Good Omens
I had been waiting for this series for an incredibly long time, not that I had read the book like most other people who where excited for this, but mainly because I love everything Neil Gaiman and from everything I heard about the series simply intriged me; from the people involved to the whole style and humor.
I have to say that I was a little dissapointed. The show was great, captivating and fun to watch for the most part, but it just didn’t meet my expectations.
My problems with the series (mild spoilers follow):
- I was promised Benedict Cumberbatch as the devil, this I got, but damn it was limited. If I didn’t already know it was him, I wouldn’t have noticed.
- The ending felt somehow wrong. This might just have been me, but it felt both too sudden and too slow at the same time. Perhaps there should have been an episode more? I can’t decide.
- Generally the series was a bit messy as it jumped between a lot of people and scenes, but it luckily still was easy to keep an overview.
- Frances McDormand as God was a brilliant idea, but I had hoped that she would be an actual character rather than just a narrator.
Now overall the series was really enjoyable and my favourite part was the friendship between David Tennant and Michael Sheen was Perfect. I loved their chemistry and I wish I could see more of it.