"Surprisingly, really, given the last time you two met, you tried to destroy him. I was there and I do remember, oh very clearly, the look on your face Achangel Gabriel, when you told my only friend to shut his stupid mouth and die. And I... did not... care for it. "
Theres no amount of fanfiction or wishful thinking that could have possibly prepared me for the satisfaction Davids absolute godly delivery gave me in this scene.
I think the coffee theory (aziraphale’s latte was poisoned with cyanide which tastes like almonds) is interesting & possible but I also want to note that when crowley drank the laudanum his core intents did not change. it did not change his feelings, just lapsed his judgment/rationality and made him unpredictable. if metatron poisoned aziraphale when offering him the position, it is still something aziraphale would have wanted to take. he still wouldn’t have been ready to give up being an angel & thousands of years of religious devotion and run away with crowley. they are codependent characters whose relationship was stagnated by their own inability to communicate & time away from each other to reflect on their relationship and themselves will be good for them
I’m going to think of so many other moments that were amazing later - but right now the acting from Michael Sheen that actually blew me away and made me start crying was him hugging the jar with the tumor to his chest and grieving that seven year old child.
honestly something I think we need to discuss is how this season opens up so many questions about the Bentley. like IS she somewhat sentient?? can she understand what aziraphale or crowley are saying to her??? or are they just projecting their powers onto her and it makes her LOOK sentient because they talk to her like a person. is the bentley the one that's purposely twisting every song crowley plays on her into queen. was it her that started blasting good old fashioned lover boy in episode 1 to set the mood for crowley's rescue mission. does the bentley just really like queen. is she like the tardis in that she has somewhat of a will of her own and will only do what she's supposed to if asked nicely. is it like the houseplants. all we know is that aziraphale and crowley treat her like their child and despite everything crowley is NOT her favourite parent. im fucking fascinated. bentley is a beautiful name for a baby girl
So I've been wrong the whole time.
I've always noticed that Crowley never bothered to learn people's names, but I always thought he basically liked being around people and enjoyed that aspect of the work.
And I thought Aziraphale found people annoying (customers are the worst part of owning a bookshop) and just wanted to be left alone to read.
Turns out, Aziraphale's the extrovert. He knows everyone in his community. He likes them. He wants to hang out with them. He wants to perform (badly) on the stage, host a party, help people -- always, he wants to help people. It's central to who he is.
And Crowley's the introvert. He wants everyone to leave him alone. He wants to be with his plants and his car and Aziraphale and that's pretty much it. He will find some enjoyment in helping others but, now that there's no Arrangement, he's not interested in going out of his way. He just wants to be alone with Aziraphale, a universe of two.
It's easy to see why they can't work it out yet.
I am just surprised I didn't see it before. It was always there.
crowley was skipping through the bullet catch booklet but actually started looking through it once he realized miracles arent working because he doesnt want aziraphale to discorporate. what if i died
