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drconstellation · 6 months

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The Ineffable Ducks

What's with all the ducks in Good Omens that Crowley seems to be inordinately fond of? Turns out, they do have a narrative purpose, they're not just in there as a running joke about Crowley's fondness for the animals of Earth.

They appear in both S1 and S2, and get mentioned in several seemingly random places. Like, really random. There are quite a few in St James Park, where the ducks live, where the international spies also clandestinely meet, where Aziraphale and Crowley meet on several occasions, and where Crowley and Shax have a meeting, exchanging information in S2E1.

Ducks also get referred to here, when Aziraphale suggests they use humans to search and spy out the missing Antichrist, but Crowley insists it will be near impossible because suspicion slides off the boy like water off, what ever water slides off, because he has an automatic defense system.

The he remembers the ducks(!) later in the Bentley when they discuss using their respective networks of highly trained human operatives (Shadwell and the Witchfinder army), and Aziraphale asks if Crowley has a better idea than his. "Ducks!" Crowley suddenly utters.

The ducks that are always there, that you see but don't see, gathering bread crumbs, when any kind of surveillance or secret spy work is being discussed.

Nah, I thought, it couldn't be a sly ref to this famous cartoon by Larson, could it?

Aziraphale and Crowley are always afraid that someone is watching, or listening to everything they do, from both sides. I mean isn't that partly why we got the ending we did in S2, because they have had to be so covert with their communication to each over the centuries they've forgotten how to speak plainly to each other?

Heaven has definitely been watching...

And Hell certainly noticed Crowley's act of kindness in the Edinburgh cemetery, swiftly summoning him to Hell for punishment after his kind deed on behalf of Elspeth.

Then when the duo meet in again 1867 Crowley wonders if "ducks have ears" before declaring they must do - that's how they hear other ducks. So its no surprise that when Crowley asks Aziraphale for holy water that he writes the request on a piece of paper to hide it from those invisible ever-present watchers they know are never far away.

When we come to the start of S2, where Crowley is slouched in St James Park once more, reading the Tadfield Advertiser, and yelling at the Azerbaijani secret agents for feeding the ducks bread. Crumbs, it was alright to do this in the book, and S1, why is wrong now? Has Crowley suddenly become woke and caring for the ducks? Nah.

There's a lot more to it than that. I realized this is the missing Grain offering from my post about altar offerings (see The Altar of Eccles Cakes) in S2. A Grain offering represents a voluntary expression of devotion to God - or the other side you're supposed to be aligned with, in this case.

Shax is part of this scene, discussing the latest news from below, and she mentions some special intel that Hell has received, from their own secret squirrel network. Of course they would meet in St James Park to discuss this, along with all the other spies. While Shax tries to get some intel out of Crowley about what might be going on in Heaven, because she knows he has contact with a certain angel who owns a book shop, Crowley responds by refusing to show any devotion to his former side at this point, and isn't going to give any information away that could be useful. He also doesn't have any intel at this point, anyway, but he's not going to give that away either! Heaven and Hell are toxic, and no one should be going anywhere near them, in his opinion. So stop feeding them that devotional bread!

After Shax asks what they should be feeding the ducks, he eventually says "Frozen Peas. It's good for them, they like it."

The short period of "peas" since they stopped the impending Apocalypse has been enjoyable, and good for Crowley and Aziraphale, but the forced meeting with Beelzebub later that day soon jolts Crowley out of any complacency when they indicate that the "generalized understanding" Crowley thought they had with Heaven and Hell after the body swap to leave them alone, the one Aziraphale-as-Crowley negotiated, while asking for a rubber duck, no less, was looking very shaky and fragile indeed.

And one more random duck ref to discuss.

I was inspired to write this section by lalalunamoth's post calling Muriel a duckling imprinted on Crowley, and of course I did not save it, did I, and a search does not bring it back up again (found it!), so if you're reading this, or know that post, please let me know! I read it, and thought, cute, but nah, then realized that Muriel was sent on a surveillance mission to Whickber St to ascertain the truth of Aziraphale's 25 lazurii miracle. And she did act as the eyes of Heaven, writing up some reports, called Crowley "grice," then followed him around during his escapade in Heaven just like a duckling following a grumpy gander drake while he did his own surveillance measures in a Tactical Turtle neck, channeling his best imitation Sean Connery voice (have you noticed that as well, people?)

No, no, the op wasn't wrong - those big cross ducks, er grice geese, they make good guard dogs, no?

With special mention to Crowley acting as a surveillance duck just prior to this, and Mr Brown doing his own "spying out" of Aziraphale.

To finish this meta, there is one other figure who notably offered the ducks bread, in the book. This passage, which is surely relevant to S3, but didn't appear in S1, shows another character still devoted to God in a way. Lets give Death the final word:

Crowley: "Maybe it's it's all part of a great ineffable plan. All of it. You, me, him, everything. Some great big test to see if what you've built all works properly, eh? You start thinking: it can't be a great cosmic game of chess, it has to be just very complicated Solitaire. And don't bother to answer. if we could understand, we wouldn't be us. Because it's all - all - "

INEFFABLE, said the figure feeding the ducks.

"Yeah. Right. Thanks."

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nastasya--filippovna · 5 months

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I know I should be writing part 2 of my meta but here's a little something instead.

Enjoy!

Is it just me or does Scrooge McDuck actually look like David Tennant.

#the resemblance is uncanny #david tennant #ducktales #scrooge mcduck #doctor who #tenth doctor #10th doctor #if I had a dime for every time DT was in one of my favorite shows/movies I'd have a lot of dimes #funny memes #doctor who memes #ducktales meme #it's the 3D glassed for me #did anyone else notice that scrooge is wearing two glasses #DUCKS #that's what water slides of #they probably have ears. that's how they hear other ducks #and don't feed them bread you idiots!#frozen peas

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ineffable-problem · 1 month

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my echolalia keep making me say "Frozen peas" randomly throughout the day. and i find myself giggling each time because i keep trying to do it in DT's voice and failing to get the accent right

#good omens #gomens #ineffable husbands #anthony j crowley #crowley #good omens crowley #frozen peas #ineffableproblem #echolalia #good omens quotes

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ruchirarambles7 · 9 months

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Frozen peas, that's what you feed Ducks...

#good omens #neil gaiman #david tennant #crowley #shax good omens #ducks #frozen peas #what the duck

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mirtola87 · 1 month

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Ok, so we all know by now that you shouldn't feed ducks bread… But today, while translating a text that is in no way related to Good Omens, I found out WHY. It's because if they eat bread, they could get a disease causing a wing deformity… called ANGEL WING. And there goes my sanity again… 🦆🪽🫠

#good omens #ineffable husbands #neil gaiman #aziraphale and crowley #terry pratchett #frozen peas #Stop Feeding Ducks Bread #I need to know if Neil knew this

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spookyweaselbones · 1 year

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#frozen peas #orson welles #I wouldn't direct any living actor like this in Shakespeare #puppet #skeleton #spooky #furry

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ineffableigh · 3 months

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Rewatching S02 and man, David DEFINITELY can't see well lol

Fuckin' eyes bugging out all the time, poor guy

"Frozen peas. They love them, and it's good for them too!"

#david tennant #good omens #good omens 2 #crowley #ducks #frozen peas #shax

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ink-candlestick · 3 months

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They’re having a lovely time. Va-voom.

(Also the reference image: https://pin.it/6fbIcoggn)

#good omens fanart #good omens #neil gaiman #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #sketchbook #frozen peas #drawing #sketch

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smoreboi · 1 month

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^this will fix me.

(just finished the first season of link click)

#link click #frozen peas #this will fix me

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brahms4thrackett · 7 months

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Me at the grocery: …..

The freezer: ……

Me: …..

The freezer: …..

Me:

Every time now.

#frozen peas #that’s what you should feed them #good omens #good omens season 2 #good omens 2 #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands

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cryptic-queer-cryptid · 9 months

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He’s so me (I am a conservation biologist)

#good omens #ineffable husbands #good omens 2 #crowley #good omens crowley #anthony j crowley #anthony biologist crowley #frozen peas

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wecangotoalphacentauri · 5 months

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Crowley headed out to feed the ducks

#crowley #good omens #frozen peas #good omens fanart #he is nice #crowley demon #ineffable

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zta-omens · 4 months

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for the good omens drawing prompts - crowley feeding ducks some frozen peas :)

He’s a sad Demon. :(

#good omens #crowley #frozen peas #sketch requests #drawing requests #good omens 2 #anthony j crowley #he misses his Angel #ducks

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werexpuppy · 8 months

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I had my first Digital Art in Video Games assignment!! And to start easy it was to make anything we'd like as a way to get used to the programs... And since they said anything I had to do some Good Omens! 💖

I was really inspired by @fulifuli s Good Omens and referenced their characters as I worked on it so a lot of credit goes to this AWESOME artist and this adorable giff!! (人´∀｀)．☆．。．:*･ﾟ

I'll be posting so much good omens art probably...

#good omens #good omens art #pixel art #pixel illustration #good pixels #good omens fanart #crowley #aziraphel #frozen peas #You feed ducks frozen peas

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forzenpeas · 1 year

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I eat frozen peas the way you'd eat chips upon kicking your shoes off and sitting on an old leather couch after a long day

#frozen peas #shitpost

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fieriframes · 1 month

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[ALL THIS GOING IN THERE. YEP. AND WE ALWAYS USE FROZEN PEAS, SO THAT WHEN YOU MIX IT--RIGHT. YOU MIX IT, THEY DON'T SMASH. AND THEN A GARDEN HERB SEASONING. LEMON PEPPER. SOME CELERY SALT. ALWAYS GOES GOOD WITH CHICKEN SALAD. FRESH PARSLEY. CELERY.]

#s11e10 fully loaded #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #garden herb seasoning #some celery salt #frozen peas #lemon pepper #chicken salad #fresh parsley #yep

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