in the garden [wip]
fiddling with a new style maybe ?
not very fond of posting the ineffables separately (i am a strong believer of the group of two) but im struggling with azi's pose rn because this was a warmup thing i became too attached to 💔💔
p.s. sorry ab the inconsistent posting 💔💔 i got new nails n can barely grip a pencil now,,,
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Saw some discourse (can't remember where) about Crowley's sunglasses in the timeline
Vaguely I remember it said that him wearing glasses in the Job minisode, Land Of Uz (2500 BC) , seemed "out of place" / unnatural when later he doesn't wear them in Golgotha (33 AD), when they witness the crucifixion.
Originally in the season 1 timeline of their encounters, we first witness and therefore, were inclined to believe that Crowley's first debut of their signature shades was 6 years after Golgotha, in Rome (41 AD) .
But we find later that he actually debut a pair of tinted spectacles earlier in 2500 BC, which is year's before we were led to believe in season 1.
And even then another flashback minosode could change it yet again.
Now, we know that Aziraphale and Crowley's meeting in the Land of Uz is the first they've seen of the other since The Flood, Mesopotamia (3004 BC) * [Aziriphale makes a comment about it].
I did wonder if maybe this was the first time Aziraphale sees Crowley with eye-glasses. But I feel like he would've made a comment about them. Upon recognizing Crowley he sort of gives him a look up and down at their appearance, but he dosen't mention anything about it despite it being the biggest change in apparel worn. Prior it was mostly just variations on long robes of white and black respectively seen worn at the Garden (4004 BC) and at the flood (3004 BC).
I feel like Aziraphale would've said something about it, unless he had already seen Crowley in something similar previously. Or rather he understands that Crowley is simply blending in.
This leads into my PoinT...
That Crowley wears glasses in order to pose as a human (aka. Billdad the Shuite).
Crowley has a number of personal reason he prefers to where his Sunglasses (look cool and mysterious, hide his expressions/feeling, as an armour to protect himself etc.) But professionally, it would be hard to go about your buisness if people were freaked out by your serpintine features. So he wears them to blend In.
In the Job-isode, the times Crowley is wearing the glasses (aside from his first introduction) is when he is posing as the HUMAN, Bildad the Shuite, professional midwife/cobbler. He even fools multiple Archangels of heaven with his human guise.
Now compare that to when he isn't wearing them. After taking them off to taunt Aziraphale he doesn't put them back on? Why?
Because he isn't pretending to be the human family friend Billdad the Shuit . With Job's kids, He is acting as a demon, "sent here to destroy you all" (but not actually, just turn you into lizards, temporarily).
So I pose the reason Crowley wears glasses in 2500 BC, but not in 41 AD when he meets Aziraphale and re-introduces themselves as the now "Crowley", is because he wasn't assuming a human identity at the time. In fact he could've just popped round after doing some demonic work. He does mention how he "showed him all the Kingdoms of the world" (one of the temptations offered to Jesus in the dessert).
Eventually, approximately starting 6 years later in Rome (but possibly as far back as Job), eyeglasses become a permentant feature of Crowley's earthen appearance/apparel for year's to come. In fact I'm sure Crowly inadvertently invented all the stereotypes of cool/dangerous guys in sunglasses for the future.
I believe the glasses become a facet of their identity, as he creates it while living on Earth. As he begins to re-invent themself (beginning with re-naming himself) and develop his identity on earth he adopts the sunglasses more.
For convenience as times became more modern, but also because they proved useful in tricking both heaven and hell. Heaven won't recognise him and Hell can't tell what he's thinking or feeling. Nothing is given away.
Anyway that's ma'point. Better stop now before I start rambling more
I have more to say, I especially want to dive into the change in Aziraphale's demeanor with Crowley from the start of the Jobisode, towards the end as well as how it compared with their previous encounters shown in season 1.
Here's a link to a Youtube video by o0Zewy0o of Crowley and Aziriphale's meeting.
o0Zewy0o- Aug 5 2023.
Aziraphale & Crowley, meeting through the Ages, In Chronological Order, GOOD OMENS S1 + S2
****(might edit with gifs/images later)****
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it is interesting to me that crowley’s hair was already red when he was an angel, before his fall/saunter. i am not very up on my theology anymore but i know red hair was considered a mark of evil and sin. judas is often depicted with red hair. i think this belief also has roots in antisemitism. i wonder if, in the good omens universe, the angels just had the whole range of hair colours and crowley was actually the original redhead demon whose presence and antics on earth created that idea in the collective consciousness of humans.
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