The Sandman (TV Series): Difference between revisions

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** Hector and Lyta Hall were superheroes in the Golden Age as The Sandman and Fury respectively. When Dream invades Jed's mind, where a dead Hector and living Lyta are imprisoned, Hector attacks what he thinks is the King of Nightmares and at least ''tries'' to fend off what he thinks is a supervillain. It does nothing to Dream, who bursts out laughing on hearing that Hector calls himself the Sandman, but it's implied he was formidable in life, and confirmed in the ''Justice Society of America'' series when Hector and Lyta continue their superhero work. In fact, it's implied that Lyta's hero moniker and previously rebooted backstory as Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor's daughter was what {{spoiler|allowed her to summon the Kindly Ones to avenge her son Daniel, whom she thought Dream had kidnapped}}. The series, to avoid having to explain thirty years' worth of comic continuity, makes them both ordinary architects and Hector died in a random accident. What's more, Hector is more accepting if saddened when Dream breaks it to him gently that {{spoiler|he can't stay in the Dreaming as a ghost, and Lyta can't stay with him, before sending him to Death's realm}}.

** Comic-book Gilbert realized that he couldn't take on the Corinthian after recognizing him, but realized that the latter had {{spoiler|kidnapped Rose's brother Jed and rescued the boy while the latter was doing "cereal" con activities}}. Here, Gilbert doesn't have that opportunity; Corinthian recognizes him at the Empire State Hotel when the latter is helping Rose search for Jed, and is willing to kill {{spoiler|another runaway dream to hold onto Rose}}. Realizing he has no choice, {{spoiler|Gilbert leaves a message for Rose at the hotel desk and turns himself into Dream and Lucienne, begging them to punish him if they must but please save his human friend Rose Walker and her brother.}}

** While Choronzon ''looks'' tougher in this version, he is a coward who needs Lucifer to fight on his behalf; in the original version, he fought Dream personally.

* [[Adult Fear]]:

** The scene where Mr. Kincaid finds out his daughter Unity is asleep and not waking up, and realizing that she's not responding to him. He orders his wife to call the doctor, fearing Unity must be deathly ill. As Dream narrated, Unity wasn't the only one that fell victim to this sleeping sickness. Others had chronic insomnia or somnambulism.

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** Rose's quest to find her little brother Jed after their parents separated in a divorce. Since their parents died recently, she wants to to become his guardian and reunite with him. The foster care agent is no help, refusing to give information because she says that Rose can't raise Jed with her lack of income. {{spoiler|She finds out belatedly that his foster parents were abusive, and a serial killer kidnaps him as bait. Rose has no choice but to meet with the Corinthian at a designated spot, preparing to exchange herself for her little brother}}.

* [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]: One man begs Death to let him talk to his wife, to say goodbye and give her the code to his phone so she has the travel information for their vacation. She apologetically shows him that he drowned a few minutes ago, so it's too late.

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: While Lucifer is portrayed by a woman, it is not made clear if the character is female or androgynous - likely, Lucifer could appear as anything they desire, and other characters use gender-neutral pronouns as reference. When [[Neil Gaiman]] himself was inquired on the matter of pronouns, "usually ''I'', but ''we'' when being formal."

* [[Bait and Switch]]: When Dream tells Rose that Matthew will help her in the real world, serving as his eyes and ears, Rose spots a bird on the beach. She goes to talk to it. Matthew is a few feet away; he corrects her that she was talking to a crow, while he is a raven. Good thing too, since {{spoiler|the Corinthian was a few feet away as well}}.

* [[Becoming the Mask]]: Downplayed; {{spoiler|Gault's intention}} was always to {{spoiler|protect Jed, but she took the form of his mother Miranda Walker to make his dreams sweeter and more comforting. She goes [[Mama Bear]] when Dream breaches her barriers, ordering Jed not to confront the "King of Nightmares" and later seething to Dream that Jed is being abused in the waking world}}.

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* [[Rule of Three]]: In the second episodes, the Fates allow Morpheus to ask them three questions, one to each Fate.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: Almost ''every'' scene in the series is breathtaking, as befits a story where the protagonist is the embodiment of Dreams.

* [[Shapeshifter Showdown]]: What the Oldest Game between Dream and Lucifer is, sort of. It seems like a psychological battle without physical change, but each strike one makes upon the other is a physical wound.

* [[Spared By The Adaptation]]: In the comics, John Dee {{spoiler|shot Rosemary as soon as she served her purpose. He spares her after she honestly answers that she's scared of him, and gifts her with the amulet of protection, seeing a lot of his mother in her. John says now she won't ever have to lie, or fear for her life ever again.}}

* [[Summon Bigger Fish]]: When Gilbert realizes that {{spoiler|the Corinthian is holding Jed hostage and wants Rose in exchange, he immediately returns to the Dreaming and surrenders to Morpheus, leaving a message for Rose that he has to "go home". He says punish him for deserting, but save Rose and her brother! Morpheus is more than happy to do that, since he's been hunting the Corinthian for a while now. Turns out that it was the right call, since the Corinthian was close to becoming invincible with Rose's powers}}.