4.5 Razors

• Title: The Sandman – The Sound of Her Wings
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After freeing himself and collecting his stolen items, Dream (Tom Sturridge) feels listless which leads to a visit from his sister. “The Sound of Her Wings” introduces Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death in an episode which is broken into two parts, both involving Dream reconnecting with humanity. Set in the present, the first involves the mopey Dream Lord hanging out with his sister and witnessing her connection to humans dying close-up. The second involves a wager of sorts between the pair and a man (Ferdinand Kingsley) who has lived for centuries without dying who may just be the closest thing Dream has to a friend.

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• Title: The Sandman – A Hope in Hell
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“A Hope in Hell” offers two stories of dark travels. Dream’s search for his missing helm takes him to Hell and an confrontation with Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie). While I think it would have been interesting to bring in Tom Ellis and Lesley-Ann Brandt to reprise the roles they’ve made famous on Lucifer, and give them a chance to play the characters in Hell (something we haven’t seen from Netflix’s other show), ultimately I think recasting the roles was the right choice especially once we get into the battle of wills between the Lord of Dreams and the Lord of Hell. Defiant, and triumphant, Dream leaves Hell with his helm and go after his ruby.

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• Title: The Sandman – Dream a Little Dream of Me
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Dream‘s (Tom Sturridge) search for his missing sand takes him to London and the acquaintance of Johanna Constantine (Jenna Coleman). We’ve seen various versions of Constantine in both television and film, but this one of the best. Coleman is terrific here and I’d love to see this version of Constantine spun off into her own adventures. Smart enough to see what Dream is and guess what happened to him with the slightest information, Johanna leads him to his missing item although it means walking back into her past and discovering what has become of a former loved one.

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