Good Omens was an amazing Amazon show, made hilarious by characters Aziraphale and Crowley — who have been fantastic meme inspiration.
The series Good Omens is based on the novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Whether people were drawn into the series by the premise or the love for their favorite actors, they weren't disappointed in the end result. The series is full of heartfelt moments, hilarious character reactions, ridiculous situations, and a whole lot of chaos.
And who can resist putting all of that quality content into meme form? From turning Michael Sheen's face as he performs brilliantly as Aziraphale into a hilarious meme to making jokes about a 1933 Bentley, the series is meme-makers galore.
Anathema's evening took a turn for the unexpected (or did it?) when she gets hit by Aziraphale and Crowley as they sped through country lanes. Her arm was broken and her bike damaged from the impact, but Aziraphale miracle them both back to better than peak condition without her noticing, save the alterations on the bike which he fixed back to normal afterward.
They proceeded to give her a ride home and although this moment didn't seem more than an inconvenient incident, it was revealed to be of the utmost importance when Anathema left her book The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, in their car.
Naturally, when a series or film is entertaining, it has to be shared with others. Good Omens found itself to be uniquely brilliant and humorous, with a talented cast starring Michael Sheen, David Tennant, and Jon Hamm. The plot was chaotic and well-paced, leaving just enough tension and anticipation to keep the audience wanting more. This meme has taken Aziraphale's love of human magic and turned it into hilarious content.
Crowley and Aziraphale had it all worked out. Only, they didn't. And it all started eleven years ago, at the nunnery of The Chattering Order Of St. Beryl. When there was one baby more than planned, and caused by the unexpected arrival of the Youngs, things got complicated. The result was a mix-up that led to eleven years of looking after the wrong child. It was a good plan on Aziraphale and Crowley's behalf, but nothing could be done except throw everything to the wind and start over.
When Aziraphale and Crowley go to visit The Chattering Order Of St. Beryl they find themselves in the middle of a paintball battle. Unfortunately, they both get hit, which isn't such a big deal, except it is. Aziraphale has a blue paintball stain on his white clothing.
Crowley tells him to simply miracle it away, but Aziraphale doesn't want to because he'll know it was always there. This leads to Crowley removing the stain for Aziraphale, and the inspiration for this cheeky meme.
Unfortunately for Aziraphale, and maybe even Crowley, Crowley's Bentley doesn't play anything other than Queen. This fact is mentioned here and there in the series, just like it is in the book. "Admittedly he was listening to a Best of Queen tape, but no conclusions should be drawn from this because all tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums."
Crowley had one job, and it didn't work out like it was supposed to. So what does he do? He tries to save the world while hiding the mess up from everyone, except Aziraphale. When the hell hound doesn't arrive at Warlock's eleventh birthday party, all hell breaks loose for Crowley and Aziraphale, while a boy named Adam discovers powers he never knew he had. This sassy meme captures the essence of Crowley as he tries to hide his chaotic energy.
Good Omens has several main characters, including Crowley's Bentley which is more of an attachment of Crowley which just happens to have its own personality. “I had it from new, you know. It wasn’t a car, it was more a sort of whole-body glove.” Crowley drove it at speeds a normal Bentley likely couldn't handle and sacrificed his Bentley when he drove through a barrier of fire on the M25. No one tells him how to drive his Bentley, and not so much as an unfashionable bike rack goes on without his huffy irritation.
Crowley and Aziraphale have had many encounters throughout history, which is how their arrangement came to be made. The arrangement, of course, is that if both of them are required in a point of history, only one of them will go and do the work for both of them, as well as the non-interference of either in each other's plans, which ensures neither wins nor loses.
And that arrangement is what saved their lives in the end. Crowley appeared as Aziraphale while Aziraphale appeared as Crowley, and neither died from the kryptonite of the other.
The paintball scene is memorable to many because of Aziraphale's reaction to paintball staining his suit jacket. But this meme maker has found an equally memorable reaction in Crowley. While Aziraphale had a slight reaction to getting shot, Crowley's intense reaction was a show stopper. If audience members blink, the moment is sure to go by. But lucky for fans, this intense reaction was found and cataloged among many of the other Crowley responses to things going wrong during an impending apocalypse.
This meme shows the relationship between Crowley and Aziraphale. It is companionship with no judgment, accompanying each other through history. Crowley's quote, "I didn't mean to fall. I just hung out with the wrong people," explains how he came to be a demon, and it is with Aziraphale's company that he is allowed to be a little bit angelic. In their final moments on screen, Aziraphale says "I like to think none of this would have worked out if you weren't, at heart, just a little bit of a good person," while Crowley tells him "and if you weren't, deep down, just enough of a b****** to be worth knowing."
