The first season of NBC’s Constantine airs tonight, and like many of the episodes of the first year, the episode is a great mix of supernatural elements and scary drama. Characters like Papa Midnite (Michael James Shaw) and Jim Corrigan (Emmett Scanlan) make return appearances, and we finally get some answers about the Rising Darkness.
While no decision has been announced yet about Season 2, fans are hopeful, and to promote tonight’s show, Angélica Celaya – who plays Zed – took the time to speak with KSiteTV about the Season 1 closer, which is called “Waiting for the Man.” Enjoy:
KSITETV’s CRAIG BYRNE: Can you talk about Zed’s decision last week not to remove the tumor that may be the source of her visions?
ANGELICA CELAYA: She said a little of it to Manny: It was that this is the burden that she has to bear – that she has to go through this – and she doesn’t want to put her visions at risk, with taking the tumor out, she’s sacrificing herself for the greater good. That tumor will keep growing, and eventually it could lead to her death. We don’t know. But the thing is, there’s one thing that’s true: If this tumor is right in the spot where Zed is having her visions, she does not want to put that at risk. She’s sacrificing herself for the greater good, and saying “I cannot think of myself when I have to think of everyone else. We’re fighting the Rising Darkness, and it’s not time to think about ‘oh, well, I have a tumor.’ We’re talking about humanity here!”
Is Zed afraid that it might get deadlier, and it might keep her from doing all she needs to do to help John?
That’s exactly what it is. She doesn’t want to lose the opportunity to be a part of this team that they’ve been starting to form, and she doesn’t want to be put on the sidelines and lose her ability to help out. She finally sees a purpose that she made for herself – not that her family or the cult decided for her to be a part of, or forced her to be a part of. She totally decided it for her own, which is very big for her.
What is it that brings everyone back in contact with Jim Corrigan in the finale?
We go back to New Orleans, and there’s this — out of all the episodes, this is the first story where I read the comic book [inspiration]. The Man… he is just one sick bastard! He’s kidnapped little 13 year old girls and wanting for them to become his bride and killing them! It’s gross. It is so gross that everybody comes together and is like “okay, let’s kick ass. Let’s get this guy and destroy him.”
What is Zed’s reaction when she sees Jim Corrigan again?
Oh my gosh! We all remember the last time Zed saw Jim, and when they touched and she saw the Spectre. She just saw his death. So this is a consistent reminder of “oh my God, he’s gonna die. You’re going to die,” and it’s this whole thing of “I’ve seen you dead!” So that’s not very heartwarming at all. That’s more of “oh, God. I don’t want to see you.”
Does Zed feel she’s betraying John at all by getting close with Corrigan?
There’s a moment where Zed feels, in a way, that she’s betraying [John]. It’s this whole thing that they carried out this whole season, of stuff they don’t talk about. They don’t say it out loud. It’s this whole thing of “I really like you, I’m trying to be with you,” but they don’t. He doesn’t want to say it. She doesn’t want to say it. They’re both very proud, and they don’t want to admit what they feel for each other, and then this whole thing of Corrigan… yeah. It’s something else that’s shaking her up. We have a saying in Spanish that “if you don’t hurry up, someone’s going to beat you to your groceries” [laughs] so yeah, it’s pretty much that.
There’s a whole lot more to this interview, including Season 2 talk, and a lot more about tonight’s season finale. Navigate below:
