“I don’t need anything more than this”

“I have the universe out there, and I have you. I have everything I’ve ever wanted.”

As I finished watching the finale, I was left with a bittersweet feeling of austerity or rather nothingness. “Good Omens Season Three” concludes with a rather staunch challenge for humanity- trying to tear apart the Dictorian roots that stem from the very existence of “Angels” & “Demons” or maybe the very definition of “right” or “wrong”. Who gets to decide if what you seek is right or wrong? Do we have a definitive answer to this answer? We do not, but “Good Omens S3” seeks to attempt and verbalize these concerns.

The finale opens with dulcet tones as Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) struggles to adjust to his new position in Heaven as Jesus (Bilal Hasna) reincarnates. Crowley (David Tennant) is rather suffering from a slum, having lost his precious car in a forlorn bet while he remains isolated in Soho. The “Second Coming” looms over the horizon, our wide-eyed curious Jesus goes missing, the all-powerful Metatron vanishes alongside quite a few archangels and Michael (Doon Mackichan) steals the “Book of Life” to burn everything into oblivion.

While Michael seems to claim centuries of frustration as the stepping stone & commits suicide, Crowley manages to save one page connected to Aziraphale’s treasured bookstore. Inside, they are confronted by Satan’s sudden arrival as Aziraphale realizes that God is omnipresent and summons her. As God & Satan sit down for a cheerful discussion, Aziraphale and Crowley confront them with a diffident question- why create a universe where humans are punished for acting like humans? God is amused by their frustrated attitude and offers them a resolution- the choice to create a new world devoid of angels or demons where there is no one judging human actions. Aziraphale’s desire to free humanity of their endless suffering becomes a moment of sacrifice where he holds hands with Crowley, and they bid a tearful farewell as they disintegrate into nothingness.

The finale doesn’t keep you hanging for too long in misery, as billions of years later, Aziraphale reincarnates as Asa Fell, a gentle bookseller, while Crowley is reborn as Professor Anthony Crowley, a lesser known astrophysicist. As they reunite, their love story is rekindled and this time, they grow old together.

There is recurrent debate on social media platforms about whether this ending suits the tone of this finale.

If you ask me, as a staunch fan of this series, I’m just happy that Aziraphale and Crowley achieved what they desired for most while reuniting centuries later. Their connection remained unaffected, and they finally found their way back to each other, without any class divide separating them. Maybe that was the universal message that this show wished to deliver. Either way, “Good Omens Season Three” ends on a promising note.

Rating- 4 out of 5

Streaming on- Amazon Prime