Good Omens

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Season 2
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16

Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Jack Seale
    Jul 28, 2023
    60
    For season two there is no more book to dramatise, so the makers are free to play to series one’s strengths. Good Omens 2 is more the Tennant and Sheen Show than ever. .... The significance and mechanics of the story remain unclear as Hamm, previously one of the strongest supporting characters, now has to do his best with a basic affable-ignoramus role.
  2. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Jul 28, 2023
    60
    Good Omens series two is immersive, inventive and unlike anything else on TV. But in comparison to the first, this tells a sluggish and exasperatingly thin story. But perhaps expecting Gaiman to pull off the marvel of the first is asking too much.
  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Scott Campbell
    Jul 27, 2023
    60
    There's no harm in any series appealing directly to its inbuilt audience, and as entertaining as 'Good Omens' can be in its second season, it feels unlikely to win over anyone who wasn't already on board.
  5. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Max Covill
    Jul 27, 2023
    60
    It’s hard to imagine anyone enraptured by "Good Omens" being disappointed in the new adventures of their favorite angel and demon, especially as the show keeps up many quirky and bizarre happenings that made it such a success in the first place. Tennant and Sheen continue to be the reason to watch.
  6. Empire
    Reviewed by: Helen O'Hara
    Jul 26, 2023
    60
    It’s aggressively quirky and sometimes overly cute, but there’s too much acting talent in here for it not to be fun. The adventures of Crowley and Aziraphale themselves remain the highlight.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Cindy White
    Jul 26, 2023
    58
    There are traces of good ideas in this season of Good Omens that we wish were more fully explored. The mystery of what happened to Gabriel is unevenly teased out in little morsels across the six episodes—and then downloaded all at once in the finale.
  8. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jul 28, 2023
    50
    "Good Omens" doesn't quite achieve that level of sublimity in these new episodes, alas. A dearth of substance eventually depleted my willingness to invest in the broader mystery beyond wondering what adorable sight gags would be inspired by the next clue or divine/hellish development.

Awards & Rankings

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#19 Most Discussed TV Season of 2023

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User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 40
  3. Negative: 10 out of 40
  1. aldo1953
    Jul 29, 2023
    5
    First series was good, from the book written by Neil Gaiman AND late great Terry Pratchett. Then S2 is out, and looks like the whole scriptFirst series was good, from the book written by Neil Gaiman AND late great Terry Pratchett. Then S2 is out, and looks like the whole script came from fanfictions, memes and all type of craps from Twitter and other social networks. NG gathered them and this is the result. Mediocre. Plus nepotism at its best/worst as Davis Tennant's father-in-law and stepson got a role in the series.… Full Review »
  2. Kzix
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    I could not get passed the first episode. I am not anti gay or anti lgbt but this series seems to me to make a point to show as many gayI could not get passed the first episode. I am not anti gay or anti lgbt but this series seems to me to make a point to show as many gay scenes as they possibly can. And that is an issue for me as I kind of like the first season, the second is a wokefest… Full Review »
  3. Lefarien
    Jul 29, 2023
    10
    Continues to be a joy, extending the strengths of the first series by prominently featuring Tennant and Sheen. Snappily written, funny andContinues to be a joy, extending the strengths of the first series by prominently featuring Tennant and Sheen. Snappily written, funny and played expertly by the cast. Nobody can replace Terry Pratchett but the writing partnership of Neil Gaiman and John Finnemore has borne a new and wonderful fruit of its own.… Full Review »
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