If you are feeling down right now, this is the show for you. It is such a feel good pick me up. Who knew that a show about the end of the world can be so cheerfully fun? I actually read the book a while back and I think that I actually like the show better. It is just the kind of show that will give you British feel good vibes.
Good Omens is based on a book called Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch which was written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman and was published in 1990.
Yes, the end of all times can be fun. Especially when the cast is this brilliant. There is a lot of race and gender bending in this show and it totally works. David Tennant and Michael Sheen are the lead actors and they play the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale. Let's say you have never seen a demon and an angel depicted like this. Frances McDormand is the voice of God. Yes, God is a woman yet again and it is brilliant. God mainly does the voiceover of the show. Sam Taylor Buck plays Adam Young, the Antichrist. Adria Arjona plays Anathema Device, our favorite witch. Jack Whitehall plays Witchfinder Newton Pulsifer and Witchfinder General Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer, while Michael McKean plays Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell. Miranda Richardson plays Madame Tracy. Jon Hamm plays Archangel Gabriel douchebag. Doon Mackichan plays Archangel Michael, yes Michael is a woman. So is Beelzebub who is played by Anna Maxwell Martin. All of the actors in the show do a great job. A shout-out to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War is brilliant. Pollution replaces Plague is the book as well as in the show, little did they know that it would make a comeback. The horsemen do reflect badly on our society today. Also, a shout-out to Adam's four friends who stood up against the horsemen. The only downside to this cast is that it is too large. They all do a splendid job, but all you want to do is spend more time with Crowley and Aziraphale.
Crowley and Aziraphale's friendship is the best thing about this show. They are friendship goals. They have literally been friends or acquaintances since the beginning of time. Crowley was the snake that seduced Eve and Aziraphale gave his flaming sword to Adam and Eve so they could defend themselves outside of the Garden of Eden. They both wonder if they did the bad thing and the good thing, and that is what this show is about. What is actually bad and actually good? They both want to stop the end of times, is that actually bad? Or is it simply bad because they are going against God's plan? What is God's plan anyway? We meet the two of them through different points in history and it is rather hilarious. They both try to deny the fact that they are friends, but they clearly like each other. And they like going to restaurants together and a lot of wine. Don't watch this show when you are hungry. Bring snakes because there is a reason why Aziraphale is soft. He is a foodie. If it was up to him, he and Crowley will spend all day bickering in restaurants. It is brilliant and charming.
As a demon, Crowley is hilariously efficient. He thinks outside of the box. While his fellow demons bring a soul or two to the dark side, he brings thousands. By means which they don't understand, because he uses technology and creative thinking. It is just hilarious. And yeah, just like in the books there is a lot of Queen music on this show. But now we get to listen to it instead of reading about it. It is also hilarious how the entire end of the world antichrist scheme gets mixed up. Crowley was intended to bring the antichrist to a family which was picked by hell. An American ambassador and his wife. But things don't really go according to plan. As nothing ever does. Everything goes wrong, or it goes right. Depending on how you look at it.
Still, Crowley and Aziraphale is heart of the show. Sure the horsemen have interesting things to say about our society. The witchfinder plot is super funny and has charm of its own, and a few great relationships. Adam and his four friends, the "they," are also interesting. But nothing compares to Crowley and Aziraphale. I can understand all of the shipping going on, they would do anything for each other and for life to stay just as wonderful as it is now.
That's the best part of this show and what makes it a feel good show. It is super optimistic. It makes you look on the bright side of life. Not only how we can improve the world, but also, what is just so great about it now. Now when things aren't so great around the world, we need a small reminder that it can actually be worse, and there is still plenty of good. At least it's not the 14th century.
The show is available on Amazon Prime.
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