The Sandman
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Netflix cancels shows too fast get to hell already, hey.
Dream is back in his kingdom, but shits all fucked up.
The Dreaming is afisher kingdom: If Dream is sad, it rains.
If hes happy, little cartoon animals frolic about.
And if hes missing, the world starts to fade away.
Dream needs to get his tools back, the ones Ethel Cripps stole when she escaped from Roderick Burgess.
And to do that, he needs to get stronger by absorbing something he has created.
And, alas, the only thing still around is a cute little gargoyle named Gregory.
Hats off to the VFX department for Gregory.
Not sinceTheTwilight Sagahave I seen such emotive CGI animal acting.
And, yes, Im including thelive actionLion Kingin that assessment.
I wept for Gregory.
IfTheSandmanwere onDoes the Dog Die?, the answer would be yes.
Plus, Gregory seems to understand whats going to happen to him, which is hugely upsetting.
Gregory is owned by Cain and Abel.
You know, from the Bible.
I am so happy to see these two freaks.
Both Cain and Abel are legacy DC characters, having hosted horror comics from the 50s to the 80s.
They have to reenact that first murder over and over and over.
Peep all the crosses by the House of Secrets; each one is Abels grave.
That guy should be in full Joker mode 24/7.
Overall, the CGI has been getting in the way of how yuckyTheSandmancould be texturally.
But doing big set pieces like this pays off.
So thats the next few episodes sorted, then.
I fear this is what we as viewers are being set up for in this episode.
InSimpsonsparlance,TheSandmanneeds toget to the fireworks factory already.
Because they hate to see a girlboss winning, the Corinthian pays a visit to Ethels hideout.
(Thanks, amulet!)
After dispatching the Corinthian, Ethel visits her son, John, in his mental hospitalprison.
Played by David Thewlis (a.k.a.
Remus Lupin), John is a stroppy teen in a middle-aged body.
Of course, he should be like 70 by now.
Maybe the ruby is holding his brains development back in the same way its delaying his aging.
Dream is unflappable, and the essence of story is flapping.
His whole thing is underemoting, which works great as a drawing but can sometimes feel lifeless IRL.
Its why a live-actionDariahas never gone past thefan-trailerstage.
John Dee is the fireworks factory, and we gotta see him explode.
Fables and Reflections
Underused-British-character-actor spotlight this ep goes to Chaudhry.
Watch his season ofTaskmasterto see how against pop in this role is for him.
Also watch every season ofTaskmaster.That show rules.
Okay, one problem with the Corinthian: His eye-teeth are never shiny enough.
I need them chompers glistening like hes got tiny Joe Bidens in his skull.
Is it because Warner Bros. has bigger plans for the blonde bisexual Brit?
Or is it because Alan Moore created the character and he canbe quite churlishwhen his toys get played with?
Also, why does Cain dig a new grave every time?
Work smarter, not harder, Cain.
