Because men continue to be terrible, the third and final season of Good Omens was only a ninety minute movie. Season One was based on the book, while this tale followed Season Two's format of being based off of Pratchet's and Gaiman's convention hotel room conversation about where the story should go. The "single episode season" seems to be a trend. This is the third "one shot" in under a month.
Therefore, we got only hints of things that probably would have been a whole episode if not threads going through several parts. I would have liked to have seen more of Joshua in various environments. Like some others (Life of Brian, Lamb) this comedy played him straight, filled with kindness and wisdom, while seeming to have a better grasp of his actual teachings than many of those claiming to be working for him.
I also would have liked to spent more time with Crowley traipsing around Heaven, and Aziraphale undercover, disguised as a demon. ("Aaah!")
While it was much shorter than the other outings, Tennant, Sheen and crew hit all the buttons to make it a fun adventure while summing up what the whole tale has been about.
On the "Grand Scale" side, there were:
Wars between Heaven and Hell,
The Second Coming,
Armageddon,
Final Judgment,
Rebel Angels,
And a conversation between our starring Angel and Demon with the Almighty and the Adversary about the natures of humanity, good, and evil.
And yet, what really closed out the series was one of the smallest, yet definitely the most important elements in the overall grand scheme of things-
The relationship between two people in love, that were meant to be together, how they make the universe a much bigger and brighter place for each other, and how that's all you really need.
The season was short... and so is my review.
Honestly, that's been happening a lot.
I've been feeling burned out writing "real time" reviews while trying to keep up with other things lately. To perform some corrections in that area, the Disney World posts that have been in progress on Mondays will shift to fill both the Monday and Thursday spots, allowing me greater focus on some longer items I've been noodling around with. (George Awards, Atlantic City Trip, Action Figure Update, and the public service of explaining the history of the Puppet Master franchise.) The regular Monday and Thursday split between long form continuing writings and short form individual topics will resume some time in August. Just go see the Supergirl and Spider-Man films, they'll be great. I'm certain I'll have something to say about them eventually.
BUT BEFORE WE GO... (To quote Kermit again) One final short review.
We saw Masters of the Universe last week. That is not one of my usual fandoms but I feel compelled to mention a few things.
This was, overall, a ridiculously silly film in just about every way possible.
Except for when it wasn't. Then it was:
Inspirational (When Adam gave speeches to both friends and foes that they were better than they thought they were.)
Awe inspiring ("By the power of Grayskull!!")
Visually Impressive (It was true to the goofy designs of the individuals, settings, and vehicles from the action figure line and cartoon, yet somehow with the excellent effects and music it worked.)
Terrifying (The bad guys could all display true malice and evoke horror.)
Cathartic (Watching the heroes beat the ever loving snot out of the cruel, evil, authoritarian usurpers of Eternia.)
Heartwarming (Dolph Lundgren's cameo was a spot on perfect, respectful of the past, torch passing. Also, He-Man coming in behind Skeletor on Snake Mountain in a shot for shot nod to Conan sneaking up on Thulsa Doom was a fun shout out to the franchise's rumored origins.)
The long run time flew by, and it made me want to see more of this gang in action. Score another one for the Laika guys.
One last note before the full time travelogue kicks in next week: Mortal Kombat II was awesome, but that's another franchise I need to do a deep dive into before hitting that most recent (and best done) live action version.
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