Review: Good Omens Season two
Originally a book written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, “Good Omens” was adapted into a TV show on Prime Video in 2019. Season one followed the story of the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and the demon Crowley (David Tennant) as they try to stop Armageddon. Gaiman’s heavy involvement in the making of the show contributed to an adaptation that stayed true to the original book.
The new second season, which released on July 28 — four years after season one, is a sequel that was never written. Pratchett and Gaiman had started working on a second book, but it never reached fruition before Pratchett’s death. Gaiman has stated that the second season is a transition into the drafts of the second book, which will be the inspiration for a possible third season.
Aziraphale and Crowley’s story continues in season two when an amnesiac archangel Gabriel (John Hamm), a side character from season one, shows up at Aziraphale’s bookshop, carrying nothing but a seemingly empty box. Throughout the season, Aziraphale and Crowley hide Gabriel from both heaven and hell as they attempt to figure out what has happened to him.
This season’s main focus is the complex relationship between Crowley and Aziraphale, using both flashbacks from their 6000 year history of life on earth, and their current position of semi exiles from heaven and hell. Tennant and Sheen perfectly capture the back-and-forth dynamic of the demon and angel’s relationship. Throughout the season they get into many exciting, funny and heartwarming situations together that leave viewers laughing until they cry. The underlying conflict between them throughout the season is a result of their differing views of what makes something right or wrong. Conflicts like this are seen a few times throughout the season, an example of this being when they are trying to figure out what to do about Gabriel.
The two follow clues of what might have happened to Gabriel through several close calls and the threat of being erased from the Book of Life — a book consisting of everything that was or will be. The exciting twists and turns left fans on the edge of their seats and eager for a third season.
Though viewers may see some familiar faces from season one, fans may be disappointed to not see season one favorites, namely the witch Anathema Device (Adria Arjona), the lovable antichrist Adam (Sam Taylor Buck), and his friend group, “The Them.”
With its talented actors, great chemistry and comedic nature of the first season and well written, masterfully performed scenes that immerse viewers into the story, the second season of Good Omens is a delightful and harmonious sequel to an already well-loved story.
5/5
