The fascinating thing is that Corinthian and Gault both genuinely treat Jed kindly and without malice - because as Dream mentioned, the whole purpose of of Nightmares is to force humans to confront their fears and learn to overcome them. And poor Jed, constantly abused and terrified in the waking world, already has TONS of practice facing and overcoming his fears. So essentially, the Nightmares instinctually see him as someone who doesn't require frightening.
Although in the Corinthian’s case there is nothing to gain from harming Jed, and everything to benefit from being in his and Rose’s favour. But yes, it’s an interesting paradigm to notice…
Dream does miss/prefer being in control, considering the fact that Roderick caged him for a century, but it's cool that we can see him try to rely on others.
Agree about Lucienne. Other than Tom Sturridge, she has been the revelation of this series for me. Some of the other actors have been great, but I was very familiar with their work already (Stephen Fry, Gwendolyn Christie, etc.). They were great, and I'm loving their performances, but Vivienne Acheampong came out of nowhere for me. Part of it is probably also because Lucienne is all of us, really. We've never been a god or an Endless or a dream or a nightmare, but most of us have had to do our best at jobs where we had to work with (and around) difficult bosses.
The whole cereal convention, I’m torn between being horrified by it, thankful for it for reminding me that sick man though I am, I am not THAT sick, and bemused by how horrific gathering notwithstanding, this show did a spot-on job of accurately depicting what a convention is like.
Think of it as an Arc finale, The Sandman is 75 issues, it has both arcs and stand alone one shot stories, arcs are the main story but the one shot comics all thematically tie into the greater story of The Sandman. The story of Hob was a one shot they combined with the last comic of the first arc. Episode 11 is two one shot comics, which you could easily split into two videos.
Lucienne is a great character. I love her. But I love her interactions with Morpheus. I lovingly call her "Morpheus' work wife". No need to apologize for her being your favorite. On the other side of that, I am also totally not apologizing for Dream being my favorite. lol (Followed by his older sister, Death.)
Sometimes watching Dream you gotta remember he isnt human and is very powerful in charge of a realm so you never know how he is going to react in situations.
Naturally, Funland wore a slightly different hat in the books... alas, there are things in this world more terrifying than even the collectors, so Netflix decided to crop the ears, lest they upset them.
Fun Land was confronted by Morpheus in the comic, who stopped him attacking Rose, and used his sand to knock him out. I am not upset with how he is dealt with in the show
@adamprior8744 I wouldn't say that he doesn't care.... more like his role isn't to punish people. He knows everyone better than they know themselves, and so he can act accordingly. People often go looking for what they need in all the wrong places, and sometimes it creates monsters. Morpheus made all those serial killers face themselves. What happened to Funland says more about Funland than Morpheus.
I really believe the Corinthian isn't a direct danger to Jed, but he's obviously perfectly willing to put him in dangerous situations. Jed is very young. Even for all he's been through, his eyes haven't seen enough yet to be of any interest to the Corinthian's.... tastes.
And while Rose is old enough for him, her function as a Vortex is more valuable to him than her eyes. His intentions for her might do her harm or even kill her, but merely as an outcome of him using her rather than his usual M.O.
Jed not with The Corinthian? Be careful what you wish for! LOL!! This story is both one for the most horrifying and brilliant comics/stories ever! the 11th episode is a bonus, and I Guarantee You Will Love The Cast!!!
Well the good news is that season two has been greenlit and is already in production. And that is indeed a good thing, as the comic series does a masterful job of arc completion. Everyone grows on this journey. Morpheus most of all. Countless, untold millennia this “anthropomorphic personification” was for the most part static and unchanging. External forces would occasionally help shape some things but his (its?) internal life was seeming fixed in stone. Nothing changed until a mere mortal caged him and robbed him of his agency. 100 years was a mere blink to one such as he, but it was enough to jolt his worldview and begin to empathize with and understand these strange little mayfly creatures called humans. However, even if change is good it does not always lead to the best outcome. I gather that you are not a comic book reader of any sort. However, I would strongly urge you to buy the Sandman collections. If you’d like the series I guarantee you that you will like the comics. This show is one of the closest adaptations to the comic book source material I have ever seen. That being said, there are some bits left out or changed slightly (and those changes were all well done and with good reason). It is also cool to see how much of the actual dialog is drawn directly from the comic. The smartest thing Netflix did was to give Neil Gaiman control over his own creation. Also, while in season one you met Death, Desire,and Despair - season two will introduce the rest of the family. Delirium (who was Delight until something happened), Destruction, and Destiny.
No spoilers here, don't worry! So the graphic novels kind of alternate between major story arcs collected in one book, and anthologies collecting single issues with self-contained stories. Season 1 covers two of the main story arc collections. If you are interested in reading the specific stuff this show is adapting once you are done watching, those collections are called Preludes and Nocturnes, and Doll's House. Ep. 11 contains content from one of the anthologies. It can be watched at any time and has no direct bearing on the rest of this season.
Episode 11 It’s actually two separate episodes. You can record them separately if you want, and make two separate reactions. Great reaction as always, looking forward to the rest!
The fascinating thing is that Corinthian and Gault both genuinely treat Jed kindly and without malice - because as Dream mentioned, the whole purpose of of Nightmares is to force humans to confront their fears and learn to overcome them. And poor Jed, constantly abused and terrified in the waking world, already has TONS of practice facing and overcoming his fears. So essentially, the Nightmares instinctually see him as someone who doesn't require frightening.
Although in the Corinthian’s case there is nothing to gain from harming Jed, and everything to benefit from being in his and Rose’s favour. But yes, it’s an interesting paradigm to notice…
Dream does miss/prefer being in control, considering the fact that Roderick caged him for a century, but it's cool that we can see him try to rely on others.
Behind every dreamlord stand a strong Lucienne!
Agree about Lucienne. Other than Tom Sturridge, she has been the revelation of this series for me. Some of the other actors have been great, but I was very familiar with their work already (Stephen Fry, Gwendolyn Christie, etc.). They were great, and I'm loving their performances, but Vivienne Acheampong came out of nowhere for me.
Part of it is probably also because Lucienne is all of us, really. We've never been a god or an Endless or a dream or a nightmare, but most of us have had to do our best at jobs where we had to work with (and around) difficult bosses.
The whole cereal convention, I’m torn between being horrified by it, thankful for it for reminding me that sick man though I am, I am not THAT sick, and bemused by how horrific gathering notwithstanding, this show did a spot-on job of accurately depicting what a convention is like.
Well.. it is written by someone who would have been to a lot of them.
Think of it as an Arc finale, The Sandman is 75 issues, it has both arcs and stand alone one shot stories, arcs are the main story but the one shot comics all thematically tie into the greater story of The Sandman. The story of Hob was a one shot they combined with the last comic of the first arc. Episode 11 is two one shot comics, which you could easily split into two videos.
That is one thing I really really love the comic. Both the single issues and the arcs SLAP, which makes it such a cool show to see adapted this well.
Lucienne is a great character. I love her. But I love her interactions with Morpheus. I lovingly call her "Morpheus' work wife".
No need to apologize for her being your favorite.
On the other side of that, I am also totally not apologizing for Dream being my favorite. lol (Followed by his older sister, Death.)
Sometimes watching Dream you gotta remember he isnt human and is very powerful in charge of a realm so you never know how he is going to react in situations.
Also, love the Lucienne love, by the way.
In the comic books, the Family Man was killed by John Constantine and the Boogeyman was killed by the Swamp Thing.
Naturally, Funland wore a slightly different hat in the books... alas, there are things in this world more terrifying than even the collectors, so Netflix decided to crop the ears, lest they upset them.
And mentioning the actual location of Funland's activities was a no-no as well.
Fun Land was confronted by Morpheus in the comic, who stopped him attacking Rose, and used his sand to knock him out. I am not upset with how he is dealt with in the show
I think it was a good example of how inhuman Morpheus is, he actually rewarded Fun Land despite knowing what he was. He simply didn't care.
@adamprior8744 I wouldn't say that he doesn't care.... more like his role isn't to punish people. He knows everyone better than they know themselves, and so he can act accordingly. People often go looking for what they need in all the wrong places, and sometimes it creates monsters. Morpheus made all those serial killers face themselves. What happened to Funland says more about Funland than Morpheus.
Yes, episode 10 is the season finale, and episode 11 is a bonus episode that was released a little later.
I really believe the Corinthian isn't a direct danger to Jed, but he's obviously perfectly willing to put him in dangerous situations. Jed is very young. Even for all he's been through, his eyes haven't seen enough yet to be of any interest to the Corinthian's.... tastes.
And while Rose is old enough for him, her function as a Vortex is more valuable to him than her eyes. His intentions for her might do her harm or even kill her, but merely as an outcome of him using her rather than his usual M.O.
That convention terrifying very very strange but what a great episode
I have no idea if "Lucienne is the Best" merch would sell or not, but I'm amused by the thought of it. Perhaps as book covers?
Jed not with The Corinthian? Be careful what you wish for! LOL!! This story is both one for the most horrifying and brilliant comics/stories ever! the 11th episode is a bonus, and I Guarantee You Will Love The Cast!!!
Well the good news is that season two has been greenlit and is already in production. And that is indeed a good thing, as the comic series does a masterful job of arc completion. Everyone grows on this journey. Morpheus most of all. Countless, untold millennia this “anthropomorphic personification” was for the most part static and unchanging. External forces would occasionally help shape some things but his (its?) internal life was seeming fixed in stone. Nothing changed until a mere mortal caged him and robbed him of his agency. 100 years was a mere blink to one such as he, but it was enough to jolt his worldview and begin to empathize with and understand these strange little mayfly creatures called humans. However, even if change is good it does not always lead to the best outcome.
I gather that you are not a comic book reader of any sort. However, I would strongly urge you to buy the Sandman collections. If you’d like the series I guarantee you that you will like the comics. This show is one of the closest adaptations to the comic book source material I have ever seen. That being said, there are some bits left out or changed slightly (and those changes were all well done and with good reason). It is also cool to see how much of the actual dialog is drawn directly from the comic. The smartest thing Netflix did was to give Neil Gaiman control over his own creation.
Also, while in season one you met Death, Desire,and Despair - season two will introduce the rest of the family. Delirium (who was Delight until something happened), Destruction, and Destiny.
No spoilers here, don't worry!
So the graphic novels kind of alternate between major story arcs collected in one book, and anthologies collecting single issues with self-contained stories. Season 1 covers two of the main story arc collections. If you are interested in reading the specific stuff this show is adapting once you are done watching, those collections are called Preludes and Nocturnes, and Doll's House. Ep. 11 contains content from one of the anthologies. It can be watched at any time and has no direct bearing on the rest of this season.
Wow! I didn't even know there was an episode 11. I'm off to watch it right now. Thanks Jess 👍
Yes, indeed! You can’t go sleeping on episode 11 like that. Tsk tsk. 😉
Not for nothing, but I'd let him Corinth my Ian anytime. 😁
As someone who read the comics several years ago... you really have no idea *how* he's going to "get her baby" 😅
Yeah, Dream is not good with diplomacy is he?
When you say, it is yours . . .
Yes, lady!!
Not the crickety cracks! lol 😉
Episode 11 It’s actually two separate episodes. You can record them separately if you want, and make two separate reactions.
Great reaction as always, looking forward to the rest!
The actor who plays Lucienne is a she (as far as I know), but the character is probably a they/them.
It looks to me like they styled the Corinthian to look like Robert Redford or Brad Pitt.
Something to know about Dream, he can be an insensitive asshole at times. He really causes a lot of problems for himself lol
Yeah, you can't feel too bad for him. He often deserves it.
Its gonna be a real destiny tomorrow