Post by aliceapproved on Aug 30, 2012 11:13:08 GMT -5
This is probably one of my favorite sections of the books. There's some development, there's some action, and there's silliness, of course! I deeply enjoyed the Aziraphale parts, because we finally see a change in the angel.
He's read the Book, he knows where the AntiChrist is, he's hoping he can stop the end of the world.
Probably one of the more important notes is:
Before Aziraphale never showed too many signs of how he felt towards Crowley as a "friend" usually remaining cautious around him or attempting to show off as being higher and better than the demon (he can sense love, but expects that the demon wouldn't understand, and confident that Heaven will win), but now he realized that he really wanted to tell Crowley, first thinking that he ought to tell the demon instead for Heaven.
That's a great big step for him, realizing that he and Crowley have more in common than their respective sides, that deep down, the angel does care for Crowley and views him as a friend. While he's not 100% changed, he optimistically hopes that Crowley will understand that Heaven will win and he's still God's creature, everything will be all right, he made a little step of progress.
Next, he contacts the Metatron, and here's where he develops more.
I'm sorry, that's a little precious. Aziraphale is remaining optimistic that his new information will convince Heaven to stop the end of the world and he's just being innocently optimistic and it's adorable. After this, the Metatron explains the point of the War is to win it, not to avoid it, crushing Azi's hope of stopping all of this ridiculousness.
That to me is the point where the angel sees that the Ineffable Plan wasn't as great as he had been told and believed it to be. Things aren't black and white and he's beginning to see that and that he wants to change it and not blindly follow Heaven's orders. He wanted to tell Crowley, but he ought to tell Heaven.
This is then followed by my favorite line:
Aziraphale is transported out of his bookshop to who knows where and then goes on his great body-hopping adventure, which I enjoyed, but I'll stop it here for now.
What do you guys think?
He's read the Book, he knows where the AntiChrist is, he's hoping he can stop the end of the world.
Probably one of the more important notes is:
He ought to tell Crowley.
No, he didn't. He wanted to tell Crowley. He ought to tell Heaven.
Before Aziraphale never showed too many signs of how he felt towards Crowley as a "friend" usually remaining cautious around him or attempting to show off as being higher and better than the demon (he can sense love, but expects that the demon wouldn't understand, and confident that Heaven will win), but now he realized that he really wanted to tell Crowley, first thinking that he ought to tell the demon instead for Heaven.
That's a great big step for him, realizing that he and Crowley have more in common than their respective sides, that deep down, the angel does care for Crowley and views him as a friend. While he's not 100% changed, he optimistically hopes that Crowley will understand that Heaven will win and he's still God's creature, everything will be all right, he made a little step of progress.
Next, he contacts the Metatron, and here's where he develops more.
"There doesn't have to be any of that business with the one third of the seas turning to blood or anything," said Aziraphale happily.
I'm sorry, that's a little precious. Aziraphale is remaining optimistic that his new information will convince Heaven to stop the end of the world and he's just being innocently optimistic and it's adorable. After this, the Metatron explains the point of the War is to win it, not to avoid it, crushing Azi's hope of stopping all of this ridiculousness.
"Thank you," said Aziraphale. The bitterness in his voice would have soured milk. "I'd forgotten about ineffability, obviously."
That to me is the point where the angel sees that the Ineffable Plan wasn't as great as he had been told and believed it to be. Things aren't black and white and he's beginning to see that and that he wants to change it and not blindly follow Heaven's orders. He wanted to tell Crowley, but he ought to tell Heaven.
This is then followed by my favorite line:
"Oh, fuck," he said.
Aziraphale is transported out of his bookshop to who knows where and then goes on his great body-hopping adventure, which I enjoyed, but I'll stop it here for now.
What do you guys think?