The Sandman (TV Series): Difference between revisions

** The sad part about Death going about her rounds is that everyone she reaps has very mundane deaths. A violinist recites a prayer in Hebrew before he passes on sleeping peacefully, a husband drowns while on vacation with his wife and begs Death to let him tell his wife the code to his phone, {{spoiler|a baby succumbs to SIDs while the mother is getting a bottle, and Franklin dies in a random street accident}}.

** 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. {{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}}.

* [[Black and White Insanity]]: John Dee has this problem; his mother was a [[Consummate Liar]], and his nightmares indicate that she tried to kill him. As a result, he hates liars. The reason why he spares {{spoiler|Rosemary, however, is she explains that people lie out of fear. Fear that they will die, or their loved ones will be hurt. Realizing that he's scaring her, John gives her his amulet of protection, promising that now she won't ever have to lie anymore or live in fear}}. In the diner, {{spoiler|this mindset and his power with the Ruby leads to multiple heart-to-hearts between characters, an orgyfest, and eventually violence where John Dee compels everyone to die}}. Dream has to point out the obvious: if you see their deceptions in a black-and-white context, it means that you don't see {{spoiler|their hopes and dreams. Because dreams are fundamentally lies with grains of truth, and they motivate people to act and improve their lives}}.

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Roderick Burgess makes demands of the captive Dream when learning what he really is from the Corinthian. Dream says that even if he could give those gifts, honor and dedication to his duty would have compelled him to refuse. He gets his revenge once he's out on Alex.