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This episode acts as a demonstration as to what Neil Gaiman is capable of doing best as an author because (akin to a Tim Burton production) the plot manages to sell the premise of its increasingly far fetched, peculiar ridiculousness by grounding the camp, whimsical silliness of events in moments of genuine poignancy, imbuing sequences with meaning & heart that seemingly justify these bold creative decisions present within his writing.

It's almost a reflection of the show's observations of humanity as a whole; we are an eclectic mix of varying contradictions, each one of us utterly absurd in our own beautiful, charismatic way - & that's what makes us who we are - & as a result, the story what it is. The lack of discernible sense (& perceptible lack of coherent logic) is therefore appealing & the narrative's endearment with the "absurdity" is on full display here, somehow moreso than ever.

Thus, despite the inexplicable nature of what we're seeing unfold (a convention for serial killers?), we never think to question things deeply whilst watching as we're already emotionally invested in the individual development of this entire ensemble to really care. That, in & of itself, is evidence of great storytelling & testament to the magic the crew have managed to capture in his work - as that talent is reflected here within the confines of this penultimate installment, which ventures in to rather garish territory without challenging the viewer's suspension of disbelief a bit TOO far.

I've really enjoyed this series so far, other than one weak episode. Morpheus and the Corinthian are brilliant characters and the actors are excellent. This episode was fun, silly, challenging and.bizarre - not a bad mix.

Some of the characters are stupid and irritating, like Jed and Rose, which is just bad writing, but they don't distract much from the overall quality.

I know there are purist Sandman fans out there who haven't enjoyed the show and that's a shame as it's really good entertainment for those of us who never read the comics.

Fingers crossed that a second series is commissioned.

This episode was a huge step down from all the others. The cereal convenction took too much time and it wasn't the storyline I enjoyed at all.

On the other hand, yeah, Rose found Jett at last!

The only memorable moment is when Morpheus confronts the Corinthian and the collectors. The emotion in his voice. The punishent. It sent chills down my spine.

So much of the later part of the story builds to this point, so much of this is left to the audience to know whats going on but the characters not knowing. They have done a good job of talking and showing the different thought processes of all of the characters that are apart of the convention.

This isnt one of the best episodes of the series and its not the worst but certainly keeps you gripped throughout the time that is spent for the episode. Overall this is putting the story of the comics onto screen and its great to see after so long of a series being in production to come to fruition. Keep this moving for the last few episodes of the series.

Personally I really like this episode and episode 5. I think cereal convention is very fun and creative,Although Jed and Rose are very dumb and unlikeable.

Episode 9 of The Sandman starts with Rose approaching Lyta and telling her what's been going on. She brings up the dream walking, and how Jed spoke to her about where he is. Rose is taken aback when Lyta believes her story... especially as she's actually pregnant. It would seem that Rose is weakening the walls between the realms so Matthew tells Lucienne, who decides to keep this from Dream. Lucienne is still annoyed that she's being kept out the loop, not to mention the situation involving Gault, and encourages Matthew not to tell the King of Dreams given he's in a bad mood. Instead, Lucienne tasks Matthew with continuing to watch Rose. The Corinthian brings Jed to the Royal Empire Hotel, and rings Rose to let her know, imploring the girl to take her time. Of course, The Corinthian has actually shown up at the site for the Serial Killer Convention with Jed. The latter is unaware of exactly where he is, but Rose is 3 hours away and drives up to meet him as quickly as she can. Lyta hangs back and decides she may want to stay with her Hector in her dreams after all. Lyta is convinced she has no life and wants to live in this dream land for as long as possible. The thing is, cracks are beginning to show in that world.

When Dream eventually finds out through second-hand sources, he approaches Lucienne and wants to assess the extent of the damages. Dream asks Lucienne for help and advice. Lucienne brings up that there may be something new in The Dreaming and Rose is the one responsible.

Lyta's presence with Hector is what's causing these cracks so they have no choice but to stop their meetings. Dream eventually fades Hector from view, right in front of Lyta who watches on with horror, helplessly. Although Jed is told to stay in the hotel room, he does no such thing and sneaks into the Serial Killer Convention. Corinthian is invited in and receives a rapturous applause when he steps up to greet the crowd. While everyone discusses the nature of killing, Rose shows up at the convention, unaware of exactly where she's ended up. After checking out various rooms discussing the nature of killing, Gilbert notices The Corinthian and realizes that things are going to turn sour very fast. Gilbert hurriedly shows up to visit Dream, revealing himself to be Fiddler's Green, hence why he recognized Corinthian. He also warns the damage this nightmare could do if he's left unchecked. The Serial Killer Convention is a great inclusion to the story and it's brought to life here with a modern spin to it, with plenty of jokes involving cereal to book. Not only that, but this episode adds a good deal of urgency with Rose and Jed's separate subplots, which collide together beautifully toward the end of the chapter.

Not in a good way. Predictable, devoid of the complex elements that makes it great and over the course of the last 3 episodes has been dumbed down to something that looks closer to a series that should be on Disney+.

This episode was okay but I was really disappointed. It turned into a whole new series of this kid with powers who thinks they can do anything, it is completely different to the main storyline. I felt like I was watching a cringe kid's show in which a young person becomes all powerful but can't handle their power. The sandman rarely came into the episode which took away the whole passion needed to watch the show. Along with episode 8, this two episodes became predictable and less intriguing. The acting added by this new character was very disappointing as I felt as if I was watching a young child act for the first time. The only good scenes involved the Corinthian or The Sandman who was a rare appearance.

An interesting concept that had a few great moments, though a bit slow to play out. The acting was decent but a lack of effects as seen in previous episodes.

A lot of people complain about Rose and Jed. I agree with much of what they've said. Rose, while not all bad, is 2 dimensional and boring. Jed, like one review said, acts in ways that make no sense for what he's gone through. It seems the writers don't know how younger people behave. More annoying for me is Lyta. She's more like 1.5 dimensional. I don't understand her purpose in the story besides shill to incite Rose to go from a dull character to a stupid one.

I've never read the graphic novels so I can't compare. Overall, though I chose to write about this episode, I really enjoy the series and look forward to the next two episodes and then the next season.

On page, "Collectors" is truly disturbing and the stakes couldn't be higher. The queasy tension that Gaiman and Dringenberg manage is palpable. The jagged, unfinished look of the illustrations and the dark, impressionistic color palette is genuinely unnerving.

This episode is just awful. Just about every aspect of the adaption comes off as aloof and rote. The writing and performances are scattershot and clumsy, the colors bright and playful when they should be creepy and menacing. Ultimately -and unfortunately, like most of rest of the series - the sets look cheap and disjointed. You can't suggest claustrophobia and dread if the camera can't be bothered with geography.

Moreover, these episodes squander characters, making everything flat and banal. Why hire such an iconic actor as Stephen Fry to play such an integral, beloved character as Fiddler's Green and then give him so little to do. And why make Rose so daft and Jed so creepily buoyant? None of the emotional values line up with the consequences.

So much of the second half of Sandman Season 1 is just laughably silly. While the source material equally struggles with a coherent storyline, it never lacks for style and compelling characters. In "The Dolls House", innocent characters are punished by forces far out if their control. This adaptation simply uses characters to pollute the screen, filling in time so as to get to the "good stuff" - like the clumsy epilogues with Desire and Lucifer.

Without a genuine sense of eerie dream logic and dream landscapes, everything on screen just becomes one long drone with no delineation of what is supposedly fantastical and what is the real world. The Dreaming is simply boring, and unfortunately, the real world characters are too banal to be compelling at all.

What a mess.

Straight up cringe episode. Im sorry but this series started amazingly and has declined to something dumb and predictable. The only reason this episode gets a 4/10 is because of the "english man".

The series has gone downhill. It started quite amazing and perfect but two episodes ago it has taken a quick turn for the bad. Not sure who's approving the shots, but the vignette around some of the images look very amateur and awful. Not sure what's happening to the series or where they decided to spend the money... sad, sad, sad.