Good Omens: Season 2: TV Review

The second season of the Neil Gaiman / Terry Pratchett fantasy comedy series is finally here - and what a return it is.

After Pratchett's death in 2015, Gaiman revealed there had been plans for a second run of the show but which had never been written. So it's with some trepidation many will be approaching this latest, which has been revealed to be a bridging gap between seasons 1 and 3 and was largely scripted by Gaiman himself.

Needless to say, if you've never seen season one of the Prime Video show, then some of the subtleties will be lost on you - but it has to be said Good Omens Season 2 is one of the rompiest, most bingeable series the streamer has ever put on and will appeal even to those who didn't sample season one.

It's a very simple premise in season two - the archangel Gabriel (Mad Man's Jon Hamm) shows up with no memory of who he is, what he's doing or even clothes before knocking on the door of Michael Sheen's angel Aziraphale's book shop.

While Aziraphale is a little more open to helping, Crowley (the scenery-chewing David Tennant) is a little less inclined, but the pair become entwined in finding out exactly what's going on and why in a series that's really a series of road trips with some Richard Curtis-themed roadbumps along the way.

It's difficult to fully reveal much of Good Omens Season 2 as half of the fun is in the episodes themselves; one could almost say the devil's in the details. But for fantasy lovers and fans of different genres, Good Omens' latest season offers many vicarious pleasures, some wonderful cameos and a long-awaited reunion both on and off the screen. (To say more is to spoil).

But central to all of it is Tennant and Sheen, who continue to build on their acting bromance with a series of escapades and interactions that very much thrill and revel in their own eccentricities.

Sheen gives his Aziraphale a more laid-back approach, establishing a veritable yin to Tennant's yang, an occasionally OTT but always enjoyable performance as Crowley. It's clear they're at ease with each other throughout, and the dramatic chemistry is truly palpable throughout.

There's an almost pulpy feel to five of the six episodes of the second season (the finale was not made available for reviewing) that helps the show bound along, gifting viewers with 45 minute chunks of occasional lunacy and pacy zinginess.

Good Omens season 2 is an unabashed burst of glee; a short burst of a series that is both delightful and devilishly entertaining. 

All six episodes of Good Omens Season 2 release on Prime Video on Friday, July 28.