Jack of Harts

Good Omens is a fun, joyful romp through the birth of the Anti-Christ, the rise of the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse, and the coming Battle of Armageddon. Add in a dollop of temptation in the Garden of Eden, and a few thousand years of an angel and a demon working together to counter each others’ work so their higher authorities think they are doing their jobs on Earth, and you have a delightfully satirical look at the End Times on Earth.

I’ve read the book, and now I’ve seen the show on Amazon, and I have to say that it is a good rendition of the story. And the actors nailed the characters dead on. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to see the characters any other way again. And the music is delightfully jolly for a hop, skip, and a jump through the decidedly crazy trip that is Revelations. Not that Good Omens is a faithful reproduction of that book. Oh no. Good Omens takes what it likes and tosses the rest on its delightful path. Yes…that is the third time I’ve said delightful. Four now.

I mean it. It really is a de….enjoyable story. De…liberately irreverent and enjoyed most if you go in with a sense of humor and an expectation that sacred cows will be slaughtered with great del…glee. It is a story of friendship in the end, and how it can change the world. For angels and demons who learn to see the good in the world around them. For children forced to see the evils of the world too soon.

Good Omens tells a del…oh the heck with it…a delightfully humorous and surprisingly serious story about the coming of age of people of all ages.

I give it to two angels dancing merrily on the head of a pin. Because they can.

P.S. – That doesn’t mean I forgive the demon for inventing the evil that is tie-dye. He is a sick and twisted individual, and I hope he receives the punishment he deserves for that. 😉