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The Sandman 1x07 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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Ryan

Bet you didn't know this whole show was just a Barbie tie-in, huh? That whole sequence is another one that's a bit unavoidably awkward in the new format, as while reading a comic you can take as long as you want digesting each new character and their specific quirk, while the show has to just throw them at you one after another and I imagine it can be a bit overwhelming for anyone who doesn't already know them all. We've now entered the story of Volume 2, and the first case of one of my favorite things about The Sandman: that you never know when some minor character from a previous story will suddenly become hugely important in the current one. It happens so often that first time readers/viewers will probably miss at least one or two, which leads to fantastic rewatch value, and I'm very impressed you remembered Rose from her brief video call in the diner. A new volume also means some new actors to meet, the top one for me being Stephen Fry. Gilbert has always been my favorite character in the comic and I'd thought for years that Fry would be the perfect actor for him, so I was ecstatic when his casting was announced. We also have John Cameron Mitchell as Hal, the writer, director, and original star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch who of course the episode devotes time to a full song performance from. And Merv Pumpkinhead actually appears here quite a bit earlier than in the comic, but I'm glad he's here because Mark Hamill literally does the EXACT voice I was imagining while reading his dialogue. Welcome to the new story, or as a lot of people including Gaiman himself call it, the part where the series really gets good.

DieWinterkirsche

I’m happy you enjoy this show! :) Alsooo I’m kinda wondering if you watch the Live-Action One-Piece show on Netflix after it? It’s the next hyped show and I’m sure, you’d like it!

Thomas Corp

Ok, so, I’ll be honest and say this was my least favorite episode thus far. I’m seeing on IMDB that this is the lowest ranked episode of the season, so it appears I’m not alone on that. Main reason being it follows the previous two episodes which were perfect, the diner episode especially. Another reason, which I figured would happen at some point, was that it stopped having the standalone/borderline short film feel and structure, and now feels like it’s building towards future events. As you described, it felt more like a set-up rather than its own self-contained story. Those thoughts aside, this episode was great. Concerning Despair and Desire, (Or was it Daffodil?) I too am reserving commenting more on them until we get more of the whole picture. A heartbreaking situation for Rose and Jed. It is terrible how their parents’ divorce forces them apart. The things I went through with my own parents’ divorce, that wasn’t one of them, so I can’t even imagine how painful it is for Rose and Jed. I share your liking the idea of people that you meet along the way, and how you have them to help you with contending with grief. I liked the line Lyta had, “When you lose your parents, you suddenly realize it wasn’t gravity keeping you on the ground all this time. It was knowing you were someone’s daughter. Or sister. Or wife, in my case.” I nodded some, and said, “There is some truth to that, though I don’t know how much I was ever on the ground.” I remembered the first episode scene of Unity. It was interesting coming back to her. I had a double take seeing Peter De Jersey as Mr. Holdaway, saying, “He was on Broadchurch, wasn’t he?” I looked him up and saw I was right. Yeah, it clicked too about Rose and her connection to the diner episode, and I said, “Oh, she was the-Ah!” I share your opinion of the lore. It is a balancing act, establishing lore-wise. You don’t want to keep the more casual fans in the dark, yet you don’t want to overwhelm them with copious amounts of lore exposition. I love the Lucienne appreciation. I liked how they establish the talk about the vortex being widespread through Lucienne informing Morpheus about it. By that I mean, since we see her dismiss it as gossip, she must have heard it brought up enough times that she concluded that it at the very least warranting mentioning to Morpheus. I nerded out when I saw Merv. The second I heard his voice, I went, “HOLY SHIT!! MARK HAMILL!!” Loved everything you said about your living for Lucienne. Fantastic to see Stephen Fry who is an actor who just instantly fits into this type of world. John Cameron Mitchell was great too. Concerning the “collectors”, my reaction was similar to yours: Took a second to click what was up, and once that happened, the skin started to crawl. You mention how two things can be true at once. In my case, that would be three things: I am a man who loves villains, the Dark Side in films, literature, television, theatre, etc. This group is fascinating. This whole thing is fucked up beyond all recognition, and that’s coming from me. I too thought the Corinthian would kill them. He still might. I apologize if my saying that ultimately ends up being a spoiler. I haven’t seen past this episode. In my judgment, such an outcome does seem plausible, if nothing else. In any event, this gathering, however the fuck that plays out, should be most horrifying, a real... eye-opener. Thank you, Jess, for yet another terrific reaction to this show.

Thomas Corp
>>117511535

It is always interesting when transporting stories, how some things are different. As you say, when reading you can take your time with new characters and/or settings. With a show, yeah, a lot of it was a lot, but I followed along well enough. I find it works better when it comes to appearance of location when taking a book to screen. Like how with both Nineteen Eighty-Four and No Country for Old Men, the books take plenty of time to describe the locations, their appearances in great vivid detail. Whereas in the film adaptations of both, you have Roger Deakins coming through with the beautiful cinematography conveying it through visual means. Yeah, you lose the great writing, but sometimes that’s the price paid. I’m happy that you got your dream cast with Stephen Fry. He is great. And Mark Hamill as Merv made me so happy. On the topic of how he has the exact voice you imagined whilst reading Merv’s dialogue, if I ever read the comics, I could see that happening with me, given how I can’t read Batman comics without hearing Mark’s voice as the Joker.

Ryan
>>117533005

Rose is another character where the actor gives a quite different vibe than the original version (also aided by how it's another race-changed role, though thankfully they kept her distinctive hairstyle), which is fine with me because original Rose kind of sucks. She comes off like one of those people who use their own pain as a license to be as nasty as they want, and is very judgmental about the various weirdnesses of her housemates, and while she does improve as the story goes on, I've talked to a few people who found those early scenes so off-putting that they were never able to connect with her as a protagonist, no matter how sympathetic her search for her brother is. Another time where it's great to see Gaiman take the opportunity to improve on his own work, however beloved it already was.

Ed Green
>>117528405

Yes, I agree. A really enjoyable ensemble cast show. Very 11th Doctor esque.