Good Omensis easily one of thebest fantasy TV seriesout there, andthere are a few things that season 3 can do to keep it that way. Based on the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett,Good Omensseason 1 proved a riveting adaptation.Good Omensseason 2 did a great job expanding on the story using Gaiman’s original material. And as the authors were working on a sequel before Pratchett passed away in 2015, the unfinished novel will inform season 3. This direction is promising, as there are a few notes the next outing must hit to be successful.
Good Omensseason 3was thrown into doubt by sexual assault allegations against Gaiman, who offered to step away from the series. Amazon has since revealed thatGood Omensseason 3 will happen without Gaiman, but it will consist of just one 90-minute episode, whereas previous seasons both boasted six episodes. It is unclear whether other writers will offer input, and if so, which ones and how much. Regardless,Good Omens’shortened season 3 can guarantee victory just by ticking a few boxes.
10Good Omens Season 3 Has To Capture The Spirit Of Terry Pratchett
Good Omens Season 3 Should Honor The Source Material
Good Omensseason 3 will need to embody the spirit of its original co-creator, Terry Pratchett.Good Omensseason 2had a distinctly Pratchettian tone of voice, even without Pratchett around to add to it.Season 2 was managed remarkably without Pratchett’s input, so hopefully, season 3 will follow in its footsteps. This is especially important with the Amazon series leaning away from Gaiman’s influence in its final outing.
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Season 3 must remain quintessentially British, quirky, eccentric, and oddly polite in order to retain Pratchett’s unique mannerisms.Americanization or vulgar dialogue will not workfor this show. If any changes are made to the season as it stands thus far, they should note Pratchett’s tone and stick with it.
9Season 3 Shouldn’t Feel Like A Tonal Jump Back To Season 1 Despite A Similar Basis
Good Omens Seasons 1 & 3 Are Based On Books, But Season 2 Isn’t
Even though it will be based on a book likeGood Omensseason 1,season 3 shouldn’t feel like a continuation of season 1. It must acknowledge the power and influence of season 2 and continue on from it tonally, rather than jumping back to season 1 in that regard. Season 2 was slower than season 1, but that was welcome. It is a good thing if TV shows can keep reinventing themselves.
Season 3 will head back to the tried-and-true formula of the Armageddon narrative, as per the content that Gaiman and Pratchett had been working on. This is sure to be a lot of fun. Any writers, producers, and directors working onseason 3 will just have to keep the softness that was blossoming in season 2. These softer moments throughout — romantic ones and humorous ones — were a revelation. They proved that the series was varied, sincere, and emotionally mature.
8Season 3 Has To Confirm How Gabriel & Beelzebub Are Doing On Alpha Centauri
Good Omens Season 3 Should Give Its Second Best Characters A Send-Off
Beelzebub was the surprise highlight ofGood Omensseason 2, and season 3 should exploit this. The reveal ofBeelzebub’s romance with Gabriel was one of the most moving momentson television in 2023. It was a nice departure from the politics-driven humor that so often appears in Pratchett’s books, though that came through in other places in season 2.
In laying out the blueprint of a heaven-hell romance, Gabriel and Beelzebub came to be one of the show’s most important symbols, paving the way for Aziraphale and Crowley.
Good Omensseason 2 made this unlikely couple seem like a match made in heaven. The irony of this is noted, since Beelzebub was the Leader of the Forces of Hell. In laying out the blueprint for a heaven-hell romance, Gabriel and Beelzebub came to be one of the show’s most important symbols, paving the way for Aziraphale and Crowley. Therefore,season 3 definitely needs a coda to their exileand has to show how they are doing on Alpha Centauri.
7Good Omens Shouldn’t Sell Out Into Being Fashionably Dark & Gritty
Season 3 Should Remain Light-Hearted
The delight ofGood Omensis in its commitment to joy, and season 3 shouldn’t lose any of seasons 1 and 2’s cavalier attitude. Dark fantasy is all the rage, and for good reason. Horror is enjoying a much-needed comeback in fantasy circles. However,Good Omenssets itself apart by not taking itself too seriously, while somehow communicating some very serious themes at the same time.
This was precisely the way with Pratchett, as his extraordinaryDiscworldbooks illustrate.Good Omensseason 3 must keep up its way of lighting up a TV screenwith sensitive humor. It has proven that it can do so while tackling the heaviest of topics, making it a genuinely important TV show — and one to treasure for years after its inevitable culmination. A dark and gritty tone may be fashionable in modern TV shows, but it isn’t needed here.
6Good Omens Season 3 Has To Maintain Its Gray-Scale Morality
Seasons 1 & 2 Mastered Moral Complexity
Good Omensseason 3 must keep up the heroic level of moral complexity present across the show’s first two seasons. This could be hard to accomplish in one episode, even if it is as long as a feature-length movie.Good Omensseason 1 masterfully maintained a profound gray-scale moral compass, but season 3 may struggle to do this if it is put in the hands of inexperienced writers. It seems at first likeGood Omensis founded on an individualistic approach to morals.
…Good Omenshas vast and sweeping moral statements to make about the nature of love and kindness. Its point is precisely that these statements apply to all people, rather than institutions.
It focuses on the daily kindness ofCrowley and Aziraphalewhile problematizing both heaven and hell. However, in reality,Good Omenshas vast and sweeping moral statements to make about the nature of love and kindness. Its point is precisely that these statements apply to all people, rather than institutions.Oversimplifying heaven into a good place and hell into a bad place would be a terrible mistakeforGood Omenswriters to make in season 3, but it is hard to believe that the show would ever turn out a season that isn’t fantasy gold.
5Season 3 Shouldn’t Become An Action Movie Just Because It’s A Feature-Length Apocalypse Story
Season 3 Should Retain Season 1 & Season 2’s Drama & Humor
Season 3 will return to an apocalypse scenario in the context of a feature-length movie, so it must be careful not to slip into action movie territory. A bit of action suits the show well, as season 1 demonstrated. However,it is the human interest in the action that makesGood Omensbrilliant. Focusing overly on explosions and destruction won’t help. However, if Gaiman’s words are anything to go by, season 3 will be about averting the apocalypse again.
So, hopefully,an overabundance of action can be easily avoided. Gaiman confirmed that “The plans for Armageddon are going wrong. Only Crowley and Aziraphale working together can hope to put it right” (viaBBC). This season 3 tease suggests that some chaos must ensue before Crowley and Aziraphale make up but that the apocalypse won’t get to reach completion. After all, there is no season 3 unlessCrowley talks to Aziraphaleat some point.
4Good Omens Has To Tie The Series Off So It Works Without Another Season
Season 3 Should Feel Final
Good Omensseason 3 will be the show’s final outing, so Prime Video needs to ensure it feels that way. The next outing will finish adapting any source material from Gaiman’s and Pratchett’s unpublished sequel plans. It will also have 90 minutes to bring the characters' journeys to a close, so it needs to feel like a proper and definitive send-off for them.
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Therefore,Amazon needs to ensure it ends season 3 in a way that feels truly finaland resolves all its threads satisfactorily. It must avoid leaving certain questions open-ended, as there likely won’t be an opportunity to answer them. Spinoffs could happen down the line, but the overarching narrative ofGood Omenswill be complete. It needs to go out on a high note that leaves nothing on the table.
3Good Omens Should Answer Its Key Question Of What Constitutes A Fallen Angel
Good Omens Season 3 Can’t Ignore The Show’s Moral Premise
Even if it is “it doesn’t matter,“season 3 should provide an answer to its core question of what a fallen angel really is. Whatever the dialogue on the subject is,Good Omensseason 3 shouldn’t shy away from its key issueand should acknowledge that this question has been central all along. It isn’t a matter of logistics or metaphysics but morals; the show teased the goodness of both heaven and hell but also positioned hell as a darker place in many ways.
With Aziraphale, a clearly wonderful person, choosing heaven over Crowley in season 2, season 3 has to make it known whether or not this had any basis, or was the work of a naive soul clinging to a dying belief.
Good Omensseason 3 has to address this, concluding its moral examination of the church and society, which has been thorough so far. With Aziraphale, a clearly wonderful person, choosing heaven over Crowley in season 2, season 3 has to make it known whether this had any basis — or if it was the work of a naive soul clinging to a dying belief.Aziraphale may have made the wrong decision,and season 3 needs to confirm that and explain why.
2Aziraphale Has To Catch Up To Crowley’s Character Development
Aziraphale & Crowley Need To Be On The Same Level
Crowley proved that he is one ofthe best David Tennant characterswith his dramaticGood Omensseason 2 character development, and Aziraphale has to catch up in season 3.Nina and Maggie sat Crowley down in season 2 for a little intervention, which involved him realizing he’d been remiss in not making a move on Aziraphale sooner. It was fair enough for Aziraphale to spurn him at first, as he hadn’t had time to think like Crowley had.
Realistically, Aziraphale owes Crowley an apology for responding to a confession of love with"I forgive you.”
After some deliberation, Aziraphale must process his own repressed feelings the way Crowley did. This isn’t to say thatAziraphale has to change his mindor end up with Crowley. He just needs to register the seriousness of Crowley’s confession and be a friend like he always has been. Realistically, Aziraphale owes Crowley an apology for responding to a confession of love with “I forgive you.” Not even hell’s lowest lair could contrive a more hurtful thing to say.
1Good Omens Must Offer Suitable Closure To Aziraphale & Crowley’s Relationship
Season 3 Must Keep Progressing Aziraphale & Crowley’s Arc
Regardless of Aziraphale being somewhat behind Crowley in terms of his character development,Good Omensseason 3 must wrap up Crowley and Aziraphale’s earth-shattering romance right. Whether Aziraphale changes his mind, Crowley decides to join Aziraphale in heaven after all, or the two end up on Alpha Centauri with Gabriel and Beelzebub, this relationship must experience real closure. It can’t be sidelined by another Armageddon plot.
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If new writers come on board, they may be tempted to conclude that things go back to the way they wereat the start: Aziraphale and Crowley become friends again but glaze over Crowley’s confession. That would be a cop-out. Luckily, previousGood Omensseason 3 comments suggest that Crowley and Aziraphale’s relationship will be at the eye of the storm of the impending apocalypse: “Only Crowley and Aziraphale working together can hope to put [the apocalypse] right. And they aren’t talking.”
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Based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens follows an angel and demon as they attempt to defy the forces of Heaven and Hell to avert the apocalypse. With Pratchett and Gaiman’s funny and irreverent style shining through, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as Aziraphale and Crowley, with a larger cast that includes John Hamm, Francis McDormand, and Michael McKean.
