In The Sandman, Cain and Abel together represent the first story. Neil Gaiman added them to his story as a little nod to the past, the same way that Jordan Peele cast Keith David in Nope. Both Cain and Abel are legacy DC characters, having hosted horror comics from the ’50s to the ’80s. Thank you, li’l gargoyle friend, for your sacrifice and the stakes you added to this otherwise very place-setting episode. If The Sandman were on Does the Dog Die?, the answer would be “yes.” Technically gargoyles aren’t dogs, sure, but then why does this one come when called and play fetch, huh? Plus, Gregory seems to understand what’s going to happen to him, which is hugely upsetting.

And, yes, I’m including the “live action” Lion King in that assessment. Not since The Twilight Saga have I seen such emotive CGI animal acting. Hats off to the VFX department for Gregory. And, alas, the only thing still around is a cute little gargoyle named Gregory. Much in the same way as he was trying to do to the Corinthian in episode one, Dream needs to do the Infinity War Snap on something to reabsorb it into himself. And to do that, he needs to get stronger by absorbing something he has created. Dream needs to get his tools back, the ones Ethel Cripps stole when she escaped from Roderick Burgess. And if he’s missing, the world starts to fade away. If he’s happy, little cartoon animals frolic about.

The Dreaming is a fisher kingdom: If Dream is sad, it rains. Netflix cancels shows too fast - get to hell already, please.ĭream is back in his kingdom, but shit’s all fucked up.

The Sandman appears to be going at an adaptation rate of one issue per episode, and we do not have time for this. Not gonna lie, I’m getting a little impatient with this show already.

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