With Good Omens officially ordered into a third season, viewers wait with bated breath as the unconventional duo of Aziraphale (played by Michael Sheen) and Crowley (played by David Tennant) prepares for one final adventure. This season deepens the precarious relationship between the two and introduces new complications after Archangel Gabriel (played by Jon Hamm) arrives in Aziraphale's bookshop, stripped of his memories and identity.
Aziraphale finally leaves Heaven and decides to secrete Gabriel from both heavenly and hellish prophecies, thereby dragging Crowley along in reluctant service. In the middle of their attempts to keep the truth of Gabriel from coming out, the couple's cover is blown in a chain of events that exposes the levels of their relationship and brings consequences so high-stakes.
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With Amazon Prime declaring that season 3 will extend the storyline in one episode that spans 90 minutes, fans will probably see an exciting end to the story of the original novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. In the meantime, check on all the major twists and turns with this complete Good Omens Season 2 recap.
Disclaimer: Lots of spoilers for Good Omens Season 2 ahead!
Good Omens Season 2 recap: Aziraphale and Crowley’s mission to hide Gabriel
The second season of Good Omens begins with a twist almost as unexpected as the ones in the first season. Archangel Gabriel is here to appear at Aziraphale's bookshop, but it turns out he's stripped of all his memories, and identity; he is confused and utterly dependent on Aziraphale for help.
Despite everything they've been to each other, Aziraphale feels compelled to cover for Gabriel, doing so without alerting Heaven to the fact that he is still on decidedly rocky terms with the celestial realm. He contacts the one being he can trust besides Crowley, Crowley (played by David Tennant), despite his demonic nature.
Initially, on Good Omens, Crowley is rebuffed, but he caves under these conditions when he realizes that Hell as embodied in Crowley's replacement Shax (Miranda Richardson) and Beelzebub (Shelley Conn), would both erase him.
Under the pretense of being "Jim," a shop assistant, Aziraphale, and Crowley jointly hide Gabriel with the help of a powerful miracle to conceal his identity from Heaven and Hell. However, this miracle draws unwanted attention from Heaven, and the two must find creative ways to cover their tracks.
The back-and-forth exchanges through this film predict a journey that will become increasingly complicated as the scenes advance, with protecting Gabriel becoming ever more important as well as avoiding both Heaven's and Hell's wrath.
The deception slash love scheme in Good Omens Season 2
When Heaven gets a sniff of the miracle's enormousity, Aziraphale is gobsmacked and declares that the miracle was really so that local coffee shop owner Nina (Nina Sosanya) will fall in love with record store owner Maggie (Maggie Service), who lives next door.
Now married to this falsehood, Aziraphale and Crowley must persuade the two shop owners to go out together, making the already perilous mission more complicated. As much as their matchmaking provides humor, it throws light on the complex feelings they have for each other; where Crowley learns to know Aziraphale better.
Interspersed with these actions are flashbacks that explore their shared history, from the dawn of the universe to the modern day. In one scene, the duo playfully argues over the purpose of the universe, while another flashback features their shared incredulity over the Biblical test of Job (Peter Davison), further illustrating how they both question Heaven's seemingly harsh decisions.
After all, these historical moments are not just moments of levity. They underscore the relationship between Aziraphale and Crowley. Time indeed seems to have honed their friendship over a couple of centuries. Perhaps it is their journey in the present, and in their attempted matchmaking that forces them to confront unresolved feelings for each other.
Good Omens Season 2 recap: The showdown at the bookshop
It's all action from here on when Shax, Crowley's demonic replacement, becomes suspicious of the whereabouts of Gabriel. He mobilizes an army of lesser demons to attack Aziraphale's bookshop during a local shopkeeper's meeting he had arranged yet again as another attempt to bring Nina and Maggie closer, but his romantic plans go astray.
Most of the shopkeepers are evacuated by Crowley, leaving Nina, Maggie, and Aziraphale to face Shax's forces. Increasingly aggressive in his confrontation, Aziraphale uses his halo to fend off the demons and renders Shax partially paralyzed as he runs the risk of beginning a Heaven-Hell war.
Meanwhile, Crowley finds Gabriel's memories that were hidden inside a fly, an artifact Beelzebub gave him. Having the memories of Gabriel restored, it turns out they indeed fell in love with Beelzebub, and this was what drove Gabriel away from Heaven in Good Omens.
Furious, Metatron (Derek Jacobi) demotes Gabriel, sending him and Beelzebub off together. Then he offers Aziraphale the chance to lead Heaven, and with that, it's just not to be on this season with Crowley, who, battered and bruised, finally confesses himself, but Aziraphale packs his bags for Heaven, leaving their partnership—and the season—at a bittersweet close.
What may happen in Good Omens Season 3?
After the hit Good Omens season 2, Amazon Prime confirmed that Good Omens Season 3 will be on its way: but only in one 90-minute show and without Neil Gaiman. According to a statement shared by Variety, Prime Video stated that production (which had been paused following the allegations made against Gaiman) will resume in Scotland in early 2025.
Good Omens' final season, of which Gaiman reportedly has some input but will not be directly producing, would finally tie up a story that's over 30 years in the making following the original novel by Pratchett and Gaiman. Season 3 will stay true to the story Gaiman and Pratchett came up with when they first pitched it in Seattle.
It's going to be an homage to the world and its characters that audiences have fallen in love with, at least as far as they all know. While this series will indeed still be produced without Gaiman actually in charge, hope remains alive for a satisfying conclusion, because Pratchett's estate and BBC Studios did just take a far more hands-on role in guiding the making of the finale.
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Good Omens can be found streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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