The best thing about Good Omens season 2 is also the worst

polygon.com:

If you were wondering whether the second season of Good Omens was going to explore angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley’s (David Tennant) storied past or progress into the present day with their relationship, the answer is yes.

Good Omens season 2 does take place after the events of the first season (and the book that it’s based on), with Aziraphale and Crowley settling into a new normal after postponing the apocalypse. But it also includes long, extended flashback sequences within those present-day scenes, dubbed “minisodes.”

Now, most of them aren’t actually “mini” (in fact, the longest one takes up most of its episode time). All of them take place in the past and have little to do with the main modern-day storyline, where the archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) has shown up at Aziraphale’s door, butt-naked and with no memory.

In fact, they almost feel like they’re from a separate version of Good Omens season 2, one that’s made up of episodic adventures throughout Aziraphale and Crowley’s past (perhaps they were once rough ideas that Neil Gaiman outlined with co-author Terry Pratchett). If that were the case, then these minisodes would be thoroughly enjoyable. But in the structure of the season, they tend to pull away from the main plot for too long to the point where the main plot barely inches by. It’s uniquely frustrating — while I want to watch them and spend some more time with these characters, I also find it takes away from the central plotline, which is compelling on its own.

Aziraphale and Crowley are just fascinating characters, so any screen time with them is a delight. I just want to see more of them interacting, especially through their thousands of years of misadventures. Sheen and Tennant