Playing House

Rather than build to the dramatic heights of a conclusion it's blisteringly apparent that this once great show peaked at episode six and now we're left with a far more inferior narrative that is more preoccupied with pushing false stereotypical identity ideologies than creating exciting conflict.

It really does feel like a different show entirely. When the focus is on agendas and not story and well crafted characters, which has obviously steered away from the source material, then the audience is denied the one thing it has a right to. Entertainment.

The only thing you can do is to walk away. Which is what I'll be doing from this point on. I would not be surprised if the number of ratings for the final 4 episodes drops off significantly as others give up, as they should.

Hollywood showing yet again just how out-of-touch they are with the actualities of society.

At least this episode followed the same thread as its predecessor, but random scenes and slow moments. The acting was lacking but enjoyable cinematography and CGI.

There's something so jarring about the shift in this narrative that I can't help but be distracted by the random change in direction, mid-way through S1.

Granted, this "sequel" of sorts is still interesting & does contain genuinely creative moments throughout but since the problems that were introduced in the pilot have essentially been resolved already, I can't help but feel as though the plot is resultantly lacking any sense of perceivable threat - in comparison to the first 5 episodes; Morpheus is no longer stripped of his powers, his captors are vanquished, the dream realm has been restored & there seems to have been very little consequence to his spat with Lucifer... So the purposeful momentum which kept the pace moving forward (a frenetic search through multiverses & a fight against time - as scheming nemeses sought to claim the Sandman's talismans for themselves in a constant battle for power) has ironically... Lost its purpose. Plus, events which unfolded seem to have been fairly trivial (despite their apparent grandiosity) since hardly any ramifications seem to have been suffered in response to this supposed calamity. Therefore, as this continuation fails to directly address any of these issues (in a concise, timely manner that would theoretically justify further watching), it feels like a continuation for the sake of it, as opposed to one which is genuinely necessitated.

I say this not because I want to (alas, it genuinely pains me to be so negative) but because I can't help but feel as though that's how it is; we began this adventure, following the protagonist in his century long quest for reinstatement. Instead, he's relegated to a supporting role in his own debut series - so the story can change perspective & rather focus on a little girl... When it still feels as though there was so much left unexplored from the previous narrative - that's been brushed aside for this inferior replacement?

Granted, what we've seen of Tom Sturridge's character remains promising (I haven't read the novels so am unaware as to how he develops, but I'm sensing conflict on the horizon)... I simply don't get the impression we're seeing enough of him in his own show - in what's meant to be a debut that should hypothetically centre around his establishment.

This episode left me with mixed feeling.

The good: -Morpheus and Lucien -Rose being kickass -Matthew -Unity -The Nightmare helping an abused boy by giving him dreams where he's a superhero

The bad: -I'm not a fan of musicals (the preformance was great, but I'm just not into this kind of stuff) -The Corinthian -The serial killes

And I still dont understand what a vortex is and what it's for!

So much of the last 2 episodes have been set up for the next few to become something special. Most of the story is a cat and mouse story that has to play out before the finale.

To be honest this was such an average episode that im trying to remember what happened during this. For the life of me i cant remember but the feeling that i have of the episode is just waiting for the next and for this to properly take off in this second story arc of the series.

So much of the visuals are awesome and the casting of every character through out this series, apart from a few, has been spot on. If this series does ever be commissioned for season 2 i will be very happy to see the next 30 issues of the comic come to life again.