It is clear they reached the end of the source material. The attempts to mimic Terry Pratchett were disturbingly awful, and many scenes just outright childish. Is there nothing anymore that isn’t a crash grab ridden by the talentless.
Loved season one. Season two is poop.
when it was first announced, i was firmly of the opinion that good omens didn't need a second season. now, having watched it, i still don't think good omens needed a second season.
Angels and Demons falling in love. About as thought provoking as a Hallmark Channel special.
my gay babies why do you hurt me so
The record shop shtick seems so 20 years ago. Has nobody told Neil Gaiman vinyl has had a massive resurgence and is hip again now??
There are many comments here saying that season 2 is bad or woke. But it's neither of those.
It's not bad, it just hasn't the same world ending threat at the end, while being even more emotionally draining on the characters and watchers.
It's not woke, at least not more than the first season.
The first season introduced us to the rules of this world and had a pretty straight forward main story which developed the characters on the side.
This second season is more character driven with a mystery plot on the side. Many parallels, hints and references to its source material and other shows. Great new characters while still Focusing on the main two.
I can't write more without spoiling some things, just know that the ones moaning about how this show is ruined probably only enjoyed the apocalypse plot and did not really care about the characters who stopped it.
Not quite as nice as the first season, but you can see what it's building up for season 3. Spoilers: Metatron is not who he says he is.
How the mighty have fallen!! After a spectacular first season, the second looks like it was written as fan fiction.
Instead of focusing on the main story (Gabriel missing) and taking advantage of Jon Hamm’s comedic abilities, it kept bringing in new storylines and characters, only for all to be a MacGuffin! As someone else pointed out, this is a Hallmark movie!
A bit mixed compared to the first season.
Good thing: it's still more or less in true to the spirit of the original material. And first episode introduces some mystery that looks like a good start. But... it does not deliver.
After seeing the ending, it seems obvious that the whole season is just made to lead to that fan service kiss scene.
So there's this possibly great story about Gabriel. They kinda pretend that they're trying to understand what happened. But actually the entirety of this detective work ends up with "he was in a pub". That's it. And then the whole story is just given at the end, when he gets his memory back. There's basically been no progress or real clue or hint, it's just a question in a first episode, an answer in the last. And this is all unrelated to heavenly event, it is just to show that a demon and an angel can date.
Then there's this whooooole story with Maggie and Nina. It's boring all way long, but you kinda expect that it will suprisingly make sens and come together with the main story. But it doesn't. Except it kinda does since the whole point of that is to lead to their talk with Crowley, which turns out, was the scenaristic goal of the barely existing main story.
But anyway, around that; there are these flashback stories, showing the beginning and evolution of Crowley and Aziraphale's partnership (or depending on how you interpret the ending, it could be to show that despite millennia of bad stuff done by/for God, Aziraphale can't let go of the idea that the Angels are the good guys).
They're not all good, but most are, and the whole Job story is the best part of this show, by far. Hilariously good.
Despite not being really treated, the Gabriel's amnesia plot leads to great scenes. And the Muriel's character, playing on the same chord of Angel's cluelessness, is a good comic addition too.
Of course Tennant is incredible throughout, Sheen has less to play with but is pretty good too, but wow does Hamm give them great competition on the acting level !
As for the ending, well. It's probable that there's an unkown threat we've not been informed of. Otherwise it kinda means that Aziraphale pretty much still hasn't got the single clue of who Crowley is, which would seem kinda weird.
What the hell did I watch? Unbearable nonsense of the highest calliber, the script is awful
Overall o.k., trying to keep the spirit of the original book and season 1. But some parts feel a bit unnecessarily woke-washed. Jobs wife, Sitis, does not fit the location. Jobs tomb is in Oman, an Arab woman would have been a fitting cast. Or did Job go plundering the south-eastern africa region to acquire a wife? Felt a bit out of place, sadly.
The final part about the relationship between Crowley and Aziraphale was a bit... pushing and not quite in line with how I perceived the chemistry between them throughout the show and the book. Just did not really fit and felt really pushed. The relations between the shopkeepers felt much more natural and fitting.
Also, the last episode felt at the same time a bit rushed (getting all the conclusions done and such) and a bit long (about 30 minutes in I was ready for the credits, but then they just kept adding, possibly to build up to a 3rd season).
Enjoyed this season as much as the first one. The writing is still just as top notch and the characters remain the same quality. The ending is also devastating (sorry not sorry) but that’s a knock to how well all characters are written
What a disappointment. This season could've been condensed to movie length and still would've felt too long. It doesn't respect the source material or your time and is comprised almost entirely of filler. This poorly written show spends a lot of time following unimportant stories in an uninteresting fashion. There's no focus, as there's no story to focus on.
Aside: Some content seems present solely to poorly push an agenda, which isn't kosher and comes across as disingenuous. It doesn't serve the story and is distracting.
Some of the actors seem to be trying, but one could easily imagine they wish they could've taken a pass. There are moments during the season that are cringe inducing. During one episode in particular, things go bonkers, in a bad way, out of the blue. I felt embarrassed on behalf of the actors. To add insult to injury, the series ends abruptly and includes last minute unsatisfying wrap-ups and a disappointing cliffhanger of sorts.
The most disheartening aspect of this season, outside of the marring of a nice IP, is that Neil Gaiman, an author (among other things) whose earlier work I enjoy immensely (and means a great deal to me), was involved in the writing and production of it. I don't know anyone who's seen this season who wasn't disappointed. Please don't produce a third season.
This season is just a prelude to the next season.
I loved first season, I can't wait for this one, only a week to go!
too much gay shit for me to truly enjoy this season, even if the acting is still good, i think i will better read the source material
Oh wow. So they're gay now. Okay then. Well Im a little dissapointed, didn't think this season focused on the right things or utilized the comedic opportunities of the cast members or situations. I might be calling it quite after that last episode.
if we don’t get a season 3 to repair my little heart im going to cry
Rewatched this to find out if it was a retread of s1's themes and the answer is sort of yes and sort of no. It's a character study that doesn't resolve positively/in change (because the strikes threw off the good omens production plan, because it's part 2 of a trilogy). It also kinda works better if I thought of it as a 3 part book series, rather than tv writing, somehow. It feels like how books end openly and leave trails behind rather than how tv seasons end
It's the stickiest thing I've watched this year so far because episodes 1,5,6 are all more ambigious and open for reading than they seem to be. the job episode alone is worth the price of admission.
Bah, don't listen to the naysayers! I feel season 1 was somewhat better, but by no means is season 2 bad; I still enjoyed it a lot and I do not feel I wasted even a second of my time watching it.If you can tolerate British humour, there's little to not like here!
The second season of "Good Omens" focuses exclusively on the relationship between the two protagonists, diluting a modest storyline in a rather confusing way. Although there is no novel to adapt, original writer Gaiman is still writing all the episodes. Once again, the show emphasizes the inability of religion to understand both the physiological needs and the emotional mechanisms of human beings, revealing a kind of bureaucracy that is contradictory and disconnected from reality both in Heaven and Hell. Despite the uncertainties and the slightly repetitive humor, the viewing experience remains overall enjoyable.
my initial impression was that s2 was pretty weak and all over the place sprinkled with cute moments from aziraphale and crowley but it really all comes together in the last half of the last episode
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Feels like a fun character development and world exploring season in preparation for Season. 3.
Good Omens is a light and whimsical Comedy Drama surrounding an angel who owns a bookshop and his best friend (almost definitely more than friends) Demon, who have journeyed through all of time together, working together again in modern day England. After working together to stop the Armageddon of the son of Satan in Season 1, we are scaled down slightly to learn more about the two's relationship as well as solve a fun mystery between the supreme leaders of hell and heaven. While parts of Season 2 dragged slightly as we bounce around through time and from new character to new character, the fun and light hearted irony remains allowing the season to maintain the praise (at least from me) that its first season received. Many of the Comedic tellings of some of the Bible's most famous stories such as Job, are what make the show unique and to add on top of that we get to explore love not only through the eyes of Heaven and Hell but also between mortals. Performances throughout the show seem to show that the cast is having a ton of fun and while I do not believe much of the cinematography or writing is particularly great I found myself having a good time binging the season. Many poor reviews are available speaking on the wokeness of season 2 which is a term I never like to mention in reviews as it seems to only be used in the negative manner, and while themes throughout season 2 are progressive it is never overwhelming or even remotely off putting to the storyline and even sometimes seems like the opposite of forced. What I will say is some reviews suggest that they seemed to be out of creative material and while I do believe this whole season was a setup for season 3, at times I was able to understand where that argument was coming from. Overall, Good Omens Season 2 is a light hearted fun show that definitely warrants a season 3, and I think if this type of content is remotely interesting to you as a consumer I suggest giving it a watch.
Overall Rating: 79.3/100
Best Episode: Finale - 84/100
Worst Episode: Episode 2 - 76/100
Shout by MariaBlockedParent2023-08-18T06:02:48Z
this season hasn't left my mind once since it came out weeks ago and frankly i don't want it to