Good Omens

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Season 2
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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

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  1. Homiccus
    Sep 6, 2023
    1
    It is painfully obvious that the subtle genius of irreplaceable Terry Pratchett is absent in this season of Good Omens. What I respected in the book (and season 1 by extension) has been replaced by utter mediocrity. The book was broadly in line with Christian theology, teleology and eschatology. Now angels tell outright lies, demons show pity and neither can sense what humans really feelIt is painfully obvious that the subtle genius of irreplaceable Terry Pratchett is absent in this season of Good Omens. What I respected in the book (and season 1 by extension) has been replaced by utter mediocrity. The book was broadly in line with Christian theology, teleology and eschatology. Now angels tell outright lies, demons show pity and neither can sense what humans really feel or think. There's only one, rather uninteresting, storyline, but now we have a lesbian love triangle providing Deus Ex Machina solutions to push the plot forward. Don't get me wrong - there's absolutely nothing wrong with moral ambiguity or so-called "woke" content, as long as the story is good and engaging.
    It's almost as if someone needed to keep reins on Neil Gaiman and check his homework every now and then, to prevent this season from slipping into meme-fueled, diversity-box-ticking slog. Because everyone knows that THE KISS is more important than a well constructed mystery and interesting dialogues. Well, not for me it isn't. I'd give it zero but the duo Tennant-Sheen salvages one point.
    Watch Season 1. Read the book. Avoid Season 2 like the plague it is.    … Expand
  2. HungryLarry
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    I am not homophob, but they kill very good friendshil, go and **** yourself, screenwriter
  3. Captain_Cynical
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    It is bad. There is a lesbian side story that adds nothing to the plot. Just a woke side storyline with no actual value and bad acting. Bad writing overall with no point. Sad to see what they did to the story.
  4. White_Bear
    Aug 6, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first season of this TV show left me thoroughly impressed and entertained. The writing was brilliant, capturing the essence of Pratchet's humor perfectly. The actors' performances were outstanding, and their chemistry together was a delight to watch. Other cast members also delivered amazing performances. Unfortunately, the second season fell short, demonstrating that even the most brilliant actors can't compensate for an average and unengaging storyline.… Expand
  5. IvarAzrael
    Aug 4, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. all the magic from season 1 removed, and replaced with rampant tokenism. everyone is some metric of "diversity" and now suddenly, because it had to be added to make the stockholders happy (you know the ones), the main characters, like everyone else in the show, are gay.

    best part was an angel in a wheelchair. what a hoot. won't be back for season 3, IF somehow it happens.    … Expand
  6. 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 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
  7. Seraphia
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Horribly bland, no plot. Nothing like the 1st season. Like watching bad fanfiction. Everyone acts like an idiot, and what humor there was fell flat. Don't bother.

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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
  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Jul 28, 2023
    80
    Good Omens returns after a four-year hiatus with a good story and the same funny chemistry between its stars.
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  2. 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.
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  3. 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.
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