The Sandman
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Rather than even try,Sandmanhas wisely gone with his distaff counterpart, Johanna Constantine.
Originally created as Johns French Revolutionera ancestor, this Johanna is a current-day exorcist and fuckgirl.
Shes got beef with the royal family, and she has an unspecified tragic backstory.
If this was the MCU, Id swear we were being set up for a spinoff series.
I, for one, would welcome a Johanna Constantine show.
Time for aHellblazerfor ladies show.Herblazer,if you will.
Speaking of horny, Johanna and Dream have real chemistry.
The vibes are palpable, and according to comic lore, both characters are kind of sluts.
A literal LOL.)
Coleman and Tom Sturridge smolder well at each other.
I can hear the fanfic being written as we speak.
We meet Johanna as she does some contract exorcism work for the Church of England.
Finally, spooky nonsense is no longer the sole purview of the Catholics.
Apparently when Henry VIII raided the monasteries, he got the demons too.
Although, ifPrince Andrewwas possessed, it would explain theI dont sweatthing better than any bullshit hes pulled.
If demons sweat, Hell would be too sticky to even think about.
When Johanna disregards a direct order from him, hes clearly very taken aback.
That will undoubtedly have ramifications in the next episode, but thats future Dreams problem.
Right now, hes busy having sexual tension with Johanna and non-sexual tension with Patton Oswalt.
The former is a centuries-old woman who is too obstinate to die and has knowledge of the occult.
The latter, voiced by Oswalt, is a guy who one day woke up an immortal raven.
Apparently people who die in their sleep become ravens?
Thats a lot of ravens.
It also helps explain why Dream took Jessamys murder so seriously.
She had full sentience.
Also, she had to die twice, which is unfair.
Alex Burgess really shouldnt have made Jessamy double dip into that sauce.
Give Johanna a series, Im begging you!
Morpheus interrupts Johannas exorcism, and she in turn interrupts his attempt to reclaim his helm.
And then Matthew interrupts their meet cute.
(An ironic theme, given the shows first episode.)
And closing yourself off from others wont protect them, as Johanna learns from her ex Rachel.
Anyway, Dreams exes share a similar fate.
It would be interesting to see what happens when two girlfriend killers date.
Also learning that man is not an island and that ones actions have consequences are John and Ethel Cripps.
Ask Alex how that works out, Ethel.
Oh, right, you cant, because he will be trapped in a waking nightmare until he dies.
Ethel and John have a heart-to-heart, where they have a go at undo the pain of their past.
Its not the most convincing argument on either side.
John suggests they use the ruby to erase the Sandman from existence, which isnt a great idea.
Whats Ethels excuse, though?
But cmon, Ethel.
You locked your son up for a reason.
Morpheus isnt the only one inSandmanwho isnt thinking their plans through.
Would Dream have let the demon eat the princess to make it get his helm back?
He seemed pretty ready to make a literal deal with the devil.
Dream does not think things through, and he never has.
Thats basically what the sand did to Rachels father in the comics.
Only he was somehow still alive.Sandmanis, above all else, gross.
Shaming someone for their addictions isnt cool in 2022.
Since Rachel died in her sleep, is she a raven now, too?
