A Matter of Taste: 062: Constantine 1x09 "The Saint of Last Resorts: Part 2"

SPOILERS UP TO (and including) CONSTANTINE 1x09.

In this episode:

Welcome baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Constantine picks up from the hiatus by immediately resolving the cliffhanger it left us in.

Seriously, it takes less than three minutes. I don't feel like this counts as a spoiler, it takes up none of the show's runtime.

They still haven't come up with a better name than Rising Darkness™, by the by, so if you're looking for that... this doesn't have it.
Zed, though! And Chas! They actually have things to do! Guys, things really happened for real in this episode!
There's also momentum and themes, this is uncharted territory for Constantine. Ian and Fio talk about this for a little and come to a resolution of cautious optimism when it comes to the show moving forward.
There's a bit of meta-commentary about the actions the characters take and how they're driven less by the character themselves and more from the needs of the writers' room.

On the exact opposite end of the spectrum, we discuss the growth of Anne Marie's character in this episode and how she should probably hang around for the immediate future.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

If any of our listeners are nearing college age, you're welcome. Do your best to find a library that has an account, because it's an amazing resource. If any of our listeners are of college/grad school age, we're assuming you're already super familiar with the OED and will stop patronizing you.

Also there are some wacky tangents about Gotham and the Librarians and a whole mess of other stuff, so you'll find "...but Constantine, though" becoming a pretty common refrain over the course of the episode.

Music:

Intro music: "This is My Design" - original song, music by Ian. More on this as it develops.
Outro music: "Welcome Back" - John Sebastian | YouTube | iTunes |

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