Amazing idea, but it definitely needed more than one ninety-minute episode
Review
I read Good Omens the book written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman long enough ago that I have a physical paperback copy of it. It's a pretty quick and enjoyable experience much like this final ninety-minute episode. Good Omens follows the exploits of an angel name Aziraphale played by Michael Sheen and a demon Crowley played by David Tennant. That continues into this single episode of season three appropriately titled "The Finale."
To address the elephant in the room, it is understandable why season three was cut down to just this one ninety-minute episode. The allegations against Neil Gaiman are enough to land anyone in jail and he chose not to be a distraction. At the time of writing this review, it still hasn't all been settled, but three suits have been dismissed by a judge and Gaiman himself denies the allegations.
The final season being shortened to one episode is felt. I do think there is a ton of amazing ideas here. Ideas that if they were allowed to be expanded on could have led to something special. As it is, the entire ninety minutes felt rushed. The ideas were touched on and then discarded to move the plot along. The most glaring example of this is Jesus Christ performed by Bilal Hasna. The actual second coming of Christ was just there. You see Jesus experience a few things, but in all honesty he could have been cut from the show without losing anything. He didn't play into the resolution nor really the major conflict. He was just there because "The Second Coming" was the plot point to kick the episode off.
Closing / Recommendation
I fully believe that if the show even had four hour long episodes, everything could have been covered and given the run time they deserved to see the ideas played out. That being said, I still think "The Finale" is worth watching if you have watched the first two seasons. It does ultimately close the story out beautifully and in a clever way I was happy with. I recommend the series as whole along with the original book. That's a recommendation whether you're Christian, Atheist, or whatever your religious affiliation is. The message of the material is something anyone should be able to take something from.
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