Good Omens
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How much further was there to go?
This third episode punts on answering that question, at least in its first half.
and the Garden of Eden.
You cant kill kids, Crowley tells Aziraphale.
His reply: You cant judge the Almighty, Crowley.
Not that humanity has the edge either.
At the (graphically staged) Crucifixion, Crowley asks what Jesus said that so offended those around him.
Be kind to each other, Aziraphale informs him.
Yeah, he replies, thatll do it.
Both work for bureaucracies more concerned with checking off boxes than ponderingwhythose boxes get checked.
And, as the centuries go by, they genuinely start to care about one another.
Their arrangement works because theyre flexible.
Aziraphale embodies goodness but isnt that keen on following orders.
Crowley is more hedonistic than evil and doesnt even consider himself a full-on angel.
I didnt really fall, he tells his friend.
I just … sauntered vaguely downward.
Theres real warmth between these twomenimmortal supernatural beings, and their differences complement one another.
There are signs of hope, however.
The Hellhound, in the shape of the adorable Dog, mostly trots around and entertains Adam.
Elsewhere, both Aziraphale and Crowley are doing their best to turn things around.
On the other hand, they might not have to wait all that long.
Digressive start and all, were apparently closer to the end of all things than ever.
Welcome to the End Times
A notable new addition: Yusuf Gateood as Raven Sable, a.k.a.
Famine, whos working, when we meet him, on marketing food-free food.
There are a lot of funny jokes inGood Omens, but that ones kind of a clanger.
Its hard times for witchfinders in todays degenerate age.
