The Sandman 2x06 Full Reaction!
Added 2025-07-23 14:23:27 +0000 UTC
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One thing that occurred to me is that we've seen this kind of story a few times in a realistic setting, where it always gets accusations of giving a message that disabled people have nothing to live for and should just kill themselves, in the likes of Million Dollar Baby and Me Before You. But I never heard this story in the comic get any of that, even after those movies brought it to the forefront of public discourse, and I'm pretty sure the key factor is that he's already lived so much ridiculously longer than a human lifespan that you can easily imagine someone wanting it to end even if they weren't just a head (and that's despite the likes of Hob Gadling and Bernie Capax seeming perfectly fine with it). That might have led to some interesting conversations right now if more people were watching.
Ryan
2025-07-24 03:42:06 +0000 UTCGetting to see Jenna is always a lovely and delightful thing. Hadn’t heard in advance that she would be back, so it was lovely to see her. The effects of Orpheus showing the world that he can get ahead were quite something. Good THX-1138 note by the way. Considering human history, hard to blame Destruction for his choice, good words on that. Concur with missing the potential for Brian, but what we get is great. Jess and Delirium are simpatico, vis-à-vis dogs, sweet to see that. Not seen Gulliver, though it sounds good. The visuals of the shadows were great. See how the remaining episodes go. I argue that the rushing in Game of Thrones started with season seven; they just went the speed of the hare with the last two seasons. Largely fine with what happened, the speed of it was an issue, yes. Only had the two very specific grievances which can be rectified if there is ever a revival or continuation, the one point would need a tiny bit of wiggle room. My brother has been going on about Foundation as he and my sister in-law have been watching that. Information about Asimov would have come my way by now, so, yes, safe to say we’re good on that one. Meantime there’s also other upcoming shows and films to look forward to. One of which is now very much on my radar. Just this week I saw a teaser trailer that has informed me that Lee Byung-hun is starring in a new film. The title is No Other Choice. The teaser gave away little in the way of plot, but it’s based on the novel The Ax by Donald Westlake. The director is Park Chan-wook of Oldboy fame, and as mentioned, Byung-hun is the headliner. Add all that up, and it sounds like it’ll likely make my top ten of the year. Word is that it hits cinemas in South Korea sometime in September. No information as to when there will be a theatrical release in the states; I could go for a Christmas release. Looking forward to the remainder of this show.
Thomas Corp
2025-07-24 02:15:32 +0000 UTCEmotions run strong with this one. The tears are a big reason why we’re here, so it’s all good. Can’t speak to the makeup point, though there are hot days at work where if I have somewhere to go after work, I hit a shower first. Or if not, just go home and crash, sometimes with the help of a beer or two, so I do relate. As to the episode. Energy’s a bit shot, so I apologize about that. Loved everything you had to say about this one. I was curious if we’d see Jenna again. Always a pleasure to see her, so it’s nice that we do. Lady Johanna and Orpheus had a lovely connection. All things considered, Orpheus handled living the Ian Holm life fairly well. Quite the scene when we again hear Orpheus sing. Rather curious how he managed to do the singing sans lungs and diaphragm, but whatever. How you say, most anyone in his shoes, it wouldn’t be the biggest surprise if they became very bitter and resentful. Instead, he maintains a very sunny disposition, and it’s lovely to see how it moved you as it did. Great timing of you assessing that Destruction was literally just out back. Warms the heart to hear you have the response to Barnabas in synch with Delirium having the “Hi, Doggy.” greeting. Terrific assessments you had of the responsibilities of the Endless, and how you grow with said responsibilities. Should have known that you’d love Destruction echoing what you’ve been saying about Morpheus growing as he has. Definitely hear you on Delirium needing the closure, Morpheus as well to a lesser extent. The parallels are there with Death and Destruction. Both have not terribly enviable responsibilities, yet it is their responsibility. And Destruction reached his limit. He observes correctly that mankind has enough tools at their disposal so that they can become death, the destroyer of worlds, and he can say that by stepping away that it’s not his fault. Answering your one question, you know, I do believe that Lucienne was, in fact, dead on the money. Feel Delirium with the loneliness. I swear to Christ, she’s too relatable, though there are the differing feelings on dogs. Sweet that she and Barnabas are forming the beginnings of a beautiful friendship. Your tears got to me this whole episode. Then came the big scene of Morpheus killing his boy. Lucienne correctly senses he’s not ok. Morpheus makes an impression when he has his Out Damned Spot moment before the tears flow. Hear you on it being unsettling to see Morpheus cry. And since Morpheus is that affected by his actions, we could encourage him to look on the bright side: He’s still a better dad than Myung-gi was. This seems a fair assessment to make? Yes? No? And now the kindly ones are after him. Not sure I can lie to you about Morpheus’s chances, but... He has our sympathies. Quite the spot to leave things on. Reiterating that it won’t be a problem if you are unable to get all the remaining reactions uploaded prior to your break. If that’s the way it crumbles, cookie-wise, then no problem, we’ll wait. For now, thank you for another beautiful Sandman reaction, Jess.
Thomas Corp
2025-07-24 02:04:52 +0000 UTCAlways lovely to see Jenna, and putting her in the surprisingly dark sequel to The Rose of Versailles pays off massively. I was starting to wonder if she'd come back given how small a role the Constantine family has in the comic, so this was all great to see. And I'm very impressed with the effects on Orpheus; you never once question that you're seeing a disembodied living head, and even with the usual high production quality this goes above and beyond what they had to do with all the shots where the actor couldn't just be sticking his head through something. Though it's a very good thing that he's better at controlling his reaction to an ear injury than THX-1138. The big surprise with the portrayal of Destruction is that the meaning of his job isn't quite what it sounds like, and is just any kind of change, as shown by how he mostly spends his time making art. Just look at how the root of the word "apocalypse" actually means a beginning, and it just happens that a lot of the time, something beginning means something else has to end. And after so long of seeing humans only use his gift the way they have, who could blame him for walking away from it? I still miss the potential Brian Blessed had for this role, but I'm very happy with what we do get here. Plus, Delirium's reaction to Barnabus nails home that she's basically you. All the scenes with Dream and Orpheus make an odd sort of mirror to Tom Sturridge's first acting role as the son of Ted Danson's Gulliver (severely underrated adaptation, by the way), and it was a treat to see the original panels of their shadows for the act itself perfectly copied. And this was the cliffhanger they elected to leave us with, until...well, tomorrow. From here, Volume 8 is another set of standalone stories, after which 9 is the longest of them all, and I'm looking forward to how they're going to fit it into the remaining four episodes while still having enough left over for what they need to do with the story's ending in 10. Hopefully, having all this time to work it out let them come up with something better than, say, rushing the entire ending of Game of Thrones into six subpar episodes. And in the meantime we also got the perfectly timed return of another show I've been calling one of the best in 10 years, Foundation. And if Isaac Asimov had any nasty sex stuff in his life, it definitely would have come out by now, so I feel pretty safe to just unreservedly enjoy it.
Ryan
2025-07-23 17:19:52 +0000 UTC
