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silly headcanon time,

The reason Aziraphale knows they can’t miracle two people in love was because he wanted to make sure he couldn’t

he loves human love

the love they have for themselves, nothing like the “love” from Heaven - it’s everything he wishes was up there

and he knows he is technically a “being of love” but if it’s Heaven’s love - well then maybe that’s not something he wants to spread. The humans seem to have figured it out pretty well in their own

so he tested it.

But really he just wanted to know if the love he could feel from Crowley was from him or if Aziraphale was influencing the love from his side

he wasn’t <3

#bee’s headbops #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #good omens headcanons

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my favorite wives <3

self-care is imagining Aziraphale and Crowley as Victorian Ladies

#because all the others were killed of- #i mean what #ineffable wives #good omens

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Prophecy 2214: "In December 1980, an Apple will arise no man can eat. Invest thy money in Master Jobbes's machine, and good fortune will tend thy days."

So the thing I find interesting about this little bit is that it’s talking about Steve Jobs right?

His last name is pronounced like this “oh hey I got this new Job” though

and yet in the show it is pronounced Job, the same as the Book of Job

Job who was the most wealthy man until the bet between God and Satan which Heaven then planned to double if he passed the trials.

So I just gotta wonder what was the reason for this?

#master jobbes #steve jobs #a companion to owls #book of job #prophecy 2214 #good omens prophecies #good omens meta #good omens speculation

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self-care is imagining Aziraphale and Crowley as Victorian Ladies

#that is an au i will eat up everytime #i love it so fucking much #it’s the lesbian in me #<3 #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable spouses #ineffable wives #victorian au #lesbian visibility week

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if these bitches weren’t so gay for each other (read - they can literally sense the other)

imagine the silliness of them looking for each other and they just keep missing the other

like a wild duck goose chase

#with like that one audio in the background #*silliness* i say as if it wouldn’t cause pain #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses

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Prophecy 2214: "In December 1980, an Apple will arise no man can eat. Invest thy money in Master Jobbes's machine, and good fortune will tend thy days."

So the thing I find interesting about this little bit is that it’s talking about Steve Jobs right?

His last name is pronounced like this “oh hey I got this new Job” though

and yet in the show it is pronounced Job, the same as the Book of Job

Job who was the most wealthy man until the bet between God and Satan which Heaven then planned to double if he passed the trials

So I just gotta wonder what was the reason for this?

#beebop oversimplifies bible stories once again #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #book of job #companion of owls minisode #agnes nutter #the nice and accurate prophecies of agnes nutter #good omens meta #good omens speculation #good omens analysis #good omens theory

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i shouldn’t even be surprised anymore that every song relates to them

#good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #good omens playlist #good omens music #Spotify

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I can’t believe we got Crowley slowly walking down the stairs and the only one to witness it

gif created by @winter-seance

was fucking Jim

#Aziraphale would be devastated if he knew #i am devastated #for him #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #jimbriel

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oh I love how they gaze into each other eyes so lovingly

except well,

they don’t really do that a lot do they?

#i’m joking they gaze lovingly into each others eyes all the time #i’m just being angsty #and i love this trope so goddamn much #had to include those last two for…..reasons #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #aziraphale x crowley

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Why are there Infinity Loops or Möbius Strips in Good Omens?

The infinity loop, it's the idea of something that is unlimited and endless, you know...

In this post, I'm going to explore some of the symbols in the show that I think relate to this concept of eternity. For example, have you noticed that the infinity loop shows up amongst the symbols at the start of Season 1? While God's narrates about her "ineffable game" of her own devising, here it is on screen:

Why do we see so many infinity symbols here? Where else can we see this same symbol?

Read on for the places I've spotted it in both S1, S2 and the book. I’m hoping you’ll let me know if I missed any, and what you think it all means!

Eternity in Good Omens

In the book, when Crowley is explaining the concept of eternity to Aziraphale, he uses the idea of a bird which flies every thousand years to the same mountain to sharpen it's beak. Here's the conversation, with Aziraphale's interruptions edited out (pg. 55 - 56 in my hardcopy):

“Just you think about it," said Crowley relentlessly. "You know what eternity is? You know what eternity is? I mean, d'you know what eternity is? There's this big mountain, see, a mile high, at the end of the universe, and once every thousand years there's this little bird—” “Okay. And every thousand years this bird flies—" "flies all the way to this mountain and sharpens its beak—” “Sharpen its beak on the mountain," said Crowley. "And then it flies back—” “And after a thousand years it goes and does it all again," said Crowley quickly.”

This story originally came from a folk tale called the Shepherd Boy. It's very short and you can read the Brother's Grimm version here.

If we take Crowley at his word, then eternity in Good Omens is represented by repeating the same thing over again, whether that's flying forever to the same mountain, or having to watch the Sound of Music "over and over and over and over and over and over and over" into infinity.

The Infinity Loop

The common symbol for infinity, ∞, was invented by the English mathematician John Wallis in 1655. Being an extremely popular symbol, it shows up in a lot of places, including the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Several other uses are detailed on the wikipedia page.

So, where does it appear in Good Omens? In addition to God's monologue, we also see it during the S1 baby swap sequence as part of the Satanic nun's costumes. Here it is on the upside-down watches they wear:

Here it is again on Newt's belt buckle in S1:

Here's another possible infinity symbol on Newt's computer screen, when he's working at United Holdings:

Outside of the show, it also appears on the merch released post-S2 (though a little bit disguised in the form of the snake wrapped around them). Included is the tagline of "The end was just the start".

There are also two references to infinity in the book. Here's the first very near the start (pg. 14 of my 2015 hardback edition):

“He [God] plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, [ie., everybody.] to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.”

And here's the other, closer to the end, at the airfield (pg. 363 of my edition):

“Adam glanced up. In one sense there was just clear air overhead. In another, stretching off to infinity, were the hosts of Heaven and Hell, wingtip to wingtip. If you looked really closely, and had been specially trained, you could tell the difference.”

So, Good Omens makes a few references to infinity, which I find interesting in itself. But wait, there's more!

The Ouroboros

There is another symbol which also appears in Good Omens and also suggests a form of repetition - the ouroboros. The ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail and depicts an eternal cycle of renewal - an end which comes back to the start again. I recommend taking a look at the whole wikipedia page, which is quite fascinating:

Now, this would be a rather abstract representation, but I think this appears on the wall of Nina's cafe. Unfortunately, in my image Terry's name has been cut off, but it does say Terry and Neil within those segments of the loop:

So we have the infinity symbol, the ouroboros... anything else? Well, yes, there is a third symbol for us to ponder over.

The Mobius Strip

Closely related to the idea of the infinity symbol is that of the mobius strip. To oversimplify things, the mobius strip is a object which is a continuous surface in a loop. At first glance, it appears to have two sides, but these are indeed all part of the same side (maybe we should call this "our side"?). As shown in the below gif, an object traversing the surface of the strip can repeat in a continuous loop.

Where does the mobius strip appear in Good Omens? Well, it appears in the book. Here it is being used to refer to Anathema's broken bike wheel (pg. 92 in my 2015 hardback edition):

“Behind the Bentley a bicycle lay in the road, its front wheel bent into a creditable Mobius shape, its back wheel clicking ominously to a standstill.”

And again, describing the discussions of the Them, while Adam is coming into his powers (pg. 229 in my hardback):

“Serve everyone right if all the nucular bombs went off and it all started again, only prop'ly organized," said Adam. "Sometimes I think that's what I'd like to happen. An' then we could sort everythin' out." The thunder growled again. Pepper shivered. This wasn't the normal Them mobius bickering, which passed many a slow hour. There was a look in Adam's eye that his friend couldn't quite fathom—not devilment, because that was more or less there all the time, but a sort of blank grayness that was far worse.”

Not only does the word "mobius" appear twice in the book, but Neil has continued to be interested in such ideas, releasing the song Mobius Strip in April 2023 (as brought to my attention by @embracing-the-ineffable). The song is a meditation on the nature of time, magic and how things tend to repeat. In the song, the grandfather shows the boy a trick to creating a mobius strip using paper, tape and some scissors. Here's how the song concludes:

"I'm... Somewhere on the strip We all are, walking the sign of infinity into the darkness And I'm looking for signs of a life, in a memory Reflected in the mirror I'm a mobius strip We all are We only ever see one face It's the twist that brings you back where you started"

If you're unfamiliar with the idea of creating a paper-based mobius strip, here's a video on how it works:

Is the loop Aziraphale and Crowley?

To form a mobius strip, you need to cut the paper first, flip it, and then join the ends back together.

To me, this reminds me a lot of the S2 opening sequence, when we see the bridge disconnect, separating Aziraphale and Crowley on either side, only to then reconnect at another place.

Does this mean the bridge, and perhaps the loop, represents our ineffable duo? This merch sure seems to suggest so...

That could be one interpretation of this sequence, though I'm sure there are others. What do you think? Does the loop say anything about Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship to one another?

Put it all together and...

In summary, we have at least three different symbols signifying some sort of repetition in Good Omens - the infinity loop, ouroboros and mobius strip. So, what might they mean? Why do you think it's been included, and so often? Even more importantly, have I missed any? There's endless details to be mined from this show, so I wouldn't be surprised if there are more.

I have a few theories, but nothing concrete yet, so I'm really interested in hearing everyone's ideas!

#good omens meta #good omens clues #good omens analysis #good omens s2 #good omens s1 #mobius strip #infinity #ouroboros #everything is always connected

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just finished my last final

yall know what time it is 🫡

yall I can’t wait till finals are over

and I can finally get back to meta writing

there is so much shit just sitting my drafts, i’m so excited

#it’s either gonna be the last part of agnes or 1941/final fifteen parallels #also catching up on fanfic

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very much appreciated 😊

9 day headache 🤜🤛 basic everyday tasks

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9 day headache 🤜🤛 basic everyday tasks

#headaches are normal for me #but damn #9 consistent days

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In season 1 it just felt like they were in our world

then in season 2 we really get pulled into their world

yknow?

#idk how to explain it better #but the vibes man #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses

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ASAP

Quick! You need to make a very important decision on the spot! Not that you have an actual choice!

We have been saying for months that Give Me Coffee or Give Me Death was a parallel for the “offer” Metatron gave to Aziraphale

He even parallels the shops mural when handing Aziraphale the coffee (Interesting that it is death handing it over isn’t it?)

and the shop takes it even one step further! (there are probably more than one - i’m just saying this one)

The Metatron says some interesting things for the time he is giving Aziraphale to tell him his answer

Before he goes to talk to Crowley -

“Well you don’t have to answer immediately, take all the time you need.”

No rush, right?

All the time in the world apparently.

Interesting that it is verbally answering instead of “you don’t have to decide immediately.”

“Right. Ready to Start?”

Except he says that when he walks back into the bookshop.

There was no time for Aziraphale to truly make that decision - it was already decided for him

Metatron was just waiting for the verbal confirmation from Aziraphale, after getting Crowley out of the way

and he needed it asap so he gave it the fastest route possible - there are plans certainly afoot.

6 asap’s that I could find in the shop - I think they might be trying to hint at something, just maybe?

So much rush this season so it was weird to hear,

“Take all the time you need”

Just another manipulation tactic from the Metatron exposed by the coffee shop. Welp.

Also little off topic but I think it’s really interesting that during the whole “Do people ever ask for Death” conversation, when Nina answers that no no one ever does she is facing/staring at a wall that just says “Give me Death”

#good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #metatron #give me coffee or give me death #good omens metatron #final fifteen #good omens speculation #good omens analysis #good omens theory #good omens meta #oh yeah that word is in there a lot too #meta short metatron also known as dickwad

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You know you're fucking up when the gal that's supposed to be THE demon, THE temptress, THE Serpen of Eden, is looking at you like this after you tell them what your God is doing

#do you ever think Crowley was still holding out some hope #that God wouldn’t treat humans the way the demons were treated #because they Fell for human creation #so if God destroyed them all #what was the point of all that pain #of separating into good and evil #crowley #anthony j crowley