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Y’all I need to talk #GoodOmens Aziraphale’s hands are an ARC. His journey can be seen in the way he positions & moves his hands. Hear me out on this. @michaelsheen is incredible y’all.
Ep1: When Aziraphale is talking to angels his hands are held tightly behind his back for whole scene. It’s like he’s restraining his hands: 
When he’s w/ Crowley (who he’s comfortable w/), he moves his hands when he talks A LOT! Big difference:
So I thought: What if moving his hands when speaking is what’s natural for him? What if Heaven’s idea of a “good angel” means enforcing 1 way to move one’s body?
On Earth, he usually keeps his hands clasped in front of him (sometimes behind back), like he feels he has to police his hands’ movements all the time. It’s w/ Crowley that he lets go. Ep 2 ex of that:
Ep 3 w/ angels once again:
Short break: You may be asking now, “Eryn, why?” Well, when Aziraphale suppresses his hand movements it reminds me of 1 way I was forced to hide my autistic identity for most of my life.
As a kid, I flapped my hands all the time b/c it’s natural to my autistic body. It’s how I express joy & love for the works & how I calm myself when afraid.
Neurotypical people forced me to stop flapping b/c it isn’t “normal” & must “recover from autism.” So I didn’t flap at all for a long time. I know how it feels to have to police your body for others 24/7.
To me personally, Aziraphale hiding his hands resonates w/ how me & so many autistic people are forced to hide our natural body movements for neurotypicals’ comfort.
Back to #GoodOmens : I noticed after Ep3, he stops hiding his hands from the angels AT THE SAME TIME he starts to question the Great Plan! Ep4 ex:
In Ep5 when he officially rejects Heaven’s ideology, he moves his hands in Heaven for the first time:
As Aziraphale comes to know who his true self is w/o Heaven & chooses “our side” w/ Crowley, the less he hides his hands.
What hit me hard yesterday was when Crowley as Aziraphale is held by Heaven in Ep6, his hands are tied to the chair. Heaven literally restrains his hands! (Parallel some autistic people have had their hands restrained to stop flapping)
Aziraphale as Crowley stands up to Hell by flinging holy water w/ his hands at the demons watching! Like a fuck you to anyone who tried to silence him!
I’ve begun to flap my hands again recently so I can reclaim my body as mine. I still hide it from my family b/c they’d react badly. But I’m doing it & that matters.
Last scene of #GoodOmens: Aziraphale freely moving his hands while talking to Crowley at the Ritz. If Aziraphale can find freedom after being forced to hide for so long, so can I.
To @michaelsheen @neilhimself Terry #DavidTennant everyone in @GoodOmensPrime —thank you. Thank you.
