A petition has been signed by over 20,000 Christians demanding Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime’s Good Omens, a television series adapted from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 fantasy novel. The Christian group Return to Order, which previously protested against a “blasphemous” ice cream company, now calls for Netflix to cancel the show, which it believes constitutes “another step to make Satanism appear normal, light and”. The petition was launched by the Return to Order campaign, a religious group under the U.S. Foundation for a Christian Civilization, which argued that the show normalized Satanism by depicting “devils and Satanists as normal and even good” and mocking God’s wisdom.
The petition, promoted on Facebook, is now defunct. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property has launched an online petition through their website. The Christian group claims that the show is a manifesto for diabolism and an attack on Christian beliefs. In the petition, titled “Tell Netflix: Cancel Blasphemous ‘Good Omens’ Series”, the group calls the series “a step to make Satanism appear”. The petition, which was mistakenly sent to Netflix, has since been retracted, but the group will now continue its campaign against the show.
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Crowley is an incredibly complex character. This video discusses why he thinks it’s always too late, and how that relates to his …
I think that Crowley’s reference to himself as a former demon is a reflection of where he is at in his journey. Crowley does suffer from depression, self-doubt, and trauma, but I think his calling himself a former demon is a big step for him towards something else. By labeling himself as a former demon, he is effectively placing a very strong, healthy boundary between himself and heaven and hell. He is taking the first steps towards addressing his trauma and creating a new space to exist in. He will likely fall off the deep end without Aziraphale because he is so co-dependent on him, but I also don’t think it will last. Crowley has looked to Azriaphale to get the friendship and acceptance that he couldn’t get anywhere else, but he also never needed Aziraphale in order to define himself as a character. We see this in the Job episode, where he has already decided that he is on his own side, even before entrusting Aziraphale to help him save Job’s children. We see this again more directly when he says both heaven and hell are toxic. He’s not just on his own side anymore; he has actively identified the problem and wants to take steps to distance himself from it. Again, he makes this decision without Aziraphale (he just really wants Aziraphale to join him in this space). I don’t think he will wallow in self-pity indefinitely. That’s not who he is. He’s already pulled himself out of a pool of burning sulfur and redefined himself once. He will do it again. He may not always deal with it in the healthiest or most productive ways, but I do think we will eventually see a Crowley in season 3 who is more emotionally stable and more sure of who he is and what he wants to be.
Because, underneath it all, Crowley was an optimist. Crowley doesn’t like being associated with snakes. Hence the name change from Crawley. Crows fly. I wonder if he sees himself as an angel at heart? We know from Gaimen that Crowley chose those black wings. I wonder if he saw crows and decided he wanted to be like them? Crows are associated with a bad omen, death, and destruction. This is because historically crows were seen around carcasses and people immediately assumed they were the ones to bring bad luck to others, when in reality, it was due to their nature as scavengers, finding things that predators have killed or have already died and eating the remaining carcass. But in reality, crows have good memory, like shiny things, are well-tempered, and are vital to preventing the spread of diseases. I wonder if he associates himself with them like he does duck? He heard the rumors about the evil crows, went to see them for himself, learned about them by observing, and renamed himself after them due to how he thinks others see him, versus how he sees himself.
Such a nice catch of Crowley in all those shots associated with time. Lovely, oh my gosh, how they framed him against the clock in the bookshop during his confession, pitting him against time when last season his ability to manipulate it was his desperate last resort. And when he asks Aziraphale that awful question, “Hear anything?” the ticking of the clock is so loud—it’s replaced the nightingale.
Good article. Perhaps the key is from series 1, episode 5 – where Crowley survives the flames on the M25 (and Hastur does not) – because, as God so succinctly puts it: Crowley has an imagination. It is this imagination that drives Crowley’s curiosity, desire to question, is infecting (slowly but surely) Aziraphale, and perhaps also having had an impact on Gabriel and Beelzebub. Ultimately, as you suggest, I think this is all about Neil Gaiman (& the late Terry Pratchett’s) take on free will – what it means – the consequences, which have both highs and lows. I suspect – for instance, no demon was actually prevented from entering Aziraphale’s Bookshop unless invited – stopped by some mystic vampiric power (as was implied), but because they had been told they needed permission, and lacked the imagination that they could “just go in” if they wanted too. Bureaucrats to the end!
Crowley definitely dont relate himself to Hell. We can see it from S1. In very 1st episode when Hastur greets “hail the satan” Crowley just says hi. When the book shop is burning he is in doubt where he should curse in the name of hell. Through interaction since s1 we have seen that he has began to despise Hell and prefer to stay away from it. Crowley sees Hell as toxic workplace from where he can never retire. Its like a work place where You are stuck in that, eventually you see yourself as seperate entity all together. Yes, he has to report, but he is never shown excited about unlike Aziraphale. He tries his best to stay away from Hell. With years surrounded by humanity I think he has began to see himself as more human than demon. He relates to human, like you said where he sees them facing consequences of their actions. He sees them bounce back from every terrible discussion made. He sees that questions asked have answers than end point. He has seen humans asking questions and finding solutions without worrying of consequences. That is why he likes humanity unlike Aziraphale. Aziraphale sees humanity more in boyish or materialistic way . I meant that its more like distraction to his routine work as an angel. No doubt he has grown to love it and care for it. But there is some detachment, where he doesn’t see it as home. He still thinks Heaven as his home and angels as his close one. But for Crowley, humanity is his place where he survived without judgements ( by God) . He got the sense, that of self within humanity.
This is the point for Crowley. In the book, the phrase “too late” refers to Crowley’s clock, which tells the time in all the capitals of the world and also in one other place, where it is always too late. He has the ability to stop time, even if only for a few moments. His imagination and foresight allow him to guess what will happen but for him it is always too late, it is always Hell time. He can’t really do anything to stop time running. And that’s why Az’s quote “nothing lasts forever” is so devastating to him.
I know you talked about him being an engineer but I haven’t seen anyone directly talk about the “tool” Crowley uses. In season one when he’s restarting time he spins the tool to get it going. Originally everyone just says ‘ow it’s a piece of his car’ but in the before the beginning scene he used it to prime the engine for the start of the universe. Humans weren’t even finished yet let alone had time to invent cars. I wonder why he always has it in big moments of immense control of creation
This is the first analysis I’ve seen really that takes Aziraphale’s “but rescuing me makes (Crowley) so happy” as just the plain truth, and you explained it so well. I never was really fully on board with the fandom’s cynicism in thinking Aziraphale was just being self centered here, cause it’s never just rescuing. It was usually the catalyst for nice moments between them, before they could just be in each other’s company openly whenever they wanted. They go grab food after, talk, hang out, Crowley treats him with this extra warmth which shows he’s happy, it’s not an assumption. Crowley didn’t end up needing to rescue Aziraphale, but low and behold, what was he planning to do after? Yup, take him out for breakfast.
Excellent as always! I really enjoy your analysis and the concise way you bring your thoughts together. I think Crowley’s feeling of being out of control is part of the reason why the last scene between him and Aziraphale went so badly for them. Because Crowley tends to feel powerless when things get out of hands while Aziraphale tends to be overly optimistic and assumes he can get the situation under control even if it might be impossible. Crowley often questions but rarely acts and Aziraphale rarely questions but often acts. Even in the first scene of season ne this becomes apparent. Crowley questions whether or not it is fair to punish Adam and Eve for the apple but he did what he was told to do anyway and accomplished his temptation. Meanwhile Aziraphale doesn’t question whether it’s right or wrong to punish them but still acts without permission by giving them the sword. Same in the resurrectionst episode. Crowley asks the hard questions but Aziraphale is the one who actively tampers in the lives of the humans. (When Crowley does the same at the end of the flashback, he instantly gets punished for it, though.) The Job episode has them momentarily switch these roles, I think. But the finale is back to the same spiel: Crowley questions and rejects both Heaven’s and Hell’s motives and just assumes there’s nothing to be done about it other than staying out of it and doing their own thing/running away. Meanwhile Aziraphale acts first and thinks later because he just assumes that he can influence the situation and determine the outcome.
Aziraphale was questioning the actions of the angels before Job. He went to stop Crowley because he believed heaven wouldn’t kill Job’s kids. What Crowley did was show Aziraphale that he could do something about it. Crowley runs away, Aziraphale tries to change. In one of your previous articles you said Aziraphale didn’t want to leave Earth. I think Aziraphale is more ambitious, so “running away” won’t cut it. I think Aziraphale wants to get heaven and hell off both their backs for good. Crowley believes that “it’s always too late” I think Aziraphale plans to prove him wrong. Sorry if this doesn’t make sense! Loving your articles!
Would love to hear thoughts on the Bentley……it’s obviously sentient. It purrs LOL. The idea that Aziraphale perhaps sent the Nightengale song to the Bentley for Crowley as a sign that “we’ll be okay.” I think you are right about the Aziraphale time bomb. Metatron will never let him have any kind of actual power. His goal was to split them up and fill the Supreme Archangel position with somebody he thinks can be manipulated. But our crafty angel is a lot more savvy than I think we, and Heaven, gives him credit for. And the Bentley loves them both.
“He was created with a mind that questions everything.” In my mind God created Crowley for the sole purpose of questioning her and she needed an angel to be used as an example. Crowley really was created to be the scapegoat. If he was created to question everything then he really never had a chance to be a true angel. I’m not convinced that God really sees Crowley as a bad celestial being or a demon. I believe if we get a final season we’ll see just what God had in store for Crowley all along and the Metatron is doing something he shouldn’t be doing in separating Aziraphale and Crowley. I’m probably wrong about what’s going to happen in season 3 but I don’t think I’m wrong about Crowley. Once again you’ve put out a very thoughtful and thorough analysis of Crowley and his behavior and I couldn’t agree more. Thank you for continuing these discussions for us Good Omens stans out here. It was just wonderful!
Fantastic and devastating (in a good way). I view Crowley not just through the lens of an engineer, but as an artist in general, since I am one and that’s my bias. Angel-Crowley creating the nebula and getting such joy out of it only for Aziraphale to go ‘but why?’ and then to inform him it’s a lot of effort for nothing and no one will be able to see it is just. Hhhhhhh. I feel that in my gut. And then, throughout human history, he goes from ‘performing’ the goat massacre with the huge fireball/mini-star, to not even bothering to do his job half the time because Aziraphale is counteracting his efforts, to losing all creativity and just taking credit for the things humans do. He still exercises his creative muscles sometimes, like with the motorway and the phone network, but Hell’s reaction is a very ‘why would you waste company resources on this?’ which is just. Hhhhhhh. Anyway here are some thoughts I can’t elegantly form into one cohesive paragraph, enjoy: I think it’s poignant that he frequently uses alcohol and sleep as a means to turn his brain off, alcohol when he’s stressed, sleep when he’s not stimulated. At the end of the series, I’d love to see him growing an actual garden by hand (as opposed to by threat). With some goats and ducks. Crowley’s interests really lend themselves to a hobby farm and I think that’s adorable. Cottagecore demon. I just love that Crowley casts himself as the lowest of the low, a fallen angel, a demon apart from Hell walking his own path- and still emotionally clings to Aziraphale as the only other being in existence who is like him, but, still ultimately protects him from the one thing that separates them- losing God’s love. On the subject of Crowley and control, I’ve recently been thinking about how often Hell takes away Crowley’s agency or invades his space. The orders to deliver the Anti-Christ are basically injected into him, they abruptly suck him back down to Hell through a hole in the ground, the arrival of the Devil makes him physically collapse, the other demons appear in his home via the tv or physically breaking in, they take over the radio or pop up in his car at random, Beezlebub pops up in his car and then whisks him back down to Hell, etc etc. And contrast all that with how Aziraphale treats him with actual respect. They communicate primarily over the phone, Crowley has to actually answer his phone, he has to agree to have a conversation. The only time Aziraphale pops into the Bentley is to give him the holy water. Aziraphale treats him with politeness despite their natural state as enemies (‘Get thee behind me, foul fiend. After you~<3<3<3') The bookshop is divinely protected against demons, but Crowley has permission to enter, it's literally a safe space away from Hell's clutches. That's one of the reasons why I REALLY like the idea that Aziraphale's angelic ward applies to the Bentley now that the bookshop is most likely inaccessible to him, Hell won't be able to touch him. article idea? ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ I always look forward to your articles come Mondays and Thursdays, they always add more fuel to the fire that is my obsession with these two and this series in general. Looking forward to the next.
I have been hoping someone (you, especially) would address Crowley’s trauma. His hurt is so palpable in that scene where he is addressing God. Crowley walks through time and space with a God-shaped wound, one salved only by Aziraphale’s faith and trust in him. This is such a rich topic and you tackled it so beautifully. Thanks for your analysis! I have come to look so forward to them.
I also think that people give Crowley’s “Let’s run away together” “we should get out of here” lines far too much weight. Crowley is the one who wanted to save the world in the first place remember, I think wanting to run away is just a panic response. I don’t think he’d ever actually run away. He is also the one who suggested at the end of season one that the next big battle would be humanity vs heaven and hell, and very much put himself and Aziraphale on the side of Humanity in that theoretical conflict. He only ever starts talking about wanting to run when he’s backed in a corner and Aziraphale is being threatened/ relapsing back to Heaven’s way of thinking rather than working with him to solve whatever problem is in front of them. He only wanted to run in season 1 because Aziraphale lied to him about Adam and so everything seemed hopeless and he couldn’t think of anything else to do to save the world, and he didn’t want to fight in the war against heaven, the war against Aziraphale. In season 2, he only starts talking about going away together when Aziraphale starts talking about going back to Heaven, and he feels threatened. He doesn’t actually want to leave earth, he loves earth, he wants to fight heaven and hell with Aziraphale and save humanity, but just then he realized that he and Aziraphale are very much not on the same page, so the only thing he could think of was removing themselves from the situation. Notice how at the end of season 2 he’s still on earth, because the reason he wanted to leave doesn’t exist anymore.
I think that Aziraphale will call himself a “former angel” when he fully, finally chooses their side (if Crowley is still calling himself a former demon ofcourse). I also never thought of Crowleys questioning (maybe) being the key to save heaven but if it did turn out to be, it would be amazing! It would also show that Crowleys tedious teaching to Aziraphale hasn’t gone to waste. I myself has always questioned and gotten in trouble for questioning since I was a kid so me relating to Crowley makes sense finally 😅. Amazing article as always!
I think Crowley’s “Fall” is going to be significant for S3. That he didn’t chose Hell, he was thrown out by the Metatron for rejecting the bureaucracy and unquestioned obedience. I think Aziraphale as the new supreme (as Raphael?) will learn this and eventually join him. We’ll probably get the idea this was part of the Ineffable Plan, a set up of the 3rd Side that leads to either the Them vs Us scenario or it being completely unnecessary
I’m thinking of Crowley’s character arc as being sort of opposite of Walter White in Breaking Bad. Crowley is literally damned early in life, surrounded by malice and wickedness in Hell, expected to be evil. And he manages to hang onto love for the universe, for humans and the Earth, for Aziraphale, despite everything. While Walter White, with his loving family, education, decent neighborhood, loses his soul and descends to Hell (figuratively) through his own doing. The inner strength Crowley has is phenomenal.
I think season 3 will show us why Crowley fell in horribly, heart wrenching detail. On top of that, I think the Metatron has God locked in a closet somewhere with some crayons and a colouring book and has since around the last time Aziraphale has spoken to her. God has no idea whats going on, and Metatron may not be the angel (has he even ever called himself that?) that we’ve been told he is. I think Crowley’s falling has something to do with ‘the ineffable plan’, and that he had to fall to be the ‘bad’ part of the yin and yang that is Azira and Crowley and earth, Gods favourite little fan fiction, LOL. What do you think God is doing, Sendarya? I’d love to hear about it!
The most painful thing with regards to Crowley in my opinion is his role in the ineffable plan; He’s a well oiled cog in a machine. Constantly asking questions, constantly refining his knowledge and moral scale. He’s doing exactly what he was created to do. Think of him like an abused puppy. He’s doing everything he was told to do, and yet he’s been/being condemned for it. And he has no idea why. He’s inquisitive, he’s intelligent and I honestly think both him and Aziraphale are becoming more than just angels and demons the longer they stay on Earth and learn from Humanity. There’s a reason for his nature as a questioner. And I have a feeling season 3 will reveal it.
Thank you for yet another great article! While your analysis mostly aligns with what I already thought about Crowleys journey, you always pick up on some interesting details – like Aziraphale still clearly identifying as an angel, even though the archangel Michael explicitly refers to him as a “former angel” at the beginning of season 2. It also seems that Aziraphale (as opposed to Crowley) misses his official angelic status at least a little bit, like when he almost regretfully explains in the coffee shop that it’s nice to talk about the good things he does now that he’s not reporting to Heaven. Which ties into one of the main conflicts between him and Crowley – Aziraphale still believes Heaven is (or can be) good, and is ultimately where he belongs.
Poor Crowley. There have been so many times over the course of the series that I just wanted to give him a big hug. Regardless of what happened, I don’t think there’s any way he could have done anything that was so bad that he deserved to be cast aside and forced to serve under killers and tormenters. His heart is way too soft for that. I’m really interested to find out whether we’ll actually learn about his fall in season 3. I’ve seen some fans say they don’t think it matters, but personally I think season 2 had a number of hints suggesting that it may be explored to at least some extent in the future. Neil Gaiman doesn’t seem to do much of anything without a purpose or wider significance in mind.
I really enjoy your thoughtful analyses – they are always a pleasure to watch and leave me thinking afterwards. One of the interesting aspects (to me) with regards to Crowley’s fall is that I don’t think it completely stripped him of his angelic core – he was thus never completely a demon. He does good, has a conscience, loves and has compassion for humanity, none of which are the hallmarks of a demonic heart. As has been pointed out by Crowley himself on several occasions, humans manage to do things more demonic to each other and to the planet than hell could dream up themselves, so why does he even need to be there? “Pointless” is more than just his depression talking. He’s justifiably angry at heaven for its cruelty, and seems to think there’s very little difference between the “sides”. Only Aziraphale gives him any reason to hope differently, and now his companion’s idealism makes him think that what he and Aziraphale thought they understood about each other was just smoke and mirrors. He didn’t choose to be a demon nor had his heart in being one after his fall, and certainly doesn’t want to go back to being an angel. He thought Aziraphale understood and accepted him as he is. But now he’s gone off to ‘fix’ things and rejected his love, just as God had done before him. And God hasn’t just abandoned him, she’s abandoned her entire creation, leaving heaven to be run by self-righteous pricks like Gabriel and the Metatron, roiling in politics every bit as petty and vile as hell’s, and ceased communicating with the creation she claimed to love.
Another amazingly insightful analysis! Crowley as an ever inquisitive engineer and physicist, with a connection to time, is maybe my favourite image. I love how your article incorporates not just Crowley’s trauma, his sense of … helplessness? powerlessness? and how that affects so much of what he does, but also how he and Aziraphale help each other grow. Another aspect of their interactions that I’ve been thinking about is the flip-side of their millennia-long friendship, of being not alone because they have each other: a codependency that makes Crowley (because of his particular trauma) allow Aziraphale to keep violating Crowley’s boundaries. The whole quarrel over what to do with Gabriel is a case in point. It seems funny at first, but the way Aziraphale springs Jimbriel on him without warning, then dismisses Crowley’s panic reaction, and his fears for their safety, and then has Crowley do that apology dance… I love Aziraphale, but that is so messed up!
Thank you, I really enjoy your articles. From the book: “…underneath it all, Crowley was an optimist.” In the show his trauma and resulting angst issues are much more apparent than in the book and I really love that they did that, but I do believe he is an optimist. He will come around in the end and that has a lot to do with him being a scientist at heart. Looking forward to see more from you. ♥
When Crowley walks out on Aziraphale and the Metatron comes into the bookshop, Aziraphale tells him Crowley didn’t take it well. Metatron says, “Aw, well. Always did want to go his own way. Always asking damn fool questions, too.” Then outside when he tells Aziraphale that they want him to work on the Second Coming, he looks shocked and looks back at Crowley and almost leaves, but then gets into the elevator back to heaven, frowning. Then just before the scene fades, Crowley’s still frowning but Aziraphale smiles. He is either accepting his new job or he might have a plan of his own.
9:41 – 10:23 made me cry so hard omfg I’m an atheist and even though I was raised with Christianity my whole life I relate very much to Crowley because I never really believed in God so that isn’t exactly what hit me personally here. My mother is the most aggressive person in my life about her faith and as a lesbian I feel very cast out from her life because she’s never been the kind of person who was going to actually care about me outside of what she wanted me to be which is probably why I love a lot of demon characters. Every time I like a character like this I think surely it’s just based on a surface level liking badass cool people and then literally every time I get invested enough and watch article essays breaking down their character I realize it’s actually because I relate to the pain they have at their core. If you have one on Aziraphale I’m probably going to watch it soon and get called out even more because holy shit you’re so good at this the entire part I timestamped literally is like a mini therapy session 😭
Crowley is my favorite character because in any given story my favorite is always the sarcastic outsider. He doesn’t fit in with heaven or hell because what those institutions have in common is that they do not tolerate questions. (Any organization that punishes people for asking questions is not good, no matter what they claim.) But Crowley, I think, has the best moral compass of anyone in the story (well, Adam Young comes close). He sees past the simplistic posturing of both heaven and hell and is guided by empathy rather than the rules. He saves Job’s children, he drinks the laudanum, he walks on the consecrated ground without hesitation, while Aziraphale dithers and agonizes over what his side will think. It had to be a kick in the gut for him when Aziraphale pleaded with him to come back to Heaven at the end of season 2. That had to hurt especially coming right after Crowley laid all his cards on the table with that kiss. I really really hope Aziraphale wakes up in season 3, and I look forward to Crowley playing a major part in that (I hope he will, anyway). Please make it so, Mr. Gaiman.
LOVE what you said at the end about Crowley’s questions being the key to everything! Couple of thoughts: 1. The book is very explicit that the houseplant thing was connected to his hatred of hell. The scene also happens right after he is threatened by hell. I don’t see the connection to heaven there (I think it’s much more likely that’s playing out with the goats rather than the plants). 2. Personally I never got the impression from the “unforgivable, that’s what I am” line that that was Crowley’s coded way of saying “I don’t want to be forgiven”. Crowley was being very direct in that scene; it’s one of the very few moments in the show where he speaks his mind unreservedly (“great pustulent mangled bollocks” &c &c). He thinks it’s the last time he’s ever going to get to speak with Azi and he’s telling him exactly what he thinks.
Star gardener is my new favorite headcanon. Great article! I was always fascinated by how Crowley projects to his plants. It’s really tragic. But at least he’s honest with them when he says “This is gonna hurt you so much more than it hurts me”, because that is always true, only some people are too entitled and self-righteous that they say the opposite which is always a lie.
I always feel as if your articles are so carefully tailored, so thoughtfully put together, that I find myself looking back in time and wondering if I did even half as good a job in papers I handed in to professors in college or law school? Bc you just sound much more concise, clear & thoroughly precise (IMO). I don’t even understand how I can spend as much time as I do pondering Crowley’s intentions, actions, and not come up,with even half as much as you did in this article. Apparently this is how I will ultimately understand the articles I constantly rewatch almost daily. TYSM!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Well. This article made me subscribe faster than a blink. “He doesn’t even want to be forgiven…Forgiveness implies that he did something wrong that needs forgiving.” BRUH. This literally is such a good point I hadn’t even come close to thinking of. Crowley is always talking about how he never really did anything wrong, in regards to the few times he references his Fall. It’s always “I just asked questions,” “I didn’t really fall I just sauntered, vaguely downward,” etc. He’s extremely bitter (understandably so) of the fact that he Fell, because in his heart, he truly feels like he didn’t do anything worthy of such a harsh punishment. If God created him to be naturally inquisitive and to ask questions and to have free Will, why would he be punished for it? Your analysis is crazy good. It touched on things I hadn’t even begun to think about.
Rewards repeat viewing: this morning I heard an Alan Watts lecture on Jung’s contribution to our more contemporary view on good and evil. My Good Omens bells were ringing. Basic premise: it’s the illusion that Good & Evil are mutually exclusive, and that if we’re one, we’re not the other, that have created the r we order in human nature. By believing “I am good and you are evil” this righteous blindness is created, that allows the evil inside to run free, since it “doesn’t exist.” Just like Az in S2E3. I’ll find the link for you.
This is such an insightful analysis – the way you so carefully look beneath surface of the scenes in GO and GO2 is just amazing. You’ve drawn out things that make Crowley such a compelling character, how, under the surface sparkiness and wit, there is a vastly intelligent and creative being who is often deeply depressed. And you identify that core of tenderness and vulnerability in him which makes me at least love him. Do you think we’ll ever get to know what really happened at his Fall? For all his gifts and beauty, he was told he wasn’t good enough and cast out. I’m guessing the trauma of Aziraphale in effect telling him the same thing at the end could feel like a repeat of the Fall to him, and I wonder where that will lead him. Thanks so much for these articles, they are the best!
Wonderful analysis! I especially loved the part about Aziraphale pulling Crowley back time and time again just by being there or by needing rescuing. Sweet and adorable. Now that you’ve mentioned it, it seems so obvious that I should have noticed it already, but this show is so complex I keep finding things I hadn’t discovered yet!
You read my mind with every of your articles. But what I appreciate most is the fact that you don’t take sides for either of the characters. I tire of reading or perusal one-sided articles/videos that completely ignore both Crowley and Aziraphale’s complexity. So, I hope you will make an analysis article for Aziraphale, too. And an analysis of the “side characters” like Metatron or Muriel could be interesting, for they might become important for season 3. Whatever you decide to do next, I’m looking forward to it and subscribed to your website, so I won’t miss the updates.
I absolutely love your website Sendarya. I love your analyses and how you interpret the characters and storyline. And I enjoy your narration and the emotion in your voice when you speak. Your articles are thoughtful and coherent and just so well done. I honestly could listen to you speak about Good Omens for hours, and I’m not even kidding. I find myself looking forward to your articles. Thank you for another great article!
I was asking the same questions! Throughout the entire article I was nodding and audibly agreeing The thing about good omens is the characteristic of “Shades of grey” Heaven and hell aren’t the good and bad of the universe I don’t think there’s any possible way to be truly good or truly bad If anything there’s only Morality This morality is shown through Crowley and Aziraphale They complete poor actions for the greater good Eden: Aziraphale CHOSE to help them and even lie to god about it Meanwhile in the book of Job: Crowley makes the MORAL choice not to kill the goats or children There’s so much more I could say but it’d be such a rambleeee
Thank you – You have pointed out much about Crowleys’ surroundings such as goats and clocks. Crowley probably is a sacrificial scapegoat used by Heaven as an example to all who dare question as he did. The symbolism of time supports his innate belief that it is too late for him to ever return to a vaunted position. All of this goes over Azi’s head I’m afraid. I have not understood Crowley as feeling unlovealbe because he is unredeemable, now I do. Feeling that for him it is “too late” – a fatalistic malaise that Azi surely does not share – is either mistaken self pity, or the god’s honest truth! Frankly, I have also thought that Crowley is the clear-sighted one. His fall has released him from any illusions that Azi stubbornly clings to such as the notion God has a plan that will justify all inequities that have gone on through the epochs. The seeds of doubt for Azi are there, however Azi once again chooses to believe in Heaven at least for now. Azi’s cognative dissonance is less a product of stability than sheer niatvitee that could cost them both dearly. I am afraid for all of them in Season 3.
Just to add a minor point: I believe Crowley and Aziraphale have indeed the same nature (meaning inherently good), and the angel does point this out to his friend now and again, that we was also an angel once. The fall didn’t have to do with his nature as much as with circumstances (being around “Lucifer and the guys”, asking questions, being at the wrong place at the wrong time…). Circumstances do not necessarily affect nature, so he probably never thought he was doing something wrong (wrong to whom, after all?) and when he came to realise it, it was too late because God had cast him out of heaven. The scene with Elspeth is brilliant because she’s doing something wrong, but she isn’t evil, she doesn’t mean harm, quite the contrary, and a new element is added: necessity. Aziraphale is quick to judge Elspeth and Crowley teaches him to look at matter from different perspectives. Something God doesn’t seem to do in the series. Btw, I love your analyses! Thank you so much for them!
I LOVE YOUR ANALYSIS AND YOUR THEORY OF AZIRAPHALE BRINGING THE NEED TO QUESTION INTO HEAVEN AND IT GIVES ME HOPE FOR THE NEXT SEASON. I’ve always asked how he plans to “change” Heaven once he’s there, and after perusal this i think the answer is simple. By being himself. By being the goodness and caring sympathetic nature he always is and influencing other angels how to ask questions and think for themselves instead of simply following the rules. Because the truth is even the ANGELS are second guessing what God’s true intentions are and is basing it on the “great plan.” But who’s to say for certainty THIS is what God really wanted yknow. Maybe by asking questions, they can really come back on what GOODNESS actually is or create a better less rigid way of thinking of how to follow God’s will. Then someday, Aziraphale himself would find that he accomplished his job and become a retired angel as well, reuniting with Crowley and explaining how he changed Heaven while having dinner and nightingales in the background 😭💕
Thank you a lot, Sendarya, for your thoughtful analysis! It is not really related to “It’s always too late”, but I want to cater to the topic “former demon” at the end of the article. My point of view is Azi: There is a scene with him, Crowley and Adam. Azi the angel with white wings, Crowley the demon with black wings and Adam…just Adam, the human, without wings. Crowley transported them to a place out of time (?), it looks like some hidden place no outsider (even angels) can overwatch. That is my interpretation when I look at Azi here. He seems to be renewed, makes a gesture that looks like he can finally breathe again. He looks even mighty, charismatic. He tells Adam he was not angelic, but something BETTER, a human. He is not the least bit doubtful here, I think that are his real thoughts. Without any angels perusal/something endangering him and Crowley for beeing not like the others. So I think deep down he knows already that Crowley is right with questioning and maybe he not just likes humans, but wants to have their rights to choose (I am refering to the bodystealing and this discussion with Crowley) or their way to change things. I guess he thinks they have more possible courses of action. Anyway, I think there is a longing. (Out of the topic:) Then he looks at Crowley. I like that look very much. Well, his shy and cute loving gazes I also like, but this look… It is not just to hand over the relay. To me it looks as if in that moment he does not care about “angels-demons-humans-hodgepodge”.
Oh good lord, this is so so good. This is exactly how I’ve been interpreting everything, and explains why I’m so drawn to this story, beyond just the enjoyment of it. It MEANS stuff, this particularly important stuff about reality, about being human. It has taken me years to reconcile determinism (no free will) and agency. I’m just about there, and I’m hopeful that this story will ultimately turn out to be a good representation of how i see the world. So far so good!
You are a 🤩. I 🩷 this article because it clarifies so much: his abject terror of Gabriel when he first sees him in the bookshop; his desire to be in the heavens he created rather than return to the sterile Heaven; his decline, which seems to begin after the Flood, when he turns into a morose being drinking alone; his punishment and terrorizing of the plants which made me uncomfortable. I ❤ the characterization of him as an engineer — probably Chief Engineer since he had plans and schematics and the big book — because how did he get to be the one to utter the magic words “Let there be light” without working very closely with upstairs? I also didn’t hear Crowley refer to himself as a former demon. Truth is he fell out with Hell eons ago and had been going through the motions since. They didn’t know what to make of the quirky demon. Thanks for giving me thoughts about this great show.
OMG, this is brilliant! I really believe that you hit on something here. I watched this article several times on Thursday because it really had an impact on me. It’s like you looked into my secret soul. This is going to be a bit a long comment, but I hope that you read it all. From my first exposure to GO, I loved Crowley for a couple of reasons. First, David Tennant. Second, the complex character of Crowley is so engaging, complex, and layered. Through your article, I found a third reason. I have spent a lot of time in my life in therapy and dealing with my lack of a childhood. In that process, I learned the impact of having a parent who doesn’t, can’t, or won’t love you. Regardless of the situation, the outcome is the same, having a “parent” who doesn’t love you as a child. You spend the rest of your life believing that you are unlovable and unworthy of being loved. It never leaves you and impacts every single relationship for the rest of your life. You did a lovely job of describing those feelings of abandonment and unworthiness. Regardless of who Crowley was before the fall, he and all the angles really were children. Yes, their bodies were the equivalent of grown adults, but they were still young and inexperienced. They were also in some ways being set up for failure, as God is never really telling them what she expects of the angels. They don’t really know what the expectations of them are and it’s impossible to meet expectations when they are unknown. There is also, the additional challenge that since God’s plan is ineffable, those expectations may be in motion.
To be honest I feel like it’s going to be very hard for Aziraphale, the thing is, they became who they are “because” they spent so much time on hearth, which is not the case for the other angels. And those same angels feel so superior to the humans that they wouldn’t want to even try discovering this planet and what it has to offer. Which is hilarious because looking down on humans and all, is like looking down on God’s creation. So they’re basically doing something even worse than questioning gods choices. And to be honest, I do want to believe that Crowley fell because God has other plans for them. Pretty sure they’re actually proud of Azi and Crowley…
Just thinking out loud…. Most families keep a skeleton in the closet… when a member of the family feels, even unconsciously that some dots don´t connect and rises questions trying to find a deeper understanding as well as a more genuine open communication….well, they are usually made the escape-goat for the family, label mentally sick, rejected and somehow expelled from the family……… The “keep quite and don´t ask questions” does not only apply to a dysfunctional family, also to a dysfunctional society…Exhibit A: our present society
Such a wonderful character analysis, thank you for making this. Though faith is not a topic/idea/word that’s personal to me really at all, faith vs. doubt often comes to mind for me with Crowley, the fall, and Aziraphale’s struggles as well. It seems like Crowley believes that blind faith is poison, but doubt is taboo both in Heaven and Hell.
I’m brand new to the fandom – first watched the show just 2 weeks ago – and I’m totally in love and engrossed! It’s like walking down a hallway, opening doors, and most of them being empty or boring, regular rooms, and then I just randomly opened this door to Good Omens, and it’s just ALIVE and full and happy in-love, nerdy wonderful my-kind-of-people people! ^__^ I’ve got the book in the mail on it’s way, and can’t wait! Thank you for your articles – I’ve watched a few and I really appreciate your intricate looks and analyses of the characters and show!
I love your prediction. I’ve been thinking hard about what the solution will be in S3. I feel like they can’t do a whole series with the character of Jesus, well they can but it would be tricky..so your idea makes a lot of sense, to pre empt the second coming by infecting Heaven. But Crowley will need to be involved from the start I think, so I’m curious as to how that will work. I also love that you’ve brought out how Aziraphale brings Crowley back every time. Why did Crowley think he would come with him when he’s refused twice before, and it was him sticking with it that meant they were able to save the world. He knows Aziraphale won’t give up.
Even if Crowley was one of the key players in the rebellion, his reasons would have been good. He wanted to preserve the universe they all made together and he wanted God to listen to them. He didn’t want to take God’s place like Lucifer and didn’t harbor the level of hatred or desire for destruction the other demons presumably had. Crowley thought he was fighting for a just cause and would have been shocked when the others’ true colors were revealed (probably right when he got cast down).
I 10000000000% agree with everything you said in the analysis, although you gave a lot more thought to things I couldn’t Your whole premise, for instance. The ‘its always too late’ he says to Jim is incredibly charged, but I couldn’t really find a good answer about it, so thank you, cause it really does make sense to me Also, the unforgivable part. PURE PAIN hahaha The anger which with he says it very visible, and it really seeps through how much it hurts him at the end. And yeah, I can see him not wanting forgiveness cause he doesn’t see himself in the wrong, and if we go with that, the two times Aziraphale has told him ‘I forgive you’ hurt a thousand time more. He is such a complex and interesting character. I really would want to know everything about him about your random thought He never really wanted to be a demon, and from the first moment it felt very much like he viewed it as a job and nothing else. For me it felt just natural to hear him say that, and no, I don’t think Aziraphale will get there, cause he defines himself as an angel. I guess the fact that they ‘are born’ as angels and ‘become’ demons might have to do with it. idk if the others in the story are also fallen angels (or if Christianity has demons being spontaneously born), but at least Crowley was not born as a demon, while Aziraphale (and himself) were born as angels.
This was a beautiful article that gave me a lot of “oh WOW I HADN’T THOUGHT OF THAT-” moments. But I wanted to add my own little interpretation, playing with some juxtaposition. SEASON 1 AND 2 SPOILER WARNING!!! One of Crowley’s worst fears is something happening to Aziraphale, as you said. And I agree with you that, at least for now, Aziraphale seems free from harms way…that is, because he’s still going along with Heaven. We’ll see what happens when (I really hope “when”, not “if”) he stops. However, another of Crowleys biggest fears was Aziraphale choosing Heaven over him. So I think that all these lines and emphasis on it being too late is a long term fear Crowley has had of when Aziraphale was going to leave him. Hes convinced it will happen at some point, due to the insecurities you mentioned, and so he considers it only a matter of time. After the events of the end of season 1 specifically, I think he grew more comfortable. He thought he had managed to truly convince Aziraphale that they are on their own side. Yet, paradoxically, it was too early. Crowley did something that caused Aziraphale to, in the end of season 2, choose Heaven instead. And no, its not the kiss. Or anything that happened in Season 2. In fact, I dont even think its anything specific that happened in Season 1. “You go too fast for me, Crowley”. This is it. Crowley pushed Aziraphale from the first moment he met him, both in Heaven and in the Garden of Eden, to start questioning things around him, as you said.
Now you’ve highlighted something interesting here just with the thumbnail! Re; It’s too late. And it’s how Series!Crowley deviates on this from his original book counterpart. And thats Re: the 8th conclusion. Since while both Book!Crowley and Series!Crowley express numbers 1 to 7 on the list, re; it’s too late everything is no 6, ‘black, gloomy and awful’ and might as well, no 7 ‘get completely and utterly pissed’ Series!Crowley actually stalls at 7 and downs the Talisker. Thus needs Aziraphale to inform him about the book, get him to get himself together emotionally and jump in the car for Tadfield. While Book!Crowley being stuck in traffic and left on his own bothers to read the book himself, remains sober and moves past 7 to no 8 on the list. Where to quote. ‘And this is where it all fell apart.’ But unlike it all falling apart due to being drunk for Series!Crowley, we’re told that this is actually because ‘underneath it all Crowley was an optimist’ with a ‘rock-hard utter certainty’ that even if the worst does come to the worst, ‘the universe would look after him.’ But having that sort of faith or indeed optimism in the universe does seem to be a bit lacking in Series!Crowley. Exemplifed again by his terming his life to Aziraphale as being a /fragile/ existance he has carved out for himself.
As usual wonderfull article ! For me Crowley is a characters who knows, he knows why he fell, he knows all the bad things in Heaven and Hell, how the system is corrupt, and that’s a part for why he doesn’t want be an angel anymore. And he’s an optimist ! Do you think that Aziraphale would do his declaration or at leat accepts Crowley’s confess if Metatron hadn’t appeared ? We can think of it when we see his lovely gaze during Gabriel and Belzebub scene, like “that’s what I want with him”. If it’s right, it means it’s too late again, Crowley missed the occasion just because he confess after Metatron’s offer. Oh the part about Crowley giving to Aziraphales key for asking questions is wonderfull ! It echoes to the sentence “evil has within itself the seeds of its own destruction” but for good (it was in one of your article no ?) I’d love see him understand and make a mess to Heaven haha !
Something I noticed in the season two finale, when Aziraphale tries to convince Crowley to go to heaven, telling him to return to his former abusers, I feel, in my opinion, that somehow he was unintentionally/unconsciously “denying” Crowley’s nature, suggesting in abandoning all that he is just to return to heaven with him. Sorry about my bad english, I hope this makes sense 😞
It crossed my mind that Crowley resents being cast out of heaven in the first place, because he’s still good underneath a lot of the time, and when it matters. I think he’s bitter about it, and so he treats his plants the way he thinks god treated him. Can’t even have one spot, you’re gone. No forgiveness. No leeway. When I was taking notes on a rewatch of the series, one of my notes says that Crowley is a question asker. Aziraphale is too afraid of being cast out of heaven and I think he’s driven by fear a lot of the time, and that’s def a tactic used in real world brainwashing. I think you mentioned that before that Aziraphale is driven by fear.
I dont think aziraphale will ever arrive at the same conclusion as crowley. At a fundamental level. It took centuries for crowley to break through with him on minor things let alone to change his entire outlook on his existence by suggesting he is a former angel. The fact that he accepted the role metatron offered him is very telling of this. Aziraphale is still very much a part of heaven and that is not going to change unless maybe crowley dies.
As always, you delivered a keen and thorough analysis. Yes, the ability to ask questions, to think past what was taught… “Having seen the error of my ways…” Azi certainly learnt that… I am currently working on a new theory and your vids are really helpful. Crowley and Aziraphale showing so many human traits (like curiosity ) is a big part of it. Thank you so much. Ah, what do you make of the first ” too late”, the unicorn running away?
Just another thought, while we’re looking at Crowley, and his name. I was rewatching S2 (Again!) and saw something in Ep 6 that brought me up short. In the bookshop, Muriel asks if she can take a book, and Crowley hands one to her. NB: I don’t think any book title that is shown there is random. The book is ‘The Crow Road’ by Iain Banks. I haven’t read the book so I looked it up and found this: ‘The Crow Road is the name of a street in the west of Glasgow, but serves as a metaphor for death, as in ‘He’s away the Crow Road.’ Given that he says again and again ‘its too late’ . I do wonder if the next stage of the story takes him along that road, seeking to end himself? Or that he comes close to death? As an angel/demon he can’t die, but perhaps there’s a hint here that he has a darker road to travel? What do you think?
Yes! Crowley keenly feels the loss of God’s Love. Further, you say: “The God who created him and is supposed to love him, gave up on him and cast him down.” All true, Sendarya. But it’s worse than that– “The God who created Crowley– 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨… 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙃𝘼𝙍𝘿𝙒𝙄𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙮, 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮, and is supposed to love him… expelled Crowley for being exactly what She created him to be. Crowley is in a forever-catch-22. He can’t stop being the questioner/thinker She made him. Yet he’s shunned, condemned, unforgiven for being what She made him. Despite it all… he still loves Her. Misses Her. Wonders (Season 1 bus stop) whether She 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲… Crowley wants to think long-game. He wants to believe in Her GOODNESS and LOVE. But it’s damn hard on him. It’s been eons…
Sign me up for that patreon. Another brilliant article. I have to talk about what is going on with Aziraphale. When he disappears in Scotland he had just told elsbeth not to kill herself. He disappears for a length of time, presumably he’s being tortured in hell and then laying low so as not to see Aziraphale immediately after returning to earth, and yet when Aziraphale meets him again is assumption is he’s going to off himself with the holy water? It takes him a hundred and five years to come around trusting him with the holy water? I don’t know whether that’s protective love or what it is. I have to say that Crowley doesn’t get enough credit for tempting demons to torture him in order to save elsbeth, and for realizing that hurting Jim isn’t going to make up for whatever threat is happening to his Angel at the moment. And I really want a deeper dive into aziraphale and what’s going on with him after the scene with shax. I love that this article points out, how Aziraphale’s constant interest in faith and Crowley is what keeps him going.
One of the things that I’d been thinking is about the self damage that Crowley could be do for himself cause Aziraphale went through heaven 😢 I’m so worried about that cause I’d noticed his mental state about the fall and his life but I didn’t explain it so well as you❤ for that, I love your website❤ everytime I learned something new about the show and myself too🤭 I want to add that in tumblr I saved a post about a possibly memory lost of Crowley about his own fall (similar to Gabriel in some way) and I would like to ask what do you think about that, cause I still shocked with this info too❤ I love character analysis and Crowley as character btw❤
I believe that it wasn’t the questions Crowley was asking or that he was asking at all, it was his faith that died by questioning and not liking the answers that made him fall. Az still believes God is good, and everything happens by Their reasons, this is why Az hasn’t fallen for questioning or “defying” God’s “will.” Crowley has done things his own way, but he believes he’s defying everyone, instead of believing that it was actually what God wanted him to do. Everything that Az and Crowley do is exactly as they should be doing. Sadly, it all wouldn’t have happened if Crowley didn’t fall, which is a heartbreaking reality for Crowley, but, I think he would prefer it this way anyway, he enjoys being “bad.”
Wonderful commentary❤. Is this whole story a commentary about creation (from supreme archangels all the way down to humans) making God on their own image instead of the other way around? Way in the back of my mind is the idea that heaven and hell are the same place metaphysically, a beauracracy of sorts; that Crowley is the manifestation of the ancient concept of God wanting to know What It Is and wanting to experience all possibility. Crowley seems to know more about how God’s mind actually works than any other character. Did God or Heaven make Crowley fall? I’d love to hear your thoughts about that.
I know It’s not a topic for a article, but rather a question for you opinion bacause I feel like I either did not catch up with Neil Gaiman or he should hear this but…..Why does Aziraphale wear glasses, those round ones. Is it either because angels and demons somehow can develop some sort of flaws in their bodies while on Earth for rather he’s just doing it for the aestetics which is so funny to me if that’s the case. Maybe those glasses somehow let him see better?? Somehow the thought of celestial creatures having problems with their eye sight dosen’t seem right, doesn’t it guarantee them perfect body stability all the time??
Upon re watch I have a greater appreciation for Crowley’s precise questioning of aziraphale at that beginning of season 2 episode 1 about the naked man in the bookshop. I’ve always loved the line is there anything I can help you with? But the number of questions he asks in the way he asks them, is it because there is a naked man, does this have anything to do with why we’re not in your book shop? It’s just very entertaining and very Crowley.
I’d love to see a article exploring concepts of organzing in the workplace, unionization, salting, and the history and relationships unions and the queer rights movement in the uk have. Like you said Angel will be taking his ability to question things to heaven – critical thinking is crucial to anti opression work. So whether intentional or not aziraphale is going to SALT heaven (union tactic). Or at least i hope he does. Cuz thats funny and poetic and a nod to angel being a queer icon and his relationship with the uk queer folx.
In reaction to whether Aziraphale will start to see himself as a former angel in season 3, at 15:00, I think that Aziraphale has spent a lot of season 2 working on his non-angelic identity (lying, tempting, and exercising free will — oh and helping Maggie, that wasn’t angelic, it was just selfish 😏). I think he is trying to prove that he is more than just an angel to Crowley, whose opinion is the one who will allow him to feel that he succeeded in moving beyond being just an angel. That raises an interesting question, about what emotions Aziraphale feels, on hearing Crowley calling him “Angel”: does he feel that it is an endearment? or that he hasn’t yet succeeded in being a non-angel in Crowley’s eyes?
I thought this was a really good analysis of good omens. And I therefore have a question to ask of you, In chapter two of season two the clue featuring the Mini sold a companion to owls. What do you think about the title? I will Explain. In some when around the dark ages owls We’re not seen a sign off Wisdom But of stupidity. jeroen bosh made Sure that almost every painting of his contained an owl( And yes, those Were the weird paintings and he did it as a stab at the public). So knowing that how do we now feel the second episode.? I do hope to hear back from You. Because I think your mini essays are quite illuminating.
Great essay! Gave me a fresh point of view on episode three, I haven’t thought about it in these terms of inevitable consequences, but it’s a perfect interpretation. (but for Someone’s sake, not these TikTok-algorithm-euphemisms. I’m not even a native speaker, and “unalive” still grates on my nerves worse than a fork on glass.)
Your calling Crowley an engineer reminded me of how smart crows actually are. They can solve complex problems and use tools. They can be very clever and have an ability to construct abstract thought. So yeah, if you’re going to pick an engineer from the animal kingdom, a crow is an excellent choice. Crows can also remember faces… so what’s up with Crowley not remembering any angels or demons from before his fall, save for Aziraphel? Maybe it’s a passive-aggressive way for him to hold a grudge, by failing to recognize them (assuming he’s lying). Or maybe he’s mentally blocked it out, the whole experience of being cast out of heaven being such a painful thing, it’s easier for him to simply not remember those faces. Thoughts?
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I have a question, and it’s been bugging me since i finished the show. Since Gabriel has been hidden by their mini-miracle, and they KNOW celestial beings do not recognise him ( since the episode when the angels visit ), and they know everyone is suspecting them of hiding him… Why don’t they invite a hell representative, and then a heaven representative to come search the shop to prove they “dont” have him? No one would recognise him anyway.
Good Omens Theory on why Crowley has forgotten everyone from Before the Fall except Aziraphale God has a problem. God’s plan is to create the Earth and the rest of the Universe to be a place of Love, Caring and Kindness. What God currently has is a bunch of middle management angels who are only interested in Control, Hierarchy, Status and Power and some of them are about to rebel, cause a war and then hatch a “great” plan to destroy the Earth in their pointless power struggle. God needs another plan to get things back on track and protect Earth and the Humans, but how to arrange it? God needs someone they can count on to pull off this endeavor. There is a naive but clever angel who is already very caring and rather protective of others who could be the guardian angel to Earth and Humanity, but this Aziraphale is a bit too strict about following the Heavenly rules and needs a bit of nudging to see beyond the bureaucracy of Heaven. Having a demon who could tempt him out of his box would help him push his boundaries to see things differently, but how does God get a future demon on their side to make this plan work? There is this one angel who comes to God all the time asking questions about EVERYTHING, so God is going to put that angel to good use. Next time this angel comes around asking questions, God answers him and tells him the Ineffable Plan. God says “Your main job is to protect and guide Aziraphale so together you two can protect the Earth, crush the Heaven and Hell bureaucracies and remind everyone this whole Creation thing is about Love.
Is it just me, or it it sad that even us fallible humans would probably have been more tolerant of asked questions than (apparently) God was. In my experience, when asking questions has such profound consequences, usually the people you’re asking aren’t prepared to defend their decisions and use violence and punishment and abuse instead. If one cannot get fair treatment in Heaven from God, is it really Heaven? Is it instead a deconstruction? Is it Heaven in the same way as Omniman is Superman?
I feel a bit weird asking about this, seeing as though you already put in so much work in your articles, which definitely shows though, but would you be able to work on the captions? I’m okay with the auto-generated stuff, but others definitely need it more than I do and I definitely wouldn’t want them to miss out on your wonderful articles. 🙂 /pos /lh /nm