Gives me similar vibes to this tbh

There’s an entire Artisanal Sourdough Loaf’s worth of breadcrumbs in Good Omens S2, and some of them mean something and some of them are misdirection because that’s the way Gaiman writes. This smile is not one of Aziraphale’s natural smiles. It’s not even his nervous “oh shit i’m in trouble now” smile. 

It’s a smirk.

And it’s barely 20 minutes after we saw Crowley, in the elevator facing the archangels, changing his appearance and smirking just like this.

Which opens all kinds of conspiracy theory type possibilities, doesn’t it?

And mad props to Michael Sheen for his face acting in this whole sequence!

man I love good omens, look at them, so cute

sorry I make this post frequently but apple really doesn't get enough hate

so if you don't like them it's fine. I know a lot of people who are really mean to picky eaters about their preferences, and it doesn't actually help.

However, some people only think they hate apples because they've only tried the horrible mealy Red "Delicious" variety. If that's the case, you might be surprised by how much you enjoy a tastier variety. Honeycrisp and Cosmic crisp are some of the most popular apples and they are really good.

https://applerankings.com/ is a great, and wittily written, trove of apple reviews and information and will help you find nice apples. It is focused on apples available in the US, and idk where you are. I really miss discovery apples, which don't seem to be a thing this side of the Atlantic.

They can be a little pricey though. Obviously I don't know your personal situation, but if that's an issue, there might be local programs that can help. I don't know where you live, but here in Seattle there's a program called Fresh Bucks that gives people $40/month to spend on fruit and vegetables at local farmers markets. There might be something like that near you. Or, if you just really wanna try a really nice apple and it's not accessible to you, dm me and I can PayPal you something. I just want everyone to have the chance to have a nice apple from time to time.

Anyway, like I said, if you just truly don't like any apples, you are 100% valid and you shouldn't force yourself to eat something you don't like. Body autonomy includes not having to eat foods you hate. But I'd hate for you to go through life not knowing how much you could enjoy a high-quality apple, just because you've only experienced the worst apples.

oh snap I just realized op meant the phone company

no no keep talking

When Richard III sang "Can you imagine it? I'm the last plantagenet!" I felt it deeply in my soul.

ah, poor demon he is not responsible for his actions

I wonder, too, I wonder when Crowley is going to know. The six-espressos-in-a-big-cup protective hypervigilant Crowley. Ever circling around his angel, snapping at the slightest threat, shielding him from harm.

When is he going to know that he’s been manipulated, too?

And when is he going to know what role he himself played in Aziraphale’s decision?

There are so many things he didn’t tell Aziraphale. To protect him, to spare him, to give him time. Except, of course, all of that also meant that Aziraphale had no time and space to process them.

(And yes, there were things that Crowley could not possibly tell his angel. The cruel disdain of Gabriel’s words at Aziraphale’s execution is burned forever into Crowley’s mind; how could he have taken this dagger to Aziraphale? 

Anyway, shouldn’t the fact of the execution itself be enough for Aziraphale to know?)

But Crowley’s angel is kind, is bright, never expects and is forever surprised by treachery: Rose Montgomery turning out to be a Nazi spy, a countess turning out to not be a countess. Of course Aziraphale’s sheer relief on deciding that he’s been wrong about the Metatron will be a powerful force. He wants to be aligned with something bigger than himself; he wants there to be a point.

For all of S2, Crowley deflects threats from Hell. (Aziraphale, involved? Unlikely, Crowley says with studied nonchalance. And how do you know I didn’t do that miracle?) Out of Aziraphale’s earshot, he threatens and hisses, as he has likely done for millennia. Remember Hell’s book on angels, with everything it says about Aziraphale, with instructions to ‘avvoid’ and report to Crowley? Yeah.

By the end, there are key things that Crowley hasn’t told Aziraphale: his visit to Heaven, Gabriel’s punishment, what it was that Gabriel refused to do. Yes, there were archangels in the room, watching. Yes, Crowley had rather assumed that Aziraphale is as done with Heaven as he is himself. Still, it wasn’t Crowley’s instinct to give Aziraphale all the information. And after Aziraphale’s conversation with the Metatron, Crowley was primed to go ahead with a confession, was interrupted during said confession—so in the aftershock of Aziraphale’s words, he went right back to the path he’d already committed to. Then, of course, it was too late; the pain became too much; neither of them were thinking clearly, neither of them had the time to understand.

Yes, telling Aziraphale of the danger may not have helped. Aziraphale is even better at denial than he is at forgiveness; he might have refused to see what Heaven needs him for, how they intend to keep him in line. (Also, no doubt a worrying thought for Crowley if he was conscious of it: it’s very like Aziraphale to go to Heaven to try and stop the Second Coming no matter the risk to himself.)

But the thing is, the Metatron remembers Crowley. And he must know how rash Crowley is. How impulsive, and how likely to rear up and bite when presented with an offer to be forgiven for an injustice done to him.

So yes, Crowley has been manipulated. Through Aziraphale: through his angel’s indefatigable hope, through his desire to see the best and redeem what had seemed (but surely cannot be!) irredeemable: Heaven itself. Manipulated into storming out, his heart broken, the pain of that kiss still on his lips.

Into, after so many millennia, letting Aziraphale walk straight into danger.

I wonder when Crowley is going to know.

The thing with amateur local theater is it is almost always bad BUT keeping it alive is the most important thing

The joys of artistic expression cannot be limited to talented people everybody needs it to survive

This is such a hilarious take we should give untalented people who make bad art money you know just because guys

Exactly. Glad you understand 💗

GOOD OMENS SEASON 2 SPOILERS

Just thinking about something.

This whole time we've been all like "Crowley has been flirting for years omg, Aziraphale has no idea that they're in love, Crowley is so smitten by him-" all that- but after what Crowley was saying in season 2 im not so sure.

Remember when he kept denying that him and Aziraphale were a thing? Well, obviously because they weren't! And he knows that- but that look on his face had me thinking maybe he didn't even know what he felt for Aziraphale WAS love, up until that day or when Nina and Maggie finally made him realize it.

Aziraphale on the other hand? Well, I feel like he knew he was in love since that day in 194~ (idr and im not doing research rn) after the magic trick, or- in case we weren't paying attention, after he gave him the books and Crowley was walking away and the MUSIC AND AZIRAPHALE'S FACE---

In the same respect with Crowley, though, it's the same its like you can tell on his face and when he talks to Aziraphale so maybe he did know he was in love just started giving up, because of how passionately he was talking about it during the... the scene (ineffable divorce scene) - but im still not so sure.

idk just a random thought to think abt.

good morning folks today I am once again going feral over the final scene from A Companion To Owls and I have fucking thoughts about how Crowley has always known Heaven/Hell better than Aziraphale.

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Cabin Pressure + Good Omens S2 John Finnemore’s fingerprints are everywhere!

The funny thing about figuring out youre neurodivergent is looking through your family and starting to notice youre definitely not the only one

This post got way more attention than I thought it would

Really interesting reading people talking about their neurodivergent family members

I’m a recently graduated therapist so I don’t have the most experience in this, but I can tell you. The amount of teens I see who I end up screening for ADHD/ASD & referring…I was originally taught to ask parents if they notice any eccentric, rigid, impulsive, or inattentive behaviors at home that are developmentally out of place.

Then later I realized I shouldn’t be asking the parents, because they usually don’t view those behaviors as any of those adjectives because they do the same sorts of things. So now every screening of a kid or teen also usually ends up becoming a screening of the parent(s) too.

And as someone who’s been diagnosed with ADHD for ten years (and probably has autism too), I have to be the weird messenger to these parent(s). Like, “yes, it is frustrating to procrastinate things you want to do and enjoy doing! However, the council has informed me that this is not a common and universal experience and is, in fact, A Symptom.”

Definitely doing a little working-through of the realization that the rages I thought I was causing in my mother as a kid were, in fact, probably sensory-overload meltdowns having very little to actually do with me.

I hope they become besties next season.

Every 21st century piece of writing advice: Make us CARE about the character from page 1! Make us empathize with them! Make them interesting and different but still relatable and likable!

Every piece of classic literature: Hi. It's me. The bland everyman whose only purpose is to tell you this story. I have no actual personality. Here's the story of the time I encountered the worst people I ever met in my life. But first, ten pages of description about the place in which I met them.

Modern writing advice: Yes your protagonist should have flaws but ultimately we should root for them and like them from the beginning :)

Charles Dickens: Here is the worst ugliest rudest meanest nastiest bitch you’ve ever met in your life.

Modern writing advice: Make sure your POV character goes through a significant arc! Make sure they are changed by the narrative! Make sure they learn a lesson!

Narrators of every book of the 19th century: the lesson I learned is these people fucking suck, sayonara you freaks

Modern writing advice: It’s all about the character overcoming obstacles and learning! They learn their lesson so they can fix their mistakes and make good choices in the future! It’s a character arc! It’s called growth! Readers love it!

Everyone from ancient times through the 19th century: would you like to watch a Guy fuck up twenty times in a row

Somewhere or other, C. S. Lewis points out (and I'm paraphrasing here) that every era of writing has its own tropes and its own blind spots; its own failings and its own successes. This is why it's important to read in lots of different eras: so you can see what does and doesn't work, in the long run, and be able to make your own informed choices about how to write.

Started Moving Pictures, by Terry Pratchett tonight. I love how he keeps on finding new ways to describe Great A’Tuin, even though this is the 10th Discworld novel already.