TV Show review
Review basis: 3 seasons · through May 13, 2026
May 31, 2019 · TV-MA · Ended
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Good Omens is a fantasy comedy series about an angel named Aziraphale and a demon named Crowley who have grown fond of Earth and team up across centuries to stop Armageddon after the Antichrist goes missing. The show adapts the 1990 novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett over three seasons, with the final 90-minute episode airing in May 2026. It centers their close bond as a queer romantic love story that grows explicit in later seasons, including a kiss and a finale that affirms their relationship through human reincarnation and marriage while satirizing religious bureaucracy and blind obedience to divine plans.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Good Omens.
Woke representation / casting
The leads are white British men playing non-human beings who present as male but are described by the creator as not identifying as male; no prominent race or gender swaps; supporting diversity exists but shows no audience-visible identity signaling or quotas.
Woke political dialogue
Satirical jabs at Heaven and Hell's bureaucracy, blind faith, and apocalyptic plans appear throughout, with some modern cultural references, but the show avoids explicit contemporary political or activist talking points.
Identity-driven story themes
The queer romantic bond between Aziraphale and Crowley drives much of the emotional core, especially in seasons 2 and 3, with a kiss, creator confirmation as a love story, and a finale marriage scene; this element is highly visible and central to the later viewer experience.
Western institutional / cultural critique
The series mocks rigid religious institutions, predestination, and authoritarian "divine plans" as absurd, while celebrating human free will and messiness; this stays fantastical religious satire without modern activist framing of patriarchy, capitalism, or systemic identity issues.
Woke character or canon changes
The TV version expands the book's subtle friendship into an explicit queer romance with physical affection and creator endorsement; season 3 adds a human reincarnation epilogue and marriage that extends the story to affirm their love.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Some online voices complained about "woke" or DEI elements in later seasons or season 3, often alongside blasphemy critiques; complaints remained fringe and largely tied to Gaiman's personal issues rather than widespread claims of identity-politics propaganda.
Creator track record context
Neil Gaiman's history of queer and diverse storytelling plus Rachel Talalay's feminist-leaning work set a progressive tone; Cat Clarke's trans-focused writing adds weight, while Terry Pratchett's humanist satire and most other crew show milder or no activist patterns.
Production
