The Sandman 2x07 Full Reaction!
Added 2025-07-25 16:13:23 +0000 UTC
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Start with I hope you had a happy birthday yesterday. First I heard about the skipped volume, though you did say it was likely. You say not to worry about volume ten. Good to know? Interesting information about the artwork. A horrible outcome of learning about the Bella moping thing with the book. Sir Christopher Lee would have been goddamn beautiful in this world. The fates would hire him as he would fire one golden shot meaning another poor victim has come to a glittering end, in this case, Morpheus. Yeah, you can see the narrative being condensed, Nuala-wise. The cast still sells the rapport well. Even Mark and Patton who likely aren’t on set, they sell the bonds forged with Nuala. Liked the bit with Lucienne in the sensual pose. Back when season one of House of the Messy aired, I got reminded of Joffrey dropping the spoiler on at least the one plotpoint, which I’ve been trying not to say much about until we get to the moment in question. One plus is that it leads to my having an educated hope, vis-à-vis the outcome of Alicent being the Salieri by way of A Doll’s House of the story. So, there is that. Given the presumed time of when filming took place, I also assume that this was done before Pope Francis got sick, aided by the “Pope” here looking like him. Loki would like Pope Leo as the man’s a Sox fan, and that team’s had plenty of chaos in the last few years. It’s made me happy. That’s surprising to hear the parental side of this is new as it meshed very well. You say that it’s probably indicative of Gaiman writing it. There would be the mixed feelings of appreciation of the quality of the writing whilst contending with the Gaiman of it all. Speaking of: you mentioned about his relationship with his parents. I’ve not heard anything on that, though it would explain a few things. Feels like resonance from that is in the subtext of the scenes. Morpheus does have his own style of getting that iconic Bobby Singer moment. Brian Blessed as Father Time, that would have been great. If that was the case, you announce that with his voice, and we would freak the fuck out. Not seen the projects you listed of Rufus. The latter one sounds a neat experience. The former one: You had me at Ian McShane as the villain. Rufus sold everything well here, leading to Jess observe how it explains a lot. And Morpheus’s mom’s one of the top men of the First Order. No wonder the dysfunction abounds.
Thomas Corp
2025-07-25 19:50:52 +0000 UTCI definitely imagined Merv saying "Thank you for your kind offer, and your consideration, but I think I'll play out my hand." And he could come up with a bunch of math stuff to throw at them too. Thinking more on it, the scenes with the parents vibe disturbingly well with everything that's come out about Gaiman's parents and the role they played in making him what he is. And his treatment of his own kids is way less healthy than even Orpheus got. I'm dearly hoping they can go on to however much of a healthy life they can after this.
Ryan
2025-07-25 19:35:53 +0000 UTCOoh, nice shade of silver on the nails. Good to see you appreciated this episode. Certainly, a setting the stage for what’s to come type of episode. Love the visit to Destiny with the River Song move. Would be amusing if the book just said “You’re fucked” as you quipped. They advise against calling the kindly ones by the name of the furies, which is probably for the best as they use that term, and I’ll have on the brain, a film starring Barbara Stanwyck and in what’s his last film, Walter Huston. Underrated film by the way. Morpheus going to visit the kindly ones is for sure one of those “That’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for him.” moments. It doesn’t really pay off, though he is safe so long as no one pushes the kindly ones to action, and the list, as they say, is endless. Ba-dum chi! Meantime, the kindly ones were kind. Serving him some tea and letting him know that he’s going to get got. Particularly as bribing them to drop the matter, tis not legal. Also, let’s not forget, let’s NOT forget, Dude, that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city... that ain’t legal either. Love the crew back home getting ready, good to see Gilbert again, see you had the delightful reaction. We both LOVED Merv breaking out the arsenal. Morpheus goes to get Loki who was busy being the Pope. Tipped off by the Pope allowing women into the priesthood, which, I mean, it would be nice. Unless there’s a rug pull, sloppy of Morpheus to not keep serious tabs on Loki. You say you’re rather over it, well, that doesn’t sound very nice to Loki. Besides which, you see Puck and you tell me that the man doesn’t have a trustworthy face? Really, what did he ever do to any of us? They’ve now taken Daniel, good strong name. And the boy was set to be the successor to Morpheus. Serious question: Why can’t Lucienne just take the throne? She already runs all the shit with such excellence. Why not make it official? Speaking of Lucienne, you want her safe. She’s good. Merv’s got his guns, grenades. Probably has lots of joy buzzers, poison posies, other fucked up shit that the Clown Prince of Crime would indulge in. He could also call Harley in. Or call on his experience from his time with the House of Usher. Not to mention the power of the Force. And there’s Gilbert who would advise that Lucienne keep a towel handy at all times. Matthew’s got her back too. Your reaction to the one Lucienne scene, Jess, that drives a stake through the heart. I was not ready for that one. Not pleased to see Nuala’s fop of a brother again, though nice that Morpheus acts to ensure her safety, and that everyone wished her well, and that they make it clear that they stand by Morpheus. If I’m being honest, shit can happen to Morpheus, and I won’t lose much if any sleep over it. You don’t agree with taking Morpheus out of the equation. How nice for you. Then there’s the big highlight of the mother and the father. Love both scenes. They explain a lot, as you say. The father and son dynamic being fascinating. Took until the end credits to clock who Father Time was. The one tip off should have been that I noted that he looked like Jude Law, though he’s not. Seeing Rufus Sewell’s name in the credits made me chide myself, saying, “Oh, right, that’s who that is! Haven’t seen him in a while.” I know what you mean of the visit doesn’t change much. But there is that closure for Morpheus. He gets the chance to properly say goodbye to his dad. Lucky bastard. Then there is Mother Night. Sometimes a guy’s just got to talk to his mom. He finds her in the realm of endless night. Tim Curry would love that, I’m sure, and without killing any unicorns. His mom also being one of the top men of the First Order, complete with a fierce look that you loved, Palpy would approve. The scene with her, also fascinating. Love how she calls him out on that which he was not under any illusions. Namely, the child’s fantasy: The idea of the parents will reform the marriage or union, and the wounds will heal. Which... No, that’s not a... hope that ever really formed in any real solid manner, much though the idea was not a disagreeable one. A man tries to live with that, but it isn’t always easy sometimes. So, we see how things progress. I might go further ahead and complete this, especially if a a certain company which rhymes with the name Schmetflix prevents you from having all the reactions up before break. Completely not a problem if that transpires, not your fault. Just if that happens, I’m not sitting, waiting to watch to see how it ends, and it’d avoid the spoilers. So, if I do jump ahead, which is likely, I’ll try to not spoil, even if you already have watched the rest of the episodes, save for the last one presently unavailable. Either way, this reaction was lovely, Jess, thank you.
Thomas Corp
2025-07-25 19:27:48 +0000 UTCAs I expected, we've skipped Volume 8 and gone right to 9, the longest of the bunch and the climax of the story (what's Volume 10, then? Don't worry about it). And the best thing of all about getting here is that even for as beloved as the comic always was, just about everyone agreed that the artwork for this volume was, what's the word I'm looking for, oh right, shit. It was insanely jarring to spend so long seeing all kinds of artists doing amazing detailed work each in their own way, and then suddenly what should be the biggest showcase of all is rendered in a flat, jagged minimalism that has you dreading how each new character is going to be rendered. So just seeing this part of the story look the same as the rest was a big part of the adaptation's appeal right from the start. Dream finds out the rest of Destiny's book on him is just Bella moping over Edward's absence, and then the Furies themselves tell him the possibilities for who's doing this include jealous husbands, outraged chefs, humiliated tailors, the list is endless. But at least he has all his allies at his back. Which leads to the biggest problem I've had with the show, though one there wasn't really a way around after the decision to compress all this into one season: losing every single appearance of Nuala between her arrival and now, which let us see her growing bonds with everyone and coming to think of the place as her home, which I'd imagine feels a lot less earned when you've only seen her forced there as a "gift" until this point. Though they did add the bit with Lucienne waiting for her in a kind of sensual pose at the window, which has some pretty intriguing implications especially when you factor in that she's a man in the comic. Well, I've now seen Joffrey and Gwayne Hightower kiss (which inevitably brings to mind the now notorious scene in Game of Thrones where Joffrey spoils the end of House of the Dragon, which new reactors always have some trouble on how to deal with). And Loki becoming the Pope would certainly help explain certain recent developments (from what I understand, production was already wrapped before we even got the first reports of Francis being sick, so the actor here seems to be chosen for that resemblance). The big surprise here is Dream going to his parents, which is entirely new and I'm guessing all written by Gaiman, given how well it fits with everything else, and it would have been insanely cool to get this kind of official new lore decades later, except, well, everything. At least it's still fun to see Dream get as close as he can to telling them "Kids ain't supposed to be grateful. They're supposed to eat your food and break your heart, you selfish dick!" When Time first appeared in the distance I got my hopes up that this was where Brian Blessed was coming in, but I very much welcome Rufus Sewell, a guy who's never really become the A-lister he deserves to be. And I'll take this opportunity to plug two projects of his that seem to be forgotten but are very worth checking out. First, the miniseries adaptation of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, which takes about the driest and most boring sounding setup you can imagine, the process of building a cathedral over 30 years, and makes it endlessly engrossing with a ton of equally engaging characters both good and bad (and has Ian McShane as the main villain, so you know that part will be fantastic). And then there's the Netflix series Kaleidoscope, a years-spanning heist/revenge story designed so that the episodes can be watched in any order, except the one about the heist itself which is viewed last. It's a neat experiment to begin with, and carried off better than I was expecting when they could have just rested on that concept alone.
Ryan
2025-07-25 17:55:41 +0000 UTC
