On May 13th, Amazon finally released the much-anticipated finale of Good Omens. Fans united worldwide to watch the 90-minute episode, the final and only episode of season 3, with absolutely no idea what to expect.
After sexual abuse allegations against Neil Gaiman came to light in 2024, TV audiences and readers were shocked to uncover a side to a beloved author that no one had seen coming. Predictably, this caused some issues within the writing rooms of Good Omens at Prime Video, especially as Lila Shappiro’s graphic and brutal investigation into these allegations with Vulture shed nothing but a terrible light on Gaiman’s legacy. Neil Gaiman stepped back from the previously promised 6-episode season outline, and Michael Marshall Smith and Peter Atkins were brought in to work on the teleplay for a single 90-minute feature. Gaiman continues to deny the allegations and has linked a Substack project to his most recent Bluesky posts.
Due to this, the audience, including myself, weren’t quite sure how Good Omens 3 was going to be able to close all the storylines season 2 had left wide open. The second coming of Jesus Christ; Crowley’s unemployment and excommunication from any side; the Great Aziraphale and Crowley’s breakup of 2023!? It didn’t seem like 90 minutes was going to be enough, and quite frankly, it wasn’t. It was obvious that a full season had been condensed. You could tell certain conversations were supposed to have taken place in episode 3 or 5. The intensity and gravity of their breakup, which broke real hearts across the world, was resolved in roughly 20 minutes. Bilal Hasna, a British-Palestinian actor, was wonderfully cast as Jesus, and he did an absolutely brilliant job for the 12 minutes of screen time, despite the enormous buildup of both the character and the storyline.
The largest controversy of the finale, aside from the elephant in the writers’ room, was Crowley and Aziraphale’s ending. Fans are split with their conclusion, some claiming queerbaiting, others angry that after all their love, devotion, and devastation to each other, they didn’t even kiss but instead sacrificed themselves for the sake of humanity.
However, in my opinion, the ending was great. Sure, it was inherently rushed – the entire episode was. But what we got were near-perfect character decisions, taking into account the circumstances they faced. Of course, Crowley would want what’s good for all of humanity, for them to have true free will. Of course, Aziraphale would do anything to support the person he loved. And to top it all off, we got a Modern/No Magic AU with cameos from the rest of the cast, including Sam Taylor Buck to reprise his role as Adam Young, Son of Satan, The Antichrist, as he shared a beer with Jesus. Truly, what is more fan service than that?
Good Omens 3 is now streaming on Prime Video.
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