066: Constantine 1x13 "Waiting for the Man" - Angels. What're You Gonna Do?

"Midnite. I've come to invite you to join my boy band. Like my personal backlight?"

SPOILERS UP TO (and including) CONSTANTINE 1x13

In this episode:

• Alina of the Anglo-Filles podcast joins us!
• Discussion of Constantine 1x13 "Waiting for the Man," including the adaptation (or lack thereof) of the comic issue of the same name, the price on Constantine's head, the foggy motivations throughout the episode, and the lack of a season finale climax.
• WHY NO CHAS.
• Clearly there was more sexual tension going on between Constantine and Corrigan than either of them with Zed.
• The Manny reveal: ...the fuck?
• How did the switch from Liv to Zed end up suiting the series?
• Constantine season 2: Yay or Nay?
• Our next episode will be in two weeks (March 5). Trust us, we'll have a topic by then. For reelz.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

• Thanks again to Alina for joining us!
• Ok, so I went back and re-read the "Waiting for the Man" issue of Hellblazer a bit more, and here's the deal: First of all, the girls don't show their "wedding rings" right off the bat. All they tell "Vesta" is that there's a Man who has a house and he lets them do whatever they want. So of course that's going to be attractive to a young kid whose home life sucks. Second, it's INCREDIBLY clear by the climax of the story that her mind is clouded by some sort of hypnotism/spell/trance, which is why she doesn't just bolt once she finds out about the "wedding rings." So seriously, TV show writers, what was the deal?
• Again: Let us know if there's anything in particular you want to hear us talk about on the podcast! You can contact us through the various options in the sidebar.

Music:

• Intro: "This is My Design" - original song, music by Ian. More on this as it develops.
• Outro: "Mice and Gods" - Clutch | YouTube | iTunes |

(Header image taken from http://screencapped.net/tv/constantine/thumbnails.php?album=19&page=27)

http://archive.org/download/AMOT066/AMOT066.mp3

065: Constantine 1x12 "Angels and Ministers of Grace" - Yay, Harold Perrineau!

SPOILERS UP TO (and including) CONSTANTINE 1x12 and THE WALKING DEAD 5x09.

In this episode:

• Discussion of Constantine 1x12 "Angels and Ministers of Grace," including Manny's double-speak, the logistics of the plot, and the awesome dialogue this episode.
• Various rumors swirl over the fate of Constantine as a TV series. We share our thoughts on the matter.
• We have a core-four main cast--why doesn't it feel like it?
• What we hope to see in the finale. Share your own wild mass guessing in the comments!
• Since our discussion on Constantine ends a bit prematurely, we talk a little bit about this week's episode of The Walking Dead and the *MAJOR SPOILER* that occurs.
• We also have several divergences within our Constantine discussion into Helix, Haven, Being Human, Fringe, Hannibal, Agent Carter, Arrow, and Battlestar Galactica. But not Divergent.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

• Guys, there's so much stuff we missed in our discussion of this episode: Chas stabbing himself to get them into the ICU, the Heart-of-Darkness monster's kills, Constantine's arc this episode, and various other minutiae that are meant to be nitpicked in podcast form. If there's anything in particular you were hoping we'd talk about and we didn't, let us know in the comments.

Music:

• Intro: "This is My Design" - original song, music by Ian. More on this as it develops.
• Outro: "Superman" - Lazlo Bane | YouTube | iTunes |

(Header image taken from http://screencapped.net/tv/constantine/thumbnails.php?album=18)

http://archive.org/download/AMOT065/AMOT065.mp3

064: Constantine 1x11 "A Whole World Out There" - Rutabaga Dashboard

"You've forgotten about your English lit midterm."

Or:



"I'm going to fucking murder your hobbit."

Which do YOU find more threatening?

SPOILERS UP TO (and including) CONSTANTINE 1x11. Minor spoilers for Coraline (2009) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

In this episode:

• Discussion of Constantine 1x11 "A Whole World Out There," including the return of Ritchie Simpson, the slasher-movie style of this episode, Jacob Shaw, and the cinematography.
• Mini Lost reunion! Kinda.
• We discuss the similarities between this episode and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
• Ian invokes Are You Afraid of the Dark? and brings up the episode "The Tale of Oblivion."
• No Chas or Zed this episode. Woe.
• Jeremy Davies makes things more awesome. In general.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

• Seriously, I don't know what sort of connection between voodoo and jars my brain was trying to make.
• I wanted to get a particular sound clip for the end of this episode, but I couldn't find it. Btw, anyone else remember this guy?

Music:

• Intro music: "This is My Design" - original song, music by Ian. More on this as it develops.
• Outro music: "Main Title" - Charles Bernstein, A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | YouTube | iTunes |

(Jacob Shaw image from http://screencapped.net/tv/constantine/thumbnails.php?album=17&page=6; Ethan Rom image from http://counter-force.com/2010/01/31/the-100-greatest-moments-of-lost-part-2-you-knew-and-you-sent-me-anyway/)

http://archive.org/download/AMOT064/AMOT064.mp3