Michael Sheen didn’t make Aziraphale the gayest character of all time just for y'all to claim there is no queer representation in Good Omens.
Signed, sealed, and notarized, 100%. And this…
I alluded to this somewhat in the tags on my GO/OFMD discourse postthe other day, but honestly I am flummoxed at how little credit Michael seems to be getting for making Aziraphale and GO incredibly, unbelievably, Cher-performing-on-Fire-Island levels of gay. Every look, every gesture, every glance he gave Crowley/David was beyondintentional.
And it goes so much further than Michael just playing a role, because time and again he has said how there is a part of him in every role he plays, so it’s hard not to see a parallel between the queerness in Good Omens and Michael’s personal journey with his own sexuality. He’s talkedfrequentlyabout his attractions to men growing up, and about not being sure of where the line is between him and Aziraphale, as well as how his entire characterization of Aziraphale was and is tied to David being there as Crowley.
It’s that relationship and that connection that enabled Michael to bring Aziraphale to life the way he did, and is a vital part of why his portrayal is so unique and makes GO as special as it is. As much as I enjoyed OFMD–and by no means am I shading the queer rep we got there–for me, the kiss between Ed and Stede didn’t have nearly the same passion and intensity found in just a single look that Aziraphale gave to Crowley. It’s because there was not an overt physical expression of affection between them in the first season that Michael had to put every scrap of longing, every ounce of love, desire, uncertainty, affection, and passion into his expressions and gestures, and he did so with uncontrollable aplomb. And I think maybe he did it because some part of him understood and related to that from his own life.
It’s also the difference between acting and being, in pulling out a piece of your soul and sharing it on screen for everyone to see, revealing a part of yourself that you’ve always kept hidden, or had no other way to express. And that is what I think Michael has done with the role of Aziraphale (well, with all the queer roles he’s played, but especiallyAziraphale): He is telling us not just who this character is, but also telling us who he is.
So yes, that queer representation is absolutelyin Good Omens, and Michael’s depiction of Aziraphale is a completely massive part of that and deserves far more recognition than it seems to currently be getting. And, I for one, cannot wait to see what he will be doing in season 2…
Finally! It took three movies, but finally! George McFly amounted to something.
You know, at this point, it’s just another Back to The Future movie. Part IV: American Gods. Mr. Wednesday is Biff and Mr. World is George. Or maybe the roles are reversed?
I like that Number One at first tries to approach beaming a piece of a planet’s mantle onto the ship or trying to touch the warp core the same way one would approach a toddler trying to eat crayons.
FOR REAL her whole energy was “honey no put that down it’s bad for your tummy”
You know, typically in a horror movie when a family with kids moves into an old creaky manor they’re always going either fight the axe-murdered ghost in it for dominance or try to escape, but just once I’d like to see what it would be like if the family just decided “fuck it, we’re subletting from a ghost now”
Like, it’s always fight or flight for these people, but when you think about it isn’t it the same for the ghost? These ghosts are people who’ve been through a traumatic experience and could use love and compassion. Most of them have lost their families, come from abusive backgrounds and could really benefit from a warm, stable environment. It doesn’t have to be one-sided either; since poltergeists can’t leave their house they’d probably make reliable babysitters and could pitch in with the chores
And the best part: you are going to have the best halloween parties on the goddamn block for centuries to come
… May I direct you towards a little known number called Beetlejuice?
okay but one of my biggest weaknesses is trance recall. if i think about a recent trance and remember how it felt, my eyes flutter and i go blank for a few seconds. it’s so hot knowing that just thinking about trance gets me all drifty. i can be alone and yet still strongly feel the control washing over me. showing how weak and powerless i am it’s a wonderful sensation
I’m sensing the similarity between King and The Collector… and that is, they’re very significant beings, but they are also CHILDREN.
King is a baby Titan, an organic being that grows to be extremely huge. Part of the life cycle of this world seems to be a decomposing Titan body becomes home to many sentient, demonic, and humanoid, creatures and fuels a whole magic system. A titan can become an entire continent.
And he’s just a kid who is just NOW coming to realize that fact, and his significance in the world.
The Collector, is also just a kid, or at least, presents that way. He is a Cosmic being, with an EXTREME amount of power over reality itself. But he still seems to be, and acts like, a child.
We’ve seen King progress over the series and especially MATURE as he grows to figure out his place in the world. He starts out wanting control! Subjects to rule over! He wants to command armies of demons because he thinks he is the King of Demons!
But He has learned through their adventures, maturity, he fully realizes his part of a family, and that family means far more to him. He is handed his vision of Grandeur, practically on a silver platter(though is also nearly literally KILLED for it), but somehow, it only means pressure, because as a Titan, amongst people who worship the Titan they live on, he feels the need to protect people, especially his adoptive family, and his best friends.
He is taking his role as Titan, the last remaining one, no less, to be that of a protector, which, judging by his stress, is something he realizes takes a lot more responsibility than simply lording over others.
(Insert that moment in the CATTS hideout with Darius saying “Titan Help us,” and King nervously replying “I’ll do my best” for exhibit A)
The Collector, meanwhile, is essentially a Trickster God, has an untold history, esp. with the Titans and King’s father, and has been locked away for unknown reasons, for an indeterminate amount of time, and seems to just want to be let OUT, see something fun, play games. He’s naive, and has trusted Belos for the last few hundreds of years, Only to be betrayed by him in the final hour.
King is the BEST person to match the Collector.
What King already learned about family and love, and morality and kindness being above ruler-ship, is what The Collector is lacking. He is currently nothing but a chaos child, a trickster god, not unlike King’s beginning as a “tiny, dethroned Demon Lord.”
It drives me bonkers when I hear takes about the Collector being “defeated” traditionally, or locked away again, to end his reign…
He’s literally just a kid who hasn’t learned the way that King has been allowed to. He was straight up locked away, and yeah, he’s definitely dangerous and OP BUT
He’s still literally a kid who is woefully understimulated, and lacking all that guidance and growth that King had.
And you know what, Props to King, because through the glimpses he’s seen through the In-Between, and what all with Belos, I think he REALIZES that.
That’s why he had to let go of Luz, and keep his pinky promise.
Granted, we don’t know the full story on Collector and the Titans, why he was locked away in the first place, why Kings father didn’t want him playing with King…But I feel like King’s going to break the code on that and be what The Collector needs…
Basically, a friend. A found family. Someone who respects him, his power, but also tempers his more…“enthusiastic” traits of abject chaos.
At least, that’s my optimistic take on the route this Found-Family-heavy story is gonna go with him.
IN SHORT, I love the Collector so far, and I think King has been molded and shaped for this challenge throughout the whole story. Luz was always meant to challenge Belos, King was likely always meant to match The Collector. I Do not accept Collector Slander. :3
[image description: drawing of Amu from Shugo Chara in her pink cheerleader-esque magical girl outfit, the pompoms as wristbands. She is jumping with her hands out, beaming at the camera. she is colored in shades of pink on a blue background.]
Oh? You “cracked your egg” to “become your true self”?
with the amount of quark thirsting both on this website and in the show itself they could’ve crushed dukats abstinence cult in three days at most by throwing him in there
