'Good Omens' - Series Review

I think how we'll do this is a small overview followed by a quick chat about the characters and the plot and so on. So if there's a particular thing you're wondering about you can just jump straight to it.

Overview.

If you enjoyed Pushing Daisies, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and/or A Series Of Unfortunate Events, then this is bound to be for you, with practically every character and attached actor/actress being a delight. A story that's fun from start to end.

Not to mention the show has lovely opening titles and plenty of great visuals. Even if occasionally a CGI shot looks very TV it still manages to make it work by being in such a surreal world setting, something many shows could learn from and off the top of my head, the three I mentioned earlier do well also.

My only real complaint was that at one point I felt it got a tad too cheesy and there were a couple of awkward lines which I'm not sure anyone could pull off.

SPOILERS.

There are probably spoilers beyond this point. Just a heads up.

Performances.

I enjoyed almost everyone's performance in this. From David Tennant's Bill Nighy-inspired "Crowley" to Jack Whitehall's "Newton Pulsifer" and Nina Sosanya's "Mary Hodges."

There were one or two performances that felt a bit off the mark. Both of which came from the four horseman. I've opted against calling them out by name but I feel if you watch the show it's kind of obvious which ones aren't as good.

Plot.

The journey we went on with these characters was a fun ride through and through. It feels like a Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman book the whole time. Things fall perfectly into place a little bit easier than they would in reality but not so easily that you couldn't understand how it happened. Almost like everything happened by way of a plan outside of our understanding.

There is, however, a problem I have.

For me the defeat of the four horsemen felt a little bit overly cheesy and "good" message heavy. The curious line between dark and light, right and wrong that had been drawn in the question of Armageddon and "humanised" in our very own angel and demon was gone with "children want good things and these horsemen are bad things."

I did like the ending after that though and as someone who has never read this book, I do wonder if a second season of this show is possible from source material or a book sequel or would it be entirely new?

I'll do some research after my article is published like a true journalist.

I did think that "Crowley" and "Aziraphale" had evolved into beings beyond Angels and Demons at the end rather than having switched bodies but the clue was right there in the prediction.

Style.

This show managed to carve its own little corner of stylised film to live in. It's as if A Series Of Unfortunate Events was upbeat, light, and seeped in quirky Britishness. It's as if Pushing Daisies met up with the storytelling of Stranger Things. It's a joy and is just really great television.

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