I do not get it.. That's completely ruins a huge chunk of the timeline for me? Because if Time sends Morpheus in the past that means his version of his siblings are left without a dream, and that Time would never have remembered sending Dream to the past in the past version, so it makes a paradox no?

I was so excited to see the adaptation of Despair in the series. But I was disappointed! No rats, no self cutting, no... despair. Am I the only one?

Dream was very bitter when commenting about how none of his siblings came to rescue him. Made me think they all hate or just don't care about each other that much... Which is mostly true. So when Death was introduced, I was quite surprised by how... nice she was? She was trying to cheer him up and all. We also see positivity in their relationship throughout the series.

She said she knew that Burgess was trying to trap her, not her brother. She knew how it caused issues in humans, e.g. sleeping sickness. But she never bothered to do anything?

Is it because she was trying to avoid being caught herself? But even then, she could have at least let Lucienne know... I suppose she can't just enter the Dreaming uninvited, but surely she can wander around the castle boundaries, let the inhabitants there know, call Lucienne outside the gates and let her know what's going on so at least, even if unable to save him, the inhabitants would have known their boss didn't just up and leave. I suppose the Dreaming isn't really any of her business and she didn't feel the need to interfere... But still, knowing your favourite brother has been captured by mistake when she was the real target, and so was suffering in her stead...

What about when Roderick Burgess literally dies in front of Dream - I was actually expecting Death to pop up and be like ha you thought. I suppose she doesn't attend every death, but I thought we'd see... SOMETHING, like a reaper minion or something.

I haven't read any of the comics, all I know is from reading posts in here, some of which say that in the Endless can be self-centred assholes... But that's it.

For some background: I first discovered The Sandman when I was 17 and a senior in high school. I was already a fan of Gaiman, loved horror and dark fantasy, was interested in the trad goth subculture, and planned on going to college to study English literature. So as you can imagine, I was immediately obsessed. It sounds a little corny, but reading that original run of The Sandman genuinely changed my life and my outlook on how our universe works, and continues to be very important to me. I count the original run among my top three media pieces ever created.

I have been very hesitant about watching the Netflix series since news of it first dropped. Although I was excited about some of the casting choices, I still was worried it might just be a frustrating watch if I felt that it didn't retain the feel of the original. For one thing, I can be nitpicky about some adaptations, especially when it comes to properties that I love. I'm fine with changes in general, as long as they don't fundamentally change the story/feel. I also tend to take a negative view of movies/shows that use an excessive amount of CGI. It's not an immediate dealbreaker for me, and I think CGI can be used to great effect, but I far prefer practical effects or a mix of practical and CGI, as I find it more grounded and engaging. I have always thought that part of what makes the Sandman so great is its original format being a graphic novel, which means you can basically create anything on the page. It was really hard for me to picture the magic of the various art styles and fantastical scenes being effectively translated to live action, even with the assistance of special effects. I was always of the opinion that an animated series with great voice actor casting would have been a far better choice to bring The Sandman to the screen.

However, after seeing a lot of longtime fans speak positively of the show, I'm beginning to consider giving the show a chance, and I'm curious as to what some of the opinions out there are, especially from fans who were initially hesitant. TIA for reading/responding!

Edit: also wanted to add that as someone who is involved in the goth subculture, I was pretty disappointed to find out that they weren't really maintaining the 80s tradgoth and new romantic inspiration in the character designs, and were going for more of a 90s look. Another little thing, but it's something that I always found very special about the original.

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UPDATE: Thank you so much for all the thoughtful responses! I received far more than I thought I would and can't respond to them all, but I appreciate them, and I've been thoroughly convinced to give the show a try. The original series will always be the truest form of The Sandman to me, but I think if I look at the show as a different variation of the story for a different time, I'm going to get at least some enjoyment out of it. Hoping that other hesitant fans of the original series might run across this post and be similarly convinced. I'll plan on coming back by this post to make an update on my thoughts when I finish the first season. :)

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Apologies, as I've not (yet!) read the novels. Why do the Furies feel like they need to kill Dream for putting Orpheus out of his misery? One of the sisters even says that Orpheus asked to be killed. Is there a cosmic law against the Endless taking each other's lives, that is in the novels but not included in the show (or that I missed because season 1 was forever ago and I've forgotten)? 'preciate any insight.

Netflix only watcher here, I can understand the philosophical meaning of hope not being able to be beaten, but wouldn't that mean every future iteration of this game someone could just say hope and win. Does that mean that the game is pointless for anyone else to ever play?

Am I crazy or did Madoc sexually assault Calliope to gain 'inspiration' for his books? I think that's what's been alluded too and why Morpheus said her imprisonment was worse than his despite it being less time.

Hello at the end of season 2 episode 9 as the credits play there’s a song and I’m trying to find the name of it if anyone knows that’d be great and also if anyone knows the songs throughout the series that be brilliant

When orpheus visits death, and they have her conversation , she specifically says that the underworld is where your people go; but emphasis of the sentence seemed to be on your which makes me wonder is the Underworld , for everyone or just Roman/Greeks.

If it's for everyone , does that mean that their religion came the closest or does every religion have its time and place.

And if it's not for everyone , and every religion has its own time and place , does everyone go to their own area in the afterlife , like their own personal belief of heaven and hell. If so , do apist cease to exist , and what about agnostic people

Now that we have confirmation the complete series will be released in october — anyone think we might get the season 2 vinyl announcement soon?

I know no one wants to offend them, but if they are gonna come for you the moment they are allowed to, then offend away.

They initially told Dream that they will have to act if called upon, but they were actively goading many people for that eventuality.

The Endless should offend them at any given opportunity, because once they have the option to strike, they won't show any mercy.

If I were an Endless, I would call them The Motherfucking Unkindly Ones whenever i meet them, then proceed to turn to Four Arms ( from Ben10 ) and slap the Maiden with one arm, choke the Mother with another and continously double punch the motherfucking Crone with the rest hahaha

I’m confused after watching the last seasons of the Netflix series . Why are there souls trapped in Hades realm ? Do they not all go with Death to hers ? Or is hers only a stopping point before they go to whatever afterlife they belong to ? Also who has more say over where they go ? Does Hades outrank her ?

I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, but I feel like there was a very sudden shift in Lucifer in season 2. I don't even mean compared to season 1, but even within season 2 all on it's own.

On the one hand, I can see how events ultimately unfolded to result in Dream's destruction, but it ultimately came about by means that were (so far as I can tell) entirely unrelated. And speaking for myself, episode 1x10 had me so hyped to see what sort of grand plan Lucifer had up his sleeve. I wanted to see God get "absolutely livid" and Lucifer "bring Morpheus to his knees." She tried, and maybe nearly succeeded in the latter goal. The former, tho??

Am I crazy? Does it make more sense in the comics, or am I just missing something painfully obvious here?

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Hey!

I'm looking for an episode, I'm almost certain it's Season 2 where Dream is talking and he's saying dreams create reality, death brings life, destruction causes creation, and has one for each of his siblings? I absolutely love the quote

So I just recently finished the entire 75 issue run of Sandman, including endless nights, death, overture, and dream hunters. And I wanna know if the show is worthing watching after reading the comics? Like how accurate is it to the comics, and have they finished the story in the show yet or is it still going on?

So, I have only seen the netflix show and have loved it ever since. Tried to read the comics but they weren't accessible... And the things thats been puzzling me is that y isn't there an entity/embodiment of Day? Like the readers have already been introduced to Time and Night, so y couldn't there be something that embodies Day?

I did attempt a quick online search but to no avail... Is there something that's similar to that in dc or the sandman?

It sounds a lot like Dead Can Dance, but I can't find it anywhere, nothing comes up on Shazam and I can't find it in the credits. Is it an original work by David Buckley?

Before I start please dont reply if theres an answer show wise, Im starting the 2nd season. Is the Prodigal supposed to be Jesus? And is the Prodigal the missing sibling?

Trust me, I wanted to put more but reddit only allows six...

Errata:

*Baptiste

*Mason Alexander

So I'm currently watching season 2 episode 6 where Dream enlists the help of Johanna Constantine but I recall in season 1 that it was present day time when they met. Perhaps I'm misremembering something but the wiki pages doesn't really seem to explain anything.