REVIEW #207 The Sandman (Season 1)

After being trapped for centuries, the king of the dream world, known as The Sandman, escapes and finds his kingdom in disarray. He must regain his tools and fix what has been broken but he faces many adversaries working against him.

The Sandman is a unique addition to the Netflix catalogue and one that I have thoroughly enjoyed. The team behind the show were ambitious with their creative choices and that paid off well because the visuals were certainly one of the best aspects of the show. The storyline itself is a rather strange one but filled with oddities that intrigue the audience and helps pull them into many unimaginable worlds. I will say that although it’s entertaining, it lacked a real antagonist that could challenge The Sandman and therefore the stakes never felt high enough, so I hope they can improve on that aspect if there is a season 2. I guess that was the cause of my second criticism I have, which is that a lot of the interesting characters only appeared very briefly, it felt like each episode we were introduced to someone really interesting, only for their story to end in the very same episode. Covering a lot of ground with little detail but it did help establish the key players and the system in which Morpheus is a part of. Despite those negative points, it was a really strong start and I hope we get a season two because I would love to see a lot of these characters again. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check it out because it felt very unique and it’s definitely worth watching.

Overall (8.3/10) 

Thanks for reading.

Callan