My biggest concern with Death in this series was whether the actress could deliver the kindness, warmth, compassion, and overall comforting vibe of Death of the Endless, and thankfully the answer to that is a resounding YES.
Actors grow on us because they all can act and save it. Doesn't mean she wasn't miscast, if we're going by how the character is. She has no vibe of a quirky, pseudo-naive 16-or-so year old Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
@@OzzyOscy you're right and I can't disagree on that. But considering that we only got one episode with her and Dream, so maybe she might feature a lot more in the second season.
I feel like Kirby Howell-Baptiste has an ancientness to how she talks and moves here. She really feels like someone who was around since the beginning of time.
As a being that will live forever he has both purpose and determination, but not urgency, why would he as someone who has all of time itself. So he walks, talks and acts in a way that is mellow and calm, because he has all the time in the world.
This is such a refreshing somber take on how a character feel about death. Usually its the cliche “oh no I don’t want to dieeee” but here Dream state it as matter of fact
This line really changed my perspective on death. We don't ask to be born, nor do we ask to die, it just happens. You can't fight it so you may as well enjoy whatever life you can and welcome the end with open arms
i think it's more Morpheus this incarnation of dream is still very old setup in his attitude of his siblings shouldn't bother each other or interfere in each other's domains so as death is currently on the job he is minding his own business because it's what he would want her to do
@@lordsathariel4384 we could also think of it another way: Dream doesn't look at Death in her winged form, the same way we don't see her either, because it's not for us to see. That form she takes is only for the dead.
The non judgemental, understanding when she takes the drug addict makes me cry as much as the baby. The way she says they just need a friend, then the smile of the dead addict as she feels something other than numbness or pain absolutely crushes me.
The death that bothered me the most was that of the young man in the alley. We, the viewer will not know the circumstances that lead up to his fatal injury, but we can feel the confusion and glimmer of denial when he recognizes Her. Whoever that young actor was he captured the moment perfectly.
My theory based on his age, injuries, and the stuff around him is either gang violence or a mugging- looks like someone shot him and rifled through his stuff before Death and Dream showed up. But yes, great show on the actor's part.
"Dream cant die" ..have you heard of the volumes "the kindly ones" and "the wake" of sandman series ? If you haven't.... well i have nothing more to say than ignorance is bliss
She met us when we were just a babe and she greets us with a smile when we are dying. Death is not the end, instead think of it as the beginning of another journey.
I love how out of all of the collections the single one that affected Dream was the infant. His expression as he approaches the crib and watches the mother start to become aware that something was wrong was so beautifully haunted. Such a brilliant foreshadow to the Orpheus reveal and Tom crushed it. Interesting fact on the subject of the infant, when Death says "I'm afraid so, that's all you get." In the comic it establishes that she's actually responding to the infant directly asking her.
I really didn't think they would show that scene. I really didn't think would. I'm happy they did, because as sad as it is, it's good to know that even babies are given comfort and love in that moment.
@@Cobalt1520 No shit, Sherlock. When did she ever say that it happened in the real world? We are only just talking about the portrayal in the show, on a comment section of a clip of the show.
@@paulafernandezsuarez4322 yeah, I'm sure you are. You are so involved you can't even realize how ridiculous it is to be happy or sad about what happens in a fictional TV show. Go watch the news, there's much sadder things going on, and they're real.
@@Cobalt1520 And yet here you are, whining in the comments of a clipshow when there are things that need doing. You could be making a real difference in the world, but no, taking offense when people find some small respite from the hell of the real world is clearly a much better use of your time
When I first saw the cast for the series, I was a little surprised at Death being played by a black actress, but then I realized that the Endless don't have ethnicities; what we see is a form that we can relate to and understand. Now that I've seen a few clips from the series, I see that the actress playing Death absolutely nails the character's personality perfectly, and I'm happy. Excellent casting choice!
Yeah, that's what the complainers are missing. They aren't really people and their appearances are just for our conveniences, so it doesn't really matter what ethnicity the actor is. The comic appearances were meant to symbolize the character, so as long as they do the same thing here, it doesn't have to be the same appearance as long as the character is preserved.
@@catwhowalksbyhimself Exactly! Doubly so because in the comic, Dream's appearance changes--sometimes WILDLY so--depending on who he's appearing to. In the side story Ramadan, set in the Middle East, he appears Middle Eastern. In one story set in Africa, he appears as a handsome African warrior. When he appears to the Martian Manhunter in a dream, he takes the form of the Martian god of dreams and sleep, and in the story The Dream of A Thousand Cats, he appears to the story's narrator, a housecat, as a panther-sized black cat with glowing green eyes. It's even more explicit with Desire, who appears as whichever gender(s) you're most attracted to--so if you're a straight woman or a gay guy, Desire appears as a smoking hot hunk, while a lesbian or straight guy would see them as a supermodel-gorgeous woman. To a bisexual or pansexual, I assume Desire would appear as a non-binary person embodying all the traits of both masculinity and femininity that the person in question is most drawn to. (And to someone like me with my weird futa fetish, Desire would probably appear as a sexy futa babe with just the right size bulge in her panties.) From what I've seen so far in the different RUclips clips I've seen, the casting director went for as much of the essence of the comic character's appearance as possible, but still finding actors who can portray the character as depicted in the comic. Death, for example, has the "cool big sis" energy that she has in the comic, a kind of "hey, I know the _idea_ of death and dying can be scary, but that doesn't mean I have to appear as something frightening when I can look like someone you'd feel comfortable hanging out in a park with for a day." Mason Park has the wonderful androgyny that Desire had in the comics, Donna Preston looks like a real-life version of Despair, and Gwen Christie looks like Lucifer, and from what little I've seen, they all do great jobs playing their respective roles.
@@yosukesaurus9917 Well, actually I did because some people do have a thing for futa and since Desire appears as the gender(s) you're most attracted to when you look at them...
My little brother died a month ago, he was barely in his 30's. Seeing this clips really opened the flood gates. I'm not a particularly religious guy but I like to believe this kind of warmth graced my brother at the end. ❤❤
It's a comforting thought to know that you are not alone at the end of your life no matter the circumstances that lead to it. Death will be there to accompany you.
Sandman Death is one of my favorite personification of death (if not The favorite personification). Only Supernatural original Death is equal to her. Quite different, but equally great.
There's an episode of The Twilight Zone I believe that portrays Death in a very similar fashion to the Endless death. Very kind and compassionate and nothing to be afraid of. One of my favorite episodes of the classic show. I found it too. It's called "Nothing in the Dark" and since it came out in 1959 would have pre-dated the Sandman comics in case anyone makes the wrong assumption. EDIT: Oh. I looked it up and Robert Redford plays Death.
@@chiamrandall8188 a cosmic being that literally conceptualizes a force shouldn’t have HUMAN feelings in the first place, it’s contradictory to its own existence
I have not seen the series or read the book, so what I say is only based on an overall opinion of how endless death is portrayed in this clip. Beautifully! I'm glad it's not the stereotypical Grim Reaper, but more of a warm, kind, and sympathetic friend willing to help the next person take the next step in life or I guess afterlife. Really well done!
In the comics Death was a pale gothic teenager but she was still like this from what I have read. Caring, kind and trying to be the face that is as kind at the end as their mother's in the beginning.
@@Blackdragon99omfg That was just symbolization. The endless do not have ethnicities, their appearances are only for your conveniences. They can be anyone.
@@Stormreaver456 Oh 100%. I'm in full support of this death. That was more just to gie context of representations for the original commenter. I think Death's common thread is that she has become kind and compassionate. The essence of the character stays true even with different forms.
What I love about the portrayal of Death in Sandman, is that it doesn't shy away from the nitty gritty. We are in one big queue for the end but we don't know where we are in that queue. I have always liked to think of death as a friend rather than a force that rips people away. I have found that has helped me deal with my own grief and my own fears of death. I have gotten round to reading the first graphic novel and the casting is absolutely perfect! Mr Gaiman and his team have exceeded themselves. Such a beautiful episode ❤
I must say Kirby did a good job portraying Death, I feel she gave the character justice. I love how the character of Death from the comics was initially as sullen and moody as Dream is here and one day she decided to take a “vacation” of sorts and become human fated to die one day. After experiencing living and what it is like to actually die she then embraced the job she hated and decided to become nicer, to become the friend one needs at the end of your life and for your journey to the next one. What I especially like about this is that she continues to have these “vacations” so that she never loses that perspective.
The main reason she has them is because one time she was shepherding a little girl who didn't want to die and didn't understand why, just like Dream didn't. When Death asked her why she was making a big deal out of it, the response was "well, how you would like it?" and that bugged her because she genuinely never had the experience.
This was always my favorite scene in the comics. It brought me to tears. To see it brought so beautifully to life brings me there again. I only wish Death might always come with such kindness.
I watched the whole series last week. Not being familiar with the graphic novels, I am completely new to this universe and am discovering the characters for the first time. This particular episode was stunning, the way that Death comes gently and with care and concern, really floored me. The scene with the baby broke me though. Now really looking forward to series 2.
You know what’s crazy? Throughout the episode she reaps several people but we never see her winged form. Even Dream looks away. That is because we are alive, and that form of hers is not meant for us to see.
This was truly a beautiful episode and I'll never get tired of watching it. These characters may be fictional but the lesson I took away was very real. Death isnt your worst nightmare, it's that final comforting voice thats there to bring you into whatever's next.
Most likely SID (sudden infant death). It occours more often than people might think, but til today noone knows exactly why it happens. There are theories but nothing proven.
Death of the Endless has always been my favorite character in that AU, and my favorite psychopomp. I think it could be a whole lot worse than to end your life and be welcomed to the other side with a cheery goth Death.
Had this same talk with my own sister. She keeps me on an even keel, because left to my own devices she knows I’ll go off the deep end and hurt people. She’s the Yin to my Yang, she shines the light when I’m in darkness. God have mercy on anyone that takes that light away and plunges me into darkness.
Best sibling ever - I would love to see a pissed death ready to go all hulk on Desire and their scheming partner. Dream please appreciate your siblings.
I kinda wanna know the significance of the endless' relationships with each other, why is Desire determined to bring down Dream?, why is dream closer to Death more than anyone? why is Desire and Despair considered twins? Like I know it would probably be answered in the next seasons and whatnot, but still, curiousity.
Death, Dream and Destiny represent order and balance in human life. Desire, despair and delirium represent turbulence and chaos. Think of them as the unstable/unpredictable elements. Destruction is removed from the whole equation because his existence is redundant. He doesn't serve any purpose.
Morpheus and Thanatos are brother in greek mythologie ' they Always portrayed Dreams with death. Idk if in your country this quote existe. But in french we call death the eternal peace ( le repos éternel) For désire and despair. One lead to another. Desire Can become despair. Despair Can become désire
Desire and Dream were once close friends, but then Desire decided to be a jerk and mess with Dream and matters got worse from there. As for Death and Dream, probably because they are the oldest after Destiny. Despair was made from Desire after the first Despair was killed (we don’t know the details but apparently it was justified).
After seeing this portrayal of Death, I realized how stupid and closed minded I was when it came to casting, I don't care that she's not a skinny pale little goth, this actress played Death PERFECTLY I love her interpretation, and when the time comes for me to go to the other side tomorrow, no matter what, it would be great if they welcome me with a friendly face like this lady's.
I admit that I was a little worried, but I was more worried about anyone playing Death. How can you find someone like this? But then I watched these scenes and felt like I was really seeing her, like, Oh, there she is! She's perfect. You feel like you have always known her and have been waiting for her
@@mattialetiziamarino681 iirc this line is from Brief Lives, so it might still be coming. I am sad that the poem that Dream recites about Death was cut. I liked it a lot and it also says much about the sibling relationship, the way Dream remembers and appreciates it
Everybody fears death cause they don't know what's on the other side even with what religion tells us, but still. Or they fear damnation, or their atheist and think there's nothing just like before u were born. Death herself here shows when u a good person, there's really nothing to fear. I'll bet the real angel of death is just like that cause after all, she or he, is an angel.
as an atheist, i would say death is just like how "you" feel before you were born, so its literally nothing, you hv no consciousness and everything just lights off and thats it
I love that first scene when she takes the old man, but upon rewatching, I get more of a sense of just how exquisitely subtle Kirby Howell-Baptiste's performance really is. She makes each of her "takings" so immensely personal & non-judgemental. I hope we get to see more of her in the upcoming season/s!
I haven't seen this show/movie yet but this video really reminds me about "Paradise Lost" and the part of it where Michael (i think) says that death isnt anything to be afraid of, it is technically a blessing because it means we can finally be reunited with God.
She also likes hot dogs. Or at least tries one and likes it, during the one day allowed to her to be mortal. Which implies..mortal senses are part and parcel of our mortality and should be cherished as the gift they are.
Can you imagine, you finally die. Death comes for you, smiling down with nothing but warmth and love. You glance over her shoulder, and see her emo younger brother just standing there like 🧍
Ive commented before, but I shall be glad when i go to the sunless lands ine day, and to know I shall be greeted by our old friend Death. If i have a kind face and a good heart like hers, I shall be happy to cross over with joy to see what else the wonders of existence has to offer me. ❤ Death is a friend who comes to all, in the end. We cannot run from it. We can only accept it.
My parents and I were watching this episode a couple of days ago and when they were wondering who she was, I told them she was Death... then added I meant it literally.
I like to think that the people that death helped while with dream all thought that dream was the actual death and she was just someone assisting him to take souls🤣🤣
I like that they didn’t have the mother screaming when she realized her baby had passed. We all knew what was next; it would have been gratuitous and disrupted the melancholy yet hopeful mood the show had cultivated to actually show it.
My friend of 11 years died monday this week i lqst say him thuraday a week ago he stayed at my place for 4 days even cleaned told him not to played my ps5 i cant even touch nothing now in my place just sad i hope death was kind to him
I would have loved him to throw the bread at his head like in the comics, there Dream looks really scared for his older sister, but that's the way it is in real life, sometimes it takes a good scolding to get you on the right track.
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She has the best big sister energy of every show ever.
I love how much her and dream love each other.😭
100% best big sister. She does her job and has time to give Dream the kicking he needs
My biggest concern with Death in this series was whether the actress could deliver the kindness, warmth, compassion, and overall comforting vibe of Death of the Endless, and thankfully the answer to that is a resounding YES.
Literally the only thing I thought was missing was a little top hat.
@@zacharykelly4152 as well as the umbrella.
Actors grow on us because they all can act and save it. Doesn't mean she wasn't miscast, if we're going by how the character is. She has no vibe of a quirky, pseudo-naive 16-or-so year old Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
@@OzzyOscy you're right and I can't disagree on that. But considering that we only got one episode with her and Dream, so maybe she might feature a lot more in the second season.
Oh.... So, in other words, you "get it".
I feel like Kirby Howell-Baptiste has an ancientness to how she talks and moves here. She really feels like someone who was around since the beginning of time.
As a being that will live forever he has both purpose and determination, but not urgency, why would he as someone who has all of time itself. So he walks, talks and acts in a way that is mellow and calm, because he has all the time in the world.
"It is as natural to die, as it is to be born"
~Dream of The Endless
That line gets me every time. This whole series is phenomenal but this episode is nothing short of perfect
The line is from the bhagwad gita. It is also spoken in the dhammapada. Not something as recent as this show.
This is such a refreshing somber take on how a character feel about death. Usually its the cliche “oh no I don’t want to dieeee” but here Dream state it as matter of fact
@@luiousy7329Also foreshadowing to how the comics ends
This line really changed my perspective on death. We don't ask to be born, nor do we ask to die, it just happens. You can't fight it so you may as well enjoy whatever life you can and welcome the end with open arms
I loved the touch that Dream deliberately didn't watch Death do her thing. Even a God knows what's none of his business.
i think it's more Morpheus this incarnation of dream is still very old setup in his attitude of his siblings shouldn't bother each other or interfere in each other's domains so as death is currently on the job he is minding his own business because it's what he would want her to do
@@lordsathariel4384 we could also think of it another way: Dream doesn't look at Death in her winged form, the same way we don't see her either, because it's not for us to see. That form she takes is only for the dead.
Dream isn't A god he's an eternal concept so that's why he's omnipotent and indestructible
@@refulgent_fanta well said
The non judgemental, understanding when she takes the drug addict makes me cry as much as the baby.
The way she says they just need a friend, then the smile of the dead addict as she feels something other than numbness or pain absolutely crushes me.
The death that bothered me the most was that of the young man in the alley. We, the viewer will not know the circumstances that lead up to his fatal injury, but we can feel the confusion and glimmer of denial when he recognizes Her. Whoever that young actor was he captured the moment perfectly.
My theory based on his age, injuries, and the stuff around him is either gang violence or a mugging- looks like someone shot him and rifled through his stuff before Death and Dream showed up.
But yes, great show on the actor's part.
@@robertblack9381 i thought he stole something and fell of the ladder
Edit: but rewatching the scene now, i think he got robbed too
We need more new actors
I agree. That moment got me and I started crying. The music fits so perfect there.
Small blood stain on the front of his shirt. He was shot. Probably gang violence or a mugging.
Dreams can’t die, so death and dream can always talk, that’s so sweet
Dreams die with the dreamer
@@TheBlackNostalgiaNerd but there is always someone dreaming
"Dream cant die" ..have you heard of the volumes "the kindly ones" and "the wake" of sandman series ? If you haven't.... well i have nothing more to say than ignorance is bliss
@@Anon-pq6jd dream let them do that to him
@@Anon-pq6jd Then there's another Dream. And that's why he's an Endless
She met us when we were just a babe and she greets us with a smile when we are dying. Death is not the end, instead think of it as the beginning of another journey.
I love how out of all of the collections the single one that affected Dream was the infant. His expression as he approaches the crib and watches the mother start to become aware that something was wrong was so beautifully haunted. Such a brilliant foreshadow to the Orpheus reveal and Tom crushed it.
Interesting fact on the subject of the infant, when Death says "I'm afraid so, that's all you get." In the comic it establishes that she's actually responding to the infant directly asking her.
You can bet Dream told the nightmares in the Dreaming to go easy on her next time she slept.
language is no barrier for death.
They got what everyone get's. A lifetime.
The baby's death made me cry so much
I really didn't think they would show that scene. I really didn't think would. I'm happy they did, because as sad as it is, it's good to know that even babies are given comfort and love in that moment.
@@carlycrays2831 Its just a show. This isn't happening in the real world, you know.
@@Cobalt1520 No shit, Sherlock. When did she ever say that it happened in the real world? We are only just talking about the portrayal in the show, on a comment section of a clip of the show.
@@paulafernandezsuarez4322 yeah, I'm sure you are. You are so involved you can't even realize how ridiculous it is to be happy or sad about what happens in a fictional TV show. Go watch the news, there's much sadder things going on, and they're real.
@@Cobalt1520 And yet here you are, whining in the comments of a clipshow when there are things that need doing. You could be making a real difference in the world, but no, taking offense when people find some small respite from the hell of the real world is clearly a much better use of your time
Death: "At the end, each of us stands alone."
Literally everyone who's ever died: "But we didn't. You were there."
Even death admit she isn’t there for everyone
@@KageNoTenshi The exceptions being people who don't die.
When I first saw the cast for the series, I was a little surprised at Death being played by a black actress, but then I realized that the Endless don't have ethnicities; what we see is a form that we can relate to and understand. Now that I've seen a few clips from the series, I see that the actress playing Death absolutely nails the character's personality perfectly, and I'm happy. Excellent casting choice!
Yeah, that's what the complainers are missing. They aren't really people and their appearances are just for our conveniences, so it doesn't really matter what ethnicity the actor is. The comic appearances were meant to symbolize the character, so as long as they do the same thing here, it doesn't have to be the same appearance as long as the character is preserved.
@@catwhowalksbyhimself Exactly! Doubly so because in the comic, Dream's appearance changes--sometimes WILDLY so--depending on who he's appearing to. In the side story Ramadan, set in the Middle East, he appears Middle Eastern. In one story set in Africa, he appears as a handsome African warrior. When he appears to the Martian Manhunter in a dream, he takes the form of the Martian god of dreams and sleep, and in the story The Dream of A Thousand Cats, he appears to the story's narrator, a housecat, as a panther-sized black cat with glowing green eyes. It's even more explicit with Desire, who appears as whichever gender(s) you're most attracted to--so if you're a straight woman or a gay guy, Desire appears as a smoking hot hunk, while a lesbian or straight guy would see them as a supermodel-gorgeous woman. To a bisexual or pansexual, I assume Desire would appear as a non-binary person embodying all the traits of both masculinity and femininity that the person in question is most drawn to. (And to someone like me with my weird futa fetish, Desire would probably appear as a sexy futa babe with just the right size bulge in her panties.)
From what I've seen so far in the different RUclips clips I've seen, the casting director went for as much of the essence of the comic character's appearance as possible, but still finding actors who can portray the character as depicted in the comic. Death, for example, has the "cool big sis" energy that she has in the comic, a kind of "hey, I know the _idea_ of death and dying can be scary, but that doesn't mean I have to appear as something frightening when I can look like someone you'd feel comfortable hanging out in a park with for a day." Mason Park has the wonderful androgyny that Desire had in the comics, Donna Preston looks like a real-life version of Despair, and Gwen Christie looks like Lucifer, and from what little I've seen, they all do great jobs playing their respective roles.
@@kitirena_koneko you did not have to mention the futa fetish but good for you!
@@yosukesaurus9917 Well, actually I did because some people do have a thing for futa and since Desire appears as the gender(s) you're most attracted to when you look at them...
Exactly! Even Dream’s appearance isn’t constant. He takes many forms as I’m sure all of the Endless do.
My little brother died a month ago, he was barely in his 30's. Seeing this clips really opened the flood gates. I'm not a particularly religious guy but I like to believe this kind of warmth graced my brother at the end. ❤❤
I cried of this scene somehow. It was so beautiful.
I,m too 😭
It's a comforting thought to know that you are not alone at the end of your life no matter the circumstances that lead to it. Death will be there to accompany you.
i did too
Sandman Death is one of my favorite personification of death (if not The favorite personification). Only Supernatural original Death is equal to her. Quite different, but equally great.
I like Terry Pratchett's version of Death.
There's an episode of The Twilight Zone I believe that portrays Death in a very similar fashion to the Endless death. Very kind and compassionate and nothing to be afraid of.
One of my favorite episodes of the classic show. I found it too. It's called "Nothing in the Dark" and since it came out in 1959 would have pre-dated the Sandman comics in case anyone makes the wrong assumption.
EDIT: Oh. I looked it up and Robert Redford plays Death.
I always liked brad Pitt in meet joe black.
original charmed the tv show had an incredible personification of death also.
It’s tragic how no one is ever happy to see her. No wonder in the comics she’s so lonely.
dunno, the lady in the hospice seemed OK with it
It’s a cosmic being 💀, why would loneliness even affect her
@@hereticslayer7612 We literally see these cosmic being express emotions. Plus she said earlier that she didn’t like her job much at first
@@chiamrandall8188 But it still doesn't affect her duty.
@@chiamrandall8188 a cosmic being that literally conceptualizes a force shouldn’t have HUMAN feelings in the first place, it’s contradictory to its own existence
I have not seen the series or read the book, so what I say is only based on an overall opinion of how endless death is portrayed in this clip. Beautifully! I'm glad it's not the stereotypical Grim Reaper, but more of a warm, kind, and sympathetic friend willing to help the next person take the next step in life or I guess afterlife. Really well done!
In the books death was a pale teenage
In the comics Death was a pale gothic teenager but she was still like this from what I have read. Caring, kind and trying to be the face that is as kind at the end as their mother's in the beginning.
The personality is the same from the comic/graphic novel to the series, which is what matters the most.
@@Blackdragon99omfg That was just symbolization. The endless do not have ethnicities, their appearances are only for your conveniences. They can be anyone.
@@Stormreaver456 Oh 100%. I'm in full support of this death. That was more just to gie context of representations for the original commenter. I think Death's common thread is that she has become kind and compassionate. The essence of the character stays true even with different forms.
What I love about the portrayal of Death in Sandman, is that it doesn't shy away from the nitty gritty. We are in one big queue for the end but we don't know where we are in that queue. I have always liked to think of death as a friend rather than a force that rips people away. I have found that has helped me deal with my own grief and my own fears of death. I have gotten round to reading the first graphic novel and the casting is absolutely perfect! Mr Gaiman and his team have exceeded themselves. Such a beautiful episode ❤
I loved Death so much. She was so stunning and her quote of "Not all ready for my gift, but they will appreciate it."
I love it so much.
er, watched the video...where was that quote
Love Death’s & Dream’s sibling relationship. Can’t wait to meet the other siblings.
Destruction, destiny and delirium. The other 3 members of these complicated family .
There are seven Endless Entity siblings.
Destiny⏳🚹.
Death💀🚺.
Dream🦋🚹.
Destruction💥🚹.
Desire🩷⚧️.
Despair🪝🚺.
Delirium🌸🚺.
I must say Kirby did a good job portraying Death, I feel she gave the character justice.
I love how the character of Death from the comics was initially as sullen and moody as Dream is here and one day she decided to take a “vacation” of sorts and become human fated to die one day. After experiencing living and what it is like to actually die she then embraced the job she hated and decided to become nicer, to become the friend one needs at the end of your life and for your journey to the next one. What I especially like about this is that she continues to have these “vacations” so that she never loses that perspective.
The main reason she has them is because one time she was shepherding a little girl who didn't want to die and didn't understand why, just like Dream didn't. When Death asked her why she was making a big deal out of it, the response was "well, how you would like it?" and that bugged her because she genuinely never had the experience.
This video gave me the emotional feels. Thank you.
Thank you😉
This was always my favorite scene in the comics. It brought me to tears. To see it brought so beautifully to life brings me there again. I only wish Death might always come with such kindness.
Her smile was incredible, so warm, so comforting
I watched the whole series last week. Not being familiar with the graphic novels, I am completely new to this universe and am discovering the characters for the first time. This particular episode was stunning, the way that Death comes gently and with care and concern, really floored me. The scene with the baby broke me though. Now really looking forward to series 2.
You know what’s crazy? Throughout the episode she reaps several people but we never see her winged form. Even Dream looks away. That is because we are alive, and that form of hers is not meant for us to see.
This was truly a beautiful episode and I'll never get tired of watching it. These characters may be fictional but the lesson I took away was very real.
Death isnt your worst nightmare, it's that final comforting voice thats there to bring you into whatever's next.
🥺The poor baby! My heart broke!
The mother is really the part that breaks my heart. Her reaction in the comic and in the audible absolutely destroys me.
Most likely SID (sudden infant death). It occours more often than people might think, but til today noone knows exactly why it happens. There are theories but nothing proven.
Death being the wake up slap Dream needs. As bad as Desire, what a roast.
Great actress, she makes death seem so wholesome. That smile melts iron.
I agree. She did a great job delivering the warmth, sisterly, sympathetic layers of Death.
This is without a doubt my favourite episode.
Honestly she gives off doctor energy
The only doctor you can trust
@@wolfranga8477 and always there to treat you untill you're healthy. Even when you die of old age
She is just YUMMY ❤.
She nailed this role!
Death of the Endless has always been my favorite character in that AU, and my favorite psychopomp. I think it could be a whole lot worse than to end your life and be welcomed to the other side with a cheery goth Death.
All of Death scenes had me fucked up emotionally. 🥺
Had this same talk with my own sister. She keeps me on an even keel, because left to my own devices she knows I’ll go off the deep end and hurt people. She’s the Yin to my Yang, she shines the light when I’m in darkness. God have mercy on anyone that takes that light away and plunges me into darkness.
Try meditation
THEY ARE SO SWEET I LOVE THEM SO MUCH-
She's stunning. ❤
Best sibling ever - I would love to see a pissed death ready to go all hulk on Desire and their scheming partner. Dream please appreciate your siblings.
Uno de los mejores capitulos de la serie...Muerte, es tambien uno de los mejores personajes creados por Neil...
The best episode.
God I almost cried during Death scenes, the bittersweet embrace is just too much to bare 😞😢
We he goes up to the crib looking at the small body 💔
This show was the definition of "go woke, get the CROWN" 🔥
I kinda wanna know the significance of the endless' relationships with each other, why is Desire determined to bring down Dream?, why is dream closer to Death more than anyone? why is Desire and Despair considered twins? Like I know it would probably be answered in the next seasons and whatnot, but still, curiousity.
Death, Dream and Destiny represent order and balance in human life.
Desire, despair and delirium represent turbulence and chaos.
Think of them as the unstable/unpredictable elements.
Destruction is removed from the whole equation because his existence is redundant. He doesn't serve any purpose.
Morpheus and Thanatos are brother in greek mythologie ' they Always portrayed Dreams with death. Idk if in your country this quote existe. But in french we call death the eternal peace ( le repos éternel)
For désire and despair. One lead to another. Desire Can become despair. Despair Can become désire
Desire brings hope and Despair destroys it. The balance between them is given as them being twins.
Desire and Dream were once close friends, but then Desire decided to be a jerk and mess with Dream and matters got worse from there. As for Death and Dream, probably because they are the oldest after Destiny. Despair was made from Desire after the first Despair was killed (we don’t know the details but apparently it was justified).
My dreams are driven by my desires. The desire is the cause and the dream is the effect.
After seeing this portrayal of Death, I realized how stupid and closed minded I was when it came to casting, I don't care that she's not a skinny pale little goth, this actress played Death PERFECTLY I love her interpretation, and when the time comes for me to go to the other side tomorrow, no matter what, it would be great if they welcome me with a friendly face like this lady's.
I admit that I was a little worried, but I was more worried about anyone playing Death. How can you find someone like this? But then I watched these scenes and felt like I was really seeing her, like, Oh, there she is! She's perfect. You feel like you have always known her and have been waiting for her
Cope
This is so sadly beautiful. Magical.
The music in this episode was absolutely amazing 🎶🔥
God this series was good
You got what everybody gets, you got a lifetime
My favorite line! I'm a little sad it wasn't in the show
@@mattialetiziamarino681 iirc this line is from Brief Lives, so it might still be coming. I am sad that the poem that Dream recites about Death was cut. I liked it a lot and it also says much about the sibling relationship, the way Dream remembers and appreciates it
She nailed it so much, can't wait for a season 2
Everybody fears death cause they don't know what's on the other side even with what religion tells us, but still. Or they fear damnation, or their atheist and think there's nothing just like before u were born. Death herself here shows when u a good person, there's really nothing to fear. I'll bet the real angel of death is just like that cause after all, she or he, is an angel.
I personally think death is a she woman give life so it would make sense that death would take the form of a woman
@@mansamusa8410 it's probably a it. Death doesn't have a gender.
as an atheist, i would say death is just like how "you" feel before you were born, so its literally nothing, you hv no consciousness and everything just lights off and thats it
Death kinda be nice to people and dream is watching her how she help people❤❤❤ respect for death and dream
This is one of the best sibling dynamics I’ve ever seen
I love that first scene when she takes the old man, but upon rewatching, I get more of a sense of just how exquisitely subtle Kirby Howell-Baptiste's performance really is. She makes each of her "takings" so immensely personal & non-judgemental. I hope we get to see more of her in the upcoming season/s!
This sequence was great.
"I look so old, so empty", I feel that.
I haven't seen this show/movie yet but this video really reminds me about "Paradise Lost" and the part of it where Michael (i think) says that death isnt anything to be afraid of, it is technically a blessing because it means we can finally be reunited with God.
It's amazing Yet scary how all of us are luving our way to that single day.
When she took the baby it broke me.
Death of the Endless is one of my favorite personification of death in both comic and series.
"Death came with friendly care."
This interpretation of death is very nice and interesting.
Oh my goodness! If the death is THIS woman...may I dont fear the death anymore ❤😉
Chorei litros com esse episódio 😭
I can't stop crying.
Damn I love her. She's amazing.
Powerful
I like the connection between the two. But honestly? I cried my heart out, when she came for the Baby - as I was a fresh Mommy at the time...
If at the moments of our end, she would come to greet us, we would never fear death
Death is obsessed with apples. Of course!
She also likes hot dogs. Or at least tries one and likes it, during the one day allowed to her to be mortal. Which implies..mortal senses are part and parcel of our mortality and should be cherished as the gift they are.
I like how even Dream doesn’t look when she takes souls to the Sunless Lands. Her winged form is only for the dead to see.
Im crushing so hard on death! goddammit! I really hope she is the one that picks me up when its all over😭💘
Que hermoso capítulo
This and episode 5 are the best.
You know what I like about this version of Death? That the showrunners never gave us her true (winged) form. That is for the dead to see, not us.
@@refulgent_fanta yeah and dream also abstained himself from seeing it too
@@ahmad0900 huh! You’re right, I didn’t notice that before. Dreams always turns around when she flies the souls to the Sunless Lands.
Can you imagine, you finally die. Death comes for you, smiling down with nothing but warmth and love. You glance over her shoulder, and see her emo younger brother just standing there like 🧍
She’s like the Discworld death, there’s no meanness, no cruelty, it’s just the ending
I like to imagine it was her that showed up for my friends, I know it’s false, but it’s a nice thought
Dream's quest would have ended in one episode if he called for big sister Death.
She did amazing playing Death
You get what everyone gets. You get a lifetime.
I love a gentle version of death
Death is a friend
Ive commented before, but I shall be glad when i go to the sunless lands ine day, and to know I shall be greeted by our old friend Death.
If i have a kind face and a good heart like hers, I shall be happy to cross over with joy to see what else the wonders of existence has to offer me. ❤
Death is a friend who comes to all, in the end. We cannot run from it. We can only accept it.
Hope Harry got to finish the Shema!
Neil, I don't know why they took the sound of flapping wings away, I am proud they kept the actress tho.
My parents and I were watching this episode a couple of days ago and when they were wondering who she was, I told them she was Death... then added I meant it literally.
Our purpose is our function
I like to think that the people that death helped while with dream all thought that dream was the actual death and she was just someone assisting him to take souls🤣🤣
they actually do that in one episode i think. it was pretty funny
or rather. dream goes to meet someone and they assume he is death
Morpheus’s antisocialness mixed with Death’s joyfulness is one to behold
when Death picked the baby up, my heart sank……. i know it’s already written by God u die on certain day/date/time etc…..
Alguien me hablo todos los dias de mi vida
Susurrandome al oido "vive, vive, vive"
Era la muerte
I like that they didn’t have the mother screaming when she realized her baby had passed. We all knew what was next; it would have been gratuitous and disrupted the melancholy yet hopeful mood the show had cultivated to actually show it.
Can you post desire and despair scheming
My friend of 11 years died monday this week i lqst say him thuraday a week ago he stayed at my place for 4 days even cleaned told him not to played my ps5 i cant even touch nothing now in my place just sad i hope death was kind to him
_"That's it? That's all I get?"_
May she meet me at the end of my life.
Anita Darling!
I would have loved him to throw the bread at his head like in the comics, there Dream looks really scared for his older sister, but that's the way it is in real life, sometimes it takes a good scolding to get you on the right track.