@stephanied1024 Yes, I feel they were both brave. It's not easy to lay your heart and soul out and place it in someone's hangs. I'm sure the confession would have gone a little differently if Aziraphale hadn't gone first (or there had been no job offer). Amazing work from both actors.
I stayed up way too late to binge your reactions to the entire season because I had to see your insightful commentary on this brilliant piece of television. thank you, as always, for your balanced and real reaction. you're always one of the first reactors I come to and you did not disappoint. ❤
I had to pause for 10 minutes for a slight mental breakdown (the good kind lol) when Aziraphale asked him to dance the episode before. So you can imagine how I was during the finale. 😂
i like the fact our protagonists didnt get the happy ending, many expected. not everything can have a big happy bow tying things together. shows the rips and tears our relationships in life endure. things were tied together, but it was a bit messy, and not without consequence. a reflection to the real world. too many shows fail to depict this aspect of ourselves.
it was so refreshing to watch someone react exactly how i did! i feel like so many reactors watch so many things but dont actually let their actual feelings out on camera, so it was wonderful and a bit cathartic to see your heart break when you realize where this was going and how there was no time left to fix things. can't wait for season 3 and for us both to get the ending we hope for!
been watching you since your first doctor who reaction so this has been a long time coming! So happy to have watched this wonderful series with you. I really loved your analysis after this episode! Great points esp from aziraphales pov. I've seen a lot of fans rightfully very upset with him but not really taking into account quite how much he's having to process in a few moments so thank you for exploring that! This is why I've been following for so long because you connect to these stories on a deep level and I love to hear what you think. Thank you!
As someone who's been seeing what sort of Good Omens reaction videos are out there, I am in absolute awe of your analysis - both of the episode itself, and of the themes throughout the series. I will be checking out what else you've reacted to, for sure!
Girl! I loooooved your reaction and analysis! I think this last scene depicts a very realistic take on the struggles of a romantic relationship, or at least a very deep one: when two persons love each other deeply and passionately, different point of views might be a source of a tragic miscommunication and deep hurt. And just like you said, it was so fast, they did not have a time to take a breath and think about it, maybe try to communicate again and sort it out. It really broke my heart because I feel for both of them. In some way, the journey of this ship is a weird one. It started as a very subtle one in the book, which was more of a running joke of both of them look like a gay couple to others. Then the fans took initiative and developed it with fanfiction and fanart for years. Terry and Neil were aware of it, and even talked about a sequel, taking this ship into consideration (according to Neil’s Tumblr). In the show we then have Tennant and Sheen give it all to show it in their acting. .. During that point in which Nina talked to Crowley about what they look like to others, it almost made me feel like the fandom talking to the character (or even its creator) and make him take it more seriously and reflect on it. The confirmation in this last scene was just surrealistic to me when I first saw it, than it made sense again. I need season 3.
I loved your immediate reaction to the Final Fifteen. It felt genuine and heartfelt. What an episode! I don't think I'd have coped without S3 being greenlit.
Given that this season has focused a few times of Aziraphale lying, would it be too much to consider that he is not as naive as the others have made him out to be? He has shown that he can be ‘enough of a bastard’ to have a plan up his sleeve. He may not have told the whole truth to Crowley about the offer and his genuine feelings only started to show as Crowley calls him an idiot and the shock from the kiss. Nina asked Azi why he doesn’t stand up for himself and he says that he would but Crowley is happy when saving him. Once Azi finds out about the Second Coming he knows that he has to save Earth in order to protect Crowley so that’s why he gets into the lift without much resistance. The smile at the end may be Azi knowing the game is on and the thought of saving Crowley makes HIM happy even though they will be separated for a while. I will not be surprised if during Season 3 ( fingers crossed) it will go along the lines of ‘ I thought you said nothing lasts forever’, ‘I’m an angel…………. ………’I lied’
Thank you for posting this - I’m three weeks out from watching the game end and I’m still wrecked. But I agree, we really got a deep and beautiful love story here, and hopefully it will continue.
I watched season 2 before going to bed on Thursday. Biggest mistake of my life. I couldn’t sleep. I was shaking, crying, raging. I cannot believe they left me like that. I cannot. I got a hot flash rewatching that scene again through you. I’m still distraught. I may not be okay for a while. I need the third season asap. If Aziraphael is leaving Crowley and me to make changes, he can’t just make changes. The system is broken. It needs dismantling. It needs to be built from the ground up. That’s a lot of work and it can’t be done alone. It needs a shit ton of people and effort.
Fr, if I manage to make it through Crowley’s confession (which is rare), I just get knocked out with a steel chair by Aziraphale’s desperate “I need you”.
As an Asperger's autist, those last scenes were just too much for me to handle- I didn't understand what was going on. It took me another watch and chats with other fans to get a hold on the entire situation. And since then, I'm kind of traumatised about it. And to be honest, I understand Aziraphale as much as I understand Crowley. And that's also what makes it complicated for me to chat with many other fans now, because it feels like 99% of the fandom supports Crowley and blame Aziraphale for everything that happened. It's actually a nice change that you don't take anyone's side automatically just because one of the characters is more "popular".
I've been watching a lot of initial reactions the past few weeks and yours has been my absolute favorite. I feel like a lot of people were at Aziraphale's throat immediately after the finale (and many people still, to be honest) and you came out of the gate with such a thoughtful and compassionate analysis towards them both. I'm so curious to know how your ideas have developed and what else you've noticed since the first time you watched.
I love your video and and thoughts. Yes I was devastated after this episode! I took me a whole hour to collect myself. It didn’t help that I binge watch the whole season in one evening and the following day I had to work early 😂 It has been weeks since that day but I still feel very emotional about this series. I loved it. I love this story. I can’t believe Aziraphale might be the cause to start the second coming and end to the world 😅
So sorry, we all wanted to warn you you'd be in tears by the end of the 6th episode, but we didn't want to spoil it for you, just know you weren't the only one with tears. As to the end, I see 'Fell as the career professional that loves his job, even though it really isn't good for him, and being "Promoted" is just gonna make his life worse, but he's to naive or blind to see that, unlike Crowley, who see's how bad that job is for 'Fell. There's also the suggestion going around the fandom that the Meteron might have hinted that Crowley would be written out of existence in the Book of Life had 'Fell not taken the job, as the others wanted to do.
Are you alright dear? You really do seem distressed 😢 sending you a virtual hug, even if I'm a total stranger! (Trust Neil Gaiman, he said everything will be alright, and I believe him, even if his plans are, dare I say, ineffable)
I don't know how I would have coped if S3 hadn't been greenlit. My emotional wellbeing is too wrapped in whether Aziraphale & Crowley get their shit together.
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Aziraphale:
“The system is broken, it needs to be fixed.”
Crowley:
“The system is working exactly as intended, and needs to be dismantled.”
Pleaseee Crowley is a run away and don’t face type cmonn
Ah yes time to re experience the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
Read that with Steven's voice 😂
Yep
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Never before did a season finale leave me in such shock as this one. Once it became clear what was happening, all I could do was just stare at my screen with my mouth hanging open.
Same. I feel like I’m still there.
The last 15 minutes of this season completely rewired my brain. I haven’t been the same idiot since.
Sounds about right. The only thing that kept me sane the first month is the fanart, fanfic, and TH-cam content 😂
Also OFMD is coming soon so… I gotta be ready 🤣
@@kay-jay1581 OFMD?
If I had a nickel for every time Derek Jacobi showed up as a character to ruin things for David Tennant’s character I’d have two nickels.
Which isn’t a lot but it is weird it’s happened twice.
what was the other instance?
@@kaydee9783Doctor who
I love Derek Jacobi, though. Great actor. It will be interesting to see what he does next season.
😂 yes! I love Doctor Who. I was very scared the moment he showed up. I had a huge dejavú. 🫨
Considering how often British actors cross paths, I feel like it should have happened more often.
ngl the hard cut from you weeping during the credits to you being so calm like “i took some time to collect myself” had me cackling
You are so so so right about Aziraphale having no time to process. They both didn't, really - Crowley was hit with the "job offer" and had to make his confession in a very different situation than planned, Aziraphale getting hit with it too, having Crowley reject it, having him declare his feelings, kiss him!? You can see him *start* to process it after Crowley leaves, but then the Metatron is back, and urging him to go, and there is just NO TIME.
It's always too late 😭😭
@@GiovannaAnnette sure is ;_;
And no one ever has that private "love talk" with Aziraphale, whereas Crowley was hit with the truth even twice (Nina first, then Nina and Maggie together). I wish Aziraphale had this kind of "support" as well, so he would hear from others what he had been trying to deny his entire existence.
@@Imaanyi See, but he has, he has heard it over and over, "your boyfriend" and "you're better off without him" and "i heard you were an item", and he NEVER DENIES IT. He knows, he knows well how it looks, and what it is, and what it could be, he planned the ball partially for Nina and Maggie, but mostly for himself and Crowley, he was shooting his shot there! This is his idea of a romantic confession! He's not stupid, he just wasn't ready before - and now that he is, it's all going wrong, and he says "I need you!" and he says "we can be together!", They want the same thing and know it, but their ideas on how that should work are different!!! Argh!!!
@@cawareyoudoin7379 he heard it from those who mostly mocked him, like Shax or Uriel. Of course he didn't deny it, because it's what he secretly wants. But between S1 + 2, there are around 4 years, I guess. And nothing "serious" seemed to have happened between them. So it most likely never came to Aziraphale's mind that these feelings might be mutual. In S1, he keeps denying they're even friends. Just in S2, he's much more comfortable around Crowley and even actively tries getting closer to him both emotionally and physically. "You go too fast for me, Crowley" is basically their situation all the time.
"nothing lasts forever" *gets wide eyed in disbelief* same girl, same.
It's nice to hear someone understand Aziraphale's point of view as well as not just Crowley's. In the moment, it's very easy to believe Aziraphale is doing the wrong thing, but what people don't realize, at least not a first, is that he's not just "going back to Heaven". He wants to change things for the better, for him and Crowley and the entire world. His nature, his entire personality has always been to see good in everyone. He loves humanity and hates that Heaven can turn a blind eye to such cruelness. He's seeing good in even the Angels up there tho, or at the very least wants to be in a position of power so he can make everything better and good and not having this looming threat following them up until the next Big One and Earth gets destroyed. To run away would have guilt eating away at him to no end and he would hate himself for it.
But I also get Crowley as well, in that why is it always them that has to fix this shit, why can't they just be a bit selfish and run away and let Earth eventually burn. Not that Crowley would want that, but I think he's tired that they can't just be themselves. I also read a fic recently that he'd never go back to Heaven not only because of the obvious, but because he would just Fall again and re-live that trauma. He's accepted who he is, despite never believing he would have Fallen, but his history with Aziraphale, for the most part, is because of the version he has been for 2 seasons; a Demon. He and Aziraphale bonded despite that, and to erase that would be cruel. Crowley and Aziraphale have both evolved because of what they physically are, and have become better for it.
Great points. I think Aziraphale and Crowley bonded partly because they were on different sides (although we do see Aziraphale crushing on the Starmaker a bit this season). Their goals weren't really different. They had so much more in common than the people on their official sides. This is true of Beelzebub and Gabriel too, even if they started out complaining about how hard it was to be in charge of all these boneheads (and it was easy for them to leave because, ultimately, the Earth and what happens to it don't matter to them; they're adorable, but they are basically still selfish).
I agree! I don’t think either party was *wrong* per say. The way I see it, they both take two distinct roads: Aziraphale chose the path of heroism, Crowley chose the path of love. BOTH are justified, neither is wrong, but they are very different. While there could be a little of both in either path, it’s still a big choice.
If they both went to heaven, and tried to save the world again, they would have to put the development of their relationship to the side once again. If they had both run away, they could have explored their relationship in depth, but if another armageddon were to happen, they wouldn’t be doing much if anything to stop it. This is just the generalized way of seeing it, but in such a tense moment of decision, thats basically what you’re working with right?
Crowley has spent too long quelling his own emotion, and Aziraphale doesn’t feel like he’s enough. Aziraphale’s side of things seems to be more complicated than Crowley’s. Since the beginning, he’s had constant doubt about his own goodness: giving away the flaming sword, lying to thwart the will of God, his attempt to do good leading to the death of an innocent girl (graverobber minisode), and more. And *this.* This is a chance to finally prove he *really* is a good person. And only after he finds himself, and gets that self confidence, will he be ready to explore his emotions as Crowley already is.
ANYWAY SORRY TO GET SO IN DEPTH Im just coping, and also your analysis sparked the writer in me.
Maggie and Nina were right. Crowley and Aziraphale have known each other for 6000 years but never really talk about their feelings and what's been going on.
One that struck me the hardest (and something Neil Gaiman confirmed) is that Crowley never told Aziraphale he lost his flat, even when we all know Aziraphale would have welcomed him in his home if the angel knew.
We are now children of divorce 😭😭😭
Looove your take on this. Gaiman said season 2 is a bridge to season 3, a season to get the characters where they need to be so the third can be all about resolution... whatever that means. I love how he wrote Aziraphale and Crowley's break up in such a way that it feels painfully real: religious trauma, miscommunication or rather, no communication, great-good intentions with god-awful execution, etc. They love each other but it's not enough!
Now we need to pressure and bully Amazon to pay their writers and actors!!! Without them there's no show worth watching.
Note that Aziraphale doesn't even want to go until it's presented as a chance to *return Crowley's angelhood,* and work with him in heaven. He goes from "Hell, no, I won't go" to "You had me at "Crowley's an angel again. When do we leave?" To Az, Crowley's meant to be an angel, and the idea of giving that back to him just sweeps him away. When you add that to the obvious: he wants to help, he wants to fix it, he wants good to be GOOD...and he and Crowley can spend eternity doing good and being good.
He misses that Crowley's come to be a rebel against both Heaven and Hell so deeply that it's a no-go. But Crowley misses that Aziraphale takes his angel-ing seriously--that angels are for making things better, and if they don't, what's the point? Crowley says they could just be them...but then he'd have to endure an angel who no longer cared about goodness. And I think that would break both of them.
They're going to have to work their way to an independent frame that allows them to divorce Heaven and Hell, while embracing goodness and the fight against evil. Or neither will be happy.
The audacity of this show to slowly let your guard down with its cute lil moments and it’s cute lil characters only to turn around in the final minute and rip your heart right out of your chest.
Between Good Omens and Our Flag Means Death, both have had such a tremendous power to both destroy and soothe my soul.
If it wasn’t for the fact that OFMD s2 comes out next month, id don’t think I could survive the wait for GO s3. Crossing my fingers and hoping go we don’t have to wait 4-5 years to see them reunite. They may be immortal but I’m definitely not!
“That song will always be here to comfort the afflicted”
Gabriel, ngl, I think it’s more like _you_ afflicted _the jukebox._
Things were never simple in Jane Austen, and nothing was ever solved at a ball.
Muriel será Lidia? Y Crowley la "rescata"? 😅
What I find adorable is that the first time we've seen Crowley accept a compliment about him being good, it was from Mrs. Sandwich.
"You're a good lad."
"I'm not, either. But thank you."
Mrs Sandwich and her girls are "standing on their own two feet", and Crowley respects their indepenent thinking, I think.
You said something I haven't seen anyone point out: that Crowley always wants to find the truth, and that in that moment, he was intensely figuring it out.
I'm so glad that Derek Jacobi has been given so much screen time. Wouldn't be surprised if he flew off in his TARDIS at the end, laughing viciously.
He's so great. (Love the _Vicious_ reference. If only you could have gotten Cadfael in. too.)
I mean... the celestial elevator has a vague resemblance to a police public call box
During the watching and after processing this episode I found myself remembering the scene from the first episode of this season where Aziraphale and Crowley were talking about Gabriel's situation and that he has no friends. And I remember the moment with angel and demon both saying to that "Exactly" with different meaning behind it. I think it is a perfect example of them having miscommunication due to differences in views on the world, and how Crowley is picking up on this.
Not only is Ariaphale getting back together with his former abuser, he's getting back together with Crowley's former abuser, too. And what a betrayal.
Ow. Ow. Ow. My heart. 😭😭😭
Very thoughtful reaction. I liked that you could see both Crowley's and Aziraphale's sides. They are both heartbroken right now.
If you need a boost after this definitely consider watching Staged. Michael and David are terrific in it.
I dont know if staged season 3 gave me the boost I needed....
@@mimisparkles8765it is their job to destroy us. They are very good at their jobs 😭
Hello Police? I'd like to report a vicious emotional assault, please.
Nice reference
33:28 Did you know that in the original concept Neil Gaiman had for the book, they were supposed to be one character? I think that's both poetic and relevant.
Would it have been an angel or a demon?
@@HuntingViolets An angel, I think.
Nah, 'It had a demon named Crawleigh. He drove a Citroen 2CV, and was ineffectual.'
There was something about after he'd made them tea and asked about their day, there wasn't much time left for all the demonic stuff.
Found the quote
'It wasn’t he didn’t want to ruin the lives and souls of strangers; it was just that after he’d given them nice cups of tea and homemade cakes, and listened to their problems and helped them balance their cheque books, and got their kittens down from trees, there simply wasn’t the time.'
@@caitlin329 Oh, cute. Wouldn't mind reading about this sensitive demon's adventures too.
Well, you've been blooded now. Welcome to this bottomless pit of anguish and frustration and depression. When Crowley was watching Aziraphale leave to ascend into heaven while he was standing by his car I had tears rolling down my face. I haven't gotten over this finale AT ALL. Now we wait......
That last scene was acted so beautifully by both David and Michael! And from the ton of behind the scenes footage I've seen of David for pretty much everything he's been in, I know how much thought he puts into just what feelings he wants to convey to the audience and what reactions he wants out of the viewer.
That kiss just had so much in it. And it really felt like a one sided conversation, like Crowley poured his heart out all at once with such intensity and Azi just had no idea how to deal with it. Azi didn't push Crowley away, but didn't reciprocate either. And I dont think it's a coincidence that the "you go too fast for me" line comes to mind at that moment for the audience either.
It was heartbreaking to see but I loved everything about it, and it will be all the more rewarding after this to get to the endgame!
You breakdown of the misunderstanding between them is amazing. Crowley loves Aziraphale precisely because of his compassion!
it's been A WHOLE MONTH and i'm still devastated. i was waiting for your reaction because i've watched the ones to broadchurch and i know you'd had FEELINGS in all caps
so beautifully done. if i'm going to be emotionally destroyed, i choose this way.
You're not alone
Once again, an occasion where just seeing the thumbnail alone makes me want to give you a hug, Jess.
27:56 Crowley's defensiveness about being considered "nice" or "kind" by others or demonstrating positive feelings towards others is not a simple psychological reluctance to vulnerability, but in the context of being a demon in Hell, an absolute necessity for literal survival. Imagine a society in which being accused of having tender feelings and/or doing good deeds is not a matter of personal embarrassment and teasing by one's bros, but a question of High Treason Against The Forces of Evil that requires the cruelest punishments potentially including permanent death. Hence his continual insistence on his self-proclaimed wickedness. He's saying, "Stop talking like I'm with the Opposition or you will get me KILLED." I believe as the story proceeds, Crowley will find it less difficult to be more open about his feelings on a personal level, and maybe in public too; he may feel less at a disadvantage re: his former bosses, due to shifting power dynamics in Hell.
In the Edinburgh episode, Crowley is literally pulled down into Hell (apparently for helping Elspeth) and Aziraphale doesn't see him again for a while (although that may have been less than a month, based on the journal entry being made about events of a month ago).
@@HuntingViolets exactly
Ironically Crowley just was shown the lesson from the Humans that even if both sides love each other you both have to be ready or it won't work... Then he immediately forgot it when it comes to himself. ;-) How very human. ;-)
I read somewhere that Crowley and Aziraphale were the same character at some point, so to say they are soulmates is probably very accurate.
And choosing to be kind to yourself first (Crowley's point of view) instead of doing what you were taught and what you believe is the right thing for other people (Aziraphale's point of view) is one of the toughest, and bravest, and yet *right* things you could ever do.
I’m still not over this
Same.
Same
Same
Same
We need season 3 now!
Metatron knew Crowley would say no. They're going to pressure Aziraphel some how into voting for the rapture. Possibly using Crowley to do it. Crowley will some how end up being pulled into the mix while dealing with a broken heart, to save his Angel.
That endings is such an emotinal rollercoaster but in hindsight you see it coming a mile away. I love it.
"I forgive you" OMG That line was heartbreaking Q.Q
Hopefully by season 3 aziraphale manages to come to terms with just how bad heaven is bc rn hes so manipulated its awful and he wants to make heaven better and by doing so hes choosing it over his and crowleys happiness ahhh
Neil said if there isn't a season 3 on prime, he will write it.
I've never felt such a devastating emotional blow with a show, and I'm pretty sure is because this show is my comfort, cozy, sweet, comedic show that I was always expecting to end in a beautiful note, and they gave us the most fanfic season ever to then switch shit up in the last 15 minutes, it felt too real too quickly. It was sooooo fucked up. The way we know that Aziraphale wants to make heaven a better place to deserve Crowley, we know he knows Crowley is perfect the way he is, but at the same time he's sooo brainwashed that with a sign of kindness, with the idea of the possiblity of changing the toxic environment that hurt them both so much, he simply couldn't resist. But what Crowley heard was that he is a bad guy, damned, unforgivable, and undeserving of love, and Aziraphale truly tap into that insecurity. I can't even stress enough how proud I was of Crowley for no matter what confessing his feelings, even when he knew that Aziraphale was going to leave him, but he was also wrong, because he has an issue with running away, he loves so much not only Aziraphale, I think it has been quite clear that he loves humanity and being involved with humanity even more than Aziraphale but he refuses to accept it and when in danger he wants to run, he asked Aziraphale to do something that he coudnt't do, Aziraphale is always someone who does and Crowley finds that very difficult. THIS HURTS SO MUCH!
I really appreciate this video for looking to understand Crowley and Aziraphale. So many people seem to point blank hate Azi rn which breaks my heart 💔
Hey, I found someone who cried as much as my sibling did at this finale! They were and still are an emotional wreck.
I really loved your nuanced take on this, because while I do think most of the viewers got there eventually (me included), you were very quick with processing the complexity of this break up. I know I wasn't when I fist saw the finale, I was unhinged, Aziraphale is my favourite character and still I was so caught up in the intensity of the ending and the idea of how I would have wished everything to go that I was completely pissed off with him and it took me a day to come around again :D
I appreciate your take on this. You shared the emotional reaction that everyone seems to have had from the ending (which gutted me), but your taking a few minutes to process, and come back to share your insightful comments was powerful. It actually helped me better understand my own feelings, and why that last 15 minutes of the episode has had such an impact on me.
I've been in the position where I finally choked out the words of my feelings for my partner, and it was too late. That was 25 years ago. This ending just brought it all back to the surface, and I couldn't figure out why I've been obsessing over this, rewatching the whole series and watching people react to the ending, over and over. Two things I would never normally do. The penny finally dropped as you analyzed the interactions and motivations. You're very astute. Glad I found you.
Loved your reaction! It felt very similar to my own. I watched everything right away and have had plenty of time to process it and while it still hurts, I absolutely love it!
Tbh it was nice to see someone who tried to look at things from both perspectives. I feel like the situation is a lot more complicated than "Aziraphale is being an idiot".
Both of them are being honest and both of them love each other and are hurt, and it isn't an easy thing to watch but it's a very 'human' one.
I get why Aziraphale would want to change heaven for the better, make things he knows are unfair 'right'. (The Job episode, Crowley's own fall for asking questions... There's multiple examples of things Aziraphale disagrees with and I'm sure would change if given the chance.)
When you add in heaven and the second coming it gets even worse, so I think it actually makes sense that once it's mentioned he'd want to be present so he could try to stop it from the inside. (Maybe he feels like this time he'll actually get to speak to God?)
I'm absolutely sure it won't be that easy and will probably backfire on him, but do think his heart is in the right place.
It's also interesting that Crowley suggests to Muriel they'll go to the Ritz for breakfast, then when Aziraphale tells him about the offer he suggests they can run off together again. (Implying leaving earth, even as he's mentioning Aziraphale and his bookshop.) He mentions heaven being wrong for wanting to destroy earth (which he's absolutely right about), but goes back to 'we can get away from all this'. (After they've averted the apocalypse once already, haha.)
Like you said, neither of them were given time to just sit down and talk things out, they were put on the damn spot. Metatron inserted himself at a very... volatile moment, and things just fell apart. Aziraphale's "you go too fast for me" is very fitting here. Decisions like these aren't meant to be made so quickly.
Yes, I think Crowley really wants them to be together in the bookshop that Aziraphale loves, on the planet they love, but Alpha Centauri will do if everything's going to be destroyed. (Otherwise, a nice vacation there.) But he needs to process too. All his plans of their being together were slipping through his fingers and he was desperately grasping at them. I really give him credit for being able to make his proposal. (So tired of the "Now, what did you want to say to me?" "Never mind, it doesn't matter" after someone is going to declare and some news from the other person derails it--did that start with "Cyrano"?) It was brave of him.
Aziraphale is not wrong to try to make a difference, I think. He might fail, but at least he will have tried. And sometimes people do make a difference when they try, although restructuring a whole system isn't that easy, even when you're third (or second? We haven't seen God in present day this season) in command or first in command on a practical level (until you're reporting for saying "Nah" to the apocalypse anyway).
They're both wrong and both right, and it's sad, but I, like you, look forward to next season.
@@HuntingViolets Yes, I agree! Crowley wants to be with Aziraphale in anyway he can, but even he has his limits, and that's a pretty healthy thing. They both need time to think and decide what they want, but obviously I'm sure they'll have to team up to stop the second coming and they'll be able to have a happy resolution. It's just... Not going to be immediate like we wanted.
You raise a good point with Crowley confessing even after Aziraphale had told him of his plans, because I feared he wouldn't go through with it at first. It's got to be incredibly hard to put yourself out there for someone who has already rejected you twice (and hey, it's okay, Aziraphale wasn't ready, his thoughts/feelings matter too, but... Still) when you can see things are not going the way you'd envisioned. He was incredibly vulnerable and brave and I love that he took the chance to tell Aziraphale how he felt even if the ending was tragic. Aziraphale knowing how Crowley feels is going to change things for him immensely going forward.
Truthfully I have no clue how the whole second coming thing is going to be resolved, but it's very in character for Aziraphale to try to change what very much looks like a broken system because it isn't just. At this point I wouldn't be surprised by anything... If he too has his memory erased because he won't go along with heaven, or if he gets caught working with Crowley again and is punished some other way, maybe they try to erase him from the book of life again, this time by the suggestion of metatron, but... Good on him for trying? 😅
@@stephanied1024 Yes, I feel they were both brave. It's not easy to lay your heart and soul out and place it in someone's hangs. I'm sure the confession would have gone a little differently if Aziraphale hadn't gone first (or there had been no job offer). Amazing work from both actors.
That ending shook me so hard. Luckily I was spoiled so I could at least prepare myself a little. But still, this hurt so much.
Emotionally preparing myself yet again for this one...
I stayed up way too late to binge your reactions to the entire season because I had to see your insightful commentary on this brilliant piece of television. thank you, as always, for your balanced and real reaction. you're always one of the first reactors I come to and you did not disappoint. ❤
I’m sending my therapy bills to Prime and Neil Gaiman after this.
I had to pause for 10 minutes for a slight mental breakdown (the good kind lol) when Aziraphale asked him to dance the episode before. So you can imagine how I was during the finale. 😂
the end broke me
i like the fact our protagonists didnt get the happy ending, many expected. not everything can have a big happy bow tying things together. shows the rips and tears our relationships in life endure. things were tied together, but it was a bit messy, and not without consequence. a reflection to the real world. too many shows fail to depict this aspect of ourselves.
it was so refreshing to watch someone react exactly how i did! i feel like so many reactors watch so many things but dont actually let their actual feelings out on camera, so it was wonderful and a bit cathartic to see your heart break when you realize where this was going and how there was no time left to fix things. can't wait for season 3 and for us both to get the ending we hope for!
been watching you since your first doctor who reaction so this has been a long time coming! So happy to have watched this wonderful series with you. I really loved your analysis after this episode! Great points esp from aziraphales pov. I've seen a lot of fans rightfully very upset with him but not really taking into account quite how much he's having to process in a few moments so thank you for exploring that! This is why I've been following for so long because you connect to these stories on a deep level and I love to hear what you think. Thank you!
As someone who's been seeing what sort of Good Omens reaction videos are out there, I am in absolute awe of your analysis - both of the episode itself, and of the themes throughout the series. I will be checking out what else you've reacted to, for sure!
Girl! I loooooved your reaction and analysis!
I think this last scene depicts a very realistic take on the struggles of a romantic relationship, or at least a very deep one: when two persons love each other deeply and passionately, different point of views might be a source of a tragic miscommunication and deep hurt. And just like you said, it was so fast, they did not have a time to take a breath and think about it, maybe try to communicate again and sort it out. It really broke my heart because I feel for both of them.
In some way, the journey of this ship is a weird one. It started as a very subtle one in the book, which was more of a running joke of both of them look like a gay couple to others. Then the fans took initiative and developed it with fanfiction and fanart for years. Terry and Neil were aware of it, and even talked about a sequel, taking this ship into consideration (according to Neil’s Tumblr). In the show we then have Tennant and Sheen give it all to show it in their acting. ..
During that point in which Nina talked to Crowley about what they look like to others, it almost made me feel like the fandom talking to the character (or even its creator) and make him take it more seriously and reflect on it. The confirmation in this last scene was just surrealistic to me when I first saw it, than it made sense again.
I need season 3.
OMG I knew you'd cry, this episode is so emotional. thanks you reacting to this in your usual beautiful way
I've been waiting for your reaction to this episode, especially the end. I still haven't recovered.
Aziraphale answers the notion of Crowley😂 and him being separated... he said Crowley gets such joy in rescuing him
I loved your immediate reaction to the Final Fifteen. It felt genuine and heartfelt. What an episode! I don't think I'd have coped without S3 being greenlit.
Aziraphale stutters "I lo.." when Crowley kisses him. As if he almost says "I love you" but stops himself.
Given that this season has focused a few times of Aziraphale lying, would it be too much to consider that he is not as naive as the others have made him out to be? He has shown that he can be ‘enough of a bastard’ to have a plan up his sleeve. He may not have told the whole truth to Crowley about the offer and his genuine feelings only started to show as Crowley calls him an idiot and the shock from the kiss.
Nina asked Azi why he doesn’t stand up for himself and he says that he would but Crowley is happy when saving him. Once Azi finds out about the Second Coming he knows that he has to save Earth in order to protect Crowley so that’s why he gets into the lift without much resistance. The smile at the end may be Azi knowing the game is on and the thought of saving Crowley makes HIM happy even though they will be separated for a while.
I will not be surprised if during Season 3 ( fingers crossed) it will go along the lines of ‘ I thought you said nothing lasts forever’,
‘I’m an angel………….
………’I lied’
I was waiting for this. I really hope this show gets a Season 3.
Watching people react to the finale is my new favourite activity 😈
I love how rawly and openly you cried, SAMEEEEEEEEEE Also love your analysis
That kiss legit made me scream.
Derek Jacobi as the voice of god is brilliant, best casting yet
Really love your passionate and emotional reaction! 👍
Appreciate your reaction, and, specifically, your analysis.
Thank you for posting this - I’m three weeks out from watching the game end and I’m still wrecked. But I agree, we really got a deep and beautiful love story here, and hopefully it will continue.
3 HUGE love stories and a set up for series 3 ....... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
your reaction was SO real I was losing my mind the first time I watched it
i too was crying and so upset , but S3 will fix it, just keep the faith pretty lady
I watched season 2 before going to bed on Thursday. Biggest mistake of my life. I couldn’t sleep. I was shaking, crying, raging. I cannot believe they left me like that. I cannot. I got a hot flash rewatching that scene again through you. I’m still distraught. I may not be okay for a while.
I need the third season asap. If Aziraphael is leaving Crowley and me to make changes, he can’t just make changes. The system is broken. It needs dismantling. It needs to be built from the ground up. That’s a lot of work and it can’t be done alone. It needs a shit ton of people and effort.
Every time I see the ending again, I think "THIS TIME I'M NOT GOING TO CRY".
Always failed
Fr, if I manage to make it through Crowley’s confession (which is rare), I just get knocked out with a steel chair by Aziraphale’s desperate “I need you”.
Yuuup, I’m still fuckin’ devastated by this.
I’m expecting a recovery by, uh, well, maybe next year? Maybe.
As an Asperger's autist, those last scenes were just too much for me to handle- I didn't understand what was going on. It took me another watch and chats with other fans to get a hold on the entire situation. And since then, I'm kind of traumatised about it. And to be honest, I understand Aziraphale as much as I understand Crowley. And that's also what makes it complicated for me to chat with many other fans now, because it feels like 99% of the fandom supports Crowley and blame Aziraphale for everything that happened. It's actually a nice change that you don't take anyone's side automatically just because one of the characters is more "popular".
Yep. Welcome to the heartbreak.
*17:00** yup. its a fun emotiony one intit?* lota fun. let neil know that you liked it. _JC
I cried just as hard
I've been watching a lot of initial reactions the past few weeks and yours has been my absolute favorite. I feel like a lot of people were at Aziraphale's throat immediately after the finale (and many people still, to be honest) and you came out of the gate with such a thoughtful and compassionate analysis towards them both. I'm so curious to know how your ideas have developed and what else you've noticed since the first time you watched.
It was good to see someone else besides me get their soul ripped from them.
I love your video and and thoughts. Yes I was devastated after this episode! I took me a whole hour to collect myself. It didn’t help that I binge watch the whole season in one evening and the following day I had to work early 😂
It has been weeks since that day but I still feel very emotional about this series.
I loved it. I love this story. I can’t believe Aziraphale might be the cause to start the second coming and end to the world 😅
That was pretty badass School that made the doctor's tardis look like chump change
I swear, ineffable bureaucracy are the only ones that get to be happy
I have so much prejudice about this metatron because of the one from supernatural and because this actor played the master in dr who 😂
So sorry, we all wanted to warn you you'd be in tears by the end of the 6th episode, but we didn't want to spoil it for you, just know you weren't the only one with tears.
As to the end, I see 'Fell as the career professional that loves his job, even though it really isn't good for him, and being "Promoted" is just gonna make his life worse, but he's to naive or blind to see that, unlike Crowley, who see's how bad that job is for 'Fell.
There's also the suggestion going around the fandom that the Meteron might have hinted that Crowley would be written out of existence in the Book of Life had 'Fell not taken the job, as the others wanted to do.
I will be sad and patiently waiting for season 3
Are you alright dear? You really do seem distressed 😢 sending you a virtual hug, even if I'm a total stranger! (Trust Neil Gaiman, he said everything will be alright, and I believe him, even if his plans are, dare I say, ineffable)
SAME GIRL SAME 😭
I don't know how I would have coped if S3 hadn't been greenlit. My emotional wellbeing is too wrapped in whether Aziraphale & Crowley get their shit together.
Fantastic episode and series
Well said.
So much better than series 1 I thought.
youre such a mood
Wooooooo! This is gonna HURT
One of those ladies where's on Casanova and on Doctor who episode hear her James Crowley that's more like fear him
Which ladies? You mean Nina Sosanya, who plays Nina? She was on _Good Omens_ last season too (so was Maggie Service, who plays Maggie).
do you ever watch any Star Trek? Would love to watch your reactions.
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oh shit it's happening
There are loads of doctor who references in this season like bigger on the inside the fez the doctor who annual loads more