The reviews here clearly show the biggest problem this site's been having: there are fewer and fewer real reviews written by real people - the movie / TV nerds who helped build this site into what it is by supplying it with tons of content without asking for anything in return. And there are more and more bot reviews written either by self-replicating AIs and/or paid posters. If a review consists of two lines, chances are high that it's not genuine, because if someone takes the trouble to write anything at all about something, it's usually more than the minimum required number of words.

As for "Good Omens", why would a series that's been so massively hyped resort to boosting its standing with fake reviews? Well, probably BECAUSE it's been so massively hyped. And because it is being streamed on Prime, the service you don't cancel for the free deliveries. And because of the "buy this item" links on your title pages. Manipulating ratings is just another wheel in the machine of e-commerce.

Which is why this series feels pretty much like a product. It does have nice performances by Sheen and Tennant and the Damien substitute, but the story is as predictable as a CSI installment. It is also rather dated - as obvious as it is that these two celestials are into each other, there are just some subtle (yawn!) allusions, while there is a ridiculously superfluous straight sex scene. It's so funny because it's so bad! Frances MacDormand's voice-over is useless and obviously intended to stretch content, which has a distinctly annoying preachy effect. Compared to the other hip Gaiman adaptation "American Gods" (well, the 1st season anyway), there is no edge, no depth, no real creativity. "Good Omens" is nice but duh.

So while it is worth watching if you have nothing better to do, it is by no means an epiphany, and you might find yourself better served by the less hyped, less two-line review heavy competition.