Good Omens - Ranking Every Episode Worst To Best
They are all good, but which is best?
Four years after his death, the legendary Terry Pratchett's legacy is still growing with the release of Good Omens on Amazon Prime (or Netflix, as some petitioners would have you believe). Based on the 1990 novel by Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, the show brings to life Crowley and Aziraphale in their quest to stop armageddon before it begins.
The miniseries has been received incredibly well, with a certified fresh score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing. There are many reasons for its success. The genius of the source material for a start, the passion that Neil Gaiman has poured into the project, and the incredible casting. Michael Sheen and David Tennant play an angel and a demon like they were born to do it, not to mention Jon Hamm as Gabriel and Jack Whitehall as Newton Pulcifer.
Though it is a shame there are only six episodes, each is packed with great stories, great characters, and it all builds to satisfying, timely ending. So while none of the episodes are inherently bad, there are good episodes, better episodes, and one best episode.
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.