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By now, thefanfic-to-novel pipelinehas been well established.
And what isGood Omensif not a Bible hurt-slash-comfort story?
Inspiration is a slippery fish, and its hard to say where ideas actually come from.
But watching it last night, I was struck with a wild surmise about the characters potential origin.
To crib fromJacob Elordis other show, is this fucking play aboutTwilight?
First off, nobody is crying plagiarism here.
But once the thoughtThis is Jacob-Edward slashficenters your brain, the parallels do not stop parallelling.
Obviously, Oliver is Jacob.
An outsider, contemptuous of the new toff world he finds himself in.
From there, the thing keeps mapping out perfectly.
Farleigh is Jasper, Edwards cousin and a born hater (Confederate soldier).
Venetia is Rosalie, completely unmoored without Emmett.Duncanis, oh, lets say Charlie Swan.
They both frown a lot.
I know I sound insane right now.
But consider this: Just like Bellas 18th inNew Moon,everything goes tits up at Olivers party.
AndSaltburns Lucky Im a vampire scene.
Does that happen in a story that doesnt have its origins in a vampire-novel series?
Its a playful nod to the source material, duh!
It all fits together, andthey made it so easy.
