Sandman is an adaptation of the acclaimed DC's Vertigo comic book by Neil Gaiman. The story centers on Dream, one of the seven Endless, the rulers of the world of dreams.
i thought eps 5 and 6the 2 Orpheus ones, were some top notch storytelling. Totally immersive stuff. I will be seriously bummed if this show turns to crap from here as alluded to in the maddeningly unspoilered posts in this thread.
by TeaAndApathy posted 8 months ago
Ep 12 was pleasant and enjoyable, but not exciting. It certainly wasn't what I expected. I, too, thought there'd be some big enlightenment-type of finale or a "time passed and here we are now" thing.
I will say that it kind of made me want to have stand-alone episodes of the other Endless.
by nightcrow posted 8 months ago
WilliamDrakeMcGregor wrote:
@paisley1: Thanks :)
Episode 12 made me almost fall asleep three times, uff that was boring.
I was expecting some big finale… this wasn't even half decent. What a let down.
by WilliamDrakeMcGregor posted 8 months ago
@paisley1: Thanks :)
Episode 12 made me almost fall asleep three times, uff that was boring.
by paisley1 posted 8 months ago
The first part of season 2 was great as I was on the edge of my seat, but the last 4 episodes were very weak. When they introduced Daniel, the season went downhill, as the idea that it is possible to transmute Dream to anyone born inside a dream, is so arbitrary and lacks so much explanatory scope, that I lost interest. The time it took the Kindly Ones to settle the debt of Dream breaking the law also felt arbitrary. The idea of Dream dying by the hand of his sister, Death, felt like a paradox as she should also be held to account for the death of her brother, as is the law, no? Death itself should've died at the end of the season.
by WilliamDrakeMcGregor posted 8 months ago
Decided to finish...
These last few episodes felt like someone read the books and took brief notes of what is happening. This person than handed the notes to someone who did not read the books and has no idea of the story...this person dropped the notes, lost some and mixed up a few of the pages and then adapted the story into a screenplay. Every nuance, notion and meaning the graphics in the graphic novels brought with them is also missing.
The only possitive thing I can say is that it was visually OK.
Well it is what it is and the Special Episode probably won't make much of a difference for me.
Overall 2/5 in my opinion.
The only thing I can hope for is that in some not so distant future someone in Japan decides to make an anime adaption of the story - then we will have a proper on-screen version of the books :).
by sheadobaba posted 8 months ago
It was great show and I enjoyed every bit of it BUT.... Am I the only one noticing Tom Sturridge could be done in the show which i find very discomforting bcus I really love him being lord of dreams
I like Jacob Anderson, he's a good actor but I prefer Tom Sturridge (no shades)
by graybags posted 8 months ago
fassy wrote:
Somehow, second part of season 2 is kind of *meh*
I really liked the first part, but have a hard time enjoying the second half.
Strange, I feel the opposite.
by fassy posted 8 months ago
Somehow, second part of season 2 is kind of *meh*
I really liked the first part, but have a hard time enjoying the second half.
by WilliamDrakeMcGregor posted 8 months ago
TeaAndApathy wrote:
I assume you all saw the vignette at the end of credits in S02E11? And that there is one more episode on July 31? :)
I saw the info about Episode 12 on the show page, from the episode title it's basically a special episode based on a Spin-Off from the main story.
Haven't managed to go past Episode 8 yet...that Episode was worse than 7 in terms of changes to the books, infuriated me. Not sure when I am going to finish this.
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I will say that it kind of made me want to have stand-alone episodes of the other Endless.
Episode 12 made me almost fall asleep three times, uff that was boring.
I was expecting some big finale… this wasn't even half decent. What a let down.
Episode 12 made me almost fall asleep three times, uff that was boring.
These last few episodes felt like someone read the books and took brief notes of what is happening. This person than handed the notes to someone who did not read the books and has no idea of the story...this person dropped the notes, lost some and mixed up a few of the pages and then adapted the story into a screenplay. Every nuance, notion and meaning the graphics in the graphic novels brought with them is also missing.
The only possitive thing I can say is that it was visually OK.
Well it is what it is and the Special Episode probably won't make much of a difference for me.
Overall 2/5 in my opinion.
The only thing I can hope for is that in some not so distant future someone in Japan decides to make an anime adaption of the story - then we will have a proper on-screen version of the books :).
I like Jacob Anderson, he's a good actor but I prefer Tom Sturridge (no shades)
I really liked the first part, but have a hard time enjoying the second half.
Strange, I feel the opposite.
I really liked the first part, but have a hard time enjoying the second half.
I saw the info about Episode 12 on the show page, from the episode title it's basically a special episode based on a Spin-Off from the main story.
Haven't managed to go past Episode 8 yet...that Episode was worse than 7 in terms of changes to the books, infuriated me. Not sure when I am going to finish this.