Good omens blog is over at @tiredandanxi0usomens. Will be reposting that stuff here.
it's the way I'm so deeply entrenched in the Good Omens hyperfixation that I'm back on Tumblr
... and why we haven't really had a Helluva Boss love confession yet.
~*~ Spoilers Below for Mastermind ~*~
I've seen a lot of confusion on this topic floating around the internet and I thought I would offer up my 2 cents on the matter. Like, maybe Vivzie will come out with a tweet that proves this entire theory wrong or something but until then, here is my interpretation.
The song starts off as Stolas addressing the courtroom. He even leads into it saying something like "Lets do this the way I do best- with song." He then proceeds to play a sort of evil villain role, pretending that everything was all part of his evil plan and how dare this dumb little Imp try to take credit for his accomplishments- really playing up the condescension in a way that the Goetia will buy. He's playing to his audience with the ultimate goal of redirecting the blame from Blitz to himself. He's campy and dramatic the whole time until he gets to the line "And I have no regrets."
At that point you will notice a change in the background. As soon as he sings that line we suddenly aren't in the courtroom anymore but in this starry galaxy backdrop with feathers floating around and he immediately sings "I have regrets." Like, it's the very next line. "I have no regrets. I have regrets." The tone shifts from his silly villain monologue to something sadder and more somber. All of this combined is why I believe that this is when the song stops being an address to the court room and becomes a soliloquy.
If you think back to highschool when you were learning about Romeo and Juliet, that's when most people learn about soliloquy- A device used in theater to let the audience into the character's mind. It's usually shown as the character on stage by themselves, speaking their thoughts aloud so that we as the audience can know what they're thinking, but it's accepted that the other characters in the play cannot hear this part.
When Mastermind makes the drastic shift away from campy stage play into somber reverie, I believe this is meant to be a soliloquy. After all, the "I have no regrets. I have regrets" line wouldn't make any sense if Stolas was still addressing the courtroom. He doesn't want them to know he has regrets or that he's questioning everything or that he's even questioning why he's willing to throw everything away for this one man that he's not even on good terms with right now. Additionally, Blitz's parts in this song are his thoughts too: "What have you done?" and "I don't deserve this."
They were both screaming in their heads about how much they love each other but I don't think they've said it out loud, not to each other or anyone else. When Satan sings his part he doesn't comment on any of the lovey dovey stuff, just "Isn't that adorable, we've been betrayed by one of our own." He only comments on Stolas's performance from the beginning of the song. He goes on to talk about how Stolas's hubris had gotten the better of him, but nothing of his heart.
These two haven't confessed their love, they've just both accepted it. I think the purpose of the duet was to show that they're finally on the same page with what they want out of the relationship, but they've still got some work to do in regard to actually getting there. They've said it in their heads- now they need to say it to each other.
This is the magic lucky word count. Reblog for creativity juice. It might even work, who knows.
Gonna go with 18:32
So, I think we're now officially halfway there until Sinsmas releases! The season finale! (Assuming a last day of December release, ofc), might get released earlier than that.
So, with that out of the way, I think now is a good time to start-up the next
How this works is simple, you just reblog/reply with your chosen timestamp of the episode, and after the episode releases, you reblog with a screenshot of what your timestamp got you!
I've gotten pretty lucky the last two times, picking timestamps that avoided the angst, so I'm gonna take another gamble and go for quite an early one this time, that being, 5:39.
Ooh I didn't realize it was like that originally. i totally agree that the story works better how it is now (and I'm def not complaining, Oops is my favorite ep) but the angst potential, oof
does anyone else think about how in Oops, stolas never finds out that Blitzø was kidnapped with Fizz? I know obviously Crimson had no reason to show Blitzø in the ransom video, but I cannot stop imagining how this scene would have gone if Stolas had seen Blitzø tied up and gagged too
Look I'm not saying there's gonna be a fight where Blitz says he understands and Stolas says "you don't! I've lost everything!" And blitz just looks at him and Stolas feels his heart sink and that's how Stolas finds out about the Fire, but
Oh fuck I just realized that Stolas losing everything is an echo of Blitzø losing everything, after the fire.
Except Stolas has Blitzø. Who knows what it's like to lose it all. Who's tending to him exactly as he he wished someone could have taken care of him afterwards.
Listen, Blitzø's amount of resilience is incredible. Maybe Stolas's would be too, if he were really forced to be all on his own with nothing. But obviously, Blitzø is going to do his damndest to never let them find out.
Gaahhh they're so perfect for each other.
editor's note - chapter 4/5
[slaps chapter] this baby can fit so much gay panic in it
“It’s not so bad, when you’re not drenched in it,” Crowley thought aloud. Aziraphale gave him a doubtful look over the top of his glass, so he doubled down. “Kind of romantic, really. Like a Richard Curtis film.” Aziraphale followed his gaze to a window streaked with endless drizzle. He watched for a moment, took a delicate sip of Tempranillo, then hummed a complacent sigh. “I suppose so.”
Since I just got here and announced my presence by liking 500,000,000 good omens posts here's my latest ineffable husbands fan art from Insta:
Bonus Crowley facial expressions:
And the sunshine that inspired this mini comic:
Gonna do 6:02 (idk why I replied originally)
Just copying what @warblogs17282 did for Ghostfuckers, and doing one for Mastermind since we're 10 days away from the episode release! How exciting! 😁
Claiming 13:26, it seems random enough, and I'm praying it isn't angsty. Please~
Just reply/reblog with your time, and when the episode releases, reblog with a screenshot.
in light of whatever the fuck is going on. on this website. recently.
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