A little Halfway through episode six on Netflix sand man– The most successful episode of the first season – Tom Sturridge’s Dream is talking to his sister Reaper (played deftly by Kirby Howell-Baptiste), apparently despite his Powerful and scary, he’s still a sullen little boy when he talks to anyone in the family. It’s a welcome moment for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it gives the character an unprecedented level of empathy, but also because, in just a second, its adaptation of the original 1990 comic book It’s as if it’s being subtly translated to the screen.
Unfortunately, the recognition of that moment—the on-screen feel of the original being perfectly reproduced in a different medium—is not something the rest of the series can maintain. For longtime fans who want the Netflix series to be everything comics and more – I mean, comics are great, but does it have Gwendoline Christie? That’s right – the end result is likely to be disappointing, and for the most unfortunate reason: it tries too hard to stay true to the source material.
While the show’s creators have apparently made changes – most notably in the first five episodes, the episodes were refactored to remove elements associated with the Justice League and other DC heroes (published by DC Mark Vertigo) Sandman) – There was a feeling all season that Neil Gaiman’s script was a real boon. As charming as his words are, it happens time and time again, even as the show’s credibility is threatened.It’s reminiscent of Harrison Ford’s quip about George Lucas on the first set star wars: “You can type this shit, but you can’t say it! Move your mouth while typing.”
Likewise, the pacing of the show is influenced by the loyalty to its source material. Granted, it took Dream an entire issue to visit Hell to get back at the helm, but the 24-page comic book and 50-minute TV episode are different beasts, and the season feels tense. It’s no coincidence that Episode 6 feels so lively and vibrant. It combines two completely different problems into something new.
If the show’s dedication to Gaiman’s writing is a flaw, it doesn’t share the same desire to stay true to comic book visuals. There are certain moments where certain panels are intentionally recreated on-screen—especially Sam Kieth’s artwork in the first installment, which received a lot of attention in the opening episode—but overall, the show has It feels more ordinary and colorless than anything that the cartoonist created three years ago.Compared to the palette Robbie Busch created in the 1989s, hell is again a shocking grey Sandman #4, though 2022 visuals are possible.
None of this says sand man is a disaster, or has no merit; the cast is almost always excellent, and the work of homesteading almost always makes up for the lack of writing. In particular, John Dee’s David Thewlis stands out in a tragically underwritten role; Boyd Holbrook’s Corinthian is equally noteworthy, bringing those all-important Timothy Olyphant The vibe brings in some dialogue that could have been tiled on the page. It has to be said that the villain of this work is much more delicious than almost everyone else.It’s hardly a flaw Sandman alone, though. (Fans do a lot about switching a character’s race or gender from the comics to the screen; the end result, honestly, is that the show’s producers made the right decision in nearly every situation.)
