Season Three of the fantasy comedy “Good Omens” just dropped and it was not a season at all but one 99-minute episode. I know I should be happy we got an ending at all, but like a lot of rushed endings (“Rome,” “Game of Thrones”), this one just felt, well, rushed.

Season One gave us the Antichrist, and our heroes, the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, joined forces to save the world from that threat. The conflict of Season Two was less apocalyptic, centering on the angel Gabriel’s mysterious amnesia. In part 3, the story returns to the threat of Armageddon, this time with the Second Coming of Christ.

The following contains spoilers, so come back later if you haven’t watched the new episode yet.

My first gripe is that Jesus gets short shrift, but I guess if you consider that an entire season had to be condensed into one episode, it makes sense. I guess he would have gotten a lot more screen time if there had been a full season.

However, I would have preferred to see more of him rather than the car-swindling mobster and his daughter. I didn’t really care for the repetitive three-card monte either. I’m sure there’s some symbolism here that I’m not picking up on. Are we supposed to come to the conclusion that Jesus’ miracles were nothing more than sleight of hand? Or that card tricks are more palatable to modern humans than parables? (I’m admittedly biased; as a Christian, I feel a twinge of annoyance at some of the more blasphemous aspects of this series, and yes, I realize that’s the point.)

I did like the allusion to the loaves and fishes, with the never-ending pizza. That was a nice touch. I also found it funny that the games Crowley and Aziraphale played for the Bentley were Monopoly and crossword puzzles.

It was heart-warming to see Michael Sheen (Aziraphale) and David Tennant (Crowley) together again in these roles, as it has been three years since Season 2. The religious satire is clever (and absurd), but the actors, and their portrayal of these characters are superior to the script, and are what make this series worthwhile.

My second beef with the finale is one pointed out to me by someone else, which is that deleting the Earth/people and replacing them with new ones was not much different from the episode in which Job’s children were going to be killed and then replaced with different children. Good point!

My third, and biggest, complaint is the scene in which Aziraphale and Crowley don’t have a goodbye kiss, but instead Aziraphale kisses his fingers and touches them to Crowley’s lips. They have kissed before, so why the cop-out here? It doesn’t make sense and is insulting to queer audiences. Would they have had a real kiss if they were a heterosexual couple?

The writers and/or director should watch “Our Flag Means Death,” a master class on representation. “Our Flag” went all in and embraced the queerness and diversity of its characters with no apologies or cop-out “kisses.” (Also, “Our Flag” is perfect in every way, and you should go watch it right now.)

Even though the very end (where they meet as humans) was predictable, it was a tidy bow that wrapped up the series.

Is it sad that as humans, they have no memory of their thousands of years together? A little. But I think God gave them the same “souls.” Yes, I realize they shouldn’t have souls since God and Heaven no longer exist. But they are the same: They still wind up together when they’re in human form.

It’s not sad to me that they’re humans and no longer angel and demon, because when they were angel and demon, they loved living on Earth. They loved books and cars and food and tea, and they loved humans! And they loved each other. Heaven and Hell are gone, their old memories are gone, but their love survived. Maybe the moral of the story is that love is the only thing that lasts forever.

I leave you with the kiss from Season 2. What did you think of this finale? Let me know in the comments!

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