Good Omens was timely, alarming and dead-on when it comes to current fears about the end of the world

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"For all its good-natured silliness, Good Omens offers a surprisingly nuanced illustration of what the end of the world might look like, as informed by our current anxieties," says Julia Shiota. "Historically, the Four Horsemen of the Christian apocalypse are Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. Good Omens swaps out Pestilence for Pollution, an adjustment that aligns with our most imminent problem as a species: climate change."