Good Omens - Ranking Every Episode Worst To Best

6. Episode Two - The Book

As suggested by the title, this episode introduces us to the book that would have a huge impact on the story before the end of the series - The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter. Opening with a flashback to Agnes herself in 1656, and a very questionable accent from Jack Whitehall, this is the first of a number of new plot lines episode two kicks off.

Anathema Device and Newton Pulsifer are introduced complete with backstories, as are Shadwell, Madame Tracey, and Adam's whole gang. While all these threads are important to the story, introducing them all in the same episode gives less screen time to Aziraphale and Crowley.

The best aspect of this episode is, of course, Michael Sheen and David Tennant's characters. The former's interaction with Jon Hamm's Gabriel in the book shop at the start of the episode is nothing short of hilarious, and you can really see Hamm is having a great time playing this angel.

The ending of this episode is particularly interesting. Right from the start of the series we can see snippets of Crowley's angelic side, but when Aziraphale decides to keep the book for himself, this is the first time we see him do anything that he doesn't believe to be right.

A good episode, but feels the effect of the lesser roles of the main two characters.