Thinking about this finale makes me want to cry in many ways. I loved this “season” and was disappointed so much. If you don’t know me, I’ve been a Good Omens fan for three-ish years now. I have three different copies of the book, the season one script, the TV guide, and far more merchandise that I don’t need to own. I love Good Omens and it’s been my personality for the past three years. So, you can imagine my excitement when I heard the official ‘season’ 3 release date was my birthday. I was unable to watch it the day of release because of other things happening so I just recently watched the newest ‘season’. If you haven’t seen any of Good Omens, and you want to, I recommend saving this article for later because there will be spoilers ahead that I cannot control.

To begin, I feel like revisiting the season 2 finale. I made the mistake of trying to look up good omens Season 1 edits and such, and “Good Omens kiss” was recommended, which obviously made me very excited. But little did I know that that kiss would destroy me for the next three years. I cried for a while after seeing that episode, and immediately looked up if season 3 would be out anytime soon. In 2023, I had hope that the release date would be soon. I’ll get to all of the drama with the release soon. First, all of the fan theories and fanart has been getting me through these past years with this phase for a while, and even though I usually struggle to hang onto anything for long periods of time, this stuck. The ending had so many opportunities. There were theories of Maggie being a demon because in S2 Ep1, she misspelled something; the only other people we’ve seen doing this are demons in S2 Ep5 or 6, where I’m pretty sure they throw a rock through the window. This would’ve been a very fun thing to experiment with. Second, in the 1941 scene in S2, Aziraphale mouths “Trust me,” which is later confirmed when they have dinner with each other later in that same episode. At the end, when Aziraphale is about to enter the elevator, he mouths something again. That was confirmed to be another “Trust me.” This all seems pointless but it is all this fun stuff they could’ve messed with if they had a full season. 

Now, there was supposed to be a six hour season (like normal) but it was instead cut to 90 minutes. I thought this could possibly work, but I can tell they needed and wanted the full season desperately. The entire reason it was cut short was because Neil Gaiman couldn’t keep it in his pants, and was charged with sexual assault. Amazon Prime cutting this season short was one of their worst moves, because I fear not everyone should’ve been affected because of his decisions. 

Anyways, onto the actual episode overall. The highest rating I think I can give it is four stars, and that is even a stretch. The worst part is being able to tell that they just needed more time. There are so many new characters and removed characters that it feels we could’ve gotten the fun and silly little moments we all wanted (which pretty much worked as filler anyways). It feels so crammed and rushed, as the show tries not to waste any second of it. This could’ve had a much better impact on the series if they had more time, because all the characters and plot points could’ve been flushed out, and actually cared for. I can tell all the cast and crew care so much about the book and tv show, and even the fandom, but Amazon Prime and Neil Gaiman had to ruin all of that care and effort put into making the third season great. They tried their best with what they had, but it would’ve been so easy to improve it. This show is #7 in the USA on Amazon Prime, so you would think more watch time and ads would’ve made them so happy to expand it.

Many moments and plot points in this “episode” were very creative and fun, but never fleshed out – again, because of time restraints. Crowley losing his car because he’s depressed and drunk is such a creative and fun plot line that I can tell would’ve been the focus of at least the first episode or two. Aziraphale being the one to save his car was also a great way to show that he’s trying to fix things between the two of them. Aziraphale going to Hell was also very funny and seemed really fun to film. But again it was rushed and ended up not really mattering. Sending Jesus to earth to try and fix everything seemed like another fun plot point that was extremely underdeveloped again. Michael killing angels also made not much sense, because she had seemed to have changed in past scenes. I’m talking in circles but MORE TIME would’ve made this seem a lot worse. There were so many times Aziraphale and Crowley could have kissed or done anything romantic, but I also get that the ending is more impactful if that’s the first time it happens (even though it’s not really even a kiss). Instead, they barely acknowledge the ending of the last season, or even do much to make up, which would’ve been fixed with more time. Back to Michael, she began burning pages of the book of life because she was power hungry, but it felt so empty. The entire show felt toned down, empty, and flat. It had lost all its whimsy for lack of a better term. 

Now, onto the ending. I didn’t hate this ending. A lot of people are saying that if they wanted this human version of them, they could’ve just gone on Wattpad or something. I disagree though. The reason they destroy everything, and risk everything, even not being able to meet or see each other ever again, is to do the goal they’ve been trying to achieve for 6,000 years now. They have been trying to escape Heaven and Hell without abandoning everyone on earth and leaving them to the doing of angels and demons. They instead decide to restart the world. Create a new one with no Heaven, no Hell, no angels, no demons. They would rather give people real choice instead, and let humans get a chance to live with actual freewill, even if that means losing each other. They spent the most time on this ending as well, which made it feel a lot more emotional.

Now for some final fan theories and thoughts on this finale. Since God was the one to recreate the world because of Aziraphale and Crowley, the world now surrounds them, and their vision. I would like to think (along with many others) that they are constantly reincarnated throughout the entirety of earth’s span, and the universe. I also love Asa and Anthony so much. They are so cute. I love that they met in a book shop, lived in a cottage, and got married. Also, the Metatron being a bookseller who’s forced to be an ally named Derek seems like good enough karma to me. 

In conclusion, this “episode” was not the worst it could’ve been, but it is really sad to be watching it and being able to see what it could have been.