Those who make deals with the Devil, had better be prepared for what comes afterwards. Such is the case with tonight's episode of Constantine, when John, along with Zed and Chase, track a cursed blues acetate disc to Chicago, because of the dark origin behind the disk.
It not only contains the first few notes of a song by a briefly famous (fictional) blues artist from the 1930s, it also contains something more, the voice of the Devil himself. Such an item is dangerous indeed, and for it to fall into the wrong hands, that would be downright disastrous.
The wrong hands in this case, belong to Papa Midnite, a vodou priest straight from the pages of the Hellblazer comics, who has tangled with John more then once, making his life, dare I say it, a living hell.
Midnite is played by newcomer Michael James Shaw, who takes to the role like it was made for him. He conducts himself with all of the sinister swagger of the character, really making it his own. This promises that Shaw will return for future episodes as Midnite, either to plague John, or even aid him in the growing battle against the unleashed forces of darkness.
Matt Ryan also brought more to the table in his portrayal of John, adding more con man style attitude along with canny survival nature when faced with overwhelming odds. Zed is now a part of the team of course, and her physic skills prove very useful in learning more about the acetate and its dark nature.
A nice episode to start off the month of November with, filled with excitement and thrills as well as heavy drama and great dialogue. More episodes like this are welcome, dealing with artifacts that have been touched by the hands of pure evil, and what sort of impact those objects have on the mortal plane and John Constantine's battle against darkness.
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