Good Omens was my absolute favourite book when I was a child. I read my copy so many times, it literally fell apart. Then I got it signed by Terry Pratchett himself. I was so excited by the release of the TV adaptation, approaching it with some trepidation in case it didn't do the book justice. I need not have worried as it (season 1) was a triumph. A total joy from beginning to end.

Words can't really describe how disappointed I am with season 2. When I heard there was a second season I was confused. There is no second book so what would it be about? Well the answer seems to be... nothing much. I've just sat through the painfully tedious episode 5, and the plot, if you can call it that, is not much further advanced than it was at the start. I'm still not sure why I'm supposed to care about the love lives of the two lesbian shopkeepers, and I don't.

Good Omens was supposed to be a wry comedy about the unlikely friendship between an angel and a daemon, a witty commentary about how adversaries at the rank and file level actually have more in common with each other than they do with their superiors, and how they cooperate to make each other's lives easier. It wasn't supposed to be a romantic relationship and I never read it that way in the book. So I'm very dismayed to see the direction Gaiman has taken in season 2. If I wanted a run of the mill romantic comedy I would have watched one, there are countless options out there that are far more entertaining than this turgid sequel to a truly brilliant show.

Now I admit I haven't watched the season 2 finale yet, but based on other reviews and what I've seen so far, I'm not sure I want to. After loving the book so much and watching series 1 twice, that's a disappointment so crushing, it actually hurts.

If I could rate the seasons separately, I'd rate season 1 (the only one that should exist) at 9/10, and season 2 at 2/10.