Primarily Good Omens and David Tennantthese days, but I can't leave out my original OTPs JohnLock and Gahore. I also like RPF.My Tumblr: https://martinsharmony.tumblr.com/ My Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/martinsharmony
I find it very disturbing that we clearly have not seen the whole conversation between Aziraphale and the Metatron (not to mention there’s about eight hundred million things about the season in general that are still open questions) and yet fans are still willing to conclude that they’re positive Aziraphale doesn’t love Crowley enough and wants Crowley to change, is oblivious to Crowley’s pain, hasn’t deconstructed, &c &c, and assume he needs to apologize for going back to heaven and/or asking Crowley to come back, as though all of that could only from a naïve and ignorant and oblivious place - when there’s still lots of other possible explanations open. I wish we wouldn’t assume the worst possible explanation of his behavior. Not only are there things we might not know yet, but there are literally things we know we don’t know yet.
Only slightly less disturbing: making excuses for him like “he was drugged” or “he was traumatized”, as if there wasn’t the possibility of an explanation for his choices that makes them make sense in their own right.
Have you considered the extremely viable third option: That there’s something going on we don’t know about that casts everything in a different light.
At the end of the day, the real reason I’m an Aziraphale “defender” (though that isn’t even the right word for it; I don’t think we know enough to “defend” or condemn anyone and it weirds me out how the implication is that Aziraphale must have done something that needs “defending”, like we’re his lawyers or something) is not because I am “afraid of complex characters” (that particular accusation that I’ve seen floating around is an especially low blow, in my opinion) is not because I can’t face the possibility that Aziraphale might have made a terrible mistake, but because WE JUST DON’T KNOW ENOUGH YET TO KNOW for certain what’s going on, and for so, SO many reasons it’s not a good practice to form conclusions, especially conclusions that put someone’s actions in the worst possible light, with incomplete evidence. (Yeah, it’s fiction, but how we interpret fictional characters informs how we interpret people in real life. That’s why representation is so important! But I digress.)
That’s what bothers me most about the blame I’m seeing heaped on him.
I just want people to keep an open mind and give him the benefit of the doubt.
So, I was rewatching the kiss scene frame-by-frame, as one does, and I realized something. First I thought, well, Alex, you probably saw that wrong, let’s keep going. A minute later, however, I was confronted with the reality of no, not mistaken.
Maybe I am late to the party and everyone has already seen it and knows about it, but in case there are people that haven’t: Aziraphale not only puts his hand on Crowley’s back, he puts his left one on his waist BEFORE that.
Not just that, he slides it up and also uses it as leverage to pull Crowley closer. I could go through those few seconds one frame at a time, but that would take forever, so I will give you the highlights in chronological order.
His hands flutter around at first and don’t settle anywhere, which is actually really useful since it shows us what the angle for that looks like.
Now, the next time his left hand moves up, look at the progression. It does not go down the same way as before. Instead, it moves inward and against Crowley’s waist. And it STAYS THERE right up until he moves both of his hands away.
Look at the angle!!!! Look at how it moves INWARD and towards Crowley instead of straight down like before.
Still moving towards Crowley with a slight downwards drift because he is aiming for his waist.
Now it is too low for us to see but I think it is very obvious where his hand has settled. Maybe I am going insane after only thinking about this show for almost a month straight. Maybe not. Call me crazy but the angle here is DIFFERENT. The second one very much looks like he is holding onto Crowley.
Aziraphale kisses back. Fully kisses back. Somehow, that wasn’t enough for Michael Sheen, no, he had to fully commit to it and *close his eyes* when he reciprocates, too. Look at this!!! The way his eyes flutter shut when Crowley first grabs him, then open, and then CLOSE AGAIN when he starts holding him in return. Kissing back with his eyes closed and his arms wrapped around him. The last picture is right before he moves his hand to his waist/the frame after the camera angle changes.
Anyone else losing it right now? No? Just me? That’s fine, although I most definitely am not. Fine, that is. Michael Sheen I’m sending you my fucking therapy bills.
Absolutely thrilled that David has finally gone to see Michael in Nye tonight, but potentially controversial opinion: I'm almost hoping we don't get a recreation of the Macbeth photo.
For one thing, I think the NT is too big for it and doesn't have the same atmosphere as the Donmar, so I'm not even sure the photo would be possible from a logistical standpoint. But I'd also rather David just be left alone and get to enjoy the play and Michael. I know we're all hyped up for a potential photo at the end of the night, but I'd rather it be from them and something they've chosen to share more than anything else. Just my opinion, at least...
Finally! I was starting to think that maybe they had actually gone on opening night but just nobody caught sight of them. I just couldn't believe that they would miss it entirely. The burning question on my mind WHAT WAS HE WEARING and did anyone get any pics at all? Of course let's let them have their privacy but you know just in case anyone got any pics I would love to see them kthxbye
NOT A DRILL! The Tennants have finally come to see Nye!
Well, I just want to talk about this because *insert important reason here*Michael Sheen is an incredible actor, simply impossibly professional in a good way... But as a person, even better, God
He literally deserves the love of the whole world, kind, sincere and slightly closed.
For some reason he is unsure, but he is truly unique and wonderful. Thanks to his roles, I understood at one time what high quality of a good game means
Everyone talks about how sweet David is, and it really is true. They are both.
Two brilliant professionals in their field and wonderful people Kind, gentle, wonderful and simple ineffable [anyone]
Their roles, themselves - I'm so grateful for what they do because it's beautiful They helped me a lot at one time, simply by existing. Thanks to their couple, I still believe in love, friendship, sincerity and kindness
We love them and I just wanted to remind you of that ❤️
So, there are only three of the original six verses in Tori Amos's version of A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square, right? I was writing a scene from episode five, season 2, so for continuity's sake, I checked the approximate place the song starts up in the Bentley when Crowley starts the car in episode 6.
The song begins to play at around 1:09, just before the interlude and right before the last line verse two:
I may be right, I may be wrong
But I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Out of curiosity, I went back to season one, and though it plays on through the credits, the actual footage cuts off right at the tail end of verse one:
That certain night, the night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Let's imagine for half a second that since Neil and Tori Amos are friends and her version was recorded specifically for the series, each verse refers to a related event, i.e. Crowley and Aziraphale's season one end Ritz date.
And that though things go entirely south during the following fifteen minutes, verse two perhaps refers to these moments preceding it:
Then it's not out of the realm of possibility that the closing scene of season three could end with verse three:
The streets of town were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
If the established pattern of relating a preceding event continues, then maybe, just maybe, Crowley and Aziraphale will share a kiss- a good, sweet, happy kiss- just before the series ends for good.