Warning: This post contains MAJOR spoilers for Good Omens season 2!
Summary
- Good Omens season 2 has left fans heartbroken as Aziraphale and Crowley go their separate ways, despite a long-awaited kiss.
- Viewers expressed their love for the beautifully heartbreaking season and praised the writing, acting, and characters.
- The ending sparked strong reactions, with fans joking about suing Neil Gaiman and expressing the need for therapy, but Gaiman himself responded, saying, “I’m not sorry.”
The heartbreaking ending of Good Omens season 2 has left fans utterly distraught. Returning to Prime Video four years after its freshman run, Good Omens season 2 brings the story of angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) beyond the book written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The season ends with the fan-favorite pairing going their separate ways, as Crowley shuns Aziraphale’s offer to join him up in Heaven and have his angelic status restored. Before they split, though, Crowley gives Aziraphale a long-awaited kiss.
The Good Omens season 2 ending, which finally makes Aziraphale and Crowley’s apparent romance clear, has left the show’s dedicated fan base in tatters. As the season was released in one fell swoop over the weekend, viewers have had several days to express their feelings. Check out a sampling of reactions below:
@aziiracrow outright declared Gaiman, who returned to produce and co-write the season alongside John Finnemore, “evil” while simultaneously declaring their love for the author and calling the season “the most beautifully heartbreaking thing i’ve ever seen.”
@hansoeii had a lot of praise for Good Omens season 2, though she admitted she was “still lightheaded from crying.” She also said, in a part addressed to Gaiman, that as much as he had “broken me: I love you so much.”
@ironasss appeared to reference another popular streaming show, Our Flag Means Death, in their assessment of the Good Omens season 2 ending, mentioning how odd it is to have two shows where two men “kissed but then their relationship was at least temporarily ruined because the blond one left.”
@aziracrow was far more succinct in their reaction, calling out Gaiman in all-caps while posting screencaps of Aziraphale and Crowley’s breakup.
@willbondspeare similarly got straight to the point in conveying their thoughts toward the ending, writing, “neil gaiman you owe me therapy for that ending.” A GIF of Tennant looking surly was added to the tweet as well.
While including a clip from the pivotal Good Omens scene, @miwiioo went further and joked that they would be “filing a class action lawsuit” against Gaiman, Tennant, and Sheen for “causing me severe mental trauma.”
For his part, Gaiman has been paying attention to all the reactions, and he had a pretty simple response for all the viewers yelling at him: “I’m not sorry.”
Why Good Omens Season 2’s Ending Is Sparking Such Colorful Reactions
Upon its release in 2019, the first season of Good Omens became an internet sensation thanks to the pairing of Aziraphale and Crowley, fondly dubbed the “Ineffable Husbands.” Gaiman and Pratchett’s novel was already beloved, and seeing Sheen and Tennant bring the characters to life with genuine chemistry and well-acted performances gave the property a new level of attention. While Aziraphale and Crowley never explicitly expressed their romantic feelings for each other, nor did they kiss, the queer subtext between the two was clear, and viewers were elated to see the representation they brought.
The announcement of Good Omens season 2 ignited hope that the bond between Aziraphale and Crowley would be further developed. Through six episodes, the two worked together to protect the amnesiac Supreme Archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) from Heaven and Hell, and multiple flashbacks offered a deeper look at how Sheen and Tennant’s characters grew closer over several centuries. All of this culminated in the Good Omens season 2 finale, which saw Crowley make an impassioned speech to Aziraphale about the two of them being an “us” separate from Heaven and Hell.
For those who enjoyed the original novel and Good Omens season 1, it once seemed unlikely that there would ever be a more explicit expression of the love Crowley and Aziraphale share. Some would argue such a thing was never necessary, but in a day and age where queer projects are often abruptly cancelled, and beloved queer pairings don’t always come to fruition, Good Omens‘ open acceptance of the romance at its center comes as a very welcome victory for onscreen representation. Hopefully, it will be able to continue with a season 3.
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