Earlier this week, I was roaming around a mill house packed floor to ceiling with supernatural artifacts and looking at Doctor Fate's helmet. The set of Constantine was dimly lit and the darkness and slight chill in the air made for an appropriately moody environment. While I would have been okay with Atlanta turning up the thermostat several degrees, the ambiance suited the subject matter. Sunny and warm isn't what comes to mind when the topic of demons comes up.

Charles Halford, Angélica Celaya, and Matt Ryan in Constantine

Harold Perrineau in Constantine

The visit to Constantine's set as part of a media tour group started early in the morning, but it was clear the cast and crew had already been at work for a bit. They were wrapping episode 12 and beginning episode 13. As we got settled just outside the mill house stage, we caught glimpses of Zed filming a scene where she's not in the best of situations. When asked about it later, Angélica Celaya mentioned that Zed's visions are getting stronger, and that's not necessarily a good thing: "As John always says, everything has its consequences. Magic has its consequences and having these visions has consequences, too. The consequences catch up to Zed in all aspects -- in her personal life and and her powers."Speaking of John and Zed, their chemistry is electric. Celaya said, "They're always flirting. There are always stares. When you really like someone, you don't have to tell them. It's always there. Zed's been waiting for John for years. He's finally there, and she can't let him go." Matt Ryan acknowledged the connection between the characters too: "There is definitely a sexual chemistry between them, as well as the fact that they need each other. And he's using her -- as he does everyone else -- but he becomes attached to her."Charles Halford said Chas and Zed grow closer as the season continues, and John is part of that. Chas has seen John go through hell and besides the fact that Zed and Chas are putting their lives on the line together, Chas appreciates that she's there for John: "Chas likes having her around for John's sake because Chas has seen John lose so many people. But, the fact that there's somebody that can ground John, that John could care about – I think that Chas is really attracted to that idea because at the end of the day, who doesn't want their friend to be happy?"At least John doesn't have to worry about losing Chas. Well, probably not. Chas' ability to survive repeated deaths is a change from the Hellblazer comics, and we'll learn more about it in episode 10. Halford explained, "It's a bit of a flashback episode where you meet my wife, you meet my daughter -- which comic book fans will know. In that episode you get to see how Chas got this special survival ability curse slash blessing." He's died a few times on screen already, and Halford said they keep it exciting. "I am constantly impressed by how they decide to kill me in the show, and I look forward [to seeing] just how far we can take that."Halford is aware of how Hellblazer fans examine differences from the page and realizes it's hard (impossible, really) to make every fan one hundred percent happy: "We're really going after tone. To take a comic and go panel for panel, I think we've seen it happen and it's less accessible to people who haven't read the comics. What we're trying to do is introduce new fans to the comics and then give good service to fans of the comics and try to find a happy medium. If we can maintain tone and deliver some stuff to think about, challenge morality in the way John does, and then color that with some good blood and guts -- then I think that is the best we can hope to achieve and hopefully [the series will] run long enough to explore those big awesome story arcs that the comic provided."Manny, for example, is a character who doesn't appear in the comics. Harold Perrineau said that even though Manny isn't in Hellblazer, other angels are. He looks to the comics to see what those angels are like, for tone, and for anything that can help him structure Manny. The guardian angel is constantly around, and we will see more about his intentions. "I wonder myself who appointed him or if he appointed himself because he clearly has his own agenda and as the season goes on, you'll find out more about that... You'll see what he's looking for. You'll see the rising darkness and what Manny's trying to figure out." Perrineau teased that Manny will eventually talk to someone else other than John and that he will interact with other angels.

Continue to Page 2 to learn more about what's in store for Constantine, including more DC Comics connections.