A friend just pointed out, that not only could the 3 swords represent Michael, Uriel and Saraqael betraying Aziraphale, but that the sword in the middle represents the Metatron, trying to separate the pair.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Love that!!! I mean, also hate it, because poor Aziraphale, but great insight!

@clarestubbs9303

7 ай бұрын

Poor Zira! Oh I hope this doesn't mean what I think it means.

@themontu7066

7 ай бұрын

I think that’s further represented by the guy in the right corner with the mask on. It’s one of the Nazi zombies, but it could be a metaphor for an enemy hiding in plain sight, which is exactly what I think the Metetron is.

@clarestubbs9303

7 ай бұрын

I was hoping that Saraquel, at least, was on their side and that Uriel and Michael would receive some retribution by helping them in the end. We didn't see Sandlephon in series 2, he was a really nasty piece of work, (remember he punched Aziraphael in the stomach in series 1) Perhaps, he will be back in series 3?

@JoMadge

7 ай бұрын

It brings to my mind their s1 conversation about how "The Big One" battle to come will be Heaven & Hell vs Humanity.

If I think about what might happen in s3 I somehow have the feeling that one possible ally for Aziraphale might be Saraqael. She was the one who decided on sending the inexperienced Muriel to find out whether the powerful miracle was really about love - when she must have known that Muriel wouldn't be quite up to the job being cast into that pulsating life on earth after her extremely lonely desk job. She didn't stop Muriel showing Crowley the files about Gabriel in Heaven but even encouraged her to show him the 'trial' also. She is a bit overlooked by her superiors which is shown in the scene when Gabriel regains his memory and the only name he cannot immediately remember is hers. And in the final scene in the bookshop she looks as if she didn't quite agree with Michael's harsh speeches. So maybe she might be one to support Aziraphale in his new role. Crowley on the other hand sent Muriel on 'The crow road' - the title of the book he throws over to her to read - which she eagerly does when the Metatron finds her in the café. Might be some hint, too, as Crowley is being linked with crows in the Job episode.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Agreed, concerning Saraqael. She seems to have a naturally big heart, and isn't ambitious like Michael and Uriel. Azi might find a few allies up there. The Crow Road is next on my to read list, so I can make those connections that they've laid out for us!

@ctwofirst6635

7 ай бұрын

I've been listening to The Crow Road on audiobook, trying to work out why Crowley told Muriel she'd like it, beyond the obvious crow reference in the title. Apparently, "the crow road" is Scottish slang for death, as in "he's away the crow road" (he's died). I think there could be more to it, but I'll have to finish the book to know just what.

@laurawelsandt9072

7 ай бұрын

I love this take!

@evaruzicka2328

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya The Crow Road is about betrayal.

@evaruzicka2328

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya Sorry, in full, the Crow Road is about family betrayal and covering up a murder, while finding love and (spoiler) finding a unique way to say it.

I had this thought that the daggers represent not just betrayal but also the pain and suffering that Aziraphael will go through. His decision comes with a price, parting with Crowley and the life that he so deeply loves and that is paintfull to him, along with that pain we will realise truly that Heaven aren't the good ones and that will hurt a lot since it will shatter is beliefs all that he held as true and pure, the way he saw the world, haven and hell for over 6000 years will crumble. And that will hurt him deeply and because he doesn't see it all comming is like a stab in the back.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

An excellent interpretation! Not everything must be literal, and he certainly is facing a great deal of emotional pain and turmoil in s3. Thank you for sharing that idea!

@theonlylunchbox

7 ай бұрын

Similarly, I took it as him being stabbed in the back by Metatron/heaven.

@lakethefrog

7 ай бұрын

Damn that makes lots of sense 👏🏼👏🏼

@agirlfromthemoon9357

7 ай бұрын

@@lakethefrog thank you 😇

@agirlfromthemoon9357

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya thank you for saying that, your videos and research are amazing at helping me see details and meanings that I haven't seen before!

Something tells me that even by the time Season 3 is released, the community will not yet have revealed all the secrets of the first two seasons😎 Thanks for another analysis)))😇

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. I have been so puzzled about that smile, and have come to a similar conclusion that Aziraphale was trying to hide something/play wolf in sheepskin, so this just totally hits home. Amazing research and insight, I love all the collaborative efforts. What a spectacular fandom we all are!!!

To go into greater detail, Shostakovich Piano Concerto #2 was written after he was free and unrestrained from the Soviet Union and is light hearted and joyous, Ravel's Concerto is similar but more fast and frivolous and builds to a climax so do with that information what you will

@inesitaviolinista

7 ай бұрын

I didn't know that, thanks for the info!

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

I sense fanfiction being conceived just reading your post, lol. Lovely, thank you for the additional information!

@jortlover3000

6 ай бұрын

interesting word choice

Two sides of one record- one cheerful and bright, one fiery and passionate, perfect playmates. Gee, which celestial couple does that sound like? XD

I can't help but see the daggers and sword from the magic shop as the Tarot card, Four of Swords. You kind of have to dig into the meaning a little, since the card traditionally is read as a sign to rest and contemplate before moving forward (passivity and feminine energy, yada yada). But even the placement of the three daggers separate from the sword itself mimics the placement of the swords on the Tarot card (ryder waite deck). But here's my take: the card often stands as a suggestion to take a break from the world. To go to a place of introspection--usually a church or holy place--to figure out your next move. And that's exactly what Aziraphale does in the finale. Of course, for our angel, he's not going to rest and practice self-care, but it's kind of a cool subversion of the traditional meaning.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Well, Neil is a master at subtle subversions. I like this idea! I just spent all of 5 minutes looking at the ryder waite deck, as you suggested, and now I want to learn more!

@purpleirken1529

7 ай бұрын

When the Tarot also means: Fear, Anxiety, & Stress... I will feel definitely feel all of those in the next season 😰

@JoMadge

7 ай бұрын

AHH, this is so cool! Thanks for sharing that. Just Googled and see that it can also represent a tomb or coffin (the Rider-Waite version you mentioned depicts the swords arranged around the tomb of a knight). In the shop, the swords are inserted in a coffin/tomb-like box, i.e the Sword Box magic trick, in which the magician's assistant is put in the box, the box is stuck full of swords, but then the assistant emerges unscathed in the end (in tune with the resurrection theme of the season). Just wow. If I had any doubt this was more than a coincidence, you just helped shrink it considerably. So much to ponder!

@sassymusic77

7 ай бұрын

I just commented a couple minutes ago on the whole tarot card thing before I had gotten to your comment - glad to see I'm not the only Nutter on here😂 But I thought because of the placement of the swords and also because of the meanings, that it is more likely a combo of the Ace (the sword pointing down between their hands), and the Three (the ones piercing Aziraphale in the back - for that, the card would have to be sideways, but we all know there are readings where that is possible). The Three shows a heart being pierced, and with the placement in the back, at least one of those would be piercing the heart, at least the way I saw it. For me, the Four just didn't feel quite right - had to dig a little too deep for that one. I wish Neil would just pop by, tell us if we're right or wrong and give us all a cookie😂 Hi fellow Nutter❤ You're funny - I love you ...

@annen3706

7 ай бұрын

I also thought immediately of the Tarot, but I thought of the 3 of Swords, not the 4. Could be both!

What an amazing video, I love the way you have just explained all the stuff with Shostakovich and the piano concertos. I'm really happy to have been part of it!

@Jen_S_Hassler1258

7 ай бұрын

Ines, thank you so much for sharing your expertise for this video! Time to go look up some Shostakovich on my own... 🎹

@inesitaviolinista

7 ай бұрын

@@Jen_S_Hassler1258 yes, I extremely encourage to listen the three of them, they are masterpieces! 😊

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much @inesitaviolinista ! Your insights were amazing. :)

@nisal5064

7 ай бұрын

I'm listening now and they're wonderful @@inesitaviolinista

@inesitaviolinista

7 ай бұрын

@@nisal5064 ohhh, you made my day :)

There’s one Big Clue missed in the analysis: the 78 on the left hand side of the record label. I happen to have 78s and at that speed you get about 5 minutes of music. Aziraphale got 2 records and they would be double sided since they are recorded after Shostakovich composed his music. 2 records with 2 sides = 20 minutes + 1 minute to switch the sides. So he knows exactly what he’s doing for the next 21 minutes because he’s dashing home to listen to his 2 new record.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Well, that is the obvious meaning, although he takes a lot more than two records. I count a minimum of 4, and maybe 5, in the stack he leaves with. So, that's still not 21 minutes. That's probably why they used 78's instead of LP's in this scene though, so that it LOOKED like one thing, and hid the other so cleverly.

@JoMadge

7 ай бұрын

Yes, we discussed this when we were trying to puzzle it out. My mother, who was born in 1930, had a decent collection of 78s, which are mine, now. As Sendarya said, he picked up a stack of them, not just two. Even so, your two record idea almost fits, as if he just listened to the first and second movement, it would indeed come out to just over 21 minutes. However, we hear him listening to the FOURTH (final) movement, well past the 21-minute mark.

Absolutely nothing in this show is coincidental...! There's so much excellent detail in this video, thank you!

If you look in some of the information on prime, on the first episode, there is a note saying that the Symphony No. 5 in D minor was actually recorded as a 33 and not a 78 in our world. It also says that one of the reasons it’s in the show is because Douglas McKinnon obsessively listen to Bernstein’s conducted work during the lockdown. I love your theory and I think it is legit but just wanted to add these tidbits 😊

@BirgitPa

7 ай бұрын

I agree to this. It’s more likely. Music is quiet important to the showrunners. See Neil’s and Terry’s weakness for every music playing in the Bentley will turn into Queen.

@JoMadge

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this tidbit! I dug like crazy to see if I could find any version of this partciular performance on 78, and obviously could not. "In our world" I love it.

@GRHB-qg2ko

7 ай бұрын

@JoMadge in addition to that note on prime, I swear somewhere there’s a BTS clip or interview with Neil Gaiman where he’s like “unfortunately some of the records are the wrong size, but by the time we realized it was too late and it was something we just had to accept would be different in the show.” I can’t remember the context of this, so idk if he was talking about the jukebox records for everyday or the Shostakovich one, but I remember hearing it somewhere. I totally agree with you guys about the 21 minutes connection though, because I’ve listened to Shostakovich’s 5th and when I heard aziraphale talk about it in the show I was like… either he’s only talking about one movement or he’s completely wrong 😂

@JoMadge

7 ай бұрын

​@@GRHB-qg2ko Neil was talking about how the 45rpm singles of "Everyday" that were miracled into the jukebox had small-hole spindle inserts to make them more easily playable on multi-speed home record players, rather than the standard larger hole that a jukebox designed just to play singles would require. (Not sure I worded that clearly, but hopefully you get the gist).

so i got curious and looked up the meaning for the Three of Swords in a Tarot deck and - "This card depicts a fundamentally sorrowful experience- tarot readers suggest this may be in the form of a lost relationship, an accidental death, or some other form of not just depression or malaise but deeply emotional sorrow. When the card appears "reversed" in a spread, this is not usually read as meaning the "opposite" of sorrow, but rather a sorrow that is somehow mitigated by its circumstances or that is not as bad as it could have been. It is among the most negative cards within the tarot deck." (from Wikipedia) VERY interesting 👀 poor Aziraphale tho 😭

I didn’t know rabbits could dig holes this deep! 😮 Very impressive!

Yay, first time I contributed something to this fantastic fandom! 😄 I love meaningful details and this show is full of it! This is the best GO channel right now! Wahoo to you Sendarya! :D

Wow. I commented live that my stomach hurts thinking about the Shostakovich connection. This is brilliant I'm so excited to have other people to go over all of the details in this show with.

These videos make me giddy. The fact that you are taking the time to look at the smallest clue - nothing on screen is ever an accident - and extrapolate is SO much fun! I can't get enough of this show and look forward to all your videos! ❤️

Wow! Truly an eye-opener, especially with the hidden second record. It gives me hope. Thank you so much for unearthing this clue! There's so much to discover in the music of S2, both the soundtrack and the music featured in the narrative. The motif from Wee Morag's death (second half of _I'm Going to Save Her)_ returning in the last part of _The End?_ nearly broke me. _Again._ Also, the fact that the track beginning the moment after the Metatron reveals the Second Coming is titled _The Biggest Decision._ All the songs about separation and heartbreak. _You Don't Own Me_ with its theme of being accepted just the way you are (with added layers when you know Lesley Gore was a lesbian in an era of institutional homophobia).

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

I did not know that about the artist of :you don't own me". I did notice it playing in the background in the scene when Az picks up the records. Everything is intentional! Thank you for sharing that detail. I haven't even tried to analyze the soundtrack, I just love it so much. David Arnold did some genius work.

you know this made me think. Of all Shakespeare plays S1 went with Hamlet (while Romeo and Juliet seems like such an obvious choice). A play about a prince trying to ensure the country is lead by a good leader and not the corrupt one who sits on the throne now, uncertain about who he can/can't trust, the old ruler has been set aside/killed and now corrupt, immoral powers rule the kingdom. I've got a feeling Aziraphale relates more to Hamlet's situation than he lets on and the piece by Shostakovich would hint in a similar direction.

@AnthonyJanthonyCrowleyAndAz

6 ай бұрын

I believe that God has been usurped by the Metatron. And these would hint in that direction as well. In my mind, it comes down to the ineffable plan vs. the Great plan and I think the Metatron knows both, but doesn't like God's Great plan so he has found a way to get rid of her in order to stick with the ineffable plan (destroying humanity?).

@meepsicle83

4 ай бұрын

Maybe another nod to why there is no voiceover from God in this series?

Hey, in the case of the swords in the magic shop, I just had a holy poopy moment - those are tarot card swords!!! I just went to my beginner's guide to tarot by Juliet Sharman-Burke (cards illustrated by Giovanni Caselli), and pulled the Ace, the Three and the Four of Swords from the deck. I figured it had to be either a combo of the Ace and Three, or the Four by itself. After reading the divination meanings, we can discard the Four at this point in the story. But, to be brief as possible, my book opened automatically to the Ace (like it just knew...) and a quote for that card is 'out of something evil, something good will come'. The Ace means sweeping change and dramatic beginnings. Something that may seem negative in the beginning may be a blessing in disguise.🤯 The Three represents a vision of sorrow and pain. We can only take the pain in our hearts, accept it and go beyond it. But the card also suggests that the pain is inevitable, possibly even necessary. It suggests that suffering and joy come from the same place and are never far apart.🤯🤯 D'you think I might be onto something? It certainly seems to fit the entire feel of this past season... If anyone wants to know, I can always consult my other 2 decks, but this one is a more classic deck, and I didn't think Neil would have had as much knowledge of the Cat Tarot or the Tarot of the Cat People. I would be happy to consult them as well though, if anyone's interested ❤ As always, ta so much Sendarya for a fantastic analysis!! I will definitely be listening to those pieces of music - that's right up my street as a music teacher and classically trained pianist!

@user-jq9jg9fe8d

3 ай бұрын

I think the Ace and Three fits well - this separation and what they'll go through is negative, it's a massive sweeping change the to balance they maintained by not discussing their fears and the divide in their perspectives - But ultimately they will come out the stronger, personally and relationship-wise, for having to confront these things. And I think the Three and pain being both inevitable and necessary - I think that could hint about Aziraphale learning about what the Fall actually entailed, of him finally having to acknowledge that the idea of one side being always Good and the other always Evil is a toxic system in itself. I think it will be freeing for him to not feel guilt that who he is isn't very 'Heavenly', and let himself fully embrace his love for Crowley and Earth without that fear and guilt. Aziraphale is the Three because Crowley was already forced to go through that introspection when he Fell and chose for himself that he didn't want to be what Hell expected of him. He'd been trying to protect Aziraphale from having to go through that same struggle, but ultimately Aziraphale will be better off knowing - just as Eve was. At least that's been my interpretation.

So happy that you addressed the Shostakovich thing! It's one of my fav pieces and I wrote a paper on it in undergrad, so I was immediately like SYMBOLISM. Because I didn't know where the season was going, I initially thought it was just Aziraphale "modernizing" his musical tastes, lol, but a dissident stuck in a totalitarian regime is so on point for him. And I think the smile at the end is related to this as well - I can't help but think of him telling Nina that he's making his own plans without telling Crowley about them, and I think (hope!) that smile is the seed of his new plan. The serial number thing is ABSOLUTELY WILD and not something I would ever have thought to look into!!! Now I want to go listen to those two concerti with this in mind. How is this show so amazing 🤯😭🥰

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Exactly! He's not the softy everyone thinks he is. Thank you so much for the lovely comment :) And enjoy the concerti, they are both amazing on their own, and perfect fits for the Ineffable's.

I was actually trying my own analysis at good omens season 2's audible poetry The last I think 4 songs from: "I Forgive You" "Don't Bother" "The Big Decision" And "The End?" I do believe there are some hidden themes in David Arnold's themes for the season, more so specifically in the names of each piece I study film music and hope to uncover and INVESTIGATE more into potential meanings behind these themes. This relies on that we don't get anymore good omens season 3 news before then.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

As someone with only a casual musical education, I look forward to those who know more about it taking a closer look! I love the soundtrack, and I'd love to hear about anything you spot. Have fun as you INVESTIGATE! :)

@user-qt7wl2wt5g

7 ай бұрын

Ehm, you guys have the same voice like I do in your head when you write/read INVESTIGATE in capital letters, right? 😅

@aAureliusSsSS

7 ай бұрын

@@user-qt7wl2wt5g I do hope so, it was a teensy reference 😅😅

@aAureliusSsSS

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya Thank you very much, I look forward to finding out more 🧐🧐

@purpleirken1529

7 ай бұрын

@@user-qt7wl2wt5g I can only hear Him when you guys type it that way 😂

omg please make a season 3!!!! iam literally going through with draws!!

As a classical music fan I am so amazed how they included this secret message. So great foreshadowing 😮

I‘ve been going insane about there being a clue in the song. I KNEW there was something hidden in the music, something more than the parallels between Aziraphale and Shostakovich. But the hidden record completely caught me off guard, this was BRILLIANT detective work! Thanks!

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I assure you, it blew us out of the water when we found it. This really does demonstrate that they put some deeply hidden easter eggs out there for the fans. There are many more, I'm sure!

@flusel4949

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya I’m convinced the fandom will keep finding clues and easter eggs right until season 3 drops. And even then I wouldn’t be surprised if we missed a few.

the swords imagery is almost exactly like the 4 of swords from the tarot. It's almost always shown as 3 swords through or pointing into the body or image of a person while the 4th is perpendicular through a pair of clasped hands. Meanings: Vigilance, retreat, solitude,

As per tarot. And the great and mighty Google the description of the 4 of swords is this: When the Four of Swords appears upright in a love Tarot reading, it suggests that you and your partner may be in need of some time apart to rest, reflect, and reconnect. The pressures of life may have caused both of you to feel overwhelmed and disconnected.

This fandom is nuts. Like so crazy. INSANE. The ending of Season 2 has traumatized us all so much, we find clues in everything. I‘m sure the GO Fandom is the fandom with the most theories to have ever existed. I love it😂❤️ (But good theory btw, you won me over)

A great find indeed! That label on the record seemed suspicious to me ever since I first saw it because 1) Leonard Bernstein at the piano (no solo piano part in the symphony), 2) conducting the New York Symphony Orchestra (the orchestra's name is actually New York Philharmonic) 3) 78 rpm. But checking the catalogue numbers is on a whole other level of delving deep. Keep it up!

I don’t watch a lot of shows and movies, but the closest thing I can compare the amount of theories Good Omens has is to the movie Coraline. The amount of hidden things, clues, and meanings is astounding. It speaks to how much passion was put into this.

On rewatching season 1 I noticed when Crowley is in the Bentley with hastur driving into the wall of fire, he's putting a Mozart CD in his CD player. His other CDs that belong to him have been velvet underground, and we know the Bentley just turns every CD into queen. But for a short time we do hear Mozart before it transitions into I'm in love with my car by queen. The fact that he has a Mozart CD in his car is definitely Aziraphale's influence on him and I just wanted to point that out.

I have to credit TwoSetViolin for reminding me the other day about the signficance of Shostakovich in relation to Aziraphale being under the thumb of Heaven. As they portray the composer's struggle with the Stalin Government in their own parody record B²TSM - 'Duh Duh Duh Dum' But that deeper dive again to the tracks under the surface of that record being a whole hidden story is mindblowing! And talk about yet another layer to this Good Omen onion!

@purpleirken1529

7 ай бұрын

Ling ling would be proud.

@MRPandoraHartDR

7 ай бұрын

@@purpleirken1529 Well, I have probably put in forty hours of watching Good Omens by now! 😆

I studied musicology in grad school and I think I have to hand in my card because damn! The only thing I might add is to your point about it being put on a 78. Might be because they had to fabricate this prop anyway and because they had a whole lot of 78s anyway (Maggie had a box of them that got miraculously turned into Every Day) so availability. But more likely it’s the Confirmation for anyone that figures it out. There’s no way to fit a symphony on a 78. 78s are I think 3 or 4 minutes per side. Great for jukeboxes… where the pivotal clue actually was. So this might be them saying no you’re not overthinking this. It is definitely a clue.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

That is a fantastic explanation for the 78's that were stumping us. Thank you for sharing that insight!

@JoMadge

6 ай бұрын

The 'Everyday' records were 45rpm singles, though. But yes, you're so right about symphonies on 78. My mom had a few sets of those, plus a Glenn Miller collection. Soooo much record flipping and changing, LOL!

This fandom is starting to remind me of the Fnaf fandom. HOW IS THERE HIDDEN MEANING IN EVERY SINGLE SHOT? THAT'S SO AMAZING!!!

@Sendarya

4 ай бұрын

I don't know, but we keep finding more every time we look!! 😂

@Nikki_Angel

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha yes 😅

The four of swords symbolizes a peaceful place, still place where you belong. And surely this is true of how Aziraphale feels, holding hands with Crowley.

Makes me happy that there are so many people that love to breakdown all these Easter Eggs!!

Wow, what an excellent find! Obviously, the props department had to create these versions of the records (since no versions exist, as you said), and I hope it is as deliberate as all this. When I was rewatching an episode yesterday, it occured to me that, while most (if not all?) high-ranking angels wear rings, Aziraphale is the only one, as far as I've seen so far, who wears his on his right hand.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

I noticed on a rewatch just yesterday that Seraquel wears hers on the left, but on a different finger than the other angels. Makes you wonder exactly how much we should be looking at their rings....:)

I love how someone has finally jumped on this! I'm a bit of a music nerd and even played various instruments at one point. I love that piece of music with my whole heart. It's a great song. I made the joke when I was learning it that it was the theme song for "masking". I feel it's mischievously and sinister, but also very corky. Very Aziraphale, the song for his smile for sure!

Yes! Can't wait! 🤩💜 Also, I left an essay 😂 in the last video that I wanted to share before we move to the next topic 🙈 I hope you can read it. 💜

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

I went looking and can't see it. In the Opposite Sides video? Also, I hope you join the discord when we open it! Then you can easily share your thoughts and essays!

@ALeXZVaMpYRoCkZ

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya yes, there! But I hope you don't mind if I post it here too, sonyou can read it. I've never used discord, but I'm tempted! I think I will! 😊 Here it goes: "It's an interesting phenomenon" It is! It wasn't like I didn't like it, but it was confusing by moments. But Zira and Crowley's dynamics are so cozy, I couldn't stop watching. 💜 I think there IS a point! How can balance exist if there's only one side? I was rambling about the Physics concept of balance, (I have a point later sorry if it takes long to achive it) in my language that word can be translated as two different words that are synonyms, but also different concepts, balance (as the spanish word for "equilibrio", I've found the word "equilibrium" as a translation, but I'm not sure if it fits) is refer to the physical ability of a body to maintain ALL its structures by carrying out forces that fight against each other, so that the body remains balanced and to overcome gravity, while the second concept ("balance" in spanish too) is the movement that a body makes when it leans to one side and the other, or forward and backward, up and down, is the dynamic movement. In English it souds so redundant, I'll try to explain it deeper, but it is a grammar nightmare to translate this concepts. I hope I don't make it even harder to understand. To simplify, in spanish "equilibrio" also means a very stable balance, while "balance" is the action of adding or taking weight to get "equilibrio"/a very stable balance, but if you go to a translator it would translate both as the same word. (See? Grammar nightmare). As I understand, God and Satan are the forces pulling and pushing from the sides, moving things up and down back and forward, unbalancing everything in an attempt to win their argument, and earth is the midground (the battlefield, it seems too) in this fight, while Aziraphale and Crowley have always stand in the inflection point, (they come and go but mainly they are) where everything converges. They have come all the way from their sides and reached the middle point, and they have danced around each other in a waltz that leads them to understand each other, to be in each other's place, and also understanding humanity, that is standing at the same place as them (I mean Earth). I really like the analogy that David Tennat has said about Aziraphale and Crowley, they are Ying and Yang. And ultimately I feel like that is their mission, unlike humans, Aziraphale and Crowley have power, they might be the force that counterbalances the actions of heaven and hell. That's why it's so important for Metatron to separate them. I like to picture it as if it all was an antique measuring scale, where heaven and hell are the weight pans on each side, God and Satan are the very weight in their respective sides, Earth is the central support point, humanity is the beam working as the axis that moves with the inertia of the weight placed at each pam, and our Ineffable duo are the force that balances the scale everytime it goes unbalanced. This is my theory about the Ineffable Plan. We talked about "balance" and "equilibrio", to me God, Devil, Heaven and Hell are the forces of chaos upon existence, chaos on the right (good) and on the left (evil), unbalancing the everything, Aziraphale (in all good there's some evil) and Crowley (in all evil there's some good) are counterbalance, dancing around right and left, spinning around in their cosmic waltz, balancing the scale (they are balance and counterbalance, Ying and Yang, the dynamic movement). And the Ineffable Plan is everything as a whole, is balance (equilibrio) achived by the forces maintaining ALL its structures by carrying out forces that fight against each other, so that the everything remains balanced and to overcome destruction. "What's the point of it all? Demons, angels". The point is Balance. Balancing (adding and taking weight from each side) the forces playing with the cosmo and keeping existence balanced (stable, en equilibrio). Or as Michael would say "keep the status quo static and, uh, quoey". I believe that Aziraphale and Crowley are God's insurance plan to keep everything spinning, to preserve the divine creation. Also I think God shipped them from the beginning too.😝 I hope this wasn't too tedious to read. 🙈

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

@@ALeXZVaMpYRoCkZ Thank you for sharing that. I do see your point about balance, and agree. But heaven isn't good, and Crowley isn't evil with a little bit of good in him. there are other ways that we have sides, opposites, without choosing sides or labeling people as good or evil. Yin and yang aren't good and evil, they are forces of nature. It's the artificially constructed sides that must be deconstructed. The natural ones, darkness and light, joy and sorrow, the sun and the moon, those sort of opposites are the ones that bring balance. Ph, and your English is very good!!

@FrolleinFroschbein

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya there'll be a didcord?! Count me in!

@SalomeHanka

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya Hm, food for thoughts: we keep talking about Heaven not actualy being good and Crowley being so - can you define "good"? Because to my understanding, the original concept of that word wasn't "morally agreeable", but "in accordance with god's... orders" or something. And in that respect, who know who is good? It's... you know... ineffable :) That is basically the meaning of the Book of Job - which we have been carefully presented, hmmm.

Concerning the end of Season 3 I have a strong belief that Neil is going to give us some version of a happy ending only because I honestly can't see him spending literal decades with these characters and going through the last two seasons only to do what every other writer and director has done to queer couples in media which is to give them a sad ending, where they're not together. I believe Neil is likely aware of the way that Good Omens subverts our expectations of depressing LGBT representation and intends to continue that with a good ending. However, his desire (and general interest) to include the destroyed vision of the world from the cut scene in season 2 makes me believe that Season 3 will take on a darker tone than the previous seasons have been and that Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship and their own personal strengths will be seriously tested. And beyond that I can't help but think that he KNOWS that giving himself and the fandom anything other than a world in which the two of them together would simply be doing everyone a disservice as there likely will not be a season 4 no matter what.

@Sendarya

6 ай бұрын

Completely agree!

@JoMadge

6 ай бұрын

Agree 100% I'm optimistic for a happy ending, but suspect it's going to be a 'hell' of a rollercoaster ride to get there.

WOW 😳 Mind BLOWN 🤯 Fantastic stuff 😎 Thank you so much again, you and your clever sleuthing friends are really getting into some cool stuff I either had never spotted myself, or thought to look at it all in ways I couldn't have thought about!!

Is it a clue or....... A Clue! 😂

*"Please, don't call it a clue..."*

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

But it is....a Clue!😁

@FrolleinFroschbein

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya I love that scene. Crowley has such annoyed husband energy

here before premier, its a date then ;D

I like to leave you detailed comments, but this one all I can say is, Wow! Wow, that was amazing. Thank you so much.

How very clever of you and your friends to figure all this out! I’m impressed. Of course I cannot wait Good Omens 3. Bravo!

@Sendarya

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! We had so much fun down this rabbit hole

Your in depth analysis videos really make me happy to be a part of this fandom. I love that there are people with a very keen eye and eye for detail.

When I first saw that scene I only noticed the obvious sword and thought it was a subtle link to the Ace of Swords in the tarot. 4 of swords is even more interesting.

And it's the third sword in Aziraphale's back that goes all the way thru to Crowley's stomach.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

whaaaaat??? Huh. It does. eeek.

I have a thought on the 78rpm “mistake”. Sorry to those that know but, many if not most, record players require you to select both the 33 and 45rpm options to play a 78rpm record. So to play the music, you need two speeds. One goes a little faster than the other.

The show is like an ARG! It has other ways to engage with the audience, like this amazing scavenger hunt that the producers made available 😂❤❤

You have no idea how much I look forward to your videos. You are doing fantastic work ❤ I truly enjoy every video of yours. Thank you for your efforts 😊

Those swords (and, visually, the magic store in general) make me think of tarot cards. The three of swords shows three swords piercing a heart. I don't use them myself, but I googled the meaning: "The Three of Swords shows a heart pierced by three swords, representing the pain inflicted by words, actions and intent on the emotional and physical self. The dark clouds gathering in the background mirror this pain but offer the hope that, just as the storm clouds will disappear, so too will the pain and hurt you are experiencing."

@JoRiver11

7 ай бұрын

There is also the four of swords, which had a much longer description but was about stopping to rest and self-reflection after reaching a milestone. I don't remember if that applies here.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

I'm hearing a lot about Tarot cards related to this scene, so it's going on my list to look into further. Thank you! :)

@JoMadge

6 ай бұрын

@@JoRiver11 There are other, darker possible meanings for the four. I can't discount it entirely because the fact that it depicts a tomb and the magic trick itself is a box inside of which you "kill" and then "resurrect" someone is just too in tune with the theme of the season.

Thank you for a proper analysis of the Shostakovich symphony. He was such a brave man who persisted and created art in a terribly oppressive regime. I like the association with Aziraphale and how brave I believe he is going to be in Heaven. ❤

When you said it was Leonard Berstein, I remembered that one John Mulaney skit where he says “Leonard Bernstein made some of his best work while he was surpassing certain aspects of himself(paraphrasing)” [and it was in the concept of his father telling him not to be gay] lmao

Ohhh, wow. This is so intriguing. Thanks for your contributions, all!!

I'm literally obsessed with this. If anyone has resources for this sort of musical history I would love love love to explore more. I have enrolled in a couple of free courses and searched podcasts but not come up with much. Thanks as always for your INCREDIBLE videos, we are so lucky to have you.

@christina1wilson

5 ай бұрын

In a reply I made now, I mention Keeping Score at: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2eGxLmMlsvSoJc.html this episode is on this Symphony.

Oh and the knives!! I thought I was seeing things but now you have validated my concerns.

I have an obsession with the musical scores and arrangements of every film or show I watch and it's something that makes or breaks my appreciation of its entirety. I thank you as always for your amazing research and analysis on this great clue. I must also express my love for the amazing job David Arnold did with the score variations for Good Omens, culminating in the heartbreak of its finale version "don't bother". Truly beautiful. 👏

The 4 swords are quite similar to the 4 of swords card in a tarot deck. A respite would be an accurate-ish meaning to this card. In many decks the artwork depicts the swords in a " stabbing into the person" position. Just a thought

Oh my! This one had me simultaneously bouncing up and down and kicking myself, which is, I assure you, anatomically pretty demanding! Bouncing because you reference three classical works which I love, and know well: kicking myself because I didn't spot the things you point out so eloquently. OK, I'll let myself off the hook re the concertos, but I should have got the Symphony 5. It is, absolutely, one of the greatest musical works of the 20th century, and one of the cleverest, The 4th movement which Azi is listening to, could be interpreted by state watchdogs as a huge triumphal tribute to the Soviet Union - but as we listen, we can hear it as a grotesque caricature, the composer actually thumbing his nose at the whole edifice. And in an earlier movement, there is a passage which to me has always sounded like absolute desolation: with the violins pulsing softly underneath, a theme winds its way up and down, going nowhere, fining no resolution. For me it has always created an image of the gulags, of a prisoner sitting at a window looking out, while the snow falls silently over an endless, monotonous landscape. An image of utter hopelessness, and sterility. Can't help wondering if one or both of our ineffable ones are about to encounter something like this. As for the piano concertos, yes, the Shostakovitch is bright, the final movement bubbling and giddy as Aziraphale as his delightful best, and yes, the Ravel is jazzy, But for me, the heart of each one is in the slow 2nd movement. The Shostakovitch is heart-meltingly romantic, wiistful, song-like. It's the way Aziraphale looks at Crowley. The Ravel is in a very slow waltz time, and just aches with tenderness and yearning - and I know just which tender-hearted, and by now, rather weary demon, I think it might represent. Thanks Sendarya, yet again for your work and for making sure Jo Madge got full credit. Phew! Love this fandom!

❤See ? That's why one needs to watch this show over and over and over... (Don't take our word for it 😉)

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

And over and over and over. And over and over. 😄

This is off topic: I just can’t picture Crowley being happy in the countryside. He likes excitement and seeing the latest thing humans have come up with. Oh well, I guess he’ll be able to race his Bentley down the lanes, and he’ll be with his Angel. And he’ll be able to see the stars better than in the city. Maybe that’s enough for him. One thing’s for sure-one floor of the cottage will be Aziraphale’s Library.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure they'll go to the cinema, and the local pub :)

@JessicaTPeterson

7 ай бұрын

It's not enough and would be a terrible waste of all Crowley is! And boring besides. Crowley should stay out among people, working his mischief and magic, getting in and out of trouble on earth and supernaturally.

@MsKnowItAll26

7 ай бұрын

I originally thought so too but after watching season 2…he just looked so tired, so done with it all. The only time he even drives his car is to and from Aziraphale’s. And the implication from “we both get plenty of use out of it” is that this is Crowley’s normal now, he basically lives there and only leaves to sleep. Crowley’s the one who spends the season imploding because their precious peaceful existence has been ruined by heaven and hell. He was happy with the monotony. He’s the one fighting every step of the way to avoid excitement and adventure while Aziraphale is actively getting involved. The way things are at the moment I think he’d be happier in the cottage than Aziraphale would. Also Britain is a pretty small island. The distance between the outskirts of London and the South Downs is like an 1hr and that’s driving normal speeds not Crowley speeds while disregarding all laws of physics and traffic. Day trips are very doable.

@JessicaTPeterson

7 ай бұрын

@@MsKnowItAll26 Yes, I suppose we must allow Crowley to retire and not have to entertain us forevermore. Perhaps as these two supernatural entities become more human, they will become mortal. Because thousands of years in a cottage, well... As you pointed out, he can still make day trips, "disregarding all laws of physics and traffic." :-)

@ctwofirst6635

7 ай бұрын

I live in the UK, and love the countryside here myself (American by birth) but I completely agree with the OP. I can't see either Aziraphale or Crowley wanting to live in the country permanently. They both love the things that come with city life, especially London. If heaven and hell would just stop their nonsense, the two of them could relax and enjoy what our great city has to offer.

In the book, Aziraphale loves to collect misprinted Bibles so a "misprinted" record label seems to fit. Especially if he connects the sides to him and Crowley. Old hidden subtext behavioral patterns die hard. It also shows he's still in a similar midsetto mist of season 1, which is reinforced by his countering to Crowley about his side being evil and heaven the good guys at the end of episode 6. He's rebelling a bit but still stuck under the same repressive regime of thinking.

Thank you for this amazing and insightful video, so glad we have people like you and Ines and JoMadge doing the lord's work here in the fandom XD We love these deep dive analyses and I'm so excited for the discord!! Thank you!!

Brilliant! Thanks to everyone who thought so deeply and shared information, and to you, Sendarya for making this video.

Hello, First I apologize for my bad english as it is not my native language. Second thank you Sendarya for all your analyses and videos, they are very clever and comforting in a way, Third, thank you all for your comments, I didn't read them all (would be easier in French!) but I really appreciate the ones I did. I've discovered good omens very recently and only saw it twice yet, in french and in english with subtitles. I certainly need to see the 2 seasons again and again to fully understand every idea you all develop in the comments. But I also have many questions in mind concerning the themes you explore in your videos. This one, for example, about what could happen in S3: was it worth talking about the second "book" on propheties by Agnes Nutter, "the saga continues" to have it burnt at the end of saison 1? Did Anathem really burn them? Do they not exist elsewhere? Aziraphale as a bookshop keeper could find them or ask Muriel to look for them. They certainly contain clues to the second coming??? What do you thing? am I wrong? Is it relevant to the story? Perhaps an answer is in Terry Pratchett's book but I did not read it yet! sure I will/should! Another "lighter" question : why do the ETs that Newton met on his way to Tadfield have duck faces?

Oh wow! Let's hope this is a Clue for a happy ending! Well spotted, I would NEVER have worked this out!

your GO videos are amazing. i love the thoroughness and analysis.

Your videos are absolutely incredible and so well written!! thank you, makes my heart sing to know that I am not the only one obsessed with this show.

The look on his face when he found out about the second coming, and has to walk into the elevator away from Crowley without apologising

And with this you passed 4K subs. Congrats

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃

6:56 got my crying at work rn 😭😭 I hope they get there cottage in South Downs and live out the rest of there lives peacefully

Another wonderful analysis video! I cannot wait to join the upcoming discord server. Thank you so much 🙏😇

bro somedays I think it would be so cool to work on a show but to have the forethought is eons beyond me

Finally, we have some sort of clue regarding Aziraphale's creepy smile at the end !! Amazing video 💗💗✨✨

I said it in the live but great video! I always enjoy your videos and takes on things. So much research and time must go in to search for such small details. 🥳

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Imagine all the effort put into making all these small details in the first place, lol Thank you :)

Loved this vid Sendarya!❤

there are 4 swords in the shot, not three. in tarot, the 4 of swords has 3 in a group, with 1 separate. The 3 of swords is a rather nasty bit of work, but the 4 of swords is rest and reflection. It is taking a step back, reflecting, and planning.

@sassymusic77

7 ай бұрын

It all depends on the deck - my four has two swords pointing down at the head of a tomb, and two crossed at the feet. That's why I went with a combo of the Ace (one sword pointing straight down), and the Three (three swords piercing a heart - seen sideways, piercing a back would work well too). And the combination of meanings fits really well...at least I think so anyway😂

@FeathPymArt

7 ай бұрын

you are quite right@@sassymusic77 ! apologies :)

@sassymusic77

7 ай бұрын

@@FeathPymArt Oh, absolutely no need for apologies! If Neil himself doesn't come into this thread and comment to let us know what he was actually thinking, there's no way for any of us to know who's right or wrong, or if any of us got it at all! But it is fun to debate and speculate! Thanks for joining me in the debate - so much intelligence and wonder in this fandom!❤

Whooa what a nice and accurate discovery! Thank you. I love you

After watching OFMD, where Ed is always running away/ harming others after hearing confession of love to him, I think Crowley ran away in 2/1 because Azi told him "I'd love you(help me)". Also, don't they have different sleeves as angels? Does this mean something.

@niabride7636

7 ай бұрын

Another thought, was the fly present during the 25lot miracle? That's maybe why it was so strong?

@theonlylunchbox

7 ай бұрын

It is not lost on that that is how he phrased that request. Or that the first argument in the last argument are the same thing. Crowley: I want you to value US and the life we're trying to build together. aziraphale: I want your help protecting innocence, and building a better world and I need you with me to do that.

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

@@theonlylunchbox Great observation! Yet another bookend, how the season starts and ends

@greenghoul157

7 ай бұрын

I mean it's also Gabriel/Jim, he is still furious after what he did in s1 and his avoidance of the situation was also about that, it echoes Aziraphale in the past refusing to give Crowley holy water and Crowley walking out after the love confession and argument scene at the end of s2, they are avoidant when they are trying to protect each other

@theonlylunchbox

7 ай бұрын

@@greenghoul157 Crowley's got reason to be upset for sure. I see him sad and hurt taking off his glasses in the Bentley before Bezelebub summons him having a quiet moment of why can't I be as important to him as his altruism taking in Jim? But he's also got himself to blame for not telling Aziraphale about living in the car, if he's going to be upset about Jim staying in the bookshop.

DAT IS SOOOO awesome. Blew my mind.

@Sendarya

2 ай бұрын

Blew our minds when we found it, too!

Another wonderful vid x Like you say music is a big part of se2 and you may not know but the music playing in the car when aziraphale in driving to Scotland is the theme tune to a British murder mystery show called jonathan creek who happens to be a magician's assistant. I recommend you check the show out it's really good. I just hope it's not a sign of foreboding for aziraphale. 🤞

Mind officially blown ❤ thank you for this brilliant video!

Thank you for your video i love it!

Omg, the genius. The sleuthing, thank you for sharing. I love it

I been waiting for this

7:34 Bernstein's version of Shostakovich's 5th in D minor was released in 1959, about a decade after the LP had been introduced. While 78s continued to be manufactured in India until the 1980s(!), it's not likely that this was released in that format anywhere. I also checked back catalogs of Nauck's Record Auctions, and none of them list a Brandorf music label or anything similar. If this is also a clue, it's well hidden. It also could simply be part of the Good Omens universe or a small miracle.

@Sendarya

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the extra details about the 78's. That was a really puzzling bit for us! I do think it might be a CLUE to look harder, which we did. The label, Brandlorf, is surely just so they did not have to pay royalties.

that's such an insanely cool detail

I’m gonna cry

@Sendarya

Ай бұрын

hugs!

I don't believe the angels will really want to work with Aziraphale especially Michael since she self appointed herself to be in charge once Gabriel left. To pick the person who they tried so desperately to get rid of to be over them is a total slap in the face so yes they will backstab him every chance they get which might be a good thing this might lead to Crowley once again coming to his rescue and Aziraphale finally seeing things he's been so naive about, never know.

Love your videos, so insightful! Also, the swords in Aziraphale's back literally makes me want to weep. P.S Hope this isn't weird for me to say, but you have such a lovely, calming voice.

@Sendarya

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying so. Don't worry, it's not weird to say. I hear it a lot now (something I didn't know about myself!)

Oh I loved this clue

oh no I got a friend over tonight. Will have to watch it about 3 hours later I'm afraid 🤣 Have fun those lucky ones who can be here ❤

Super exciting!

the three swords made me think of the three of swords in tarot, the card that represents heartbreak

The four of swords mean you're exausted. The ace of swords means a sudden beam of Inspiration. And three of swords mean betrayal

@Sendarya

7 ай бұрын

Betrayal....eeek. I mean, yes, I think it's likely. Thankyou for the tarot insights!

@jimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

7 ай бұрын

@@Sendarya thank you for reading ^^ you're welcome :)

@eliana5334

7 ай бұрын

omg your username! 🤣😍

@jimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

7 ай бұрын

@@eliana5334 haha i'm glad you like it. It's short for James and also for Gabriel but i dont need to keep telling people that.

@Ivypool123

7 ай бұрын

​@@jimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 😂😂😂😂

Amazon's X-Ray does say it's a character beat.

Ahhhhhh I can’t wait for S3

If I remember correctly there are a bunch off other records in the extras. Wonder if there's anything hidden there too like the serial number being off

@Sendarya

6 ай бұрын

Something else to look at!