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The Best Episodes of Good Omens

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Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Good Omens Season 1 Episode 3 - Hard Times
    8.5/10(6081 votes)

    #1 - Hard Times

    S1:E3

    We follow Aziraphale and Crowley's friendship across the ages. Meanwhile, in the present day, Agnes Nutter's descendant Anathema arrives in Tadfield on her own mission to save the world.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Neil Gaiman

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  2. Good Omens Season 1 Episode 6 - The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives
    8.5/10(5685 votes)

    #2 - The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives

    S1:E6

    Can Adam, Crowley and Aziraphale work together to fight the powers of Heaven and Hell and prevent the apocalypse? And what fate awaits them if they do? The story reaches its conclusion, and it might just be the end of the world.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Neil Gaiman

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  3. Good Omens Season 1 Episode 5 - The Doomsday Option
    8.2/10(5207 votes)

    #3 - The Doomsday Option

    S1:E5

    Aziraphale and Crowley race towards Tadfield airbase as they attempt to prevent Adam and the Four Horsemen from beginning the apocalypse. But one has been discorporated and the other is trapped in a flaming motorway. Will they get there in time?

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Neil Gaiman

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  4. Good Omens Season 1 Episode 1 - In the Beginning
    8.1/10(6697 votes)

    #4 - In the Beginning

    S1:E1

    In the beginning and eleven years ago, two immortal beings decide that it might not be time to start an Apocalypse.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Neil Gaiman

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  5. Good Omens Season 1 Episode 4 - Saturday Morning Funtime
    8.1/10(5244 votes)

    #5 - Saturday Morning Funtime

    S1:E4

    Aziraphale and Crowley's friendship is tested to the limit as their superiors catch up with them. Armageddon starts in earnest, with the Antichrist's powers wreaking havoc across the globe.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Neil Gaiman

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  6. Good Omens Season 2 Episode 2 - Chapter 2: The Clue featuring the minisode A Companion to Owls
    8.1/10(4911 votes)

    #6 - Chapter 2: The Clue featuring the minisode A Companion to Owls

    S2:E2

    Heaven and Hell are determined to find the missing angel. An overheard song provides Aziraphale with a Clue. Crowley and Aziraphale visit the pub to discuss ways that humans fall in love. While almost 5,000 years ago Crowley is sent to inflict punishments on the righteous Job, God’s favourite person, as Aziraphale learns at first hand about temptation, and what Gabriel will and won't believe.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Neil Gaiman, John Finnemore, Cat Clarke

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  7. Good Omens Season 1 Episode 2 - The Book
    8.0/10(5759 votes)

    #7 - The Book

    S1:E2

    Having followed the wrong boy for years, Aziraphale and Crowley must now try to locate the whereabouts of real Antichrist. Perhaps the story of Agnes Nutter and her famous prophecies will hold the answer?

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Neil Gaiman

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  8. Good Omens Season 2 Episode 1 - Chapter 1: The Arrival
    8.0/10(5106 votes)

    #8 - Chapter 1: The Arrival

    S2:E1

    Retired angel Aziraphale and retired demon Crowley’s lives are upended when a visitor arrives on the doorstep of Aziraphale’s bookshop, bringing chaos. Local shopkeepers Maggie and Nina get locked in to Nina’s coffee shop when Crowley loses his temper. Heaven and Hell are suspicious, and Crowley and Aziraphale have a disagreement.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Neil Gaiman, John Finnemore

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  9. Good Omens Season 2 Episode 5 - Chapter 5: The Ball
    8.0/10(4691 votes)

    #9 - Chapter 5: The Ball

    S2:E5

    Aziraphale tries to bring Maggie and Nina together by organizing a meeting of the Whickber Street Shopkeepers and Street Traders Association. In Hell, Shax is determined to launch a full scale attack on the bookshop, with a legion of demons at her command. Nina's heart is broken, as is a bookshop window. Gabriel has a close encounter with Mrs Sandwich and a small plate of cakes.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Neil Gaiman, John Finnemore

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  10. Good Omens Season 2 Episode 3 - Chapter 3: I Know Where I'm Going featuring the minisode The Resurrectionists
    7.8/10(4725 votes)

    #10 - Chapter 3: I Know Where I'm Going featuring the minisode The Resurrectionists

    S2:E3

    Heaven sends the angel Muriel in disguise to spy on Aziraphale and Crowley. Aziraphale drives to Edinburgh in pursuit of his Clue, and learns a little about a lot. The couple’s visit to Edinburgh in 1827 involves graverobbery, a statue and an unfortunate encounter with a vial of laudanum. In the present, Crowley is in charge of the bookshop, and is disappointed by human beings and the weather.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Neil Gaiman, John Finnemore

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  11. Good Omens Season 2 Episode 6 - Chapter 6: Every Day
    7.7/10(5844 votes)

    #11 - Chapter 6: Every Day

    S2:E6

    Crowley becomes a Heavenly bee and learns the truth about the Armageddon sequel. Aziraphale defends his bookshop from Shax's army and reveals his halo, Maggie and Nina become warriors, and Jim the assistant bookseller gets some hot chocolate. Crowley and Aziraphale get to the bottom of the mystery of the Matchbox. The Metatron brings an oatmilk latte, along with a final offer.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Neil Gaiman, John Finnemore

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  12. Good Omens Season 2 Episode 4 - Chapter 4: The Hitchhiker featuring the minisode Nazi Zombie Flesheaters
    7.5/10(4755 votes)

    #12 - Chapter 4: The Hitchhiker featuring the minisode Nazi Zombie Flesheaters

    S2:E4

    Aziraphale’s good deed of picking up a hitchhiker on his way back to Soho, proves to be a serious mistake. In 1941 Crowley and Aziraphale encounter some surprising adversaries, old and new, as the Nazi spies who almost entrapped Aziraphale return as Zombies from the dead, intent on preventing him from attempting a Bullet Catch on the West End Stage.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Neil Gaiman, John Finnemore, Andy Nyman, Jeremy Dyson

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hard Times" is the best rated episode of "Good Omens". It scored 8.5/10 based on 6081 votes. Directed by Douglas Mackinnon and written by Neil Gaiman, it aired on 5/31/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives".