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grassangelListened to, at the last possible day to do so, the rerun of the Good Omens audio drama, and below is the sort of livetweet I did (Sort of not as I didn't tweet as I listened, just added to a drafted thread. Also sort of as some of this is just... notes for fic I’ll never write)
Barely 10 minutes into the radio drama of Good Omens & I'm glad that Crowley isn't quite so thick to have thought that he needed to get pregnant to deliver the antichrist - it's 'up to him to–' and not 'his scene' and 'tool of that glorious destiny'.
It'd make great fic though
The whole thing with the nun going on about how men shouldn't be involved at all in the process [of giving birth] is SQUARELY why I thought the Order was made of lesbians.
Aziraphale. Awful. Chiding Crowley for getting attached to earth and humanity.
And this is after a couple of minutes of Crowley being less than enthusiastic about Satan and the antichrist.
I do like how yes, Crowley does ask too many questions.
Like, what if Hell's plan for the Antichrist is meant to be thwarted, what if that's meant to be the ineffable plan. He's the one who started the idea that maybe the Apocalypse doesn't need to happen in this version.
I would gladly spend a whole book on the hijinks of Aziraphale and Crowley raising Warlock. (Thankfully there is fanfiction for that.)
The introduction to the Them is... interesting given the episode opens with Newt joining the Witchfinders. Obviously they're meant to be counterparts to the Four Horsemen, but this intro? Almost makes them parallel to the witches/witchfinders
'Your eyes are a funny colour.'
'So's your hair.'
Radio Anathema has brightly coloured hair and no one ever does fanart with that. :(
I like the idea that Crowley might just... keep the luggage rack that Aziraphale added to his car.
I just love their double act when they rescue Anathema though - enquiring after her injuries, healing them, distracting her from what's happened to her bike.
And the circumstance of Jasmine cottage being near the hospital!
Adam sort of maybe has a naïve little crush on Anathema, getting rid of the nuclear material in the power plant for her, and it's adorable and again no one does anything with it.
(It’s adorable because Anathema is likely the first adult to not treat him like a child - she talks to him about serious topics like global warming and nuclear power and doesn’t think it’s too complicated for him to understand. And Anathema likely talks to him like that because he’s a young boy who is absolutely the kind who would throw rocks at her and call her nasty names, but he hasn’t. (I think it's also worthwhile remembering that she's really young in this version. Like... two years out of uni at most, maybe as young as 18. She 100% remembers being teased by boys like Adam when she was that age.))
'Speak of the devil' 'Spawn of hell if you please' A delightful exchange!
Also I love the cheerful way they say goodbye to each other.
Aziraphale's breathy excitement over tracking down the Youngs is uh. definitely something.
'Play rescuing people' A friend of mine quite likes how Good Omens is sort of Adam learning to human (and how A&C need to do more to do the same)
And well, this is definitely a example of that.
I do think Pepper (or her mum) has a bit of fascination with Anathema too. Pepper because Anathema is a cool adult, her mother n the nosy way that small English villages are, but also because she named her child Pippin Galadriel Moonchild.
I like what happens the next episode though, & the slow, scary way Adam wants to remake things and make it fun for the Them.
Anathema sort of gets handed the idiot ball a little though. Even if Adam does have that protective aura, her witchy senses should whisper something's up
Crowley's disposal of Hastur and Ligur is smooth. Very smooth. It's just about the only cool thing he does.
Self-driving Bentley!
And Mr Young's conversation with RP Tyler about Adam being no angel is fun.
For being a part of the story that so many people remember, the four other Horsemen of the Apocalypse are very short lived.
Madam Tracy - unappreciated for the way she handles both Aziraphale and Shadwell.
I can't quite tell who wants to go home to watch Doctor Who, but I can say that there's a very high chance that it was Gneil who suggested that line. (And I am thankful for it.)
I do love the note of... excitement Anathema has when she confiscates the guard's handcuffs. (It's a shame she and Madam Tracy don't really talk to each other afterwards.)
'When has War ever cared about children?' 😢 Poor Crowley has seen too many children killed in war.
And yeah, Aziraphale should be blamed for that one. (I wonder if he had anything to do with Cain and Abel... or if they merely found the sword.)
Aziraphale and Crowley, not that clued up as to where Adam is, but are clued into the fact that Heaven and Hell are desperate to fight.
Also, Aziraphale, a hypocrite. One moment he wants to get rid of Adam, the next he wants to protect him and the Them.
The moment when they get their wings out is special. Just absolutely lovely with the way Madam Tracy exclaims over them.
I love the apple line! Not just because I once used it for a fic title, but the whole ethos of it! That humans leaving Eden & gaining knowledge was worth it.
Final thoughts:
Relistening to the wings scene: I'm also here for Aziraphale and Crowley pretending, badly, to be the Them's teachers to get them and Adam out of trouble.
Barely 10 minutes into the radio drama of Good Omens & I'm glad that Crowley isn't quite so thick to have thought that he needed to get pregnant to deliver the antichrist - it's 'up to him to–' and not 'his scene' and 'tool of that glorious destiny'.
It'd make great fic though
The whole thing with the nun going on about how men shouldn't be involved at all in the process [of giving birth] is SQUARELY why I thought the Order was made of lesbians.
Aziraphale. Awful. Chiding Crowley for getting attached to earth and humanity.
And this is after a couple of minutes of Crowley being less than enthusiastic about Satan and the antichrist.
I do like how yes, Crowley does ask too many questions.
Like, what if Hell's plan for the Antichrist is meant to be thwarted, what if that's meant to be the ineffable plan. He's the one who started the idea that maybe the Apocalypse doesn't need to happen in this version.
I would gladly spend a whole book on the hijinks of Aziraphale and Crowley raising Warlock. (Thankfully there is fanfiction for that.)
The introduction to the Them is... interesting given the episode opens with Newt joining the Witchfinders. Obviously they're meant to be counterparts to the Four Horsemen, but this intro? Almost makes them parallel to the witches/witchfinders
'Your eyes are a funny colour.'
'So's your hair.'
Radio Anathema has brightly coloured hair and no one ever does fanart with that. :(
I like the idea that Crowley might just... keep the luggage rack that Aziraphale added to his car.
I just love their double act when they rescue Anathema though - enquiring after her injuries, healing them, distracting her from what's happened to her bike.
And the circumstance of Jasmine cottage being near the hospital!
Adam sort of maybe has a naïve little crush on Anathema, getting rid of the nuclear material in the power plant for her, and it's adorable and again no one does anything with it.
(It’s adorable because Anathema is likely the first adult to not treat him like a child - she talks to him about serious topics like global warming and nuclear power and doesn’t think it’s too complicated for him to understand. And Anathema likely talks to him like that because he’s a young boy who is absolutely the kind who would throw rocks at her and call her nasty names, but he hasn’t. (I think it's also worthwhile remembering that she's really young in this version. Like... two years out of uni at most, maybe as young as 18. She 100% remembers being teased by boys like Adam when she was that age.))
'Speak of the devil' 'Spawn of hell if you please' A delightful exchange!
Also I love the cheerful way they say goodbye to each other.
Aziraphale's breathy excitement over tracking down the Youngs is uh. definitely something.
'Play rescuing people' A friend of mine quite likes how Good Omens is sort of Adam learning to human (and how A&C need to do more to do the same)
And well, this is definitely a example of that.
I do think Pepper (or her mum) has a bit of fascination with Anathema too. Pepper because Anathema is a cool adult, her mother n the nosy way that small English villages are, but also because she named her child Pippin Galadriel Moonchild.
I like what happens the next episode though, & the slow, scary way Adam wants to remake things and make it fun for the Them.
Anathema sort of gets handed the idiot ball a little though. Even if Adam does have that protective aura, her witchy senses should whisper something's up
Crowley's disposal of Hastur and Ligur is smooth. Very smooth. It's just about the only cool thing he does.
Self-driving Bentley!
And Mr Young's conversation with RP Tyler about Adam being no angel is fun.
For being a part of the story that so many people remember, the four other Horsemen of the Apocalypse are very short lived.
Madam Tracy - unappreciated for the way she handles both Aziraphale and Shadwell.
I can't quite tell who wants to go home to watch Doctor Who, but I can say that there's a very high chance that it was Gneil who suggested that line. (And I am thankful for it.)
I do love the note of... excitement Anathema has when she confiscates the guard's handcuffs. (It's a shame she and Madam Tracy don't really talk to each other afterwards.)
'When has War ever cared about children?' 😢 Poor Crowley has seen too many children killed in war.
And yeah, Aziraphale should be blamed for that one. (I wonder if he had anything to do with Cain and Abel... or if they merely found the sword.)
Aziraphale and Crowley, not that clued up as to where Adam is, but are clued into the fact that Heaven and Hell are desperate to fight.
Also, Aziraphale, a hypocrite. One moment he wants to get rid of Adam, the next he wants to protect him and the Them.
The moment when they get their wings out is special. Just absolutely lovely with the way Madam Tracy exclaims over them.
I love the apple line! Not just because I once used it for a fic title, but the whole ethos of it! That humans leaving Eden & gaining knowledge was worth it.
Final thoughts:
- I prefer Agnes narrating,
- Anathema needs to be drawn with dyed hair more often,
- she and Madam Tracy need to be friends,
- Pepper's mother should meet Anathema and attempt to be her friend,
- there is probably a bike rack on the Bentley afterwards,
- poor Newt has to share Anathema with an 11-year old boy (& his gang) who has a small crush,
- Madam Tracy could've stepped up her medium business if she hadn't retired with Shadwell, claiming 'angelic/demonic connections' & charging double,
- Aziraphale trying to keep his sword? fun
- I'm glad Crowley isn't a large enough idiot he thought he needed to deliver the antichrist bodily–
- though I am always up for Aziraphale and Crowley adopting kids, and, lastly,
- this version has the best wing reveal - the music, the unfurling noises and Madam Tracy's awe? Perfect
Relistening to the wings scene: I'm also here for Aziraphale and Crowley pretending, badly, to be the Them's teachers to get them and Adam out of trouble.
