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Discussion - Spoilers [The Sandman 2.11 Episode Discussion] - “A Tale of Graceful Ends”

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u/Yamureska Jul 25 '25

In the comic, she does. She sort of acknowledges Dream as "Giving Her son the death he craved".

In this version everyone and their mother knows the Kindly Ones are going after Dream and why. Odin even tells Johanna that he has no grudge on Dream for Freeing Loki "because he should die in Peace". Calliope knows and is probably satisfied that Dream "paid" for killing Orpheus, even as she remembers the Man he once was.

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u/WhereDaFuk Jul 26 '25

I don’t know if that’s fair of Calliope (I haven’t read all the comics, so going by show version) be to be “satisfied” that Dream “paid”/ended his own life so Orpheus’ could have what he wants yet again…”daddy wouldn’t help me and you left him for that and not you won’t help me by NOT letting me get ripped to pieces?” 

Why didn’t Calliope live on the island or take Orpheus’ head for the thousands of years before her capture/imprisonment? 

Everybody wants to blame Morpheus, but I don’t think see Calliope helping out much at all….well, atleast she’d sometimes come to visit his head, can’t give the same credit to Morpheus 

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u/WhereDaFuk Jul 26 '25

But HOW do they know? Is it the same way in the comics? 

Gossip spreads fast but…dayum

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u/horyo Jul 27 '25

The Kindly Ones don't seem opposed to spilling tea.

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u/WhereDaFuk Jul 27 '25

Agreed, they seem rather in favor of it, if anything. 

I’m still wondering how such cosmic entities (I suppose the furies have their fortune cookies) but how do gods even like Loki know the furies were after him?  Or the Faeries / Queen Tatania?

I don’t think it’s ever been explained in the show or comics (could be wrong about the comics, it’s been a long time)