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The Sandman: The Sound of Her Wings (2022)
Beautiful and heart wrenching
I might struggle to reach the wordcount here, because it is so hard to describe the beauty of this episode without including spoilers. The events of the episode for the characters were great, but the themes of the episode and the way they were handled were amazing. I do not usually deal with reminders of such things very well, but this made my heart ache in a good way.
I will be watching this episode again, even if I don't rewatch the rest of the show. It's just beautiful.
The Sandman: 24/7 (2022)
Beautiful and terrifying
I absolutely loved this episode for the themes it explores and the way it played out. That said, as someone who does not usually watch either romance or horror/gore, I had to look away several times. It was a lot. I'm not going to mark it down for that though, because I think that was the intention. And I think it was beautifully pulled off.
The Sandman: A Hope in Hell (2022)
Beautiful and terrifying
Having not read the comics, I had no idea what I was in for. The visuals of the location were amazing, and I loved the casting and the acting of the characters in this episode. I also was not familar with the game before this, but now I am in love. The concept behind it -- which I believe isn't unique to Sandman -- is very interesting, and the way it was done and represented here, and the implications of the way the battle went, were beautiful. One of my favourite episodes of this whole show, I think.
The Sandman: Dream a Little Dream of Me (2022)
Loved the take on Constantine
I know some people were disappointed that we didn't get John Constantine here, and admittedly I was wary when I saw that Jenna Coleman had been cast as Johanna. But she only had to utter her very first line, to have me sold.
This isn't John, but I definitely felt like it was an alternate universe's John. Johanna is a bit cleaner, a bit more put together, but she still felt like Constantine to me, at her core.
I loved the episode itself as well, and the insight into some of the perils of what was happening to the world. I'm avoiding spoilers, but I felt that the introduction of certain characters and the way they showed the side-effects of certain items was very well done.
The Sandman: Sleep of the Just (2022)
Stunning
From the first moment, I was hooked on the visuals. The themes of the episode kept me watching raptly. I have never read The Sandman, so this was entirely new to me, and there was certainly a lot happening in this episode. But I thought the acting -- particularly Sturridge's part -- was beautiful. This felt somewhat like an exploration of some of the darker parts of humanity -- some of the things humans are willing to do for power -- and I think it was a beautiful introduction to Dream.
The Sandman: Imperfect Hosts (2022)
I laughed and cried
I'm avoiding spoilers, so I'll just say this: shows so rarely elicit real emotion in me, and yet this episode made me legitimately laugh and cry. Certainly, there were things that could have maybe been done better. But the emotional impact of this episode was very much there.
It was also really neat, as a fan of John Constantine-related shows (though I'm yet to read any comics), to see the Houses in a show, and Cain and Abel. I'm sure the links there might go over the heads of many people who aren't familiar with DC, or at least this part of the DC universe, but I loved it.