r/DC_Cinematic • u/KelexAtYourService • Jul 03 '25
DISCUSSION ‘The Sandman’ Season 2, Volume 1 (6 episodes), now available for streaming on Netflix - Spoiler Discussion Megathread
The Sandman is an American fantasy drama television series based on the 1989–1996 comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. The series was developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for the streaming service Netflix and is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. The series will end with the completion of Season 2.
- Volume 1 (Episodes 1-6) released Thursday July 3, 2025.
- Volume 2 (Episodes 7-11) releases Thursday July 24, 2025.
- A final Special Bonus episode (Episode 12) releases Thursday July 31, 2025.
Summary: After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power. See more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(TV_series)#Season_2_(2025)#Season2(2025))
Season Synopsis: After a fateful reunion with his family, Dream of the Endless (Tom Sturridge) must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic consequences of his past misdeeds.
Based on: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg
Developed by: Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg
Showrunner: Allan Heinberg
Music by: David Buckley
Length: 12 episodes for season 2 (6 episodes for Volume 1, 5 episodes for Volume 2, and a bonus episode)
Runtime: 46-65 minutes per episode
Reception: 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 5 critic reviews | Metacritic assigned a score of 61 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews" See: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_sandman/s02 and https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-sandman/season-2/
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u/Kayakerguide Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25
Show is actually quite fun if you just ignore the super boring Love story that feels like it was forced in there for whatever reason... Like the cuck balless Sandman actually gets slapped around literally and figuratively by his african ex-girlfriend 😆😆 and at one point hes morphing from black to white to speak to her ahahaha
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u/ChainChompBigMoney Jul 07 '25
I'm still annoyed they broke this into 3 parts, as if to specifically outfox me and my grand idea of getting this, Squid Game and Happy Gilmore with the same monthly payment.
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u/Paper_Kun_01 Jul 08 '25
I had no idea there where parts lol, I was pissed that there were only 6 episodes, I'm glad we're getting more
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u/pkjoan Jul 04 '25
No offense to anyone, but I had to drop this show. I'm not against diversity in general, heck as a Latino that grew up in a country with mixed families it seems very normal to me, however, I think this show has overdone it. It seems the story took second place to diversity (particularly most of the characters being gay and needing to show this in every scene). I don't know if the comics were like this, but this feels extremely forced.
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u/birdratshark Jul 06 '25
it was a parallel. trans woman not accepted by family for wanting to live as a woman. destruction not accepted by family for wanting to live a peaceful life.
it's so dream can see his judgment toward's destruction is misplaced
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u/imkrut Jul 20 '25
The comic was extremely diverse. In a sense the changes in the show adaptation doesn't really feel out of place per se (it fits the ever changing nature of the endless and how their portrayal is ethereal), however it also seems like a very conscious (or better said, it reveals like an overly apparent) decision to gender swap a lot of the character or change their skin color, with no real motive to do so, other than doing it.
Most of it is pretty harmless, and some has some minor implications that get lost in translation (Death being black now for example). None of it really harms the story at all tho (imo).
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u/ChainChompBigMoney Jul 07 '25
After awhile it became kinda comedic how they identity swapped every single character from how they were in the comics.
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u/pkjoan Jul 07 '25
Really? I thought it was mostly like that in the comics.
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u/ChainChompBigMoney Jul 07 '25
The comic has some decent diversity (or what was considered diversity at the time.) Like goth girl Death for instance, but even they weren't good enough for this show lol.
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Jul 04 '25
I'm actually interested in this. Hopefully Tom does a bit more than look pouty for 90% of his scenes.
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u/Void-Star10 Jul 05 '25
Show is fantastic with S2 being a certified banger and better than S1 so far!