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Professional Respect. Constantine and his crew travelled to the Windy City in this episode, where a recording is killing all those who hear it. The premise is slightly silly but ultimately produces a fun, darkly funny and gory episode which is definitely the best of the season so far. The methods the vinyl used to kill those who listened to it were pleasantly graphic and more gross than I expected the show to produce. Although the main plot is fairly predictable, it did involve some great moments including Constantine raising the dead and Papa Midnite making his small-screen live action debut! Midnite was well established in this episode, being at once shrouded in secrecy yet coming across as an enigmatic antagonist to John, one who I hope will reappear fairly soon. John himself continued to be brilliant. Matt Ryan is great with the small ensemble cast he interacts with and the relationships feel genuine and not forced. I was slightly disappointed that he wasn't able to use m...

Appeals of Faith. Constantine  remains consistently entertaining in its sophomore episode. John travelled to a small mining town being haunted by freak mine collapses and strange happenings in 'The Darkness Beneath'. The main plot was relatively simple stuff this week, unlike the more complex and exposition heavy pilot. I enjoyed the Coblynau as a concept and their special effects looked really cool, however it was obvious to me who the real culprit was from the start which was frustrating. Also, all of this talk about the 'rising darkness' just serves to highlight the small scale of this week's episode, which leaves me craving more progression in the overall plot. This week the real plot progression came in the formation of the partnership between John and new character Zed Martin. Zed was a much better fit as Constantine's partner than Liv ever was, thus although it seems strange to throwaway a lead cast member after the pilot, Constantine  just about pu...

Trust Him. I've long been excited about watching the Constantine  live action series, which sadly only ran for one season before being cancelled, so here begins my first venture into a new series! John Constantine is played to perfection by Matt Ryan and proves what I heard from many reviews on the series - that the casting was excellent, just the story disappointed. Well I can confirm that after my first 42 minutes with the character, I was left intrigued about the larger rising of demons from hell and also by John's quest to save his soul and that of a young girl named Astra, whom he failed to save. All these facts are revealed gradually across a well-paced first episode, in which we learn that our titular character is a lone-wolf, who deflects emotions using humour and is scarred by his past failings. Ryan puts in a brilliant performance here, carrying the show with his spot-on portrayal of John Constantine and creating a character I genuinely care for after just one ep...