Good Omens VFX Breakdown
it’s that time again (patreon request time)
Crowley: Have you been yelled at by Aziraphale yet?
Shadwell: I’m not scared of him.
Crowley: …So that’s a no then.
shut up aziraphale’s true form is scary as fuck NOT because it’s not cool but because crowley will be getting milk from the fridge in the middle of the night and he’ll look left and it’s just hundreds of glowing eyes awakening from the depths of the hallway and a disembodied voice is like “my dear boy this is the final time you drink straight from the carton”
in russian we have a saying “Какая муха тебя укусила? - What fly bit you?” which means “what has gone into you” and i was legally obliged to draw this with beez/gabriel
Oh! It seems, that they are going to tell us about Easter Eggs in Good Omens! :). Yep, we know of this one! Looking forward to more.
Just off Trafalgar Square
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‘Alright, angel, we’ve survived Armageddon, been hunted by our own sides, and I think we deserve a bloody good night to have fun.’
Having survived certain (yet still avoidable) death, Crowley is determined to show Aziraphale how to really have fun in London. He just forgets to mention that his version of London-based fun might be karaoke in a gay bar…
Words: 1696, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
- Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens)
- Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
- Additional Tags: Drinking, Friends to Lovers, London, Gay Bar, Some Fluff, Karaoke, First Kiss
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So I just noticed something in the final episode of ‘Good Omens’…
People who have watched the TV show know that Aziraphale makes all these micro expressions no matter what mood he’s in.
For example…
See what I mean?
Like, he’s constantly moving his eyes, lips, eyebrows, etc. Plus, he constantly turns his head in all sorts of directions. This makes him really expressive, so we can always read his expressions, and therefore usually his thoughts, like a book.
Even when he’s acting as Crowley, you can spot it…
Now here’s the interesting bit.
Crowley’s impression of Aziraphale is, of course, pretty much spot on. It would have to be if your lives were at stake and you’d known each other for 6,000 years.
But when Gabriel sentences him to death by hellfire, this is probably the second hint we get that Aziraphale isn’t Aziraphale (the first being ‘Crowley’ saying “tickety-boo”).
Remember this moment that officially cemented the fandom’s hatred of this bastard?
JUST LOOK AT CROWLEY!AZIRAPHALE’S REACTION
If that had been the real Aziraphale, we would’ve been able to read every thought that crossed his mind: the hurt, the fear, the anger, the worry for Crowley, everything.
Instead we see Crowley!Aziraphale give Gabriel quite possibly the blankest, yet also the most chilling death stare I have ever seen. Coming from Aziraphale’s face, which is usually so open and kind and shows his feelings for the entire world to see, this is downright terrifying.
Now, Crowley probably remembers what it was really like in Heaven and he clearly doesn’t miss it at all. If Gabriel had said that to Crowley himself, it probably would’ve slid off him like water off a duck’s back. After all, he’s heard far worse in Hell from the other demons. Plus, he’s probably listened to Aziraphale on the (most likely) rare occasions he’s bitched about Heaven, so that explains why he doesn’t seem shocked at the angels’ treatment of Aziraphale.
But he’s finally seeing it for himself. These angels, who are supposed to be all about kindness and forgiveness, are completely happy with not only sentencing his husband best friend to death, without so much as a trial, but clearly expecting him to just step into the hellfire willingly, like it’s Aziraphale’s sacred duty as an angel, even after insulting and demeaning him.
I imagine this is the only way Crowley can snarl at Gabriel, “If I had the chance, I would tear you limb from limb,” without exposing him and Aziraphale both.
Sadly, since Crowley has to be as convincing as possible, he obviously can’t do anything that Aziraphale wouldn’t do, and that includes doing or saying anything back to Gabriel. So he has no choice but to stick with giving him this look of barely concealed, utter loathing. Because how dare they treat his angel - his kind, forgiving, beautiful angel, with his ridiculous tartan bow ties and shitty ‘magic tricks’, who only ever wanted the best for humanity and somehow still had stubborn, admirable faith in God, despite seeing firsthand how unnecessarily cruel Her plans could be - like that.
Tl;dr: Crowley nearly gave the game away because he was so angry at Heaven’s treatment of his angel that he forgot to do Aziraphale’s micro expressions in that moment, and instead gave Gabriel a murderous, barely concealed death glare and now I’m crying
Adding only this: look how the director assists these moments with subtle camera push-ins or by otherwise making sure the camera is pointing right where it needs to to best emphasize what Michael Sheen is doing. Douglas Mackinnon is almost too skilled at keeping what he’s doing from being noticeable. This is the mark of an artist; one confident enough at what he’s doing to not interfere with others’ art when he’s participating.
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