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Good Omens
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The Doomsday Option

  • Episode aired May 31, 2019
  • TV-MA
  • 52m
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Miranda Richardson in Good Omens (2019)
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Aziraphale and Crowley race towards Tadfield airbase as they attempt to prevent Adam and the Four Horsemen from beginning the apocalypse. But one has been discorporated and the other is trap... Read allAziraphale and Crowley race towards Tadfield airbase as they attempt to prevent Adam and the Four Horsemen from beginning the apocalypse. But one has been discorporated and the other is trapped in a flaming motorway. Will they get there in time?Aziraphale and Crowley race towards Tadfield airbase as they attempt to prevent Adam and the Four Horsemen from beginning the apocalypse. But one has been discorporated and the other is trapped in a flaming motorway. Will they get there in time?

  • Director
    • Douglas Mackinnon
  • Writers
    • Terry Pratchett
    • Neil Gaiman
  • Stars
    • David Tennant
    • Gary Finan
    • Sam Taylor Buck
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    5.1K
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    • Director
      • Douglas Mackinnon
    • Writers
      • Terry Pratchett
      • Neil Gaiman
    • Stars
      • David Tennant
      • Gary Finan
      • Sam Taylor Buck
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • Crowley
    Gary Finan
    Gary Finan
    • Fireman
    Sam Taylor Buck
    Sam Taylor Buck
    • Adam Young
    Amma Ris
    • Pepper
    Ilan Galkoff
    Ilan Galkoff
    • Brian
    Alfie Taylor
    • Wensleydale
    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • God
    • (voice)
    Michael McKean
    Michael McKean
    • Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Madame Tracy
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Aziraphale
    Jonathan Aris
    Jonathan Aris
    • Quartermaster Angel
    Jack Whitehall
    Jack Whitehall
    • Newton Pulsifer
    Adria Arjona
    Adria Arjona
    • Anathema Device
    Jayde Adams
    Jayde Adams
    • Julia Petley
    Martin Wimbush
    • Mr Scroggie
    Jenny Galloway
    Jenny Galloway
    • Brenda Ormorod
    Johnny Vegas
    Johnny Vegas
    • Ron Ormorod
    Mireille Enos
    Mireille Enos
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    • Director
      • Douglas Mackinnon
    • Writers
      • Terry Pratchett
      • Neil Gaiman
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    What!!!!!

    The issue with on-screen chemistry in TV shows is that people notice when it's absent, making the lights dim and the audience irritably wave away anything else. This is a nice problem, but some TV shows can only dream about a successful double-act like Crowley and Aziraphale. Good Omens' central pairing is so fun that it's unavoidable for other characters to fall short. In this six-part series, the characters like Adam, Dog, Anathema, and Tennant feel underdeveloped and undeveloped. Adam, described as the sweetest boy in the village, is portrayed as a human drawn to evil, while Dog's terrier side outstripped his hellhound side. The character's peculiarities and reversal from world-destroyer to world-savior are difficult to grasp. In episode five, Adam exerts his powers like a tyrannical beast, but the bonds of friendship he's forged over 11 years of living in an idyllic English village bring him back to humanity. The post-coital scene lacks laughs and emotion, while the Four Horsemen are diverting but lack a spark between them. Aziraphale and Crowley's interactions are minimal, and Tennant and Sheen are the main characters. Miranda Richardson's performance as Madame Tracy is excellent, and the possession scene and celestial scooter scene are riotous. David Tennant's snake-eyed performance as Crowley's transport provides a visceral thrill, and the character's uninhibited grief over the loss of Aziraphale and the use of Somebody To Love on the soundtrack is a new level of energy for television. The Victoria Sandwich series lacks emotion, excitement, and laughs from the characters. In the penultimate episode of Good Omens, Crowley finds himself in Hell after killing Ligur and seeks solace in alcohol. Aziraphale demands to be put back on Earth, but despite angels' advice, he steps over to the giant globe and touches England, disintegrating into it and returning to Earth. He appears as an apparition, instructing Crowley to head to the airfield where the end of the world is supposed to take place. After sharing a body, he fades out in search of a host. In the final hour of the world, Aziraphale inhabits Tracey's body, while Crowley faces a massive traffic jam. Hastur escapes from the phone and appears next to Crowley in his car, telling him it's over. Aziraphale shares information about the Antichrist with Sergeant Shardwell. Adam scares away his friends and dog, but realizes he needs them again and launches himself into the sky. He grabs Dog and others and tells them to go to the end of the world with him. The four horsemen arrive at Tadfield airfield, controlling the apocalypse and preparing nuclear warheads. Adam arrives and waits patiently at the gates with Shardwell. Crowley arrives in his flaming car, making a grand entrance as the four horsemen catch wind of the Antichrist's arrival. Good Omens prepares for a showdown between the two forces, with Crowley being the real winner and the constant bursts of Queen filling the airwaves. The episode delivers a tantalizing finale, with a climactic showdown in the finale looking like a tantalizing prospect.
    9ganymedes1985

    Dealing with the consequences of their own actions

    For 2 "minor" representatives of their team, they sure have done quite a number of things over the millenia, some of them they now find themselves confronted with, and a very unpractical time will be had by all.
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    Sigh!

    At this stage it just feels like the show is going through the motions to get the story over. A shame because I was hoping it would get more exciting as it reaches the conclusion.

    Where's the joy? Where's the love? A lot of the acting is very boring and flat. Most of the humour doesn't work. The show is overstuffed with characters and plot points which have no time to be developed properly! It's about the end of the world but I couldn't care less about the fates of these characters.

    I think the highlight was the seance scene. That worked well for me.

    I feel that this is a pretty poor example of a book adaptation and shows the dangers in trying to stick too rigidly to a certain narrative when a different medium requires a different approach.

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    • Trivia
      All records in the game machine at the café are held by D.Eath, except the first one, held by T.Pratchett with one point more than second place. The late Sir Terry Pratchett is the co-author of the novel this series is based on.
    • Goofs
      The guard at the gate of the Air Force Base wears chevrons on his sleeve, indicating he is an enlisted non-commissioned officer. He also displays a gold bar on his collar ("butterbar"), indicating he is a commissioned officer. You can be one or the other, but not both. Rank insignia is no longer worn on the collar in any case.
    • Quotes

      Crowley: You killed my best friend! You bastards!

    • Crazy credits
      "With special thanks to Google Earth" under South African Crew.
    • Connections
      References Mario Bros. (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      You're My Best Friend
      Written by John Deacon

      Performed by Queen

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(exterior scenes)
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    • Runtime
      • 52m
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      • 2.35 : 1

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