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leftduck9986 · 11 days

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Foreshadowing, out of order?

In storytelling, is there a single word that means "the opposite of foreshadowing"?

WARNING: in trying to wrap my head around this, there will be wittering!!!

Wikipedia tells me that a flashback is a method of foreshadowing.

The Bullet Catch in the NZF minisode, being a flashback as well as told before the "present day" [speculated] event it sets up a clue for, well, that's what I've understood foreshadowing to mean until now, because isn't foreshadowing always presented before the event it foreshadows comes to pass?

The flashback/memory minisode, A Companion To Owls, is told after the "present day" event it foreshadows. Does that still count as foreshadowing, or is it instead considered "the big reveal" because it is told after?

And is this all that is meant by various things in Good Omens 2 being "out of order"?

The Hiding Miracle and the Memory That Both Foreshadows and Reveals It?

Indeed, it was a tiny miracle - as titled in the soundtrack - that worked as planned and "barely moved the dials" (but still a miracle in which "Noone will have noticed A Thing" however tiny it was, and that "Nobody notices he's here (...) Nobody can spot him, (...) especially if they're looking for him").

I believe it was the first of three events that happened that night, which, became the main focus of this "quiet, gentle, romantic" season, but paling in comparison to the other two events. Moving on!

Returning to how A Companion to Owls isn't told until after The Hiding Miracle and clues us in as to what was actually going on: this tiny miracle was made to appear far more powerful than it actually was, with the use of showmanship:

The ceremonious setup of being positioned on the circle in the middle of the room hidden under the carpet, between Aziraphale and Crowley; he could have been standing, but instead, "Jim... Sit in this chair." And it's a beautiful chair, like a throne, but Jim being taller wouldn't have worked for the image of the 'W' (similar to the 'W' shape made with Shadwell standing between Aziraphale and Crowley at the airbase, in the book Good Omens.)

ta-da!-look-at-this-very-complicated-and-powerful-miracle-that-we-are-doing

Why perform at all then, for an audience of none?

Ah, they're not alone, oooOoOoOOOoOoOooo, spooky. Go and see for yourself: check out the bottom left area of the screen when Crowley returns to the bookshop and says, "I'm BACK" (this is to do with the "framing opportunities" secret mentioned in the Gavin Finney BTS article https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/gavin-finney-bsc-good-omens-2/) Aziraphale calmly replies, "Yes, I can see that" and later gasps, reacting to something happening off-screen at 40m41s.

So this performance, not yet knowing who their audience might be, could be as a precaution, just in case.

Gabriel instinctively crosses his hands and is confused when Aziraphale and Crowley uncross them - or likely because Aziraphale was even standing there at all - because he remembers, or rather, in his mind's eye, sees the shape left behind by a missing piece of furniture.

The ceremonious setup of being positioned in the centre, between Sitis and Job, this time in the background to have Bildad appear a little shorter in height for the stylized 'W', then crossing his hands. The pot containing Sitis and Job's children being the circle, hidden by the circle of carpet (robes) made as Sitis and Job embrace.

ta-da!-look-at-this-very-complicated-and-powerful-miracle-that-we-are-doing

Had we seen Jim's and Crowley's conversation about memory before The Hiding Miracle instead of much later in episode 5, then it would have been foreshadowing, yes?

*temper rising* A "reveal," or "out-of-order foreshadowing"? (VBUAXNAUSX*keyboard smash*NYVIFGNOMAI) grrrrrr!

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After the Job story is told, (save for the final scene) and Aziraphale calls for Crowley, my head-cannon used to be that Aziraphale wanted to talk about hair -

Aziraphale: Crowley, I gave you lovely long locks in my retelling of this story, how about you? Crowley: Nah, "shoulder-length bouncy 'bob'" is what I put - a "Lob" I think is what they're calling it these days.

But now I think that, to book-end Crowley's beginning with, "Your boss said that to Job, do you remember?" (imo they are so good at blending in, they can act human better than any human can act human! So, while feigning the memory span&loss&retention of a human, of course they can remember most everything. Angel stock: constitution of an Ox, memory of an Elephant.) Aziraphale may have wanted to remark on Jim's crossed hands from the night before and how similar it was to Crowley's doing so; that it was evidence of Gabriel still somehow being able to connect with images from his memory. "Crowley? You also did that thing... does Gabriel remember?"

If each minisode contains something that foreshadows or reveals what magic tricks occurred during this season's present day events, I feel that the only thing left is from "The Resurrectionists" minisode, where Crowley Goes Large (woah, woah, woah, another case for The Song Is The Clue?!?) ... or makes himself, something or someone else tiny.

"Size and shape are simply options" after all, so I do wonder about Hell's Usher, where the only time we've seen him is when he is small enough to fit in a bathtub and yet he is HUGE in the opening title sequence of season one. Behind him, Noah's Ark stranded between two damaged buildings (or one damaged building and maybe the Pleasure Cruiser Morbillo?)

Something else that may be revealing of stories yet to be told of the past, while also foreshadowing a near-future event:

Based on what Crowley said, this is not the first time Crowley and Aziraphale have performed a half-miracle together! Whatever biiiig miracle they're about to do (speculated event #2) could still be completely balanced and undetected, but then a plume of miraculous activity emerging from the circle gateway (privately speculated event #3) is what poor Aziraphale will appear to take the blame for.

Things being out of order may have started with the question, are season two's present day events being told out of order? There are other things appearing out of order as well, for example a change in the order of colours in the Rainbow (for "present day" episode two only I think, beginning Violet then Red, etc.) Or, in this case, narrative devices being so intertwined, one flashback-event can contain images and phrases that both foreshadow something yet to happen as well as to reveal what happened in a part of the story already told.

As always, please no asking or tagging Mr Gaiman as this blog post contains theory and speculation, thank you.

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blimbo-buddy · 2 months

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hero 108 has such a cool art direction and it's genuinely a bummer that the show never caught on. Maybe it was too ahead of its time or something but if it had gotten popular, people would be eating up the character designs especially for the animals

#blimbo rambles #can you guys tell I'm getting back into the series again #all of the designs are like blocky action figures it's really unique. Kind of reminds me of how the Book of Life characters look #I don't know what kind of miracle it would take for this show to become insanely popular again #anyways new art challenge try drawing your wc characters like how the cats are drawn in the show

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nearer-than-the-eye · 10 months

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#overwhelmed with emotion with this news #the miracle that there will be another book that siken wanted to write #god #poetry #poetry dreams #richard siken #i’m so glad he’s doing well

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bunny-banana · 9 months

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What I kinda of find interesting is how.

Heaven bought the lie about the miracle being for Maggie and Nina, because obviously they dont know anything about anything when it comes to Earth and human matters. But Aziraphale knew you can't mirarcle someone into falling in love.

So like. Did Aziraphale ever actually try to miracle someone in love? And thats why he knows it cant be done? Like not even Crowley knew that???? SO WHATS THE LORE ON THAT?

#pov: its 1813. youre some low gentry woman and this angel is desperately trying to miracle you in love with the person he ships you with-#-bcs he had JUST read the brand new bestseller book of the year Pride and Prejudice #good omens #good omens 2 #gomens #aziraphale #good omens meta

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officialyourdailyinspiration · 3 months

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A Lame Man Walks

One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter. So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.

When all the people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. — Acts 3:1-10 | The Reader's Bible (BRB) The Reader’s Bible © 2020 by Bible Hub and Berean Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Psalm 55:17; Isaiah 35:6; Matthew 14:35; Matthew 27:45; Luke 16:20; Luke 22:8; John 9:8; Acts 2:22; Acts 3:11; Acts 3:16; Acts 10:4; Acts 14:9; Acts 14:10; Acts 4:16; Acts 4:21

#Peter #miracle #healing #lame man #temple gate #God #praise #Acts 3:1-10 #Book of Acts #New Testament #BRB #The Reader's Bible #Bible Hub #Berean Bible

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noa-nightingale · 8 months

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I am having the most stressful week in a good while but tomorrow I'll be done with this bullshit and can rest for the next ten yeeeeeaaaaaars. :D

Thanks for your patience to all the lovely people who are still waiting for me to answer your messages. I am sorry it is taking to long.

I'll be relieved when it is finally Saturday afternoon. Have been stressed and anxious all week. I am too autistic for this shit.

#quite honestly it is a small miracle that i did not have a breakdown yet lol #but hey i started reading a new book a few days ago #and they picked my question for ww+ this week #so that's good :3

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comfortfoodcontent · 2 years

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Mister Miracle Bootleg Comic by Brian McCray

Done for Strangers Fanzine #4 - https://strangerspublishing.com/products/strangers-4

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fictional-worlds-are-exquisite · 8 months

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just watched the movie Dune and honestly felt like one of those big ass books where it only gets past the introduction 300 pages in

is that inherently bad? no. sometimes those are good books. but. feeling very much like i watched 2 hours of an intro and have to wait for the next part to get the story

this might be the worst thing i've posted on here because i think people adored this movie. i like the worms, i like zendaya, i like the world building, but i await more story to judge there

#i'm probably wrong #i just haven't sat back and thought about it enough lmao #i will say though i did in fact watch all 2.5 hours of it which is a miracle. so clearly it wasn't bad #maybe i've been reading too many fast paced books lately and i'm biased #i just. there was the home world. then they moved. then there was the new world. then i guess everything got blown to pieces #but it felt like it was building backstory almost. like okay. now we've built paul's motivations...lets get into it #there was the escape and then meeting the group of fremen and a fight #and now we've established a spot and can start building the story off all this background #idk!!! i haven't read the book. maybe i'm just tired lmaooo

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tarantula-hawk-wasp · 9 months

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Had an arduous afternoon I think I deserve to make myself a little baked good for fun and to cope

#spent an hour walking to and from the library in the heat and humidity in the hope they would have my book on the hold shelf while I walked #they did not perform a miracle so I have to wait til Monday #but I wore new shoes and got a blister on top of my toe and I’ve had a headache all day #so I took a lukewarm shower bc I was so so so sweaty (I live in FL)#and I think I deserve a baked good bc I love cooking #I haven’t decided between pumpkin pound cake or key lime pie or key lime bars maybe?#I have refrigerated pie crust but idk if I feel like a berry pie today #so I’d have to make a graham cracker crust which is not my favorite activity #but that’s a refreshing summer treat OR I have been on and off craving pumpkin so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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bobauthorman · 9 months

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"Great looking ship! But what's he gonna do? Land it on the roof?"

"Isn't that what super-teams usually do with these things?"

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superheroes-or-whatever · 1 year

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The Sandman (1989-1996) #5

#Granny Goodness #Mister Miracle #Morpheus #Dream of the Endless #New gods #Dc #comics #comic books #neil gaiman

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quotesfromscripture · 1 year

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Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

John 20:30-31 NIV (2011)

#bible verse #christianity #the bible #life of Jesus #miracles #signs #disciples #faith #books #biblio #biblion #trust #messiah #son of God #life #john 20 #new international version

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failed-mad-scientist · 2 years

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Big Barda & Mister Miracle - Ryan Kelly

#big barda #barda free #mister miracle #scott free #ryan kelly #dc #DC comics #comic #comics #comic books #comic book art #portrait #art #sketch #Black and White #justice league #new gods #apokolips #new genesis

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officialyourdailyinspiration · 11 months

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June 12, 2023 – Acts 4:17

But that it might not spread further on among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.

Berean Literal Bible

#Israel #Jewish religious authorities #plot #Jesus (name)#Jesus' followers #miracle #stop #spread #Gospel #Acts 4:17 #Book of Acts #New Testament #BLB #Berean Literal Bible #Bible Hub #Berean Bible

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smashpages · 1 year

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DC’s The New Golden Age one-shot arrived in stores in early November, and one of the fun features it included was some new Who’s Who pages featuring several new and classic DC characters. Like the original Mister Miracle! Artwork by Scott Kolins and John Kalisz.