#Vicious Omens

[tampire]

They're having a Vicious Gay-Off.

#Good Omens Spoilers #Good Omens #goodomensedit #goedit #Vicious Omens #Vicious #viciousedit #VIcious ITV #Ineffable Husbands #Aziracrow #Old Husbands #My Gif #David Tennant #Michael Sheen #Ian McKellen #Derek Jacobi #Crowley #Aziraphale #Metatron #Magneto #Gandalf #Freddie Thornhill #Stuart Bixby #British Sitcoms #LGBT #lgbtedit #tvandfilm #dailytvfilmgifs #Good Omens Season 3 showdown leaked lol #I love them all

[reloha]

Jacobi and McKellen as grand marshals of New York City's 2015 pride march.

All Good Omens (show) fans will know Derek Jacobi as the Metatron. His brief role on Doctor Who is also getting a lot of mention in recent posts, but I'm not going to talk about any of that.

Like his Vicious co-star Ian McKellen, Jacobi has had a long and illustrious career in theatre, television, and film. McKellen and Jacobi met when they were at Cambridge.

I'm not a huge fan of the Daily Mail, but this article, an interview with the two actors, is quite interesting. I'll just quote this part:

Jacobi says he came out to his mother when he was at university. ‘She said, “All young men, go through this phase, don’t worry.” I remember saying, “Don’t tell Dad.”’ He doesn’t know to this day if she did. ‘I think she did, but I don’t know. But they were wonderful, my parents, not much was said but they kind of knew, they got it.’

McKellen hasn’t heard his friend talk of this before. ‘That’s the first time I’ve heard that,’ he says, genuinely moved. ‘I never came out to my family. Biggest regret of my life.’ It turns out he didn’t even come out to Derek at university, even though it’s always been reported that he had something of a crush on him. 

‘Yes, I did fancy Derek, but I didn’t act on it, God, no. It was illegal, remember. I do get on my high horse about it, because it was so difficult. There were no gay clubs you could go to. No gay bars, no gay newspaper, nothing. What there was was a bit sleazy, I suspect. One of the reasons I became an actor was that you could meet gay people. Even then everything was difficult. When you went to America they asked, “Are you now, or have you ever been, homosexual?” I lied on the form. It was a different world.’

I want to talk about Vicious for a bit, the ITV britcom in which Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen play an aging gay couple, (respectively) a homemaker, Stuart Bixby, and an actor, Freddie Thornhill, for fourteen episodes.

Freddie (McKellen) tells Stuart (Jacobi) about a part he's hoping to get.

I had to add these for the Broadchurch reference.

It's a law that British actors of a certain age play this part.

I couldn't find one with Michael Sheen and the skull, but here he is in the role.

McKellen did the part again at 81 in an age-blind production.

Jacobi's big breakout was the titular role in I, Claudius on the BBC in 1976.

In the '90s, Jacobi played amateur sleuth and 12th century monk, Brother Cadfael on the ITV series.

I had watched some of Vicious before, but, spurred on by Jacobi's reappearance on Good Omens, looked for it again and watched both seasons a couple of weeks ago. Because I love a good fancast and Jacobi and Sheen (at least as Aziraphale) remind me a little of each other, I couldn't help but think that Jacobi and McKellen in their youth could have played a version of Aziraphale and Crowley. (There have been a couple of posts noting this about Jacobi, and that he might have been up for the part if it had been done soon after the book came out.)

Jacobi, left, and McKellen, right (obviously).

I also think that Tennant and Sheen could have pulled off playing Freddie and Stuart in a flashback.

An even younger version of Freddie and Stuart does appear in the series, however, played by Luke Treadaway and Samuel Barnett.

Also good casting! They do a great job playing McKellen and Jacobi playing Freddie and Stuart.

Shoutout to this post by @ember-knights, that suggested Good Omens fans should check out Vicious for a glimpse of what life in the South Downs cottage might be. And also to other posts mentioning Vicious and Good Omens in the same breath, as well as comparing Sheen and Tennant to Jacobi and McKellen (which I probably reblogged but can't find right now).

Cast of Vicious: Frances de la Tour, Iwan Rheon, Philip Voss, Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Marcia Warren (Wikipedia). (Yes, the upstairs neighbor (Rheon) does go on to play Ramsay Bolton on Game of Thrones. He's a sweetheart in this, though.)

Now, I don't think Crowley and Aziraphale are the same as Freddie and Stuart, by any means. Freddie and Stuart say quite cruel things to each other. The characters become deeper in the second season; it’s a little sweeter than the first. I enjoy the bitterness of the first season too, though. It is funny, and Good Omens fans may enjoy watching it if only to see Derek Jacobi (who plays the Metatron) in a comedy role and a role that's sympathetic, especially if they are not familiar with his large and impressive body of work.

I don't think Aziraphale and Crowley's life in the bookshop as a couple, not just a group of two, or life on the South Downs, would be exactly like this, but there are somehow some similarities that I don't even know how to begin to pinpoint or explicate.

Crowley and Aziraphale’s affection is always so palpable and that’s not always clear with Freddie and Stuart. Crowley and Aziraphale are so loving that, even when they're bickering, it's joyful, even when they're arguing, even when they're coming apart (temporarily) at the seams, their love is undeniable. I don’t even think their breakup was toxic; although they were desperate at that point and hurt each other badly, it wasn't what they wanted. Sometimes it's that way.

And, lest I'm putting you off Vicious here, the Ineffable Husbands are a high bar as love stories go, but you will get to see some love and affection between Freddie and Stuart too, and I'd really love to see these actors work together more. (I am happy with how the show ends up, by the way.)

Toodle-loo! Hope everything is tickety-boo with you.

#Good Omens spoilers #Good Omens #Good Omens viewpoints #Derek Jacobi #Ian McKellen #Vicious #Derek Jacobi appreciation post #***Good Omens #tickety boo

[yourebeingsilly]

good omens s3 but metatron calls his mommy god at the end of every episode in a stuart bixby from vicious kind of way

“Well HELLO mother” [the call ends from god’s side]

#good omens #good omens 3 #vicious #god that was such a good show #metatron #stuart bixby

[galamerapple]

fellas is it gay to trust your best friend to use his judgment to take your temperature when bringing you back to life,,

#ELI #babe... #okay i'm done #for now.... #imagine following me bc of good omens then BOOM #83 posts in a row about vicious #vicious #vengeful #villains series #evervale #eli ever #victor vale

[halcyonfawn]

good omens + vicious (2013) dialogues 1/?

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #crowley x aziraphale #good omens 2 #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #vicious #my gifs* #after watching two old gays bickering i realised they reminded me of other two old gays bickering

[theforgottengreatpoem]

"I'm sorry Jim. But you've done awfully well. Have a rest now."

Bonus:

#good omens #gos2 spoilers #crowley was raphael #ineffable husbands #gabriel #but also jim #now op you may ask #why does this show that crowley was raphael #to that I say #listen again do you hear that little miracle noise? I don't think a regular demon could force the “supreme archangel” gabriel to remember #and that's the tea on that #willow safe #scenes that made my bestie scream #crowley #everyday jim lives #aziraphale #and ALSO he's too vicious about telling him to remember #gotta be personal experience #mine

[darthbreezy]

If you have a rightous LOATHING of

The Metatron, I can't recommend chasing out and watching 'Vicious' enough, Derek Jacobi (aka the Asshole, EVIL Metatron) plays a human, older version of Aziraphale, while Ian McKellen plays his long term partner/lover Freddy (Crowley) in this hysterical AU where the Cottage in the south Downs is a London Flat... It's funny, sweet. and I never in my life thought I'd hear anyone else utter the phrase 'it's all a tickety-boo'

#aziraphale #crowley #good omens #vicious #south downs cottage #the metatron #ineffable husbands #ineffable idiots

[underyoursnow]

aziraphale might have “i can fix him” too close to the sun. especially considering that crowley might not be the one who needs fixing.

#not that aziraphale necessarily needs fixing because thats a whole new pandoras box #but just that crowley seems more well adjusted and has come to terms with his place in the world #whereas aziraphale is still stuck in a vicious system without realising he is a victim of that system #good omens #good omens s2 #good omens spoilers #aziraphale #azicrow #aziracrow #azirowley #crowley #go spoilers #gos2 #good omens season 2

[vpgoldenrod]

Today I learned that Gandolf and the Metatron used to star in a sitcom as a bickering old gay couple and nobody told me. And Michael Sheen’s performance as Aziraphale was based on Derek Jacobi’s character???

#sir ian mckellen #derek jacobi #vicious #Good omens #michael sheen #Aziraphale

[americassoldierboy]

Look! Magneto and the Metatron are a elderly gay couple

#magneto #x men #ian mckellen #vicious #metatron #good omens #derek jacobi

[thepringlesofblood]

aziraphale being shit at lying but getting away with everything anyway makes so much more sense during the fucking hilarious ass bildad the shuhite scene where gabriel not only doesn't give a shit but doesn't think it's possible for anyone to lie to him. like. i got it before but now i get it get it. the whole job extended flashback storyline is just so perfect.

#i am really trying to focus on the bits i like about good omens 2 bc there are a lot of them #and the vicious impotent rage and betrayal i feel at the finale needs time to leave me slowly #like the fuckin frozen peas? that shit is excellent #the fuckin tire iron lookin thing being the thing that starts the engine on creating a nebula? #chef kiss #and the FLASHBACKS????? #UGHUFHJ #i loved so many of the little details and vibes #that it ultimately made it so much worse when it just. #did. the thing it did. #good omens #good omens 2 #good omens 2 spoilers #original post #rant #tagpost #fr i am going back into my 'the hebrew bible in an ancient near east context' class notes #to look up more shit about job #bc i fuckin know they hid a few easter eggs in there #good omens is nothing if not cleverly disguised biblical literary analysis

[jonmartintrash]

My QPR ships:

(Top to bottom)

Arthur Lester & John Doe (Malevolent)

^Art credit: @nauti-ca

Mitch Turner & Victor Vale (Vicious)

Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens)

OMG I FORGOT BLITZSTONE😭 (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)

#malevolent #vicious #ve schwab #villans duology #mitch turner #victor vale #good omens #i also ship the ineffable husbands romantically #ineffable husbands #queer platonic jarthur #jarthur #queer platonic #qpr #aromantic #gos2 #good omens season 2 #mcatgoa #magnus chase #blitzstone #magnus chase and the gods of asgard #percy jackson

[ember-knights]

I need everyone to watch vicious 2013 with Ian Mckellen and Derek Jacobi so they will know the kind of Cottage Scenes that will happen with Crowely and Aziraphale. It will be cute yes but most importantly BITCHY.

#they will get there after when they are more comfortable around each other #just give them time #vicious #the og vicious old queens #ian mckellen #derek jacobi #good omens

[greeneyed-thestral]

Good Omens 1x02 | Vicious 1x05

#random parallel #good omens #vicious #metatron

[halcyonfawn]

good omens + vicious (2013) dialogues pt. 3/?

#good omens #good omens 2 #aziracrow #crowly x aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #crowley #jim #gabriel #jimbriel #my gifs* #vicious

[imacowboy3]

Merriest of (late) holidays to my beloved wife @heavenslittlehellion !!!

I had the honor of being matched with *the* person who introduced me to this pairing on the gift exchange hosted by our server @from-quill-to-brush

Context: Eric drank too much and is not feeling so well, now furfur is trying to comfort him while dealing with the internal conflict of not being enough of a demon since he's not supposed to show that he cares for someone else

In case is difficult to read this is what they're saying:

Furfur: what will I do with you bunny?

Eric: ...just hold me

Eric: please...

And here's a close up with just them

I hope u like the gift dear heart 🐰💜🦌

And again, merry (late) holidays 💜

#furfur x Eric #good omens art #good omens #eric the disposable demon #furfur #my first time trying to incorporate rabbit characteristics into a humanoid in a drawing #i might have made the claws a bit bigger but those lil guys are vicious and I wanted to do them justice