TV Review: Constantine S1E12 Angels and Ministers of Grace
John asks Manny to help him investigate a mysterious attack at a hospital; while a health issue prompts Zed to question her visions.
When Constantine got its groove. It took quite a while, but it looks like the show has finally found its voice, and style. And while doing so, it’s shown what solid entertainment it can be.
The episode is a good one, with a nice mix of humor and horror and while not the best of the season, it definitely has a lot of what made the last episode solid.
Here’s the bad. The make-up for this week’s villain is atrocious. Each week you see better design on SyFy’s Face-Off. It was bad, laughably bad. Luckily we only see it for only a little bit, so it doesn’t bring down the episode that much.
The good is Constantine’s relationship with people further being explored. The episode is a lot about his relationship with Zed still, and whether he feels guilty over her gift and what it might cause to happen to her.
To help him through that is the Angel Manny who has taken on human form. The back and forth between the two is fantastic and watching Manny deal with human emotions is beyond entertaining. I want a buddy team-up show with just them two.
What’s really great is the small details of the show, which really is something that’s not mentioned enough about the show. Towards the end, John lights his cigarette on a candle in the church, it’s a small move that adds so much.
Overall, the show has found it’s groove. Too bad we only have one episode left.
Overall rating: 8
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