# Good Omens 2 is coming (It is here and all episodes are available 2023-07-28) season 3 coming **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** amazon-prime, tv-shows-scripted, books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [June 29, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257 "2021-06-29T16:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/41 "2023-08-06T01:33:31Z")
Yeah, I never got a romantic vibe from them. More BFFs / brotherly love. Taking it further, I never got _any_ sexual vibe from either of them one way or the other. Both characters seemed asexual to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/42 "2023-08-06T01:45:50Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > …Both characters seemed asexual to me. Yes, me too. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/43 "2023-08-06T03:05:45Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > If he hasn’t wised up by now, he never will. Correct. That is why he never will. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/44 "2023-08-08T19:32:56Z")
I loved the fez business. I really wanted Tennant to say “Fezzes are cool.” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/45 "2023-08-08T19:34:29Z")
🙂 There was a lot of little Doctor references. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/46 "2023-08-08T19:41:37Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Season 2 Aziraphele is just a moron. I have now watched all of the season, and I disagree. Do you have examples? > [@Alessan](#): > > The Aziraphele of the first season would have understood why Crowley might not want to become an angel again. Here is where I disagree. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Yeah, I never got a romantic vibe from them. More BFFs / brotherly love. Taking it further, I never got _any_ sexual vibe from either of them one way or the other. Both characters seemed asexual to me. Right. “My particular Friend” as they used to say, someone trusted and close. And even a couple in that Plantonic sexless way ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/47 "2023-08-08T20:06:09Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Do I _have_ to watch Season One first? I’m going to repeat my question. I love John Finnemore, but really don’t have five hours to catch up on Season One. I know the premise (and the first chapter of the book)… can I jump in with s2ep1? ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/48 "2023-08-08T20:17:16Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Taking it further, I never got _any_ sexual vibe from either of them one way or the other. Also agree but then again they bicker like old marrieds … > [@digs](#): > > can I jump in with s2ep1? Can. A few things that context makes clear. But FWIW I’d do S1 if I was going to do just one. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/49 "2023-08-08T20:27:04Z")
I will repeat my answer. You can jump right into season 2, but if you only have time for one single season, I would recommend season 1. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/50 "2023-08-08T20:33:41Z")
I do appreciate your answering earlier. But, again, I’m watching it for John Finnemore’s writing. That’s Season (Sorry, “Series”) Two only. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/51 "2023-08-08T21:03:10Z")
I would highly highly recommend Season 1 before Season 2. You may be able to follow S2 without S1, but a lot of things would be pretty confusing at first. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/52 "2023-08-08T23:07:13Z")
> [@digs](#): > > But, again, I’m watching it for John Finnemore’s writing. That’s Season (Sorry, “Series”) Two only. Yes, go ahead. It’s not that big of a deal. Watch Season 2. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/53 "2023-08-08T23:27:57Z")
I didn’t notice any difference in writing style. I expect he adapted his style to match the first season. You can absolutely just watch season 2, but it may not be what you’re expecting. I also would think that watching season 1 first would make season 2 more enjoyable. If watching season 1 ended up being a slog that you didn’t enjoy, you also wouldn’t enjoy season 2. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/54 "2023-08-09T20:46:34Z")
The “seasons” are very short, you can easily watch S1 in two nites. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/55 "2023-08-11T21:56:57Z")
Aziraphale specifically states that he has a plan, but it makes Crowley happy to save him. I didn’t really think of them as a romantic couple, and I don’t think Crowley did either, until Nina said they were obviously romantically involved. Then the wheels started turning. Although I’d’ve been happy for them just to be friends, the end of S2 broke my heart. StG ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/56 "2023-08-11T22:28:48Z")
So apparently [there _may_ be a season 3](https://screenrant.com/good-omens-season-3-story-cast-release-date-neil-gaiman-plan/), and if there isn’t, [Neil Gaiman will write a novel instead](https://www.tor.com/2023/08/07/neil-gaiman-good-omens-season-3-novel/). ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/57 "2023-08-14T10:01:26Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Aziraphale isnt stupid, he’s brainwashed. And stupid. There’s a clip somewhere of Tennant talking about how Sheen plays Aziraphale to be simultaneously brilliant and naive. The character clings to the illusion of the fundamental goodness of people, purpose to the universe and the benevolence of the Ineffable Plan in the face of massive evidence to the contrary. This leads to him doing spectacularly stupid things in the belief that everything will turn out alright. Which it sometimes does, often because Crowley is willing to get his hands dirty (or clean) to make it so. It’s noteworthy that the “minisodes” are largely focused on moral shades of grey - God contracting Satan to destroy Job’s family, livestock etc, the whole resurrectionist/advancing medical science thing, and so forth. Heaven and Hell are still so focused on absolutes regardless of the casualties those positions cause. A&C have been the defenders of the middle ground, and we now start to see other couples in the same space (the mirroring of their relationship and views by the two women - who are both much more self-aware - was a nice touch). > [@What\_Exit](#): > > There was a lot of little Doctor references. Also a lot of Terry Pratchett references - off the top of my head, a Discworld book is fluttered briefly in scene, the bottle of laudanum contained the name of C.M.O.T. Dibbler, and the book “Jim” is sorting that starts “It was a nice day” was in fact _Good Omens_ itself. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/58 "2023-08-14T10:18:38Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Also a lot of Terry Pratchett references Also the Seamstresses as a euphemism, and at one point Crowley is clearly meant to represent a Feegle. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/59 "2023-08-14T10:47:59Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > There’s a clip somewhere of Tennant talking about how Sheen plays Aziraphale to be simultaneously brilliant and naive Maybe, but I can’t think of any brilliance he showed in the second season. He mainly just stumbled along until Crowley pointed him in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257/60 "2023-08-18T19:04:10Z")
Just finished (and I’m devastated, of course). As far as their relationship, I always believed them to be special to one another in a way that didn’t have to be romantic, but could also encompass that. Now Beelzebub and Gabriel, I did not see that coming! I quite liked Beez toward the beginning of the season, she was so eerie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-2-is-coming-it-is-here-and-all-episodes-are-available-2023-07-28-season-3-coming/945257.md?page=4)