Gaiman's Sandman writing reached for profundity as it attempted to elevate what was an obscure corner of the DC superhero universe to literary heights. This nervousness in the storytelling is felt occasionally in the season's darker episodes, which are uplifted by spotlighting (in one case literally) certain optimistic undercurrents left subtextual in the original telling. There's another superheroic simplification later on, when the Dream Vortex - the nature of which is somewhat ineffable - is described as a simple superpower allowing its possessor to walk through dreams. The show then introduces The Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook) to play the villain, having the nightmare appear much earlier and more often than in the comic. Morpheus is introduced like a hero tasked with wrangling stray nightmares who seek to harm the waking world. Surprisingly, it leans somewhat into the popular superhero narrative. Whereas the comic begins with the occultists summoning of Dream, the Netflix series, as if recognizing that their "Sleep of the Just" isn't a great first impression, begins with an introductory scene (borrowed from prequel comic The Sandman: Overture) that preemptively introduces certain characters and concepts. What's worse is that the series doesn't seem to trust its viewers.
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