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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 20, 2014 17:51:44 GMT -5
Episode 7 "Blessed are the Damned" The setting of the creepy snake-handling was great. I liked seeing another angel show up. I wasn't expecting Imogen to be one of the fallen. Her wings turning all black once the feather was returned to her was a cool visual though. Nice to see Manny actually do something too. I just finished this episode and I loved it! I mean, seriously this show is fantastic...they need to renew pronto. |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 16, 2015 21:02:08 GMT -5
Episode 9 "The Saint of Last Resorts: Part 2" The Invuche CGI looked great for network TV. Excellent resolution to John's predicament letting the demon king Pazuzu possess him. Kind of funny seeing Manny appear and immediately chew him out for it. I like that Zed saved herself from her kidnappers. Nice to see Efren Ramirez from Napoleon Dynamite show up. The "prison break" scene was hilarious. I think Matt Ryan did a pretty good job of acting possessed especially during the exorcism. |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 23, 2015 21:03:43 GMT -5
Episode 10 "Quid Pro Quo" Chas listening to Blue Öyster Cult! I thought they did a decent job with the seance scene and I wasn't expecting the medium to burn at the end. I really like the casting of Mark Margolis as Felix Faust and hope he's not just a one off villain. I like that they focused more on Chas and that we learned how he's able to survive all the time. Preview for next week looks interesting. |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 30, 2015 21:04:23 GMT -5
Episode 11 "A Whole World Out There" This episode had a bit of a slasher movie vibe to it which I enjoyed. Nice to see Ritchie Simpson return. I think Jeremy Davies and Matt Ryan have good on screen chemistry together. William Mapother was pretty creepy as Jacob Shaw. |
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Post by Jesse on Feb 6, 2015 21:06:37 GMT -5
Episode 12 "Angels and Ministers of Grace" Chas having to stab himself in the leg was kind of funny. I like that Zed can see Manny now and I thought they had a couple of nice moments together. Looking forward to the return of Papa Midnite next week. |
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Post by hondobrode on Feb 10, 2015 0:05:00 GMT -5
Sounds like this is going to SyFy to keep it alive.
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Post by Jesse on Feb 13, 2015 21:03:28 GMT -5
Episode 13 "Waiting for the Man" I thought this episode was really creepy. Love the title reference to The Velvet Underground song of the same name. Awesome to see Jim Corrigan return. Gary Lester possessing that corpse was pretty cool. I like Michael James Shaw as Papa Midnite. Wasn't expecting the reveal about Manny at the end. Really hope this show comes back even if at a different network with title change. |
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Post by rom on Sept 13, 2016 15:58:58 GMT -5
OK, the short-lived Constantine TV series from several years ago was amazing - one of my all-time favorite DC TV series. Excellent combination of horror elements & just the right dose of humor. This series is quite faithful to the comic; the actor who plays Constantine could have stepped out of the pages of the Vertigo series - perfect casting.
Without going into an overview of each episode, some observations:
Since the character smoked in the comic, it was great how Constantine also smoked in this series.
The 3rd episode was especially fantastic. Quite creepy, and I'm a big fan of both blues & rock music- the scene where Constantine was playing Anarchy in the U.K. by the S#x Pistols (in order to drown out the demon record) was great, especially since I always thought Constantine looked kind of like Johnny Rotten...Also, the bluesman who "sold his soul to the devil" in the episode was obviously an homage to the legendary musician Robert Johnson, who has also been referenced in film before - notably the Coen Brother's excellent O Brother Where Art Thou? film (2000), and an interesting '80's flick called Crossroads...
I thought Episode 4 was the best one; extremely grotesque scenes with the bugs coming out of people's mouths, leaving their dessicated bodies behind; this reminded me somewhat of that one story in the first Creepshow film. Also, the Constantine who would sacrifice one of his friends (for the greater good, of course) is a lot more like the character in the comics than what we've seen earlier in the show...
The dead spirits in the New Orleans, LA episode were amazing; extremely creepy, especially the scenes with Papa Midnight. IMHO, one of the major themes in this episode was of letting go after the passing of a loved one, no matter how much you may miss them - very poignant.
The episode with the exorcism effects re: the demon who possessed Constantine were amazing, and some of the best I've ever seen in cinema. As far as I'm concerned, the quality of this show is so good each episode may as well be a 1-hour mini horror flick...I was amused that the actor who played Julio in this episode (the little guy who betrayed Constantine @ the jail, and then later grudgingly helped him) was the same guy who played Pedro in the hilarious & now iconic Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
And, this show makes up for the P.O.S. Constantine film (starring Keanu Reeves, who looks & talks nothing like Constantine from the comic) that came out about back in the 200X's - that was not only the worst comic book adaptation I've ever seen, but one of the worst films I've ever seen, period.
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