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Voice of God: Crowley would never admit it aloud, but this was the one time in his existence where he was grateful for "The Great Plan", even if he himself never believed a word of it... But now Crowley was faced with a slew of new potential dangers that put his life and Aziraphale's in mortal danger.
This is my favourite… trope? concept? thing? Whatever. The whole “Wherever you are, I’ll come to you.” It’s awesome. It’s everything. It’s in Good Omens.
This line is almost rushed over in this scene, but it is so important. Crowley, in the middle of Armageddon, in the middle of the destruction of the universe, is willing without any hesitation to brush all of that, and his own safety, aside in order to help his angel. Crowley will, physically and metaphysically, always be there for for Aziraphale. Wherever he is, whatever he needs, Crowley will go to him, and help him, and be there for him.
And in this specific instance, bear in mind that he’s saying this as a discorporated Aziraphale, a dead Aziraphale for all intents and purposes, hovers ephemereal-ish-ly in front of him. Crowley is telling the disembodied soul of Aziraphale that wherever he is, he will come to him. And Crowley says this before asking where the angel is. Before Crowley has any of the details, before he knows what has happened, or where his friend is, or what any of the circumstances are, he promises to come and find him. Aziraphale could be locked up in Hell, or kidnapped by heaven, Crowley doesn’t know. And yet, he still, without a shred of hesitation, says that he will come and find him.
Pointedly, this is coming at a point in the narrative when, for the first time, Crowley has been unable to save his friend. He tried three times, and then he gave up. He didn’t return again in time, and now Aziraphale is dead. Sort of. And all that matters to Crowley in that moment is that he gets to Aziraphale, and saves him.
Traipsing the Underworld to retrieve a soul you can’t bear to lose? Sounds a bit like something someone head over heels in love would do, but that’s none of my business.
Lauren Laverne: What are the challenges of playing a demon?
David Tennant: The tightness of the trousers. It turns out demons wear very tight trousers, which at least gives you a walk.
LL: A strut?
DT: I suppose it is a bit of a strut. A bit of a swagger, yeah. But it’s just the only way I could get around. There was no great character choice.
LL: Was there any talc involved?
DT: There was. There is a leather pair… in one of the time periods I’m wearing leather trousers. That took… that took some staff. Most of the time I’d manage to struggle in and out myself, but I don’t know how Keith Richards manages it.
DragonCon - August 2019
Question: Crowley has a very distinctive walk. Everyone has theories on why. What’s your opinion?
David Tennant: Because his pants were very tight, and that’s what happens… It was nothing more philosophical than that. I think demons do swagger though, don’t you? I imagine demons swagger. He’s got nothing to prove. He’s been on Earth longer than any of us. He can take his time, he can fill his space. There was also a whole thing, you know, he’s a snake. He starts as a snake, he comes from a snake. He’s got snake-hips [laughs] …and tight pants …and snake boots. All of those things seem to combine to give him something of a swagger. Nothing to do with me, it just happens.
Edited to add: I’m starting to see news sites/articles reporting about the-trousers-causing-Crowley’s-saunter as though it was a fact instead of David making a joke, which is amusing (and ignores the fact that Aziraphale-as-Crowley walked normally)
Whaouuu, I was just watching the show for the third time when I realized that Crowley sought protection under Aziraphale’s wing before the angel even deployed it!