Oh man, part 2 was so much better than part 1, that it almost felt like a different show. Nice wrap-up to a rather unstable first season. After a sketchy start, the show finally properly embraced its darker core and the real fun began. Sure, the show is full of cringe-y moments like Theo (whose character is also quite cringe-y on its own) almost doing the proverbial victory dance so close to the partially opened gates of Hell, because what could possibly go wrong with that, right?, but it's all still just good fun in the end.
I'm not sure I liked losing the evil-charged Ms. Wardwell and now we're apparently stuck with the average "teacher of the year" one (she was one of my favourite characters) and I truly disliked that Father Blackwood lost his status and is on the run. Maybe both those things will provide an entertaining second season, but somehow I doubt it.
I guess I'm in the minority on this one, but that Dark Lord absolutely sucked. The man looked like a discount version of the one from Lucifer (the now Netflix show), but without a shred of Tom Ellis' charisma. No wonder he got beaten so easily, it all just goes well with his poorly written and interpreted character. I liked him way better when he had horns, a snout and an ominous presence.
So, now we have a flock without a shepherd and a broken relationship that requires some Indiana Jones/Evil Dead style rescue. Seems like season 2 has some good material to develop on, and here's hoping it will give us more witchy dark fun and less human whiny drama.
Review by MarinkaBlockedParent2020-01-29T12:26:08Z
I would have sold my soul to the devil if he looked like THAT. Holy Hell.
That said; it took me a while to get in to the vibe of this show but once I did I couldn't stop watching. It's almost like Nick says 'I fell hard'.
I liked Part 2 much better than Part 1. I love how the characters came together. I hope we can get more of Dorian Gray, Dorcas, Agatha and even more Prudence. These smaller characters have a lot of potential and I like seeing them more than Roz and Theo (even though they did up the cool on the mortal characters in part 2 as well. Roz and Harvey are a good match).
Downside; they spend so much time creating an atmosphere of fear around Satan and when he finally appears in his angelic form he is outsmarted by singing teenagers wearing masks (cringe, that was such a Riverdale moment). He was cast really well, actually reminded me of a young version of Eobard Thawne (Matt Letsher), for those of you who watch The Flash. The story was just written poorly there.
What I do love is Madam Satan, Lilith. Oh my! Michelle Gomez is so well cast and she is why I got pulled in to this show to begin with. It's a delight to watch the story of Lilith unfold. I went through all the emotions with her. I distrusted her, disliked her, felt sorry for her, loved her, rooted for her. Everything. I hope Part 3 will give us much much MUCH more Michelle Gomez.