Crowley and the Fire

[aliceapproved]

Again, this is one of my favorite sections of the book, especially the Crowley parts, since that's where most of the action is.
I love the interaction between Crowley and Hastur and Ligur, using Holy Water to get rid of one of them. (Seriously, how the heck did Crowley get his hands on an emergency supply of Holy Water? That's pretty intense.)
The telephone line chase scene, which was really fun to imagine.

Lastly, one of my biggest favorite scenes in the book, Crowley storming into Aziraphale's burning book shop.

I know this is a pretty popular topic and has probably been discussed to death at this point, but I'll always love this scene.

Crowley is tired and agitated, he could care less about all the firemen as he makes his way into the bookshop in flames, all he cares about is finding Aziraphale. The angel is his only friend he can turn to really in this world and he'd go into a flaming building just to find him.
Yes, he curses him, as well as Heaven and Hell, but this is such a stressful and intense moment for him. Where is everyone?! He wants to find Aziraphale, but can't.

Next, he gets shot by a blast of water and his glorious yellow reptile eyes are revealed. I really loved that scene a lot and I hope they do great cinematography for that part in the miniseries. Crowley is probably at his most vulnerable at that point and we see the truth behind his sunglasses. He's a serpent, but he's still the most human demon of all.

I just found this whole sequence extremely fun to read, especially seeing how Crowley does care for the angel.

What do you guys think?

[Kaytara]

I think this is an excellent moment to share the awesome burning bookshop fanart I'm aware of. ^^

Art by animagess:







Omg Crowley you poor adorable baby let me wrap you up in blankets and stuff and love you and hug you and squish you and feed you angel's food cake. If you, er, know what I mean.

Art by Eldanis:



Art by Rinian

*click on link above for picture - it stretched the page too much*


Now, to say some words... Yes, it was an awesome scene because this is after they realised that they need each other and try to find each other, but can't... And Crowley's concern could be interpreted as being selfish - the angel isn't necessarily in any danger, after all, and Crowley is explicitly looking for help - but it's still clear that when the world comes crashing down, he rushes without hesitation to Aziraphale. Mind you, this is before the Apocalypse, when angels will be waging war against demons again, and it doesn't even occur to him that things could have changed between them.

And I think the worst part about this scene, for him, is that Aziraphale is gone, one way or another, and he's going to have to do whatever he can do, alone. I dunno if it was just me, but the mood after that scene felt distinctly different. Before, it was still sort of hopeful - frantic, but cautiously optimistic. Crowley had a vague plan, and that plan started with finding the angel. After this scene, Crowley blazes through the M25 and towards Lower Tadfield without having any idea what he'll do once he gets there, he's just sort of trying to keep going by that point, and it felt more despairing to me - less like trying to prevent the Apocalypse and more like trying to do anything, anything at all, and at least be there when it all ends.

[aliceapproved]

Oh, man, I love that comic so much!

I see what you mean about how the mood has changed. He doesn't know where the angel is, how is he supposed to know that Aziraphale is attempting to get into a body close to the location of the apocalypse, he's just going like a mad man. May as well go in style and see how it all ends.

It was heart-touching to know that if an emergency were to happen, Aziraphale would be the first person Crowley could turn to. However, now that he's gone, Crowley has no idea where he is, he's zooming off to the end. It does hold a little darker tone compared to some other sections (though Adam gets a little dark later).

[notsoholymarie]

He really doesn,t know what to do at this point, if he hadn't found the book, I think all his last hopes of saving the world would have gone out the window.