NO NIGHTINGALES!!! ~"Every Day" GOOD OMENS 2x06 REACTION!

[@pleaseclap7890]

Having a messy break up despite never having actually officially been together is iconic queer behavior.

[@montanarose-sings]

3+ messy breakups

[@ntwwolf6908]

Sounds familiar. Rather like Arcane

[@NKO_lindo]

oh god that was too relatable

[@bananaguard454]

damn 😭😭😭

[@omegastar19]

@@ntwwolf6908She-Ra and the Princesses of Power even more :p

[@Nevermore-Nevermore]

Every day the pain is getting closer, a mental breakdown like a roller coaster…

[@1MayoCat]

Too real 😂😭

[@keisakura9014]

Accurate

[@testeteste811]

Fr

[@torch_warden8177]

Everyday itsa getting closer, to taking a bath with my effing toaster

[@testeteste811]

@@torch_warden8177 LOL

[@arkansaninva]

"What are they gonna do to us in 20 minutes??" WELCOME TO THE TRAUMA OF THE FINAL FIFTEEN

[@SistineCorpse]

absolutely me ❗Glancing at the scene and then the time left "WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE ARE 15 MINS LEFT SOLVE THIS"

[@lillyf973]

The hopeful reactions from Morgan throughout this video is actually causing me pain rn😫😫😫

[@artemis_719]

Demon slayer fans know it all too well

[@hollyhudson3494]

Morgan, you remind me so much of my granddaughter! I adore you ❤

[@saiyasha848]

Yep. everyone was like "Oh, we want a kiss!" and then the kiss came and all of us were like: "Oh not like _this!!!_ You _know_ this isn't what we meant!!!!"

[@elianwolfert3879]

GO fandom: make them kiss 🥺 Neil Gaiman: careful what you wish for 👹

[@leo-u8f]

i was excited

[@vickykelly3644]

*Morgan, in tears* : "why did you guys recommend this to me?!" *Us, watching and feeling validated for EVERYTHING but also laughing* : "that's why Morgan, that's why 🤣"

[@montanarose-sings]

The way I have TRULY never been more excited for a reaction video in my LIFE-

[@Obsessed_with_Animation]

And scared

[@clarestubbs9303]

Excited and terrified. ❤ I am so, so sorry. (((BIG HUGS))) I was screaming at the screen and crying as much as the first time I watched. I am coping by writing and reading on AO3. At least now you can read all the fics on AO3 without spoilers! Hope you are ok. Loved the reactions. xxx

[@FireChildSlytherin5]

omg SAME

[@Callum_0n_Wheels]

Im about to cry because I’m at 51:00 and am literally sweating so hard

[@LADYEMYLYRICS]

ME TOO

[@RestInReeses]

The fact Crowley still waited after everything, just incase Aziraphale might change his mind Because Crowley is, deep down, an optimist.

[@LadyArsenica1]

Nice book reference!

[@ladyv5052]

@aisleelovegreenwood6448 i'm not sure about this theory. But i would take ANYTHING

[@kay-jay1581]

It’s a fun theory but I don’t think they are deceiving the audience yet again. Aziraphale had no idea that the second coming was the plan until moments before stepping in the elevator. I think he has doubts there. Aziraphale stares at Crowley one more time it looks like he murmurs soemthing to Crowley but it’s not 100% sure if he actually said a word to him. Some people think he said “Trust me” or “I’ll come back” or something along those words. But the whole scene inside the bookshop is genuine not an act.

[@letolethe3344]

I think Metatron was so anxious to separate Aziraphale and Crowley because he realized how powerful they are together.

[@frnknstndrgqn]

I think so too. He knew Crowley would say no and it would drive a wedge between them.

[@clarestubbs9303]

THE 25 LAZURI MIRACLE PROVED THIS!

[@keisakura9014]

“What are they gonna do to us in 20 minutes?!??” Trauma speed run.

[@patton_virgil103]

Fun fact/infodump to distract from the sadness: The ship name for Gabriel and Beelzebub is Ineffable Bureaucracy! It was considered mostly a crack ship in the fandom before season 2 as they had, like, one singular canon interaction at that point lmao. As someone who DID ship them WAY before season 2 came out, my reaction to the reveal of their relationship was still shock, but more along the lines of "did tHEY JUST MAKE THE CRACK SHIP CANON???!!!!" The people who shipped them in the fandom truly never thought we were going to have that become reality in a million years lol. Also, also, I think the reason they never really apologized to Az and Crowley or got the same consequences as them is that at the end of the day, they are still Bureaucratic asshats at heart and nothing can really change that. They think (and are pretty much right) that they can't really be messed with in the way that they messed with A & C. Anyway, thats just my neurodivergent rambling for the day, I hope it was somewhat understandable lmao.

[@montanarose-sings]

I fully respect y'all's crack ship and congrats on it becoming canon, but I cannot BELIEVE you guys didn't go with Brielzebub as a ship name smh 🤣

[@b.tettenborn5986]

Another thing: When Crowley starts talking to Aziraphale he takes off his glasses, making him vulnerable to him since he doesnt really let anyone see his snake-eyes. Once he realizes that hes not getting through to Aziraphale, he puts them back on (puts his guard back up).

[@arwaloves]

oh my god theyre so tragic wtf

[@ceebee2]

Aziraphale is, first and foremost, a Guardian of humanity. He sees a problem and, unlike Crowley, he stands his ground and tries his best to solve it himself rather than run. He sees the corruption within Heaven and offers himself as a solution instead of leaving humanity to suffer Heaven’s whims (ie. destruction). He KNOWS he has to solve the problem of Heaven permanently or it will continue to come back and bite them. It’s a very subtle and complex piece of characterization that most people just interpret as stubbornness or intentional ignorance; his decision is frustrating, but ultimately in-character.

[@letolethe3344]

Completely agree! I feel like the people angry at Aziraphale are looking at things from a very simplistic, black-and-white perspective. Which, ironically, is what Crowley always argued against. Aziraphale has earned the benefit of the doubt. First of all, we don't know the whole context of what took place between him and the Metahead; he could have subtly or overtly threatened one or both Aziraphale and Crowley if A didn't take the promotion. Also, I think it was naive of Crowley to think that heaven & hell would really leave them alone if they stayed on earth--I think Azriaphale wanted Crowley to be safe and thought this was one way, though a far from perfect one, to achieve that. Thirdly, I think Aziraphale would never have felt any peace if he went off and left earth to be destroyed.

[@carpevinum8645]

The thing with Crowley is that I believe his saunter-vagely-downwards was him trying to enact change in a system resistant to it. He isn't wanting to walk away and against Azi trying just 'cause. He is against it because he has lived the consequences of that and they are terrible. He is trying to protect Azi. Who he loves. They are understandable and not unreasonable reactions from both sides. Crowley, at least, is also acting with9ut full knowledge of the situation (Metatron worked to ensure thet).

[@PirateQueen1720]

That does make a lot of sense - at least for why he doesn't change his mind after the second coming thing, even when he sees Crowley is still waiting!

[@testeteste811]

THANK YOU!! People forget this and only focus on the "Bad side"

[@mossfreak7]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! People keeping turning a bling eye and it's frustrating.

[@p1nk_art]

also a fun theory i have: Aziraphale is going to to play mind games with them [angels] because he is a little bastard with 6000 years of "earth experience" ahead all the other angels. There is no way they can outwit him, he is brilliant.

[@Morgan_Reacts]

I’m here for this! I would love to see Az mess with the angels 🤣

[@montanarose-sings]

@@Morgan_Reacts No, I literally want him to be such a bitch and such a Karen up in Heaven, I want Metatron to bring him back solely bc he didn't count on how fucking annoying Mr. AZ "I-will-exploit-any-angelic-loophole-I-can-get-my-grubby-little-wings-on" Fell (my beloved) would be to work with 💕

[@tximop]

I wouldnt be surprised if Azi finds the “good” angels of Heaven and makes then love Earth and starts a revolution in Heaven. “Give me liberty or give me death” right?

[@p1nk_art]

​@@tximop you know whats funny I had a very simmilar idea [headcanon territory] After S2 came out a lot of people dragged Azi and that made me mad because they were compleatly ignoring his struggles... But what annoyed me more, to this day, is that everyone thinks Crowley is right and Aziraphale can't make a difference in heaven. So I started writing something very simmilar to your idea, that he was slowly but surley manipulating other angels to start caring for earth and people. Sending them on missions to earth, letting them count and evaluate the population, educating them on humans "to better wipe them all out". Never finished it, had this idea how both grow as people during their seperation.

[@tximop]

@@p1nk_artdont leave out the part about Azi being completely smitten with earth food. Something like the scene in the Job episode but with Azi tempting other angels to try Earth food and getting the same astonished reaction is completely hilarious to me.

[@washedupartist]

The Metatron really wanted to split Aziraphale and Crowley up too, because when they work together they are incredibly powerful. You could see the relief on his face when Aziraphale finally was in the elevator to go to heaven.

[@clarestubbs9303]

YES! The Metabastard (Our new name for him, Morgan! 😂) saw what happened when they performed a joint "little, tiny, insignificant miracle" so imagine what they could do if they perform a BIG miracle? Enough to stop the Second Coming? Probably. That is why he orchestrated this break up. He KNEW that Crowley wouldn't want to go back (It could even have been him that made Crowley fall) and used that to split them up so they couldn't stop his plan. (I still don't believe that it is God's)

[@MetisRose95]

Soo sorry Morgan but "No nightingales" "F*ck You!" Sent me dying of laughter

[@VDeku]

Omg sameee

[@toseeyourise3011]

what was the nightingales reference. i missed it . sorry exams . can someone explain .

[@VDeku]

@@toseeyourise3011 I recommend just rewatching the show

[@komori.V]

"why are you guys so bad with consent" I LAUGHED SO HARD

[@raccoonsincocoons5643]

idk if morgan reads the comments, but omg thank you so much for actually trying to understand that last scene. my interpretation is not 100% the same, but it's so frustrating how a big part of the fandom is so quick to just choose sides, when that's literally the opposite of the show's whole message

[@raccoonsincocoons5643]

also the whole miscommunication thing is absolutely infuriating to watch, but unfortunately I find that to be the most relatable part, cause I've experienced that so many times in my relationships

[@letolethe3344]

I wholly agree with you. This is a complex and layered scene (as well as being incredibly painful and well-acted).

[@Morgan_Reacts]

When it comes to relationships like Aziraphale and Crowleys, it’s nearly impossible for me to choose a side. They’re both such complex characters and each have their own reasons for doing what they did in this episode, while it might not have been the best way to go about it. They’re very complex characters and have a lot to them. It saddens me to hear people were so quick to choose sides.

[@Cr__wley]

KISS ME. UR THE REALEST DUDE OMG

[@OrganizedChaos1117]

1:03:53 and 1:23:57 I took it that the Bentley played that song because it's that kid in the middle of a messy divorce who tries to keep their parents from splitting up by reminding them of the good times.

[@Ms_Ria]

Oh man these comments are killing me. This one hurt😭😭😭

[@Nevermore-Nevermore]

Religious trauma is such a weird thing because there was a time in my life where I would have also gotten in the elevator. There’s just this voice that tells you that what you want, who you want is wrong and vile. You believe it and you begin to believe you are those things too, so you try to be more pious to make it go away but it doesn’t. I know you had mentioned that you weren’t really religious, so I just thought I’d explain a little bit.

[@Morgan_Reacts]

I’m kinda familiar with religious trauma. While I myself dont have it, I’ve met people that do. Thats why my first reaction was so strong. I thought it was his religious trauma. I’m choosing to try and interpret it the other way because I need it to cope until s3 comes out lol

[@Nevermore-Nevermore]

@@Morgan_Reacts That’s fair we all have to cope in our own ways. Filming starts January 2025.

[@pikaace]

Out of ALL the things in this season, I DID NOT expect Ineffable Bureaucracy (Gabriel and Beelzebub's ship name) to come in with a steel chair

[@Umbri3]

Absolutely not. Even with the 'Every' leak, I'm glad this was kept secret to whack everyone upside the head with a brick. I never would've imagined it, and then they sucked me into shipping it with the power of a neutron star 😅

[@dmrmkw]

I am in the camp that the Metatron either indirectly or directly threatened Crowley's life. He knows about their "de facto" relationship and his last-ditch effort to get Aziraphale back to heaven was to threaten Crowley's life. That's why Aziraphale agreed and that's why he was trying so hard to get Crowley to go with him -- to protect him. Also, early on right after Aziraphale interrupts Crowley, watch Aziraphale closely. He mouths something and his hands make a kind of sideways time-out signal, and in such as way as to hide it from the direction of the window. Between his love for Crowley and the assumed Metatron's threat, and his love and protection instincts for earth and humanity, Aziraphale didn't really have a choice at all. Also, Beezelbub and Gabriel were both high-ranking individuals so they didn't have as much threat hanging over them like Aziraphale and Crowley have had for their entire existence. Oh the hyperfixation and the rabbit hole is deep, my friend. Good luck.

[@Morgan_Reacts]

The metatron is definitely up to something. I thought he might have wanted to separate Az and Crowley since they are so powerful together. If the Metatron threatened Crowley my fists are gonna fly

[@KaitheKnightly]

@@Morgan_Reacts I think the reason the Metatron choose Az was because he knew he's the more likely to go with him of the two and he doesn't want them doing combined miracles anymore. I think them being able to do such powerful miracles scares and intimidates him. So he came up with this reason to get Az in heaven. He doesn't want them together.

[@Morgan_Reacts]

I totally agree. Plus it seems like there’s a bad vibes between the Metatron and Crowley. The Metatron immediately gives Crowley a scowl when Az isn’t looking. Plus Crowley has been heaven free for 6000 years while Az has only been for like 4. It’s easier to rope Az back in

[@ericamacs3875]

I agree with you. Aziraphale is so anxious during the whole scene and he looks towards the window, I think he is trying to keep them safe. The Metatron was definitely threatening him.

[@DrakengardGirl]

I also really think Metatron did something as well because when Aziraphale gets into the elevator, after hesitating for a while, Metatron looks like he's super relieved and he exhales like he was stressed.

[@SD-jw3cj]

Moving scenes will have a few key moments that pull at your heartstrings, but the end scene has so many of them that hit you over and over like shockwaves: -When the music kicks in, the realisation we're getting a tragic finale *BOOM* -They're going to fight just as Crowley was about to confess *BOOM* -Wait, Crowley's going to confess anyway! *BOOM* -David Tennant has to physically suppress a sob mid-speech *BOOM* -Aziraphale's casual dismissal of his bookshop with "nothing lasts forever" *BOOM* -Crowley's emotional guard going up when he puts back on his glasses *BOOM* -"I- I NEED YOU!" *BOOM* -"No nightingales" *BOOM* -They kissed! *BOOM* -"I forgive you." *BOOM*

[@lillyf973]

And by the end there are 10 holes ripped in you until season 3 starts T_T

[@Divhreaza]

TOTAL FATALITY

[@liamgradwell2998]

“No Nightingales” is so heartbreaking. Like when they’re broken up, the whole world goes cold and silent like it knows. 😢 💔

[@lillyf973]

In fairness tho, we've watched Morgan get teary-eyed over the smallest Azi/Crowley exchanges, we could've EASILY spared her the pain of this episode😔

[@clarestubbs9303]

​@@lillyf973I disagree. Once you start watching this you have to see it through to the end, no matter what the outcome, happy or heartbreaking. Unless you meant not recommending it in the first place? I suppose we shouldn't have, but feeling the pain is sort of cathartic, "I could have missed the pain, but I would have had to miss the dance." It's like loving a pet, we KNOW our heart is going to be broken because we will lose them, but we still do it, because the love we give and receive is worth the pain. If it didn't hurt now then the resolution in Season 3 (please, someone let there be a happy ending) wouldn't be so sweet. I hope this makes sense. So sorry for your pain Morgan, but it will (hopefully) be worth it when we see them together and happy at the end of Season 3. By the way, Nightingales are pretty rare in the UK, we don't see them very often. ❤

[@nickioleary8577]

Crowley gets so upset with Aziraphale saying he forgives him because that implies to Crowley that he did something wrong. Kissing without consent is wrong, but I don’t think that’s what Aziraphale meant. I think he meant “I forgive you for being in love with me.” And that is what breaks Crowley. At least that’s how I interpreted that moment

[@letolethe3344]

I don't think that's what Aziraphale meant at all. I don't think he would ever think love is wrong. I think he could have said "I forgive you" for any number of other reasons--he may have been afraid b/c Metahead was watching, as Morgan states in the outro; because he felt hurt and angry at Crowley for calling him stupid and forcibly kissing him; because he didn't know what to say and in his shock fell back on an old standbye; or for many other reasons.

[@montanarose-sings]

@letolethe3344 I agree. I started to write a reply to this, but it turned into its own huge analysis and I decided to just comment directly on the video lmao. There are a TON of reasons Aziraphale might have said "I forgive you" but I don't see any version of it meaning "I forgive you for loving me". Might that have been how Crowley himself heard it? Maybe initially (doubtful though... I think they both know they're loved by each other, but that's just me) but I absolutely do not believe that's how Aziraphale meant it.

[@blueturnips1912]

My interpretation was "I forgive you for the profanity/sacrilege". We have to keep in mind that, even if Aziraphale has learned how to drink, eat, dance, and any number of "human customs", he is still an angel, and he was once scandalised by the mere idea of eating. Kissing... if we go by angel sensibilities, is probably much, much worse. If you "dirty" your body just by eating food, then kissing someone else is a lot worse. An angel's body is sacred and lust is supposed to be sinful. I don't think angels would understand the difference between a kiss out of love and one out of lust, or the intricacies between the two and how they can coexist. Maybe Aziraphale would, but they weren't really alone, so the "I forgive you" made sense regardless of what he personally thought about it.

[@greenguy369]

I took that I forgive you as "I forgive you for abandoning me and the Earth."

[@Ms_Ria]

​@aisleelovegreenwood6448fuck this killed me. I've never come across this take on the I forgive you line but holy shit

[@antrazitaj5209]

We were all messes when we were done with that ending, that's fine. I see Aziraphales smile in the elevator to heaven as that kind of smile you have when everything is bad but you smile anyway. And its this very broken way that makes you hurt just seeing it

[@Noisycatstephanie]

If you look right before he grins, his eyes are moving back and forth repeatedly. Aziraphale is plotting, has an Aha! moment, and grins knowing it will work.

[@beautybabbling]

This is my thought too, which is why the song "Smile" by Nat King Cole is on my Good Omens playlist. "Smile though your heart is aching...Smile even though it's breaking..."

[@lemonfizz2897]

Okay, so yes. Crowley was extremely high ranked as an angel and because he’s so old, was extremely high ranked as a demon before season one finale. Aziraphale, on the other hand, is ranked extremely low. Now, this is how we can see the attitude heaven and he’ll have toward earth. Heaven says “you’re bottom of the barrel? Go mingle with the lowly humans, no one else wants the job”, which is why Aziraphale is on Earth. Hell said “You’re high ranked? You get the privilege of leaving hell and going to go see Earth, have fun.” Which is why Crowley was on Earth.

[@ilunaker1032]

Aziraphale is not extremely low ranked at all as Good Omen's angelology is different from the real one. In GO Aziraphale is very middle management (even, middle-to-high), and obviously Crowley ranked higher than him. *Extremely* high? That's fancanon at this point.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@ilunaker1032 I think Crowley was something like an engineer, so I don't even go along with the conventional wisdom that he's higher than Aziraphale.

[@ilunaker1032]

@@HuntingViolets True: that his former rank could access files doesn't exactly mean that he was higher ranked, either. He *may* had been, but it's not confirmed. What we know for sure is that Aziraphale was/is military and Crowley was an engineer, so maybe that archives were just locked for the Principality rank because... well, they wouldn't need anything there. I confess that whatever the exact truth is, I *so* hope that the very extended fanon about Crowley being a fallen Archangel (the conspicuosly absent Raphael) doesn't become true, because imo it would make his story (and his achivements on his own and with Aziraphale) much less interesting.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@ilunaker1032 How do we know the archives were locked against Aziraphale, though? He wasn't in on the trip to Heaven with Crowley and Muriel?

[@eddiecactus1085]

Aziraphale is not low ranked at all lmao. He’s a Principality and he was expected to be a commander of a platoon back in season 1.

[@letolethe3344]

I agree, Morgan! I felt awful for Gabriel when he said, "No one's given me anything before." It explains A LOT about his nastiness and cruelty.

[@larstyphoon9981]

The fact they played a nightingale sang means it's gonna be okay, no one will change my mind ❤

[@0l._.l0895]

Aziraphale saw Crowley as an angel, uninhibited and full of such wonder and joy for the new things that were going to be created. Aziraphale also sees Crowley as one of the kindest beings ever, thats why he wants them to go back. He thinks that they could both make a difference and that he could make things better. Also, Crowley has had over 6000 years without heaven compared to Aziraphale, who has only had 5 years. Aziraphale still has so much faith that things could be good. In my opinion Aziraphale was still going to go back until Metatron said the Second Coming. He kept looking back and finding reasons, once he heard the second coming he realized this was something bigger. They are both right but even in this situation they still didn't communicate correctly.

[@AlexanderWandering]

I think that is just it- Aziraphale sees Crowley as an angel but Crowley doesn't want to be seen as an angel- he wants to be seen as himself. He wants Aziraphale to love him for who he his and not just for the idealized image of who Aziraphale wants him to be.

[@Cr__wley]

⁠@@AlexanderWandering but hes not seeing crowley as an angel, hes seeing crowley as happy, ur missing the point aziraphale doesn’t want crowley as an angel back hewants crowley being happy w him back, he loves crowley in every way he just wants tosee crowley find joy in smth he loves again, thats why he was so hurt when crowley rejected going to heaven w him (and some other reasons but tldr), ur looking in it in a crowley sorta perspective even tho we all have the perspective of both of them, in crowley’s pov u could say that, but u aint in crowley’s pov ur watching the tv show, its evident aziraphale didnt want the angel crowley he wanted the happy crowley

[@pau259]

I love that you understand Aziraphale's character so well. So many people think he actually went backwards in his character development and actually likes heaven now, it's so frustating. And there's also people who seem to think that Azi loves angel Crowley and not demon crowley, and that's why he wanted to make him an angel again, but that's bullshit!! he loves Crowley now!!

[@danawhicker2512]

Yes! Morgan has one of the most insightful reactions that I have seen about that. At the beginning of the conversation with the Metatron, Aziraphale had no interest in going to Heaven even if he was put in charge. It wasn't until Crowley was brought up that Aziraphale starts to look upset and (in my opinion) really angry but hiding it. I think he was counting on their off-the-charts joint power to really change things in Heaven. I also think that Crowley was sure their joint power would not be enough, that the Metatron would have a way to counter it, and was trying to save Az by convincing him not to go. Also, in my opinion, season 2 has been clearly showing Aziraphale's growth: he is "stealing", "being selfish", lying, tempting, and basically asserting a lot of free will. In fact, I see Aziraphale's dance at the ball as not so much about romance as it is a declaration of identity: it is his "coming out" party to tell Crowley that he isn't an just an angel anymore, because "Angels don't dance. It's one of the distinguishing characteristics that marks an angel." And Crowley immediately picks up on the nuance with a startled, "You don't dance." (I guess Az never told him about learning the gavotte in the 19th century.)

[@montanarose-sings]

I know everyone has their interpretation of Aziraphale's "I forgive you". I know this isn't how Crowley hears it, but I think more than anything, it's along the lines of "I forgive you for not trusting me in this" or "I forgive you for abandoning me in this when I told you I need you, for rejecting what might be our only real chance of being together in a way where we can be safe and happy" or even (depending on what theory you believe) "I forgive you for not understanding what I'm trying to tell you, for not listening to me and reading between the lines like we have ALWAYS done with each other." Despite the anger and frustration and hurt behind it, I think there's also something really beautiful about the implication behind Aziraphale's "I forgive you" (and all the ones he's said before): it seems to imply "You're doing this thing that hurts and upsets and frustrates me, but there is nothing that you can do that I will not forgive you for. You do not need to follow me blindly to earn my love or my forgiveness, even if I am so, so angry with you right now. You are not unloved and unforgiveable, you will never be unloved and unforgiveable, not to me. I will never cast you out for doing something I don't agree with." (Which tracks; notice that Crowley is the one to leave the bookshop first, Aziraphale doesn’t kick him out) That isn't what Crowley hears, which is understandable, but that's what I take it to mean.

[@sharonfieldstone]

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[@letolethe3344]

My two opposing theories as to why Aziraphale smiled in the elevator: 1) His memories are being erased in the elevator as it is going up to heaven or 2) He's thought up a plan to stop the second coming/destruction of earth. I do think he thought he was doing the right thing by accepting the position to protect the earth, and would have felt guilty just satisfying his own wishes and going off with Crowley, which I think he did want. I also think that Aziraphale probably realized that both he and Crowley would never really be left alone on earth by heaven and would be in danger.

[@alexjewett7455]

My interpretation of it is basically that he's putting on a brave face and pretending everything is fine while inside he's having a complete emotional meltdown.

[@letolethe3344]

I agree that Aziraphale touching his lips is one of the saddest moments in the entire series.

[@p1nk_art]

Aziraphale would not forgive himself if he left the earth to die... never...

[@JoeAconite]

Seraphim - Upper Management Cherubim - IT Thrones - HR Dominations - Management Virtues - Workers Powers - Good or Bad Basic Maintenance Princes - Specialists Archangels - Cops Angels - Social Workers

[@JoeAconite]

And for Hell Conceptual - Upper Fallacies (Impurity) Imp - Snitches Faustian - Dealers Diabolical - Plotters Vices - Weakness Powers - Good or Bad Basic Maintenance Dark Princes - Sins Archdemons - Crime Bosses Demons - Fallen Conscripted

[@azuranwraith]

If you want a show where angels and demons get actual therapy (with some crime-solving mixed in) Lucifer is a fantastic show.

[@Miroslava_Ivanova]

Also based on Neil Gaiman's work 😁

[@reginaldkenneth47]

Funny you said that because it's both Neil Gaiman's and also Michael Sheen played the same Lucifer in the Sandman audiobook.

[@Anaerin]

So, to clear up some confusion: A Scrivener is a job, specifically a monk that would write or copy written materials in the days before the printing press. It's also the name for someone doing secretarial and/or administration duties, like book-keeping, dictation, and record-keeping. So Muriel is a 37th-level Angel (WAAAAAY down on the totem pole) that works as basically a librarian.

[@caitlin329]

A tiny snippet of the kiss was accidentally leaked by Amazon before this series aired. As you can imagine, Neil Gaiman was very upset, as were quite a lot of fans, actually.

[@briceysweeney81]

I was one of those "spoiled" for the kiss because of the very brief glimpse of it in an Amazon promo. But it still didn't mitigate the shock and emotions of the final 15. What an incredible job the GO team did from the writing to the acting to even the lighting and music!

[@greenguy369]

"No nightingales" didn't mean that their love is over. He meant that real life isn't a movie. Real love is quiet and steady and painful sometimes. Also, I do think Aziraphale would have turned around UNTIL he heard about the Second Coming. Aziraphale's one constant is that he WON'T abandon the Earth. And Crowley's one constant is that he will not give his devotion to either heaven or hell. From a writing standpoint its a PERFECT conflict. Very well written.

[@toseeyourise3011]

what was the nightingales reference. i missed it . sorry exams . can someone explain .

[@ntwwolf6908]

I was waiting for you to realize Gabriel was now Beelzebub’s beau. You poor thing, this was classic example of Everything Everywhere All at once in real time

[@sprumf]

Oh no- I’m not that far yet but- I’m- not surprised tbh- 🫠😫 oh well. :,) Ofc it’s lighthearted but. Watched it- and yea- hoof.

[@edensgraces]

"what are they gonna do to us in 20 minutes??" oh you sweet summer child, underestimating the power of neil gaiman

[@pau259]

Calling the Metatron "a glorified answering machine" is wild, I'm going to steal it

[@brewdaly1873]

I love Jon Hamm. He just plays the himbo role to absolute perfection.

[@briceysweeney81]

Funny thing, I just re-read reviews and rewatched some reactions. It was generally agreed that Jon Hamm as Gabriel Supreme Archangel was perfect casting. And that Jon was having a GREAT time playing Jim this season!

[@nandacrochet]

I read somewhere (maybe it was even official) that Crowley kissed Azi not to confess his feelings. They have already known that. They are more than lovers or best friends, there is no words to describe it. He kissed Azi because it was last attempt to make him stay on his side. Now I’m crying more than I did.

[@briceysweeney81]

Neil Gaiman made a post about it on his Tumblr. Crowley's kiss was a last, desperate try to reach Aziraphale. We've seen over and over that Crowley has trouble expressing his emotions with words. He wanted to shock him into thinking for himself and not parroting what the Metatron (heaven) wants. Crowley tried human means to do it.

[@christinfishback4245]

In your reaction you said : why did I just hear a miracle sound? Right before Aziraphale gets into the elevator and some interpret this as him miracling the song to play in the Bentley as his last effort to tell Crowley that he does love him back and this is about something else

[@DXTRIPLEHBK]

It was the Metatron summoning the elevator.

[@4c_aperture]

Also a compliment to you as a reactor: you say your brain shut down but I think you’re not giving yourself enough credit!! 1:01:07 you’re scrolling through the scenes here to look for details and body language, you’re absolutely coherent, and it feels visceral! There’s more in two minutes of your videos than in an hour of another reactor’s video ❤

[@Obsessed_with_Animation]

*I AM WRITING EXAMS TOMORROW. MY MENTAL HEALTH IS ALREADY SHIT. I AM OFFICIALLY GIVING UP ON LIFE IF I WATCH THIS. AND I AM GONNA DO IT ANYWAY. WTF AM I DOING????!!!!!*

[@slvttysnake]

Good luck on your exams!!

[@CaptNondescript]

Good luck! You got this 💪

[@Obsessed_with_Animation]

@@slvttysnake thx i really needed it. It was on Ancient Greek

[@lillyf973]

Of all videos, mate. This one just hurts💔 whyyyyyyyy lol

[@toseeyourise3011]

what was the nightingales reference. missed it due to exams .

[@Jules416]

I'm both excited, and incredibly nervous

[@tyrant-den884]

Michael: "If you leave, you can never come back." Gabriel: "Once you've made the sale, stop selling."

[@InquieteNightshade]

Gabriel: don’t threaten me with a good time.

[@amaliasradi687]

It's three in the morning and i was crying so much i think my neighbors think i am being abused Thank you Morgan this was such a journey and now as it is customary WELCOME TO THE GOOD OMENS FAMILY!!!! The kids table is on the left , the wine and angel cakes will come soon and yes tissues are going to be provided until then enjoy the Hozier songs

[@amaliasradi687]

@aisleelovegreenwood6448 lol, my hair is slipt dyed wine red and ice blonde

[@lissC88]

David and Michael did soo good on that scene because it hurt so muchhh and David with that confession I felt it

[@briceysweeney81]

They should both be given ALL the awards for the acting in the final 15. I haven't seen a single review, professional or fan, that doesn't talk about how good Michael and David's acting is in this series and how phenomenal their chemistry is. Pure magic. So by the time we've reached the final episode of the second season, we're almost used to how great they are. I no longer see Michael Sheen and David Tennant at all. There are only my beloved Aziraphale and Crowley. But then we get to the final 15. I couldn't have imagined that there was more to mine in these characters. Yet there was! It's truly transcendent acting.

[@alc9633]

"do they have therapy for angels and demons?" ao3 good omen's most bookmarked work demonology and the triphasic model of trauma looms in the background

[@georginad7394]

I second this recommendation for 'Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma', such a good fanfiction. Literally Crowley getting therapy but so so well done.

[@hothotheat3000]

THAT SCENE is so beautiful and so painful. David’s performance choices are pitch perfect. That harsh sigh and hanging of his head, like he’s trying to gather his courage before he starts in with “we’ve known each other long time” just feels so genuine. And the desperation of that kiss, the desperate hope that maybe one fabulous kiss can solve everything like his beloved Richard Curtis films, followed by the crushing response…it’s so painful.

[@InquieteNightshade]

Not to mention the horror and heartbreak when Azi was talking about going back to heaven. Especially after the, “you’re the bad guys,” line. He was absolutely gutted and David portrayed it so well. The desperation in his voice when he said, “tell me you said no.” David acted his heart out, and we love him for it.

[@lorettabes4553]

I *knew* Morgan would want to punch Megatron at the end of this

[@Miroslava_Ivanova]

I mean...don't we all 🤬🤜

[@NankitaBR]

We all did

[@allqnzy]

I’ve seen this episode at least 100 times but I know for a fact that I’m still gonna cry along with this reaction

[@dragontamer626]

Good Omens fans at end of season one: now kiiiiiiiss! Neil Gaiman: you asked for it. Fans: NO! NOT LIKE THAT!!!

[@moore2life_2012]

Your deep dives and scene breakdowns are one of my favorite things. I've watched THE scene around a billion times I never realized until you said it that Aziraphale cut Crowley off and kept glancing at the window because Metatron was watching.

[@kaydee9783]

Ooooh

[@DeonTain]

The fundamental conflict between Crowley and Aziraphale at the end is, Aziraphale thinks heaven is broken and he can fix it from the inside. Crowley thinks heaven can't be fixed because it is working as intended and if you want to make things better you must work outside the system. Crowley is right. For all the talk of Aziraphale being "in charge" he is being recruited to take on a project decided on by others. He is being offered a chance to control How things are done but not the choice of What is done.

[@letolethe3344]

Not sure what where you're getting all this certainty about what he's being offered or not offered. None of that is canon. We have no idea what power he will or won't have in heaven.

[@DeonTain]

@@letolethe3344 The Metatron tells Aziraphale that Aziraphale will be in charge. He also tells Aziraphale that what he will be working on is the second coming. That means Aziraphale will be choosing how to implement the second coming but will not decide if the second coming should happen. Therefore he will have the power to decide How but not What.

[@briceysweeney81]

@@letolethe3344 He will be taking Gabriel's old job, Supreme Archangel. We saw what happened to Gabriel when he vetoed a big project. Seemingly the first time in forever that he refused to go along with the preordained program. So it IS CANON.

[@llc358]

Another agonizing moment of The Final Fifteen that I noticed on maybe my third watch was that after Crowley walks out, Aziraphale turns away from the door, and when the Metatron walks in, Aziraphale whips his head around with a look of hope before he quickly turns away again to wipe his tears. He thought it was Crowley coming back! Because this has always been their routine, they argue, Crowley storms off, and then he comes back with an apology. In season 1 Crowley walks away from the bandstand, then comes to the bookshop to apologize and again suggest they run away together. He storms away from the bookshop and was coming back again when he found it on fire. When they argue about the holy water in the flashback, technically Aziraphale storms off, but Crowley still ultimately comes back and makes the gesture to make things okay again when he saves Aziraphale in the church. In season 2 he storms out after their argument over Gabriel and then comes back and apologizes. I think on some level, Aziraphale has kind of taken for granted a bit that Crowley will always come back, that he will take the step to reconnect them when they've hurt each other. That he can take 6,000 years of being called evil and bad and having any affection between them denied and he may need to go off and sulk for a bit, but he always comes back. And this time he is having to face the fact that he's asking for the one thing Crowley isn't willing to do, even for him, and this time Crowley won't come back to him.

[@pastelnebula]

“I have _tearstains_ in my _f*cking chair_- 😭” 🤣 poor Morgan 💜 I felt that pain when I first watched it too 💔

[@squibaloo]

Get ready to cry again, gang 🥲

[@ericamacs3875]

I love this, I think you're spot on about the final scene. They're talking about two different things. I'm surprised so many fans don't seem to have noticed Aziraphale looking towards the window and being so anxious. I also wonder if Aziraphale is more realistic? He knows that if Heaven ends everything, Alpha Centauri or wherever will also disappear. They can't really run away. Good call about the final smile! I hadn't made that connection. And I love your T Shirts.

[@letolethe3344]

They certainly are talking at cross purposes.

[@kirbyesque]

It genuinely took me a full six months to feel like a semi-normal person after watching this finale of S2, and I’m still pretty attached to my tumblr life as a residual affect.

[@gemstonejasper17]

I think Crowley loves being around the low-mid ranking angels. I think he loves their innocence and loves showing them new ways of thinking. That's why he kept hanging around AZ before he even realized he lived him (which I think happened at the bar in Ancient Rome). Now he's having fun with Muriel and showing them that not all demons are horrible and lets them be a part of something bigger. He talks around them and stuff like that, but I dont think he ever actually downplays their ability and value. He literally asks them for help, even if it was in a bit of a manipulative way. He's such a big softie who would never admit it

[@InquieteNightshade]

That makes a lot of sense, and that would explain why he doesn’t like being around high ranking angels because they’ve drank too much of the Kool-Aide and are unwilling to think for themselves. Not only that, but they hate/judge people who *do* think for themselves, and Crowley can’t stand that.

[@seancase2746]

Remember back at the beginning of the season, Beelzebub told Crowley that he could be a Duke of Hell if he found Gabriel _for them._ Not for Hell. (edited to fix pronouns)

[@phoenix_Talaria]

*them, but yeah the whole season beez has been losing their mind over trying to find him to the point other demons noticed something was different

[@ariscent]

fun fact: exactly a year ago, amazon prime accidentally leaked the kiss on twitter and it drove the good omens fandom crazy (myself included). they deleted the video immediately but of course a lot of us have seen it already. us who watched it promised to not say anything so instead we just used the word “every” (this word was the text in the clip for the twitter video, if you search for “good omens every” it will come up) as an inside joke to not spoil anything until july 2023 when the season 2 came out haha

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Okay, so one of the things Neil did explain is that in Good Omens, there are archangels with an a, and Archangels with an A, and Gabriel, Uriel and Michael are all the big A Archangels, higher than any other angel. Iunno, I don't think there is an established enough consistent angel hierarchy to use here.

[@arkansaninva]

Morgan, I am so impressed with your analysis and how much you pick up on just with a first watch. I think you understand these characters SO WELL, especially considering that you were completely new to the universe with S1E1. It was a rough few months between when this season came out and Amazon officially picked up season 3. The thought of leaving our husbands like that was awful! I have truly enjoyed watching your reactions and I'm so glad you love these idiots (affectionate) as much as I do!!

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

Gosh yes, I have no idea how we even managed to get through those first few months not knowing if the show would be coming back, lol.

[@sanddry738]

Aside from the sheer emotional damage. I love how they took a crackship and made it cannon in a genuinely beautiful way. Rewatching Beelzebub in this season gives such interesting hints. Thanks for reacting to Good Omens! It’s been delightful

[@vickykelly3644]

I love how the last 3 or 4 videos have consisted mainly of Morgan getting up from their chair and pacing and angrily/confusingly ranting about what's happening 😂 god Morgan, stop being so funny 😂

[@henrysmith9725]

Fun fact, the actor who plays Metatron (Wizard of Oz head dude), the venerable Derek Jacobi (you've definitely seen him before) is openly gay. He was also in a series with Ian McKellen about 10 years ago where they're husbands.

[@jennifermedicus2735]

Vicious! Great show and yes I'm going to be plugging it everywhere I can.

[@henrysmith9725]

@@jennifermedicus2735 It would have been nearly impossible for it not to have been. I could watch Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen take turns reading a phonebook.

[@InquieteNightshade]

@@henrysmith9725they’re close friends too. I believe Ian said they’ve been friends since childhood, so it makes sense that they bounce off each other so well.

[@malcolmnorman5237]

I absolutely love how deep you have fallen into the Good Omens sea. It makes want to watch it all again and pay real close attention.

[@Hanmacx]

I love that even after Gabriel got his memory wiped, his heart still remembers the song 😅

[@IamnotMethisisnotI]

There are few reactions I have been so hyped to watch before. My heart STOPPED when you talked about the recording corrupting, but I’m glad we got the recording of your reaction to the finale! I shouldn’t have gotten as much joy out of your pain as I did, but hey, call it empathy, my jaw was on the FLOOR and my eyes were so red from tears when I watched that scene first, so it’s shared trauma. At least now you get to join the party of people patiently waiting for Season 3!(or at least a third book)

[@annde99]

I absolutely adored your final analysis of ✨the scene✨ and i greatly appreciate it cuz damn 🥲

[@shyannevasquez5257]

Analysis at the end was absolutely top-tier phenomenal. I loved watching your reactions and I can tell you I had very very similar ones myself. This show is so amazing and it rips your heart out. Here’s to hoping season three will stitch it back together for us all. One thing I still wonder about… What was that miracle sound at the very end of S2? I don’t know. Maybe I missed it.

[@Morgan_Reacts]

I figured it might have been the Metatron summoning the elevator to heaven. That was my guess anyways. And thank you for enjoying my GO content! 💜

[@saiyasha848]

When Metatron referred to having "One Prince of hheaven being cast out" He isn't referring to Aziraphel, he is referring to Satan, or Lucifer (I think in this itteration they are the same being) Who was an Archangel like Gabriel. Like, that was a good Story, rebbelion, war, the 'good' side wins, the 'evil' side is cast down... good fun all around. But if _another_ Archangel falls, you start to wonder if maybe the first one had a point...

[@eddiecactus1085]

Yeah it doesn’t make sense for them to be talking about Aziraphale there, because all the demons in GO are former angels, so he wouldn’t really stand out. But Lucifer and Michael were both specifically the highest ranked angel, so them rebelling is way more serious.

[@saiyasha848]

@@eddiecactus1085 Gabriel is rebelling, not Michael.

[@eddiecactus1085]

@@saiyasha848 Can’t believe I mixed them up. Time for me to go to nerd jail.

[@saiyasha848]

@@eddiecactus1085 Say Three "Do or do not"s and five "You have my Sword"s and you should be fine^^

[@USArmyWife1982]

Ohhhhh Morgan, I’ve been watching with delight at your reactions, knowing it would come to this one and I relived the pain of that last 15 mins with you all over again. To say I was wrecked the first time, was an understatement. I was wholly unwell for quite some time. Aziraphale and Crowley very much love each other. I don’t think there is any doubt of that. I personally think that Metatron threatened Crowley or Aziraphale. Remember, he asked Nina between coffee and death, “Does anyone choose death” and then offered Aziraphale coffee. I think Aziraphale did what he needed to do to save Crowley and that look on the elevator at the end, is the look of someone who has lost everything and is about to fuck shit up from the inside.

[@brewdaly1873]

I honestly didn't realize it until you mentioned it, but Gabriel and Beelzebub had "Every Day" as their song, and the last scene we see with them together is them singing that song together. Meanwhile Nightingale was Aziraphale and Crowley's song, but it ends with Crowley just turning it off. God, the parallels in this show are amazing. Also, I hope so much you get a chance to meet David Tennant. He's my Doctor and I love him and he seems like a great person. I recently got to meet a few of my idols (Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, and Zac Oyama) and it was absolutely amazing!

[@lorettabes4553]

Since Azi reads books, I wonder how he reacts to the spicy parts of romance novels haha

[@briceysweeney81]

Well, Neil Gaiman said Aziraphale has copies of all of the Georgette Heyer novels and knows the entirety of several by heart. They are old school Regency's (no sex) rather than Julia Quinn Regency's (explicit.)

[@lorettabes4553]

​@@briceysweeney81Aaah true! He references pride&prejudice as well and there is no adult scenes in there either.

[@haha_confusion]

I've been an Ineffable bureaucracy shipping since before S2 I was so happy when they got together

[@theowinters6314]

It's always fun when your crack ship unexpectedly becomes canon!

[@ShivShrike]

Scriveners are what you call Scribes, Muriel is basically a desk clerk who records everything

[@sadfaery]

Btw, the actor who plays the Metatron is Sir Derek Jacobi - an openly gay actor who ALSO played David Tennant's arch-nemesis in an episode arc in Doctor Who.

[@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2]

David Tennant is lovely. Met him 2019. You might like Dead Boy Dectectives. Part of The Sandman universe created by Neil Gaiman. Only one series at the moment. On Netflix 8 episodes. Its about two ghost detectives solving cases for other ghost's.

[@blackviper5250]

While Aziraphale tried to tell Crowley "I can make heaven worthy of you" , Crowley heard him say "I can make you worthy of heaven." - Azi never saw Crowley more happy than when he was creating stars, and he wanted to gift him this happiness, completely overlooking the betrayal Crowley was holding onto

[@Morgan_Reacts]

😭😭😭

[@blackviper5250]

@@Morgan_Reacts I'm sorry if I sent you into agony spiral again 😬 it's just so tragic. And the whole thing slowly starting to dawn on Azi but it being too late just breaks my heart

[@-Ozzie_]

Oh no I’ve been waiting for this.. I’ve watched the video episode so many times but still it’s gonna hurt again 😭🙏

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

I really like your interpretation of the final 15! It makes sense for the characters, and is in the realm of possibility. Some of the theories that came out of the fandom right after the finale were... WILD.

[@amvanderveen5189]

Neil has explained that in the GO universe, there's a distinction between archangels (low tier) and Archangels (note capital) who are the highest. Uriel, Michael and Gabriel are Archangels.

[@mscatmoon]

I've enjoyed your Good Omens reaction videos more than any of the others I've seen. It was like watching with a friend. Yes, that ending was rough. Oh, and at one point you asked about therapy for them? May I recommend, "Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach." It's on Ao3. It was written before season 2, but they needed therapy then, too! And it's a classic must-read.

[@Morgan_Reacts]

I started it last night! Gonna take me a while to read tho since it’s so long. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@CrowleysSadYellowBentley]

Watching you react to this was like watching for the first time again. 😭

[@SritaBlack]

I've never been happier of a reaction for a single cap being this long. Thank you for lending us your feelings, Morgan, thank you for all.

[@Darkly_i_Shine]

the ending, the ENDING. i just had to sit and stare at the end of my reaction because once again THAT ENDING!!!!

[@AB-pq8dc]

I think that the Nightingales song playing is a clever attempt by Aziraphale to communicate to Crowley - the show establishes in S2E3 that *Aziraphale can make the Bentley play songs other than Queen*, and there's a little miracle sound before Aziraphale gets in the elevator and the Bentley plays it. The song came out a few years before 1941, they seem to think of it as their song, thus why Crowley says "No Nightingales". So, Aziraphale miracles the Bentley to play the song in a last ditch effort to tell Crowley that he loves him too, please, please understand what he's saying.

[@Kyubone]

I'm gonna hold on to this theory :(

[@Miriam-eb2iu]

49:27 Nina called Maggie, Angel! Awwww. ( it's audible very quietly.)😊

[@carpevinum8645]

Muriel is reading The Crow Road. Among other things, The Crow Road is about finding someone who has disappeared. Throughout the season are references to charcacters being written out of existence via The Book Of Life. It was established this season that Azi wrote extensive journals that have, presumably, been left in the bookshop. Muriel is left the bookshop and has an established desire to learn and read. Muriel has been styled as a policeman - who do investigations as a part of their job.

[@JoaMaj]

This is hands down the best breakdown/take on the final fifteen I've ever seen. Bravo! (Also, your raw initial reaction was so touching and REAL, thanks for sharing our collective pain).

[@rachel9913]

I admire your optimism that Az is only saying what he's saying as a ruse. I wish i could believe it was that, or the coffee theory and that he didnt just lose all the character development he gained over the years.. but the idea that his trauma & indoctrination runs to deep is what my mind keeps going back to.💔💔 For someone's sake, please let us get a (healing) season 3 🙏🙏🙏 Eta: I think he also chooses to go bc he really believes he can save humanity by "fixing it from the inside".

[@Msxallisonwonderland]

You're reaction had me also in tears because it brought back ALL of the emotions I went through simultaneously while watching this episode when it first came out. Gosh... loads to unpack, but I feel you're thinking is on the right track. I think a lot of people agree with you on several of your points in regards to the Azi and Crowley "fallout". Neil had TONS of anger posts after this season finished on the "unwanted trauma" that he inflicted on all of us🤣The BEST news though that we could've EVER received end of last year was confirmation of the 3rd and final season to wrap everything up in a beautiful bow🎀. The world joined in unison with a sigh of relief that we will get to see the most ineffable hubbies finish their stories.😍 I loved Neil Gaiman's other story "Sandman" on Netflix. I thought it was BRILLIANT!

[@orangefizzy]

Morgan I am so sorry

[@Obsessed_with_Animation]

🤣 lmao fr

[@RudolfaSong]

Someone may have already mentioned this but I wanted to be sure you know. There's considered to be a "secret ending" where the nightingales song that plays in Crowley car actually lines up perfectly with the last scene all the way to the end of the credits. There's a video out there with the sing lined up I highly recommended finding it.

[@mikab22]

I think you're talking about this one ? It's a really good catch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpPTdadtrKyYZ7Msi=rN10DVEsZjcrewkf