Alijah Faust

Potential, I believe this word correctly characterizes the whole of this first season, brought to us by the talented studio behind the Castlevania series, a whole lot of potential. Firstly, the biggest problem I had with this season was the constant reuse of scenes and audio to push the narrative, it was like being force fed character revelations and dilemmas instead of realizing those situations yourself. It became tiresome and felt like they were only being used to extend the length of a scene. Overall though the animation is great and the score fascinating, which led into some great fight scenes. The characters were interesting enough, with a fresh new take on Greek mythology leading to the pantheon of gods feeling more human than deity, which I liked. I am very interested in the future of this show and were it can take all of the development it has laid out this season, because again, it has potential.

An encapsulating movie for sure, as I enjoyed this conclusion to the continuity that has spun 16 animated films. The story is a pleasant watch, especially when familiar with the previous films, and as it doesn't hold any punches when given the opportunity it creates a good drive for the movie. I'd say that the most conceivable gripe would be that it was only around an hour and thirty minutes long, I wish it would have exceeded that to encapsulate and flesh out more visual tragedy. I also appreciate the use of Constantine as well as the other previously established character dynamics to make such a good original comic book based movie. A great ending with the lingering sense of not only satisfaction, but anticipation for the next possible stories, perhaps in another time.